13 Amendments of Eduard KUKAN related to 2013/2081(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the world's financial crisis and the growing assertiveness of new emerging economies are unleashingpose major political, economic social and environmental challenges, including internal problems, for all parties and takes the view that addressing such challenges requires collective action and the forging of alliances in order to promote peace, security, social progress and prosperity, along with democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that this is the world the EU needs to understand today, and on the basis of which it should frame a new EU foreign policy to face these challengese EU needs to establish a new and credible foreign policy in response to the current challenges in the world; believes that in order to preserve and promote its values and its position on the global stage, the EU needs not only to be coherent and consistent in its external action, but, first and foremost, to clearly define and implement its strategic objectives, making full use of the opportunities provided by the Lisbon Treaty; demands that the instrument of enhanced cooperation be used to secure greater capacity to act, and to overcome the serious problem of the veto principle within the Council;
Amendment 37 #
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 coordinationg effectively between their respective 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 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reiterates its support for the VP/HR's leadership, under difficult circumstances, of negotiations with Iran and congratulates her on her success in bringing the parties together in the EU-facilitated dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia; considers that these examples of leadership and priority- setting should be applied bothfurther in the EU's candidate and potential candidate countries, neighbourhood and in response to an arc of strategic challenges stretching from Central Asia to the Middle East and from the Horn of Africa across the Sahel; expresses its willingness to support this process;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Council and the VP/HR, when drawing up future Annual Reports on the CFSP, to engage with the Committee on Foreign Affairs at an early stage in order to discuss foreign policy objectives for the coming years and provide EU citizens with a clear statement concerning the evolution, priorities and progress of the Union's foreign policy, thus reassessing and demonstrating her role as a leader in EU's Foreign Policy;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that the EU and the USA need to cooperate closely with regard to the peaceful resolution of crises such as those in Iran and the Middle East;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Welcomes the announcement concerning the launch of negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which could give the European and US economies an important boost and stimulate progress on other international agreements; recalls the need to set up a Transatlantic Political Council; notes that, in the meantime, continuing the practice of holding annual EU-US summits would provide an opportunity to identify common objectives and, coordinate strategies in relation to threats and challenges of global relevance and the development of a common approach to emerging powers, and exchange best practices;
Amendment 134 #
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 linked to Russia's progress as regards human rights, the rule of law, free, fair and competitive elections and pluralist democracy;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Emphasises that EU membership provides stabilitybenefits in terms peace, stability, prosperity and democratic development in the swiftly changing international environment, and that belonging to the European Union continues to offer the perspective of socio-economic development; takes the view that enlargement is in the EU's long-term strategic interest, which cannot necessarily be measured in terms of short-term balance sheets and needs to take into account the EU's capacity as well as the genuine commitment of those countries on the path to EU accession to take up their responsibilities and address outstanding concerns;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Notes that the European Neighbourhood Policy is in crisis, given the developments in numerous countries; stresses that the EU needs to give greater priority to this policy believes, therefore, that, for reasons of solidarity and on account of our interest in peaceful, democratic and free development, the EU must strongly focus its instruments, inter alia by strengthening multilateral approaches in the region; stresses that the EU needs to give greater priority tomake a strong link between its policy and financial instruments in order to achieve main objectives of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP);
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
Paragraph 41 a (new)
41 a. Calls for the principles underlying the new ENP approach, as set out by the VP/HR and the Commission in the relevant joint communications 1, in particular the 'more-for-more', differentiation and mutual accountability principles and the 'partnership with society', to be fully operational and for Union assistance to be fully aligned to this new approach;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. NoteInsists that preparations for the Fourth EU-Africa Summit in 2014 afford an opportunity to move beyond institutional capacity-building at continental level and towards the establishment of a political partnership for peace, security and socio- economic development, including at the regional and sub-regional level;