Activities of Nikolaos SALAVRAKOS related to 2012/2870(RSP)
Plenary speeches (1)
2012 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4a (new)
Citation 4a (new)
- having regard to its resolutions on the Armenian-Turkey relations of 18 June 1987 and on the opening of negotiations with Turkey of 28 September 2005,
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22a (new)
Citation 22a (new)
- Whereas the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is part of the acquis communautaire and has been signed by the EU, the 27 Member- States and all other candidate countries as such,
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22b (new)
Citation 22b (new)
- Whereas freedom of expression is one of the essential foundations of our democratic societies, recognised in the European Treaties and in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; whereas press and media freedom are central elements of the Copenhagen political criteria for accession,
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22c (new)
Citation 22c (new)
- Whereas according to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Turkey is in the first position globally concerning the imprisonment of Journalists,
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7a (new)
Paragraph 7a (new)
7a. Expresses concern regarding the recent recurring killings, especially of four old women in Istanbul, of Turkish citizens of Armenian origin, which does not help the Turkish efforts towards the Turkish accession to the EU; calls upon the Turkish government to fully investigate this issue, in line with the legal democratic procedures, as they stem from all the relevant international conventions concerning the respect for human rights;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Reiterates the need to strengthen cohesion among Turkish regions and between rural and urban areas to open opportunities for the population at large and promote economic and social inclusion; highlights the particular role of education and the need to tackle persistent and substantial regional disparities in the quality of education and enrolment rates; calls for steps conducive to the opening of Chapter 22 on Regional Policy; invites the Commission to present an impact assessment of the accession of Turkey to the EU as regards the area of Structural Policy;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recalls that recognition of all Member States is a necessary element of the accession procedure; asks Turkey to proceed with the normalisation of its relations with all EU Member States as soon as possible, including by lifting its veto on the participation of some EU Member States in international organisations; regrets that, on 15 January, Turkey was the only one of 185 countries that refused to allow Cyprus to join the Council of the International Renewable Energy Agency;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22a (new)
Paragraph 22a (new)
22a. Urges the Government of Turkey to end the repeated violations of Greek airspace and Turkish military aircraft flights over Greek islands; calls on Turkey to repeal the permits granted to Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) for geological research and hydrocarbon activities in areas falling within Greece's Continental shelf;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25b (new)
Paragraph 25b (new)
25b. Urges both Armenia and Turkey to ratify without preconditions the protocols and calls on Turkey to open its borders with Armenia, in order to normalize their relations;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25c (new)
Paragraph 25c (new)
25c. Calls on Turkey to recognise the genocide perpetrated in 1915 against the Armenians and thus pave the way to the establishment of stable neighbourhood policy;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26a (new)
Paragraph 26a (new)
26a. Emphasises that the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has been signed by the EU, the 27 Member-States and all other candidate countries and that it is part of the acquis communautaire; calls, therefore, on the Government of Turkey to sign and ratify it without further delay;