Activities of Eduard KUKAN related to 2017/2026(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU political relations with ASEAN (short presentation)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on EU political relations with ASEAN PDF (312 KB) DOC (66 KB)
Amendments (19)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
Citation 21
— having regard to the 28thand 29th ASEAN Summits held in Vientiane, Laos on 6-7 September 2016 and 30th ASEAN Summit held in Manila, Philippines on 26 – 29 April 2017,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
- having regard to the 24th ASEAN- EU Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting held in Jakarta on 2 March 2017,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas from 2014-2020, the EU has significantly increased its development cooperation funds; whereas more than €170 million has been earmarked to fund the on-going and post- 2015 ASEAN regional integration agenda; whereas in addition the EU has pledged over €3 billion to reduce poverty and address development gaps in low- income ASEAN countries;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas both regions have attained a considerable level of interaction, considering that with bilateral trade in goods worth more than 200 billion euros per year, ASEAN is the EU’s third trading partner and the EU ASEAN’s second;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU experience has in the past served as a source of inspiration for other regional integration processes; whereas the ASEAN countries, however, have been waiting to see whether the EU will be able to overcome its problems and divisions;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Congratulates the ASEAN member states on the 50th anniversary of ASEAN and fully supports all efforts for regional integration; expresses equally its appreciation for 40 years of EU-ASEAN relations and reiterates its recommendation that relations should be upgraded into a Strategic Partnership; underlines that the EU has compelling economic, sectoral and political interests in enhancing its cooperation with this pivotal player in a region of strategic importance;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the political value of strong trade and investment relations between ASEAN and the EU and exhorts both partners to strengthen economic relations; stresses that there is significant potential for EU-ASEAN trade relations to grow; highlights that the EU is the top foreign investor in ASEAN; highlights also the opportunities for cooperation on implementing the SDGs; emphasises the pursuit of a high level of EU-ASEAN cooperation in multilateral institutions such as the UN;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Commends the VP/HR and the Commission for adopting a Joint Communication setting out a roadmap for deepening the partnership in political, security and economic matters, and in connectivity, the environment, natural resources and other domains; stresses the importance to strengthen political dialogue between the EU and ASEAN;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the appointment of a EU Head of Delegation to ASEAN and the opening of an EU Mission to ASEAN in 2015, which recognises the importance of the relationship between the EU and ASEAN;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls to continue active support of the ASEAN Member States and institutions in their efforts to deepen regional integration; stresses that the EU, as a major development partner for ASEAN, provides technical assistance and capacity building in creating an internal market;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports EU-ASEAN cooperation on a host of non-conventional security issuessecurity issues; underlines that ASEAN values the opportunity of enhancing cooperation with the EU on security; supports greater EU involvement in the ARF; stresses that the EU was instrumental and assumed leadership with ASEAN Member States' support in moving forward the ARF agenda from Confidence Building Measures to Preventive Diplomacy and Mediation; notes that in 2016, the EU participated, for the first time, in the multinational naval exercise hosted by Indonesia;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports EU-ASEAN cooperation on a host of non-conventional security issues; calls for the EU to step-up its cooperation with ASEAN in counter- terrorism, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief through an increased contribution to the ASEAN Regional Forum and the Asia Europe Meeting; believes that the EU and ASEAN can share experiences for a greater regional cooperation and resource-pooling;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the EU’s particular experience in institution building, the single market, regulatory convergence, conflict and crisis management, maritime security, mediation, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and the EU’s willingness to share such experience where useful; highlights the EU-ASEAN Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement (CATA) negotiations and the broader connectivity agenda; notes that in 2014- 2012 the EU devotes half of its financial assistance to ASEAN to supporting ASEAN's connectivity;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Welcomes the 3rd ASEAN-EU High Level Dialogue on Maritime Security Cooperation in Thailand on 15 and 16 September 2016, which identified and proposed future areas of concrete cooperation between ASEAN and the EU in the domain of maritime security and preventive diplomacy; looks forward to the convening of the 4th ASEAN-EU High Level Dialogue on Maritime Security Cooperation to be held in 2017 in the Philippines;
Amendment 118 #
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 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that negotiations on a regional EU-ASEAN free trade agreement should be re-launched; in order to pursue the final objective of a region to region agreement; calls for the EU and ASEAN to seize the opportunity of the setting-up of the ASEAN Economic Community to advance the free trade agreement agenda;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that negotiations on a regional EU-ASEAN free trade agreement should be re-launched; notes that at the annual EU-ASEAN ministerial consultations held in Manila on 10 March 2017 it was agreed to take new steps towards resuming free trade talks between the EU and ASEAN;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is deeply concerned about the erosion of democracy and human rights in certain countries in the region and the restrictions on space for civil society, particularly for environmental and labour rights activists and media worker, academics, researchers and media workers; calls ASEAN to dedicate adequate resources to its Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) and facilitate its decision-making processes; hopes that specific and verifiable targets and measures will be included in the AICHR’s five-year work plan and that human rights violations will be actively monitored, investigated and prosecuted; urges all ASEAN member states to ratify further UN human rights conventions and the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC);
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses that the EU supports the ASEAN bodies in developing their human rights policies; welcomes the EU-ASEAN Policy Dialogue on Human Rights held in 2015, which allowed for open and constructive exchanges on themes of common interest; supports the work of the Regional EU-ASEAN Dialogue Instrument Human Rights Facility office that promotes human rights in ASEAN with the aim to publicize human rights issues and actions and increase awareness about human rights;