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2015/2036(INI) Strategic military situation in the Black Sea basin following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia
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Lead committee dossier: AFET/8/02489
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- Vote in plenary scheduled 2015/06/11
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | AFET | PAŞCU Ioan Mircea (S&D) | LANDSBERGIS Gabrielius (EPP), JUREK Marek (ECR), NART Javier (ALDE), COUSO PERMUY Javier (GUE/NGL), TARAND Indrek (Verts/ALE) |
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2015/06/11
Vote in plenary scheduled
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2015/06/10
Debate in plenary scheduled
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2015/05/21
Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
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A8-0171/2015
summary
The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted an own-initiative report by Ioan Mircea PAŞCU (S&D, RO) on the strategic military situation in the Black Sea Basin following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia. Members recalled that the European Council has strongly condemned the Russian Federation’s annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol. They recalled that the European Council firmly supported the non-recognition of Russia’s annexation of Crimea and that Russia’s actions have seriously weakened the armed forces of Ukraine and destabilised the situation in the east of Ukraine. Russia now unlawfully controls hundreds of kilometres of the Crimean coastline and the adjacent waters facing NATO and EU maritime borders. It has fuelled aggressive actions on Ukrainian territory in spite of the sanctions imposed on it by the European Union. Members warned that by occupying the entire peninsula, Russia has gained a very important launching pad facing both west (the Balkans, Transnistria and the Danube Mouths) and south (the Eastern Mediterranean), where it has established a permanent naval task force, and that the illegal annexation of Crimea offers Russia a ‘southern Kaliningrad’, another outpost directly bordering on NATO. Change in the strategic and security landscape of the Black Sea: in this context, Members firmly supported the non-recognition of Russia’s annexation of Crimea not without reiterating their commitment to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. They noted that the illegal annexation of Crimea has precipitated a significant change in the strategic landscape of the Black Sea Basin and the adjacent area. They considered that the aggressive actions of Russia represent its return to a hostile, block-to-block type approach. Members stated that the change in the geostrategic landscape, the evolving military situation in the Black Sea Basin and the forceful annexation of Crimea by Russia are indicative of broader and systemic challenges to the post-Cold War, norms-based European security architecture. The EU and the Member States must have a security response to these challenges and reconsider their foreign and security policies in light of this, which must be reflected in a reviewed European Security Strategy, in the European Maritime Security Strategy and in the EU Strategy for the Black Sea. Members are particularly concerned about Russia’s continuous military build-up in the occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali/South Ossetia regions of Georgia. This military infrastructure of both defensive and offensive character, with its wide operational range, poses a serious threat to the whole Black Sea region. Noting with concern that Russia has bolstered its air and naval defences in the Black Sea Basin considerably, deploying new naval defence (anti-ship) missiles (with a range of 600 km, able to reach the Bosphorus), Members recalled President Putin’s declaration that he was ready to put Russian nuclear forces on alert during Russia’s seizure of Crimea, had the West intervened against the annexation. The potential Russian deployment of dual-capable weapon systems in Crimea place in doubt Russia’s good intentions when it comes to achieving progress on the multilateral nuclear disarmament agenda in the forthcoming Non-Proliferation Treaty review, undermining the efforts already made in that direction. Members are concerned about the situation in the east of Ukraine and called for all hostilities to be halted and prevent further war crimes and new victims. Staying firm and communicating with Russia: Members underlined that the relationship with Russia should, in general, be cooperative rather than confrontational in the long run. They called for a change of Russian policy towards Ukraine, in particular the full and unconditional implementation of the Minsk agreements of September 2014 and February 2015 and the return of Crimea to Ukraine. Members called on EU Member States to remain firm and united in their commitment to the agreed sanctions against Russia, also by freezing all military and defence cooperation and by cancelling contracts, such as for the delivery of Mistral class amphibious assault ships to Russia. Energy, maritime, border and human security in the Black Sea region: Members urged the Member States to take the steps needed to reduce their energy dependence and to ensure the security of oil and gas exploitation and transportation activities in the Black Sea region. They called on Commission to resume the work towards the construction of the Nabucco gas pipeline. They reaffirmed that given Europe’s dependence on the Black Sea for the transit of energy supplies, the EU has a strategic interest in deterring regional actors from brinkmanship and, for that purpose, may need to mobilise European naval and airspace assets to the Black Sea. Members condemned the violations of human rights in Crimea that have occurred since the occupation by Russian forces, including censorship of freedom of speech and the persecution of minorities (Crimean Tatars in particular). On an ecological level, Members drew attention to the extreme environmental vulnerability of the Black Sea basin and stressed that the growing militarisation of the region poses further risks to this delicate eco-system. They recalled that, faced with the Russian hybrid war in Ukraine, the EU must stay united and speak with a single voice which is considered as a prerequisite of an effective response to all security threats. Role of the EU and international actors: Members underlined that the Black Sea region should have real priority for the EU. They considered that the current Black Sea Synergy (BSS) format is outdated and called for a revision of this strategy. They stressed that, in spite of the fact that the BSS is practically on hold, effective cooperation with the states in the Black Sea Basin should continue. Members stressed the critical importance of coordinating with NATO, in particular with the Black Sea littoral states that are members of the Alliance, and with the United States, as the Black Sea Basin is a key component of Euro-Atlantic security. They called for the modernisation and enhancement of the military capabilities of those Black Sea littoral states that are members of EU and NATO. They called on NATO to continue to develop its cyber and missile defence capabilities, including in the Black Sea region, and to develop contingency plans for deterring and countering asymmetric and hybrid warfare. They urged the Commission to support the Member States in their efforts to identify solutions for increasing their defence budget to the level of 2%. They welcomed, in passing, the pledge made by members of NATO during the last NATO Summit in Newport to ensure that their defence spending reaches a minimum of 2% GDP by 2024. They noted that following the 2008 war in Georgia and the 2014 illegal annexation of Crimea, Russia has territorially crippled the two countries, making them ineligible for NATO membership. They considered that, while not being able to defend them directly, NATO has a moral obligation to support Georgia’s and Ukraine’s ability to defend themselves. Lastly, Members recalled that NATO should preserve its general naval and air superiority in the Black Sea Basin.
