938 Amendments of Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK
Amendment 66 #
2018/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Point f a (new)
Point f a (new)
(fa) welcome the abolition of the system of "exit visas" that were previously required by Uzbek citizens travelling outside of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS);
Amendment 41 #
2018/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, eight years after the Arab Spring and political developments which have led countries in the Maghreb and Mashreq regions to follow many diverse evolutionary paths in terms of politics and stability, it is essential to assess how to respond to the legitimate democratic aspirations of certain groups in the region; whereas it is important to take stock of the efforts and policy stance adopted by the EU in response to the Arab Spring and to assess its capacity for policy delivery; whereas it is essential to reassess the policy framework of the EU towards Southern Neighbourhood countries and its future objectives;
Amendment 53 #
2018/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the capacity of Member States to exert a positive influence in the Maghreb and Mashreq regions is very unequal and has often been marred by fragmentation; whereas individual Member States’the EU's action in the region needs to be in synergy with the EU’sMember States' objectives; whereas the EU needs to increase its political leverage; whereas long-term political and economic stability in the Maghreb and Mashreq regions is of fundamental strategic importance to the EU, and as such requires a longer-term approach as regards the policy framework and its objectives;
Amendment 78 #
2018/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern that, eight years after the upheavals, most of the expectations of the peaceful protesters calling for democracy, human rights and the rule of law have still not been met; condemns the persistent and continuing violations of human rights, the rule of law and fundamental freedoms in several cases; is worried about the continued dire socio- economic situation in the region, which continues to be dire and, in particular, about the high levels of youth unemployment and social exclusion, which cause disillusionment and disenfranchisement on a large scale and may lead to increased susceptibility for extremist thought;
Amendment 116 #
2018/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses concern about the fact that, in spite of its considerable political and budgetary investments and continuous political and economic outreach, the EU has not been able to gain real political and economic leverage, and is no longer perceived as a game changer by the countries in the region; points to the dissatisfaction felt by civil society and local NGOs at how the EU translates its vision into action on the ground; is extremely concerned about the increasingly complex political situation in the Maghreb and Mashreq regions, and the emergence of new political and economic regional players such as Russia and China, in addition to the competing narratives and financing from the Gulf countries and Iran;
Amendment 155 #
2018/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned, howBeliever,s that the complexity of managing the migration and refugee flows from and through the Maghreb and Mashreq regions, the nexus between security and migration, the challenge of terrorism and the legitimate concerns about the fragility of certain countries in the region, as well as the lack of a cohesive approach by the Member States, is encouraging themay lead to unsatisfactory EU’s action towards the region to rely excessively on an ideology of stabilitystabilising the region; takes the view that when stability and security becomought to be the predominant objectives, they lead to a shorter-term policy vision and deprive EU action directed atincluding the reaffirmingation of human rights and fundamental freedoms of the required intensity; is convinced that stability and security can only be achieved through longer-term objectives;
Amendment 169 #
2018/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the concept of co- ownership put forward by the revised European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP); is concerned, however, that it runs the risk of allowing authoritarian regimes in certain partner countries to cherry-pick priorities according to their national agenda, instead of advancing alorecognises that some cherry- picking of priorities may occur and stresses that this should not be at the detriment of seeking the path towards democratisation; stresses, therefore, the importance of a long-term policy framework and synergies in programming for post-Arab Spring countries based on the primacy of democracy, the inclusion of all non-violent democratic political forces and the primacy of the rule of law, human rights and fundamental values; reiterates that strengthening these aspects is, as well as developing an attractive economic climate, counter-extremism and support for positive reforms are in the interests of the partner countries, as well as of the EU, and calls for stronger conditionality in this sense;
Amendment 186 #
2018/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that, as the EU struggles to come up with a renewed vision for the management of migration and assistance to refugees, there is an increasing risk that some countries in the region might use migration containment and their role therein to seek greater leverage in their political and policy dialogue with the EU; stresses, instead, the importance of a policy framework promoting democratic, political and socio- economic inclusion as mutually reinforcing factors; is convinced that, where the prerequisites for the negotiation of Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements, conditional on democratic progress, are not yet in place, the EU should provide increased access to trade and investment, and assistance for reconstrucbelieves that Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements positively contribute to progressive political and economic reforms as well as support the modernisation andof infrastructure modernisand the creation in sof attriact correlation with progressive political and economic reformsive economic climates in countries concerned;
Amendment 202 #
2018/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out the risk that the EU’s action for the region and the approach pursued by Member States through bilateral relations may not be in harmony, and that the EU’s capacity to make a political impact might be lost as a result; welcomnotes, in this context, the proposal made by the President of the Commission to move beyond unanimity in Council decision- making in foreign affairs, as it could help the EU to speak with one voice in its foreign relations and have greater leveragend encourages Member States to examine ways in which they can act more effectively;
Amendment 231 #
2018/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is convinced that young people should be a primary focus of the EU’s action towards the region, with an intersectional approach; calls for youth policies to be mainstreamed in all the Union’s policies in the MENA region; proposes that each EU Delegation set up youth advisory councils comprising young political, economic, media, cultural and CSO leaders with a view to providing input on policy priorities, the capacity of EU policies to make an impact in the country and introduce an additional element of accountability in relation to policy choices; calls on European political families to engage in enhanced exchanges with active local young people from the MENA countries, with a view to promoting their empowerment, training and capacity-building to enable them to stand in local elections andbelieves that it may be beneficial to consider a stronger emphasis on youth policies in the MENA region; including in the political, economic, media, cultural and CSO spheres and to engage in enhanced exchanges with active local young people from the MENA countries, as to seek to support their empowerment, in order to become new actors of positive change in their respective countries;
Amendment 248 #
2018/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that women’s rights, gender equality and, the right to non- discrimination of vulnerable groups and freedom of religion or belief are fundamental rights and key principles of the EU’s external action;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the principles and purposes of the UN Charter,
Amendment 3 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the 1975 Helsinki Final act of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and all its principles, as a cornerstone document for the European and wider regional security order,
Amendment 71 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas it is essential to include and support the active and meaningful participation of local actors, especiallyincluding women, minorities, indigenous peoples and youth, when promoting and facilitating capacity and confidence building in mediation, dialogue and reconciliation;
Amendment 81 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas regional organisations, such as the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and its 1975 Helsinki Final Act, which among others stipulates the principles of the non-use of force, territorial integrity of states, equal rights and self-determination of peoples, play a key role in conflict prevention and mediation;
Amendment 85 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the European Union’s prioritisation of conflict prevention and mediation in the framework or in support of existing agreed negotiating formats and principles; underlines that such an approach is delivering a high degree of EU added value in political, social, economic and human security terms;
Amendment 108 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the establishment, under the authority of the VP/HR, of an EU high- level advisory board on mediation with the aim of setting up a gender-scomprehensitive pool of experienced senior political mediators to make available political and technical expertise at short notice;
Amendment 116 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the establishment of other interinstitutional mechanisms such as task forces for specific conflict prevention situations; reiterates that each conflict should be viewed independently;
Amendment 123 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the establishment of a dedicated service within the EEAS for conflict prevention and mediation and the development of tools such as the Early Warning System and horizon scanning; calls for investments to further develop such tools and for full involvement of EU Delegations in this process;
Amendment 135 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls the growing need for conflict prevention in addressing the root causes of conflict and in achieving the SDGs, with a particular focus on democracy and human rights, the rule of law, judicial reform and support for civil society and gender programmepeople to people contacts;
Amendment 153 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that Parliament's capacities could be further developed with the appointment of a Vice-President responsible for coordinating mediation and facilitation of dialogue activities, who would act in close cooperation with the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG);
Amendment 154 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines the role of European Parliament's Sakharov Prize in rising awareness about the conflicts around the world; calls for increase of the awarded amount in the next Parliamentary term;
Amendment 173 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Underlines the importance of confidence building measures and people to people contacts in conflict prevention and resolution;
Amendment 183 #
2018/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that growing challenges demand higherappropriate appropriations for conflict prevention and the provision of dedicated staff capacity; recalls that the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda includes gender budgeting and adequate earmarked funding;
Amendment 1 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to its previous resolutions, including on Georgian occupied territories 10 years after the Russian invasion (2018/2741(RSP)), as well as on the ongoing aggression against Ukraine, the illegal occupation of Crimea, including the situation of indigenous Crimean Tartars, as well as the human rights situation in Russia,
Amendment 31 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas a number of governmental reports show the sharp increase of Russian hostile spying activity in recent years, reaching levels not seen since the Cold War;
Amendment 49 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: limiting energy supplies through Ukraine, Russian intervention in Syria; large-scale military exercises (Zapad 2017); russian interference aimed at influencing elections, referenda and stoking tensions in European societies; restrictions on fundamental freedoms and extensive human rights violations in Russia, including the systemic targeting of human rights defenders and civil society in Russia, discrimination against the indigenous Crimean Tatar minority in occupied Crimea, and the politically motivated persecution of Alexei Navalnykillings - with the most notable cases of Boris Nemtsov and Sergiey Magnitski - and persecution of opposition leaders, journalists and NGOs including Memorial and many others; cyber attacks and assassinations on European soil carried out by Russian intelligence agents using chemical weapons; the intimidation, arrest and imprisonment of foreign citizens in Russia in breach of international law, including Oleg Sentsov and many others; the organisation of illegal and illegitimate elections in the Donbas; flawed presidential elections lacking any real choice and with restrictions on fundamental freedoms; violations of arms control agreements and the INF Treaty;
Amendment 87 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas Russia continues to ignore judgements of the European Court of Human Rights, as well as binding awards by international court of arbitration such as the case of Naftogaz, which undermines the international trade dispute settlement mechanism.;
Amendment 95 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas Russian authorities continue to treat illegally occupied regions as an internal part of Russian territory by allowing participation of representatives of these territories into the legislative and executive bodies of the Russian Federation which is in violation of international law;
Amendment 101 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas in the strategic documents of the Russian Federation, the EU and NATO are portrayed as Russia's primary adversaries;
Amendment 139 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes therefore that the EU- Russia relationship requires a new framework of cooperation only in those areas that are necessary and in a common interest, and with a view to guaranteeing security in the EU’s neighbourhood and a European peace order; is of the view that the PCA should be discontinued; underlines the need to take the historical context and experiences of Russia's role as an adversary of the EU and most of its Member States into account when negotiating any new future frameworks of cooperation;
Amendment 160 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regrets that the Russian Federation as a successor of the Soviet Union still refuses to take responsibility for crimes committed during occupation of Central and Eastern European countries by refusing to cooperate in investigations into cases such as the Katyn Massacre or Augustow Roundup; calls for a full opening of the Russian historical archives from that time;
Amendment 164 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Since efforts of the international community have been too weak to prevent occupied Crimea from becoming a human rights black hole, there is an urgent need to enhance all efforts to protect people in these occupied territories and enhance pressure on the Russian Federation to withdraw from Crimea and the East of Ukraine;
Amendment 191 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Condemns Russia's use of its energy supply as a tool of exerting political pressure on its neighbours and EU Member States and underlines the need for a more reliable and strategic energy infrastructure in the EU, Member States’ and EaP countries in order to enhance resilience to Russian hybrid activity;
Amendment 217 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines, in this regard, that the deepening of EU integration and coherence between its internal and external policies and better coordination of the latter is the key to a more coherent, effective, united and successful EU external and security policy, including vis-à-vis Russiaas manifested by the solidarity and unanimity of EU Member States in dealing with Russia's aggressive policies to date;
Amendment 229 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Condemns the recurring pattern of violating the territorial waters of European countries or blocking maritime transport as is currently taking place in the Sea of Azov which is also being exercised by Russia in the Baltic Sea, in particular against the Baltic States and Poland (Vistula Lagoon);
Amendment 234 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Is concerned about Russia's continuing destabilising activities in the EU neighbourhood, including Western Balkans, EaP countries, North Africa and the MENA region;
Amendment 237 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Is concerned with the continuous Russian support for authoritarian regimes and countries such as North Korea, Iran, Venezuela, Syria, Cuba, Nicaragua and others and its ongoing practice of blocking any international action by using its veto powers in the UN Security Council;
Amendment 239 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Is concerned with the ongoing process of creeping incorporation of Belarus into the Russian Federation;
Amendment 264 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines thatin this context that while Russia and the EU will remain key economic partners in the foreseeable future, but, Nord Stream 2 reinforces EU dependency on Russian gas supplies, threatens the security and stability of the EU internal market and is not in line with EU energy policyacquis communautaire, particularly in area of energy and competition law, as well as with the Energy Union's objectives, and therefore needs to be stopped;
Amendment 309 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to make greater efforts to build resilience, particularly in the energy, cyber and media fields; calls for EU-wide support for the European cyber-security industry ands well as for strategic infrastructure, such as energy infrastructure, increasing security of Member States and the Union as a whole and their resilience to Russian hybrid activity; calls for a stronger engagement in research; encourages, in this context, the promotion of European values using Russian language by East Stratcom;
Amendment 327 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the EU should stand ready to consider adopting further sanctions, including targeted personal sanctions, in response to Russia’s continued actions and to uphold current ones until the occupation and annexation of Ukrainian territories are reversed; calls on the Council to perform an in-depth analysis of the efficiency and tightness of the sanctions regime in place;
Amendment 333 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Is gravely concerned about the policy of full militarisation of the Kaliningrad District and development of Anti-Access / Area Denial (A2/AD) capabilities;
Amendment 334 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Regrets the practice of reopening of the former Soviet bases and military expansion in the High North;
Amendment 335 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Condemns the increasing scope and number of Russian military drills, where Russian forces practice offensive scenarios with the use of nuclear weapons;
Amendment 347 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Reiterates that Russia has no veto right over Euro-Atlantic aspirations of European nations;
Amendment 144 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for further improvements in the asylum system and migration management; encourages the country to step up regional cooperation and partnership with Frontex under a new status agreement with a view to dismantling human trafficking networks; welcomes efforts made to address the challenges posed by irregular migration and the refugee crisis;
Amendment 210 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls upon the authorities to focus on energy market reforms, while ensuring security of supply and diversification of energy sources; welcomes the adoption of the new energy law in line with the provisions of the Third Energy Package;
Amendment 219 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls for further trade and customs facilitation and diversification of exports, including by using the intra-regional trade potential; calls for the country to be awarded an exemption to the steel and aluminium safeguard measures;
Amendment 4 #
2018/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
— having regard to the statement by the co-chairs adopted at the 145th meeting of the EU-Montenegro Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC), held in Podgorica on 186-19 December7 July 20178,
Amendment 26 #
2018/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the central role played by the Audit Authority, the Ombudsman, the Anti-Corruption Agency, the Public Procurement Control Commission, the Competition Agency and the State Aid Authority in tackling organised crime and corruption; welcomes the continued reforms aimed at improving the capacity and independence of these institutions, but notes the need to improve efficiency, establish better track records and remove remaining obstacles to achieving their full independence;
Amendment 39 #
2018/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on Montenegro to strengthen the impartiality of the judiciary by amending the Law on the Judicial Council; stresses the importance of fully implementing, once adopted, the recommendations of the Venice Commission on the renewal of the Judicial Council; nNotes the need to advance the judicial proceedings on the alleged October 2016 coup attempt by ensuring full judicial cooperation with third countries; welcomes the decision to publicly broadcast the court case proceedings in the interests of transparency;
Amendment 40 #
2018/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Welcomes the amendments to the Law on the Judicial Council passed on 29 June 2018 that allows for the regular functioning of the Judicial Council to continue; notes that these amendments have been adopted in line with the Venice Commission's recommendations; highlights that these changes with regards to the election of lay members to the Council represent only a temporary solution; urges the newly formed ad-hoc working group of the Parliament to resolve this issue swiftly;
Amendment 49 #
2018/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Encourages Montenegro to work in closer cooperation with Frontexthe European Border and Coast Guard Agency in order to improve border management, address irregular migration and disrupt migrant smuggling networks; calls for intensified efforts and cross-border cooperation to prevent and dismantle organised criminal networks related to human trafficking, as well as drug and tobacco smuggling;
Amendment 61 #
2018/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is particularly concerned by the attack on 8 May 2018 against Vijesti journalist Olivera Lakić, as well as the car bomb explosion on 1 April 2018 outside the home of TV Vijesti journalist Sead Sadiković, which has been described as a ‘targeted threat’; notes that both journalists have been seeking to uncover stories related to corruption and organised crime, and calls for full investigations into bothall cases;
Amendment 112 #
2018/2144(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Notes that a robust, non- discriminatory, and stable property rights' regime is a prerequisite to citizens' and outside investors' trust and business confidence; urges authorities to complete the property restitution process;
Amendment 4 #
2018/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to its recommendation of 15 November 2017 to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the Eastern Partnership, in the run up to the November 2017 Summit,
Amendment 5 #
2018/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
- having regard to the 1975 Helsinki Final Act of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and all its principles, as a cornerstone document for the European and wider regional security order,
Amendment 20 #
2018/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas regional organisations, such as the OSCE and its 1975 Helsinki Final Act, which stipulates the principles of the non-use of force, territorial integrity of states, equal rights and self- determination of peoples, play a key role in underpinning peace and security in Europe;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Joint Declaration on EU-NATO cooperation of July 2018,
Amendment 14 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas EU external action has a direct impact on our citizens’ lives, be it by supporting security and stability in our neighbourhood, deepening trade and economic cooperation, or preventing crises before they happen;
Amendment 66 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 82 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that no single EU Member State can respond effectively to today’s global challenges on its own; believes that, by pulling their weight together within the EU, theBelieves that working collectively where necessary EU Member States can exert an influence on the world stage that they would not otherwise possess; is convinced that 28 Member States together, representing 500 million citizens, have moresignificant leverage in international negotiations and in setting international regulations and standards; believes, moreover, that under the protection of the EU, globalisation can represent an opportunity for EU citizens and not a threat;
Amendment 94 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets the fact that the Member States all too often prioritise their national interests, regardless of the possible consequences at a European level, thereby undermining the EU’s credibility as a global player; calls for a greater division of responsibilities andCalls enhanced coordination between the EU and its Member States; and believes ithat good cooperation among the Member States is essential to safeguard our democracy, our freedom, and our social and environmental standards;
Amendment 110 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes the European Union and its Member States must develop effective foreign, security, and defence policies which respect national interests but also seek to work collectively with international partners, the United Nations, NGOs, human rights defenders, and others on issues of shared concern, and in order to promote peace, prosperity and stability around the world;
Amendment 112 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that, taking the 28 Member States as a whole, the EU is the world’s largest economy with more than half a billion people; stresses that based on the collective contributions of individual Member States the EU is also the world’s leading development aid donor;
Amendment 115 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
- promoting and safeguarding European values such as freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights;
Amendment 122 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
- a commitment to multilateralism, with the support of the UN system, the NATO alliance, and regional organisations at its core;
Amendment 133 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – indent 4
Paragraph 5 – indent 4
- an emphasis on conflict prevention, peacebuilding and, institution building, diplomacy, and economic and trade cooperation;
Amendment 143 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the EU should stay true to its principles of democracy, human rights and the rule of law; emphasises the importance of assessing whether the promotion of these principles in third countries has been successful; further encourages consideration of the policy of less for less with regard to those countries with which the European Union has formal relations and which go into reverse in terms of governance, democracy, and human rights;
Amendment 150 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the European External Action Service (EEAS), the Commission and the Member States to act strategically by using all the means at their disposal, including trade, development, and diplomatic and military tools, to strengthen the EU’s geopolitical influence and protect its interestthe interests of the Union and its Member States;
Amendment 162 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for sufficient financial resources to be made available for the EU’s external action under the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) (2021-2027); takes the view thato address the growing challenges in the EU’s neighbourhood and beyond call for significantly higher appropriations for external action;
Amendment 168 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes the view that in order to achieve greater success in addressing security challenges, as well as in order to anticipate future threats, Member States must increase their defence expenditure in line with the two per cent GDP NATO commitment;
Amendment 173 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the EEAS to invest in collective leadership and develop ‘issue- based coalitions’ with like-minded countries, to support a rules-based international order, multilateralism and free trade, and to pursue cooperative solutions to global challenges; calls on the EEAS to engage with emerging powers in the provision of global public goods such as peace and security, including by working together on crisis management operations around the world, climate change mitigation, protection of human rights, financial stability, and clean air and water, and unpolluted land;
Amendment 189 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the EU has played an important role in de-escalating and resolving foreign policy crises, namely when some Member States have taken the lead under the auspices of the Union overall, such as in the Normandy format or the EU3+3 negotiations with Iran, but recognises that the EU has struggled to find a unified position on dealing with issues relating to migration; supports the establishment of ad hoc coalitions of Member States that can intervene to respond to international crises, making EU external action more flexible and responsive by reducing the pressure of having to achieve universal consensus among the Member States;
Amendment 190 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises that the EU’s foreign and security policy ambitions cannot be advanced by insisting upon a one size fits all approach and must therefore become more responsive and flexible in addressing changing situations in its neighbourhood as well as globally;
Amendment 195 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the EU’s increasing role in post-conflict reconstruction as a means of securing peace, but notes that the EU’s objectives of diplomacy, state institution building, economic cooperation, security, and development aid, are increasingly taking place against the backdrop of conflict, thereby limiting opportunities for success;
Amendment 202 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Understands that proximity to threats determines policy priorities; calls, nevertheless, on all Member States to respect the principle of solidarity enshrined in the Treaties (Article 80 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) and to take the necessary steps to respond to the migration crisis, just as all Member States have responded with solidarity to the challenges posed by a resurgent and assertive Russia; further believes that current crises have exposed weaknesses in the EU and its structures, and tested the willingness of Member States to cooperate more effectively to address common challenges;
Amendment 203 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Believes the increasingly assertive behaviour of Russia and of China in an economic and security context risks undermining the European Union’s aspirations to influence global governance;
Amendment 208 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that internal and external security are increasingly intertwined; supports the Commission and the VP/HR in further improving the EU’s resilience to terrorist attacks, illegal migration, cyberattacks, propaganda and disinformation, and other hybrid threats as part of a risk-reduction strategy;
Amendment 212 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Remains concerned that the sustained cyber and disinformation campaigns aimed at EU Member States and their regional partners risks destabilising and discrediting political, economic, and social structures;
Amendment 224 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights that transatlantic relations are indispensable for the security and prosperity of both sides of the Atlantic and encourages the strongest possible relationship between the EU and the United States in order to fulfil these objectives; regrets the US’s progressive retreat from the multilateral, rules-based world order, namely its withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, and various United Nations’ agencies;
Amendment 230 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that investing in the stability and prosperity of the Western Balkans means investing in the security and future of ourust continue to be a major priority for the European Union; reiterates the European perspective for the countries in the Western Balkans; highlights that the enlargement process is merit-based and must depend on nothing other than the concrete results achieved by each individual country, based on strict application of the Copenhagen criteria; reiterates the importance, throughout this process, of the rule of law, reconciliation and good neighbourly relations, security and migration, socio-economic development, transport and energy connectivity and the digital agenda;
Amendment 240 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to continue using the EU’s transformative power at its Eastern borders, using trade and association agreements and access to the single market as incentives to foster democratic reforms and the adoption of European rules and standards;
Amendment 251 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Condemns unreservedly Russian aggression in Ukraine, including the illegal annexation of Crimea and the Russian-sponsored conflict in eastern Ukraine, and calls on EU Member States and the international community to work more effectively in condemning such actions and in reaching sustainable, peaceful solutions to the crisis which respects Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity;
Amendment 252 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Condemns unreservedly measures being taken by the Russian Federation relating to the continued militarisation and deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in the Georgian occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia; further calls on the Russian Federation to fulfil its obligations under the EU mediated 2008 Ceasefire Agreement and for an intensification of dialogue via the Geneva process aimed at peaceful conflict resolution and respect for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity;
Amendment 266 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that the Mediterranean is one of the most unequal borders in the world; reiterates the urgent need to stimulate the economic development of the Southern Mediterranean basin and Sub- Saharan Africa in order to create local economic opportunities in the countries of origin of migrants; welcomnotes, in this regard, Commission President Juncker’s proposal to build a new Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Jobs between Europe and Africa, and his initiative to develop the various European-African trade agreements into one continent-to- continent free trade agreement, as an economic partnership between equals;
Amendment 275 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Encourages a deepening of cooperation between the European Union, its Member States, African nations, and international partners in order to fulfil the commitments made in the Paris Climate Change accord in order to address the effect of global warming on the regional and global stability, economic development, and migration;
Amendment 277 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Supports the development of a coherent, robust strategy for the Sahel region, aimed at improving governance, economic cooperation, addressing security threats to the region and to the EU, and tackling radicalisation and trafficking;
Amendment 283 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Supports measures to deepen relations between the European Union, its Member States and partners in Asia, and encourages ongoing economic, diplomatic and security cooperation, including in the context of addressing regional and territorial disputes;
Amendment 284 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 e (new)
Paragraph 17 e (new)
17e. Emphasises that strengthening regional security in the Indo-Pacific is of critical importance to the interests of the EU and its Member States; stresses that all disputes should be settled through peaceful means based on international laws; takes note that official dialogue between China and Taiwan has been frozen over the past two years; encourages a quick resumption of bilateral talks to de-escalate tensions between the two sides and maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait; reiterates its firm support for Taiwan's meaningful participation in international organisations, mechanisms and activities;
Amendment 295 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that, despite their importance, soft power and institution building alone are not sufficient to exert influence in a world where power politics and hard power are increasingly significant; believes that the effectiveness of the EU’s foreign policy will ultimately depend, to a large extent, on the resources and capabilities that support it and the willingness of Member States to cede national decision making in this context;
Amendment 300 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. WelcomNotes the steps taken to increase the EU’s military autonomy, namely the establishment of a European single command centre in Brussels for European military training missions, and removing obstacles to the deployment of EU Battlegroups; believes thatincluding the establishment of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) on defence projects and the coordinated review of national defence budgets will help the Member States to spend their defence budgets more effectively;
Amendment 316 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that the capacity to dispatch forces to global conflicts is an essential pre-condition for becoming a credible political power; calls on the EEAS and the Member States to develop sufficient military capabilities through NATO to defend their values and interests around the world;
Amendment 321 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes the EU Global Strategy’s commitment to NATO as the cornerstone of Europe’s collective security, and to strengthening the United Nations as the bedrock of international order;
Amendment 322 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses the importance of ongoing cooperation between the European Union, its Member States, and the United States bilaterally, through NATO and the United Nations, on issues such as Syria, Ukraine, Yemen, Iran, and relations with Russia;
Amendment 324 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Welcomes the commitments laid out in the July 2017 Joint Declaration on EU-NATO cooperation in order to promote peace and stability in the Euro- Atlantic area;
Amendment 330 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 335 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recognises the need to look for creative solutions for cooperation between the European Union and the United Kingdom in the area of CFSP and CSDP;
Amendment 342 #
2018/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. SupportNotes the proposal set out by Commission President Juncker in his State of the Union Address on 12 September 2018 to move to qualified majority voting (QMV) in specific areas of the CFSP where the Treaties currently require unanimity, notably human rights issues, sanctions and civilian missions; believes that the use of QMV would enable the EU to act more resolutely, quickly and effectively; calls on the European Council to take up this initiative by making use of the passerelle clause (Article 31(3) TEU); encourages the European Council to consider extending QMV to other areas of the CFSPencourages Member States to examine ways in which they can act more effectively in the context of CFSP and CSDP; further recognises that the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union can only operate effectively where there is unanimity between Member States;
Amendment 21 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the viewNotes that the current ratio of contributions to the FRiT from the Union budget (EUR 1 billion) and Member States (EUR 2 billion) shwould be maintained; calls for a corresponding reduction inaltered by these proposed 2019 contribution to the FRiTals;
Amendment 42 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Asks for more funding under the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights for the protection of human rights defendersWelcomes the approach to link development goals with wider security concerns; welcomes in this regard the 6% increase to the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) and the significant increase of funding within this directed to the Middle East;
Amendment 50 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for a strengthening of the Union's support for the Middle East Peace Process, the Palestinian Authority and UNRWA to be strengthened.conflict resolution and mediation of international conflicts, including the Middle East Peace Process; notes the 3% increase for funding to UNRWA and the Palestinian Authority; whilst recognising its importance and necessity, calls for more oversight to ensure that funds do not reach recognised terrorist groups;
Amendment 18 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU and its Member States remains fully committed to multilateralism and the promotion of UN core values;
Amendment 21 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas EU’s Global Strategy reflects the level of today’s global challenges, which require a strong and more efficient UN and a deepening of cooperation at Member State level both within the EU and the UN;
Amendment 25 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas EU Member States need to make every effort to coordinate their action in the organs and bodies of the United Nations system, accepting their right to act unilaterally when it is in their national interest so to do;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the global political order and the security environment are rapidly evolving and require immediate global responses and the setting-up of adequate tools and mechanisms, in order to promote a culture of prevention within the UN system;
Amendment 48 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subheading 1
Paragraph 1 – subheading 1
Reform of the UN system, including reform of the Security Council
Amendment 50 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to actively support the UN Secretary-General’s (UNSG) three pillar reform agenda; to support the streamlining of the peace and security structure, which needs to become more efficient, focused, properly funded, and operational;
Amendment 54 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to support the UNSG’s efforts in making a substantial change in order to align the UN development system with the priorities of Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Responsibility to Protect (R2P);
Amendment 56 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to call on UN Member States to empower both the UNSG and Deputy SG authorities in the process of streamlining the UN management system, in order to promote greater efficiency, flexibility, responsiveness, and value for money of the UN and its agencies;
Amendment 57 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to call onremind all UN Member States of their obligation to maintain their financial efforts while increasing effectiveness and efficiencyto support all UN agencies and meet their commitments on development aid spending, while increasing effectiveness and efficiency, and holding governments to account for the implementation of the global Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 67 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to call for a comprehensivesupport meaningful dialogue on reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the basis of a broad consensus in order to ensure it responds more quickly and effectively to threats to international peace and security; to promote the revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly and improved coordination and coherence of the actions of all UN institutions;
Amendment 81 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) to redouble efforts to reform the UNSC in particular, notably though a limitation of the use of the right to veto and a change in the composition of its membership to better reflect today’s world, inter alia through a permanent seat for the European Unionglobal order;
Amendment 94 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to call on the EU, its Member States, and the UN to play complementary and reinforcing roles every time peace and security are threatened; to initiate structured political cooperation between the EU, its Member States, and the UN;
Amendment 110 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) to stress that global and regional threats and common global concerns require a quicker response and responsibilities taken by the whole international community, including all UNSC permanent members and integrally involving other major emerging economies and developing countries, and for those violating international law to be brought to justice accordingly;
Amendment 144 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i u (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i u (new)
(i u) to actively increase pressure on Russia, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, in order to end its illegal annexation of occupied Crimea, role in the conflict in eastern Ukraine, and interference in the territorial integrity and governance of neighbouring states and third countries;
Amendment 151 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) to call on all Member States to continue to support and implement the eight UN Security Council resolutions2 which make up the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, and guide work to promote gender equality and strengthen women’s participation, protection and rights across the conflict cycle, from conflict prevention through post-conflict reconstruction, while adopting a victim- centred approach to reduce further harm to those women and girls directly affected by conflict; __________________ 2 1325 (2000), 1820 (2009); 1888 (2009); 1889 (2010); 1960 (2011); 2106 (2013); 2122 (2013) and 2242 (2015).
Amendment 162 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) to recall that sexual violence such as rape is used as a tactic of war and constitutes a war crime; to ensure safe medical assistance for cases of war rape; to call for strengthened protection of women and girls in conflict situations, especially as regards sexual violence, including Female Genital Mutilation, and child, early and forced marriage;
Amendment 164 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) to support and strengthen international efforts through the UN to end the use of children in armed conflict, as well as to more effectively address the impact of conflict and post-conflict situations on women and girls;
Amendment 166 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
(kb) to support the role of the UN Working Group on Children in Armed Conflict in order to deepen support for the rights of young people affected by war, and to support the UN "Children Not Soldiers" campaign with a view to ending the recruitment and use of children by government armed forces and non-state actors in conflict;
Amendment 168 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k c (new)
(kc) to encourage further training of UN peacekeeping personnel on the International Protocol on the Documentation and Investigation of Sexual Violence in Conflict, in order to promote expertise on sexual violence issues;
Amendment 174 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) to support and strengthen international efforts through the UN to ensure gender analysis as well as gender and human rights mainstreaming in all UN activities; to develop indicators and to implement monitoring tools to measure progress on the participation of women in peace and security building and to ensure accountability, as well as to provide effective engagement with communities, and to ensure improved cultures and behaviours which are also in line with the UN Secretary General's High Level Panel on Women's Economic Empowerment;
Amendment 177 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) to provide all means to proactively support the UNSG’s priorities for conflict prevention, reduction and mediation3 , by such initiatives as the establishment of the High- Level Advisory Board on Mediation, and in line with the priorities of the UN's Special Political Missions and Peacebuilding Fund tools; __________________ 3 As set out in his first statement to the UN Security Council on 10 January 2017.
Amendment 179 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) to strengthen the operational side of EU and UN priorities for conflict prevention and reduction, including by ensuring the availability of experienced mediators and mediation advisers, including women envoys and senior officials, and to ensure more effective coordination of the UN's political, humanitarian, security, and development tools;
Amendment 184 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) to further strengthen EU-UN cooperation on devising instruments to address the recurrent problem of election- related violence, including by building on the experience of MEPs in Election Observation Missions and parliamentary pre-election dialogues with political parties, in order to give greater credibility to elections in those countries seeking to strengthen their democratic procedures, as well as to send a strong message to those seeking to abuse the system;
Amendment 190 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) to systematically support all UN actions related to non-proliferation and counter-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, including the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, retention, transfer or use of chemical weapons by a state party or non-state actor;
Amendment 194 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) to promote the full implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and encourage all UN Member States to sign and ratify the ATT;
Amendment 196 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) to work towards more effective action against the diversion of, and illicit trade in, weapons and ammunition, including small arms and light weapons, in particular by developing a weapons tracking system; to request that UN members actively take steps towards global disarmament;
Amendment 204 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point r b (new)
(rb) to encourage all UN Member States to sign and ratify the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti- Personnel Mines and on their Destruction;
Amendment 211 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) to recall that human rights are indivisible, interdependent and interrelated; to call on the EU and the UN to condemn the disturbing global trend towards a marginalisation and denial of human rights, particularlyincluding with regard to the closing space for civil society around the world;
Amendment 218 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s f (new)
Paragraph 1 – point s f (new)
(sf) to encourage all UN Member States to ensure their citizens are able to be fully involved in political, social, and economic processes - including the freedom of religion or belief - without discrimination;
Amendment 243 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u d (new)
(ud) to advocate and protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people, and to call for a repeal of legislation in UN Member States which criminalises people on the grounds of their sexuality or gender identity;
Amendment 252 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u i (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u i (new)
(ui) to work together with all UN Member States to respect the principles of opinion and expression, as mentioned in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and to emphasise the importance of a free press and media in a healthy society, and the role of every citizen therein;
Amendment 258 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u n (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u n (new)
(u n) to support a human rights-based approach to disability in situations of risk in line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD);
Amendment 264 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) to fully support the UN-led efforts to negotiate two Global Compacts for Migration and on Refugees based on the September 2016 New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, in order to develop a more effective international response to the issue;
Amendment 266 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w
Paragraph 1 – point w
(w) to push for ambitious and balanced provisions allowing for more effective international cooperation and more equitable and predictable global burden- sharing in dealing with migration flows and forced displacementthe mass movement of refugees and migrants, and forced displacement, and to establish a clear differentiation between refugees and economic migrants, as well as recognising the right of states to control their own borders;
Amendment 275 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) to ensure that human rights are put at the core of the Global Compacts; to pay specific attention to migrants in situations of vulnerability, such as children, women at risk, victims of human trafficking or persons with disabilities, and LGBTI persons;
Amendment 282 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y
Paragraph 1 – point y
(y) to continue and enhance the support, including financial support, provided to the UNHCR in implementing its international mandate to protect refugees, including from criminal gangs and individuals involved in human trafficking and people smuggling at source and in transit countries;
Amendment 304 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z
Paragraph 1 – point z
(z) to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to the Paris Agreement and to stress the need to implement the Paris Agreement globally by all UN Member States to preserve our habitat for future generations;
Amendment 313 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point aa
Paragraph 1 – point aa
(aa) to insist on the need to develop a comprehensiveencourage the development of a strategy for EU climate diplomacy and to consider the integrateion of climate into all fields of EU external action, including trade, development cooperation, humanitarian aid and security and defence;
Amendment 324 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab
Paragraph 1 – point ab
(ab) to call foonsider the opening of a debate on establishing an international legal definithe role of climate change in the causes of migration ofand the term ‘climate refugees/migrants’plight of refugees;
Amendment 328 #
2018/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point ab b (new)
(abb) to engage in a comprehensive public debate with all UN Member States on the importance of respecting constitutional limits on presidential mandates worldwide;
Amendment 1 #
2018/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
— having regard to UN Security Council resolution 23121973 (2011) and all subsequent UNSC resolutions concerning Libya, including 2380 (20167),
Amendment 75 #
2018/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) To support UN efforts aimed at holding elections in Libya by the end of 2018, particularly in efforts to register voters of which currently only around 50% of eligible voters have been registered;
Amendment 90 #
2018/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) to reflect on the crisis in Libya in a wider, regional and pan-African context, bearing in mind that Libya is key to the stability of North Africa and the Sahel; to consider, as part of this reflection, the impact of the situation in Libya on the dynamics and challenges with which the EU is confronted; to develop a comprehensive policy towards Libya which takes into account the regional and pan-African perspective and encompasses development policies, migration policies, the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, security, the fight against terrorism and countering violent extremism; to ensure that this policy is backed by adequate and sufficient funding for its implementation in order to yield concrete results; to continue and intensify where possible links between NATO's Operation Sea Guardian and the EUNAVFOR MED operation Sophia;
Amendment 127 #
2018/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) to address the issue of migration in Libya, bearing in mind the need to find long-term, effective and viable solutions, which should include addressing the root causes of migration in Africa and establ, so as not to undermine exishting legal channels of migration to Europe; to promote in the international community the need to take appropriate measures to resolve the multifaceted development and security challenges of Libya and the Sahelo- Saharan region, including effective means to counter the trafficking of human beings and smuggling of migrants;
Amendment 343 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point g
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) Strengthening access to and quality of education, training and lifelong learning at all levels, and offering support to cultural and creative sectors. Interventions in this area shall aim at: promoting equal access to quality, inclusive, non- institutional and community-based early- childhood education and care, primary and secondary education, improving the provision of basic skills; increasing educational attainment levels, reducing early school-leaving and reinforcing teachers’ training. Developing vocational education and training (VET) systems and promoting work-based learning systems to facilitate the transition to the labour market; improving the quality and relevance of higher education; encouraging alumni related activities; enhancing access to lifelong learning and supporting investment in education and training infrastructure particularly with a view to reducing territorial disparities and fostering non-segregated education and including through the use of digital technologies.
