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2012/2287(INI) Role of the EU in promoting a broader transatlantic partnership
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RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead AFET MILLÁN MON Francisco José (EPP) ROUČEK Libor (S&D), NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK Annemie (ALDE), BÜTIKOFER Reinhard (Verts/ALE), ELLES James (ECR), SCHOLZ Helmut (GUE/NGL), SALAVRAKOS Nikolaos (EFD)
Opinion DEVE
Lead committee dossier: AFET/7/11218
Legal Basis RoP 048

Activites

  • 2013/06/12 Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
  • 2013/05/14 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
    • A7-0173/2013 summary
  • 2013/05/07 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • 2013/03/28 Amendments tabled in committee
  • 2013/02/26 Committee draft report
  • 2012/11/22 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading

Documents

History

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  • The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the own-initiative report drafted by Francisco José MILLÁN MON (EPP, ES) on the role of the EU in promoting a broader Transatlantic Partnership.

    Bilateral relations : the committee invites Barack Obama to address the European Parliament at its plenary session in Strasbourg during his next visit to Europe. It calls for an EU-US summit to be held as soon as possible to decide on a common agenda of short-term and long-term goals with regard to both bilateral matters and global and regional issues.

    Members stress that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) will represent a significant boost to the EU and US economies and will reinvigorate the EU-US relationship. It is expected to engender a renewed political momentum in transatlantic relations, which could and should be used to stimulate closer cooperation in other areas, including foreign policy.

    The coordination of EU policy vis-à-vis the US administration should be enhanced so as to send out a convincing message that the EU is a coherent and efficient international player. The committee suggests that a Transatlantic Political Council (TPC) be created to serve as a body for systematic consultation and coordination on foreign and security policy.

    Members strongly condemn the Boston terrorist attacks of 15 April 2013 and encourage both partners to continue the fight against terrorism. They underline the need for a vigorous debate on armed drones and their limits and the need to take steps towards a future international regulation, given the global implications.

    Furthermore, they call on President Obama to honour his January 2009 pledge to close Guantánamo.

    Members also underline the continuous importance of NATO as the cornerstone of transatlantic security and call for the strengthening of the strategic partnership between the EU and NATO.

    Atlantic and global agenda : the report calls on both partners to study areas and frameworks through which broader transatlantic cooperation could be carried out in a pragmatic way, and to explore with other Atlantic countries the usefulness of this extended cooperation. It calls for a study on the possibility of a broader cooperation including the African rim of the Atlantic Basin. It stresses the growing relevance of the countries of the Atlantic Basin with regard to energy production and reserves as well as raw materials.

    On climate change, Members urge the partners to agree, as early as possible and by 2015 at the latest, on binding commitments on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in line with maintaining climate change below 2°C. They also consider that the EU and the US should lead the way towards a global agreement on the regulation of airline emissions in the context of the ICAO General Assembly.

    Members call on the EU and the US to adopt a common strategy in international forums, especially the UN, for reducing stocks of weapons of mass destruction and conventional arms, and to involve the Atlantic countries in those endeavours.

    Current issues and conflicts : the committee calls on the EU and the US to maintain pressure on Russia and China with a view to an urgent political solution for the tragic crisis in Syria and stresses the need for a common response to the political instability and looming economic crisis in Egypt. Support should also be given to the implementation of a roadmap to transition in Mali. It also calls on both partners to work together on the resumption of direct Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

    A diplomatic solution should be found to the Iranian nuclear issue.

    As regards Russia, the report emphasises the importance of cooperation with Russia on global challenges, including disarmament and non-proliferation.

    Lastly, Members condemn the escalating war rhetoric on the part of North Korea and its direct threats made against the US. It calls on Pyongyang to abide by the relevant UN Security Council resolutions calling for a cessation of its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles programmes. Further coordinated efforts should be made by the EU and the US as regards China.

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  • group: S&D name: ROUČEK Libor
  • group: ALDE name: NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK Annemie
  • group: Verts/ALE name: BÜTIKOFER Reinhard
  • group: ECR name: ELLES James
  • group: GUE/NGL name: SCHOLZ Helmut
  • group: EFD name: SALAVRAKOS Nikolaos
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  • group: S&D name: ROUČEK Libor
  • group: ALDE name: NEYTS-UYTTEBROECK Annemie
  • group: Verts/ALE name: BÜTIKOFER Reinhard
  • group: ECR name: ELLES James
  • group: GUE/NGL name: SCHOLZ Helmut
  • group: EFD name: SALAVRAKOS Nikolaos
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    • body: EP responsible: True committee: AFET date: 2012-05-30T00:00:00 committee_full: Foreign Affairs rapporteur: group: EPP name: MILLÁN MON Francisco José
    • body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Development committee: DEVE
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      Role of the EU in promoting a broader transatlantic partnership
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