Activities of Ivo VAJGL related to 2010/2087(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
An EU Strategy for the Black Sea (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on an EU Strategy for the Black Sea PDF (278 KB) DOC (203 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
– having regard to the Commission's Communication on strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy (COM(2006)0726) and its intention to present the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy in 2011,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to the recent progress in visa-facilitation dialogue with countries from the region,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Black Sea region is of strategic importance for the EU; whereas the Black Sea is partially internal to the EU, which results in shared challenges and opportunities for the EU and the countries of the region, as well as in a common need to ensure there is an area of peace, stability, regional cooperation and sustainable prosperity around the Black Sea,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Black Sea Region is a socially, culturally and religiously rich environment where intercultural and interreligious dialogue should take a central role,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas many developments have taken place in the Black Sea Region since 2008, and while regional cooperation seems to be advancing in some technical fields such as environment, education, research and technology, as well as in normative approximation, a number of challenges such as protracted conflicts in the Caucasus and Transnistria, militarization and the deterioration of democratic rule persist and have even gained in intensity,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas many developments have taken place in the Black Sea Region since 2008, and while regional cooperation seems to be advancing in some technical fields such as environment, education, research and technology, as well as in normative approximation, a number of challenges such as protracted conflicts, militarization, displaced populations and the deterioration of democratic rule persist and have even gained in intensity,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to elaborate a strategy for the Black Sea region in parallel with the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy, thus defining an integrated EU approach to the region, with a detailed action plan, clear objectives, flagship initiatives and benchmarks; believes that the strategy should ensure coordination of activities and division of labour;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that in order to provide visibility, strategic guidance and high-level coordination, ministerial meetings between the EU and the wider Black Sea region countries should be organised on a regular basis and include all actors in the region; believes that the Strategy for the Black Sea should be developed at all levels of regional cooperation; notes, therefore, the parliamentary cooperation between the EU and the Black Sea countries, especially through PABSEC, welcomes the creation of the Black Sea Civil Society Forum and encourages strengthened cooperation among local authorities, civil society and business;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that twohe main objectives should be pursued in the EU Strategy for the Black Sea Region: should be establishing peace and stability in the Black Sea area and providing for EU energy securityan area of peace, founded on the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; considers that good governance, energy, transport, environment, people-to-people contacts and economic and social development should constitute priority actions;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that the Black Sea region is faced with considerable transnational challenges that cannot be ignored, such as protracted conflicts, displaced populations, bilateral disputes, closed borders and strategic rivalries leading to militarisation and proliferation of arms, weak institutions and governance and the deterioration of democratic rule, cross-border crime and trafficking, border and movement management, and deteriorated maritime security and safety;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises, the important role that the OSCE plays in the region and it regards as essential for the EU to cooperate with OSCE in the fields of institution-building, rule of law, election observation, freedom of media, as well as democracy and human rights;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls the EU's aim of diversifying routes and sources of supply; reiterates the importance of the Nabucco project andand South Stream projects, as well as of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) transportation to Europe, in the form of the AGRI project and the development of LNG terminals in Black Sea ports; recalls the need for a common normative framework for promoting a transparent, competitive and rules-based gas market;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the economic, social and human development of the region as a whole should be promoted; attaches particular importance to the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in the region; regards further liberalization of trade and intensification of intra- regional trade as essential to the economic development of the region; supports the EU's Integrated Maritime Policy aimed at the socio-economic development of maritime regions, but regrets that its Black Sea dimension is poorly developed; welcomes the results registered in cooperation on education, research and technology; further encourages the goal of promoting social development, people-to- people contacts and the development of a strong civil society; underlines that the EU should proceed further in its dialogue on visa-facilitation with the countries of the region;