31 Amendments of Reinhard BÜTIKOFER related to 2017/2271(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, in this regard, it is of the utmost importance that the EU and the US act jointly and in synergy in support of a rules-based order guaranteed by strong, credible and effective supranational organisations and international institutions;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls and insists that the longstanding EU-US partnership is based on sharing and promoting together common values including freedom, rule of law, peaceful resolution of conflicts, democracy, equality, market economy, social justice and inclusiveness, sustainable development and respect for human rights, including minority rights, as well as collective security;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the EU-US relationship ishas been the fundamental guarantor for global stability and has been the cornerstone of our efforts to ensure peace and stability for our societies since the end of the Second World War, and stronger multilateral economic cooperation and trade; believes that the ‘America first’ policy will harm the interests of both the EU and the US and have an overall negative impact on transatlantic relations;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the EU-US relationship is the fundamental guarantor for global stability and has been the cornerstone of our efforts to ensure peace and stability for our societies since the end of the Second World War, and stronger multilateral economic cooperation and trade; believes that the ‘America first’ policy will harm the interests of both the EU and the US; stresses that protectionism should be avoided in the interest of all parties;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the diverging views on addressing global issues and regional conflicts that have appeared since the election of President Trumpespecially since 2017; seeks clarity as to whether the transatlantic relationship, which was defined over decades, still has the same relevance today; stresses that the values-based overarching framework of our partnership is essential to securing the architecture of the global economy and security;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance for the EU to speak with one voice when dealing with the US administration and calls on the EU Member States to avoid any action or move aimed at gaining bilateral advantages at the detriment of a coherent and unified European common approach;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the high potential and the strategic interest of this partnership for both the US and the EU in aiming to achieve mutual prosperity and security and to strengthen a rules-based global orderorder supporting international institutions and providing them with the means to effectively improve global governance; calls for the fostering of our dialogue and engagement on all aspects of this partnership; highlights that our decisions and actions have an impact on the global economy and security architecture, and the interests of both partners;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines US' responsibilities as global power and calls on the US administration to uphold the shared core values that are at the foundation of transatlantic relations and ensure in all circumstances respect for international law, democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in accordance with the UN Charter and other international instruments signed or ratified by the US;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the ongoing and uninterrupted work of the TLD in fostering EU-US relations through parliamentary dialogue and coordination on issues of specific common interest, such as trade, security, economic and cultural issues; calls furthermore for a continued intensification of the dialogue and a strengthening of the transatlantic cooperation;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls upon the European Commission and the EEAS to create the function of a transatlantic dialogue representative to foster dialogue between academic, cultural and other civil society actors;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes the invigorating role of relations between European institutions and US federal states as well as metropolitan areas on the overall transatlantic relationship in particular twinning relationships; highlights, in this context, the cooperation on the basis of the Under2 MOU; invites US federal states to strengthen their contacts to EU institutions;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes note that other major world powers, such as Russia and China, have robust political and economic strategies, many of which may go against and put at risk our values, and it is therefore essential to foster the EU-US partnership, to continue to promote our common values, including compliance with international law, and to set up a joint sanctions policy; highlights the importance of setting up a joint sanctions policy in order to increase its effectiveness;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that security is multi- faceted and intertwined and that its definition not only covers military but also civilian, environmental, energy, trade, cyber and communications, health, development, humanitarian, etc. aspects; therefore underlines that a transatlantic trade agreementrelations, balanced and mutually beneficial, wshould have an impact that would go far beyond trade and economic aspects; insists that security issues should be tackled jointly through a broad human security approach; in this context, is concerned about budget cut decisions, for example the cuts on state building in Afghanistan and the 50 % US budget cut to development aid in Africa and the European Commission's plan to abolish the EU's only instrument for civilian conflict prevention;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of cooperation, coordination and synergy effects in the field of security and defence and; insists that burden sharing should not be solely focused on the purely quantitative target of spending 2 % of GDP on defence as it is no guarantee for the availability of highly quality capabilities and highly interoperable forces; states that NATO is still crucial for the collective defence of Europe;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the EU to strengthen and speed up the Europeunleash the full potential of the Common Security and Defence UnionPolicy (CSDP) as laid down in the Lisbon Treaty with a view to creating much more synergies and efficiencies in defence spending, research, development, procurement, maintenance and training between Member States; insists that more defence cooperation at EU level strengthens the European contribution within theto peace, security and stability regionally and internationally and thereby advances also objectives of NATO alliance and reinforces our transatlantic bond; supports, therefore, the recent efforts to step up the European defence architecture, including the European Defence Fund andCSDP, including the newly established Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO);