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A8-0171/2015
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2015/05/04
Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
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2015/02/12
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0171/2015
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2015/2036(INI)
2015/03/27
AFET
252 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Heading 1 on the strategic military situation in the Black Sea Basin following the
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 d (new) - having regard to the Budapest Memorandum of 5 December 1994, the subject of which was the elimination of nuclear weapons from Ukraine in return for the assurances of non-violability of its borders,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the change in the geostrategic landscape
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the change in the strategic landscape, and the evolving military situation in the Black Sea Basin, are indicative of broader, systemic challenges
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the change in the strategic landscape, and the evolving military situation in the Black Sea Basin, are indicative of broader, systemic challenges to European security; believes that the EU and the Member States must
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the change in the strategic landscape, and the evolving military situation in the Black Sea Basin, are indicative of broader, systemic challenges to European security; believes that the EU
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the change in the strategic landscape, and the evolving military situation in the Black Sea Basin, are indicative of broader, systemic challenges to European security; believes that the EU and the Member States must have a security response to these challenges; strongly condemns Russia’s abandonment of the mandate for the negotiation of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the change in the strategic landscape
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is deeply concerned about the current defensive and offensive military build-up of Russia in the Black Sea, and the planned expansion and modernisation of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, involving the addition of six new modern diesel submarines of the Rostov-on-Don type and six new frigates of the Admiral Grigorovich type;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 e (new) - having regard to the Russian-Ukrainian Friendship Treaty of 31 May 1997 on the respect of borders,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is deeply concerned about the current
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Notes with concern continuous military build-up by Russia in occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali/South Ossetia regions of Georgia. The military infrastructure of defensive and offensive character with a wide operational range, including the multiple launch rocket artillery battalions (so-called "Smerch", "Grad" and "Uragan" units), surface-to- air missile battalions (S-300, OSA, Tochka/Tochka U), surface-to-air missile artillery battalions (Strela-10, 2S6 Tunguska), self-propelled missile battalions (2S3 "Akatsia"), pose a serious threat to the whole Black Sea region. The sea area in the occupied Abkhazia region is controlled by the patrol-guard boats, including of the "Mangust" and "Sobol" types, based in the Ochamchire and Sokhumi port;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes with concern that Russia has considerably bolstered its air and naval defences in the Black Sea Basin, deploying new naval defence (anti-ship) missiles (with a range of 600 km, able to reach the Bosphorus) and ensuring that Russian fighter planes control about three quarters of the Black Sea Basin airspace (by practically tripling the number of airports in Crimea); notes, in this regard, that Russia has bolstered its capabilities in both strategic and tactical terms: strategically, long-range bombers, capable of carrying cruise missiles, and reconnaissance aviation operating close to the western shores of the Black Sea,
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes with concern that Russia has
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes with concern that Russia has considerably bolstered its air and naval defences in the Black Sea Basin, deploying new naval defence (anti-ship) missiles (with a range of 600 km
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes with concern that Russia has considerably bolstered its air and naval defences in the Black Sea Basin, deploying new naval defence (anti-ship) missiles (with a range of 600 km, able to reach the Bosphorus) and ensuring that Russian fighter planes control about three quarters of the Black Sea Basin airspace (by practically tripling the number of airports in Crimea); notes, in this regard, that Russia has bolstered its capabilities in both strategic and tactical terms: strategically, long-range bombers, capable of carrying cruise missiles, and reconnaissance aviation operating close to the western shores of the Black Sea, can penetrate deep into Central Europe; tactically, two naval infantry brigades – potentially supported by Mistral-type helicopter carriers – pose a significant potential landing threat; urges France to abandon unequivocally and finally the sale of amphibious assault ships to Russia;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Notes
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Is deeply concerned by President Putin's declaration that he was ready to put Russian nuclear forces on alert during Russia's seizing of Crimea had the West intervened against the annexation; is also deeply concerned by the statements made in a threatening manner by high ranking Russian officials that Russia has the right to deploy and host nuclear weapons in Crimea; notes with concern that, in March 2015, Russia has deployed in Crimea, during a military drill, an undisclosed number of strategic nuclear capable TU22M3 bombers;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 f (new) - having regard to the Minsk agreement of 5 September 2014 on, among other things, an immediate ceasefire, release of hostages and illegally detained persons,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Notes with grave concern the warlike drift of NATO that is revealed in the exercises that it is carrying out in some States bordering on Russia; recalls that already in February 140 vehicles and 1 400 soldiers were transferred to barely 300 metres from the border of Estonia with Russia; expresses its concern about the military exercises that NATO has carried out on the Bulgarian coast;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that potential Russian deployment of dual-capable weapon systems in Crimea place in doubt Russia’s good intentions when it comes to achieving progress on the multilateral nuclear disarmament agenda in the forthcoming Non-Proliferation Treaty review, undermining the efforts already made in that direction, this policy being merely the result of the United States of America's exit from the ABM Treaty and the deployment in Europe of NATO's anti-missile shield, directed against Russia;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that potential Russian deployment of dual-capable weapon systems in Crimea place in doubt Russia’s good intentions when it comes to achieving progress on the multilateral nuclear disarmament agenda in the forthcoming Non-Proliferation Treaty review, undermining the efforts already made in that direction; strongly condemns the maintenance and modernisation by Russia of its tactical nuclear warhead arsenal of the size exceeding many times NATO’s similar arsenal; is concerned by the signals of violation by Russia of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Medium- and Intermediate-range Missiles, which would pose a significant threat to Europe and Russia’s other immediate neighbours;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Notes that potential Russian deployment of dual-capable weapon systems in Crimea
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Regards the recent close overflights by Russian fighter aircrafts of NATO warships and exploration platforms in the Black Sea as a
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Regards the recent close overflights by Russian fighter aircrafts of NATO warships and exploration platforms in the Black Sea as a clear indication of a more aggressive
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Regards the recent close overflights by Russian fighter aircrafts of NATO warships and exploration platforms in the Black Sea as a clear indication of a more aggressive Russian posture in the Black Sea Basin and warns of a heightened risk of escalation; calls for direct military-to- military lines of communication in order to avoid tragic misunderstandings with far reaching military and security consequences;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Regards the recent close overflights by Russian fighter aircrafts of NATO warships and exploration platforms in the Black Sea as a clear indication of a more aggressive Russian posture in the Black Sea Basin and warns of a heightened risk of escalation; takes note of NATO exercises in the Black Sea and the fourfold increase in NATO flights over Baltic regions; opposes both parties’ escalating demonstrations of force which only serve to heighten tensions;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 g (new) - having regard to the Minsk II agreement of 15 February 2015 on, among other things, an immediate and full ceasefire and withdrawal of troops by both parties to a security zone,
