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14 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2011/2030(INI)

Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to advance effective multilateralism as the overriding strategic concern of the Union and to strengthen the coherence and visibility of the EU as a global actor at the UN, inter alia by reducing the emphasis on internal EU consultations on UN issues and by moving on to promote greater outreach on a wide range of issues, so that the EU can successfully pursue its UN agenda and meet the expectations of UN members regarding its ability to act; to foster greater cohesion both within the UN system and between the positions of EU Member States and candidate and potential candidate countries, so as to maximise the potential offered by the Lisbon Treaty to strengthen the EU's impact through the coordinated and strategic use of its various and distinctive (EU and Member States) entry points,
2011/04/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to enhance global governance and to seek sustainable solutions to the issue of the relationship between the G-formathe central role of the UN as the only legitimate body for global actions and the UN system, on which basis thematic debates and the economic dimension could usefully be covered by those groups, provided that the UN retao strengthen its effectiveness in solving global problems and managinsg its central role and remains the only legitimate body for global action; at the same time, to consider the G8 and G20 as important fora for the definition of global responses to which the EU must actively contribute through coordinated positions;nternational crisis based on the spirit and letters of the UN Charter; to seek sustainable solutions to the issue of the relationship between the G-formations and the UN system and to support the UNGA President's initiative to organise General Assembly debates with the G20 Presidency before and after G20 summits,
2011/04/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) to take substantive measures to strengthen the role of the UN General Assembly as the chief deliberative, legislative and policy-making and representative body of the international community, in particular by increasing the role of the assembly vis-à-vis the Security Council within the framework of the UN Charter,
2011/04/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Crisis prevention and management, peacekeeping and peacebuilding
2011/04/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point -f a (new)
(-fa )to strengthen the crisis prevention structures and their effectiveness within the UNDP with a view to transforming this organisation into a global leader in crisis prevention and recovery; to strengthen the EU structures on conflict prevention and to improve cooperation in this area with the UN, the OSCE, the AU and other international and regional organisations as well as with civil society, economic actors, private businesses, individuals and expert organizations,
2011/04/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) to work towards achieving consensus on and developing a more operational approach towardspromote a debate on the doctrine of Responsibility to Protect (RtoP); whilst stressing its importance in preventing conflicts, to encourage the implementation of RtoP, inch meets the concerns of many UN Member Staters alia, by strengthening the role of regional organisations such as the African Union (AU), by strengthening early-warning mechanisms within the UN and by better defining the roles of relevant UN bodies; welcomes UNSC Resolution S/2011/95 of 26 February 2011, which called on the Government of Libya to meet its responsibility to protect its population,bout selective geopolitical and thematic approaches to the principle; notes that there is no consensus between the UN Member States on the concept and critics about the fact that the UNSC Resolution S/2011/95 of 26 February 2011 mentions for the very first time that the RtoP doctrine has been mentioned in a formal UNSC statement in reference to an ongoing crisis,
2011/04/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to promote security and stabilisation through peacebuilding, whilst tackling peacebuilding itselfin crisis areas by designing from the very beginning strategies which promote sustainable solutions through longer-term development efforts and by ensuring that peacekeeping is both planned and implemented within the framework of a comprehensive single UN strategy, which takes account of peacebuilding needs and the futurethe needs to end the hostilities, to provide humanitarian aid, to start reconstruction and create the conditions for an early transition to a longer-term- strategy early on in both the planning and implementing stages and on which the EU bases its own measures; given that the stabilisation of a conflict- torn country requires more complex action and an integrated approach, and not merely troops, the necessary capacities should be orchestrated by means of such a strategy, in order adequately to address the root causes of conflict, given that half the countries in which peacekeeping operations are deployed lapse back into conflict within 10 years of the departure of the peacekeeping forces,
2011/04/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) to develop a clearly defined strategic vision of the EU's civil crisis management instruments and on which, first and foremost, a consensus must be reached among the EU Member States,
2011/04/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to consider it an EU strategic priority to strengthen international civil crisis- management partnerships and to enhance dialogue with other major crisis- management actors, such as the UN, NATO and the AU, and third countries, such as the USA, Turkey, Norway and Canada; to synchronise actions on the ground, share information and pool resources in the fields of peacekeeping and peacebuilding, including cooperation on crisis management and, in particular, maritime security, and the fight against terrorism under international law; to improve coordination, in this regard, with the International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and bilateral donorsacting under the auspices of the UN; to synchronise actions on the ground,
2011/04/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) to create a broader strategic framework for the crisis-management partnership between the EU, the AU and the UN and to strengthen, in particular, a triangular relationship between the AU Peace and Security Council, the UNSC and the EU Political and Security Committee, regional organisations such as the the AU and the UN, but without excluding order to help ensure coherence and mutual reinforcement of efforts in support of the AUther international actors; to enhance the predictability, sustainability and flexibility of the financing of UN-mandated peace keeping operations undertaken by the AU; to seek solutions that make for closer EU-AU cooperation in their particular operational areas, thereby improving early-warning and conflict-prevention capacities and making for exchanges of best practices and expertise in the area of crisis management,
2011/04/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 7
Nuclear disarmament and non- proliferation, NPT review, fight against terrorismnuclear safty, NPT review
2011/04/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) to promote the implementation of the recommendations of the 2010 NPT review, in particular to seek a safer world for all and to achieve peace and security in a world without nuclear weapons, to further enhance transparency so as to increase mutual confidence, to achieve faster genuine progress towards nuclear disarmament, to take effective nuclear disarmament measures which are consistent with the fundamental principles of transparency, verification and irreversibility, to encourage nuclear- weapons states to report regularly on the implementation of their commitments, and to review implementation; to take initiatives to revitalise the Conference on Disarmament and to establish in addition specialised multilateral disarmament conferences on specific nuclear arms control and disarmament measures open to interested states,
2011/04/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) to further develop cooperation channels and mechanisms with the EU's external partners, especially the US, in the field of combating terrorism, particularly with a view to implementing the UN global counter-terrorism strategy, by participating in the G8 Roma/Lyons Group and the Counter-Terrorism Action Group and by strengthening the relevant global agreements; to engage with these partners more effectively and in a more structured way, on both a strategic and a practical level; to show leadership and set an example by consolidating respect for fundamental rights and the rule of law as the core of the EU's approach to countering terrorisminitiate a special NPT Review Conference with a view to strengthen the Convention on Nuclear Saftey which should draw lessons from the disastrous accident in the Fukushima nuclear power plant,
2011/04/04
Committee: AFET
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) to foster a debate on the topic of the role of parliaments and regional assemblies in the UN system, which is expected to feature on the agenda of the 66th UNGA session, and to promote interaction on global issues between governments and parliaments; to support the initatiative for the establishment of a world parliament elected by the world’s population proposed at the World Social Forum in Dakar, Senegal;
2011/04/04
Committee: AFET