Amendment 353 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point i
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) Promoting social protection and inclusion and combating poverty. Interventions in this area shall aim at modernising social protection systems to provide effective, efficient, and adequate protection throughout all stages of a person’s life, fostering social inclusion, promoting equal opportunities and addressing inequalities and poverty. Interventions in this area shall also focus on: integrating marginalised communities such as the Roma; combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; enhancing access to affordable, sustainable and high quality services, such as early childhood education and care, housing, healthcare and essential social services and long term care, including through the modernisation of social protection systems.; promoting policies that support the transition from institutional to family and community based care within child protection services;
Amendment 427 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The implementation of this Regulation should be guided by the five priorities established in the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy (the 'Global Strategy')59 , presented on 19 June 2016, which represents the Union's vision and the framework for united and responsible external engagement in partnership with others, to advance its values and interests. The Union should enhance partnerships, promote policy dialogue and collective responses to challenges of global concern. Its action should support the Union’s interests and values in all its aspects, including preserving peace, preventing conflicts, ensuring nuclear safety, strengthening international security, fighting root causes of irregular migration and assisting populations, countries and regions confronting natural or man-made disasters, supporting trade policy, economic diplomacy and economic cooperation, promoting digital solutions and technologies, and fostering the international dimension of Union’s policies. In promoting its interests, the Union should comply with, and promote, the principles of respect for high social and environmental standards, for the rule of law, for international law and for human rights. _________________ 59 "Shared Vision, Common Action: A Stronger Europe. A global Strategy for the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy", June 2016.
Amendment 488 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Union should seek the most efficient use of available resources in order to optimise the impact of its external action. That should be achieved through coherence and complementarity among the Union's external financing instruments, notably the Instrument for Pre-Accession III63 , the Humanitarian Aid Instrument64 , the Decision on Overseas Countries and Territories65 , the European Instrument for Nuclear Safety to complement the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument on the basis of the Euratom Treaty66 , the common foreign and security policy and the newly proposed European Peace Facility67 which is financed outside the Union budget, as well as the creation of synergies with other Union policies and Programmes. This includes coherence and complementarity with macro-financial assistance, where relevant. In order to maximise the impact of combined interventions to achieve a common objective, this Regulation should foresee strict conditionalities for suspension of assistance and allow for the combination of funding with other Union Programmes, as long as the contributions do not cover the same costs. _________________ 63 COM (2018) 465 final Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA III) 64 Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid (OJ L 163, 2.7.1996, p. 1). 65 COM(2018) 461 final Proposal for a Council Decision on the Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union including relations between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other ('Overseas Association Decision'). 66 COM(2018) 462 final Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a European Instrument for Nuclear Safety complementing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument on the basis of the Euratom Treaty. 67 C(2018) 3800 final Proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the Council for a Council Decision establishing a European Peace Facility.
Amendment 490 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) This Regulation should reconfirm nuclear safety as an important part of the EU external action and facilitate the objectives of cooperation specified in Regulation (EINS). Therefore, in the event where a partner country persistently fails to respect the basic nuclear safety standards, such as provisions of the relevant international Conventions within the Framework of the IAEA, the Espoo and Aarhus Conventions and their subsequent amendments, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the additional Protocols thereto, the commitments to implementation of stress tests and related measures, and the objectives of cooperation specified in Regulation (EINS), assistance under this Regulation for the country concerned should be reconsidered and might be suspended or partly suspended.
Amendment 541 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The new European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (‘EFSD+’), building on its successful predecessor, the EFSD70 , should constitute an integrated financial package supplying financing capacity in the form of grants, budgetary guarantees and financial instruments worldwide. The EFSD+ should support the External Investment Plan and combine blending and budgetary guarantee operations covered by the External Action Guarantee, including those covering sovereign risks associated with lending operations, previously carried out under the external lending mandate to the European Investment Bank. Given its role under the Treaties and its experience over the last decades in supporting Union policies, the European Investment Bank should remain athe natural partner for the Commission for the implementation of operations under the External Action Guarantee and will continue to be ensured a role in EU external financing via a renewed External Lending Mandate Plus (ELM+). _________________ 70 Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 September 2017 establishing the European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD), the EFSD Guarantee and the EFSD Guarantee Fund.
Amendment 565 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
It also establishes the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (the ‘EFSD+’) and, an External Action Guarantee and a renewed External Lending Mandate Plus (ELM+).
Amendment 601 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) to advance human rights, democracy, good governance and the rule of law, including in the most difficult circumstances and urgency situations in partnership with civil society, including human rights defenders worldwide;
Amendment 732 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Transparency and accountability, with a strong focus on reporting and scrutiny shall underpin the entire instrument. This shall include a transparent control system, including the reporting of information on the recipients of funds and whether payments have been made on time. Performance, cost- effectiveness, and results achieved via funding shall always be scrutinised in order to ascertain the sustainable, long- term effects of expenditure.
Amendment 849 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to address new needs or emerging challenges, such as those at the Union’s or its neighbours’ borders linked to crisisor those in third countries linked to crisis, either natural or man-made, and post-crisis situations or to migratory pressureion phenomena, in particular forced displacement;
Amendment 857 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Suspension of assistance Without prejudice to the provisions on the suspension of aid in agreements with partner countries and regions, where a partner country persistently fails to observe the principles of democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the nuclear safety standards, the Commission shall be empowered, in accordance with Article 34, to adopt delegated acts amending Annex VII a by adding a partner country to the list of partner countries for which Union assistance is suspended or partly suspended. In the case of a partial suspension, the programmes for which the suspension applies shall be indicated. Where the Commission finds that the reasons justifying the suspension of assistance no longer apply, it shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 34 to amend Annex VII a in order to reinstate Union assistance.
Amendment 865 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) commitment to and progress in building deep and sustainable democracy;, including the promotion of human rights, good governance and the upholding of the rule of law
Amendment 968 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The financial envelope referred to in Article (6)(2)(a) shall finance the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus (EFSD+) and, the External Action Guarantee, and a renewed External Lending Mandate Plus (ELM+).
Amendment 983 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Under the External Lending Mandate Plus (ELM+) the Union shall grant the European Investment Bank (EIB) a budgetary guarantee for financing operations carried out outside the Union, which will be managed indirectly by the EIB Group, supporting public and private sector investments in support of external action globally, including in Africa.
Amendment 86 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Support from the ERDF shall be granted to individual external cross-border Interreg programmes provided that at least equivalent amounts are provided by IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC under the relevant strategic programming document. That equivalencecontribution shall be subject to a maximum amount set out in the IPA III or NDICI legislative act.
Amendment 92 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii a (new)
(iia) enhance the security of the EU, including military mobility;
Amendment 107 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The threshold of EUR 200 000 which is set out in art. 48 (1) (new CPR) and point b of art. 48 (2) (new CPR) should be applied for a small project.
Amendment 121 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 45 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where the managing authority does not carry out verification under point (a) of Article 68 (1) of Regulation (EU) (new CPR) throughout the whole programme area, each Member State shall designate the body or person responsible for carrying out such verification in relation to beneficiaries on its territory.
Amendment 122 #
Amendment 124 #
Amendment 126 #
Amendment 128 #
Amendment 130 #
Amendment 132 #
Amendment 31 #
2017/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. LauCommends the Georgian authorities for their recurrent information campaigns on the benefits and economic opportunities stemming from the Association Agreement and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) and for the assistance they have provided in the management of necessary adaptions;
Amendment 96 #
2017/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports Georgia in its pursuit of a policy of peaceful conflict resolution and its constructive participation in the Geneva International Discussions; praises the initiative entitled ‘A Step towards a Better Future’, presented on 4 April 2018, aimed at improving socio-economic conditions for those living in Abkhazia and South Ossetia;
Amendment 204 #
2017/2282(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Notes that the EU represents Georgia's largest trading partner and source of foreign direct investment;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets that the non-fulfilment of the political conditions related to democratic standards in Moldova, in particular the recent changes in national electoral legislation as well as the removal of Dorin Chirtoacă from the Chișinău mayor’s office and the invalidation of the election of Andrei Năstase, that has led to the suspension of the disbursement of Macro Financial Assistance (MFA) and of outstanding payments of EU budget support;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Reiterates its concerns about the concentration of economic and political power in the hands of a narrow group of people, which is contributing to a deterioration in the rule of law, of democratic standards, and of respect for human rights;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2281(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Expresses concern about the lack of independence of the judiciary, particularly cases of selective justice being used as a tool to exert pressure on political opponents and calls on the Moldovan authorities to reform the judicial system, including the nomination of new judges;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU-US partnership is based on strong political, cultural, economic and historic links, on shared values such as freedom, democracy, promoting peace and stability, human rights and the rule of law, and on common goals, such as prosperity, security, open and integrated economies, social progress and inclusiveness, sustainable development and the peaceful resolution of conflicts, and whereas both the US and the EU are democracies under the rule of law with functioning systems of checks and balances;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in a global, complex and increasingly multipolar world, the EU and the US should continue to playmust play leading, key, constructive roles by strengthening international law and jointly addressing regional conflicts and global challenges;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU remains fully committed to multilateralism and the promotion of shared values, and the protection and promotion of human rights;
Amendment 38 #
Amendment 43 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls and insists that the longstanding EU-US partnership is based on jointly sharing and promoting together common values including freedom, rule of law, peace, democracy, equality, market economy, social justice and respect for human rights, including minority rights, as well as collective security, and encourages the strongest possible relationship between the EU and the United States in order to fulfil these objectives;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the EU-US relationship is the fundamental guarantor for global stability and has been the cornerstone of our efforts to ensure peace and stability for our societies since the end of the Second World War, and stronger multilateral economic cooperation and trade; believes that the ‘America first’ policy will harm the interests of both the EU and the US and may have wider implications for global stability;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets the long delay in appointing a new US Ambassador to the European Union but welcomes that a nomination for the post has been made and is awaiting confirmation by the US Senate;
Amendment 111 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the VP/HR, the Council, the Commission and the EU Member States to enhance their coordination of EU policy vis-à-vis the US administration, so as to send out a convincing message that the EU is a coherent and effective international player;
Amendment 180 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that security is multi- faceted and intertwined and that its definition not only covers military but also environmental, energy, trade, cyber and communications, health, development, humanitarian, etc. aspects; therefore underlines that a transatlantic trade agreement, balanced and mutually beneficial, would have an impact that would go far beyond trade and economic aspects; insists that security issues should be tackled jointly through a broad approach; in this context, is concerned about budget cut decisions, for example the cuts on state building in Afghanistan and the 50 % US budget cut to development aid in Africa, as well as the threat to cut US contributions to United Nations aid programmes;
Amendment 230 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the need for a common approach to regulating digital platforms and to increasing their accountability, including in the area of the use of personal data;
Amendment 241 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises that an important part of strengthening EU-US counter-terrorism efforts includes the protection of critical infrastructure as well as a comprehensive approach to fighting terrorism, also via coordination in global forums, and the swift and more effective exchange of information;
Amendment 245 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recalls thatEncourages further enhanced cooperation regarding the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing is crucial;
Amendment 272 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Commends the strategic focus and invites the US to be involved in further joint efforts in the Western Balkans, building on its support for the region over the last two decades;
Amendment 351 #
2017/2271(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Reiterates that we have shared interests in Africa where we must intensify our support for good governance, democracy, human rights and security issues, and the peaceful resolution of regional conflicts via diplomatic means;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
— having regard to its resolution of 18 April 2012 containing the European Parliament’s recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the European External Action Service on the negotiations of the EU-Armenia Association Agreement1 , – an Association Agreement which was not signed, but is replaced by this Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreementlevant resolutions on EU - Armenia relations, __________________ 1 OJ C 258 E, 7.9.2013, p. 44.
Amendment 27 #
2017/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the territorial application of the Agreement covers the internationally recognised territory of Armenia and that of the European Unionis Agreement shall apply, on the one hand, to the territories in which the Treaty of European Union, and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community are applied and under the conditions laid down in those treaties and, on the other hand, to the territory of the Republic of Armenia;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2269(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. to underline the EU's full support for the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in their efforts to peacefully solve the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in line with the OSCE 2009 Basic Principles in accordance with the principles of the non- use of force or threat of force, territorial integrity, and the equal rights and self- determination of peoples; to urge all sides of the conflict to adhere to the 1994 - 1995 ceasefire regime agreements, to implement confidence building measures and to reduce the tension on the Line of Contact, including the OSCE investigative mechanism;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to Australian climate change science: a national framework, published in 2009,
Amendment 12 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas in October 2017 the Australian Government launched its international cyber engagement strategy with a view to addressing issues such as digital trade, cybercrime, international security, and e-government;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas in January 2012 the Australian Government introduced the Irregular Migration and Border Research Programme in order to address complex issues relating to irregular migration and border management;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas Australia is one of the most multicultural societies in the world with more than one in four of its population born overseas;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)
Recital Q b (new)
Qb. whereas around seven million permanent migrants, including many from EU Members States, have settled in Australia since 1945;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas Australia faces significant environmental and economic impacts from climate change across a number of sectors, including water security, agriculture, coastal communities, and infrastructure;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Amendment 20 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S b (new)
Recital S b (new)
Sb. whereas Australia has established a national framework and High Level Coordination Group to develop a plan for implementing climate change science, providing a coordinated approach to address the issue in communities across the country;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S c (new)
Recital S c (new)
Sc. whereas on 10 November 2016 Australia ratified the Paris Agreement and the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol, reinforcing its commitment to action on climate change, and has developed a range of policies to reduce domestic emissions as well as to support global action;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S d (new)
Recital S d (new)
Sd. whereas the Australian Government’s climate change plan includes reducing emissions by five per cent below 2000 levels by 2020 and by between 26 to 28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, as well as doubling the country’s renewable energy capacity by 2020;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S e (new)
Recital S e (new)
Se. whereas the Australian Government has played a leading role in supporting Pacific National Meteorological Services and regional organisations to deliver climate and weather early warning systems;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes Australia’s support for targeted international sanctions against individuals and entities responsible for military aggression, terrorism, and human rights abuses, including in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine and occupied Crimea;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Supports Australia’s cyber engagement initiatives and pledges its cooperation on measures to develop strong cyber relationships with international partners, including the European Union and its Member States;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Recognises that global events from health crises and armed conflict to irregular migration and terrorism have direct and indirect security implications for European Union, its Member States and Australia;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Respects the right of the Government of Australia to introduce border control measures and immigration policies it considers necessary to safeguard its interests and citizens, as well as to ensure the wellbeing of vulnerable individuals, in line with international commitments and conventions;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes Australia’s shared commitment with the European Union and its Member States to introduce domestic measures and support global action to reduce emissions in line with mutual support for the 2015 Paris climate change agreement;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Supports Australia’s ambitions to reduce emissions by between 26 and 28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030, and its commitments to do so via technological innovation and an expansion of its clean energy sector;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Applauds Australia for supporting international action on climate change, and in particular in the Indo-Pacific region, through bilateral and multilateral aid programmes and its commitment to provide at least $1bn to build climate change resilience and reduce emissions in developing countries;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Supports Australia’s co- chairmanship of the Green Climate Fund and encourages its ongoing efforts on the provision of financial support to the Pacific region and to vulnerable developing countries;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12e. Welcomes Australia’s commitment to provide $200mn over four years to the Green Climate Fund to support developing countries to grow their economies in a sustainable way and help adapt to climate change;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Encourages the further deepening of cooperation between the European Union, its Member States, and Australia on issues relating to the protection and promotion of human rights, gender equality, the rights of disabled people, and indigenous people and other minority groups;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is a need for an institution-based European platform – which thus far has existed on an informal basis – to centralisbetter coordinate the receipt of information, which is currently spread out among 28 Member States; notes the benefits of a centralised system but recognises the constraints in the way of achieving one as highlighted in previous studies published by the Commission;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas a number of international non-profit organisations, charities and other foundations, some of them located in Gulfthe Middle East and European countries, act as a cover for abusive practices; whereas surveillance of these networks, which are often extensive, is therefore vital; whereas their support for the expansion of extremist Salafism in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe cannot be tolerated;
Amendment 71 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. highlights the vulnerability of micro-states and states with a poor track record in the rule of law to become hotspots for the financing of terrorism;
Amendment 88 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas ISIS/Da’esh is attempting to channel its money out of its diminishing territory in Syria and Iraq via oil exports, investment in businesses, illegal fund transfers and compulsory exchanges of foreign currency for ISIS/Da’esh currency; whereas ISIS/Da’esh is laundering the proceeds of its criminal activities by buying businesses and assets of all kinds; whereas these sources could allow ISIS to continue funding future criminal acts after its military defeat; Whereas according to reports in the Western Media, the majority of ISIS revenue came from selling oil to the Assad regime, sometimes in exchange for electricity; Whereas ISIS and other terrorist groups attempted to participate in the smuggling and human trafficking business, particularly in Libya; Whereas other terrorist groups, such as Boko Haram and Al-Qaida, have increasingly looked to smuggling arms and drugs, as well as kidnappings, human trafficking, and slavery to fund their activities;
Amendment 100 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas according to a leaked November 2016 internal Frontex report, some NGOs carrying out research and rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean were deemed to be colluding with smugglers based on the fact that migrants were given "clear instructions before departure on the precise direction to be followed in order to reach NGOs' boats ", creating an additional pull factor that helped smugglers consortia, including terrorist networks, reaching all the way from Libya to Central Africa;
Amendment 143 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) calls on the EU to take account of the UK's impending departure from the European Union and to seek ways in conjunction with the Government of the UK to ensure that the UK can continue to benefit from the provisions of the EU-US FTFP Agreement and any future structures created by the EU in this area;
Amendment 208 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) calls on the EU Member States to establish a monitoring system and clearing house to ensure that mosques, cultural associations and similar entities provide details of how the funds they receive are distributed, both within and outside the EU, and calls for all the transactions made by those sending funds to be recorded in a centralised database, set up with all the appropriate guarantees; calls for the introduction of mandatory ex ante monitoring of the source of money and its destination where charities are concerned, so as to prevent money being distributed maliciously or negligently for terrorist purposes;
Amendment 222 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l – point i
Paragraph 1 – point l – point i
(i) all intermediaries and/or individuals involved in said activity (controllers or brokers, middlemen, fixers, coordinators, collectors and transmitters) to be required to register with the relevant national authority;
Amendment 245 #
2017/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) calls for a mechanism to be established that would allow for a proportion of any funds arising from the seizure of terrorist organisation smuggling activities to be directed to NGOs devoted to StratComm efforts against terrorist propaganda;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital d a (new)
Recital d a (new)
da. whereas the EU and Associated Partners need to match resources and instruments to the commitments taken under Association Agreements and bring more focus on the implementation of these agreements, taking into account the fact that the EaP Association Agreements are different from other current Association Agreements in that they contain gradual establishment of the DCFTA;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the Eastern Partnership policy is based on the sovereign right of each partner to choose the level of ambition and the goals to which it aspires in its relations with the EU; whereas those countries that pursue closer relations with the EU should be able to count on more support and assistance in achieving mutually set goals;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point –a (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point –a (new)
(-a) to re-acknowledge the European aspirations of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine as stated in the Association Agreements and previous EaP Summit Declarations;
Amendment 100 #
2017/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point n
(n) to improve both energy independence and efficiency through specific investments, strengthened cooperation in all priority areas covered by the EU Energy Union and by closer integration of the partners’ energy markets with the European energy market with a particular focus on interconnectivity and infrastructure, whilst scrutinising closely the consequences of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline; to ensure that all possible new offshore and onshore parts of pipeline infrastructure within the region, including the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, can only become a reality if they in no way undermine regional energy security and the Energy Union strategy, as well as respect environmental rules and key principles enshrined in relevant EU legislation;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point q
(q) to commit to sustaining the unity of action among EU Member States in maintaining collective pressure on Russia, in particular through strengthened targeted restrictive measures, to solving the conflict in Ukraine through genuine implementation of the Minsk agreements, to solving the Russia-Georgia conflict through ensuring the tangible results in the Geneva International Discussions and implementation of all provisions of the12 August 2008 Ceasefire Agreement by the Russian Federation, to re-establishing Ukraine’s full sovereignty in Crimea, and that of Georgia in South Ossetia and Abkhazits occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia and of Moldova in Transnistria, and to putting an end to the additional threats of state- sponsored assassinations, cyber warfare, disinformation and other types of destabilisation;
Amendment 166 #
2017/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point r a (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point r a (new)
(ra) to pay adequate attention to the dangerous ecological situation in the east of Ukraine, caused by the Russian aggression and subsequent destruction of industrial and mining infrastructure;
Amendment 172 #
2017/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point s
(s) to call for continued support to the work carried out by the EU and OSCE missions in Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine as essential operations to ensure peace and security first and foremost for the benefit of the citizens on the ground; to ensure the implementation of EUMM’s mandate throughout Georgia and to urge the Russian Federation to grant the unimpeded access of the Mission to Georgia’s occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia; to reflect, jointly with the partner countries, on the prospect of an enhanced role for the EU in solving these conflicts, including by launching ambitious fully-fledged Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions tasked with enhancing security and stability;
Amendment 185 #
2017/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point t
(t) to consider an attractive ‘EaP+’ model for associated countries, based on the highest possible common denominator, that would include joining the customs union and Schengen area, further EU internal market access, participation in other EU programmes, increased involvement in the CSDP, as well as more immediate measures such as additional unilateral tariff preferences, the abolition of roaming tariffs between the partners and the EU and the development of high- capacity broadband and deeper cooperation in the area of defence; to open the ‘EaP+’ model to other EaP countries once they are ready for such enhanced commitments;
Amendment 219 #
2017/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point ac
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point ac
(ac) to maintain that EU support should be tailor-made to match the level of shared ambition regarding cooperation with each partner following the principles of both ‘more for more’ and ‘less for less’; to call in particular for the EU to align budgetary instruments such as the European Neighbourhood Instrument and the European Fund for Sustainable Development to political ambitions, notably within its annual and multiannual budgetary procedures, including through setting up a separate support mechanism directed towards implementation of the three Association Agreements;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regard to the EU-NATO joint declaration of July 2016 in Warsaw;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
Amendment 7 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that Member States must change their mentality from a national to a European perspective, as the most effective solution to protect Europe from increased threats is common EU action; is concerned about the EU’s security architecture, which remains fragile in the face of continued and fresh challenges every day and in which a ‘hybrid peace’ has become an unsatisfactory reality; urges the Member States to take action and fulfil the wishes of those European citizens who have repeatedly stressed that EU foreign and security policy is the most important and most necessary of all EU policiethe EU's foreign and security policy can be an important means for advancing multilateral, shared concerns and as an effective solution to protecting Europe from increased threats;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that the European Union and its Member States must develop effective foreign, security, and defence policies which respect national interests but also seek to work together with NATO and other international partners, the United Nations, NGOs, human rights defenders, and others on issues of shared concern and in order to promote peace, prosperity, and stability around the world;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that, in order for the EU and its Member States to succeed in addressing the challenges it faces, and in particular security threats, it needs to both be an effective global player andthey need to focus its resources on strategic priorities;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2121(INI)
– coordination of an assessment of profound threats and challenges within the EUrecognition that the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union can only operate effectively where there is common understanding and perception of threats between Member States,
Amendment 46 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 2
Paragraph 3 – indent 2
– consolidation and deepening of the European project through enhanced EU capabilitiesordination of an assessment of profound threats and challenges within the EU, like terrorist and hybrid threats, including information warfare,
Amendment 60 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that the EU’s foreign and security policy ambitions must not adopt a one size fits all approach and must therefore be more flexible and responsive to changing situations in its eastern and southern neighbourhoods in particular; further encourages consideration of the policy of less for less with regard to those countries which go into reverse in terms of governance, democracy, and human rights;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes the EU Global Strategy’s commitment to NATO as the cornerstone of Europe’s collective security, and to strengthening the United Nations as the bedrock of international order;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that guaranteeing the security of EU citizens and the integrity of the EU’s territory, stabilising the neighbourhood and preserving a rules- based, cooperative international order are the key conditions for the stability of the EU; recognises that the EU’s objectives in this regard - diplomacy, state institution building, economic and trade cooperation, security, and development aid - are increasingly taking place in conflict zones, thereby undermining the opportunities for success;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2121(INI)
5. Is of the view that, in an international environment that is increasingly conflict-ridden and unstable, only a joint soft power with credible hard power can confront major security challenges, notably the refugee crisis, terrorism, conflicts in the Eastern and Southern neighbourhoods, proxy wars and, hybrid and information warfare, andthe challenging assertggressive behaviour by Russia and ChinaNorth Korea and increasingly assertive policies of China, as well as the deteriorating relationship with Turkey; takes the view that it is necessary to tackle the root causes of instability, conflict, and of forced and irregular migration, namely poverty, the lack of economic opportunities, armed conflicts, bad governance and climate change, human rights abuses, inequality, corruption, natural disasters and climate change; recognises that such challenges must be met through enhanced cooperation by Member States through NATO;
Amendment 109 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need to intensify the fight against Islamist terrorism in the Southern neighbourhood and among the neighbours of our neighbours, as well as targeting those groups which seek to encourage EU citizens to fight for their extremist cause; urges the need for concerted diplomatic efforts on the part of the EU, the US and other international allies, to convince players in the region, such as Turkey, the Gulf states and Iran, of the need for a common strategy to address this global challenge; believes that these diplomatic efforts should be accompanied by the wide range of other tools and instruments at the EU’s disposal; underlines strengthening cooperation with countries experienced in combatting terrorism, like Israel and Morocco;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that a sustainable political solution to the Syrian crisis needs to be based on an inclusive, Syrian-led political settlement involving all relevant national and international stakeholders, and continues to urge all members of the UN Security Council, in particular Russia and China to honour their responsibilities with regard to the crisis; supports the call of the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria on the ceasefire guarantor states to undertake urgent efforts to uphold the ceasefire regime; further encourages the expansion of the EU sanctions regime to cover more people and organisations responsible for human rights violations in Syria; calls on all parties involved, inside and outside Libya, to support both the Libyan political agreement signed on 17 December 2015 and its resulting Presidential Council, which is the only authority recognised by the international community and by the UN; underlines that solving the Libyan crisis is a prerequisite for stability in the Mediterranean;
Amendment 135 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Condemns the repeated use by Russia of its veto powers on the United Nations Security Council and considers it undermines international efforts for peace and conflict resolution in Syria and the European Union’s southern neighbourhood more widely;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for international investigation into the crimes against humanity committed in Syria, especially mass murders in Saydnaya prison;
Amendment 150 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges that further efforts should be made to make legal migration and mobility possible, including at bilateral level, by fostering well-managed mobility between and within continents, as well as encouraging policies that promote regular channels for migration; underlines the efforts undertaken by individual Member States in this regard; notes that the European Union has struggled to find a unified position on dealing with the migration crisis and that the EU's provision of aid to the victims of disasters, refugees and others in need has delivered mixed results;
Amendment 154 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Encourages the European Union and its Member States to distinguish more clearly between refugees fleeing persecution and conflict, and those doing so for purely economic reasons;
Amendment 166 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly believes that a new approach to the EU’s relations with its Eastern neighbours is needed; believes that supporting those countries that wish to have closer ties to the EU must be a top priority for EU foreign policy; welcomes the prolongation of sanctions against Russia and stresses the need to clearly acknowledge European aspirations of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine; welcomes the prolongation of sanctions against individuals and entities in Russia in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and deliberate destabilisation of Ukraine and continues to see full implementation of the Minsk agreements as the basis for a sustainable political solution to the conflict in Eastern Ukraine; reiterates its commitment to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognised borders; stresses that Russia’s decision of 21 March 2014 to incorporate Crimea into the Russian Federation remains illegal, and deplores the subsequent decision of the Russian authorities to give all inhabitants of Crimea Russian passportsforcefully impose Russian passports on all inhabitants of Crimea and strongly condemns rusification policies resembling those used in the past;
Amendment 182 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises the importance of selective engagement and, where possible, dialogue with Russia so as to ensure accountability and to maintain the possibility of future cooperation on resolving global crises where there is a clear EU interest, but regrets that Russia today is more autocratic internally and more aggressive towards its neighbours than at any time since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991;
Amendment 185 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Condemns unreservedly Russian aggression in Ukraine, including the illegal annexation of Crimea and the Russian-sponsored conflict in the east of Ukraine, and calls on EU Member States and the international community to speak with one voice in sending a clear message to the Russian Government that its actions will have costs and consequences; further demands a de-escalation of the current crisis and insists that the EU and its Member States work with international partners to put diplomatic, political, economic and other pressures on the Russian Government to end its aggression; reiterates its call to immediately release all political prisoners held in Russia and in the occupied territories;
Amendment 188 #
2017/2121(INI)
10b. Strongly supports all efforts for a lasting peaceful solution respecting the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and which ensures a stable, prosperous and democratic future for all its citizens;
Amendment 189 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Calls for more active and effective role of the international community, including the UN and EU, in resolution of the conflict in the east of Ukraine in particular by deployment - with consent of Ukrainian authorities - of an armed peace-building and peace-keeping missions covering the whole territory, which would exclude participation of the aggressor;
Amendment 200 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates the need for a strategic refocus on the Western Balkans, giving a fresh impetus to EU enlargement policy based on a strict application of the Copenhagen criteria and strengthening the rule of law and the resilience of state institutions; further believes that the stability of the Western Balkans must continue to be a major priority for the European Union; is convinced that regional reconciliation and integration through the transatlantic institutional architecture is the best means to address the dangers stemming from destabilising foreign interference, organised crime, disinformation and hybrid threats; in this regard welcomes Montenegro’s accession to NATO;
Amendment 217 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for stronger support for the neighbours of our neighbours, in particular in Africa, where close cooperation between European and local small and medium- sized enterprises and support for African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions, and measures to mitigate the impact of climate change are needed; considers international cooperation and development and environment policies to be fundamental instruments for achieving such objectives and urges the need for improved, efficient and effective allocation and use of EU funding and for greater synergies with other international organisations; emphasises the need to address the major security threats in the Sahel, Sahara, Lake Chad, Great Lakes and Horn of Africa regions with a view to eradicating the terrorist threat posed by ISIL/Da’esh, al- Qaeda and Boko Haram, or any other affiliated terrorist groups;
Amendment 226 #
2017/2121(INI)
12a. Encourages the development of a coherent, robust strategy for the Sahel region aimed at improving governance and the accountability and legitimacy of state and regional institutions, boosting security, tackling radicalization, the trafficking of people, arms and drugs, and strengthening economic and development policies;
Amendment 227 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Recognises that climate change could have a series effect on regional and global stability, as global warming disputes over territory, food, water, and other resources weaken economies, threaten regional security, and act as a source of migratory flows; further encourages the EU and its Member States to consider how national and EU military planning can include climate change adaption strategies and what would be considered an appropriate capability, priority, and response;
Amendment 229 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Encourages a renewed relationship between the EU, its Member States, and Iran with both sides working closely on bilateral and multilateral issues to ensure a more stable region and effective implementation of the nuclear deal; deplores, however, Iranian actions aimed at destabilising the region;
Amendment 235 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recommends an updated strategy for EU-Asia relations; voices support in this context for stronger cooperation within the framework of the Asia-Europe Meetings, including in terms of its parliamentary dimension; encourages support for closer regional cooperation and trust-building measures in South Asia with a view to reducing tensions between India and Pakistan; recommends continued support for EU peace mediation in the Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process; recommends developing an updated EU strategy for the North-East Asia region in the light of the continued military build-up by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK); further encourages the EU and its Member States to work with international partners in Asia in order to uphold international law, including in the South China sea, and in order to address issues relating to the protection of human rights and the rule of law;
Amendment 240 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that preserving peace, stability and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region is of substantial interest to the EU and its member states; calls for all parties concerned in the region to solve differences through peaceful means and to refrain from taking unilateral actions to change the status quo, including in the East and South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, in order to safeguard regional security; acknowledges the continued good will and flexibility shown by the government of Taiwan in maintaining cross-Strait relations and encourages the resumption of bilateral dialogues, which will be conducive to regional peace and stability; reiterates its commitment to supporting Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international organizations and activities;
Amendment 255 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to adopt an EU comprehensive approach at every relevant opportunitywhere appropriate, and believes that coherent, coordinated action across EU polices, in particular in the areas of humanitarian aid, development, trade, energy, climate and science, should be applied in the EU’s external action in a consistent and structured manner, while respecting the right of Member States to make their own decisions when it is their national interest to do so; believes that energy security and climate diplomacy remain important aspects of the EU’s common foreign and security policy to be addressed as part of the comprehensive approach, and that the Energy Union should be further advanced;
Amendment 265 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Strongly supports the strengthening of Responsibility to Protect (R2P) as an important governing principle in the European Union and its Member States’ work across the conflict spectrum, as well as on human rights and development;
Amendment 266 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Recognises that climate change could have a serious effect on regional and global stability, as global warming affects disputes over territory, food, water and other resources, weakens economies, threatens regional security, and is a source of migratory flows; further encourages the EU and Member States to consider how national and EU military planning can include climate change adaption strategies and what would be considered an appropriate capability, priority, and response;
Amendment 271 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes the view that the EU institutions must work more effectively with Member States in order to improve their capacity to anticipate conflicts and crises; believes that the EU needs to be able to react more swiftly and effectively to developing crises and should place a greater emphasis on preventing conflicts at an early stagetakes the view that in order to achieve greater capabilities to deal with current crises and anticipate future threats Member States must increase their defence expenditure in line with the two per cent GDP NATO commitment;
Amendment 280 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. CWelcomes actions taken by individual Member States in the area of combatting propaganda, disinformation, and other hybrid threats; reiterates its calls on the VP/HR, the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to increase the EU’s ability to confront hybrid threats, including by allocating more resources and turning Stratcom task force into a fully-fledged unit within the EEAS; calls, in this regard, for the development of joint, comprehensive risk and vulnerability analysis capacities and methods and for bolstering the EU’s strategic communication capabilities;
Amendment 290 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is of the view that Europe’s power lies in its ability to build a community of values and culture that binds together all Europeans; believes in that context that the EU plays a major role as a promoter of democracy and should continue to promote its values outside the EU but believes current crises have exposed weaknesses in the EU and its structures, and calls on Member States to cooperate more effective to address common challenges; highlights that cultural diplomacy should become a substantial part of the EU’s external action and urges the Commission to foster the development of ambitious science diplomacy;
Amendment 303 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the industrial and technological resources needed to improve cyber security to be developed, including through the promotion of a single market for cybersecurity products; emphasises the need to mainstream cyber defence into external action and common foreign and security policy, and calls for closer coordination on cyber defence with NATObetween EU Member States, EU institutions, NATO, the United States and other credible partners as Israel and Taiwan;
Amendment 308 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that information and cyber warfare, stemming mainly from Russia and China and targeting European Union Member States and other Western countries, individuals, and organisations, is a deliberate attempt at a state and non- state level to destabilise and discredit political, economic, and social structures;
Amendment 309 #
2017/2121(INI)
18b. Emphasises that the security of EU Member States who are also members of NATO is guaranteed under Article 5 of the Alliance;
Amendment 318 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the role of independent media both on and offline in promoting cultural diversity and intercultural competences, and the need to strengthen such media as a source of credible information, especially in the EU and its neighbourhood, and to further strengthen the EU’s capacity to fight fake news and disinformation; highlights in this context the need to develop stronger resilience at EU level against such information spread over the Internet; calls on the Commission to coordinate better with the EEAS and Member States on those issues;
Amendment 325 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that Europe should consider increased defence cooperation with European security priorities in mind, including territorial integrity, the link between external and internal security, and risk control in the periphery of Europe; welcomhen it is in the strategic interest of Member States to do so; notes in this context the Implementation Plan on Security and Defence; considers that the European Defence Agency (EDA) capabilities and permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) should be used to their full potentialconsidered only on the basis of unanimity among EU Member States;
Amendment 337 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Encourages a review of the EU’s approach to civilian CSDP missions from the nature of interventions to their objectives and the people involved, in order to ensure they are properly devised, implemented, and supported;
Amendment 338 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Strongly supports the 2016 Warsaw Summit Declaration, particularly on EU-NATO cooperation and welcomes decisions on closer cooperation between NATO and the EU in numerous areas as well as placement of US, Canadian and other multinational forces at the Eastern flank of the EU;
Amendment 347 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for the EU to continue to deepen the transatlantic partnership, while focusing on creating own capabilities to better address regional and international conflicts that have an impact on the EU; believes that the EU and US should focus on adapting transatlantic structures to today’s challenges, such as defending human rights, combatingtackling climate change, combating corruption, international terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and countering third- party countries’ efforts to destabilise the EU and NATO;
Amendment 358 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that Europe must build a virtuous alliance between the private and public sectors and should develop a strategic relationship with the US, being the EU’s most important partner in terms of economic and security cooperation; further stresses the importance of continued cooperation between the EU and US bilaterally and through NATO on issues such as Syria, Ukraine, Libya, Iran, North Korea and relations with Russia;
Amendment 361 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recognises the need to look for creative solutions for cooperation between the EU and the UK in the area of the CFSP/CSDP;
Amendment 366 #
2017/2121(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for increased inter institutional intelligence sharing and coordination between the EU, Member States and NATO, and insists that the EU, Member States and NATO must continue to cooperate as closely as possible in a complementary manner; acknowledges that information sharing and coordinated action between the EU, Member States and NATO will produce results in areas such as response to hybrid threats, situational awareness, resilience building, strategic communications, cybersecurity and capacity building vis-à-vis the EU’s partners; believes that further coordination and closer cooperation with other existing multilateral entities such as Eurocorps is needed in order to increase the EU’s security;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
– having regard to the Joint Declarations of the Brussels Eastern Partnership Summits, including that of 24 November 2017,
Amendment 17 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament's resolution of 15 November 2017 to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the Eastern Partnership,
Amendment 43 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to ensure that the deepening of relations between the EU and Azerbaijan is undertaken on the basis of mutually agreed ambitions and theconditional on upholding of the core values and principles of democracy, the rule of law, good governance, respect for and good governance, as well as on providing solid legal guarantees in the areas of the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, in the interest of both parties and especially their citizens;
Amendment 68 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to ensure, in so far as the above conditions are fulfilled, speedy and steady progress in the negotiations with the objective of signing this new agreement before the next Eastern Partnership Summit in 2019, only in so far as the above conditions are fulfilled;
Amendment 74 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) to actively and clearly communicate about the conditions and aims of the new agreement, in order to improve public awareness, both in Azerbaijan and in the EU, about the expected opportunities and benefits that would arise from its conclusion, thereby countering all disinformation campaigns;
Amendment 93 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to aim for provisions that enhance cooperation in promoting peace and international justice and in particular for Azerbaijan to sign and ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC); to calsl upon Azerbaijan to respect its obligations as a member of the Council of Europe and abide by the decisions of the ECtHR; to seek stronger cooperation measures in countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction as well as tackling illicit trade in small arms and light weapons;
Amendment 102 #
2017/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) to ensure that high priority is given to dialogue between Azerbaijan and Armenia and to an enhanced EU participation inunderline the EU's full support for the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in their efforts to peacefully solvinge the Nagorno Karabakh conflict in line with the OSCE 2009 Basic Principles and notably with the support of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, promoting all initiatives conducive to peace-building such as high-level talks, genuinein accordance with the principles of the non- use of force or threat of force, territorial integrity, and the equal rights and self- determination of peoples; to urge all sides of the conflict to adhere to the ceasefire regime with full respect of the 1994 - 1995 ceasefire agreements, to implement confidence- building measures and exchanges between Armenian and Azerbaijani civil societyto reduce the tension on the Line of Contact, including the OSCE investigative mechanism;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas ASEAN also has a strategic partnership with New Zealand and is a founding member of the Regional Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and has a strategic partnership with ASEAN;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas New Zealand has concluded bilateral free trade agreements with Australia, Singapore, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and South Korea, as well as the multilateral trade agreements of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement with Singapore, Chile and Brunei, the ASEAN- Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement and the New Zealand Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Free Trade Agreement; whereas China is seeking to upgrade its trade agreement with New Zealand and Mexico is seeking to launch negotiations for an FTAand New Zealand are seeking to upgrade their trade agreements;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas New Zealand wais also party to, and has ratified, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal and is involved in the negotiations for the Chinese-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP);
Amendment 14 #
2017/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas New Zealand has also contributed to UN peacekeeping operations in Bosnia, Kosovo and, Sierra Leone, has carried out police training missions in Afghanistan since 2005, and continuesand Afghanistan; whereas in Afghanistan it led a reconstruction team in Bamyan Province, in addition to contributeing to the EUPOL mMissions until 2012;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas New Zealand deployed a non-combat training mission to Iraq since 2015 with the aim of training tens of thousands of Iraqi security forces personnel, as part of the fight against ISIS;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas New Zealand is a proponent of green production, particularly food, and has been promoting comprehensive global climate agreements within the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the implementation of the COP21 Paris agreement and effective mitigation action by all developed countries and major emitting developing countries, including the establishment of a national emissions trading scheme;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas the European Union and New Zealand work together to promote sustainable development and to mitigate the impacts of climate change in the Pacific region, with a particular focus on the role played by renewable energy sources;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P b (new)
Recital P b (new)
Pb. whereas New Zealand contributes to the International Fund for Ireland, an organisation which works to promote economic and social advancement, as well as to encourage and facilitate community dialogue and reconciliation;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights New Zealand’s contribution to EUNAVFOR Atalanta anti- piracy operations off the Horn of Africa, to EUPOL Afghanistan, and to EUFOR Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes New Zealand’s ratification of the COP21 climate agreement and positively notes that 60-780 % of its electricity comes from renewable energy sources;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU should play a proactive part in building a United Nations that can contribute effectively to global solutions, peace and security, human rights, democracy and a rule-of-law-based international order; whereas EU Member States need to make every effort to coordinate their action in the organs and bodies of the United Nations system in accordance with the mandate contained in Article 34(1) TEU, while respecting the rights of Member States to act unilaterally when it is in their national interest to do so;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU and its Member States remain collectively the single largest financial contributor to the UN system, providing almost 50% of all contributions to the UN, with the EU Member States contributing around 40% of the UN’s regular budget; whereas EU contributions to the UN should be more visible;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU’s security environment is increasingly unstable and volatile owing to a large number of longstanding or newly emerging challenges, including violent conflicts, terrorism, organised crime, propaganda and cyber warfare, unprecedented waves of migration and climate change, which are impossible to address at national level and require regional and global responses;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a