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Considers that NATO’s aerial deployment over the Baltic - as part of the ‘Immediate Reassurance Measures’, an extension of the ‘Baltic Air Policing’- is unjustified and forms part of the military Alliance’s warmongering escalation; recalls that all identifications of Russian aircraft within the framework of NATO’s manoeuvres were made only in international waters;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is deeply concerned by the extremely serious situation in eastern Ukraine – where war is leading to the destabilisation of Ukraine and the region as a whole
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is deeply concerned by the extremely serious situation in eastern Ukraine – where war is leading to the destabilisation of Ukraine and the region as a whole – including the
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is deeply concerned by the extremely
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is deeply concerned by the extremely serious situation in eastern Ukraine – where war is leading to the destabilisation of Ukraine and the region as a whole – including the
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is deeply concerned by the extremely serious situation in eastern Ukraine – where war is leading to the destabilisation of Ukraine and the region as a whole – including the apparent move to establish a land corridor linking Russian territory with Crimea through separatist-controlled territory along the western shore of the Azov Sea (Mariupol); as a result of which Ukraine could be completely cut off from the sea;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is deeply concerned by the extremely serious situation in eastern Ukraine
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Supports President Petr Poroshenko’s initiative to send peacekeeping forces to eastern Ukraine; reminds that there is no embargo on providing armament assistance to Ukraine and expresses a belief that such assistance from the European Union states could contribute effectively to the halting of the spread of Russian aggression; appeals for the launch by the international community of a permanent monitoring mission to ensure that the rights of the Ukrainian and Tatar communities in Crimea are respected;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8 b. Recognises that the most appropriate reaction in the event of a protracted occupation of Crimea would be the support of the EU states that are NATO members for the acceleration of Georgia’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty; urges Ukraine and Moldova to take measures to prevent the provision of arms and military supplies to the Dniester region, both by land and by air; urges the EU and NATO to provide support to Ukraine to secure its border with the Dniester region;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the Black Sea Basin is one of the world’s most strategic regions, of key importance to the EU and its Member States, in particular with regard to ensuring their security and defence, and to the EU Neighbourhood Policy and the Eastern Partnership; whereas all
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Condemns the fact that Russia is providing direct and indirect support to the separatist actions, thereby facilitating the continuation of war; is concerned by the reports of war crimes committed both in the region controlled by Russia-backed separatists
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Condemns the fact that Russia is providing direct and indirect support to the separatist actions, thereby facilitating the continuation of war; is concerned by the reports of war crimes committed in the region controlled by Russia-backed separatists
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Condemns the fact that Russia is providing direct and indirect support to the separatist actions, including support in weapons and recruitment, thereby facilitating the continuation of war; is concerned by the reports of war crimes committed in the region controlled by Russia-backed separatists; urges Russia to withdraw immediately all its military forces from Ukrainian territory and to use its influence to halt hostilities;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Condemns the fact that Russia is providing direct and indirect support to the separatist
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Condemns the fact that Russia is providing direct and indirect support to the separatist actions, thereby facilitating the continuation of war; is concerned by the reports of war crimes committed in the region controlled by Russia-backed separatists; urges Russia to use its influence to halt hostilities and further war crimes and to prevent new victims;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Condemns the fact that Russia is
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Condemns the fact that Russia is providing direct and indirect support to the separatist actions,
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Condemns the direct support provided by the Ukrainian Government and by the regional authorities of Dnipropetrovsk to the armed militias, consisting of openly nationalistic and extremist militants called the special ‘Donbas’ battalion, the special ‘Aidar’ battalion, the special ‘Sytch’ battalion, the special ‘Azov’ regiment, the special ‘Dnipro-1’ battalion, the special ‘Dnipro-2’ battalion, the ‘Pravy Sektor’ Ukrainian volunteer corps and 40 other bands of this type; condemns the repeated breaches of human rights and the war crimes committed by these armed bands against the civilians of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, and in particular those highlighted in Report EUR 50/040/2014 of 8 September 2014 by the NGO Amnesty International; demands that the Ukrainian Government dissolve and disarm these armed bands which have no place in a democracy, where only the police and armed forces legally established and controlled by the civil power can legally bear arms, make arrests and undertake police operations;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the Black Sea Basin is one of the world’s most strategic regions, of key importance to the EU and its Member States, in particular with regard to ensuring their security and defence, and to the EU Neighbourhood Policy and the Eastern Partnership; whereas two Member States – Bulgaria and Romania – are Black Sea littorals and of strategic importance to the EU; whereas all existing protracted conflicts in Eastern Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova (Transnistria), Georgia (South Ossetia and Abkhazia) and between Armenia and Azerbaijan (Nagorno- Karabakh) are located in the Black Sea Basin;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Condemns the support given by the West to the Ukrainian Government; recalls that that government had its origin in a coup that included the participation of fascist and neo-Nazi elements;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9 b. Urges the Commission and the IMF to block the financial aid given to Ukraine, since it is being used to finance the war conducted by this country against the populations of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, a war which is falsely called an ‘antiterrorist operation’;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Considers that, as a NATO member and a country which is an official candidate to join the EU, Turkey is a strategic security partner in the region; does however deplore the fact that Turkey's recent diplomatic stances, in particular with regard to the crises in the Near and Middle East, have been shown to be at the very least ambiguous and inconsistent with the positions of the EU and of NATO;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Underlines that the relationship with Russia, being a major actor in the international system, should be cooperative rather than conf
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Underlines that the relationship with Russia, being a major actor in the international system, should be cooperative and based on political dialogue in good faith rather than on conf
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Underlines that the relationship with Russia, being a major actor in the international system, should be cooperative rather than conflictual in the long run; is of the view
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Underlines that the relationship with Russia, being a major actor in the international system, should in general be cooperative rather than conflictual in the long run; is of the view, however, that in the short and medium term, owing to a lack of trust following Russia’s latest actions, any de-escalation and resumption of cooperation
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Underlines that the relationship with Russia, being a major actor in the international system, should be cooperative rather than conflictual in the long run;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Underlines that the relationship with Russia, being a major actor in the international system but one which is inching towards cooperation with the East, and particularly with Beijing (a possible linchpin in a system of alternative alliances self-sufficient from the West), should be cooperative rather than conflictual
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the Black Sea Basin is one of the world’s most strategic regions, of key importance both to the EU and its Member States and to Russia, in particular with regard to ensuring their security and defence, and to the EU Neighbourhood Policy and the Eastern Partnership; whereas all existing protracted conflicts in the Republic of Moldova (Transnistria), Georgia (South Ossetia and Abkhazia) and between Armenia and Azerbaijan (Nagorno-
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Underlines that the relationship with Russia, being a major actor in the
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. underlines that the relationship with Russia, being a major actor in the international system, should be cooperative rather than conflictual in the long run; is of the view, however, that in the short and medium term, owing to a lack of trust following Russia’s latest actions, any resumption of cooperation should continue to rely, firstly, on the strong strategic reassurance offered by
