5 Amendments of Arnaud DANJEAN related to 2016/2308(INI)
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the strategic importance of good EU-Turkey relations for both sides; recognises that both Turkey and the EU have gone through their own internal transformation processes since the accession negotiations were opened in 2004; regrets that the accession instruments have not been used to the fullest extent and that, over the years, Turkey’s full integration into the EU has lost public support on both sides; remains committed to cooperating and maintaining an open dialogue with the Turkish Government, in order to address common challenges; recommends that the Council urgently invite the Turkish Government to a summit to discuss the obvious crisis in EU-Turkey relations that we are faced with;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. WelcomNotes the deepening of EU- Turkey relations in key areas of joint interest, such as counter-terrorism, migration, energy, the economy and trade; believes EU-Turkey cooperation in these areas to be an investment in the stability and prosperity of both Turkey and the EU;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that strengthenupgrading trade relations could bring concrete benefits to citizens in Turkey and the EU, andin therefore supports light of the current failings of the Customs Union; notes, however, that the Commission’s proposal to start negotiations on the upgrading of the Customs Union should be made conditional on Turkey respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms; reiterates that the EU is Turkey’s main trading partner and that two thirds of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Turkey comes from EU Member States; considers the involvement of social partners in negotiations as crucial; calls on the Commission to include political benchmarksan enforceable clause on human rights and fundamental freedoms in the upgraded Customs Union, with a view to making it a key conditionality; also notes that the upgrading of the Customs Union remains a purely commercial issue and is in no way related to the accession negotiation process, which should be suspended;
Amendment 258 #
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Condemns in the strongest terms all terrorist attacks carried out in Turkey, and stands firmly by Turkey’s population in our joint fight against terrorism; welcomnotes the close bilateral relations between EU Member States and Turkey in the field of anti-terrorism cooperation, including on ‘foreign fighters’; reiterates its condemnation of the return to violence by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been on the EU’s list of terrorist organisations since 2002; invites the Member States to enforce legislation banning the use of signs and symbols of organisations which are on that list;