Paragraph a
(a) to continue to call for the full respect of sovereignty, internationally recognised borders and the territorial integrity of Eastern European and South Caucasus countries, including Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, in light of the violations of international law in these conflict affected areas; to support and reinvigorate diplomatic efforts for a peaceful settlement of these ongoing and frozen conflictsconflicts in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine, and to ensure security and human rights protection on the ground; to urge the international community to implement fully the policy of non- recognition with regard tof the illegal annexation of Crimea and condemnation of its aggression in Eastern Ukraine, as well as to Georgia's occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali/South Ossetia; to actively increase pressure on Russia, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, in order to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, and to end the occupation of Georgia's regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali/South Ossetia;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b
Paragraph b
(b) to push for stronger multilateral commitments to find sustainable political solutions to current conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly in Syria, Yemen and LibyaIsrael and Palestine, Yemen and Libya, and to reinvigorate diplomatic efforts to resolve frozen conflicts around the world; to continue to support UN special envoys’ work, actions and initiatives aimed at solving these conflicts; to call for continued humanitarian, financial and political assistance from the international community in order to address the humanitarian situation and to work towards the immediate cessation of violence; to support efforts deployed by the UN to find a sustainable resolution to the conflict in Syria and to continue to back the EU’s role in the humanitarian field and the EU’s regional initiative; to support the UN peace plan initiative in Yemen and to tackle the ongoing humanitarian crisis as a matter of urgency; to call for stronger support for the UN-backed government in Libya;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph c
Paragraph c
(c) to call for a stronger support for and empowerment of Iraqi institutions and for the need to work towards a more inclusive society and the reintegration of all the ethnic and religious minorities that have been displaced;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d
Paragraph d
(d) to keep addressing the major security threats in the Sahel, Sahara and Lake Chad, the Great Lakes, and Horn of Africa regions with a view to eradicating the terrorist threat posed by ISIL/Daesh and al-Qaeda affiliates and by Boko Haram or any other affiliated terrorist groups;
Amendment 79 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e
Paragraph e
(e) to work with the international community as a whole to solve humanitarian and security crises threatening the African continent, in particular in Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, the Central African Republic, Mali and Nigeria; to encourage UN Member States to step up support for increasing the role and own capacities of the African Union in mediation and crisis management, while striving for complementarities with the efforts of the UN Peace- Building Support Office;
Amendment 82 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f – point a (new)
Paragraph f – point a (new)
(a) to emphasise the importance of investing more in conflict prevention, taking account of factors such as political or religious radicalisation, election- related violence, population displacements or climate change;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph g
Paragraph g
(g) to draw the attention of the UN members, and in particular the members of the Security Council, to the increase in tensions between some countries in the Western Balkans; to urge their leaders to show restraint in their regional policies and for the EU and the UN to remain fully involved in seeking lasting solutions to bilateral differences, including by acting as mediators when necessary; to condemn Russian actions in the Western Balkans which threaten to destabilize the fragile reform process in countries of the region, and undermine their European Union and NATO ambitions;
Amendment 86 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h
Paragraph h
(h) to further encourage the UN’s efforts to bring about peace in Afghanistan, to support international efforts aimed at strengthening the country's economic, political and governmental structures, security capabilities, and to overcome the fragile security environment in the country;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph i
Paragraph i
(i) to strongly condemn the actions of the North Korean leadership that threaten peace and security in the Korean peninsula and beyond; to encourage China, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, to exert further pressure on the North Korean regime to de-escalate its aggressive actions which threaten regional and international security; to draw up and implement a strong response, supported by a broad and sufficiently robust international consensus, in order to deter the North Korean regime from further developing hostile nuclear capabilities and carrying out extra- territorial assassinations, attacks and kidnappings;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j
Paragraph j
(j) to increase Member State supportcoordinated external action for UN peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations, in particular by contributing personnel and equipment, and to enhance the EU’s role as a facilitator in this respect; to ensure better visibility for this support and contribution; to further develop procedures for the use of EU Common Security and Defence Policy in support of UN operathat make use of diplomatic, security and development tools to restore confidence and tackle the challenges of wars, internal conflicts, insecurity, fragility, and transitions;
Amendment 98 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j – point a (new)
Paragraph j – point a (new)
(a) to encourage a policy of rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia as essential in defusing defuse regional tensions, and as a path towards conflict resolution in Yemen and elsewhere; to further encourage such actions in order to address the root causes of terrorism and extremism which are a threat to international security and regional stability;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph k
Paragraph k
(k) to continue to support the efforts to further operationalise R2Pstrengthen R2P as an important governing principle in all countries' work across the conflict spectrum, as well as on human rights and development, and to support the UN in continuing to play a critical role in assisting countries in the implementation of R2P;
Amendment 110 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph k – point a (new)
Paragraph k – point a (new)
(a) to support and strengthen international efforts through the United Nations to end the use of children in armed conflict, as well as to more effectively address the impact of conflict and post-conflict situations on women and girls;
Amendment 111 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph k – point b (new)
Paragraph k – point b (new)
(b) to encourage all UN Member States to sign and ratify the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti- Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction;
Amendment 122 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m
Paragraph m
(m) to support the UN in making counter-terrorism a key element of its prevention agenda in line with the EU’s engagement in preventive measures to combat terrorism and counter violent extremism; to strengthen joint EU-UN efforts in combating the root causes of terrorism, particularly in countering hybrid threats and developing research and capacity-building in cyber defence; to rely on the existing initiatives set up by local partners to devise, implement, and develop approaches to counter radicalisation and terrorist recruitment, while promoting international action to bring those responsible for violence to justice;
Amendment 127 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph n
Paragraph n
(n) to step up efforts to clamp down on recruitment and fight terrorist propaganda conducted not only through social media platforms but also through networks of radicalised hate preachers; to support actions strengthening the resilience of communities vulnerable to radicaliszation, including by addressing the economic, social, cultural, and political causes which lead to it; to support counter- radicalisation and de- radicalisation policies in line with the UN Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism; to support an enhanced EU contribution to UN capacity- building initiatives concerning the fight against foreign terrorist fighters and violent extremism;
Amendment 154 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t
Paragraph t
(t) to promote greater support for the work of UNHCR in implementing its international mandate to protect refugees, including vulnerable groups such as women, children, and people with disabilities; to stress the substantial funding gap between UNHCR’s budgetary needs and funds received and to demand greater global solidarity;
Amendment 155 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t – point a (new)
Paragraph t – point a (new)
(a) to support a human rights-based approach to disability in situations of risk and emergency in line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD);
Amendment 156 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t – point b (new)
Paragraph t – point b (new)
(b) to advocate and protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people, to call for the repeal of legislation in UN Member States which criminalises people on the grounds of sexuality or gender identity, and to promote international action to combat homophobic and transphobic hate crimes;
Amendment 157 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t – point c (new)
Paragraph t – point c (new)
(c) to promote and respect the principles of opinion and expression, as mentioned in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and to emphasise the importance of a free press in a healthy society and the role of every citizen therein;
Amendment 204 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph aa
Paragraph aa
(aa) to underline the leadingnote the role of the EU in the process that led to the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Agenda 2030) and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the General Assembly in September 2015; to take concrete steps to ensure the efficient implementation of Agenda 2030 and the 17 SDGs as important instruments for prevention and development;
Amendment 205 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph aa – point a (new)
Paragraph aa – point a (new)
(a) to encourage UN Member States to meet their commitments on development aid spending and for governments to be held to account for the implementation of the global SDGs;
Amendment 230 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ac
Paragraph ac
(ac) to underline the importance that EU Member States attach to coordinating their action in the organs and bodies of the United Nations system, while respecting the rights of Member States to act unilaterally when it is in their national interest to do so;
Amendment 238 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ad
Paragraph ad
(ad) to support actively a comprehensive reform of the United Nations Security Council on the basis of a broad consensus, in order to ensure the Council is able to deal more effectively with threats to international peace and security; to promote the revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly, and improved coordination and coherence of the action of all UN institutions, which should enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, legitimacy, transparency, accountability, capacity and representativeness of the system, in order to respond more quickly to global challenges;
Amendment 244 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ad – point a (new)
Paragraph ad – point a (new)
(a) to promote new permanent seats on the UN Security Council for Brazil, Germany, India and Japan, while recognising that consensus is needed before extending veto rights to new permanent UNSC members;
Amendment 245 #
2017/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph ad – point b (new)
Paragraph ad – point b (new)
(b) to engage in the public and comprehensive debate with all UNGA members on the importance of respecting constitutional limits in presidential mandates worldwide;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas corruption appears to be a complex phenomenon which can be defined as the abuse of entrusted power for individual or collective, direct or indirect personal gain, and which poses a serious threat to social stability and security by undermining the institutions and values of democracy, ethics and justice, as well as risking civil protest and conflict;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas corruption can range from small scale efforts to influence individuals, public officials, or the implementation of public services, to large scale attempts to subvert political, economic, and/or legal systems, and in order to promote and fund terrorism, encourage extremism, decrease tax revenues, and support organised crime networks;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas corruption is caused by the failure of political, economic, and judicial systems to provide robust, independent oversight and accountability;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas reducing corruption is vital for economic growth, poverty reduction, wealth creation, education, welfare, healthcare, infrastructure development, and conflict resolution, as well as to build trust in institutions, business and politics;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in many countries corruption not only constitutes a significant systemic obstacle to the realisation of all human rights, but may also cause many human rights violations; whereas corruption is one of the most neglected human rights violations of our times as it fuels injustice, inequality and deprivation;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas corruption, far from being an abstract crime, has specific negative impacts on the enjoyment of human rights affecting individuals, targeted groups or society at large, notably as regards financial and, economic and natural resources and the realisation of democracy and the rule of law;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the economic consequences of corruption are extremely negative, especially in terms of its impact on increasing poverty and, victims of crime, inequality among the population, on the quality of public services, access to infrastructures, economic opportunities and loss of investment, and the proper functioning of government within accepted international norms;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas in many countries there is a vicious circle between high levels of corruption and low rates of human, social and economic development, low levels of education, limited civil and political rights and, little or no political competition, and freedom of the media both online and offline;
Amendment 75 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas practices such as electoral fraud, illicit funding of political parties or the perceived disproportionate influence of money in politics erode confidence and create social dissatisfactiontrust in elected representatives, the electoral process, and governments, undermines democratic legitimacy and may significantly weaken civil and political rights;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas corruption in the judicial sector breaches the principles of non- discrimination, access to justice and the right to a fair trial and to an effective remedy, and allows those carrying out corrupt practices to continue to operate with inpunity;
Amendment 105 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the absence of free media both online and offline creates favourable conditions for opaque practices to flourish; whereas media plays an important role in increasing public awareness of corruption and human rights violations; whereas the media, both online and offline, can reinforce corruption reporting systems, including effective monitoring and follow- up;
Amendment 112 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the fight against corruption should also include measures to eradicate tax havens, tax evasion and illegal capiticit financial flightows as well as the schemes enabling them, as they prevent development, progress and prosperity of the countries;
Amendment 115 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
P a. whereas the United Nations Convention against Corruption is the only legally binding universal anti-corruption instrument, covering five main areas: preventive measures, criminalisation and law enforcement, international cooperation, asset recovery, and technical assistance and information exchange;
Amendment 122 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P b (new)
Recital P b (new)
P b. whereas the International Forum for Sports Integrity (IFSI) held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in February 2017, promoted collaboration between governments, international sports bodies, and other organisations in order to tackle corruption in sport;
Amendment 131 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls foron collective action to be taken at international level to prevent and combat corruption, given that corruption spreads across borders, and that cooperation between countries and between regions needs to be encouraged to restrict individuals and organisations from operating domestically and internationally;
Amendment 133 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Believes the fight against corruption must involve a partnership approach between the public and private sector and warns that the failure to do so will entrench poverty, inequality, reputational damage, and reduce external investment, as well as undermine the life opportunities of young people, and fail to break the link between corrupt practices and terrorism;
Amendment 140 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned about the implementation and enforcement of the existing international anti-corruption instruments and pledges to work with international partners to increase the number of states opting to strengthen democratic processes and build accountable institutions; calls on the signatory countries to apply them in full in order to better protect their citizens;
Amendment 143 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Urges the participants of the 2016 London Anti-Corruption Summit to fulfil the commitments made to address the causes of corruption and methods needed to promote transparency, as well as to provide support for those most affected;
Amendment 145 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that States are bound to fulfil their human rights obligations under the terms of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, and encourages those countries which have yet to do so to become party to it; underlines that States are responsible for reacting to any negative impact of corruption occurring in their territory; recalls the responsibilities of business operators tofor respecting human rights and tackleing corruption; stresses the need to integrate a human rights perspective into anti-corruption strategies;
Amendment 151 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Supports the establishment of modern, transparent and effective policy and legal frameworks for the management of natural resources and believes such measures can serve as powerful weapons against corruption;
Amendment 152 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Welcomes the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) as a powerful global tool in promoting the openness and accountability of the management of revenues from natural resources;
Amendment 163 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EU to introducmprove an anti- corruption clause alongside human rights clauses in agreements with third countries that would allow for monitoring, consultationsmonitoring in its relations with third countries, and, as a last resort, the imposition ofe sanctions or the suspension of such agreements in the eventcase of serious and/or systemic corruption that causes or is directly linked to serious human rights violations;
Amendment 182 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to channel further funds to assist with enacting and implementing protection programmes targetingaddressed to civil society organisations’' members, including anti- corruption associations and human rights movements, journalists, bloggers and whistle-blowers that expose and denounce corruption cases and human rights violations; insists that any future update of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights DefenderRDs or any guidance note on their implementation should make explicit references to their protection of these people; welcomes the Commission’'s recently launched consultation process on whistle-blower protection, in order to make it easier for people, without fear of reprisal, to report suspected acts of corruption, and to support communities that have suffered from it;
Amendment 186 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Encourages global cooperation to track down stolen assets and return them safely to their legitimate owners;
Amendment 205 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is convinced that an ambitiouEncourages anti-corruption policyies in EU external relations is only credible if, underpinned by an effective anti-corruption strategy within the EU; regrets in this context that the European Commission decided not to follow up its 2014 EU aAnti-corruption report, which would have also reinforced the EU’'s credibility to promote an ambitious anti- corruption agenda in its external policies;
Amendment 214 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the need to step up national and international communication and awareness-raising campaigns targeting citizens; stresses that education and impartial, independent public information is key in building strong individuals in our society based on respect for the rule of law;
Amendment 221 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recommends that examination of the issue of corruption as a cause ofor human rights violations, as well as a result of human rights abuses and a weak rule of law, be integrated into the universal periodic review as a way to tackle corruption and promote transparency and best practice; stresses the role that anti- corruption NGOs could play in contributing to this process;
Amendment 226 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Encourages a deepening of international commitments to put tackling corruption at the heart of the UN Sustainable Development Goals as a mechanism for fighting global poverty;
Amendment 253 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines the specific need to uphold the highest possible ethical standards and transparency in the functioning of international organisations and regional assemblies in charge of protecting and promoting democracy, human rights and the rule of law, by linking up institutions and professions around the world to build capacity and foster a shared culture of integrity;
Amendment 259 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Remains concerned about serious human rights violations, including labour rights and high- level corruption linked to major international sporting events and the related large- scale infrastructure projects; encourages cooperation between sporting governing bodies and international anti- corruption agencies and NGOs in order to establish transparent and verifiable commitments on human rights by organisers of large sporting events and those bidding to host them; stresses that these criteria should be part of the award criteria to host such events;
Amendment 261 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Believes high-level corruption in sports administration, match fixing, procurement, endorsement deals, site selection, illegal betting and doping, and the involvement of organised crime, have damaged the credibility of sporting bodies;
Amendment 263 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23 b. Believes that integrity in sport can contribute to the global development agenda and good governance internationally;
Amendment 264 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the implementation of zero- tolerance policies towards tax havens and money laundering, raising international standards of transparency, and iencreasing the exchange of information as a significant way of dealing with fraud, illicit trade, capital flows and tax avoidanceourages deeper international cooperation to determine the ownership of secretive shell companies and trusts used as conduits for evading tax, fraud, illicit trade, capital flows, money laundering and to benefit from corruption;
Amendment 269 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Welcomes European-led initiatives to develop a global exchange of beneficial ownership information to bolster the effectiveness of Common Reporting Standards which can help expose financial wrongdoing;
Amendment 279 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the great importance of independent media, both offline and online, in the fight against corruption and in denouncing human rights violations; calls on the Commission to address and counter the possible negative impact of defamation laws in third countries; underlines that digital security is an important element of the protection of activists; highly recommends that transparency of media ownership and sponsorship be ensured through legal proceedingunderlines that digital security is an important element of the protection of activists;
Amendment 285 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Promotes the values of an open and secure internet in raising awareness of corrupt practices by individuals, organisations and governments, and expresses concern that those seeking to restrict online freedoms do so in order to avoid accountability;
Amendment 286 #
2017/2028(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25 b. Insists that public contracting should be fair, accountable, open and transparent to prevent and expose the theft or misuse of taxpayers' money;
Amendment 118 #
2017/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Highlights the need to engage at the multilateral level with other jurisdictions in the region, such as ASEAN observers, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste, as well as China, Japan and Taiwan;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the opening of negotiations on Chapters 23 (Judiciary and Fundamental Rights) and 24 (Justice, Freedom and Security) as the key chapters in the EU approach to enlargement based on the rule of law; welcomes the opening of Chapters 32 (Financial Control) and 35 (Other Issues), the opening of negotiations on Chapter 5 (Public Procurement) and the opening and provisional closure of Chapter 25 (Science and Research); calls on the Council to open Chapter 26 (Education and Culture); looks forward to the opening of additional chapters when possible;
Amendment 308 #
2016/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Welcomes the Serbian Authorities support of Montenegro in its investigation into the failed attacks planned for the day of Montenegro's elections in 2016; notes that the Serbian Authorities have arrested two suspects following the issuing of an arrest warrant by Montenegro; encourages the Serbian Authorities to continue to cooperate with Montenegro to arrange for the suspects extradition to Montenegro in accordance with the terms of the countries bilateral agreement on extradition;
Amendment 243 #
2016/2310(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the maintenance of macro-economic stability but is concerned that despite seeing the overall rate fall unemployment still remains high with very low labour market participation, especially among youth and women; further urges competent authorities to tackle long-term and structural unemployment, to promote economic policy cooperation, to better align education with labour market demands and to develop a targeted strategy on how to better integrate young people and women into the labour market; is concerned about the outflow of highly educated young professionals; strongly calls on the government to dedicate particular attention to improving the perspectives of youth;
Amendment 900 #
2016/2114(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 15 – paragraph 1
Rule 15 – paragraph 1
The President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors shall be elected by secret ballot, in accordance with Rule 182. Nominations shall be with consent. They may only be made by a political group or by at least 40 Members. However, if the number of nominations does not exceed the number of seats to be filled, the candidates may be elected by acclamation. Members shall be permitted to serve a maximum of two terms in the office of President pursuant to Rule 19(1), regardless of whether they are served consecutively or not.
Amendment 2 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
Amendment 7 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
Amendment 15 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the outcome of the informal EU defence ministers' meeting in Bratislava of 27 September 2016,
Amendment 19 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the EU-NATO joint declaration of July 2016,
Amendment 41 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Russia today is more autocratic internally, and more aggressive towards its neighbours than at any time since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991; whereas official Russian propaganda paints the West as an enemy and actively tries to undermine unity in the European Union and coherence in the Transatlantic alliance;
Amendment 60 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the recent terrorist acts in European cities committed by radical jihadists linked to ISIS are part of that group’s comprehensive strategy, complementing a land war in Syria and Iraq, an economic war aimed at the tourism industry in North Africa, as well as online propaganda and cyber-attacks; whereas the thousands of EU citizens who have joined such terrorist groups are an increasing threat to our security at home, as well as elsewhere in the world;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas information and cyber warfare targeted at European Union Member States and other Western countries, individuals, and organisations is a deliberate attempt at state and non- state level to destabilise and discredit political, economic, and social structures;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls what many seem to have forgotten, namely that the European Union is one of the greatest achievements in European history and that the transformative power of the EU has brought peace, stability and prosperity to itsthe decades of peace, stability and prosperity enjoyed by European Union Member States and their citizens; emphasisnotes that the EU remains the largestan economic power, the mosta generous donor of humanitarian and development assistance, and a frontrunnplayer in global diplomacy on issues such as climate change, non-proliferation and human rights;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. ConsiderBelieves that the current crisis is also an opportunity for the EU if it is used to make the EU work betterhas exposed weaknesses in the EU and its structures and calls on Member States to cooperate more effectively to address common challenges; recalls that some European citizens see an effective common foreign and security policy as a priority area of action for the EU and that this is one of the areas where European cooperation can yield most value added; emphasises, therefore, that; emphasises that it is a defining characteristic of a Member State's must change their mentality since nowadays thinking about foreign policy and security in a narrow minded national perspective is obsolete; is convinced that no single Member State alone is able to tackle any of the challenges we face today; foreign and security policy to be able to operate unilaterally in their own national interest when they so choose; recognises that the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU can only operate effectively when there is unanimity; encourages Member States to finally show sufficient levels of political will and trust in one another to make it possible to use the tools at hand in a concerted manner in order to pursue ourcommon interests and values; reiterates that the EU can only be a strong global player on an equal footing with other major powers if all Member States speak with one voice and act together in the framework of a strong EU foreign policy;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that the European Union and its Member States must develop effective foreign, security and defence policy which respects national interests but also seeks to work with international partners, the United Nations, NGOs, human rights defenders, and others on issues of shared concern and in order to promote peace, prosperity, and stability around the world;
Amendment 104 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that an effective implementation of the EU Global Strategy presented by the VP/HR in June 2016 is not possible without strong commitment, ownership, political will and leadership from the Member States; highlights that the appropriate resources need to be allocated to the implementation of this strategy, in particular in the crucial area of security and defence from the Member States;
Amendment 115 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that the EU's foreign and security policy ambitions must not adopt a one size fits all approach and must therefore be more flexible and responsive to changing situations in its eastern and southern neighbourhoods; further encourages consideration of the policy of less for less with regard to those countries which go into reverse in terms of governance, democracy, and human rights;
Amendment 116 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes the EU Global Strategy's commitment to NATO as the cornerstone of Europe's collective security, and to strengthening the United Nations as the bedrock of international order;
Amendment 118 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomNotes the intention of devising an implementation plan on security and defence; underlines thatnotes that it is recommended this implementation plan should be complemented by a White Book process, which would specify the level of ambition, tasks, requirements and capability priorities for European defence; calls on the VP/HR, in close cooperation with Member States and the Commission, to start working on such a White Book as a matter of priority in order to deliver first results in the first semester of 2017;
Amendment 126 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the proposal for a yearly reflection on the state of play of the strategy’'s implementation; believes that this reflection should take place in the framework of an annual debate in the European Parliament and on the basis of an implementation report drawn up by the VP/HR;
Amendment 129 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is of the opinion that the Global Strategy should be revised regularly, in synchrony with the electoral cycle and the entry into office of each new Commission, in order to check if its objectives and priorities still fit with the challenges and threats; believes that the revision of the Global Strategy's objectives should be driven by consensus between governments, and not by any EU institution;
Amendment 143 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that EU external action needs to be based on the three pillars that could be defined as the ‘'three Ds’': Defence, Development and Diplomacy; and insists that while there are areas in which the EU can act together in the international arena foreign and defence policy should remain the competence of Member States;
Amendment 148 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that the EU must strengthen its securityNotes that since power politics is again dominating international relations, defence and defterrence capabilities, as re crit ican only use its full potential as a global power if it combines its unrivalled soft power with hard power; recalls that stronger civilian and military capacities are key elements for the EU to fully respond to crises, build the resilience of partners and protect Europe; notes that since power politics is again dol for the EU's leverage in diplomatic talks; further notes that the EU's objectives for successful soft power - diplomacy, state institution building, security, and development aid - are increasingly taking place in conflict zones, and thereby further underminating international relations, defence and deterrence capabilities are critical for our leverage in diplomatic talkthe opportunities for success; iIn this regard, reiterates that the Common Security and Defence Policy needs to be strengthened, as the only realistic waymust require European countries to cooperate more, especially through NATO, in order to strengthen our defence capabilities in a time of budgetary constraints is to increase synergies by stepping up defence cooperation;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is convinced that in view of an already underfinanced EU budget,Notes that additional efforts for operations, administrative costs, preparatory actions and pilot projects under the Common Security and Defence Policy, additional funding from the Member States is also neededshould be considered on a case-by-case basis; believes that Member States should seize the opportunityassess this as part of the current revision/review of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) to that end; takes the view that in order to achieve greater capabilities and better capacity to deal with the current crises and future threats Member States must increase their defence expenditure;
Amendment 177 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Encourages a review of the EU's approach to civilian CSDP missions from the nature of interventions to their objectives and the people involved, in order to ensure they are properly devised, implemented, and supported;
Amendment 184 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part
Paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Takes the view that it is of crucial importance thatNotes the instruments provided by the Treaty of Lisbon be finally implementedrelating to security and defence policy, notably Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO); welcomnotes the joint paper by the defence ministers of France and Germany on the ‘'renewal of the CSDP’', and fully supportnotes its aim of taking a positive decision on the establishment of PESCO at the November 2016 Foreign Affairs and Defence Council; calls on the VP/HR to take the lead onconsider this initiative, as well as on other recent proposals for strengthenrelating theo CSDP with a view to paving the way for further ambitious decisions on the CSDP to be taken at the November Foreign Affairs and Defence Council and the December European Council, including thhile taking into account that despite the views of the EU institutions, there is a lack of political will from Member States and this should be respected in future considerations regarding EU defence fpollowingicy:
Amendment 196 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 1
Paragraph 10 – indent 1
Amendment 204 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 2
Paragraph 10 – indent 2
Amendment 208 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 3
Paragraph 10 – indent 3
Amendment 215 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Notes that the Lisbon Summit of November 2010 underlined the determination to improve the NATO-EU strategic partnership, a fact reinforced by NATO's 2010 Strategic Concept which commits the Alliance to prevent crises, manage conflicts and stabilise post- conflict situations, including by working more closely with NATO's international partners, including the EU;
Amendment 216 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Insists that any decision to move towards European Defence Union, including the development of greater permanent structured cooperation and the creation of common defence instruments, must be made on the basis of unanimity among EU Member States;
Amendment 218 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. WelcomNotes the Roadmap and the commitments of the Bratislava summit;
Amendment 224 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. WelcomNotes the ongoing work on the European Defence Action Plan and the Commission’'s efforts to maximise defence cooperation, including through incentives in areas such as research, transport, space, cyber, energy and industrial policies; notes the proposal by the French President for a European Security and Defence Fund, and supports the development of new and innovativ; notes the European Defence Agency's role financ fostering and investment concepts, including through the European Investment Bank; supports the proposals for a ‘European Semester for Defence’ and calls on the VP/HR to present concrete proposals to this effect; commendscoordinating capability development; believes that the key to sustaining the European Ddefence Agency’s role in fostering and coordinating capability development, and calls for its strengthening, notably by increasing its budgetindustry is an increase in defence spending by Member States, as well as insuring that the industry remains globally competitive;
Amendment 255 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. WelcomeStrongly supports the Warsaw Summit Declaration, particularly the Joint Declaration on NATO-EU cooperation; fully supports deepened cooperation between NATO and the EU in the areas of cybersecurity, migration, and the response to hybrid threats; invites the VP/HR to present specific proposals for the follow-up to the Warsaw Joint Declaration by the end of 2016; is convinced that NATO is crucial for the collective security of Europe;
Amendment 268 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Believes that by ensuring the EU's defence and security ambitions are more closely and effectively aligned with those of NATO, those aspirations - as well as those of individual Member States - can still be met; further believes the EU and its Member States must work more closely with NATO to ensure the Alliance's Smart Defence and the EU's Pooling and Sharing initiatives are complementary and mutually reinforcing;
Amendment 270 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Notes that the European Union has struggled to find a unified position on dealing with the migration crisis;
Amendment 279 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises that the security of EU Member States is undividable and that in line with Article 42(7) TEU all Member States must enjoy the same level of security; believes it is crucial to strengthenfurther notes that this Article also states that it shall not prejudice the specific character of the security and defence policy of certain member states; believes that the European security architecture, which is based on the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and which has been severely damaged by Russia’'s illegal military interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine;
Amendment 282 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Emphasises that the security of EU Member States who are also members of NATO is guaranteed under Article 5 of the Alliance;
Amendment 298 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Takes the view that it is time to define a new, more realistic strategy for the EU’'s relations with Russia, based on credible deterrence but also on dialogue in areas of common interest; stresses that sanctions have proven to be the most effective means for deterring Russian aggression; recalls that the full implementation of the Minsk agreement is a prerequisite for the suspension of sanctions; fully supports the EU's imposition of restrictive measures against individuals and entities in Russia in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and deliberate destabilisation of Ukraine, and insists that the EU should consider imposing further sanctions in case Russia continues to violate international law; believes it is in the common interest of the EU and Russia to achieve a better relationship, provided international law is applied;
Amendment 304 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Condemns unreservedly Russian aggression in Ukraine, including the illegal annexation of Crimea and the Russian-sponsored conflict in eastern Ukraine, and calls on EU Member States and the international community to speak with one voice in sending a clear message to the Russian Government that its actions will have costs and consequences; further demands a de-escalation of the current crisis and insists that the EU and its Member States work with international partners to put diplomatic, political, economic and other pressures on the Russian Government to end its aggression;
Amendment 306 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Strongly supports all efforts for a lasting peaceful solution respecting the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and which ensures a stable, prosperous and democratic future for all its citizens;
Amendment 310 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes it is important to engage in dialogue with Russia in order to identify measures aimed at reducing the risk of dangerous misunderstandings and miscalculations; underlines the importance of increased transparency in military activities in order to avoid air and maritime incidents with Russia and the need to develop common standards for the management of possible accidents and incidents; further believes cooperation with Russia over the recent Iran nuclear deal holds out hope for improved relations in other areas, including with NATO, in order to defuse tensions such as in the Baltic, Syria and Ukraine;
Amendment 316 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Condemns the repeated use by Russia of its veto powers on the United Nations Security Council and considers it to undermine international efforts for peace and conflict resolution in Syria and the European Union's southern neighbourhood more widely;
Amendment 322 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the EU to step up its cooperation with its Eastern partners in order to strengthen their resilience and independence; further supports the EU aspirations of those countries and the reform agenda in areas such as the rule of law, the economy, public administration and the fight against corruption;
Amendment 341 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that a deepening of the relationship with the US and Canada is of strategic interest to the EU, while at the same time it is important for the EU to strengthen its relationship with Central and South America; recognises that the EU is by far the most important economic partner for the United States and vice versa, while both are key international allies both bilaterally and through NATO, and on areas such as the Iran nuclear deal, Syria and Ukraine; encourages, in this regard, the EU and its Member States to ensure a continuation of such a relationship following November's US presidential elections;
Amendment 355 #
2016/2036(INI)
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, human rights abuses, inequality, and mistaken trade policies; believes that security, economic and social development and trade are parts of the same comprehensive strategy; calls for European and international action (UN/G20) against illegal financial transfers out of Africa;
Amendment 359 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recognises that the EU's role in tackling migration and humanitarian crises has become intertwined with broader regional conflicts and that the EU's provision of aid to the victims of disasters, refugees and others in need has delivered mixed results;
Amendment 360 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Encourages the development of a coherent, robust strategy for the Sahel region aimed at improving governance and the accountability and legitimacy of state and regional institutions, boosting security, tackling radicalization, the trafficking of people, arms and drugs, and strengthening economic and development policies;
Amendment 365 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the EU must pay particular attention to improving the living conditions in its neighbourhood, using all available policy tools, including trade, development aid, environment policy, and diplomacy, as well as crisis management capabilities; welcomes in this regard the EU’'s new migration partnerships and the External Investment Plan; underlines the need to develop a new approach towards Africa, providing better opportunities for trade, investment and economic growth and supporting African countries in building democratic, transparent and effective institutions, and measures to mitigate the impact of climate change; is convinced that the EU should review its development and trade policies to make sure that they contribute to these goals; calls on the EU, and in particular the Member States, to significantly increase their financial commitments to the region, including through the Africa Trust Fund and the European Development Fund;
Amendment 394 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines also the need to intensify the fight against Islamist terrorism, which affects ever larger parts of the Middle East and North Africa and has also been creeping into Europe; urges the EU to undertake concerted diplomatic efforts, together with the US and other international allies, to convince partners in the region, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, of the need for a common strategy towards this global challenge; further encourages efforts to co-operate and co-ordinate with other countries in this fight, including via cooperation on counter-terrorism and in helping building individual countries' capacity on counter- terrorism;
Amendment 397 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Encourages greater cooperation between EU Member States and communities within Member States to prevent the radicalisation of individuals who could pose a security threat; Further encourages a review and/or the introduction of more effective counter- extremism strategies to tackle the whole spectrum of extremism and extremist ideology, including via information sharing, and by working with individuals, communities, the internet industry, and law enforcement agencies;
Amendment 407 #
2016/2036(INI)
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; continues, in this regard, to urge all members of the UN Security Council to honour their responsibilities with regard to the crisis and urges all countries active in promoting a solution to the crisis to support these efforts;
Amendment 417 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Encourages the expansion of the EU sanctions regime to cover more people and organisations responsible for human rights violations in Syria;
Amendment 430 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recognises Turkey’'s role as an important partner in solving the Syrian conflict and the fight against Da’'esh, and the migration crisis; strongly condemns the attempted military coup against the democratically elected government of Turkey; encourages the Turkish government to protect the constitutional order, while underlining the importance of respect for the rule of law, human rights, and independence of the judiciary in the aftermath of the coup, in cooperation with the Council of Europe;
Amendment 439 #
2016/2036(INI)
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; Further believes, in this regard, that the European Union and its Member States must cooperate with international partners to address the push factors which lead to migration;
Amendment 446 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Encourages the European Union and its Member States to distinguish more clearly between migrants fleeing persecution and conflict, and those doing so for purely economic reasons;
Amendment 449 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Does not support a compulsory system of reallocation of asylum seekers, and instead believes that the best way to deal with the current crisis is to make the system of processing asylum seekers and returning those who do not qualify more efficient through building cooperation and trust between Member States and increasing resources in specific areas;
Amendment 450 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25c. Strongly supports the strengthening of Responsibility to Protect (R2P) as an important governing principle in the European Union and its Member States' work across the conflict spectrum, as well as on human rights and development;
Amendment 451 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)
Paragraph 25 d (new)
25d. Recognises that climate change could have a serious effect on regional and global stability, as global warming affects disputes over territory, food, water and other resources, weakens economies, threatens regional security, and is a source of migratory flows; further encourages the EU and Member States to consider how national and EU military planning can include climate change adaption strategies and what would be considered an appropriate capability, priority, and response;
Amendment 454 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Highlights the EU’s immenseNotes the EU's potential as a diplomatic superpower, which is based on the wide range of instruments at ourits disposal and ourits normative power as a champion of democracy, freedom and human rights;
Amendment 471 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Takes the view that the EU should upgrade and intensify its diplomatic efforts in Asia in order to contribute to greater stability and security in conflict areas with renewed tensions, working closely with partners in the region and upholding international law, including in the South China sea; notes the positive references in the Commission’s Joint Communication of June 2016 entitled Elements for a new EU Strategy on China which calls for the EU to continue supporting the constructive development of cross-strait relations between China and Taiwan; To this aim notes the need for the EU to support Taiwan's participation in international organisations and forums such as Interpol and ICAO;
Amendment 472 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Takes the view that the EU should upgrade and intensify its diplomatic efforts in Asia in order to contribute to greater stability and security in conflict areas with renewed tensions, working closely with partners in the region and upholding international law, including in the South China sea, and in order to address issues relating to the protection of human rights and the rule of law;
Amendment 493 #
2016/2036(INI)
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, while respecting the competence of Member States in these areas;
Amendment 501 #
2016/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Stresses thatNotes the financial means available for the EU’'s external action are not commensurate to the challenges we are facing; calls in this regard for a substantial increase in the resources available under heading IV of the MFF in the context of the upcoming mid-term review;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
– having regard to the proposal for a recommendation to the Council on the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly by Andrey Kovatchev, on behalf of the PPE Group (B8- 1374/2015),
Amendment 31 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU’s security environment is increasingly unstable and volatile owing to a large number of longstanding or newly emerging challenges, including violent conflicts, terrorism, organised crime, unprecedented migration waves and climate change, which are impossible to address at national level and requirequire national, regional and global responses;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a
Paragraph a
(a) to continue to support multilateral attempts to find lasting political solutions to ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, and in the Middle East and North Africa, in particular in Syria, Libya and YemenIsrael and Palestine, Libya and Yemen, and to reinvigorate diplomatic efforts to resolve frozen conflicts around the world; to continue to support the work of the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary- General for Syria, the Special Representative and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya, and the Special Envoy of the Un Secretary-General for Yemen; to call for continued humanitarian, financial and political assistance from the international community in order to address the humanitarian situation, and to work towards the immediate cessation of violence;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b
Paragraph b
(b) to call for increased support for the efforts of the international community and regional organisations to manage security crises on the African continent, in particular in Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Central African Republic, Mali, Nigeria and Burundi; to encourage UN Member States to join the EU; recognises the role of the United Nations as the principle guarantor of international peace and security; further recognises the role played by UN Member States, including those from the European Union, in supporting the increasing role and own capacities of the African Union in mediation and crisis management;
Amendment 60 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d
Paragraph d
(d) to promote a culture of prevention within the UN system in order to improve its capacity to respond more quickly to emerging crises and potential threats to peace and security, while promoting international action to bring those responsible for violence to justice; to strive to enhance early communication and further develop procedures for crisis consultation between the EU and the UN in order to better coordinate their crisis response, avoiding unnecessary duplication;
Amendment 78 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f
Paragraph f
(f) to continue to support the efforts to further the operationalisation of R2P and to support the UN in continuing to play a critical role in assisting countries in the implementation of R2P; to further strengthen the role of R2P as an important governing principle in all countries’ work across the conflict spectrum, as well as on human rights and development;
Amendment 79 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f a (new)
Paragraph f a (new)
(fa) to support and strengthen international efforts through the United Nations to end the use of children in armed conflict, as well as to more effectively address the impact of conflict and post-conflict situations on women and girls;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f b (new)
Paragraph f b (new)
(fb) to actively increase pressure on Russia, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, in order to resolve the conflict in Ukraine and its illegal annexation of Crimea;
Amendment 81 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f c (new)
Paragraph f c (new)
(fc) to encourage a policy of rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran in order to defuse regional tensions and as a path towards conflict resolution in Yemen and elsewhere;
Amendment 92 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j
Paragraph j
(j) to provide support to the UN Counter- Terrorism Implementation Task Force in order to ensure coordination and coherence in the implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, using the resources and expertise of 25 UN system entities, national policy and security agencies, and of Interpol;
Amendment 102 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph l a (new)
Paragraph l a (new)
(la) to encourage all UN Member States to sign and ratify the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti- Personnel Mines and on their Destruction;
Amendment 110 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph n
Paragraph n
(n) to promote greater support for the work of UNHCR in implementing its international mandate to protect refugees, including vulnerable groups such as women or children with disabilities; to stress the high funding gap between UNHCR’s budgetary needs and funds received and demand greater global solidarity;
Amendment 130 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph r a (new)
Paragraph r a (new)
(ra) to work together with all UN Member States to respect the principles of opinion and expression, as mentioned in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; to emphasise the importance of a free press in a healthy society, and the role of every citizen therein;
Amendment 145 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u a (new)
Paragraph u a (new)
(ua) to advocate and protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people and to call for the repeal of legislation in UN Member States which criminalises people on the grounds of sexuality or gender identity;
Amendment 146 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u b (new)
Paragraph u b (new)
(ub) supports a human rights-based approach to disability in situations of risk and emergency in line with the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD);
Amendment 147 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u c (new)
Paragraph u c (new)
(uc) to engage with the public and a comprehensive debate with all members of the UN General Assembly on the importance of respecting constitutional limits in presidential mandates worldwide;
Amendment 170 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v a (new)
Paragraph v a (new)
(va) to encourage UN Member States to meet their commitments on development aid spending and for governments to be held to account for the implementation of the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
Amendment 195 #
2016/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x
Paragraph x
(x) to support actively a comprehensivemeaningful dialogue on reform of the United Nations Security Council in order to ensure the Council is able to deal effectively with threats to international peace and security; to promote the revitalisation of the work of the General Assembly, and improved coordination and coherence of the action of all UN institutions, which should enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, transparency, accountability, capacity and representativeness of the system in order to respond more quickly to global challenges; to support and build on the increased transparency in the process for the selection of the next UN Secretary- General, with candidates’ presentations being made in the General Assembly;
Amendment 11 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The objective of the Energy Union Strategy, as adopted by the Commission on 25 February 20158 , is to give consumers secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy. More precisely, the Energy Union Strategy emphasizes that full compliance of agreements related to the buying of energy from third countries with Union law is an important element in ensuring energy security, building on the analysis already carried out in the European Energy Security Strategy of May 20149 . In the same spirit, the European Council in its conclusions of 19 March 2015 called for full compliance with Union law of all agreements related to the buying of gas from external suppliers, notably by reinforcing transparency of such agreements and compatibility with Union energy security provisions. __________________ 8 9Given the above, the Commission should attempt, within its competence and with respect to the rules of subsidiarity and proportionality, to ensure that dominant gas suppliers in a region do not abuse their position in breach of EU antitrust rules, with particular reference to unfair prices charged in Member States as well as to the use of interruptions in supplies for economic and political blackmail. __________________ 8 COM(2015)80 COM(2015)80 9 COM (2014)330 COM (2014)330
Amendment 21 #
2016/0031(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Commission should assess the compatibility with Union law of intergovernmental agreements that entered into force or are applied provisionally prior to the entry into force of this Decision and inform the Member States accordingly. In the event of incompatibility, Member States should take all necessary steps to find a suitable solution to eliminate the incompatibility identified. The Commission should be particularly encouraged to further investigate the project of the pipeline Nord Stream 2 in terms of its compatibility with the acquis, especially with the Third Energy Package and Third Gas Directive adopted in 2009 as well the main principles of the current Energy Union project.