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Expresses hope that the Minsk ceasefire agreement reached on 12 February 2015 will hold and thereby provide the time for a negotiated political solution with the de facto authorities of the Lugansk and Donetsk regions in the political and economic context given by the Minsk agreements;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Expresses hope that
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Expresses hope that the Minsk ceasefire agreement reached on 12 February 2015 will hold, although there are signs of violation by the Russian side and the separatists and thereby provide the time for a negotiated political solution;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Believes that, in the event that Russia does not honour the Minsk ceasefire agreement, and continues the destabilisation of eastern Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea, the sanction regime should be continued
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the Black Sea Basin is one of the world’s most strategic regions, of key importance to the EU and its Member States, in particular with regard to ensuring their security and defence, and to the EU Neighbourhood Policy and the Eastern Partnership; whereas the importance of strengthened cooperation between the European Union and the countries of the region was recognised by Black Sea Synergy - the EU's regional policy launched in 2008; whereas all existing protracted conflicts in the Republic of Moldova (Transnistria), Georgia (South Ossetia and Abkhazia) and between Armenia and
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Believes that, in the event that Russia does not honour the Minsk ceasefire agreement, and continues the destabilisation of eastern Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea, the sanction regime should not only be continued
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Believes that, in the event that Russia does not honour the terms of the latest Minsk ceasefire agreement, and continues the
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Believes that
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Believes that, in the event that Russia does not honour the Minsk ceasefire agreements, and continues the destabilisation of eastern Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea, the sanction regime should be continued and even
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Believes that, in the event that Russia does not honour the Minsk ceasefire agreement, and continues the destabilisation of eastern Ukraine and the illegal annexation of Crimea, the sanction regime should be continued and even strengthened; considers that EU must demonstrate unity, solidarity and commitment in sanctioning the Russian actions against the applicable international law rules; underlines that the current international legal framework must be fully respected and the dialog between EU and Russia must be maintained only simultaneous with the applicable sanctions provided by the Minsk agreement;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Believes that, in the event that Russia does not honour the Minsk ceasefire agreement, and continues the destabilisation of eastern Ukraine and the
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Believes that,
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Believes that
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. believes that, in the event that Russia or Ukraine do
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Calls on Russia to open, as a sign of goodwill and openness to communication, its markets for European fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy products;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the Black Sea Basin is a very important external border of the European Union;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Calls on the need to bring back to balance the strategic landscape in the Black Sea Basin; reminds that this can be done by further increased NATO and US deployments in the region thus increasing the deterrence of most affected allies and NATO as a whole in this particular region; believes, that littoral states can make important input by joining their efforts, therefore, calls on Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia to start considering a creation of a joint battalion and NATO Member States to consider support for such initiative;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13 b. Calls on EU Member States to remain firm and united in committing to the agreed sanctions against Russia, also by freezing all military and defence cooperation and cancelling contracts, such as delivery of Mistral class amphibious assault ships to Russia;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the implementation of the EU energy policy aimed at promoting energy security for all Member States; urges the Member States to take the steps needed to ensure the security of oil and gas exploitation and transportation activities in the Black Sea region; recommends that the Commission and the Council give active support to Bulgaria through investment and financial measures in order to ensure its energy security, taking into account that Bulgaria is most at risk from potential interruptions in the supply of natural gas;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the implementation of the EU energy policy aimed at promoting energy security for all Member States; urges the Member States to take the steps needed to ensure the security of oil and gas exploitation and transportation activities in the Black Sea region; calls the EU to sustain initiatives for diversification of the Black Sea energy resources, as part of an energy independence strategy;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the implementation of the EU energy policy aimed at promoting energy security
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Welcomes the implementation of the EU energy policy aimed at promoting energy security for all Member States; urges the Member States to take the steps needed to ensure the security of oil and gas exploitation and transportation activities in the Black Sea region; calls on the European Commission to recommence work on the construction of the Nabucco gas pipeline;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the annexation of Crimea and the use of force by the Russian Federation violates the 1994 Budapest Memorandum but also other European and international norms such as the UN Charter, the Charter of Paris and the OSCE Helsinki Final Act;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Is concerned that the benefits of oil and gas exploitation and transportation in the Black Sea are increasingly dependent on the level of militarisation triggered by
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Is concerned that the benefits of oil and gas exploitation and transportation in the Black Sea are increasingly dependent on the level of militarisation triggered by the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia and the subsequent build-up of its capabilities in the area; reaffirms that given the potential for instability and, in particular, Europe's dependence on the Black Sea for the transit of energy supplies, the EU has a strategic interest in deterring regional actors from brinkmanship and, for that purpose, may need to mobilise European naval and airspace assets to the Black Sea;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Is concerned that the benefits of oil and gas exploitation and transportation in the Black Sea are increasingly dependent on the level of militarisation triggered by the
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. is concerned that the benefits of oil and gas exploitation and transportation in the Black Sea are increasingly dependent on the level of militarisation triggered by the
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Is concerned that the benefits of oil and gas exploitation and transportation in the Black Sea are increasingly dependent on the level of militarisation triggered by the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia and the subsequent build-up of its capabilities in the area; appeals to Member States to take the steps needed to guarantee the security of exploitation of oil and gas and transportation in the Black Sea region;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. is concerned that the benefits of oil and gas exploitation and transportation in the
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15 a. Notes with concern the enhanced cooperation between Turkey and Russia on energy issues, in particular the planned construction of the Turkish Stream which will completely change the situation in the region;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Underlines that the current crisis affects cooperation in other important fields, such as border management and security (in particular migration control),
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on Russia to respect the human rights of the local population in Crimea, especially the native Crimean Tatars, thousands of whom have left their homeland for fear of persecution and have sought refuge in other regions in Ukraine;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) - in the light of the United Nations charter,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas Russia is one of the European Union’s biggest trade partners, which has made the two economies strongly interdependent;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on Russia to fully respect the rights of the local population in Crimea, with special regard to ethnic and national minorities, especially
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17.
