Activities of Ulrike LUNACEK related to 2011/2133(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Negotiations of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement (short presentation)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Georgia is one of the best- performing partners of the Eastern Partnership in adopting and implementing reformsreforms although problems still persist as regards their implementation;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the unresolved Russia-Georgia conflict hampers the stability and development of Georgia; whereas Russia continues to occupy theactively support both militarily and politically the de facto authorities of Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, in violation of the fundamental norms and principles of international lawthe ceasefire agreement of 2008; whereas ethnic cleansing and forcible demographic changes have taken place in the areas under the effective control of the occupyingRussian forces, which bears the responsibility for human rights violations in these areas;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) to urge the Georgia authorities to address all the issues raised in the report of the Independent International Fact Finding Mission on the War in Georgia and fully cooperate with the International Criminal Court in the ongoing preliminary examination;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) to recognise Georgia’s regionpursue a policy of engagement without recognition with the de-facto authorities of Abkhazia and the South Ossetia as occupied territoriewith a view to defusing tension and developing confidence-building measures aimed at the resumption of dialogue and people-to-people contacts;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) to raise the issue of Georgian and international NGOs operating on both sides of the Administrative Border Lines with Abkhazia and South Ossetia urging the Georgian authorities to lift all restrictions that do not prejudice or undermine state security;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) to welcome the policy of constructive unilateralism by Georgia, committing itself to not using force to restore control over the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as outlined in the speech by President Saakashvili to the EP on 23 November 2010 regretting at the same time that the proposal of a non aggression pact put forward by the de-facto authorities of Abkhazia and South Ossetia before 2008 was rejected by Saakashvili and call upon Russia to reciprocate the commitment to the non-use of force against Georgia;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
(ma) to encourage Georgian authorities to adopt and implement a comprehensive and effective anti-discrimination legislation both in line and in spirit with the EU legislation and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU inter alia, such legislation should include provisions against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(oa) to raise the questions of media pluralism and transparency of media ownership with regard, in particular, to broadcast media;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
(pa) to stress the importance of achieving full gender equality with regard, in particular, to the huge gender pay gap;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) to launch as soon as possible the DCFTA negotiations, and in this context, to provide the relevant assistance to their Georgian counterparts to conduct negotiations and subsequently implement the DCFTA; after an accurate and thorough evaluation of its social and environmental impact;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) to include in the Agreement references tocommitments to comply with the International Labour Organisation labour rights and standards as well as to the development of a genuine, structured and non discriminatory social dialogue and to the facilitating effect that Georgian approximation to the EU’s social acquis would have on EU integration;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) to emphasise the need for sustainable development, including through the promotion of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency taking into account EU climate change targets; to stress the importance of Georgia in improving EU energy security by promoting priority projects and policy measures for the development of the Southern Corridor (NABUCCO, AGRI, Trans-Caspian Pipeline, White Stream, EAOTC);
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
(ua) to assist the Georgian authorities in their investment programme for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of hydropower plants urging them to comply with EU standards and norms with regard, in particular, to the larger ones;