Amendment 1 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the EU is faced with an unprecedented number of crises, most notably the refugee crisis, natural disasters, security threats and armed conflicts, which are threatening core values and require reinforced external action; underlines that these were unforeseen at the time the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020 was concluded; recalls that the total for Heading 4 was cut by some 16 increased by 3.3% compared to the initial proposal, significantly debilitating the EU’s ability to respond to new situations and meet its political commitments; calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a revision raisingperiod 2007-2013; calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for a review under this heading and urges the Commission to incorporate fully a performance-based budgeting approach; urges the Commission to consider introducing greater flexibility between the MFF ceilings of both payment and, provided that the overall level of commitment and payment appropriations under this headingagreed in 2013 remains the same;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that addressing the migration and refugee crises is a key priority but that this should not come at the cost of policies in other areas, including those that are key to addressing long-term challenges, however, overall commitment and payment appropriations as agreed in 2013 shall remain the same; is convinced that responses to humanitarian distress must go in parallel with development processes and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals; calls on the Commission to come up with innovative approaches towards life-saving assistance and humanitarian aid and focus more consistently on crisis prevention and early warning mechanisms;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that current flexibility mechanisms are insufficient in terms of volume and flexibility to adequately respond to the changed situation; recalls that, mainly owing to a lack of resources, the Commission has set up a number of ad hoc instruments, including the Trust Funds for Syria, Africa and the Central African Republic and the Refugee Facility for Turkey; welcomes their potential to increase the EU’s financial response, but is concerned, nevertheless, about transparency and accountability and notes Member States’ failure to deliver on funding pledgeurges the Commission to consider potential partnerships with the private and public sectors as well as civil society to respond to current and future humanitarian needs;
Amendment 20 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to propose a substantial reformview of the flexibility mechanisms under the MFF, setting up a permanent system that allows for the mobilisation of additional resources when needed, without raising financial ceilings set out in the 2013 Regulation for the duration of the current MFF in the interests of budgetary predictability and maintain an appropriate relationship between commitments and payment appropriations; stresses that any emergency funding for responding to crises and unforeseen situations shcould by its very naturepossibly be covered by special instruments and be counted outside the MFF ceilingif deemed necessary and effective by Member States; believes that the possibility to transfer funds between headings would increase the ability to respond to evolving challenges;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the necessity for the revisewed MFF to be able to respond to the needs of the external financing instruments after their 2017 mid-term review and calls for better coherence and coordination of both review processes in the future.; calls on the Commission to use this opportunity to simplify the applicable rules of existing programmes, such as the Horizon 2020 programme, in line with the Better Regulation Agenda;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Commission to align the next MFF with the political cycles of the Commission and Parliament in order to improve democratic accountability and transparency of the multiannual budget;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the North Atlantic Treaty, signed in Washington DC on 4 April 1949,
Amendment 20 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union is resolved to frame a common defence policy leading to a common defence, which reinforces its European identity and autonomy in order to promote peace, security and progress in Europe and in the world; reminds, however, that this is subject to unilateral decision of the European Council, as defence remains a national competence;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU now has competence to define and implement a common security and defence policy that includes the progressive framing of a common Union defence policy, subject to unanimous decision of the European Council; whereas the Union should use this competence to coordinate and supplement the actions of the Member States, without thereby prejudicing or superseding their competence in defence;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the European Council should establish the European Defence Union without delay, as advocated by Parliament, as well as the Union’s common defence; whereas the Member States should adopt the decision on common defence in accordance with their respective constitutional requirementJoint declaration from the NATO Warsaw Summit of 2016 on the NATO-EU strategic partnership recognised the role of NATO and the support the EU can play in achieving common goals;
Amendment 156 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls, therefore, on the VP/HR, the Council and the Member States to use all the possibilities provided for in the Treaty, especially the mechanisms contained in Article 42(6) TEU and Article 46 TEU on Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO), and in Article 44 TEU on the implementation of a CSDP task by a group of Member States, in order to achieve a faster, more efficient and more flexible deployment of missions and operations; underlines that rules for cooperation within PESCO should be clearly defined and the format itself should not turn into a mechanism of preferential financial support of defence industry companies of the participating Member States;
Amendment 241 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the reinforcement of the CSDP in line with the Treaties will not impinge on national sovereignty as this policy is driven by the Member States; is convinced that there is no greater respect for sovereignty than defending the territorial integrity of the European Union through a common defence policy; acknowledges the leading role of NATO as a guarantor of European security and calls for the highest level of cooperation with the Alliance in order to avoid duplication of duties and command structures;
Amendment 343 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers that the Union should make provision, in agreement with the Member States concerned, for participation in capability programmes undertaken by them; considers that the Union’s financial contribution to such programmes should not exceed the contributions made by the participating Member States and should not turn into mechanism of preferential financial support of defence industry companies of the participating Member States;
Amendment 399 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Welcomes the EU Global Strategy's commitment to NATO as the cornerstone of Europe's collective security, and to strengthening the United Nations as the bedrock of international order;
Amendment 401 #
2015/2343(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32 b. Notes that the Lisbon Summit of November 2010 underlined the determination to improve the NATO-EU strategic partnership, a fact reinforced by NATO's 2010 Strategic Concept which commits the Alliance to prevent crises, manage conflicts and stabilise post- conflict situations, including by working more closely with NATO's international partners, including the EU;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), otherwise known as the Iran Nuclear Deal, was a notable achievement for European diplomacy in particular, and that Europe and that the international community, led by the P5+1 group, is now responsible for not simply ensuring its strict and full implementation, but for maintaining the spirit of negotiations in a way that benefits the peoples of both Iran and the EUEU Member States; regrets, however, that the deal does not include aspects which address Iran's regional ambitions or longer term solutions to tackle regional instability;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that EU-Iran relations should beEncourages a renewed relationship between the EU and its Member States, and Iran, with both sides working closely on bilateral and multilateral issues to ensure a more stable region and effective implementation of the nuclear deal developed through multi- layered dialogue involving political, technical and people-to-people contacts; supports the opening of EU-Iran relations for the mutual benefit of both parties, based on a realistic assessment of common interests and differences, with a view to encouraging step-by-step expansion of cooperation in a climate of confidence- building, foremost for the benefit of the peoples of Iran and the EU; support, and in order to deepen our understanding of Iran and its people; notes, in this regard, the Commission’s commitment to a renewed engagement with Iran based on ‘a dialogue of the four Cs’: a dialogue that is comprehensive in scope; cooperative in the fields where Iran and the EU have mutual interests; critical, open and frank in areas where Iran and the EU disagree but are looking for common ground; and that is overall constructive in tone and practice; and further believes EU Member States and Iran have shared interests in a wide range of areas, but also underlines the importance of dialogue in areas where there are differences;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the importance of developing theEncourages the development of a parliamentary dimension of EU-Iran relations as part of the strategy for re- establishing mutual trust; reiterates its support, in this regard, for the proposal discussed between Parliament and the Majlis for an inter-parliamentary dialogue on counter-terrorism; welcomes the renewed political dialogue between the EU and Iran, including on human rights, that should be extended to arms trafficking, as well as wider issues affecting the Middle East; welcomes the renewed political dialogue between the EU and Iran, including on human rights but regrets that despite a pledge by President Rouhani to improve the rights and freedoms of Iranian citizens when he was elected in 2013 the situation appears to have worsened, particularly in areas such as discrimination against women and members of religious and ethnic minorities, freedom of the press, media and bloggers, and those using social media sites, and on freedom of expression and opinion; recognises that while there is suspicion and mistrust on both sides, there is also a long history between many Member States and Iran and that Iran has a strong ambition to have good relations with Europe, which provides the potential for a relationship based on mutual trust and respect; reiterates that the EU does not seek to interfere in internal political choices in this country or in any other, but seeks cooperation based on mutual respect for international standards and principles; believes that the full normalisation of relations can only occur by means of regular and sustained dialogue and that the immediate priority should be to broaden the scope of EU-Iran relations in areas where there is common agreement to do so; believes, however, that the ultimate aim must be one of partnership between Iran and the EU;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages EU Member States and the European External Action Service to initiate an enhanced human rights dialogue with Iran, including by raising individual cases with the Iranian government, in addition to Iran's continued use of the death penalty, execution of juveniles, and the persecution of religious and ethnic minorities, and LGBTI people; further insists that such dialogue must include measurable, achievable targets in order to improve the human rights situation for all Iranians in line with international conventions;
Amendment 88 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises that differences exist between the EU and Iran on the use of the death penalty; nevertheless believes cooperation on anti-narcotics programmes and on the question of juvenile executions, in line with Iran’s own commitments, could provide a common agenda for addressing this question; encourages the EEAS to ensure strict criteria and monitoring are in place so that any European Union funding for anti- narcotics programmes for Iran does not directly or indirectly result in any person convicted of a drugs offence facing the death penalty for their crime;
Amendment 106 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Supports the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran and encourages the Government of Iran to use the recent extension of their mandate to engage with the UN, EU, and other international organisations on human rights issues;
Amendment 131 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EEAS to explore the possibility of establishing an institutional framework for cooperation with Iran, such as a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) or a Framework Agreement. should Iran fulfil all its commitments under the terms of the JCPOA and make significant progress on economic, political, social and human rights reform;
Amendment 150 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes note of Iran’s stated objective of achieving a yearly growth rate of 8 %; believes that European investments are key for Iran to achieve this goal; stresses that for Iran to realise its economic potential, it will have to take steps to create a transparent economic environment conducive to international investment and take anti-corruption measures, particularly regarding compliance with the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force; calls on the EUEU Member States to fully support Iran’s efforts in this process via, in particular, support for work towards forging a bilateral investment treaty between the EU and Iran; supports the expansion of the EU's trading relationship with Iran and calls for the EU to further develop economic cooperation with Iran; takes note that Iran is the world’s largest economy outside the WTO; supports, in this regard, Iran’s bid to join the WTO;
Amendment 156 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that Iran is the second largest economy in the Middle East after Saudi Arabia with an estimated nominal GDP of $397 billion in 2015 and that the Iranian economy is currently reliant on the oil and gas sector, with significant agricultural, industrial, and service sectors; further notes that EU trade with Iran currently stands at about $8 billion and is expected to quadruple in the next two years;
Amendment 160 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Welcomes the fact the Iranian Government is keen to attract foreign investment, with foreign direct investment needed across all major economic sectors; notes that more than $1 trillion of investment in infrastructure is likely to be needed over the next 10 years, providing opportunities for European businesses, including in the energy, automotive and airline manufacturing sectors;
Amendment 162 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Encourages the EU to use its relationship with Iran to insist the authorities tackle problems in the country's banking system, including measures to bolster anti-money laundering and terrorism-financing laws;
Amendment 165 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls the impact that extraterritorial US sanctions, in particular US-related sanctions on banks, have on businesses willing to invest in Iran; insists on the need to address this and other financial matters to create the necessary conditions for businesses to prosper in Iran and contribute to Iranians feeling relief from sanctions in their everyday lives; further notes that some US sanctions are not affected by the nuclear deal and will remain in place, in particular sanctions related to human rights abuses, support for terrorism, and the testing of ballistic missiles;
Amendment 176 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that the lifting of sanctions by the EU and the international community as laid down in the JCPOA is an important element in demonstrating European good faith towards Iran, as well as providing mutual economic benefit; notes, however, that while most economic and financial sanctions have now been lifted, some remain in place and are not affected by the nuclear deal; calls for emphasis to be placed on the quality as well as on the quantity of investments, and for an initiative to assess whether new investments uphold the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights similar to that undertaken when sanctions were lifted in Myanmar/Burma;
Amendment 189 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. BNotes that Iran has the second largest gas reserves in the world and fourth largest oil reserves and wishes to increase oil output to one billion barrels per day in 2016; further notes that Iran shares the world's largest gas asset with Qatar and has the potential to become a leading LNG exporter if it can access the right technology; believes the lifting of economic sanctions has the potential to unlock significant spending on the oil and gas industry as well as other sectors of the economy, which would benefit from investment and access to new technology; believes that energy cooperation can play a significant role in diversifying the sources of energy supply to the EU, thereby contributing to the EU’s energy security;
Amendment 209 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Encourages the EU and its Member States to continue exploring all areas of business cooperation with Iran, including through the facilitation of trade export credits, project financing and investment; further offers assistance to the Iranian authorities on sectoral reform, market liberalisation, and measures to improve Iran's economic progress; encourages those businesses from the European Union seeking to do business in Iran to ensure contracts adhere to internationally accepted guidelines on human rights and workers’ rights;
Amendment 226 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. RNotes that with a population of around 80 million people more than 60% are estimated to be under 30 years old and the workforce is highly educated; further recognises that the young, educated and technologically advanced population in Iran can provide particular opportunities for advancing people-to- people contacts with the EU; calls for increased cooperation in the field of education, research and innovation via increased exchanges of students and researchers; calls for the Commission to study the possibility of visa liberalisation for Iranian academics and researchers to study and undergo training in European universities;
Amendment 253 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes with concern that Iran is strongly developing its cyber capabilities, both for monitoring internal dissent and deploying hackers to disrupt or attack foreign targets;
Amendment 262 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Expresses concern about growing militarisation in the wider region and supports efforts towards greater arms control, while recognising legitimate defence concerns, but within a context of seeking to promote full respect for sovereignty of all countries in the region itself;
Amendment 263 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes the outcome of the Parliamentary elections in February 2016 and believes the results offer an opportunity for further engagement with the European Union, its Member States, and other powers, as well as the possibility of internal economic, political and social reforms; Notes with concern, however, that Iran's Guardian Council disqualified the majority of reform candidates based on discriminatory and arbitrary criteria and that dozens of political activists and journalists have been jailed for exercising their rights;
Amendment 268 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Insists on the full implementation by Iran of its commitments under the JCPOA, including the Roadmap agreed with the International Atomic Energy Agency, and believes that fulfilment is essential in building international confidence in the exclusively peaceful development of the Iranian nuclear programme;
Amendment 269 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that the nuclear deal opens the possibility for cooperation in resolving the region’s security crisis; believes that Iran can and should play a stabilisation role in the region; believes that the whole region can benefit from a normalisation of relations with Iran; further expects the Iranian authorities to fulfil their commitments under the JCPOA in full and as a clear indication to the gradual improvement in relations between the European Union, its Member States and Iran;
Amendment 278 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes that the Iranian military doctrine of asymmetric warfare poses a substantial threat to Middle East stability;
Amendment 293 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes EU-Iran political dialogue should call on Iran to play a constructive role in solving the political crises in Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Lebanon and Afghanistan, based on respect for international law and the sovereignty of these countries; calls, in this regard, for a model of EU diplomacy based on political rather than religious differences and on the principle of ensuring respect, safety and security for peoples in all countries in the Middle East, without exception;
Amendment 295 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Believes that there can be no solution to conflicts in the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf region without all players being present at the table; welcomes, in this regard, Iran’s engagement in the Syrian peace talks via its participation in the International Syria Support Group (ISSG); notes, in this context that the Assad regime in Syria has become increasingly dependent on Iran for its own survival and therefore calls on the Iranian authorities to use its leverage to bring the Syrian conflict to a peaceful conclusion; calls for its contribution to further facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to increase protection of the civilian population from attacks and to continuously seek a long- term solution to the conflict;
Amendment 331 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that regional rivalries are an underlying factor in conflicts in several countries in the region; calls for active EUinternational diplomacy to de-escalate tensions between Tehran and Riyadh, including confidence building, track II diplomacy and de- escalation measures in the normalisation of their relations; calls on the EU to work with the US and Russia to that end and, in particular, in supporting the development of a new regional security infrastructure that takes into account Iran and Saudi Arabia’s threat perceptions and legitimate security concerns and provides security guarantees both to Iran and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council; stresses that cooperation on maritime security in the Persian Gulf, including the signing of a charter on free navigation, could be a first confidence-building measure in developing regional trust and cooperation;
Amendment 336 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Notes with concern the worsening struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia for political and religious influence, and warns of its implications for conflict resolution and security in the Middle East and beyond; further believes that a policy of rapprochement between Iran and Saudi Arabia is essential in defusing regional tensions, as a path towards conflict resolution in Yemen and elsewhere, and in order to address the root causes of terrorism and extremism which are a threat to the region as well as to the European Union and beyond;
Amendment 340 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Condemns Iran's continuing support for Hezbollah and reminds the Iranian authorities that the organisation's armed wing is on the European Union's terrorism blacklist; notes that this decision was reached, in part, because of the group's involvement in a bus bombing in Bulgaria in 2013; believes that Iran's continued support for Hezbollah undermines the prospect for peace in the Middle East, acts as a destabilising regional influence, as well as increasing security concerns within EU Member States;
Amendment 391 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Expresses concern that according to the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran between 966 and 1,025 people were executed in Iran in 2015, a substantial increase on 2014 and the highest number in over a decade; further deplores the fact that Iran routinely uses the death penalty for crimes not internationally recognised as "most serious", such as drugs-related offences, and against juveniles; notes, however, the presentation of a Bill to the Iranian parliament that, if approved, would reduce the punishment for non-violent drug-related crimes from death to life imprisonment; notes that approximately two-thirds of executions in Iran in 2015 were for drug-related offences and, if approved, the Bill could significantly reduce the number of executions in Iran;
Amendment 394 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27 b. Deplores the use of torture, flogging, blinding, amputation, public execution, and stoning in Iran, demands an end to such practices, and calls for the exercise of justice in line with existing international practice and rule of law; further voices concern that defendants are often denied fair and independent legal representation;
Amendment 427 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on Iran to live up fully to its commitments under the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the International Covenant on Political and Civil Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights by ensuring the enjoyment by its citizens of individual rights without discrimination as to sexgender, sexuality, gender identity, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, or other status, as provided for in these instruments; points out that this includes a basic right to equality before the law, as well as the right of equal access to education, health care and professional opportunities;
Amendment 437 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Condemns the criminalisation of gay men and women in Iran and the fact homosexuality is punishable by imprisonment, corporal punishment or execution; urges the EU and its Member States to continue to raise concerns over the situation of the LGBTI community in Iran, including the practice of pressurising gay men and women into having gender reassignment surgery against their wishes;
Amendment 446 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Expresses concern that women do not enjoy the same rights and privileges as men in Iran and that recent legislative attempts in the Iranian Parliament could have significantly undermined their basic rights and freedoms; encourages the EU and its Member States to continue to raise issues relating to gender equality in all bilateral engagement with the Iranian authorities; notes that Iran is ranked 141st out of 145 countries in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Report 2015 and that opportunities for Iranian women in the economy, education, health and politics have deteriorated since 2006;
Amendment 450 #
2015/2274(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)
Paragraph 29 c (new)
29c. Notes with concern that while some religious minorities are formally protected in the Iranian constitution many groups, including Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians, Baha'is, Christian converts, and Sunni Muslims, Sufi Muslims and dissenting Shi'a Muslims, face discrimination, persecution, harassment and detention; further regrets that since President Hassan Rouhani assumed office in August 2013, the number of individuals from religious minorities who are in prison because of their beliefs has increased; insists that the Iranian authorities ensure the rights of religious and ethnic minorities are fully respected and protected in law;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 78 #
2015/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the primaryone of the objectives of the EU must beis to guarantee the security of its citizens and of its territory while safeguarding its values and societal model and pursuing its fundamental interests. The EU must therefore ensure both its internal and its external resilience, its capacity to anticipate, pre-empt and resolve predictable threats and to be prepared to take swift action on unpredictable threats, and its capacity to recover from various types of attack, as well as safeguarding security of supply of energy and raw materials;
Amendment 104 #
2015/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that in future the EU and its Members States will have to rely less on the United States and take greater responsibility for their own security and territorial defence. Calls on the EU and the Member States, therefore, to improve their strategic autonomy regarding defence capabilities and capacities, in order to be prepared to respond to the broad spectrum of civilian and military threats and risks, in full complementarity with NATO and in compliance with Article 42.2 of the TEU;
Amendment 132 #
2015/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the EU in consequence to enhance coherent and structured cooperation on defence research, the industrial base and cyber defence through pooling and sharing, in order to use defence budgets more efficiently. The European Defence Agency’s role needs to be strengthened and its resources increased to enable it to act more effectively. Member States should take more responsibility for building European capabilities and increase their military research expenditure through the EDA. Furthermore, a true European intelligence and forecasting capacity needs to be developed;
Amendment 161 #
2015/2272(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 18 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the EU and its Member States are by far the main funders of peace operations, while CSDP operations and missions represent only a small part of all funding; regretnotes the very modest nature of CSDP interventions, especially the military ones, consisting mainly of low-profile military training missions instead of substantial European contributions to peace-keeping and peace-enforcement;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the VP/HR and the Member States to unleash the full potential ofconsider the possibilities within the Lisbon Treaty with regard to a faster and more flexible use of the CSDP missions and operations;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that despite a combined yearly defence budget of some EUR 190 billion, the Member States are still unable to meet the 1999 Helsinki Headline Goals; recalls the ambitious civilian headline goals set by the EU; calls for the EU to be strengthened as an actor in defence in the context of NATO, and regrets the lack of a clear military doctrine which operationalises the tasks listed in Article 43 TEU (the expanded ‘Petersberg tasks’); strongly advocates closer defence coordination and cooperation within a NATO context between Member States and at EU level, in particular pooling and sharing of resources, capabilities and assets;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Strongly encouragesAcknowledges the discussion with the regard to the setting up of a Shared Services Centre (SSC), together with an Integrated Resource Management System (IRMS), as a way to improve the speed of deployment, and cost-efficiency, of civilian missions; deplorrecognises that this initiative has been in a stalemate so far; notes that a mission support platform is currently being considered, but calls on the Commission and the EEAS to make further steps towards establishing a genuine SSC and that according to the Commission the setting up of the SSC is unrealistic at this point in time; notes that a mission support platform is currently being considered;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for adequate staffing of missions in line with the various commitments made by Member States in this respect (e.g. the Civilian Headline Goal 2010, the Multi-Annual Civilian Capability Development Plan); deplores, however, the difficulties to recruit – and keep – a sufficient number of qualified personnel for CSDP missions; requests that the benefits and problems associated with the deployment of battle groups have to be scrutinised before an informed decision can be made in regards to the extent to which the CRTs would be used and possibly expanded; encourages the widespread use of rapidly deployable Civilian Response Teams (CRTs), which would increase the rapid reaction capacity of the EU, facilitate swift build-up of missions and contribute to the effectiveness of its crisis management response;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the review of Crisis Management Procedures (CMP) agreed in 2013, as it led to improvements in the planning and launching of CSDP missions; stresses, however, that more needs to be done to overcome the persistent ‘silos’ separating different parts of the EUemphasizes that the many components of the EU's foreign policy continue to function in parallel and calls for its enhanced co-ordination and co-operation; notwithstanding Member States' competence in foreign policy machand the intergovernmental nature of EU foreign policy;
Amendment 92 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Acknowledges that military operations are financed by the Member States outside the EU budget and that their common costs are covered by the Athena mechanism; underlines that Athena is crucial to the fast deployment of those operations and is an instrument of solidarity between Member States, as well as a major incentive, notably for those lacking financial resources, to contribute to CSDP operations; regretnotes, however, that the proportion of the common costs remains very low (around 10-15 % of all costs) and that the ‘costs lie where they fall’ principle further deters Member States from taking an active part; finds that the long-term financing of military missions should be ensured with full respect to Member States' competences in accordance with the subsidiarity principle;
Amendment 123 #
2015/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Encourages the VP/HR to take leadership in CSDP and to play a steering role in breaking down silos byresponsibility in CSDP by better ensuring coordination between the Council, the Commission and the EEAS, and by guaranteeing coherence within the two latter bodies; suggests that EU Special Representatives could be entrusted with the mandate to improve dialogue and cooperation between the various EU players on the ground, in order to increase the coherence of the EU action and turn the multiple sources of funding from a challenge into an asset;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the importance of climate; calls on the European External Action Service (EEAS) to prioritisestep up diplomacy on climate policy goals in order to build support for a strong, fair and comprehensive agreement; stresses the importance of the EU as a keyn important player in climate diplomacy and emphasises the need to speak with one voice; calls on the Member States to coordinate their positions in this regard with those of the EU; underlines that the EU and the Member States have an enormous foreign policy capacity and must mobilise this network based on political will in order to secure the objectives; calls on the parties involved in environmental aspects of the ongoing Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations to take into account the Paris Conference conclusions;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the action plan for climate diplomacy, which states that the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States must together should implement a strategic, coherent and cohesive climate diplomacy plan throughout 2015; stresses that the Foreign Affairs Council conclusions of July 2011 and June 2013 endorsed the joint EEAS and Commission non-papers, which identified three strands of action for climate diplomacy, and that the action plan must form an integral part of this strategy;
Amendment 129 #
2015/2104(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the General Assembly representing the governments of all member countries must have ways and means to give direction to the United Nations System and coordinate all its activities; is of the opinion that in the long term the democratic governance of the UN should be strengthened by establishing a WorldUN Parliament representing the peopleary Assembly;
Amendment 162 #
2015/2104(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 210 #
2015/2104(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the conviction that the economic and social dimension of the UN System must be substantially strengthened, and that this could be achieved through the establishment of a Sustainable Development Council as the main decision making body for all sustainable development related matters (basedin the first instance the effectiveness onf the three pillars, social, economic and environmental), ensuring coordinated and efficient assessment of the needs, and adoption of necessary roadmaps, decisions and binding measures; stresses that this is necessary to effectively implement the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN Summit in SeptemberEconomic and Social Council should be improved;
Amendment 254 #
2015/2104(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 94 #
2015/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the report presented to the LIBE committee in its original form is a very helpful and thoughtful addition to this area of policy; Supports the general approach taken by the rapporteur and concurs with much of the premise and interpretations upon which it has been informed;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Strongly welcomes the report’s recommendations to Member States of segregating radicalised inmates within the penal system; Urges caution, however, in doing so en-masse for fear of allowing known radicals to coalesce and form contacts that may be potentially damaging upon their release;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Welcomes the report’s references to the issue of training religious leaders in order to prevent preachers of hate; Calls for Member States to investigate ways of bringing such education and training under the monitoring of the state and more formally institutionalising religious teaching in order to prevent extremists from taking hold;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Strongly supports the report’s calls to accept that this is an issue that is both internal and external and therefore accepts the view that swift adoption of the ‘EU-PNR’ directive would be of great value in the fight against extremism;
Amendment 114 #
2015/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Supports the report’s call on Member States to criminalise terrorist acts that occur outside of their jurisdiction and agrees that this is one of the most effective tools to fight terrorism and extremism;
Amendment 116 #
2015/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Supports the report’s note that there is a need to cooperate more closely with non-EU countries in order to more effectively identify EU citizens leaving to fight for terrorist organisations and returning thereafter; Similarly supports the report’s calls for the EEAS to increase the teaching of Arabic to its officials in order to support such aims;
Amendment 118 #
2015/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Would strongly reject any attempts to remove aspects of the report that focus on fighting acts of terrorism and extremism in their own right; takes the view that it is unhelpful and counter-productive to break the link between fighting radicalisation and fighting the manifestations of it;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Council has strongly condemned the Russian Federation’s annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol and will not recognise it; whereas Russia has acted to destabilise the situation in the east of Ukraine; whereas restrictions on trade between the EU and Crimea have been imposed as a consequence;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas Turkey is a NATO ally, a naval power, an active regional foreign policy player, and a key partner for the EU, not least Candidate Country of the EU, and a key partner in matterms concerningof energy and border security; whereas Turkey has a unique role to play in the Black Sea region as mandated by the terms of the Montreux Convention of 1936; whereas Turkey’s strategic location is also of high relevance to the other major threat facing both NATO and the EU, the self- proclaimed Daesh (Islamic State);
Amendment 69 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas since the occupation by Russian forces and the illegal annexation, Crimea has been the scene of human rights abuses, affecting in particular Crimean Tatarthe indigenous Crimean Tatars, holders of Ukrainian passports and civil society activists;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the change in the strategic landscape, and the evolving military situation in the Black Sea Basin, are indicative of broader, and systemic challenges to European security; believes that the EU and the Member States must have a security response to these challengereconsider their foreign and security policies in light of this;
Amendment 113 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concern that Russia has considerably bolstered its air and naval defences in the Black Sea Basin, deploying new naval defence (anti-ship) missiles (with a range of 600 km, able to reach the Bosphorus) and ensuring that Russian fighter planes control about three quarters of the Black Sea Basin airspace (by practically tripling the number of airports in Crimea); notes, in this regard, that Russia has bolstered its capabilities in both strategic and tactical terms: strategically, long-range bombers, capable of carrying cruise missiles, and reconnaissance aviation operating close to the western shores of the Black Sea, canhave the potential to penetrate deep into Central Europe; tactically, two naval infantry brigades – potentially supported by Mistral-type helicopter carriers – pose a significant potential landing threat;
Amendment 132 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is deeply concerned by the extremely serious situation in eastern Ukraine – where war is leading to the destabilisation of Ukraine and the region as a whole – including the appacontinual threnat move tof establishing a land corridor linking Russian territory with Crimea through separatist-controlled territoryto Mariupol along the western shore of the Azov Sea (Mariupol)via separatist controlled territory;
Amendment 154 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that the relationship with Russia, being a major actor in the international system, should be cooperative rather than conflicturontational in the long run; is of the view, however, that in the short and medium term, owing to a lack of trust following Russia’s latest actions, any resumption of cooperation should continue to rely, firstly, on the strong strategic reassurance offered by NATO to its eastern members and, secondly, on the fact that there can be no political solution based on accepting the illegal annexation of Crimea;
Amendment 171 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that, in the event that Russia does not honour the terms of the latest Minsk ceasefire agreement, and continues the destabilisation of eastern Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea, the sanction regime should be continued and even strengthenagainst the Russian Federation should be strengthened and the possibility of providing Ukraine with the military means to defend itself considered;
Amendment 241 #
2015/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the commitment by NATO member states to collective security and the Article 5 of the Washington Treaty; welcomes the NATO Wales Summit decision on strategic reassurance measures and the Readiness Action Plan, important elements for the security of the most affected NATO member states; welcomes the pledge made at the NATO Wales Summit by members of the alliance to ensure that their defence spending reaches a minimum of 2% of GDP by 2024; calls on NATO to continue to develop its cyber and missile defence capabilities, including in the Black Sea region, and to develop contingency plans for deterring and countering asymmetric and hybrid warfare;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the remarks made by European Council President Tusk on 29th June 2015 at the joint press conference with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang following the 17th EU-China Summit where he expressed the EU’s ‘concerns on freedom of expression and association in China, including the situation of the persons belonging to minorities such as Tibetans and Uighurs’ and where he ‘encouraged China to resume a meaningful dialogue with the Dalai Lama’s representatives’,
Amendment 196 #
2015/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the commitments made during the March 2014 visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Brussels to deepen exchanges between the EU and China on human rights issues to be matched by tangible improvements in the situation on the ground;
Amendment 231 #
2015/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Expresses concern at recent political and civil unrest in Hong Kong and calls on China to abide by its obligations to the people of Hong Kong to preserve their rights and freedoms, under the terms of the Sino-British Joint Declaration signed in 1984;
Amendment 312 #
2015/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stands in solidarity with the people of China in their efforts to combat terrorism and extremism however expresses concern that the definition of "terrorist" included in China's draft law on counter- terrorism, if not substantially revised, may give scope for the penalisation of almost any peaceful expression of Tibetan culture, religion or identity that may differ from those of the state;
Amendment 357 #
2015/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls the necessity of avoiding unilateral provocative actions in the South China Sea and stresses the importance of peaceful settlement of disputes based on international law and with the help of impartial international mediation such as UNCLOS; considers it regrettable that China refuses to acknowledge the jurisdiction of both UNCLOS and the Court of Arbitration; endorses the urgent call by the 26th ASEAN Summit for the speedy adoption of a Code of ConductWelcomes peace plans such as the South China Sea Peace Initiative proposed by Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou in May 2015, which calls on all parties concerned to exercise restraint; respect international law, including the UN Charter and UNCLOS; solve disputes by peaceful means, shelve disputes and promote joint development of resources in the South China Sea; considers this initiative beneficial to easing tensions in the South China Sea;
