5 Amendments of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2016/2308(INI)
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
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3. Stresses the strategic importance of good EU-Turkey relations forand the high added value of cooperation in coping with challenges both sides face; 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 rule of law and human rights, values which stand at the heart of the enlargement process, have been gravely undermined in Turkey; regrets moreover that the accession instruments have not been used to the fullest extent, in particular in those area, and that, over the years, public support for Turkey’'s full integration into the EU has lost public support on both sidesbeen weakened; 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 95 #
Motion for a resolution
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4. Takes note of the outcome of the referendum that took place on 16 April 2017, held under the state of emergency and in circumstances that prevented a fair campaign; notes with regret, moreover, that the two sides of the campaign did not have equal opportunities and that voters lacked impartial and balanced information on the proposed changes; strongly supports an independent evaluation of all claims regarding irregularities and fraud; notes the remarks of the Venice Commission on the constitutional reform, and underlines that the proposed constitutional amendments do not respect the fundamental principles of the separation of powers and sufficient checks and balances, and are not in line with the Copenhagen criteria;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
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5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to suspend the accession talks with Turkey if the constitutional package is implemented unchanged or if the capital punishment will be reintroduced; considers that the continuation of accession negotiations should only take place if rule of law and respect for human rights will be fully restored;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 6
6. Notes with regret that measures undertaken following the declaration of the state of emergency, which included arrests, detainments and proprety confiscations, have targeted alleged members/supporters of the Gülen movement, dissent in general and political parties of the opposition in particular; strongly condemns the imprisonment of 13 MPs belonging to the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), including its co-chairs, and of 90 Kurdish municipal mayors; urges the Turkish Government to lift the state of emergency immediately; underlines that the reintroduction of the death penalty would violate Turkey’s international commitments and lead to an immediate end to the EU accession talks;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
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15. Calls on the Commission to take into account the latest developments in Turkey when conducting the mid-term review of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) funds in 2017, the 2018 budget and the MFF review and to suspend all pre-accession funds if Turkey no longer sufficiently complies with the EU’s Copenhagen criteria; calls on the Commission to use those funds to support Turkish civil society, free media, to reinforce rule of law and human rights and to invest more in people-to-people exchange programmes, such as Erasmus+ for students;