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Condemns the appalling human rights violations, including the censorship of freedom of speech and the persecution of minorities; calls on Russia to respect the rights of the local population in Crimea, especially the native Crimean Tatars who are being particularly targeted, thousands of whom have left their homeland for fear of persecution and have sought refuge in other regions in Ukraine; expresses its solidarity with them and urges for an improvement of the situation and protection of human rights;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on Russia to respect the rights of the local population in Crimea, especially the native Crimean Tatars, thousands of whom have left their homeland for fear of persecution and have sought refuge in other regions in Ukraine; also recalls the thousands of Tamil refugees who have fled from Donetsk in the direction of Russia and calls on Russia to respect their rights;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on Russia to respect the rights of the local population in Crimea, especially the native Crimean Tatars, thousands of whom have fle
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on Russia to respect the rights of the local population in Crimea, especially the native Crimean Tatars, thousands of whom have left their homeland for fear of persecution and have sought refuge in other regions in Ukraine; condemns the systematic persecution of especially Crimean Tatars who have participated in demonstrations to support Ukrainian territorial integrity; calls on Russian authorities to immediately stop harassing the executive body of Crimean Tatars, the Mejlis;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. C
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on Russia to respect the rights of the local population in Crimea, especially the native Crimean Tatars, thousands of whom have left their homeland for fear of persecution and have sought refuge in other regions in Ukraine; is extremely concerned about the growing number of cases of disappearance or of enforced disappearance 1a; __________________ 1awithin the meaning of Article 7(1)(i) of the Rome Statute (2002).
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Regrets that Kiev has contributed to precipitating an internal war conflict through seeking to deny the linguistic and cultural rights of an important part of its population;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the European Council has strongly condemned the Russian Federation’s annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol and will not recognise it; whereas Russia has acted to destabilise the situation in the east of Ukraine; whereas restrictions on trade between the EU and Crimea have been imposed as a consequence;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Ukrainian Government to use all means at its disposal to investigate and prosecute war crimes committed on its territory, specifically the massacres committed by the pro-government militants in Odessa on 2 May 2014, and by the members of the special ‘Azov’ Battalion in Mariupol on 9 May 2014;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Ukrainian Government to use all diplomatic means at its disposal to investigate and prosecute war crimes committed on its territory;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Ukrainian Government to use all means at its disposal to investigate and prosecute war crimes committed
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for investigations and for greater access for international human rights monitoring organisations into all cases of serious human rights abuses in Crimea; calls on the Ukrainian Government to use all means at its disposal to investigate and prosecute war crimes committed on its territory;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Ukrainian Government to use all means at its disposal to investigate and prosecute war crimes committed
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls on the Ukrainian Government to use all means at its disposal to investigate and prosecute war crimes committed on its territory; calls on the international community, including the Hague Tribunal, to commence an investigation into the potential crimes committed during the illegal annexation of Crimea and the conflict in eastern Ukraine;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Draws the attention to the extreme environmental vulnerability of the Black Sea basin; underlines that the growing militarisation of the region poses further risks to this delicate eco-system and calls for the setting up of an effective incident- prevention mechanism with a reliable exchange of information system in case of emergency between all the riparian countries;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Reminds that the EU must stay united and speak with a single voice in the face of the Russian hybrid war in Ukraine; strongly believes that unity is the prerequisite of an effective response to all security threats and political challenges resulting from a mix of Russian military and non-military actions in Ukraine;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Calls on the Ukrainian Government to cease the attacks on freedom of expression, and the pressures against the independent press, particularly against the newspaper ‘Vesti’, which was the subject of two vexatious searches in May and September 2014, and two attacks on its premises in July 2014; calls for the lifting of the administrative sanctions adopted by the Ukrainian State Committee of Television and Radio Broadcasting against the ‘Inter’ and ‘112’ television channels and against the ‘Vesti’ radio channel, together with the prohibition of broadcasting of the television channel of the CIS, ‘Mir’, and of 15 Russian television channels in Ukrainian territory in July 2014;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18 b. Reminds that on 16 July 2014 the Council of the European Union lifted the arms embargo on Ukraine and thus there are now no objections, including legal restrictions, for Member States to provide defensive arms to Ukraine;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the European Council has
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Underlines that the Black Sea region should have real priority for the EU; considers that the current Black Sea Synergy (BSS) format is outdated;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Underlines that the Black Sea region should have real priority for the EU; urges the Commission to support the Member States in their efforts to identify solutions for increasing their defence budget to the optimal level of 2%; urges the Commission to sustain Romania to identify solutions for improving its military capacities, having in view the Russian threat in the Black Sea area; considers that the current Black Sea Synergy (BSS)
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Underlines that the Black Sea region should have real priority
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Underlines that the Black Sea region should have real priority for the EU; considers that the current Black Sea Synergy (BSS) format is outdated; calls again on the Commission and the EEAS to draw up a comprehensive EU Strategy for the Black Sea region; calls on review of European Security Strategy and expects that the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy will bring about increased CSDP cooperation with Black Sea littoral partner states;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that, in spite of the fact that the BSS is practically on hold, cooperation with the states in the Black Sea Basin should continue;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that, in spite of the fact that the BSS is practically on hold, cooperation with the states in the Black Sea Basin should continue; welcomes the ongoing CSDP missions – the EU Advisory Mission, the EU Monitoring Mission and the EU Border Assistance Mission – as important components of the EU approach to resolving the protracted conflicts in the region; welcomes the efforts of the EU Member States to enhance military capabilities of the Black Sea littoral states aimed at increasing their potential to respond to crisis situations in the region;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that, in spite of the fact that the BSS is practically on hold, cooperation with the states in the Black Sea Basin should continue; welcomes the ongoing CSDP missions – the EU Advisory Mission, the EU Monitoring Mission and the EU Border Assistance Mission