Amendment 401 #
2015/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Expresses concern at the arrest, trial, and sentencing of civil rights advocates, human rights defenders, and government critics in China; further believes that such individuals can play a positive role in addressing issues of concern in China at a local, regional and national level, and in helping develop the rule of law;
Amendment 431 #
2015/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Protests against the marginalisation of Tibetan culture by the CPC and urges the Chinese authorities to respect the freedom of expression, association and religion of the Tibetan people; is deeply concerned that over 142 Tibetans have resorted to self-immolations to protest against the lack of freedom in Tibet; notes with concern the recently passed criminalisation measures of self- immolations aimed at punishing those allegedly associated with self-immolators, including friends, families and even entire communities;
Amendment 448 #
2015/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Notes with concern travel restrictions, notably in Tibet and Xinjiang, that can be imposed upon EU citizens, particularly in the case of diplomats and journalists; notes that no such restrictions apply to Chinese citizens (including diplomats and journalists) across EU Member States; strongly urges therefore that steps be taken to enforce the principle of reciprocity;
Amendment 462 #
2015/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Is deeply concerned about the forceful re-settlement of over 2 million Tibetan nomads and herders since 2006 into the so called "New Socialist Village", as well as plans to increase urban population in Tibet by 30 percent by the end of 2020;
Amendment 466 #
2015/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Believes strong, on-going EU-China relations must provide an effective platform for a mature, meaningful, open human rights dialogue based on mutual respect; further believes the 40th anniversary of EU-China relations in 2015 provides a real opportunity for progress in this area;
Amendment 473 #
2015/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. AConsiders that both China and Taiwan are important economic partners of the EU in Asia and Pacific region; welcomes significant improvement of cross-strait relations and the institutionalized meetings being created between ministers in charge of cross-strait relations from both sides of the Taiwan Strait; advocates negotiating a bilateral investment agreement between the EU and Taiwan, given that Taiwan is, at regional level, the best gateway and springboard to China for EU businesses;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) was created to strengthen the European Union's (EU) cooperation and partnerships with neighbouring countries in order to develop an area of shared stability, security and prosperity;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Commission has tried to reshape the ENP so as to address its flaws, in particular after the Arab Spring and Russian annexation of Crimea and aggression in Eastern Ukraine; whereas this was reflected in the new financing instrument for the ENP for 2014-2020 – the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI);
Amendment 58 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas since the introduction of the new approach in 2011, political developments in the neighbourhood have demonstrated that the EU needs to further rethink relations with its neighbours, taking into account the different external and internal realities, including increasingly aggressive policy of Russia towards EU neighbours and Member States; whereas the EU needs to address new challenges in its neighbourhood and adjust its strategy by examining its interests and priorities and assessing its policy tools, incentives and available resources, so as to ensure their application in a consistent manner and their attractiveness to its partners;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas differentiation is needed, especially as the EU neighbourhood has become more fragmented than ever, with the countries differing in many respects, including in their ambitions and expectations as regards the EU; whereas the EU's bilateral relations with ENP countries are at different stages of development; whereas the EU's neighbours should be able to determine their future free from external pressure;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU Member States should retain the right to play an important role in the European neighbourhood by aligning their efforts and supporting a single EU voased on their own national and regional links and priorities; whereas the different interests and expertise of Member States could be a valuable tool for shaping a coherent and more effective neighbourhood policey;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the Eastern and Southern neighbourhood faces different problems and tackling these successfully requires the ENP to be flexible and adaptable to specific needs and challenges of each region;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas the EU's aspirations in the East are being challenged by aggressive Russian policy seeking to weaken partner countries willingness to establish stronger links with the EU;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. whereas the main challenges for the EU in the South are extremist and terrorist groups, as well as unprecedented wave of migration coming from beyond the countries of the neighbourhood;
Amendment 160 #
2015/2002(INI)
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 envoys to be appointed for the East and the South, with the task of politically coordinating t, taking into account different challenges facing countries in each region, as well as their differing aspirations; underlines the important role of Member States, their expertise and their bilateral relations with the ENP countries in shaping a cohe revisednt EU policy;
Amendment 191 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges that short-, medium- and long- term priorities and strategic objectives be defined, bearing in mind that the ENP should aim to create different levels of cooperation in different areas among and with the ENP countries; stresses that in defining its approach the EU should look at its priorities and those of the individual countries concerned, together with their level of development, considering the interests of society on the whole and not only those of the political elite;
Amendment 211 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RegretNotes the limited resources allocated to the EU's cooperation with its partners within its neighbourhood, notably in comparison with other stakeholders;
Amendment 255 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to reshape the ENP in order to build strong, lasting partnerships with thewilling ENP countries; calls for the technical aspects of the policy to be underpinned by a clear political vision;
Amendment 323 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the continuous need to focus on strengthening and consolidating democracy, the rule of law, the independence of the justice system, respect for minorities, including religious groups, in particular Christians, and diversity; highlights that capacity-building in national institutions, including their national assemblies, together with support for civil society, pro- democracy groups and political parties, will enhance political dialogue and pluralism;
Amendment 399 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that security and stability are basicfundamental concerns in the neighbourhood and that current developments in the region call for a strong security component in the ENP, which has regrettably been missing to datecloser cooperation in addressing security issues in the spirit of solidarity between EU Members States in the face of aggression against some of the neighbourhood countries by Russia and extremist terrorist groups;
Amendment 419 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls forBelieves that closer coordination between the ENP and wider Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) activities, addressing differentmay be necessary to address security aspects of the security of ENP countries and of the EU;
Amendment 429 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines the need for an overarching political strategy to restore the European political order while ensuring full compliance with international law and commitments, as laid down in the Helsinki Final Act of 1975,at the ENP should be based on respect for human rights, minority rights and fundamental freedoms, independence, sovereignty and the territorial integrity of states, and peaceful resolution of conflicts; notes that the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), as the biggest regional organisation responsible for security, can play an important role in this regarsolving current ongoing and frozen conflicts in the Eastern Neighbourhood;
Amendment 464 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to actively promote and assist in the peaceful settlement of conflicts in the region, using different tools and instruments, on the basis of the added value they may provide – such measures include its EU Special Representatives, confidence-building programmes and, promoting people to people contacts and, where appropriate, civilian CSDP missions;
Amendment 543 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the EU to take advantage of the expertise of the regional organisations to which the neighbours belong, such as the Council of Europe, the OSCE, the African Union and the League of Arab States, which are important fora in which to engage partners in carrying out reforms, to address concerns on human rights, regional issues - for which they should assume greater responsibility - and to foster democratisation;
Amendment 545 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Believes that the EU's main focus should be on cooperation with regional organisations and actors in order to resolve conflicts and deescalate tensions, rather than act unilaterally as a regional policeman;
Amendment 546 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls for the EU to explore and identify, together with its partners, priorities for integration in different policy fields, such as economic development, infrastructure and regional development, the environment, competition policies, SMEs, migration, security, energy and energy efficiency, with the aim of creating an area of prosperity and goodwith the aim of creating an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness and link those with progress on improving human rights and respect for fundamental freedoms in the neighbourlinesshood;
Amendment 566 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls on the HR/VP and the European Commission to guarantee the safety and freedom of Christians and other religious and minority groups who are facing increasing discrimination and persecution in the countries of the Southern neighbourhood; calls on the European Commission to ensure that future agreements in the framework of ENP include effective monitoring mechanisms for the protection of the human rights of religious and ethnic minorities;
Amendment 569 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses the importance of freer movement of people, and supports enhancingnotes the ongoing process of visa facilitation and visa liberalisation within the neighbourhood on the country by country basis, particularly for students, young people and researchers; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to further enhance mobility partnerships within the neighbourhood and develop possibilities for circular migration schemes, which would encourage and reward regular migrantlegal migrants; notes that such developments are at different stages of development in the individual countries in the Eastern and Southern neighbourhoods;
Amendment 594 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Notes that high unemployment, social exclusion and poverty, combined with the low political participation of women, are root causes of instability, and demandsencourages further engagement beyond the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTAs);
Amendment 609 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls onInvites the Commission to explore and offer to the ENP countries different levels of participation, cooperation and engagement in its policies, programmes and agencies, such as in EUROPOL, customs management and the Energy Community;
Amendment 626 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Emphasises that for the ENP to be a successful policy, it should also ensure that there is ownership bytake into account important role of the Member States; calls on the Commission, therefore, to reinforce policy coordination and joint programming of financial assistance, and to provide mechanisms to foster consultation between the Member States, EU structures and neighbouring countries;
Amendment 643 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Considers that the visibility of EU assistance should be enhanced in order to make clear toprimarily focus on effective outcomes for the populations of the partner countries and the EU Member States the benefits of EU supportrather than visibility;
Amendment 657 #
2015/2002(INI)
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, coming mainly from Russia;
Amendment 663 #
2015/2002(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Governments and Parliaments of ENP countries, to the Euronest and Euromed parliamentary assemblies, League of Arab States and OSCE;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU has for decades striven to build a mutually beneficial strategic partnership with Russia based on shared values and principles and on common interests; whereas the EU remains open to such a relationship and to dialogue leading to it, and wishes to return to a cooperative relation with Russia, should Russian authorities meet their international and legal obligations, particularly with regard to Ukraine and to Georgia;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas Russia is in the process of destabilizing Moldova, having put in place an export-embargo on various Moldovan products with the exception of those from the southern Gagautian region which is ethnically and linguistically distinctive from the rest of the country and has close ties with Russia;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas in reaction to Russia’s covert military invasion of Ukraineannexation of Crimea and hybrid war launched against Ukraine by Russia, the EU has adopted a stage-by-stage series of restrictive measures; whereas similar sanctions have been adopted by a number of other countries in reaction to Russia’s aggression;
Amendment 89 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas these restrictive targeted measures are not directed against the Russian people but aim at stimulating a change in Russian policy towards, and actions in, the common neighbourhood; whereas the sanctions could be lifted, partially or fully, as soon as Russia commits itself towhen Russia implementings, fully and honestly, the provisions of the Minsk agreements and the return ofs the Crimea to Ukraine; whereas the sanctions will be strengthened should Russia chose to do otherwise and refrain from taking any positive step to change its policy;
Amendment 96 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas these restrictive targeted measures are not directed against the Russian people but against certain individuals and enterprises connected to the Russian leadership, who are taking direct advantage of the current stand-off with Ukraine, in the economic and defensive sectors, and aim at stimulating a change in Russian policy towards, and actions in, the common neighbourhood; whereas the sanctions could be lifted, partially or fully, as soon as Russia commits itself to implementing, fully and honestly, the provisions of the Minsk agreements and the return of Crimea to Ukraine; whereas the sanctions will be strengthened should Russia chose to do otherwise and refrain from taking any positive step to change its policy;
Amendment 291 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 321 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Firmly supports the swift creation of a robust European Energy Union, specifically the interconnection of national energy networks in order to reduce considerably the dependence of individual Member States on external energy suppliers, particularly Russia; is of the firm conviction that the challenges to and vulnerability of European solidarity, and the exposure of individual Member States, to the illegitimate use of energy as a political and diplomatic bargain chip can only be combatted efficiently through the full implementation of the Third Energy package and the completion of a transparent, integrated, synchronised and resilient European internal energy market;
Amendment 417 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Reiterates its call on the Russian authorities to immediately return the wreckage of the Tu-154 Polish Government aeroplane and all of its black boxes to Poland; calls on the High Representative, President of the Council as well as leaders of the EU Member States to raise this issue in any bilateral contacts with the Russian authorities; underlines the level of dependence of the Russian judiciary on the authorities and calls for an impartial, international investigation into the causes of the crash;
Amendment 429 #
2015/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses its deep concern for the state of human rights and the rule of law in Russia, and strongly condemns the crackdown on independent civil society and the persistent and multiform repression of activists, political opponents and critics of the regime, which has in some cases led to their murder (Anna Politkovskaya, Natalya Estemirova, Boris Nemtsov, Sergey Magnitsky, Alexander Litvinenko, and others); demands that all assassinations of political activists, journalists and whistle blowers be investigated properly and independently; reiterates its call on the Council to deliver on its commitment to defend these principles, and to adopt restrictive measures for the officials involved in the well-documented Magnitsky case; strongly condemns introduction of the so-called ‘Foreign Agents-law’, which is aimed at intimidating all Kremlin-independent NGO-activities and demonizing all foreign involvement in Russian civil society; is especially concerned with the deteriorating human rights situation in Crimea since its illegal annexation, including the institutionalised discrimination of the local national, cultural and linguistic minorities' rights;
Amendment 24 #
2014/2817(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas earlier this year Russia staged military exercises in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region; whereas the parliament of Transnistria repeated an appeal to Moscow to be allowed to join Russia;
Amendment 95 #
2014/2817(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses thatIs gravely concerned with Russia’'s concerns regardactions aimed at undermining the association process of the EU’'s Eastern neighbours must be adequately addressed and understood, so as to ease fears of new geopolitical dividing lines on the European continent; notes that each country has every right to make its own political choices, butand that the EU’'s engagement with the Eastern partners aims to spread prosperity and increase political stability, from which the whole region will ultimately gain;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2817(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Deplores the use of trade by Russia as an instrument to destabilise the region by introducing several import bans on products from Moldova and Ukraine; is concerned with the possibility of Russia repeating the Crimean scenario in Transnistria;
Amendment 1 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to the draft Association Agreement (‘Agreement’) between the European Union and Georgia signed on 27 June 2014 (17901/2013),
Amendment 2 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
– having regard to the Joint Declaration of the Prague Eastern Partnership Summit of 7 May 2009, Warsaw Eastern Partnership Summit of 30 September 2011, and Vilnius Eastern Partnership Summit of 29 November 2013,
Amendment 8 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas there is strong national and cross-party consensus in Georgia in favour of European integration with the West, including EU and NATO;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Europe should show its solidarity and support for sovereignty of the countries that regained their independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in the last few years Georgia has made significant progress in reforms and in strengthening relations with the EU, as well as developing a mature democratic system, as shown by peaceful transfer of power after last parliamentary and presidential elections;
Amendment 22 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Russia continues to occupy the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, in violation of the fundamental norms and principles of international laws; whereas ethnic cleansing and forcible demographic changes have taken place in the areas under the effective control of the occupying force, which bears the responsibility for human rights violations in these areas;
Amendment 26 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the EU stresses the right of Georgia to join any international organisation or alliance, while respecting international law, and reiterating its firm belief in the principle that no third country has a veto over the sovereign decision of another country on such matters;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Warmly welcomes the signature of the Association Agreement as constituting a significant step forward in EU-Georgia relations and embodying a commitment to the path of political association and economic integration; stresses that the ratification of the Agreement is not the final goal in itself andand should be followed by thate full implementation thereof is key;
Amendment 40 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the rapid ratification of the Agreement by the Georgian Parliament by unanimity and invites the parliaments of the EU Member States to swiftly ratify the Association Agreement;
Amendment 42 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, under Article 49 TEU, Georgia – like any other European state – has a European perspective and may apply to become a member of the Union provided that it adheres to the principles of democracy, respects fundamental freedoms and human and minority rights, and ensures the rule of law and that the EU should develop its relations with Georgia based on its European perspective;
Amendment 52 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reaffirms its support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia and calls for the EU to ensure the applicability of the Agreement to the whole territory of Georgia; calls, in this connection, for the EU to continue to engage actively in conflict resolution, through the EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia and through the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM);
Amendment 53 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on Russia to reverse its recognition of the independence of the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and the Thskhinvali region / South Ossetia, to end the occupation of the Georgian territories and to fully respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia, as well as the inviolability of its internationally - recognized borders;
Amendment 60 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes the efforts by the Georgian authorities in the area of democratic reforms, including tacklingIs concerned with the escalation of the political conflict and use of judicial system to fight against the political opponents, which undermines the refform of the judiciary, and the need to investigate properly and fully all allegations of violations of human rightts by the Georgian authorities in the area of democratic reforms; recognises the fundamental principle of equality before the law; stresses, however, that all prosecutions should be transparent, proportionate and free from political motivation, and should adhere strictly to due process;
Amendment 69 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Is gravely concerned about opening a criminal case on the basis of Article 315 of the Georgian Criminal Code against the UNM party, alleging "a conspiracy or revolt aimed at forceful change of constitutional order in Georgia", which follows the arrest or prosecution of almost entire leadership of the former government party, including charges pressed against former president Michael Saakashvili and detention of former prime minister Vano Merabishvili;
Amendment 82 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the importance of anti- discrimination legislation to ensure equality and protection for all minorities; welcomes the adoption of the anti- discrimination law by the Georgian Parliament, and calls for its full implementation in the letter and spirit of EU legislation and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; notes that this is an important step in the visa liberalisation process; encourages the Georgian authorities to conduct information campaigns on the subject;
Amendment 88 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the work carried out by Georgia in implementing the visa facilitation and readmission agreements; welcomes, also, the significant progress made in the visa dialogue; supports timely introduction of a visa free regime for Georgia as a tangible positive development for the benefit of Georgian citizens;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 124 #
2014/2816(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that Russia’s concerns as regardsIs concerned with Russia’s actions hampering the association process of the EU’s Eastern neighbours must be adequately addressed and explained, so as to ease fears of new geopolitical dividing lines on the European continent; points out that each country has every right to make its own political choices, but that the EU’s engagement with the Eastern partners aims to spread prosperity and increase political stability, from which all countries in the region will gain;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
Citation 21
– whereas the conflicts in Syria, the conflict in Iraq, the crisis in Yemen and the situation inIraq, Yemen and Libya are a major potential sources of destabilisation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA); having regard to the junction between the Sahel and Middle Eastern fronts in the fight against terrorism; having regard to the disastrous consequences of such a situation for the security of the whole region and of Europe; having regard to the number of civilian victims and the acts of terror committed against them; having regard to the serious humanitarian crisis caused by these conflicts, causing massive population displacements and creating enormous difficulties for refugees and their host communities; having regard to the difficulties in discerning a political approach and establishing a legitimate and reliable basis for inclusive dialogue with the various parties concerned; having regard to the resulting long-term damage to political and economic development, durable infrastructures and demographic cohesion in the region;
Amendment 21 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22
Citation 22
– whereas it is necessary to review EU action in the MENA area in the light of the implications of the Arab uprisings for the countries concerned, the new and complex situation thus created and the imperative need to combat the ISIS; whereas stabilisation in the region is not a security issue alone but also has economic, political and social implications, requiring the Union to develop strategic global and multifaceted cooperation with all partiesEU and Member States to develop a co-ordinated approach to the situation, working with all countries of the region, in the medium and long term;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23
Citation 23
– having regard to the escalating crises and conflicts, their ethnic and sectarian dimension, the rise of paramilitary groups and the weakness or collapse of certain states in the region; whereas the MENA countries and international community have shared security interests in connection with the fight against ISIS and affiliated groups;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24
Citation 24
– whereas the conflicts in Iraq and, Syria is, Yemen and Libya are exacerbating regional tensions, with the risk of political confrontation between Sunni and Shia extending beyond their immediate borders and jeopardising other countries in the region;
Amendment 41 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25
Citation 25
Amendment 72 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the action taken by the Member States against ISIS in Iraq; notes that this type of operation should be carried out under the auspices of the European Union; to this end, calls on the EU to develop sufficient operational capacity to achieve CSDP targets; stresses however that a long-term response must be found at political anda regional level to the challenge presented by ISIS; calls on the EU to facilitate regional dialogue involving all stakeholders, in particular Saudi Arabia and Iran; notes the recent announcement by the Arab League to form a standing, rapid-response unit, with a particular emphasis on fighting ISIS and other emerging terrorist groups;
Amendment 81 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 107 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. RecallNotes that the emergence of ISIS is a symptom ofcan be partly attributed to the economic, political, social and cultural crisis afflicting the region; calls on the EU, together with the Arab world, to assess the root causes and adopt a global approach through an approach based on security, political, economic, social and cultural considerations;
Amendment 118 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the allocation of EUR one billion under the EU strategy entitled 'Elements of an EU Regional Strategy for Syria and Iraq as well as the Da'esh threat' , under which EUR 400 million has been earmarked for humanitarian aid; calls for special attention to be given to Jordan and Lebanon, Lebanon and the Kurdistan Regional Government; is concerned that, as a result of extreme poverty and deprivation, refugee camps may become a hotbed of radicalisation; welcomes the funds for host populations under the new strategy and under the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP);
Amendment 134 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of long-term strategic dialogue with the LAS; welcomes in this regard the declaration adopted in Athens on 11 June 2014 and the memorandum of understanding of January 2015 and calls for their full implementation; stresses the crucial importance of the regular organisation of summits between the EU and LAS; stresses the central role to be played by the LAS in terms of crisis resolution; is convinced that these crises highlight the need for the LAS to be transformed by its members into a fully-fledged executive body genuinely capable of taking binding decisions;
Amendment 151 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses also the importance of regional dialogue with Turkey and Iran; stresses the need to reintegrate Iran into the international community once it has provided definitive assurances and cast- iron guarantees of its intention to develop nuclear energy for civilian purposes only; Notes Iran's role in the current conflict in Yemen; reminds Turkey of the important and strategic role it has to play in preventing the movement of ISIS recruits across its south-eastern border;
Amendment 157 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that any nuclear deal between the E3+3 and the Islamic Republic of Iran not taking into account the geopolitical context of the Middle East will only promote further destabilisation of the region;
Amendment 164 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the need to put in place the conditions for a resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority for a lasting settlement of the conflict based on a solution enabling both countries to live side by side in peace and security; welcomes the 2002 peace initiatives and calls on the LAS countries to put them into effect; calls on international donors to honour the commitments made by them at the Cairo Conference of October 2014; takes note of the fact that the Palestinian Authority must put in place the political framework it has agreed of "one authority, one law, one security service" in order to engage as a partner in peace talks with Israel; calls on international donors to honour the commitments made by them at the Cairo Conference of October 2014 and at the same time calls on the Palestinian Authority to keep its promises made to the international community and fully cooperate in the reconstruction efforts of the Gaza Strip;
Amendment 173 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Expresses its concern and condemns the fact that terrorist groups in Gaza have re-engaged in smuggling weapons, manufacturing rockets and building tunnels, undermining the region's stability and the prospect of peace;
Amendment 228 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for the Iraqi Government to continue to promote the sharing of political responsibilities, power and oil profits, encompassing all religious and ethnic communities in that country; calls for this to be made an essential condition for implementation of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Iraq; calls for the Government of Iraq to fully respect the financial entitlements of the Kurdistan Regional Government as provided for in the constitution; calls on the EU to contribute to capacity building by the Iraqi Government;
Amendment 307 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need to develop an effective common European response by all Member States to jihadist propaganda; underlines the need to send a positive message regarding relations between the European Union and the MENA countries and cooperation between them; stresses the need to ensure much greater visibility for EU and Member States initiatives in the region than is now the case;
Amendment 336 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses that enhanced dialogue on energy related issues in the Mediterranean could help spur regional cooperation, promote regional stability and ensure environmental integrity; suggests therefore that the EU engages more strongly in energy diplomacy in the MENA region as outlined in the Energy Union;
Amendment 337 #
2014/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Welcomes the setting up of the EuroMediterranean gas platform; highlights the role this initiative can play in fostering regional cooperation and bringing North African and European countries closer together through cooperation on energy related matters;
Amendment 21 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Believes that the long term aim should be for the EU and the US to have a full strategic partnership, with a view to develop common approaches and provide transatlantic leadership to shared economic, political and strategic global challenges and issues; underlines the key role that the TTIP should play in cementing these long term ties;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the TTIP's strategic importance in strengthening and shaping global trade and economic governance based on the values shared by the EU and the US, particularly in an increasingly multipolar world; notes that its impact would go beyond the bilateral implications by facilitating the establishment of common regulationstandards and rules that could later be adopted at global level;
Amendment 55 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the conclusion of the TTIP creates the prospect of a broad economic space, which would include third countries with which the EU and the US have close trade and economic relations and asks the Commission to ensure that any final agreement could be expanded to allow for cumulation with countries with which the EU and the US have, or will have, free trade agreements;
Amendment 76 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Recognises that the TTIP is part of a long term process towards the creation of a truly transatlantic market and considers that a number of issues will need to be examined in this light and that those where agreement is not possible at this stage, may need to be kept aside for later inclusion;
Amendment 82 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that this agreement should be accompanied by a deepening of transatlantic parliamentary cooperation, and that the strengthening of trade and investment links through the TTIP should lead in the future to an broader and enhanced political framework to improve global cooperation between the EU and the US;
Amendment 42 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
Paragraph 3 – indent 3
– supporting security, stabilisation and the rule of law in the EU’s's eastern and southern neighbourhood,
Amendment 45 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 – indent 3 a (new)
- strengthening the transatlantic dimension and coordination of policies with the USA,
Amendment 71 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that an effective EU foreign policy needs to be based on solidarity, a shared vision of key European interests, values and objectives in external relations and on a common perception of the threats affecting the EU as a whole; welcomes the commitment of the HR/VP, on the basis of the mandate from the European Council of December 2013, to initiate as a matter of priority a process of strategic reflection on the EU’'s foreign and security policy, which should involve a wide range of stakeholders, including Member States, European institutions and the European public; insists that this reflection should lead to a new European Security Strategy;
Amendment 83 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that the political, economic, financial and defence resources of the EU and its Member States must be combined to maximise the EU’'s influence in the world, produce synergies and ensure peace and stability in Europe, in full cooperation with their NATO obligations;
Amendment 92 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the external financial assistance deployed by the EU and its Member States needs to be refocused in line with the jointly agreed strategic priorities; calls for more measures to be taken by the EU in order to increase the visibility, coherence and effectiveness of EU assistance;
Amendment 141 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the vital importance of collective defence guaranteed by NATO for its members; urges the Member States, as a matter of urgency, to step up their ability to contribute to territorial defence, commit more resources and cooperate more closely to build synergies; stresses that all the Member States must enjoy the same level of security, in line with Article 42(7) TEU; stresses that a credible EU foreign policy needs to be underpinned by adequate defence capabilities in the Member States and an effec, especially in the current volativle Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)situation in Ukraine and the Middle East; takes the view that the CSDP is an important component of European defence and can contribute to it in many ways, including by fostering defence cooperation, enhancing interoperability and increasing efficiency; welcomes the HR/VP’'s commitment to actively engage on defence matters, including by chairing meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council in the Defence Ministers configuration;
Amendment 151 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
16. WelcomNotes the impetus given to the CSDP byconclusions of the European Council on Defence on CSDP in December 2013 and looks forward to the forthcoming debatnotes that the next summit will take place in June 2015; calls for further ambitious decisions to be taken at this summit, in particular:
Amendment 157 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
Paragraph 16 – indent 1
– launching – on the basis of the review of the EU’'s strategic framework – a process of strategic reflection on objectives and priorities in the field of security and defence, setting out the required capabilities and options for deepening defence cooperation;
Amendment 171 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
Amendment 177 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
– further increasmaintaining existing common financing in the field of military CSDP operations through the Athena mechanism, so as to prevent financial considerations from compromising the EU’'s ability to respond to crises;
Amendment 182 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 5
Paragraph 16 – indent 5
– strengthening therecognising the importance of European D's defence Technological and Industrial Base, inter alia by coordinating defence budgets and harmonising requirementsindustry sector in promoting jobs, growth and research;
Amendment 186 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 6
Paragraph 16 – indent 6
Amendment 194 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 7
Paragraph 16 – indent 7
– increasingnotes that despite a commitment to the EU Battlegroups’' effectiveness and usability, inter alia by introducing a modular approach and extending common financing through the Athena mechanismthey have yet to be deployed;
Amendment 202 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the industrial and technological resources needed to improve cyber security to be developed, including by promoting a single market for cyber security products; emphasises the need to mainstream cyber defence into external action and the CFSP, and calls for closer coordination on cyber defence with NATO; welcomes the EU’'s Cyber Security Strategy; urges the European Defence Agency to strengthen coordination on cyber defence among Member States and calls on the Member States to provide the EDA with the means to achieve this goal;
Amendment 210 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a reform of the EU’s approachRecognizes the challenges facing the EU with regard to migration policy; insists on the need to address the root causes of irregular migration, using all policy and assistance instruments, including development and trade policies, humanitarian aid, conflict prevention and crisis management; reiterates its call to step up humanitarian support to countries which host refugees and to strengthen Regional Protection Programmes, run in collaboration with UNHCR close to regions of origin; stresses that migration management should be a priority in EU cooperation with neighbours in the east and south;
Amendment 231 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that energy is increasingly being used as a foreign policy tool and recalls that energy cooperation lies at the foundation of European integration; calls for increased coherence and coordination between foreign policy and energy policy; takes the view that energy security should be part of the comprehensive approach to the EU’'s external action and believes that energy policy must be in line with the Union’'s other priority policies, including its security, foreign and neighbourhood, trade, and development policies, as well as its policies in defence of human rights; in this regard, underlines the need to significantly reduce the dependence on Russia and find alternative sources of energy;
Amendment 264 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the view that an overarching political strategy is needed, aimed at reinvigorating the European political and legal order, which was laid down with the Helsinki Final Act of 1975 and which binds all European states, including Russia; insists that this order is based on respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of states, and the peaceful resolution of conflicts; sees the development of a constructive dialogue with Russia on cooperation to strengthen this order as a basis forn important part of peace and stability in Europe, provided that Russia respects international law and fulfils its commitments regarding Georgia and Ukraine, including withdrawal from Crimea;
Amendment 276 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Takes the view that a new approach to the EU’'s relations with its eastern neighbours is needed; believes that supporting those countries that want to draw closer to the EU must be a top priority for EU foreign policy, based on a "more for more" approach; is committed, in accordance with Article 49 TEU, to the European perspective for the EU´s eastern European neighbours;
Amendment 293 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the conduct and results of the parliamentary elections held in Ukraine and Moldova in October and December 2014 respectively, and urges the Governments of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine to progress with reforms relating to political and economic governance and the rule of law; calls on the HR/VP to use all available political, security and economic tools to provide comprehensive support to the Georgian, Ukrainian and Moldovan Governments on this path; rejects as illegitimate the presidential and parliamentary elections' held in Donetsk and Luhansk on 2 November 2014;
Amendment 302 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Urges Russia to honour its commitments and obligations, including those enshrined in the UN Charter, the OSCE Helsinki Final Act and the Budapest Memorandum; strongly condemns Russia´s direct military interventaggression and hybrid war against Ukraine, as well aswhich was started with the illegal annexation of Crimea; urges Russia to de- escalate and to withdraw its troops from Ukrainian territory; calls for the immediate and full implementation of the Minsk Protocol;
Amendment 315 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Supports the sanctions adopted by the EU in reaction to the Russian aggression against Ukraine and stresses that these are scalable and reversible, depending on the fulfilment of the Minsk agreement, but could also be strengthened should Russia continue to fail to meet its international obligations;
Amendment 322 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Emphasises the need for the EU and its Member States to show solidarity and speak with one voice vis- à-vis Russia; calls on the HR/VP to develop, as a matter of priority, a common EU strategy on Russia, aimed at securing a commitment from Russia on peace and stability in Europe; believes that a good relationship between Russia and the EU would be in the common interest and hopes that Russia will show itself open to such a development by respecting international law;
Amendment 353 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Regrets the recent deterioration in relations between the European Union and Turkey and calls for renewed efforts to foster a stronger partnership in order to address shared security and humanitarian challenges in the southern Mediterranean; further urges Turkey to work on reforms which will fully comply with human rights standards, including freedom of the press, democracy, equality, and the rule of law;
Amendment 354 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)
Paragraph 33 b (new)
33b. Deplores the ongoing and increasingly disturbing violence in Nigeria which risks peace and security in the wider region.
