16 Amendments of Boris ZALA related to 2015/2002(INI)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas developments in the region since 2004, but in particular in the last few years, have shown the ENP to be unable to respond adequately and prompt, creatively and flexibly to the rapidly changing and challenging circumstances;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance and timeliness of the review of the ENP; emphasises that the revised ENP should be able to provide a quickrapid and adequppropriate response to the situation on the ground, while also putting forward a comprehensive long-term vision for developing relations with the neighbouring countries; points out that the ENP review should be conducted in full alignment and coherence with the revision of the European Security Strategy of 2003;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes in the continued value of its initially stated objective of creating an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, based on the founding values and principles of the Union, through a deep structural transformation in the neighbouring countries; stresses therefore the need to go back to basics and bring this objective back to the top of the agenda, taking into account lessons learned and balancing the consistency in principles with a tailor-made approach to individual partners;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that respect for the universal fundamental values of human rights, rule of law and democracy on which the EU is founded, as well as the principles of international law, must remain at the core of the revised policy;
Amendment 163 #
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 drivendriven by a political rather than a bureaucratic logic; calls for special envoys to be appointed for the East and the South, with the task of politically coordinating the revised policy as well as instilling greater visibility and overall coherence;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Strongly believes that a successful and effective neighbourhood policy of the EU is a prerequisite for realizing its global objectives; conversely, is concerned that the failure to reform the ENP in a way that restores stability and promotes prosperity in the neighbourhood would result in a further loss of EU's international credibility and influence;
Amendment 190 #
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 politicaland aspirations of societies rather than merely political or administrative elites;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to reshape the ENP in order to build strong, lasting partnerships with the ENP countries; calls for the technical aspects of the policy to be underpinned by a clear political vision; that promotes EU's interests and values;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Warns that the absence of a forward- looking and positive vision of future relations with the most ambitious partners, including in the context of Article 19 TEU, undercuts the logic of conditionality, and leaves partners without a geopolitical anchorage to underpin their reform process;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the ENP to be developed into a more tailor-made and flexible policy framework able to adapt to the diversity that exists among partner countries; underlines that differentiation should take place not only between Eastern and Southern partners but also among the ENP countries themselvewithin the two regional dimensions;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that security and stability are basic concerns in the neighbourhood and that current developthe sharply deteriorating security environments in the region calls for a strong security component in the ENP, which has regrettably been missing to date;
Amendment 436 #
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, 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, on the basis of these principles, 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 regard;
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the revised policy to support partner countries in building proper state structures to deal with security issues, such as effective law enforcement, intelligence and security, which should be accompanied by proper parliamentary oversight; stresses that the EU should engage in areas such as security sector reform; considers that a new emphasis on security cooperation should reflect the strategic interests of both the EU and the partner countries;
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Reiterates its support for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of the partner countries; takes the view that ENP should contribute to and be supportive of these principles in practice; recalls its position that occupation of territory of partner country violates the fundamental principles and objectives of the Eastern Partnership and the ENP; emphasizes the need for the earliest peaceful settlement of the frozen conflicts on the basis of the norms and principles of international law, namely territorial integrity, sovereignty and inviolability of the internationally recognized borders;
Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Believes that multilateral structures of the ENP ought to be consolidated and developed more strategically, given the centrality of "effective multilateralism" in the Union's foreign policy; calls the Commission and the EEAS, furthermore, to explore opportunities for an institutional interlink between the ENP and the neighbourhood policies of other regional players, above all Turkey;
Amendment 538 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the EU to develop effective mechanisms of support to ENP partner countries who are pursuing an ambitious European agenda and, as a consequence, are suffering from retaliatory measures, trade coercion or outright military aggression by third countries; reiterates that, while the ENP is not aimed against any other strategic player and rejects the notion of a zero-sum geopolitical competition in the neighbourhood, the EU must provide credible commitments and robust political support to partners who wish to align more closely with it;