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that, in spite of the fact that the BSS is practically on hold, effective cooperation with the states in the Black Sea Basin should continue; welcomes the ongoing CSDP missions – the EU Advisory Mission, the EU Monitoring Mission and the EU Border Assistance Mission – as important components of the EU approach to resolving the protracted conflicts in the region; considers that EU needs a bold and performant approach, especially regarding the economic, defence and security areas, in order to internally strength the EU, to update and improve the existing instruments and to amplify its reaction capacity to the neighbouring evolution that affect the European security;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that, in spite of the fact that the BSS is practically on hold, cooperation with the states in the Black Sea Basin should continue; welcomes the ongoing CSDP missions – the EU Advisory Mission, the EU Monitoring Mission and the EU Border Assistance Mission – as important components of the EU
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the European Council has strongly condemned the
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Stresses that, in spite of the fact that the BSS is practically on hold, cooperation with the states in the Black Sea Basin should continue;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Stresses the critical importance of coordinating with NATO
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Stresses th
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Stresses the critical importance of coordinating with NATO and the United States as the Black Sea Basin is a key component of Euro-Atlantic security; welcomes the commitment of NATO to support regional efforts of Black Sea littoral states aimed at ensuring security and stability; calls on the OSCE to enlarge the scope of its efforts related to Black Sea security and calls on the EU to support a reinforced OSCE presence and new OSCE initiatives in the region aiming at easing the security situation;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Stresses the critical importance of coordinating with NATO
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Stresses the critical importance of coordinating with NATO and the United States as the Black Sea Basin is a key component of Euro-Atlantic security; welcomes the commitment of NATO to support regional efforts of Black Sea littoral states aimed at ensuring security and stability;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Reminds that particularly due to the security situation in the Black Sea Basin all EU Members states need to enjoy the same level of security in line with article 42 (7) TEU;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the European Council has strongly condemned the Russian Federation’s annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol in violation of the UN Charter and the OSCE Helsinki Final Act, as well as of Russia's obligations under the Budapest Memorandum, and will not recognise it; whereas restrictions on trade between the EU and Crimea have been imposed as a consequence;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the commitment by NATO member states to collective security and the Article 5 of the Washington Treaty; welcomes the NATO Wales Summit decision on strategic reassurance measures and the Readiness Action Plan, important elements for the security of the most affected NATO member states; welcomes the pledge made at the NATO Wales Summit by members of the alliance to ensure that their defence spending reaches a minimum of 2% of GDP by 2024; calls on NATO to continue to develop its cyber and missile defence capabilities, including in the Black Sea region, and to develop contingency plans for deterring and countering asymmetric and hybrid warfare;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the commitment by NATO member states to collective security and the Article 5 of the Washington Treaty; welcomes the NATO Wales Summit decision on strategic reassurance measures and the Readiness Action Plan, important elements for the security of the most affected NATO member states; calls on NATO to continue to develop its cyber and missile defence capabilities, including in the Black Sea region, and to develop contingency plans for deterring and countering asymmetric and hybrid warfare; notes, however, that Turkey, NATO’s principal member in the area, has not yet defined its position on this matter;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the commitment by NATO member states to collective security and
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Recalls that although in 2008 Georgia's and Ukraine's applications for NATO Membership Action Plan were not accepted, NATO announced at the Bucharest summit that Georgia and Ukraine will become members of the Alliance; notes that following the 2008 war in Georgia and the 2014 illegal annexation of Crimea, Russia has territorially crippled the two countries so as to make them ineligible for NATO membership; considers that, while not being able to defend them directly, NATO has a moral obligation to support Georgia and Ukraine to defend themselves;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Welcomes NATO Allies commitment during the last NATO Summit in Newport of reaching the 2% GDP level of defence spending within the next ten years; expresses concern following announcements of some allies who declared new cuts and in this context reminds article 3 of the Washington Treaty;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Underlines that NATO
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Underlines that NATO should preserve its general naval and air
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas the Ukrainian Government has in de facto terms acknowledged this incorporation by not breaking off its diplomatic relations with the Russian Federation, by voluntarily evacuating its armed forces from this territory, by establishing a migratory and customs border with Crimea and by maintaining its economic and financial relations, including in the defence sector, with Russia;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Underlines th
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. underlines that NATO should preserve its general naval and air
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23 a. Considers that only an independent system of collective security can assure peace and stability for the peoples of the littoral states, aside from the interests of other powers; regrets that the interferences of the United States and its insults towards the European institutions have given rise to a highly negative framework for assuring the strategic stability of the Black Sea;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas NATO
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas NATO has condemned the Russian Federation’s military escalation in Crimea, ‘it's illegal and illegitimate annexation’ of Crimea and ‘its continued and deliberate destabilisation’ of eastern Ukraine in violation of international law; whereas it was the Atlantic Alliance that waged a war to further Kosovo’s secessionist process;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Γ C. whereas NATO has condemned the Russian Federation’s military escalation in Crimea, its illegal and illegitimate annexation of Crimea and its continued and deliberate destabilisation of eastern Ukraine
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - whereas the non-binding Resolution 68/262 of the UN General Assembly of 27 March 2014, regarding Ukraine’s territorial integrity
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas the Collective Security Treaty Organisation does not consider NATO to be an enemy and has repeatedly rejected the policy of blocs promoted by that organisation; whereas the CSTO has repeatedly invited NATO to cooperate in order to assure the stability and security of the region;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the military balance in the Black Sea Basin has shifted following the illegal annexation of Crimea, with Russia now unlawfully controlling hundreds of kilometres of the Crimean coastline and the adjacent waters facing
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the military balance in the Black Sea Basin has shifted following the illegal annexation of Crimea, with Russia now unlawfully controlling hundreds of kilometres of the Crimean coastline and the adjacent waters facing NATO and EU maritime borders
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the military balance in the Black Sea Basin has shifted following
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the military balance in the Black Sea Basin has shifted following