Amendment 409 #
2014/2219(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 – point a (new)
Paragraph 38 – point a (new)
(a) Stresses that the peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific Region, in the areas of the East and South China Sea in particular, is of strategic importance to the EU; urges all parties concerned in the region to solve differences in a peaceful way, in line with international law, and to cooperate with each other to exploit natural and marine resources; takes the view that the EU has a substantial interest in East Asia's continued growth and prosperity; underlines the need to strengthen the EU's economic partnership with Asia-Pacific countries in an inclusive manner so as to maintain sustainable peace, stability and prosperity; welcomes the encouraging improvements in cross- Strait relations over the past six years and calls upon to take further measures to facilitate their peaceful development; urges the HR/VP and the Council to continue its cooperation with all stakeholders in the region, on a broad range of global issues.
Amendment 325 #
2014/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54a. Calls on the European Union and its Member States to ensure that religious minorities are respected worldwide, particularly in the Middle East where Christians, such as Catholics, Apostolic Armenians, Copts and Yezidis, as well as Muslim minorities are being persecuted by ISIS and other terrorist groups
Amendment 3 #
2014/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, under Article 208 TFEU, the primary objective of EU development cooperation is to reduce and eradicate poverty; highlights the fact that development cooperation must be guided by that objective and not by geostrategic or economic interests; refuses to accept that development cooperation should be subordinarecognises that poverty has multiple and interlinked causes, including economic, political, socio-cultural, environmental, warfare, and security; further recognises that as the main engine of growth, the private sector has a central role to play in development cooperation, which can in turn contribute to external and security policy aims;
Amendment 9 #
2014/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Believes that economic development is key to eradicating poverty and that progress in this area is essential if the goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 is to be achieved; further supports the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals as the framework for alleviating poverty and other aspirations, including improvements to health and education;
Amendment 19 #
2014/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 31 #
2014/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Believes the private and public sectors are most effective when they work together in order to create a healthy environment for investment, business activity and the foundations for economic growth;
Amendment 32 #
2014/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Notes that no country has been able to eradicate poverty without economic growth, and no country will graduate from aid without it; Further believes that the private sector is a critical driver of economic growth and can make a significant contribution to poverty reduction and higher living standards through the provision of more and better jobs, higher wages, and improved and affordable goods and services;
Amendment 34 #
2014/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Stresses that structural and institutional reforms, backed by sound policy implementation and fair laws, rights and regulations, can act as a catalyst to private sector investment and export growth which will, in turn, contribute to the development goals and the alleviation of poverty;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Welcomes the role played by foreign private sector investment in developing countries in accelerating domestic development; further stresses the importance of encouraging responsible investment which supports local markets and helps alleviate poverty;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 46 #
2014/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 54 #
2014/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Supports the G8 commitments on tax, transparency and trade which underpin economic development, including the implementation of internationally agreed guidelines to promote good business practice and protect land tenure and property rights;
Amendment 60 #
2014/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EU and itsWelcomes the initiatives taken by some Member States to support developing countries in garnering their resources, e.g. through national tax systems, and in combating illicit financial flows and corruption, as a result of which developing countries lose at least € 660-870 billion a year2 ; calls for the ownership principle to be resolutely acted on; calls for effectiv; Further believes that a stable economic climate is conducive to growth, investment, access to affordable finternational rules against tax avoidance and evasance, and to revenue collection; __________________ 2 Eurodad.
Amendment 75 #
2014/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on thWelcomes the commitment of some Member States to honour the commitmentpledge to give over 0.7% of their GDP to development assistance; stresses that private funds must not be used to increase contributions artificially.
Amendment 12 #
2014/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas tensions exist between Japan and its neighbours - China, South Korea and Russia - over islands in the East China Sea, the Sea of Japan and the Pacific, northeast of Hokkaido;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to aim at providing a longstanding framework for a closer relationship contributing considerably to the deepening of political, economic and cultural relations with tangible results for the citizens of both regions and to pay special attention to coordination of the economic and monetary policy with other central banks globally;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to reaffirm shared values based on the parliamentary democracy, common goals and responsibilities for the promotion of global peace and stability; to recognise that the increased global responsibilities are interlinked with the growing political significance of the EU and Japan in the international arena;
Amendment 28 #
2014/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) to consider – within the framework of the reform of the United Nations – granting Japan a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council;
Amendment 32 #
2014/2021(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) to emphasize that Japan's relationship with its neighbours, especially China and South Korea, is pivotal for the stability and security in East Asia and the global security in general;
Amendment 66 #
2014/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x
Paragraph 1 – point x
x. to convene an international conference on the Syrian refugee crisis focusing on humanitarian efforts, with priority being given to supporting host countries in the region, proposing a coordinated burden- sharing offer to ease the refugee crisis and strengthening the EU’s involvement in the diplomatic efforts to end the conflict;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
– having regard to the fact that, in its conclusions of 11 December 2012, the Council endorsed the Commission's new approach, though not applicable to Turkey, to place the rule of law at the heart of the enlargement policy and confirmed the centrality in the negotiating process of Cchapter 23 (judiciary and fundamental rights) and Cchapter 24 (justice, freedom and security), which should be tackled early in the negotiations to allow clear benchmarks and sufficient time to introduce the necessary changes in legislation, reforms of institutions and thus solid track records of implementation,
Amendment 158 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that public commemorations of the Armenian genocide have taken place on 24th April 2013 for the 4th consecutive year in several locations throughout Turkey, including Taksim square, Istanbul, without any interference by the authorities; welcomes this development, as well as the expanding societal and media debate in Turkey on the legacy of 1915; encourages the authorities to continue their supportive approach to these commemorations;
Amendment 192 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Expresses concern at the Government's response to the Halkbank scandal, in which three leading Government figures' family members have been arrested; notes the dismissal and reassignment of 350 police officers involved in the initial criminal investigation; calls on the Government to fully respect legal due process;
Amendment 243 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Welcomes the increasingly friendly links between Turkey and the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq, particularly with regard to their co- operation on energy supplies and the construction of additional oil pipelines; is encouraged that this will assist the economic development of the Autonomous Region of Kurdistan in Iraq; highlights the positive symbolism that these links can bring to easing internal tensions within Turkey;
Amendment 256 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates its strong support for the reunification of Cyprus, based on a fair and viable settlement for both communities; asks Turkey to actively support the negotiations aimed at a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement and the issuing of a common statement, clarifying the principles of the negotiation process under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General and in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions and the values and principles on which the EU is founded; calls on Turkey to immediately begin withdrawing its forces from Cyprus and to transfer the sealed-off area of Famagusta to the UN in accordance with UNSC Resolution 550 (1984); calls on the Republic of Cyprus to open the port of Famagusta, under EU customs supervision, in order to promote a positive climate for the successful solution of the ongoing reunification negotiations, and to allow Turkish Cypriots to trade directly in a legal manner that is acceptable to all; takes note of the proposals by the Government of Cyprus to address the above issuestakes note of the proposals by the Government of Cyprus to address the above issues; regrets, in parallel, Turkey’s rejection of the proposal of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus in 2010 for, inter alia, opening the port of Famagusta under the auspices of the European Union which would allow for commercial transactions between the EU and the Turkish-Cypriots, through the port of Famagusta;
Amendment 262 #
2013/2945(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates its strong support for the reunification of Cyprus, based on a fair and viable settlement for both communities; asks Turkey to actively support the negotiations aimed at a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement under the auspices of the UN Secretary-General and in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions; calls on Turkey to begin withdrawing its forces from Cyprus and to transfer the sealed-off area of Famagusta to the UN in accordance with UNSC Resolution 550 (1984); calls on the Republic of Cyprus to open the port of Famagusta, under EU customs supervision, in order to promote a positive climate for the successful solution of the ongoing reunification negotiations, and to allow Turkish Cypriots to trade directly in a legal manner that is acceptable to all; takes note ofwelcomes the proposals by the Government of Cyprus to address the above issues; further welcomes the signs of co-operation from both sides;
Amendment 92 #
2013/2169(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the need for the EU to address the use of the iInternet by adults and children for the psychological torture of children and harassment through social media; notes that, despite the existence of the EU's Safer Internet Programme, the EU's response to the phenomenon of Internet bullying has been inadequate; highlights the recent spate of incidences of children taking their lives as a result of online bullying, and the continued existence of websites hosted in Member States which have been directly or indirectly implicated in these actions; stresses, therefore, the urgency for the EU to take clear and firm action against online bullying and harassment and the websites facilitating it;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A i (new)
Recital A i (new)
Ai. whereas in 2013 more than 2100 Christians have been killed, mainly in Syria, Nigeria, Pakistan and Egypt; whereas over the same period there have been attempts to close or destroy at least 1100 churches worldwide;
Amendment 35 #
2013/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WhereasBelieves that the necessity to combat extremism remains aone of the conditions for the successful construction of a new international order based on widely shared universal values;
Amendment 90 #
2013/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Expresses its concern over proliferation of intolerance and repression and strongly condemns acts of violence and attacks directed against Christian communities in various countries;
Amendment 91 #
2013/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls for the HR/VP and Member States to pay increased attention to the subject of freedom of religion or belief and to the situation of religious communities, including Christians, in agreements and cooperation with third countries as well as in human rights reports;
Amendment 139 #
2013/2167(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the importance of the EU taking action throughout the world to promote respect for freedom of religion or belief, freedom of expression, freedom of the press and freedom of access to media and new information technologies;
Amendment 249 #
2013/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
Paragraph 53 a (new)
53a. Remains concerned by the suppression of political dissent in Cuba; calls on the EEAS and the VP/HR to promote, within a UN framework, an independent committee of inquiry to investigate the deaths of the Cuban human rights defenders and peaceful dissidents, Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas (EP Sakharov laureate 2002) and Harold Cepero, in July 2012;
Amendment 203 #
2013/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes the resumption of high- level dialogue between the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia under the auspices of the Minsk Group Co-Chairs, and stresses once again, that Nagorno- Karabakh conflict can be resolved only by peaceful means, based on the Helsinki Final Act principles of Non-Use of Force, Territorial Integrity, and the Equal Rights and Self-Determination of Peoples;
Amendment 9 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the ASEAN Economic Community aims to create an internal market for 600 million people by 2015, which will make ASEAN with its competitive economic operators and fast growing internal demand comparable to other large markets in the world, such as the EU, the United States, China, Japan, and India; and consequently a strong economic partner in the regional and international market
Amendment 13 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas while China has been increasing its economic ties with Southeast Asian countries,the ASEAN countries, which continue to play an important role in preserving peace and stability in the region; whereas the unresolved territorial disputes in sSouth China Sea have been drawing some ASEAN member states closer to the United States for cooperation on maritime security; whereas Russia also sees Asia as an invaluable and increasingly important part of its global strategy;
Amendment 26 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that ASEAN, as a major regional and global economic actor, notwithstanding its internal differences, can play an important role to promote a peaceful, multilateral world order; wishes to see ASEAN's institutional, economical and political capacities further develop;
Amendment 38 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Warmly welcomes the negotiations of seven Partnership and Cooperation Agreements between the EU and individual ASEAN member states, which will be the cornerstones for deepening mutual relations and calls for early ratification of the existing PCAs;
Amendment 44 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that establishing a formal Euro-ASEAN parliamentary assembly would further enhance exchanges between parliamentariansfurther strengthening of the EP - ASEAN parliamentary relations within the existing framework; also suggests the creation of links between the Parliament Sub-Committee on Human Rights and the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights Commission (AICHRC); Believes that the Office for the Promotion of Parliamentary Democracy could provide capacity-building assistance to the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA); Stresses that the Asia-Europe Parliamentary Partnership (ASEP) and the Asia-Europe People's Forum (AEPF) in connection with the ASEM summits, should be further enhanced;
Amendment 49 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the EU should support ASEAN in developing its own space within the conflicting economic and security interests of China, Japan and the United States; believes that the EU could be an active partner for ASEAN in its pursuit of solutions to important security and geostrategic challenges by sharing the EU experience in conflict prevention, resolution and dispute settlement in managing border and territorial disputes, in order to enhance peace and regional stability;
Amendment 54 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the EU should intensify policy dialogues and cooperate closely with ASEAN on issues like counter- terrorism, non-proliferation, disarmament, anti-piracy and cyber security, as well as the fight against corruption and transnational crime, such as money laundering and trafficking in people and drugs, counter-terrorism, non- proliferation, disarmament, anti-piracy and cyber security, while protecting freedom of expression and the free flow of information;
Amendment 62 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages supporting cross-regional visits of cultural performers and urges the Member States to encourage broader coverage of the ASEAN region in state-run or private-run media and education for improving and promoting mutual cultural knowledge and dialogue;
Amendment 65 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Suggest the Commission and Council to continue to support and facilitate mobility of young people from ASEAN countries with regard to education and cultural activities in EU;
Amendment 77 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 89 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 109 #
2013/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Is looking forward to enhanced cooperation on mutual human rights concerns such as the treatment of migrants;
Amendment 1 #
2013/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to the ongoing parallel negotiations between the EU and Canada for a Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) and for a Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA),
Amendment 3 #
2013/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the relations between the EU and Canada are historical, strong and built on shared interests and values; whereas the shared values of democracy and the protection of human rights should form a core part of any agreement between the two parties aiming to provide a framework for that relationship, on the strength of the respective democratic systems of both the EU and Canada, and on their bilateral cooperation at the international level in supporting human rights, non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the fight against terrorism and the rule of law;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the SPA, beyond improving the institutional structure of relations, in combinationalongside with the CETA, would provide Europe's and Canada's citizens with tangible benefits and opportunities; whereas the opening of markets and regulatory cooperation is expected to generate important economic gains and have positive effects on employment for both Canada and the EU and, in light of broadening the transatlantic partnership and given the existing NAFTA-framework, may lead to the creation of a transatlantic market, a win-win situation for all actors involved;
Amendment 15 #
2013/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the SPA and the CETA are closely linked, following the EU's common approachbeing negotiated in parallel and are complementary in strengthening the Canada-EU relationship;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the issue of a full visa waiver for all EU citizens is still pending and should be rapidurgently resolved;
Amendment 24 #
2013/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to insist that all contractual relationships with third countries, both industrialised and developing, shouldencourage, as a general rule, all the relevant parties to include clearly worded conditionality and political clauses on human rights and democracy, without exception in strategic contractual relationships with third countries; to adopt appropriate safeguards to ensure that the suspension mechanism cannot be abused;
Amendment 35 #
2013/2133(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to encourage, if possible, all parties involved to initial and sign the SPA and the CETA at the same time in orderearliest convenience and to underline their compliementary nature;
Amendment 4 #
2013/2090(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph B a (new)
Paragraph B a (new)
Ba. whereas long-term viable stability in the Horn of Africa can only be built on strong democratic institutions, a proper role and space for civil society, the rule of law and the respect of human rights, in particular, freedom of expression, and on strong economic prospects for society at large;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2090(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its support for the EU's regional engagement under the EU Strategic Framework for the Horn of Africa, as well as the comprehensive approach to Sudan and South Sudan; underlines the importance of supporting the new statefurther notes the overlapping geography of Southe Sudan, in particular, in implementing the peace process with Sudan and in setting up democratic and accountable institutions that guaahel region, and its interlinked political, economic and social challenges; calls on the EU, therefore, to coordinate its strategy across the wider region more effectively, specifically by linking the aims and scope of the EU Strantee the rule of law, human rights, dgic Framework for the Horn of Africa with those of the EU Strategy for Security and Development andin the sustainable management of the countries' resources for the benefit of both populations; underlines that conflict and insecurity still remain critical factors in humanitarian suffering, especially for the most vulnerable, and in underminingSahel; encourages a closely linked consideration of human rights within both; further calls on the EU to engage with the EUSRs for the Sahel and Human Rights, in addition to the EUSR for the Horn of Africa, when addressing the outstanding challenges of this region, and to commit itself to a full dialogue with regional partners for the purpose of improving cooperation and development prospects;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2090(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 31 #
2013/2090(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of demonstrating to the people of South Sudan the value and effectiveness of their new democratic state, including by establishing a stable government which does not operate by arbitrary presidential decrees and ensures the separation of the executive, legislative and judiciaryl powers, respecting human rights and freedom of the media, tackling corruption and delivering public services and infrastructure, including in rural areas outside Juba; calls on the international donor community, including the EU, to assess carefully theSouth Sudan's absorption capacity and ability to tackle corruption of South Sudan, whilst encouraging the government to pursue the implementation of its development plan, including by diversifying its economy away from dependency on oil exports.; further calls on the EU to ensure that the promotion of democracy and the establishment of an enabling environment for human rights organisations are essential elements of its development aid to South Sudan; in this regard, calls on the EU to ensure that development aid to South Sudan will carefully consider the rights of women and girls in the country, specifically through supporting women's organisations;
Amendment 31 #
2013/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Violence against religious communities, with political, socio- economic or ideological roots, persists in many parts of the world; clear condemnation by the European Union of all forms of violence and discrimination should be a basic element of EU policy in the area of freedom of religion or belief. Particular attention should be given to the position of those who changed their religion or belief, as in practice they are often the subject of social pressures, intimidation or outright violence.
Amendment 48 #
2013/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) (h) It should be stressed in the Guidelines that an indispensable part of freedom of religion or belief is the right to manifest the freedom of religion or belief in community with others; this includes: - the freedom to worship or assembly in connection with a religion or belief, and to establish and maintain places of worship and religious sites, for these purposes; - the freedom to establish and maintain appropriate religious, social and charitable institutions with legal personality and organisational acharitable or humanitarian institutions; - the freedom to solicit and receive voluntary financial and other contributionomy, including the freedom to appoint personnel and leaders of these institutions without external interference from the state,s from individuals and institutions. - the freedom to train, appoint, elect or designate by succession appropriate leaders called for by the freedom to provide religious teaching and training, the freedom to exercise one's ministry, the freedom to observe days of rest and to celebrate holidays and ceremonies in accordance with the precepts of one'squirements and standards of any religion or belief; - the freedom to establish and maintain communications with individuals and communities in matters of religion orand belief andt the freedom to carry out charitable activities.national and international levels; Equally, it should be noted in the Guidelines that the right to exercise religion in community with others should not unnecessarily be limited to officially recognised places of worship, and that all undue limitations to the freedom of assembly should be condemned by the EU.
Amendment 52 #
2013/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) The EU should take action when registration requirements for religious or belief-related organisations unduly limit the freedom of religion or belief. Registration should not be understood as a prerequisite for the enjoyment of one's human right to freedom of religion or belief, as that right cannot be conditional upon administrative or legal requirements. The EU should call for the abolishment of any legislation, such as the mandatory registration of one's religion in civil status documents, if this legislation leads to discrimination against persons holding non-religious beliefs or persons who have changed their religion or belief;
Amendment 72 #
2013/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) The EU should continue its initiatives in various multilateral fora in order to promote and protect the freedom of religion or belief. When appropriate, and upon request, the EU shall assist third countries in drawing up legislation promoting and protecting freedom of religion or belief.
Amendment 76 #
2013/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
(r a) The EU Special Representative on Human Rights should see the protection of freedom of religion or belief as an important aspect of his/her mandate and will have a visible role in promoting this freedom through the external relations of the EU.
Amendment 36 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to play a constructive role in the Union's foreign policy, in particular in coordination between their capitals and Brussels concerning the positions they adopt in multilateral fora; stresses the need, during a period characterised by economic constraints, to improve the Union's effectiveness as a cohesive global actor; notes in particular that the Member States also have an important role to play in the effective implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) by making available civilian and military capabilities; expects this role to be reinforced following the discussion on defence at the December 2013 European Council;
Amendment 55 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses, therefore, that a comprehensive understanding of the CFSP covers all areas of foreign policy, including the progressive framing of the CSDP, with an emphasis on pursuing coherence and consistency while respecting the specificity of each component of external action; believes that there should be closer coordination, under the VP/HR's leadership, of EU internal policies and Member States' policy choices in key areas such as transport and energy, where these have clearly transnational implications;
Amendment 73 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 – point 3
Paragraph 21 – point 3
Amendment 129 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Expressess its concern over politically motivated trials, as was the case of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Platon Lebedev, who still remain in prison, and notes that the political use of the court in this case is only one example of lack of independence of Russian judiciary; stresses that a determined effort to tackle corruption and redress abuses in cases such as Yukos affair are important to enchancing confidence in the EU - Russia economic relationship;
Amendment 133 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Underlines the EU's willingness to contribute to the Partnership for Modernisation and to any successor to the current partnership and cooperation agreement that is linkprovided tohat Russia' makes progress as regardin areas such as human rights, the rule of law and pluralist democracy;
Amendment 138 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Criticises Russia's use, in violation of international norms (e.g. the Helsinki Accords), of the instruments of energy and trade policy to blackmail countries in the European neighbourhood so as to hinder their sovereign decisions; considers it necessary for Russia to adopt a constructive position with regard to frozen conflicts; warns Russia that instrumental use of unresolved conflicts for political goals may lead to resumption of hostilities and destabilisation of the whole region;
Amendment 181 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Recalls that the Eastern Neighbourhood is of strategic importance and recalls the European perspective of the countries concerned; calls for greater efforts to achieve the objectives of the Eastern Partnership and a greater political commitment to doing so; welcomes the progress made in the negotiation of Association Agreements and Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements between the EU and its eastern partners and calls on them to meet the requirements for a successful Vilnius Summit in November 2013; calls on the HR/VP and European Commission to work towards rapid liberalization of the EU visa regime and opening access to EU markets for those EaP countries that have finalized the negotiations on the Association Agreement and once all the conditions set therein are fulfilled;
Amendment 184 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Recalls that the Eastern Neighbourhood is of strategic importance and recalls the European perspective of the countries concerned; calls on the HR/VP and European Commission for greater efforts to achieve the objectives of the Eastern Partnership and a greater political commitment to doing so; welcomes the progress made in the negotiation of Association Agreements and Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreements between the EU and its eastern partners and calls on them to meet the requirements for a successful Vilnius Summit in November 2013;
Amendment 201 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. SNotes with satisfaction the ongoing dialogue between Ukraine and the EU and a common ambition to sign the Association Agreement; stress that although the EU-Ukraine agreement has been initialled, it can only be signed and ratified if Ukraine fulfils the necessary requirements as set out in the Council conclusions on Ukraine of 10 December 2012; reiterates its call on the Ukrainian Parliament and Government to address the issue of selective justice, beginning by immediately releasing Yulia Tymoshenko, and to implement the reforms set out in the jointly agreed Association Agenda, including judicial reform (i.e. the Office of the General Prosecutor) and reform of the electoral law; calls on Ukraine to amend its penal code by removing criminal sanctions for clearly political acts carried out by state functionaries acting in an official capacity;
Amendment 239 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Considers regrettable the lifting of the EU's arms embargo on Syria, as it is a dangerous step towards the re- nationalisation of EU foreign policy; condemns the tragic and ongoing bloodshed in Syria, which has already had a devastating humanitarian impact, including on neighbouring countries, in particular Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey; calls for the immediate and full investigation by the UN of the horrific chemical weapons attack and for a united international response; underlines the urgency of convening the Geneva II talks in order to initiate a political solution and bring an end to the deadly spiral of violence;
Amendment 252 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Expresses hope for the Middle East peace negotiations and recalls that resolving the conflict in the Middle East is a fundamental interest of the EU, as well as of the parties themselves and of the wider region; stresses, therefore, that the need for progress is even more urgent on account of the ongoing changes in the Arab world, the Syrian crisis and the particularly volatile situation in the wider Middle East; calls on the Member States to find common ground for more decisive action by the EU in close cooperation with the Arab League and the other members of the Quartet; welcomes the resumption of direct negotiations between the Israeli and Palestinians and stresses that there is no alternative for direct negotiations between the parties as a basis for reaching the two-state solution;
Amendment 303 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
70. Commends Taiwan's continuous efforts to maintain peace and stability in the Asia- Pacific region, particularly in the East and South China Sea; recogniszes the progress made in cross-Strait relations, especially the flourishing economic links, tourism and cultural cooperation; welcomes Taiwan's achievement of visa waiver status or visa facilitation from more than 130 countries or areas, contributing to an increase in the movement of people; reiterates its firm support for Taiwan's meaningful participation as an observer in relevant international organiszations and activities, including the World Health Organisationsuch as the WHO, UNFCCC and ICAO, in particular the triennial ICAO Assembly and other related meetings, activities, and mechanisms, for furthering EU and global interests; urges the Commission and the Council to facilitate the negotiation of an EU-Taiwan economic cooperation agreement (ECA); encourages closer bilateral cooperation between the EU and Taiwan in areas such as trade, research, culture, education and environmental protection;
Amendment 312 #
2013/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
74. Calls for the EU and its Member States to reconfirm the EU's commitment to advancing effective multilateralism, with the UN system at its core, by enhancing the representativeness, accountability and effectiveness of the UN; stresses the importance of working with other international partners in order to respond to international challenges; stresses that an EU seat in an enlarged UN Security Council remains a central, long-term goal of the EU; calls, furthermore, on the Member States, in order to strengthen our presence within the UN system, to coordinate their efforts in selecting senior officials for high-level posts in the UN and other international institutions;
Amendment 30 #
2013/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to support a comprehensive and consensual reform of the UN Security Council (UNSC); to stress that an EU seat in an enlarged UNSC remains a central, long-term goal of the EU; and to further promote transparency and better coordination of policies and positions amongst EU members of the UNSC;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to the key UN and African human rights conventions and treaties and, including the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights,
Amendment 5 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
– having regard to the Council Conclusions of 25 June 2012 on the EU Strategic Framework on Human Rights and Democracy and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, and the Council Decisions of 25 July 20121 and 18 March 20132 appointing the EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Human Rights, and the EUSR for the Sahel, respectively, in particular the human rights articles in his mandate,
Amendment 6 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
– having regard to recent Council conclusions on the Sahel, in particular Mali, including the Conclusions of 21 March 2011 on the EU Strategy for Security and Development in the Sahel, and more recent conclusions, including those of 17 and 31 January, 18 February, 22 April, 27 May and 24 June 2013,
Amendment 7 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the UN Secretary- General's report to the UN Security Council on the situation in the Sahel region, dated 14 June 2013, and the attached UN integrated strategy for the Sahel,
Amendment 9 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Joint Chairs' Conclusions of the International Donors Conference 'Together for a New Mali', held in Brussels on 15 May 2013,
Amendment 33 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the extreme poverty in the region is reflected in the UN Human Development Index for 2012, ranking Niger (186th), Chad (184th), Burkina Faso (183rd) and Mali (182nd) among the six least developed countries in the world; whereas the maternal mortality rate in Mali, estimated to be 1 100 deaths per 100 000 live births, is the highest in the world according to UN data; whereas the UN Human Development Report 2013 singles out Niger and Mali as having particularly high under-five child mortality rates, rising above 200 deaths per 1 000 live births where mothers are lacking any education; whereas the World Bank estimate of the primary school enrolment rates for Niger and Mali are among the worst in the world, at 62 and 63 % respectively; whereas the European Commission estimates that, in all, 10.3 million people are at risk of hunger in the Sahel region in 2013, among them 4.2 million are Malians;
Amendment 49 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU has recently paid increased attention to the Sahel, as evidenced by the adoption of the EU Sahel Strategy in 2011, the launching of EU Capacity Building (EUCAP Sahel)AHEL Niger) in July 2012 and of the EU CSDP Training Mission (EUTM) in Mali in February 2013, and the nomination of an EUSR for the Sahel; whereas the mandate of the new EUSR, adopted on 18 March 2013, includes a strong human rights component;
Amendment 56 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas EU co-operation with the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Arab Maghreb Union, regional human rights institutions and UN human rights bodies remains a pre- requisite for productively advocating the protection and advancement of human rights in the Sahel;
Amendment 65 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas a ceasefire in Western Sahara between the Moroccan Government and the Polisario Front has been in place since 1991; whereas the UN considers Western Sahara a non-self-governing territory; whereas no country recognises Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara; whereas the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a full member of the AU and currently recognised by the AU and over 45 UN states, but not by the UN collectively or by any EU Member State; whereas the UN and EU does not explicitly consider Morocco to be an occupying power; whereas a referendum on the status of Western Sahara, first agreed on principle in 1988, has still not taken place;
Amendment 95 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the increased attention to human rights in EU policy; notes that the UN has also taken steps to developed a comprehensive strategy on the Sahel with a strong human rights dimension; recalls that the EU and the countries of the Sahel, as signatories to the Cotonou Agreement, have assumed mutual obligations to protect human rights and democratic principles, based on the rule of law and transparent and accountable governance;
Amendment 98 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Attaches particular urgency to the human rights situation in Mali, with reports of serious human rights violations in northern Mali by armed Tuareg and jihadi groups; notes that alleged crimes include mass rape, torture, mutilation, and cruel treatment and torture, ethnic-based violence, summary execution, including amputations and public floggings, public stonings for perceived adultery, ethnic-based violence, attempted ethnic cleansing, extrajudicial and summary executions of prisoners, the massacre of Malian soldiers, illegal arrests and detention, and the passing of sentences without due process, forced disappearances, the use of child soldiers, forced marriagesmarriages and sexual slavery, intentionally directing attacks against protectedcultural objects, and the destruction and looting of property; notes that, since January 2013, there have also been numerous reports of human rights violations by elements of the Malian security forces and, to a lesser extent, vigilante groups, against the Tuareg and Arab communities, and other groupssuspected jihadists or those perceived to have cooperated or been associated with rebel groups; urgnotes the Malian authorities and their international partners to pay close attention to the new patterns of human rights violations, including reprisals based on ethnicity, that have emerged since the recovery of certain parts of northern Mali, and could constitute an obstacle to peace-building and reconciliaat those targeted have largely come from the Tuareg, Arab and Peuhl communities, and that the army has been frequently accused of ethnic-based reprisals; expresses grave concern that alleged offences have included torture and inhuman treatment, forced disappearances, and extrajudicial and summary execution is of nboth properly addressed; calls upon the Malian Government to facilitate the reporting of abuses in any future offensives, and to respect due process when interrogating suspected militants; reiterates its condemnation of the atrocities committed against the civilian population; recalls the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor's determination of a reasonable basis to believe that atrocities committed in the Mali conflict constitute war crimes; believes moreover that some atrocities could constitute crimes against humanityisoners and civilians; expresses further concern at reports in southern Mali of killings, torture and disappearances by the military of members of the security forces loyal to the pre-coup Touré regime; moreover notes with grave alarm the reports of landmines killing and maiming Malian civilians, including children; calls on all combatants to desist from using landmines, and to work with regional and international actors swiftly and effectively to ensure the full removal of these armaments;
Amendment 103 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Malian authorities and their international partners to pay close attention to the new patterns of human rights violations, particularly reprisals based on ethnicity, that have emerged since the recovery of certain parts of northern Mali, and could constitute a grave obstacle to peace-building and reconciliation if not properly addressed; calls upon the Malian Government to facilitate the reporting of abuses both in their current operations and in any future offensives, including through support to the National Human Rights Commission, and to respect due process when interrogating suspected militants; reiterates its condemnation of the atrocities committed against the civilian population, prisoners and soldiers; recalls the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor's determination of a reasonable basis to believe that atrocities committed in the Mali conflict constitute war crimes; believes moreover that some atrocities could constitute crimes against humanity;
Amendment 106 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with grave concern the UNHCR's estimate of almost 300 000 internally displaced persons in Mali, in addition to over 175 000 refugees in neighbouring countriesBurkina Faso, Niger, Mauritania, and to a lesser extent Algeria; calls for immediate action in those refugee camps which are reportedly suffering from cholera, extreme food insecurity and alarming levels of child mortality, far exceeding the figures for the region as a whole, as a result of malnutrition and lack of access to safe water and healthcare; stresses the importance of securing the refugees' and IDPs' safety, and facilitating their orderly return to their home communities as a key element of national reconciliation;
Amendment 108 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that women have borne the brunt of the violence against civilians in MaliDraws attention to the suffering of women in the recent Mali conflict; specifically condemns as a war crime the use of abduction and rape as weapons of war; expects the EU and other international partners of Mali to cooperate closely with the Malian authorities to implement the commitments inherent in the UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 and in the EU Comprehensive Approach;
Amendment 112 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Abhors the grave violations perpetrated against children in Mali, including the reportewell-documented recruitment and use of child soldiers by all of the armed groups active in the north, including government forces; emphasises the importance of allocating sufficient recsoursces to the tasks of demobilisation and rehabilitation of child soldiers; condemns in the strongest terms the killings and maimings of children, rape and sexual violence against girls, forced marriages, abductions and, attacks on schools and hospitals that have occurred during the Mali conflict; draws attention to the capture and detention of children for intelligence purposes as a worrying em, and restrictions on girls' access to education, that have occurred during the Mali conflict; notes that a majority of schools in the north have not yet reopened, and urges immediate action to enable them to do so; furthermore, expresses deep concern at reports of children being detained along with adults, and undergoing trend that needs to be addressed as a matter of the utmost urgencyinterrogation without due protection; welcomes, in this context, the UN Security Council's aim to provide specific protection for women and children affected by armed conflict;
Amendment 118 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the attempted obliteration of northern Mali's precious cultural heritage, with armed groups destroying ancient Sufi shrines and other cherished monuments in Timbuktu and Gao, along with approximately 3 04 200 ancient manuscripts, ethnic Dogon ceremonial masks and cultural houses (togunas) in Douentza, and libraries in Kidal and elsewhere; considers that the cultural desecration witnessed in northern Mali constitutes a war crime; welcomes and calls for EU support to the UNESCO Action Plan for the Rehabilitation of Cultural Heritage and the Safeguarding of Ancient Manuscripts in Mali;
Amendment 121 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the strong human rights direction in UN Security Council Resolution 2100, adopted on 25 April 2013, and the instruction in the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) to monitor, help investigate and report to the Security Council on any abuses or violations of human rights or violations of international humanitarian law; welcomes the integration of a human rights training component into the EU CSDP Training Mission (EUTM) in Mali;
Amendment 124 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the important role played by the African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA), which has laid the foundations for MINUSMA; further welcomes the substantial African contingent within the MINUSMA mission, and in particular the AU's decision to send human rights observers embedded within it; hopes that both these features continue as standard in African operations; welcomes furthermore the European Commission's support to these observers, and its endeavour to train and deploy additional local and regional civil society observers withinthrough the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights; urges the EU to learn lessons from this experience and to explore appropriate ways to have available pools of trained experts, who could be quickly deployed on the ground in urgent situations to give professional advice to EU policy-makers if necessary;
Amendment 127 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Draws attention to the urgent need to enhance compliance with the international human rights and humanitarian law norms in armed conflict situations; calls on the High Representative to learn lessons from the tragic events in Mali and other recent conflicts to review the EU guidelines on International Humanitarian Law (IHL), seek more effective implementation of those guidelines, and support the ongoing initiative of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Swiss government to reform the current international governance framework regarding IHL;
Amendment 129 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the conclusions of the International Donors Conference ‘'Together for a New Mali’', held ion 15 May 2013;, and commends the Malian Government's Plan for the Sustainable Recovery of Mali (PRED); welcomes the particular attention given to ensuring the transparency of public accounts and those of the extractive industries; supports the Malian Government's approval of the draft law against illicit enrichment, and emphasises the importance of carrying out the Donors Conference commitment to carefully monitor the law's systematic application once it has been adopted; regrets that the conference conclusions did not reflect the stated EU commitment to move towards a rights-based approach in development cooperation; reiterates the need to link aid with institutional reform and discernible social and political development; furthermore commends the constructive involvement of regional actors;
Amendment 135 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers the need to fight impunity, provide redress to victims, and hold all perpetrators of serious human rights violations accountable, irrespective of affiliation and status, as key to ensuring lasting peace and stability in Mali; welcomes therefore the Malian Government's referral of the situation to the ICC and the ICC Prosecutor's opening of formal investigations; calls on the EU and other international partners of Mali to help the government to pursue its objective of investigating and prosecuting perpetrators of abuses; calls on the Malian Government to consider establishing a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, along the South African lines, to encourage dialogue and foster trust between communiti, and the stated anticipation by the Malian Government and rebel groups of an international commission of inquiry to investigate alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious human rights violations; calls on the EU and other international partners of Mali to help the government to pursue its objective of investigating and prosecuting perpetrators of abuses; reiterates that this must include crimes and atrocities committed by all sides;
Amendment 139 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Expresses grave concern about the multiple refugee crises and situation of refugees in the region, including many unrelated to the Mali crisis; draws particular attention to the thousands of Darfuri refugees in eastern Chad, and Chadian returnees from Darfur, who lack clean water, adequate shelter and healthcare, and notes that the semi-arid climate risks heightening competition for resources with the host populations, and thus also the potential for instability; moreover draws attention to the plight of many thousands of refugees from CAR in southern Chad, where flooding threatens homes and agriculture; thus echoes the UNHCR's call to increase financial and logistical support to Chad's security forces protecting the camps, particularly in light of reported attacks on humanitarian compounds; expresses further concern for those in Niger fleeing the recent fighting in northern Nigeria; calls on the international community in general to increase the proportion of aid to the Sahel's refugee camps where necessary, and to help avoid further humanitarian crises among the region's refugee populations; encourages host countries to work with the UN and other actors to improve, in particular, access to shelter, sanitation, healthcare, water, nutrition and education, and to protect at-risk children; moreover calls for action to boost refugees' economic security and links with separated families, and to improve documentation for refugees while they await conditions favourable for their return;
Amendment 142 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes with great concern the role of these factors in facilitating the regional surge in international organised crime and jihadi networks; emphasises the serious threats that they pose to human rights and regional stability, and the need to confront such threats for the benefit of Sahelian populations; expresses particular alarm at the ‘'trafficking highways’' across Africa from west to east, and south to north from the West African coast, transporting arms, narcotics, cigarettes, and people; notes that the Sahel risks further destabilisation from the proliferation of light weaponry originating in Libya; further condemns the region's increased incidences of kidnapping and hostage-taking, which have proved highly lucrative for criminal and terrorist groups, and welcomes the work of the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Group on the impact of terrorist hostage-taking on human rights; draws attention to the impact of these activities on the wider region, as well as the EU, which is the destination for much of the illicitpoints to the UN Secretary-General's recent Sahel report, which concluded that the historic trade routes across the Sahel are the most vulnerable to terrorist and criminal networks; encourages all Sahel states, in conjunction with the UN and other international actors and partners, to develop a comprehensive anti-trafficking strategy, including the collection and analysis of data, the prosecution and punishment of traffickers, and measures for the rehabilitation and social integration of all those, mostly women and girls, who are victims of trafficking;
Amendment 147 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that the Sahel risks further destabilisation from the proliferation of light weaponry originating in Libya; further condemns the region's increased incidences of kidnapping and hostage- taking, which have proved highly lucrative for criminal and terrorist groups, and welcomes the work of the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Group on the impact of terrorist hostage-taking on human rights; draws attention to the impact of these activities on the wider region, as well as the EU, which is the destination for much of the illicit traffic; therefore calls for much greater cooperation among Sahel governments, and with the governments of such key regional states as Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Sudan, as well as with the EU and other supranational bodies, to ensure effective and coordinated responses to these problems by political, security and judicial institutions;
Amendment 153 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers it crucial, therefore, to encourage the reform of institutions responsible for the judiciary, security and basic services in the Sahel countries, in order to help restore the rule of law and create better conditions for human rights, sustainable development and institutional legitimacy; encourages Sahel governments to continue the process of decentralisation, to transfer more power and resources to local authorities and boost their capacity, legitimacy and accountability; stresses, in particular, the importance of clear accountability structures for promoting efficiency and transparency, and calls on the EU to work with local authorities to strengthen mechanisms for civilian control and oversight; points out the imperative in Mali, in particular, of ensuring adequate human and financial resourcing of the Ministry of Justice, as well as the professional training of its staff, and to strengthen anti- corruption initiatives; further draws attention to the necessity, as stated in the new UN integrated strategy for the Sahel, of supporting the strengthening of internal and external oversight, as well as integrity safeguard mechanisms, for law enforcement officers, members of the judiciary and law court functionaries;
Amendment 155 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Points to the imperative in Mali, in particular, of ensuring adequate human and financial resourcing of the Ministry of Justice, as well as the professional training of its staff; moreover encourages the Malian authorities to prosecute officials involved in corruption and organised crime, as crucial measures in restoring confidence and reducing the potential for future instability;