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates the need for the EU and the US to enhance their cooperation in the field of cybersecurity and defence as well as ICT-security and strengthening of safety efforts to protect critical infrastructure including advancing common standards and stimulating compatibility and interoperability;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the need for proper negotiations regarding standardisation especially in the context of the increasingly rapid developments of technology, especially in the IT area;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises that an important part of strengthening EU-US counter-terrorism efforts includes the protection of critical infrastructure as well as a comprehensive approach to fighting terrorism, also via coordination in global forumregional, multilateral, and global forums as well as to promote the exchange of data relating to terrorist activities;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Highlights the persisting weaknesses of the Privacy Shield as regards the respect of fundamental rights of data subjects; welcomes and supports the calls for the US legislator to move towards an omnibus privacy and data protection act;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Reiterates its concerns about the rejection by Congress in March 2017 of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services", which in practice eliminates broadband privacy rules that would have required Internet Service Providers to get consumers' explicit consent before selling or sharing Web browsing data and other private information with advertisers and other companies; considers that this is yet another threat to privacy safeguards in the United States;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Recalls that the United States remains the only non-EU country in the EU's visa-free list which does not grant visa-free access to citizens of all EU Member States; urges the United States to bring the five EU Member States concerned (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania) into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program as soon as possible; reminds that the Commission is legally obliged to adopt a delegated act – temporarily suspending the exemption from the visa requirement for nationals of third countries which have not lifted the visa requirement for citizens of certain Member States – within a period of 24 months from the date of publication of the notifications in this regard, which ended on 12 April 2016; calls on the Commission, on the basis of Article 265 TFEU, to adopt the required delegated act;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Commends the strategic focus and invites the US to be involved in further joint efforts in the Western Balkans in closer coordination with the European strategy to integrate this region in the Union;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates its commitment to international laws and universal values, and in particular nuclear non-proliferation and the peaceful resolution of disputes; underlines that the consistency of our nuclear non-proliferation strategy is key for our credibility as a key global player and negotiator;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls that the EU is determined to preserve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran as a key pillar of the international non-proliferation architecture, with relevance also for the North Korean question, and as a crucial element for the security and stability of the region; reiterates the need to address more critically Iranianthe activities related to ballistic missiles and regional stability that are separate from the JCPOA,of Iran and other regional powers such as Saudi Arabia which endanger regional stability in the relevant formats and forums; stresses thate need of transatlantic cooperation in addressing thisese issue is keys; calls on the EU to launch a conference leading at a Middle East Free of Weapons of Mass Destruction; criticises strongly President Trump's decision to leave the JCPOA unilaterally and to put extraterritorial measures on EU companies which are active in Iran;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Is concerned about US security and trade policy in East and Southeast Asia, including the political vacuum resulting from its TPP withdrawal, and welcomes the active trade policy of the EU in this part of the world and the security- related EU initiatives in particular as expressed in Council conclusions on Enhanced EU security cooperation in and with Asia, also for sake of political balance;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Insists on upholding international maritime law including in the South China sea; invites, in this regard, the US to ratify UNCLOS;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for enhanced cooperation between the EU and the US on the peaceful resolution of regional conflicts and the proxy war in Syria as the lack of a common strategy coulddoes undermine the peaceful resolution of conflicts and invites all parties involved to refrain from actions that might aggravate the situation; reaffirms the primacy of the UN-led Geneva process in the resolution of the Syrian conflict, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2254, negotiated by the parties to the conflict and with the support of key international and regional actors; calls for the full implementation and respect of the UN Security Council Resolutions which are being violated by the countries of the Astana negotiations;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Reiterates that we have sharedcommon interests in Africa where we must coordinate and intensify our support for good governance, democracy, human rights and security issueefforts regarding stable good governance with respect of democracy, economy with respect to internationally agreed standards for sustainability and the protection of the environment as well as regarding human rights and security issues on local, regional, and multinational levels;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Points to our common political, economic and security interests with regard to China and Russia and recalls that joint efforts, including at the WTO, could be helpful to address imbalances in global trade deals with foreign ambitions, as on Ukraine and on the silk road; emphasises the need to cooperate more closely in dealing with China's OBOR strategy including by developing cooperation in this regard between the EU and the QUAD;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Points to our common political, economic and security interests with regard to China and Russia and recalls that joint efforts, including atespecially through the appointment of judges in the WTO, could be helpful to address imbalances in global trade deals with foreign ambitions, as on Ukraine and on the silk road;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Points to the need for better cooperation on Arctic policy particularly in the context of the Arctic Council;