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the military balance in the Black Sea Basin has shifted following the illegal annexation of Crimea, with Russia now unlawfully controlling hundreds of kilometres of the Crimean coastline and the adjacent waters facing NATO and EU maritime borders;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the military balance in the Black Sea Basin has shifted following the illegal annexation of Crimea, and occupation of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia with Russia now unlawfully controlling hundreds of kilometres of the Crimean and Abkhazian coastline and the adjacent waters facing NATO and EU maritime borders; whereas Russia has fuelled aggressive actions on Ukrainian territory;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Δ D. whereas the military balance in the Black Sea Basin has shifted following the
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas the policy of the Ukrainian Government represents a threat to the stability of the Black Sea Basin;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas prior to the illegal annexation, Russian land and air forces in Crimea were
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 – having regard to its previous resolutions on the Russian Federation, with particular reference to its resolution of 13 March 2014 on the invasion of Ukraine by Russia 1 a, 17 April 2014 on Russian pressure on Eastern Partnership countries and in particular destabilisation of eastern Ukraine 1 b and 18 September 2014 on the situation in Ukraine and the state of play of EU-Russia relations 1 c, __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0248 1b Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0457 1c Texts adopted, P8_TA(2014)0025
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas prior to the illegal annexation, Russian land and air forces in Crimea were minimal and concerned mainly with the defence of Sevastopol – main base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet – and two adjacent naval bases; whereas the annexation of Crimea seriously weakened the Armed Forces of Ukraine, affecting in particular its navy which was taken over by Russian troops; whereas through a military build- up in Crimea and in the Black Sea Basin following the annexation, Russia has moved to create an offensive joint striking force comprising the navy and land and air forces;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas prior to the
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas prior to the i
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas prior to the illegal annexation, Russian land and air forces in Crimea were minimal and concerned mainly with the defence of Sevastopol – main base of the Russian Black Sea Fleet – and two adjacent naval bases; whereas through a military build-up in Crimea, Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia and in the Black Sea Basin following the annexation, Russia has moved to create an offensive joint striking force comprising the navy and land and air forces;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Ε E. whereas prior to the
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas Russia has accelerated the expansion and modernisation of the Black Sea Fleet following the annexation; whereas the Black Sea Fleet modernisation plan is one of the most ambitious parts of the Russian State Arms Procurement programme for 2011-2020, while the upgrading of the Russian fleet is still below that of the American fleet globally; whereas in December 2014 the Russian Government approved a new military doctrine which considers NATO as a main security threat to Russia;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas Russia
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas Russia has accelerated the expansion and modernisation of the Black Sea Fleet following the annexation;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas Russia has accelerated the expansion and modernisation of the Black Sea Fleet following the annexation; whereas the Black Sea Fleet modernisation plan is one of the most ambitious parts of the Russian State Arms Procurement programme for 2011-2020; whereas in December 2014 the Russian Government approved a new military doctrine which considers NATO as a main security threat to Russia; whereas in 2007 Russia has declared that it "suspends" its participation in the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) and has fully withdrawn from the CFE on March 11, 2015;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 10 Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas as of March 11, the Russian Federation ceased its participation in the Joint Consultative Group within the framework of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe and as a result withdraw from the treaty whose implementation was already suspended since 2007;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas the global consequences of the Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine are evidenced by the nuclear manoeuvres carried out by Russia during the negotiations before the Minsk II ceasefire; whereas on [18 February] the President of Ukraine expressed the need to invite an international peacekeeping force to the eastern region of the country;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas NATO has activated an ‘immediate action plan’ that represents a threat to its eastern neighbours, placing its European members in a situation of vulnerability;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas Turkey is an EU candidate country, a NATO ally, a naval power, an active regional foreign policy player and a key partner for the EU, not least in matters concerning energy and border security; whereas Turkey’s strategic location is also of high relevance to the other major threat facing both NATO and the EU, the self- proclaimed Daesh (Islamic State);
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas Turkey is a NATO ally, a naval power, an active regional foreign policy player, a
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas Turkey is a NATO ally, a naval power, an active regional foreign policy player and a key partner for the EU, not least in matters concerning energy and border security; whereas it has illegally occupied northern Cyprus since 1974; whereas Turkey
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas Turkey is a NATO ally, a naval power, an active regional foreign policy player and a key partner for the EU, not least in matters concerning energy and
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas Turkey is a NATO ally, a naval power, an active regional foreign policy player and a key partner for the EU, not least in matters concerning energy and border security; whereas Turkey’s strategic location is also of high relevance to the other major threat facing both NATO and the EU, the self-proclaimed Daesh (Islamic State); whereas Turkey, despite considering Russia’s annexation of Crimea to be illegal, has not clearly expressed its position on it or its consequences;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Ζ G. whereas Turkey
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas Turkey is a NATO ally, a naval power, an active regional foreign policy player and
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) - having regard to the Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances of 5 December 1994,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU, NATO and the US have condemned the ‘treaty’ signed in November 2014 between Russia and the separatist authorities in Abkhazia and the ´treaty´ signed in March with South Ossetia, and have reaffirmed their support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU, NATO and the US have condemned the ‘treaty’ signed in November 2014 between Russia and the
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the reaction of the EU on Russia's aggression and violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia in 2008 might have encouraged Russia to act similarly in Ukraine, whereas the EU, NATO and the US have condemned the ‘treat
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU, NATO and the US have condemned the ‘treaty’ signed in November 2014 between Russia and the separatist authorities in Abkhazia and the "alliance and integration treaty" signed in March 2015 between Russia and South Ossetia and have reaffirmed their support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU, NATO and the US have condemned the ‘treaty’ signed in November 2014 and in March 2015 between Russia and the