Amendment 156 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Welcomes the emphasis in the new UN integrated strategy for the Sahel on the need to design and support truth- seeking processes, national consultations on transitional justice, judicial accountability mechanisms, and reparation programmes, including for victims of sexual violence; calls for the EU to work with relevant UN agencies to assist Sahel governments in implementing these reforms;
Amendment 158 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Applauds Senegal's decision to try former Chadian President Hissène Habré for war crimes, torture and crimes against humanity, and the agreement between the two governments to allow Senegalese judges to conduct investigations in Chad; strongly encourages a continued resolve to end the culture of impunity for alleged war criminals and human rights violators in Chad and elsewhere in the region; in this regard, notes that Chad remains the only Sahelian country not to have signed up to the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights; encourages it to do so, as a strong signal of its commitment to punishing systemic abuses of human rights and providing redress to victims; moreover regrets Burkina Faso's recent law granting amnesty to heads of state; fears that this sends the wrong signal to violators of human rights in the region, and runs counter to the spirit of tackling impunity;
Amendment 164 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages all countries in the region to tackle the persistent reports of alleged arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment and abuses, even torture, despite legislation prohibiting such practices; expresses particular concern over the reports of alleged forced disappearances of convicted prisoners in Mauritania; is troubled by reports of extremely poor conditions in some of the region's prisons, which inflict great suffering on their inmatetorture in detention centres and arbitrary arrests of thousands of migrants in Mauritania, and the authorities' refusal, after two years, to communicate the whereabouts of certain convicted prisoners to their families; also expresses alarm at reports in Chad of mass ill-treatment in detention, detention without trial, and hundreds of forced evictions in N'Djamena; is further troubled by reports of extremely poor conditions in some of the region's prisons, particularly in Chad and Mali, which lack basic healthcare and inflict great suffering on their inmates; moreover draws attention to the recent death sentences imposed by the Malian judiciary for crimes including robbery, criminal association and the illegal possession of firearms;
Amendment 176 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the use of an EU election observation mission (EOM) in the Malian elections; recalls, however, the need by the EEAS to ensure adequate follow-up to the EOM recommendations and their longer-term integration into EU policy more broadly; in particular, believes that the EOM could add value to elections in the Sahel through an ability to monitor aspects of human rights, and report back to EU delegations to trigger appropriate demarches, if necessary;
Amendment 177 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Welcomes the Malian Government's establishment of a National Commission for Dialogue and Reconciliation, and the preliminary agreement on 18 June 2013 between the Malian Government and key groups in the north; embraces their commitment to unity, dialogue and the restoration of constitutional order; to this extent, expresses the sincere hope that the post-electoral landscape in Mali will facilitate enhanced dialogue and trust between communities as a pre-requisite for peace and stability; in particular, encourages the Commission to explore the issues which gave rise to the Malian crisis, to investigate openly and comprehensively allegations of abuses and discrimination against Tuareg communities since Malian independence, and to make recommendations for meaningful improvements; hopes, to this end, that all Malian communities will commit to educating children about mutual tolerance and respect;
Amendment 178 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Malian Government and the international community to learn lessons from the democratic transition in Niger and its constitutional process in 2010-2011, in particular regarding the extensive consultation with civil society and other stakeholders, the efforts to promote women's political participation as candidates, and the support of civil society partners to conduct citizen election observation, voter education and activities; emphasises the importance for the whole Sahel region of continued support to Niger in order to consolidate citizens' confidence in the democratic system, and to follow up on the new constitution's requirement to increase transparency and fight corruption in extractive industries management, including by publishing all sizeable mining contracts and information on the revenues generated from them;
Amendment 179 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance in the Sahel of supporting human rights defenders, independent civil society and a free media as key actors in the life of a democratic society, particularly in times of elections; Deeply regrets restrictions on freedom of expression, assembly and association in the Sahel; expresses particular concern at reports in Chad of the harassment, intimidation and arrests of journalists, political opponents, trade unionists, church figures and other civil society activists and human rights defenders; expresses further concern at the arrests and alleged violence against peaceful protesters in Mauritania, and alleged attempts to silence opposition in Mali, including through the arrests of journalists and political opponents, and by censoring media outlets; to this extent, stresses the importance in the Sahel of supporting human rights defenders, independent civil society and a free media as key actors in the life of a democratic society, particularly in times of elections; welcomes positive developments on freedom of expression, assembly and association elsewhere in the region, and encourages the EU to work with local partners to continue encouraging improvements; furthermore calls on the EU to encourage and assist a mapping of civil society as a basis for more effective support; recommends that the EU assist civil society and human rights defenders strategically as well as financially, opening up long-term exchanges, including through the relevant EU delegations;
Amendment 183 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes with due seriousness the extreme and pervasive poverty ofacross the Sahel, particularly in Mali, Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso, andbut also in Mauritania; acknowledges itsthe detrimental impact of poverty on the prospects of realising human rights; notes that poverty and underdevelopment disproportionately impact upon women and girls, and expresses grave concern over the high maternal and under- five child mortality rates in the region; stresses the UN's findings of lower mortality rates among better educated mothers as a rallying call for universal education; points out that fast population growth, often at annual rates of over 3%, puts additional pressure on governments' capacity to protect even the most basic economic and social rights;
Amendment 189 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Emphasises the interdependence of development, democracy, human rights, good governance and security in the Sahel; reiterates its support for the human rights- based approach and democratic ownership in development cooperation, based on harnessing local participation and knowledge to achieve development goals on the ground, and for strong, effective and independent follow-up enforcement mechanisms, involving parliaments, other genuinely representative bodies and civil society at both national and international level; equally emphasises the necessity of combating corruption to enhance institutional legitimacy and tackle the mounting development challenges in the region; further stresses the importance of a free, organised civil society and media to monitor and report abusesrecalls and supports the EU commitments to implement a human rights approach to EU development cooperation, as also noted in the EU Strategy on Human Rights and its Action Plan;
Amendment 192 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Emphasises the necessity of combating corruption to enhance institutional legitimacy and tackle the mounting development and human rights challenges in the region; notes that access to basic healthcare and education has been gravely harmed by various forms of corruption; further stresses the importance of a free, organised civil society and media to monitor and report abuses;
Amendment 195 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes, with due gravity, the frequent food and nutrition crises and other humanitarian emergencies in the Sahel region, and their effect on the most fundamental human rights; welcomes the strong involvement of the EU and its Member States in the humanitarian crisis efforts in the Sahel, and underlines that tackling food insecurity is key to both facilitating peace and enhancing human rights; emphasises, however, the need for humanitarian action to be coordinated with longer term EU support in the context of development cooperation and human rights protection;
Amendment 200 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Encourages the Sahelian states and regional actors, in conjunction with the UN, to mobilize new resources for development; welcomes the consultations started by the UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for the Sahel with the African Development Bank, and recommends that these consultations be widened to the World Bank and other international financial institutions in order to create a Sahel Action Fund; applauds this proposed fund's integrated platform for resources, coordinating regional development projects with the specific needs of Sahel countries, and encourages the EU to adapt and coordinate its own strategy accordingly;
Amendment 201 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Expresses concern about the general situation of uranium mining in the Sahel, particularly in light of the attack by MUJAO on a mine in Arlit in northern Niger on 23 May 2013; stresses that major breaches of security around Niger's uranium mines could prove disastrous for local populations and regional stability, and thus calls for security to be given the utmost attention by the Nigerien authorities and their international partners; moreover highlights the importance of guaranteeing safety in uranium mining; further calls on mining companies to ensure that uranium is mined responsibly, with the full consent of local communities, and with minimal detrimental impact to nearby populations and their environment;
Amendment 203 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Condemns in the strongest terms the ongoing slavery in Mauritania; is shocked by evidence that up to20 % of Mauritania's population reportedly lives in, which reportedly affects a sizeable minority of the population, including children born into the practice; notes that slavery, embedded xists within a rigid caste system, and persists despite the country's official abolition of slavery in 1981, and explicits criminalisation in 2007; further notes that the Mauritanian Government i's extremely reluctantce to acknowledge the continued widespread existence of slavery, and that to date only one legal case against a slave owner is known to have seen successful prosecution; urges the Mauritanian Government to live up to its national and international legal commitments and obligations to effectively end all forms of slavery; furthermoreover, urges the Mauritanian authorities to stop harassing localand even imprisoning civil society organisationsactivists who campaigning for an end to slavery;, including on charges of apostasy; to this extent, calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue to support the work of Mauritanian as well as international anti- slavery organisations, including the UN Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on contemporary forms of slavery;
Amendment 209 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Expresses concern at the violation of fundamental children's rights in the Sahel, in particular, gender-based violence and discrimination, prevalent child labour, the alleged detention of minors in adult jails in Mauritania, Mali and elsewhere, and Chad's recruitment of child soldiers into its regular army; calls for the EU to work closely with Sahelian governments to ensure the eradication of these practices;
Amendment 216 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Is greatly concerned about reports of child abduction for ransom and sale in Chad; notes that children are trafficked internally and abroad for forced labour, forced marriage and sexual exploitation; notes, furthermore, that in some cases children have been abducted and sold to international adoption agencies;
Amendment 221 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes the discrimination faced by women and girls in much of the region, the manifestations of which include forced marriage, child marriage, sexual exploitation, under-education and, particularly in Chad, widespread female genital mutilation, including infibulation; calls on the EU to assist local women's groups and civil society to tackle oppression and gender inequality, and enable women to lead lives that they have freely chosen;
Amendment 224 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the EU to work with regional actors to promote the education of girls, and to support measures boosting the financial security and potential of women, as key to securing female social, political and economic empowerment; furthermore encourages a policy emphasis on improving women's healthcare;
Amendment 225 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Welcomes the legal status of same-sex relationships in Mali, Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso; regrets, however, the societal discrimination still present; hopes that those oppressed during the insurgency in northern Mali may safely re-integrate into their society; expresses deep concern over the continuing criminalisation of LGBT relationships in Mauritania, which, for men, nominally carry the punishment of death by public stoning, though notes that there are no documented incidences of this punishment ever having been applied; urges the Mauritanian Government nevertheless to work with civil society to reform its legislation and help to improve the lives of LGBT citizens;
Amendment 227 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Believes that a rights-based approach to the situation and development of the Tuareg people, which honestly addresses historic grievances, is essential for peace and development in the Sahel region; welcomes developments in Niger on this issue, but urges all countries with significant Tuareg populations, including non-Sahel countries such as Algeria and Libya, to work with community representatives to resolve, politically and institutionally, the problems of underdevelopment and animosity; notes, furthermore, the variety of cultures across the Sahel; encourages the region's governments to include all of them in social and political dialogues, and in the processes of decision-making;
Amendment 232 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the appointment of the EUSR for the Sahel, and the strong human rights element in his mandate; expects the new EUSR to cooperate closely with the EUSR for Human Rights, the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and the human rights defenders and observers in the region, in promoting respect for human rights and international humanitarian law;
Amendment 233 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses the importance of implementing the EU's human rights policy commitments, including its guidelines on children and armed conflict, on violence against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them, on promoting compliance with international humanitarian law, on the protection of civilians in CSDP missions and operations, as well as the EU comprehensive approach policy regarding implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on Women, Peace and Security, including by monitoring and reporting on developments in this regard;
Amendment 234 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Notes that the EU Sahel SWelcomes the strategic lines of action in the EU Sahel Strategy, including support for and promotion of good governance and internal conflict resolution; believes, however, that the strategy still does not adequately mainstream human rights, the rule of law and, support for democracy as key elements to support the development-security nexus at the heart of the strategy; urges the EU inst, effective economic governance and strong anti-corruption measures as key elements to support the development-security nexus at its heart; urges the EU institutions to work together soon in revising the strategy, by including concrete proposals for: a) addressing the plight of refugees and IDPs throughout the region, b) tackling the scourge of slavery, human trafficking and other forms of trafficking and smuggling which have proved so detrimental to human rights and security in the region, c) improving the situations to w of women, children and minorities, d) the effective and efficient channelling of aid, offering added supporkt together soon in revising the strategy acc governments on the 'more for more' principle, e) ending the culture of impunity, including by supporting measures already being proposed or put in place in Mali and elsewhere, f) protecting civic freedoms and improving democratic governance through inclusive electoral processes and credible representation, and by suppordtingly; civil society, g) protecting cultural diversity and heritage;
Amendment 237 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Recommends that the EU consider the possibility of targeted sanctions, through asset freezes, visa bans or other instruments, of the most serious violators of human rights, both in Mali and elsewhere in the region;
Amendment 238 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Welcomes the strong human rights dimension in the proposed UN comprehensive integrated strategy, and calls on the EU to continue its support; stresses, nevertheless, the crucial importance of increased EU engagement with African regional actors such as the AU, ECOWAS, the Arab Maghreb Union, and the AfricUN Secretary-General's recent report on the situation in the Sahel; notes the 'four by four' approach, aiming to bolster governance, security, humanitarian requirements and development, as part of an integrated strategy; welcomes in particular the strong human rights dimension in the strategy, and calls on the EU to continue its support; further commends the UN integrated strategy's emphasis on building participation, supporting local and regional governance, strengthening social and security cohesion, developing early- warning systems for future threats, and in particular, strengthening or consolidating national and regional human rights mechanisms, to generate sustained progress in the human rights and democracy initiatives in the Sahel; encourages the EU to incorporate a similar holistic approach to sustainability, security, humanitarian and development concerns, and human rights, in a way which recognises the fundamentally transnational, cross-border and intertwined nature of the Sahel's challenges;
Amendment 242 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Emphasises the continuing crucial importance of increased EU engagement with African regional actors such as the AU, ECOWAS, the Arab Maghreb Union, and the African regional human rights instruments, to generate sustained progress in the human rights and democracy initiatives in the Sahel; recognises that the lasting solutions to the Sahel's problems must come from within that region and be fully owned by its own people; nevertheless calls on the EU to continue its commitment to working with and assisting Sahelian partners with all appropriate means at its disposal to improve the quality of life for the people in that region, and to strengthen ties with their democratic governments;
Amendment 297 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. NRecalls the concerns of the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) that Western Sahara remains one of the world's most mined areas; notes that landmines in Western Sahara have tragically caused at least 2 500 casualties since 1975, continuing to threaten many thousands of Sahrawi nomads, and representing a major obstacle to athe resolution of the Western Saharan dispute and refugee situation; commends, therefore, the work of MINURSO, the Royal Moroccan Army, the Polisario Front, Landmine Action and others to map and clear affected areas, and encourages all actors to do everything possible to educate the population, assist victims and remove all remaining munitions; further notes that Morocco is one of the few countries, and one of only three African countries, not to have signed up to the Mine Ban Treaty; encourages it to do so as a confidence- building measure and sign of commitment to peace;
Amendment 305 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Expresses deep concern about the chronic poverty, and lack of basic services and adequate housing in the Polisario Front-administered refugee camps near Tindouf; repeats the recommendations of the UNSR on adequate housing that sufficient international funding be directed for this purpose; notes in this regard, particularly in regards to nutrition, healthcare and access to potable water; calls for international actors to channel, coordinate and consolidate aid more effectively, and where appropriate to increase the amount of aid, in order to guarantee the stability of the humanitarian situation and help improve the conditions in the camps; in light of the poor provision of housing, echoes the recommendations of the UNSR on adequate housing that sufficient international funding be directed for this purpose; nevertheless notes the functioning systems of governance in the camps, and welcomes the active presence of civil society, with the strong participation of women within both; further welcomes the social emphasis on education, despite scarce resources; notes, however, the lack of clear documentation about the precise number of inhabitants in Tindoufthe camps, and urges the authorities to conduct or facilitate regular censuses or formal registrations;
Amendment 314 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Expresses concern that the poverty in the Tindouf camps, coupled with an absence of long- term prospects for many refugees, leaves them vulnerable to radicalisation along religious fundamentalist lines; draws attention to the region's porous borders, which risk facilitating deeper infiltration of the camps by jihadi groups from northern Mali and elsewhere; stresses, therefore, the paramount importance of ensuring the safety and security of the camps;
Amendment 320 #
2013/2020(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Notes that while most recentinternational observers, and reports from the OHCHR, African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, and Human Rights Watch, have identified little evidence of systemic and institutional human rights violations in the camps, multiple actors, including the Moroccan Government, Moroccan NGOs and some former inhabitants of the Tindouf camps, have alleged that the Polisario authorities restrict inhabitants' freedom of expression and freedom of movement, practise or permit slavery, forcibly marry children, and separate families in order to send children to Cuba for military training; notes Polisario's vigorous denials of these accusations, which it claims are politically motivated; calls therefore on Polisario to allow independent human rights observers full, regular and unfettered access to the camps;, amidst reported evidence of some residual private slavery in both Tindouf and Western Sahara, calls on the Polisario and Moroccan authorities to redouble their efforts to terminate this practice and rehabilitate its victimsnd for any allegations to be rigorously investigated;
Amendment 61 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21a (new)
Citation 21a (new)
- having regard to its resolution on a political solution to the Armenian question of 18 June 1987,
Amendment 219 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the urgent need for comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation and the establishment of an anti- discrimination and equality board to protect individuals against discrimination based on ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or sexual identity; calls on Turkey to adopt an action plan to promote the full equality of rights and full acceptance of LGBT persons; notes in particular the required medical certificate stigmatizing gay men seeking exemption from military service;
Amendment 279 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21a (new)
Paragraph 21a (new)
21a. Expresses concern over the recent attacks made against and the murder of Turkish citizens of Armenian ethnicity, such as those in Samatya; Calls on the Turkish authorities to continue its efforts in addressing the security concerns of the non-Muslim minorities in Turkey; looks forward to the due judicial process being followed in the appeal made by the prosecutor for a dismissal of the January 2012 Court decision on the Hrant Dink murder case based in part on the argument that the murder was committed by an organisation;
Amendment 354 #
2012/2870(RSP)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25a (new)
Paragraph 25a (new)
25a. Urges both parties, Turkey and Armenia, to ratify, without preconditions, the protocols on establishment of diplomatic relations and improvement of bilateral relations and urges the Turkish Government to open the border with Armenia;
Amendment 35 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 38 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 49 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the role of the EEAS in defining the strategic orientation, and in contributing to the implementation of the EU financial assistance instruments, should be strengthened in line with the key lines of EU foreign policy determined by the European Council;
Amendment 81 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. to improve and strengthen the coordinating role of the HR/VP, by ensuring that, in the next Commission, (s)he realises his/her full potential as Vice- President of the Commission and is entrusted with the chairing of the group of RELEX Commissioners, enlarged to other Commissioners when needed; in that regard, to develop further the practice of joint proposals and joint decisions; and ensure that the whole European Neighbourhood Policy programme is supervised and implemented by the EEAS;
Amendment 87 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. to safeguard, at the same time, the 'community' character of the neighbourhood policy, bearing in mind that Parliament rejects any intergovernmentalisation of Community policies, given that the Commission is mainly responsible for negotiating international agreements for and on behalf of the Union;
Amendment 102 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. to adopt a coherent approach as regards the chairing of working groups of the Council and to end the rotating presidency of those groups;
Amendment 105 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. in line with Article 24 TEU, to ensure that Member States actively support the Union's external and security policy actively and unreservedly, in a spirit of loyalty and mutual solidarity, and that they comply with the Union's actions and support the EEAS in carrying out its mandate;
Amendment 119 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. to that end, to develop further an internal ‘appropriate structure’ that integrates crisis response, peace building and CSDP structures, and assures coordination with the geographical desks, delegations and other policy departments concerned in crisis management, building on the crisis platform concept;
Amendment 125 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. to ensure effective and integrated planning, and faster decision-making, for CSDP operations, by combining the relevant planning capacities from the Crisis Management and Planning Directorate (CMPD) and the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC); in addition, to create a permanent conduct structure by establishing a permanent military Operational Headquarter, co-located with a Civilian Conduct Capability, in order to allow the effective implementation of military and civilian operations whilst safeguarding their respective chains of command;
Amendment 149 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 184 #
2012/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. given that, as indicated in the 2012 EEAS Staffing Report, the target of one third of staff recruited from Member States has been reached, to focus now on consolidating EU staff within the EEAS and on opening up the career perspectives of EU officials in the Service; to ensure that the quotas from the three different sources are respected at both AD and AST levels and among all grades, in order to avoid that staff from national ministries are concentrated at managerial levels; also to explore, in that regard, the modalities for national diplomats working at the EEAS to apply for permanent posts within the Service and to open the possibility of opening the Service from time to time to elected representatives or former ministers, or other distinguished actors from Member States with exceptional expertise and knowledge in foreign affairs;
Amendment 118 #
2012/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. Whereas the rising tensions over the disputed islands and overlapping and conflicting claims exist in the East Asia's maritime areas;
Amendment 189 #
2012/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 268 #
Amendment 270 #
2012/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 h (new)
Paragraph 12 h (new)
(h) Welcomes the increasing contacts between the PRC and Taiwan; stresses that the improvement in Cross-Strait relations is still seriously undermined by PRC's missiles aimed at Taiwan and China's international isolation of Taiwan; calls on China and the EU to respect Taiwan's right to meaningful participation in international organisations, as endorsed by the Council's declaration 9486/09 of 8 May 2009;
Amendment 298 #
2012/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
(d) Due to the European Union's significant interests in the security and stability of East Asia, calls upon all parties concerned (China, Japan and Taiwan) to demonstrate restraint and to take steps to calm the situation; urges all parties concerned to settle disputes peacefully in a spirit of cooperation and in respect of international law, in particular the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea;
Amendment 15 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Lisbon Treaty is creating a new momentum in EU foreign policy, notably providing institutional and operational tools which could enable the Union to take on an international role compatible with its prominent economic status and its ambitions and to organise itself, by coordinating the main goals and objectives of its Member States, in such a way as to be an effective global player, able to share responsibility for global security and take the lead in defining common responses to common challenges;
Amendment 21 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the new momentum in European external action also requires the EU to act more strategically so as to bring its weight to bear internationally; whereas the EU's ability to influence the international order depends not only on coherence among its policies, actors and institutions, but also on a real strategic concept of EU foreign policy, which must unite all Member States behind the same set of priorities and goals so that they speak with a strong single voice and show solidarity in the international arena; whereas the EU's foreign policy must be provided with the necessary means and instruments in order to enable the Union to act effectively and consistently on the world stage;
Amendment 140 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Recalls that the Southern Neighbourhood is of vital importance to the European Union and urges that a better balance be struck between pursuing market-oriented, on the one hand, and human and social approaches on the other in the EU's response to the Arab Spring; calls, therefore, for a greater focus on employment, education, training and regional development in order to help alleviate the current social and economic crisis in these countries, and to provide the assistance needed to support the ongoing political reforms and social and economic development; underlines the importance of supporting institutional capacity-building, including for the parliaments of these countries, an independent judicial system, the strengthening of civil-society organisations and the formation of pluralist political parties within a secular system, as well as of marked improvements in the respect of key fundamental rights such as the one to freedom of religion, in its individual, collective, public, private and institutional aspects;
Amendment 185 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Underlines that, whilst the EU-Ukraine Agreement has been initialled, its signature and ratification can only happen if Ukraine fulfils the necessary requirements; this means respect for the rule of law in the form of strengthening the stability, independence and effectiveness of the institutions which guarantee the rule of law, and of showing respect for the rights of the opposition and putting an end to persecution of it, thus establishing a truly pluralistic democracy; calls the HR/VP and the Commission to guarantee sufficient financial means to support the additional election monitoring missions for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Ukraine; calls on the Ukrainian Parliament to amend the penal code dating back to Soviet times to remove criminal sanctions for clear political acts carried out by state functionaries acting in official capacity;
Amendment 200 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Considers Russia as an important strategic partner, but continues to have concerns regardingis concerned about Russia's lack of commitment to the rule of law, pluralist democracy and human rights and stresses that the future development of EU-Russia relations should be dependent on progress in these areas; in this regard calls on the EU for constant advocacy towards Russian authorities to meet the OSCE standards of human rights, democracy and rule of law;
Amendment 209 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38 a. Recalls the need to intensify negotiations on a new comprehensive and legally binding Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Russia, encompassing all aspects of relations, including section on human rights and democracy;
Amendment 303 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55 a (new)
Paragraph 55 a (new)
55 a. Calls for the swift commencing of negotiations on the EU – Japan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement;
Amendment 326 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
60. Considers it important that the UN General Assembly resolution on the EU's participation in the work of UNGA be fully implemented and that the EU act and deliver in a timely and coordinated fashion on substantive issues; calls on the EU Member States to further improve the coordination of EU Member Statetheir positions and interests in the UN Security Council; welcomes the setting up of EU medium-term priorities at the UN and calls for the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs to be regularly consulted on the annual review and any implementation; stresses the need for stronger public diplomacy on UN affairs and for the EU's global role to be communicated in a more effective fashion to the European public;
Amendment 341 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Notes that the current global and European economic crisis has spurred efforts to seek more cost-effective and urgently required operational capabilities in both the EU and NATO; calls, therefore, for the HR/VP to be more proactive in promoting further concrete proposals for organisation-to-organisation improvement (with smart defence, pooling and sharing and a comprehensive approach as guiding principles); calls on Turkey for an urgent solution to the blockage on cooperation under the ‘Berlin Plus’ arrangements, which are damaging the prospects for the two organisations to cooperate effectively, including on the ground, where the lives of European citizens may be endangered; recalls that NATO remains the core organisation guaranteeing military security of Europe;
Amendment 360 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
69. Reiterates its call for the HR/VP, the Council and the Member States to overcome the imbalance between civilian and military planning capabilities in the EEAS and the general difficulty in achieving staffing requirements for CSDP missions and operations, in particular for staff in the fields of justice, civilian administration, customs and mediation, so as to ensure that adequate and sufficient expertise can be provided for CSDP civilian missions; calls for the HR/VP to come forward with specific proposals for making up these staffing shortages, in particular in the area of civilian crisis management and the sectors described above;
Amendment 365 #
2012/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
70. Calls for the HR/VP to put forward proposals for boosting the capacities of the EEAS on conflict prevention and peace- building, with particular reference to the Gothenburg Programme, and to further expand the EU's capacity to prevent conflict and provide mediation capacities alongside its better-resourced crisis management capacities; calls as a matter of priority for stock to be taken of EU policies in the area of conflict prevention and peace-building with a view to the HR/VP reporting back to Parliament on proposals for strengthening the Union's external capacity and responsiveness in this area; recalls that each existing conflict or frozen conflict is distinct and thus should be considered separately to reflect this uniqueness;
Amendment 98 #
2012/2036(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab
Paragraph 1 – point ab
(ab) to focus on social and economic inclusion, democratic transition and political/electoral processes, capacity- building, the strengthening of civil society, the participation of young people in parliamentary democracy and the improvement of women's rightsprotection of freedom of expression, freedom of conscience and freedom of religion, as well as of women's rights, both at the level of social practices and of legislation;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, as the fight against Al- Shabaab in Somalia makes incremental advances, there is an increasing risk that terrorist activities and destabilisation may move to other parts of Somalia or further afield in parts of Africa previously not affected
Amendment 31 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) has failed to create a stable and inclusive government capable of promoting consensus amongst its various ethnic and political components; whereas the new Government of Somalia must be fully supported by the international community so that it can take ownership of the challenges facing Somalia and restore sustainable political, democratic, ethnic and social stability;
Amendment 33 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas a continuous belt of insecurity and instability stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean would also provide renewed strength to drug-trafficking activities across the Southern Atlantic from Latin America and the Caribbean and to trafficking in arms and people, with the opening up of new trafficking routes and the possibility to smuggle drugs towards both Europe and the Arab Peninsula
Amendment 35 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas competition amongst States for natural resources in the region, in particular fossil fuels and water, and competition to provide infrastructural access to ports for oil and gas producing States as well as access to the sea by landlocked States could fuel further tensions in the region and lead to chronic instability;
Amendment 37 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas long-term viable stability in the Horn of Africa can only be built on strong accountable democratic institutions, the rule of law and the respect for human rights, in particular, freedom of expression, and on better economic prospects for society at large.
Amendment 39 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas it is essential to actively nurture pockets of stability in the region, tackle poverty and promote economic recovery as a means of restoring failed States; whereas there can be no security without development and no development without security;
Amendment 56 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas significant donors and political actors in the region comprise not only traditional political and development actors such as the EU, the United States of America and international organisations such as the United Nations (UN) and the World Bank, but also Turkey, Egypt, the GCC, in particular Qatar, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; whereas China has been playing a key role in promoting infrastructural development and economic capabilities in the Horn of Africa by providing soft ad-hoc loans which are not conditional on countries undertaking effective reforms and are often the inducement for privileged access to natural resources and market access to the country;
Amendment 73 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU strategy for the Horn of Africa, and in particular its comprehensive approach based on tackling security and stability concerns, enforcing the rule of law and ensuring due process which must include functioning law enforcement mechanisms and procedures, as well as an independent judicial system, whilst addressing the underlying causes thereof; supports the five-pronged strategy based on: (i) building robust and accountable political structures in all countries of the Horn of Africa; (ii) working with the countries of the region and international organisations to resolve conflicts; (iii) ensuring that existing insecurity in the region does not threaten the security of other states; (iv) supporting efforts to promote economic growth and reduce poverty; and (v) supporting regional political and economic cooperation;
Amendment 84 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the appointment of a European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the Horn of Africa, as called for by Parliament in its aforementioned resolution of 10 May 2007 on the Horn of Africa; recalls that in its resolution Parliament asked the EUSR for the Horn of Africa to submit regular reports to Parliament, and invites the EUSR for the Horn of Africa to maintain dialogue and exchanges of views with its Members on a regular basis; also welcomes the appointment of a EUSR for Sudan and South Sudan; believes that with a view to securing full consultation and coordination of action, the two Special Representatives should be consulted on a regular basis by the competent programming services for the financial instruments for the external action of the EU, and should provide them with regular political and strategic advice; points out to the value of regular dialogue and coordination between the two EUSRs and the Heads of EU Delegations in the region.
Amendment 90 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the important contribution made by EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTA to maritime security off the coast of Somalia by protecting World Food Programme chartered vessels delivering aid to Somalia and other vulnerable vessels, as well as supplies to AMISOM; welcomes the Council decision of 23 March 2012 prolonging EUNAVFOR Atalanta to December 2014 and extending its mandate to target the operational bases of pirates onshore; urges the Member States to ensure that EUNAVFOR Atalanta is properly supported with adequate surveillance and patrol ships, as well as with the means for pursuing pirates on land; calls upon Flag states to further develop and implement internationally agreed guidance regarding the use of privately contracted armed security personnel on board ships and for Private Maritime Security Companies to act in strict adherence with those guidelines;
Amendment 101 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the decision by the Foreign Affairs Council of 12 December 2011 to establish a regional maritime capacity- building initiative, called EUCAP Nestor, in order to strengthen the maritime and judicial capabilities and training of coastal police forces and judges in consultation with, and with the consent of, the local communities in five countries in the Horn of Africa and the western Indian Ocean; calls for close coordination with other initiatives, including the EU's MARSIC project, under the Critical Maritime Routes Programme sponsored by the Instrument for Stability; believes that only by enhancing the coastal security capabilities of the riparian countries will the EU and its partners be able to withdraw their naval patrols from the area;
Amendment 109 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the decision of July 2011 to extend and refocus the mandate of the EU Training Mission (EUTM) based in Uganda; nevertheless calls for the close monitoring of all recruits trained by EUTM, in order to ensure that they are integrated into the Somali armed forces and that any defections are immediately investigated; also calls for the close monitoring of the chain of payments for training forces, to ensure that they reach their intended beneficiaries and generate motivation, allegiance, monitoring of their conduct and accountability and commitment, thereby ensuring that the ability to take ownership remains with the future security forces of Somalia;
Amendment 131 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Insists that, whenever possible, assistance by the EU in the Horn of Africa should not take the form of direct budgetary support, but should be granted in order to achieve specific targets on the basis of clear performance indicators; considers that when assistance must take the form of budgetary support, this should be made conditional on the attainment of specific objectives; believes that programmes directed at supporting the EU Strategy for the Horn of Africa should be able to benefit from the blending of resources, i.e., that funding for such programmes should be open to other international donors on the basis of clear common standards so as to facilitate a coordinated, uniform approach by all donors and minimum risk of conflicting approaches or duplication; similarly, the EU should be able to participate in the funding of third party programmes in the Horn of Africa, provided full respect with the rules for EU financial assistance to third countries can be ensured;
Amendment 134 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Believes that the results of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in fighting Al-Shabaab, such as regaining control of Kismayo, confirm the strategic importance of supporting the African Union; stresses, therefore, the importance of promoting the process of institutional and capacity building and good governance of the African Union, and its response capabilities including at crisis management and military level; welcomes the establishment of a EU Delegation to the African Union in Addis Ababa;
Amendment 142 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that a stable and secure Horn of Africa would have positive political and security impacts beyond the region, and also in terms of investments and secure shipping routes in the Indian Ocean; takes the view, therefore, that a reflection on strategies to promote security and stability in the region and on coordination to provide the necessary financial resources to implement a comprehensive approach should be started at G-20 level; notes in this regard the positive experience of the Somalia conference held in London in February 2012 and encourages the HR/VP to explore the possibility of a similar conference in 2013;
Amendment 153 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that Ethiopia in particular has a strong democratic potential and a long-standing tradition of civil society engagement; and that renewed efforts should be made to promote dialogue with the Ethiopian authorities on further democratic reforms; stresses the importance of continuous assistance to South Sudan with a view to creating and sustaining an effective civil society; strongly believes that the new instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights should include ad hoc financing lines for the Horn of Africa; believes that consideration should be given to extending the Endowment for Democracy to countries in the Horn of Africa;
Amendment 160 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the end of the TFG's mandate iWelcomes the completion of the transitional federal arrangements on 20 August as a key test of the potential of Somalia ato move towards a functioning state; believes that it will be important to facilitate an inclusive political dialogue in Somalia and promote consensus-building processes to support the new government of Somalia; calls on the new Federal Government, and the new President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, to work towards the reconciliation of the Somali people by building on the Garowe Agreement to establish the new federal state and begin the long but important process of delivering peace, security and democracy for all Somalis; stresses that viable and inclusive economic structures and a system of revenue-sharing for future oil and gas exploitation in Puntland, for the benefit of the whole country, will be essential for the long-term sustainability of Somalia as a federal state; calls on the EU to mobilize all resources during this window of opportunity to assist with this vital process;
Amendment 175 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the very positive example of Somaliland, which has demonstrated its capacity to develop and consolidate its democratic, economic and administrative structures over more than twenty years and create a sustainable democratic process; notes that Somaliland has so far been very successful in consolidating security and stability on its territory and in cooperating in the fight against piracy and terrorism; expresses concern, however, that should Al-Shabaab regroup in its mountainous border regions, Somaliland may become vulnerable; stresses, therefore, that it is essential to support Somaliland in the fight against terrorism, including promoting economic diversification and building capacity for youth employment; points out to the importance for Somaliland to promote the economic and social development of the region as a way to counter the radicalisation of areas of instability on its territory; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to support Somaliland in enhancing its development prospects and promoting its economic and social stability; stresses that in the quest for a solution for the long- term stability and security of Somalia it is important to evaluate the positive example of Somaliland's stability; notes that Somaliland currently seeks re-recognition as a separate state in its own right;
Amendment 183 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Welcomes the strong statement of support for the new Federal institutions of Somalia by the HR/VP during the UN General Assembly Mini-Summit on Somalia in New York and, in particular, her commitment to a four year process of consolidation of the new Federal institutions and regional administration, and an international conference on Somalia for 2013; calls on Somaliland and the other federal entities to play a full and supportive role in negotiating their legal and political relationship with the new Federal institutions in Somalia with a view to achieving a sustainable, stable and prosperous Somali federal state;
Amendment 184 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Points out to the key role of Ethiopia for the political and economic stability of the entire region; notes that in his inaugural speech, Hailemariam Desalegn, the new Prime Minister of Ethiopia, stressed the importance of strengthening Human Rights and democratic institutions in the country, in order to help develop a democratic culture and full respect for human rights in the country; believes that the new Ethiopian Government provides the opportunity to engage Ethiopia on all issues of common interest or concern, including those where there may have been a divergence of opinions in the past, and stresses the importance of supporting Ethiopia in its path to a new democratic system through positive dialogue and partnership; supports Ethiopia in its fight against terrorism, but stresses that such fight should be pursued in the framework of the full respect for fundamental rights;
Amendment 186 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Government of Ethiopia to formally endorse the Boundary Commission's virtual demarcatdelimitation decisions between Eritrea and Ethiopia as final and binding; callsin accordance with UNSC Resolutions 1907 (2009) and 2023 (2011) as well as with AU and IGAD relevant resolutions; calls therefore on the Eritrean Government to agree to engage in dialogue with Ethiopia in order to address the process of disengagement of troops from the border and physical demarcation in accordance with the Borderundary Commission's decisions, bearing in mind the importance of keeping communities together, as well as the normalisation of relations with Ethiopia, including the reopening of the border; calls on the international community to devise a roadmap to assist Eritrea in restoring its political and economic structures and create the capacity for long-term sustainability and effective functioning; emphasises that all EU assistance which does not pursue humanitarian objectives should be made strictly conditional on a commitment by the Eritrean authorities to facilitate a democratic transition and the improvement of the human rights situation in the country, and basic needs of the Eritrean people; calls on Eritrea to desist from providing any support for armed groups which undermine peace and reconciliation in Somalia and more generally regional stability;
Amendment 190 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that there are signs that the LRA may be expanding its range, drawing more countries into the fight and putting more children at risk; recalls that the fight against the LRA and the hunt for the LRA's leader Joseph Kony has been heavily reliant on funding, equipment and logistical support from the United States of America; calls on the EU to coordinate with the USA for any additional assistance required in the fight against the LRA under African Union ownership;
Amendment 193 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Believes that the Horn of Africa should also be perceived in terms of having strong economic potential, particularly mineral and agricultural; calls, therefore, on the Council, the Commission, the EEAS and the EIB, in coordination with other multilateral donors and financial institutions to identify projects of common interest for the countries of the region, which could promote cooperation and positive interdependence, e.g., in the areas of energy supply, including renewable energy, and natural resources, including water; stresses the importance of cross- border trade, access to international markets, port infrastructure and the provision of adequate corridors for access to ports by landlocked countries, as vital elements for the long-term economic development of the Horn of Africa; asks the Commission to carry out an in-depth analysis of the dimension and impact in economic, environmental and social terms, of land-renting practices to third countries in the Horn of Africa and to propose possible safe-guarding strategies and mechanisms;
Amendment 194 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Stresses the great potential of the Grand Renaissance Blue Nile Dam project in the Benishangul-Gumuz region in Ethiopia for the production of clean energy and the economic development of the entire region; supports the international panel of experts established between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt on such a project and calls for better understanding on the sharing of water resources from the Nile and energy produced by the hydroelectric power plant connected to the dam;
Amendment 195 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. StressWelcomes the urgrecent need for an agreembreakthrough in negotiations between the two Sudanese Presidents on the sharing of oil revenues between Sudan and South Sudan and that a renewed conflict between the two could have dire consequences for the sustainability of South Sudan as a newly independent state and imperil regional stability; supports the efforts of the panel headed by the former South African president Thabo Mbeki to resolve all outstanding issues, and calls on the EUSR for Sudan and South Sudan to make all possible efforts to ensure that the Mbeki panel retains a central role in promoting a solution between Sudan and South Sudan; calls on the EUSR for Sudan and South Sudan to coordinate with the Head of Delegations in Sudan and South Sudan to ensure that EU engagement, political effwhich offers an important sign of hope for the people of Sudan and South Sudan who have suffered greatly from the economic fall-out and food shortages exacerbated by the conflict between the two countries; Urges further continued negotiations on the delimitation of the borders between the two countries in order to avoid further outbreaks of conflict which would jeopardise the recent agreement on oil revenues and threaten regional instability; calls therefore for the continued efforts provided by the good offices of Thabo Mbeki and upon the EUSR for Sudan and South Sudan to ensure this process receives the full supports and assistance maintain a very high degree of visibilityvailable from the European Union;
Amendment 215 #
2012/2026(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission, the EEAS and the Member States; the EU Special Representative for Sudan, the EU Special Representative for the Horn of Africa, the Member States of the EU, the Government of Turkey, the Congress of the United States, the State Department of the United States, the African Union Commission, the Pan-African Parliament, the Governments and Parliaments of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the authorities of Somaliland.
