11 Amendments of Helmut SCHOLZ related to 2012/2870(RSP)
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reaffirms the fundamental role of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) as the centre of Turkey’s democratic system and stresses the importance of support and commitment amongst all political parties forhighlights the need for its active commitment to the reform process, in particular to a valuable legal framework protecting and enhancing fundamental rights for all communities; commends the work of the Human Rights Inquiry Committee and asks for a more central role of the EU Harmonisation Committee to promote the alignment of new legislation with the acquis or with European standards during the legislative process;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7a (new)
Paragraph 7a (new)
7a. Is deeply concerned about serious, constant and multi-fold political discriminations that pro-Kurdish opposition party BDP has been facing in 2012, including waivers of parliamentary immunity against several elected TGNA Members and threats of dissolution of the party; deeply regrets the damage done by the arrests of thousands of BDP and other activists and their retention in pre-trial detention for years and asks Turkish government to urgently change laws and regulate the judiciary in order to undo the damage done;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8a (new)
Paragraph 8a (new)
8a. calls on Turkey to reaffirm its commitment to the fight against impunity and to expedite efforts to accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and fully align its national legislation with all obligations under the Rome Statute, including by incorporating provisions to cooperate promptly and fully with the International Criminal Court and to investigate and prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes effectively before its national courts, and accede to the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Court (APIC);
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9a (new)
Paragraph 9a (new)
9a. Recommends Turkish authorities to allow the free the use of Kurdish in all aspects of public life in Kurdish-speaking areas including in schools, municipalities, courts and business life; encourages the government of Turkey to work towards Kurdish to be part of bilingual education from kindergarten onward and starting a program of state support for teacher- training in Kurdish languages; underlines the importance of Prime Minister Erdoğan and his government to go further in convincing Turkish public opinion that reforms aiming at equal treatment are justified on the basis of justice, fairness and a common history as well as to convince Kurds that reforms will be fully implemented; recommends Turkish government to help inform public opinion about the international legitimacy of multi-lingualism in education, ethnic diversity and wider powers for local government;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Law on the Ombudsman and the appointment of a first Head Ombudsman, who shall ensure the credibility of this institution through his decisions; stresses that the establishment of the Ombudsman ismust be an important step in safeguarding the rights of citizens and ensuring accountability of the public administration; calls on the board of the Ombudsman that the regulation on the internal decision-making process guarantees the independence of the institution;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Condemns firmly the assassination in Paris, on 9 January 2013, of three Kurdish female activists; calls on the French authorities to do everything possible to ensure that the perpetrators and those who ordered these killings are brought swiftly to justice and sentenced;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18b (new)
Paragraph 18b (new)
18b. Welcomes the direct political dialogue that the Turkish government has recently opened with Abdullah Öcalan; deems that a perspective for negotiations has been opened which could lead to a historical agreement settling the Kurdish conflict in a peaceful and democratic way; therefore, encourages the conflict parties to transform talks into structured negotiations as soon as possible; underlines the importance of strong and positive support to the process that should be given by the EU Member States as well as the constructive role that political parties, media and civil society in Turkey must play for the peace process to succeed; further underlines the importance of the constitutional reform process for a lasting settlement of the Kurdish question;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Turkish authorities to ensure that the circumstances of the massacre of Uludere / Sirnak on 28 December 2011, in which 34 innocent civilians lost their lives due to indiscriminate army shelling, are fully clarified and that the ongoing investigation is relaunched so that those responsible are brought to justice;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Reiterates its condemnation, in the strongest terms, of the continuing terrorist violence by the PKK, which is on the EU list of terrorist organisations, and expresses its full solidarity to Turkey and to the families of the many victims; calls on the Member States, in close coordination with the EU counter terrorism coordinator and Europol, to intensify cooperation with Turkey in the fight against terrorism and organised crime as a source of financing of terrorism; calls on TurkeyDeeply deplores the estimated number of 500 victims that fights and attacks related to the Kurdish conflict have caused in 2012; underlines that the Kurdish conflict is currently among the most violent conflicts happening in a European country; reiterates its condemnation, in the strongest terms, of the continuing terrorist violence by the PKK, which is on the EU list of terrorist organisations, and expresses its full solidarity to Turkey and to the families of the many victims; encourages Turkish government and mainstream media to resist the impulse to further call for anti- terrorist war and focus instead, together with Kurds, on long-term conflict resolution; encourages the Kurdish movement, including PKK leaders, to abjure on violence and publicly commit to realistic political goals; calls on Turkey's international partners, notably the U.S., Canada, UK, Ireland and Spain to engage with the Turkish government and opinion leaders to share experiences of defusing ethnic, linguistic, and regional tensions, including through travel programs for officials, politicians and opinion-makers from all relevant sides and parties in Turkey; calls on the Member States, in close coordination with the EU counter terrorism coordinator and Europol, to intensify cooperation with Turkey in the fight against terrorism including against violent extremist Turkish groups operating in Europe; calls on Turkey to review its definition of terrorism is in line with EU and other international norms as well as to adopt a data protection law and legislation on the financing of terrorism so that a cooperation agreement can be concluded with Europol and judicial cooperation with Eurojust and with the EU Member States can further develop; takes the view that the assignment of a police liaison officer to Europol would help improve bilateral cooperation;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Supports Turkey’s political commitment to democratic forces in Syria and the provision of humanitarian assistance to Syrians who fled the country; asks the Commission, the Member States and the international community to support Turkey’s efforts to cope with the growing humanitarian dimension of the Syrian crisis; underlines the importance of a common understanding between the EU and Turkey on how to deliver the available humanitarian assistance to the displaced Syrians currently on Turkish territory or waiting at its borders;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28a (new)
Paragraph 28a (new)
28a. Calls on Turkey to use its influence in the region and in the Islamic world to bring about an early ceasefire in Syria as a precondition for ending the killing and achieving a political solution to Syria’s internal conflict, and to ensure that no form of military support for the parties to the Syrian conflict is provided on or via Turkish territory; emphasises in this regard the binding nature of the EU arms embargo against Syria;