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9 Amendments of Paulo RANGEL related to 2017/2026(INI)

Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas ASEAN has emerged as one of the world’s most dynamic and fastest-growing regions, is strategically located, hasparticularly in terms of the economy, technology and research, has a geopolitically and geoeconomically strategic position, a high active population, and abundant natural resources, is pursuing a goal of increased economic integration and an ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda, notably on education, and is a strong advocate of multilateralism and the regional and international rule of law;
2017/05/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the integration processes of the EU and ASEAN each follow their own logic but are, however, comparable, as both organisations have been fostering peaceful co-existence, regional integration, international cooperation and development of their members, for many decades;
2017/05/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas both regions have attained a considerable level of interaction, considering that ASEAN is the EU’s third trading partner and the EU ASEAN’s second, as well as the first supplier of financing for development in the region;
2017/05/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
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;deleted
2017/05/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas at present centrifugal forces are threatening the integration processes in both regions; whereas the EU is struggling with several overlapping crises ranging from the euro to migration and Brexit, and whereas ASEAN, in spite of the goal of fostering ASEAN centrality, saw intra-ASEAN trade decline in 2016 and has been beset with problems, including diverging foreign policy trajectorieorientations and spillover effects from domestic problems pertaining to threats to democracy and the rule of law, religious relations, social inequalities and humanfailure to observe human and minority rights;
2017/05/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the EU has consistently supported the work of ASEAN and in particular the ASEAN Secretariat, and has, in recognition of ASEAN’s importance, appointed a dedicated EU Head of Delegation to ASEAN who took office in 2015, at the same time as the EU Mission to ASEAN was set up; whereas 25 ambassadors of EU Member States and the European Commission are currently accredited in ASEAN;
2017/05/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that, as the UK has over the years played an important and valuable role in fostering EU-ASEAN bonds, there will be a needn opportunity for the EU and its Member States to actively reinforce the relations in the light of the new reality of Brexit;
2017/05/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Supports EU-ASEAN cooperation on a host ofand sharing of best practice on a host of security issues, particularly non- conventional security issues;
2017/05/05
Committee: AFET
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Is deeply concerned about the erosion of democracy and human and minority rights in certain countries in the region and the restrictions on space for civil society, particularly for environmental and labour rights activists and media workers; 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 with the aim of prevention, investigated and prosecuted; urges all ASEAN member states to ratify further UN human rights conventions and the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC);
2017/05/05
Committee: AFET