Amendment 52 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, in line with the renewed consensus on enlargement of 2006, this process should be based on consolidation, conditionality and communication, combined with the EU's capacity to integrate new members; whereas integration capacity is a major consideration and a prerequisite for the sustainability of enlargement policy and the overall integration process; whereas this consideration has been a positiven incentive for institutional deepening, as demonstrated by the consecutive treaty revisions that have accompanied the different waves of enlargement, extending the functions and activities of the Union;
Amendment 168 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages greater participation by civil society and non-state actors in the accession process; stresses that civil society can work as an engine of approximation with the EU and create bottom-up pressure for the implementation of the European agenda and strengthening of the democratic support for the accession in the candidate countries; calls for additional financial support, inter alia via the Civil Society Facility;
Amendment 268 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Remains fully committed to the prospect of enlargement, and calls on the Member States to maintain the momentum of the enlargement process by reconfirming the European perspective of every candidate and potential candidate country, notwithstanding the requirement of strict compliance with the Copenhagen criteria; stresses its conviction that with the Lisbon Treaty the EU can both pursue its enlargement agenda and maintain the impetus of deeper integration;
Amendment 286 #
2012/2025(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that the global financial crisis and the difficulties in the eurozone have highlighted the interdependence of national economies, both within and beyond the EU; emphasises, therefore, the importance of further consolidating economic and financial stability and fostering growth, also in the candidate and potential candidate countries; strongly opposes the requirement that all candidate countries should join the eurozone; in these difficult circumstances, stresses the need to provide adequate pre-accession financial aid to candidate and potential candidate countries; welcomes the increase proposed by the Commission for the financial perspective 2014-2020; stresses, in this regard, the need to simplify and speed up procedures, as well as to strengthen the administrative capacity of the beneficiary countries, in order to ensure a high level of participation in EU programmes and to enhance absorption capacity;
Amendment 2 #
2012/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The imposition of the visa requirement on the nationals of Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu is no longer justified. These countries do not present any risk of illegal immigration or a threat to public policy for the Union in accordance with the criteria set out in recital 5 of Regulation (EC) N° 539/2001. Consequently, nationals of those countries should be exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than three months in all and references to those countries should be transferred to Annex II.
Amendment 4 #
2012/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Exemption from the visa requirement for nationals of Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu should not come into force until bilateral agreements on visa waiver between the Union and the countries concerned have been concluded in order to ensure full reciprocity.
Amendment 6 #
2012/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) in point 1, the references to Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu are deleted and a reference to South-Sudan is inserted;
Amendment 7 #
2012/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 – point a – two last references
Article 1 – point 2 – point a – two last references
"Tuvalu*", "United Arab Emirates*" and "Vanuatu*"
Amendment 412 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Consent should be given explicitly by any appropriate method enabling a freely given specific and informed indication of the data subject’s wishes, either by a statement or by a clear affirmative action by the data subject, ensuring that individuals are aware that they give their consent to the processing of personal data, including by ticking a box when visiting an Internet website or by any other statement or conduct which clearly indicates in this context the data subject’s acceptance of the proposed processing of their personal data. The act of seeking and agreeing to specific healthcare treatment should be considered as consent within the meaning of Articles 4(8) and 6(1)(a) to the processing of personal health data related to that specific treatment and as meeting the burden of proof under Article 7(1), without preventing Member States from maintaining existing more stringent national rules in this regard. Silence or inactivity should therefore not constitute consent. Consent should cover all processing activities carried out for the same purpose or purposes. If the data subject’s consent is to be given following an electronic request, the request must be clear, concise and not unnecessarily disruptive to the use of the service for which it is provided.
Amendment 494 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Any person should have the right to have personal data concerning them rectified and a ‘right to be forgotten’ where the retention of such data is not in compliance with this Regulation. In particular, data subjects should have the right that their personal data are erased and no longer processed, where the data are no longer necessary in relation to the purposes for which the data are collected or otherwise processed, where data subjects have withdrawn their consent for processing or where they object to the processing of personal data concerning them or where the processing of their personal data otherwise does not comply with this Regulation. This right is particularly relevant, when the data subject has given their consent as a child, when not being fully aware of the risks involved by the processing, and later wants to remove such personal data especially on the Internet. However, the further retention of the data should be allowed where it is necessary for historical, statistical and scientific research purposes, for rheasons of public interlth purposest in the area of public healthaccordance with Article 81, for exercising the right of freedom of expression, when required by law or where there is a reason to restrict the processing of the data instead of erasing them.
Amendment 762 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘the data subject’s consent’ means any freely given specific, and informed and explicit indication of his or her wishes by which the data subject, either by a statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to personal data relating to them being processed;
Amendment 821 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a way incompatible with those purposes; further processing of data for health, historical, statistical, or scientific purposes shall not be considered as incompatible subject to compliance with the conditions in Article 81 or Article 83 as appropriate;
Amendment 994 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Consent shall not provide a legal basis for the processing, where there is a significant imbalance or coercive relationship between the position of the data subject and the controller. The patient-healthcare provider relationship is not considered a significantly imbalanced or coercive relationship.
Amendment 1267 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
(da) the data are processed for health, historical, statistical or scientific research purposes subject to the conditions and safeguards referred to in Articles 81 or 83 as appropriate, and the provision of such information proves impossible or would involve a disproportionate effort.
Amendment 1433 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) for rheasons of public interest in the area of public healthlth purposes in accordance with Article 81;
Amendment 1434 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) for maintaining medical records for prevention, medical diagnosis, treatment, palliative care, clinical trials, patient registries, and other health research and medical innovation purposes;
Amendment 2956 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Article 80 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide for exemptions or derogations from the provisions on the general principles in Chapter II, the rights of the data subject in Chapter III, on controller and processor in Chapter IV, on the transfer of personal data to third countries and international organisations in Chapter V, the independent supervisory authorities in Chapter VI and on co-operation and consistency in Chapter VII and the provisions regarding processing concerning health and processing for historical, statistical and scientific research purposes in this chapter whenever this is necessary for the processing of personal data carried out solely for journalistic purposes or the purpose of artistic or literary expression in order to reconcile the right to the protection of personal data with the rules governing freedom of expression.
Amendment 2962 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 80 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 2981 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) other reasons of public interest in areas such as social protection, especially in order to ensure the quality and cost- effectiveness of the procedures used for settling claims for benefits and services in the health insurance system and the provision of health services.
Amendment 2987 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 2998 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Within the limits of this Regulation, personal data may be processed for the purposes of a manufacturer's regulatory pre- and post-marketing obligations with respect to clinical evaluation of medical devices.
Amendment 3069 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 83 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 3079 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 83 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where the data subject is required to give his/her consent under this article, the option of broad consent should be available.
Amendment 3094 #
2012/0011(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 83 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. A controller or processor may transfer personal data to a third country or an international organisation for historical, statistical or scientific research purposes if: (a) these purposes cannot reasonably be fulfilled by processing data which does not permit or not any longer permit the identification of the data subject; (b) the recipient does not reasonably have access to data enabling the attribution of information to an identified or identifiable data subject; and (c) contractual clauses between the controller or processor and the recipient of the data prohibit re-identification of the data subject and limit processing in accordance with the conditions and safeguards laid down in this Article.
Amendment 3 #
2011/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the statements by High Representative Catherine Ashton on the human rights situation in Azerbaijan of 20 May, 27 May and 12 October 2011,
Amendment 49 #
2011/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) incorporate in the Association Agreement clauses and benchmarks on the protection and promotion of human rights which reflect the principles and rights enshrined in the Constitution of Azerbaijan and the highest international and European standards, drawing to the fullest possible extent on Council of Europe and OSCE frameworks; ensure that the negotiations take full account of the need to safeguard the rights and livelihoods of internally displaced persons and refugees;
Amendment 85 #
2011/2316(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) reminds all parties, that there can be no alternative to the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; emphasises any threat to use force undermines joint efforts of the international community;
Amendment 64 #
2011/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) reminds all parties, that there can be no alternative to the peaceful resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; emphasises any threat to use force undermines joint efforts of the international community;
Amendment 71 #
2011/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) strengthen the European Union’s conflict-resolution capacity, inter alia by supporting the efforts of the Minsk Group and clearing the way for the implementation of confidence-building measures, as the Presidents of both Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed, including creation of the investigation mechanism on ceasefire violation cases; in this context also calls the European External Action Service, Commission and Member States to support the humanitarian programs in Nagorno- Karabakh, namely the landmine clearance activities implemented by the Halo Trust organization;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2174(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I (new) – Article 4 (new)
Annex I (new) – Article 4 (new)
Amendment 51 #
2011/2174(REG)
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I (new) – Article 5 (new)
Annex I (new) – Article 5 (new)
Article 5 Gifts or similar benefits 1. Members shall refrain from accepting any gifts or similar benefits in the performance of their duties, except those with an obvious value of less than EUR 150 given in accordance with courtesy usage or those given to them in accordance with courtesy usage when they are representing Parliament in an official capacity. 2. Any gifts or similar benefits given to Members, pursuant to paragraph 1, when they are representing Parliament in an official capacity shall be handed over to the President and dealt with in accordance with implementing measures to be laid down pursuant to Article 9. 3. This Article shall not apply to travel expenses, hotel accommodation or subsistence allowances received by Members in the performance of their duties. Such benefits must however be registered by the Member together with their declaration of financial interests.
Amendment 24 #
2011/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU favours a stable and democratic Ukraine that respects the principles of a social market economy, the rule of law, including an independent judiciary, human rights and the protection of minorities and which guarantees fundamental rights; whereas Ukraine's efforts to build domestic political stability and augment internal reform are accelerating and facilitating the further development of Ukraine's European integration process,
Amendment 82 #
2011/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to assist the Ukrainian authorities in informing the Ukrainian people of the benefits of the Association Agreement in order to build support for the reform agenda;
Amendment 127 #
2011/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) to establish concrete deadlineswork actively for the perspective for the establishment of a visa-free regime between Ukraine and the European Union rather than maintaining a long-term perspective, provided that Ukraine fulfils the necessary technical criteria set out in the action plan on visa liberalisation; to establish the intermediate objective of abolishing existing visa fees; and to introduce special measures during the European Football Championship, with a view to using this special occasion as a testing period for a visa-free regime;
Amendment 137 #
2011/2132(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(oa) to request as a matter of urgency that the Association Agreement include provisions to counteract fraud and the smuggling of excisable products in accordance with the EU’s Internal Security Strategy and taking into account the anti-illicit trade protocol of the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU's evolving common Russia continues to play an important role in EU's foreign and securitenergy policy should include Russia as a strategic partner; whereas Russia is a country whose cultural roots lie in Europe and which is an important global and regional player, with membership in the United Nations Security Council, the G8, the G20 the Council of Europe and OSCE;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas these changes, along with the new challenges and opportunities facing the EU-Russia relationship, have to be addressed on both the bilateral and the multilateral level; whereas the basis for a genuine strategic partnership should be an ambitious and, comprehensive and legally binding new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement covering the most important areas of cooperation; including respect of human rights and the rule of law; whereas the need for building a genuine partnership between the EU and Russian societies should be emphasised;
Amendment 57 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure that the new agreement provides a comprehensive and, forward-looking and legally binding framework for the further development of relations with Russia in upcoming years, and take the necessary action to ensure that the negotiations with Russia continue at a steady pace;
Amendment 71 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) remain vigilant on the requirements that the EU intends to set as regards respect for democratic principleshuman rights and the rule of law, and consider this respect as an absolute prerequisite for the signature of a EU- Russia Agreement;
Amendment 81 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) reiterate that economic and political modernisation of Russia is a common interest for both parties and that the EU wishes to further promote the process initiated through the Partnership for Modernisation; underline that Russia's policies of economic modernisation should be accompanied by political reform; with the main focus of guaranteeing the rule of law, impartiality of the courts, media freedom and full political rights of the opposition;
Amendment 101 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) strengthen the EU-Russia human rights dialogue, so that it becomes an effective tool for advancing human rights in Russia; call, in particular, on the Russian authorities to refrain from undue restrictions on peaceful assembly, ensure protection of human rights defenders, stop impunity for past abuses and for murder of activists, particularly in the North Caucasus, create a climate in which of civil society organisations can operate without fear of harassment or intimidation, and ensure full compliance with the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights; discuss with the Russian authorities the need to include in the dialogue not only the representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as is currently the case, but also interlocutors from other relevant ministries, including the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Internal Affairs;
Amendment 135 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) cooperate with Russia to enhance stability, political cooperation and economic development in the shared neighbourhood, while fully respecting each country's sovereign rightand stress the sovereign right of each country to choose its foreign policy orientation and security arrangements;
Amendment 141 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) step up the EU-Russia cooperation on the resolution of protracted conflicts in Moldova and South Caucasus, on the basis of international law and peaceful conflict resolution; intensify talks with Russia to ensure the unconditional fulfilment of 2008 cease - fire agreement and call on Russia to withdraw its recognition for the separation of the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region / South Ossetia;
Amendment 153 #
2011/2050(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(qa) stress the need of full and in-depth inquiry into the causes of the Polish Presidential plane crash in Smolensk in April 2010; provide all the possible technical and expert assistance for Russian and Polish institutions investigating the causes of the crash should they ask for such assistance;
Amendment 67 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) By virtue of Article 58 of Council Decision 2001/822/EC of 27 November 2001 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Community¹, overseas countries and territories should be eligible to participate in the LIFE Programme. _____________ ¹ OJ L 314, 30.11.2001, p. 1.
Amendment 106 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Article 5 – title
Participation of overseas countries and territories and third countries in the LIFE Programme
Amendment 108 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The LIFE Programme shall be open to the participation of the following countries and territories:
Amendment 110 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The LIFE Programme shall be open to the participation of the following countries and territories:
Amendment 112 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the overseas countries and territories referred to in Decision 2001/822/EC;
Amendment 113 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the overseas countries and territories referred to in Decision 2001/822/EC;
Amendment 168 #
2011/0428(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall have special regard to projects in the Union's overseas countries and territories and shall adapt the guidelines for applicants to reflect the capacities and environmental protection and climate objectives of these territories and ensure their participation in the LIFE Programme, and shall endeavour to ensure that at least 5% of the budgetary resources dedicated to biodiversity projects are allocated to projects in these territories.
Amendment 24 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive provides for the transfer by air carriers of Passenger Name Record data of passengers of international flights to and from the Member States,shall apply to carriers operating passenger flights between the Union and third countries, and passenger flights within the territory of the Union; as well as the processing of that data, including its collection, use and retention by the Member States and its exchange between them.
Amendment 52 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive at the latest twohree years after the entry into force of this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
Amendment 52 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The purpose of this Directive is to ensure security and to protect the life and safety of the public, and to create a legal framework for the protection and exchange of PNR data between Member States and law enforcement authorities.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Amendment 85 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The PNR data collected in accordance with this Directive may be processed only for the following purposespurposes of prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious transnational crime in accordance with Article 4(2):
Amendment 87 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 90 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 92 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. This Directive shall apply to carriers operating passenger flights between the Union and third countries, and passenger flights within the territory of the Union.
Amendment 94 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. This Directive shall also apply to carriers incorporated or storing data in the Union and operating passenger flights to or from third countries, which are the point of departure or destination of which is located within the Union.
Amendment 180 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Upon expiry of the period of 30 days after the transfer of the PNR data to the Passenger Information Unit referred to in paragraph 1, the data shall be retained at the Passenger Information Unit for a further period of five years. During this period, all data elements which could serve to identify the passenger to whom PNR data relate shall be masked out. Such anonymisedmasked out PNR data shall be accessible only to a limited number of personnel of the Passenger Information Unit specifically authorised to carry out analysis of PNR data and develop assessment criteria according to Article 4(2)(d). Access to the full PNR data shall be permitted only by the Head of the Passenger Information Unit for the purposes of Article 4(2)(c) and where it could be reasonably believed that it is necessary to carry out an investigation and in response to a specific and actual threat or risk or a specific investigation or prosecution.
Amendment 204 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Amendment 206 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 207 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 72 #
2010/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that greater priority needs to be given to improving the ability of the European Union to respond rapidly to breaches of human rights by non-EU countries, as well as violations of human rights by EU-based companies in third countries;
Amendment 284 #
2010/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
60. Notes with satisfaction that the functioning of the GSP+ (Generalised System of Preferences) regime is closely monitored and that trade preferences are granted to countries that have ratified and effectively implemented key international conventions on sustainable development, social rights and good governance; notes however that more work needs to be done for the effective implementation of these conventions in some of the countries concerned;
Amendment 396 #
2010/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
Paragraph 84
84. Stresses that human rights include the right to food, water, education, adequate housing, land, decent work, social security and the right to form a trade union; recognises that it is poverty that is behind most of the situations of non-compliance with such rights; calls for the EU to invest more efforts and money in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), given the evidence that the world is falling far short of the goals set for 2015;
Amendment 99 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises the need to prevent the EU from becoming dependent for its energy supplies on third countries, which would undermine the independence of EU foreign policy; recalls the urgent need to address energy challenges by implementing a common European external energy policy, based on the diversification of energy suppliers; calls, in this regard, on the VP/HR to pursue with determination Parliament's recommendations for the development of a coherent and coordinated policy, in particular by promoting EU cohesion in constructive dialogue with energy suppliers, and especially with Russia and transit countries; expresses its dissatisfaction with insufficient determination of the Commission to facilitate the construction of the Nabucco pipeline or other viable southern corridor alternatives such as Whitestream; regrets that the Member States are actively engaged in supporting initiatives which in reality are concurrent to efforts aimed at securing and diversifying sources of energy supply;
Amendment 135 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. BCongratulates NATO 's adoption of its new ambitious Strategic Concept, which reaffirms the allied commitment for collective defence as well as efforts to stabilize security crisis situations out of area, in particular in Afghanistan; believes that the EU should take advantage of theits adoption of NATO's new Strategic Concept in order to strengthen its partnership with NATO, bearing in mind the development of the EU's foreign, security and defence policies; points to the need to find pragmatic ways of solving the difficulties – in particular the differences between Cyprus and Turkey – which are hampering the development of closer cooperation between the EU and NATO, given the importance of ensuring that existing forces and capabilities which are shared to a large extent by both organisations are used as efficiently as possible; is of the view that in order to avoid duplication of efforts, a clear and reasonable division of labour is necessary between the two organisations, where NATO, which possesses the necessary infrastructure and expertise, would be responsible for military dimension of security, and the EU would bring its valued civilian capability and expertise;
Amendment 200 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that the EU's approach towards Russia, including in the negotiations on a new EU-Russia Agreement, is coherent and driven by a commitment to the values of democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law, including international law; stresses the importance of the Partnership for Modernisation in this context; underlines at the same time the need for a reinvigorated partnership with Russia, based on mutual respect and reciprocity, on the issues of the fight against terrorism, energy security and supply, climate change, disarmament, conflict prevention and nuclear non- proliferation, including with reference to Iran, Afghanistan and the Middle East, in pursuit of the goal of strengthening global security and stability; takes the view that cooperation on such issues should form the basis for the new EU-Russia Agreement, and therefore looks forward to speedy progress in the current negotiations on a new comprehensive agreement that is expected substantially to enhance EU- Russia relations; calls on the VP/HR to step up efforts to achieve Russian implementation of the Six Point Agreement in Georgia, as well as to achieve an ultimate solution of this conflict, with respect to the territorial integrity of Georgia;
Amendment 251 #
2010/2124(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Welcomes the steps taken by both sides of the Taiwan Strait, which resulted in the signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) and an agreement on intellectual property rights in June 2010; given that the expansion of cross-strait economic relations is in the interest of both sides and of the EU, strongly supports the enhancement of EU-Taiwan economic ties and the signing of an EU-Taiwan Economic Cooperation Agreement; reiterates its firm view to support Taiwan's meaningful participation as an observer in relevant international organizations and activities, such as UNFCCC, WHO and ICAO;
Amendment 79 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The EEAS will support the High Representative, who is also a Vice- President of the Commission and the President of the Foreign Affairs Council, in fulfilling her mandate to conduct the Common Foreign and Security Policy ("CFSP") of the European Union and to ensure the consistency of the EU's external action as outlined, notably, in Articles 18 and 27 TEU. The EEAS will support the High Representative in her capacity as President of the Foreign Affairs Council, without prejudice to the normal tasks of the General Secretariat of the Council. The EEAS will also support the High Representative in her capacity as Vice- President of the Commission, for her responsibilities within the Commission for responsibilities incumbent on it in external relations and for coordinating other aspects of the Union's external action, without prejudice to the normal tasks of the Commission services and in conformity with Declaration 14 of the Treaty of Lisbon.
Amendment 82 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Parliament will fully play its role in the external action of the Union, including its functions of political control as provided for in Article 14(1) of the TEU, as well as in legislative and budgetary matters as laid down in the Treaties. Furthermore, in accordance with Article 36 of the TEU, the High Representative will regularly consult the European Parliament on the main aspects and the basic choices of the CFSP and will ensure that the views of the European Parliament are duly taken into consideration. The EEAS will assist the High Representative in this regard. Specific arrangements should be made with regard to access for Members of European Parliament to classified documents and information in the area of CFSP. Members of the European Parliament coming from Member States which are contributing significantly to CSDP missions should be given preference. Until the adoption of such arrangements, existing provisions under the 2002 Interinstitutional Agreement on classified documents and information in the area of ESDP will apply.
Amendment 83 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The National Parliaments shall be fully involved alongside the European Parliament in exercising their power of scrutiny and oversight of CFSP and CSDP.
Amendment 91 #
2010/0816(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In accordance with Article 27(3) of the TEU, the EEAS will comprise officials from the General Secretariat of the Council and the Commission as well as personnel coming from the diplomatic services of the Member States. For that purpose, the relevant departments and functions in the General Secretariat of the Council and in the Commission will be transferred to the EEAS, together with officials and temporary agents occupying a post in such departments or functions. Before the 1st of July 2013, the EEAS will recruit exclusively officials originating from the General Secretariat of the Council and the Commission as well as staff coming from the diplomatic services of the Member States. After that date, all officials and other servants of the European Union should be able to apply for vacant posts in the EEAS. Additional exceptional EEAS appointments may be made by the HR/VP from EU citizens with distinguished careers in public life, who do not come from any of the above categories.
Amendment 4 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU has reaffirmed its commitment to building a strong partnership with Iraq, based on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, to supporting the Iraqi authorities in the reconstruction phase and to tackling the causes of the political, social and economic instability; whereas reconstructions efforts have been estimated to cost as much as 88 billion US Dollars;
Amendment 13 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. having regard to the governance challenges facing Iraq in terms of institutional and administrative capacity building and consolidating the rule of law, law enforcement and respect for human rights; having regard to the need to normalise relations between the central government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government of the Autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq in line with the provisions of the constitution,
Amendment 28 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Iraqi authorities should view the country’s oil revenues as an opportunity and a tool for achieving sustainable social and economic reconstruction which will benefit Iraqi society as a whole; whereas significant oil deposits lie within the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq;
Amendment 36 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas Kurds make up a significant minority of the population of Iraq, the majority of whom live within the Autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq;
Amendment 41 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas, to date, more than 3 million Iraqis have been internally displaced; many of whom are hosted within the Kurdistan Region of Iraq;
Amendment 111 #
2010/0310M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the EU to promote good relations between the central government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil in line with the provisions of the constitution; Notes the September 2017 independence referendum held in the Autonomous Region of Kurdistan and calls on the EU to engage in dialogue with regards to the aspirations of the Kurdish people of Iraq;
Amendment 17 #
2009/2230(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that cooperation with Russia could be stepped up; wbelcomes, thereforeieves that cooperation in the Baltic Sea area should be an integral part of the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Russia; welcomes, the intention of the Commission and the Member States in the region to have a renewed engagement with Russia on a vast number of areas, such as transport connections, customs and border controls; believes that the EU-Russia common spaces will provide a valuable framework in this regard; stresses, however, that deepening this cooperation should be based on the condition that Russia makes progress in the areas of democratisation and human rights;
Amendment 24 #
2009/2230(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need to reduce the region's dependency on Russian energy; welcomes the statement of the European Commission on the need for more interconnections between Member States in the region and greater diversification of energy supplies; calls in this regard for increased support for the creation of LNG ports;
Amendment 25 #
2009/2230(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Expresses its concern with the ongoing implementation of the Nord Stream Project; calls on the Commission to fulfil the obligations put forward in the resolution of the European Parliament of 8 July 20081 on the environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany;
Amendment 26 #
2009/2230(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Amendment 32 #
2009/2230(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the amount of EUR 20 million earmarked in the 2010 EU budget specifically for the Baltic Sea Strategy can be used only for external action, which effectively means cooperation with Russia; calls to move future funds allocated to the Baltic Sea Strategy to Chapter 1 of the EU budget in order to make them available also for internal projects;
Amendment 1 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the its resolution of 17 December 2009 on Azerbaijan: freedom of expression1,
Amendment 80 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that hundreds of thousands of persons who fled their homes during or in connection with the Nagorno-Karabakh war remain displaced and denied their right to return; calls on all parties to unambiguously and unconditionally recognise this right and the need for its prompt realisation; calls on the Armenian and Azerbaijani authorities and leaders of relevant communiall parties to demonstrate their commitment to the creation of peaceful inter-ethnic relations through practical preparations for the return of displaced persons and other means; considers that the situation of the IDPs should be dealt with according to international standards, having regard inter alia to the recent PACE Recommendation 1877(2009), ‘Europe’s forgotten people: protecting the human rights of long-term displaced persons’;
Amendment 157 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underscores the importance of free and fair elections to be held in accordance with international commitments and standards; notes that the last presidential elections held in Armenia in February 2008 were once again violent and that repercussions of the internal crisis in their aftermath are still being felt; is concerned about the elimination of presidential term limits in Azerbaijan in March 2009, which allows President Ilham Aliev to stay in power for life; takes note of the municipal elections held in a peaceful manner in Azerbaijan on 23 December 2009 and awaits the report of the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities observation delegation thereon; calls on the Georgian authorities to ensure that the local elections scheduled for 30 May 2010 take place in accordance with international standards and that the electoral law is amended accordingly, and reaffirms that securing direct election of mayors is crucial; confirms its and the EU’s position that elections and referenda in breakaway regions are illegitimate; defends the political rights of displaced persons;
Amendment 171 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers freedom of expression to be a fundamental right and principle and the role of the media essential, is disturbed by the limitations on freedom of expression and the lack of media pluralism in the countries of the South Caucasus and calls on the authorities to ensure both; is preoccupied about attacks on journalists in Armenia and in particular about the continued detention of opposition journalist Nikol Pashinian, despite the welcomed amnesty of 18 June 2009 leading to the release of a number of imprisoned opposition activists; is concerned about the deterioration of the media climate in Azerbaijan with cases of harassment and intimidation of media professionals and deplores the detention and sentencing of the two youth activists and bloggers, Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade; accordingly calls for their release following the appeal procedure in accordance with international standards and with respect for the principles of a fair trial as set out in Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights; welcomes the initiative of the Georgian Parliament to extend the Public Broadcaster Board to include more opposition and civil society representatives as well as to transform the second public channel into a political channel with the aim of deepening political pluralism;
Amendment 186 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Takes the view that freedom of assembly must be guaranteed, as it is instrumental to the development of a vibrant civil society; is worried about the difficulties, direct and indirect, which civil society faces in organising itself and disturbed by the adoption of laws and practices that might indirectly limit freedom of assembly, including through administrative harassment, such as the intensified checks by the fiscal authorities in Armenia; is concerned about the lack of any serious investigation into the events following the presidential elections of February 2008 when 10 people were killed and which led to the imposition of a state of emergency and restriction of a number of freedoms and rights; calls on the authorities in Azerbaijan, including the local authorities, to implement in a non- restrictive manner the legislation on freedom of assembly which, as amended, meets most international standards; is concerned that in Georgia the 2009 amendments to the Law on Assembly and Manifestations may limit freedom of assembly and curtail the ability of the opposition to mobilisewelcomes the fact that the opposition protest in the centre of Tbilisi over the period of several moth was conducted peacefully and without interference from the Government; at the same time, welcomes the efforts of the Parliament of Georgia to give due consideration to the comments provided by the Venice Commission; underlines the important role of civil society for the peace and reconciliation processes in the region;
Amendment 193 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the countries in the region to participate actively in the work of the EU- European Neighbourhood Parliamentary Assembly (EURONEST) and use the possibilities it affords for multilateral and bilateral exchanges of views; in this regard notes that the intensified dialogue between the members of parliament of the countries in the region is crucial; calls on interested national parliaments of national Member States of the EU and the European Parliament to strengthen parliamentary co-operation with the parliaments of the region with the aim of increasing their position and policy-making capacities;
Amendment 208 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes the strategic geopolitical location of the South Caucasus and its increasing importance as an energy, transport and communications corridor connecting the Caspian region and Central Asia with Europe; however, calls the countries involved and the Commission to include Armenia in relevant energy projects and to end the isolation of that country;
Amendment 211 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recognises the significance of the region for the EU’s energy cooperation and energy security, especially in the context of development of the Nabucco pipeline; notes the great value of Azerbaijan’s energy resources and the essential role these play in its economic development; underscores the importance of ensuring that the benefits deriving from the exploitation of natural resources are evenly distributed and invested in the development of the country as a whole, permitting it to brace itself against the negative repercussions of an eventual decline in oil production; notes the intensifying Azerbaijani - Russian partnership, particularly in the energy sector; welcomes the intention of Azerbaijan to diversify its economy;
Amendment 254 #
2009/2216(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Takes note of the current EU involvement in conflict resolution processes in the region and believes that the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty justifies a more prominent role for the EU; welcomes the work of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia and calls for increased EU action to persuade Russia and the relevant de facto authorities to stop blocking the EUMM from entering South Ossetia and Abkhazia; considers that the EU now has the opportunity to play a greater role in the solution of the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict and could do so by participatunderlines the fact that the EU has an important role to play in contributing to the culture of dialogue and understanding in the nregotiations through the establishment of an EU mandate for the French Co-chair of the Minsk Groupion; asks the Commission and EUSR Mr Semneby to extend the relevant aid and information dissemination programs to Nagorno- Karabakh; also underlines the importance of EU contribution, by standing ready to launch reconstruction aid programmes and by supporting civil- society projects that aim to promote reconciliation and contacts between individuals in the region;
Amendment 20 #
2009/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. Whereas women human rights defenders are particularly at risk and other groups and categories of defenders who are particularly exposed to attacks and human rights violations as a result of the work they carry out, include defenders working to protect the rights of religious minorities and freedom of expression, promote economic, social and cultural rights and those working with minorities' rights, indigenous peoples and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender peoplepreventing sexual orientation discrimination,
Amendment 63 #
2009/2199(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises the need for a gender perspective in the implementation of the guidelines, with targeted actions in favour of women human rights defenders and other particularly vulnerable groups, such as defenders working to promote economic, social and cultural rights and those working with minorities' rights, indigenous peoples and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and particularly religious minorities rights, indigenous peoples and LGBT individuals;
Amendment 178 #
2009/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Amendment 12 #
2009/0104(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) This Regulation shall not be adopted until a full assessment has been made of its potential impact on the extension into EU Member States of organised crime networks that focus on drug-trafficking, trafficking of stolen vehicles, smuggling of cigarettes and petrol and, in particular, human trafficking.
Amendment 52 #
2007/2267(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls the need to ensure adequateffective implementation of the Constitutional Law for National Minorities (CLNM), particularly with regard torespecting different cultures and promoting bilingual teaching in schools and bilingualism in public administration and the planned employment guarantees concerning the adequate representation of minorities within the judiciary and public administration;
Amendment 80 #
2007/2267(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. RDeeply regrets the fact that the Croatian government has decided to introduce unilaterally the Ecological and Fishing Protection Zone (ZERP) in the Adriatic, thus reneging on; calls on Croatia to respect fully the agreement reached in 2004 with the Italian and Slovenian authorities; reminds Croatia that, unless a commonly agreed solution is found, this could have serious repercussions on the pace of the accession negotiations;
Amendment 95 #
2007/2267(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Regrets that provisions discriminating on grounds of nationality have not been removed from the Law on the restitution of Nationalised properties;
Amendment 96 #
2007/2267(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Welcomes progress made in removing obstacles for the acquisition of real estate by EU nationals and encourages Croatia to reduced significantly the backlog of all pending applications of EU nationals for real estate purchases;