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas Russia suspended its participation in the Treaty of Conventional Arms Control of Europe in 2007 and has declared 10th of March 2015 about stopping its engagement also in the consultative group of the Treaty and by that fully pulling out of CFE;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas Russia and Turkey have reached an agreement on the route for the new gas pipeline that will carry Russian gas to Europe passing through Russia, Turkey and Greece, a Member State of the European Union;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas NATO, the United States and most of the EU Member States encouraged and supported the process of Kosovo’s violent secession;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Θ Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas since the occupation by Russian forces and the illegal annexation, Crimea has been the scene of
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) - having regard to Article 2 paragraph 4 of the Charter of the United Nations, in particular Resolution 2625 of 24 October 1970 concerning friendly relations and co-operation among states,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas since the occupation by Russian forces, Crimea has been the scene of human rights abuses, affecting in particular Crimean Tatars, pro-Ukrainian activists and people who wished to retain their Ukrainian citizenship;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas since the occupation by Russian forces, Crimea has been the scene of human rights abuses, affecting min
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas since the occupation by Russian forces, Abkhazia, Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, and, most lately, Crimea has been the scene of human rights abuses, affecting in particular Crimean Tatars;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Firmly supports the
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Firmly supports the non-recognition of the illegal and illegitimate referendum in Crimea, its outcome and Russia’s annexation of the Crimea; reiterates its commitment to the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine and to the non-
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Firmly supports the non-recognition of Russia’s annexation of the Crimea; reiterates its commitment to the independence and sovereignty of Ukraine and to the non-violability of borders; fully supports the European Council’s conclusions that the EU will not recognise the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol; stresses that the annexation also violates the 1997 Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership between Ukraine and the Russian Federation;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Firmly supports the non-recognition of Russia
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 b (new) - having regard to the Final Act of the Helsinki Conference of 1 August 1975, establishing the recognition of borders in Europe, of which Russia is a participating state, in particular paragraph 2, referring to refraining from the threat or use of force,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Considers the forceful annexation of Crimea by the Russia as step towards the destruction of the post-Cold War norms based European security architecture;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes with concern that the annexation of Crimea has precipitated a significant change in the strategic landscape of the Black Sea Basin and the adjacent area; warns that by occupying the entire peninsula, Russia has gained a very important launching pad facing both west (Transnistria and the Danube Mouths), the Balkans and south (the Eastern Mediterranean), where it has established a permanent naval task force, and that the illegal annexation of Crimea offers Russia a ‘southern Kaliningrad’, another outpost directly bordering on NATO
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes with concern that the illegal annexation of Crimea has precipitated a significant change in the strategic landscape of the Black Sea Basin and the adjacent area; considers that the aggressive actions of Russia represent its return to a hostile block-to-block type approach; warns that by occupying the entire peninsula, Russia has gained a very important launching pad facing both west (Transnistria and the Danube Mouths), the Balkans and south (the Eastern Mediterranean), where it has established a permanent naval task force, and that the illegal annexation of Crimea offers Russia a ‘southern Kaliningrad’, another outpost directly bordering on NATO, this time at sea;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes with concern that the
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. notes
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes with concern that the annexation of Crimea has precipitated a significant change in the strategic landscape of the Black Sea Basin and the adjacent area; recalls the latent state of instability prevailing around this region to the south-west of Russia where, for decades, ethnic diversity and the wealth or trade of raw materials have given rise to influences from Russia and the West, including the EU, with potentially disastrous economic, social, civil and political consequences for its population; warns that by occupying the entire peninsula, Russia has gained a
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 12 c (new) - having regard to the INF Treaty of 8 December 1987, providing for the obligation not to possess, produce, or flight-test ballistic and cruise missiles with an intermediate-range capability (500 km to 5500 km),
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes with concern that the annexation of Crimea has precipitated a significant change in the strategic landscape of the Black Sea Basin and the adjacent area; warns that by occupying the entire peninsula, Russia has gained a very important launching pad facing both west (Transnistria and the Danube Mouths), the Balkans and south (the Eastern Mediterranean), where it has established a permanent naval task force
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes with concern that the annexation of Crimea has precipitated a significant change in the strategic landscape of the Black Sea Basin and the adjacent area; warns that by occupying the entire peninsula, Russia has gained a very important launching pad facing both west (Transnistria and the Danube Mouths), the Balkans and south (the Eastern Mediterranean), where it has established a permanent naval task force, and that the illegal annexation of Crimea offers Russia a ‘southern Kaliningrad’, another outpost directly bordering on NATO, this time at sea;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Notes with concern that the annexation of Crimea has precipitated a significant change in the strategic landscape of the Black Sea Basin and the adjacent area; warns that by
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the change in the strategic landscape, and the evolving military situation in the Black Sea Basin, are indicative of broader, systemic challenges to
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the change in the strategic landscape, and the evolving military situation in the Black Sea Basin, are indicative of broader
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the change in the strategic landscape, and the evolving military situation in the Black Sea Basin, are indicative of broader, systemic challenges to European security; believes that the EU and the Member States must have a security response to these challenges; believes that the Union should ensure the security and stability of its Member States bordering the Black Sea using all available instruments;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the change in the strategic landscape, and the evolving military situation in the Black Sea Basin, are indicative of broader, systemic challenges to European security; believes that the EU and the Member States must have a security response to these challenges, engage in negotiation with Russia and the countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation on the subject of a new European security architecture, as was proposed by the Russian President Dmitri Medvedev in 2008, and engage in negotiation in relation to a free trade area between the Eurasian Economic Union, Ukraine and the European Union, as Vladimir Putin proposed in his article in Izvestia of 3 October 2011, a plan which the Commission rejected out of hand;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that the change in the strategic landscape, and the evolving military situation in the Black Sea Basin, are indicative of broader, systemic challenges to European security;
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