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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | AFET | MESZERICS Tamás ( Verts/ALE) | KUKAN Eduard ( PPE), LÓPEZ AGUILAR Juan Fernando ( S&D), NART Javier ( ALDE), SCHOLZ Helmut ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | FEMM | GIRLING Julie ( ECR) | Mariya GABRIEL ( PPE) |
Committee Opinion | INTA | BORRELLI David ( EFDD) | Patrick LE HYARIC ( GUE/NGL), Joachim STARBATTY ( ECR), Hannu TAKKULA ( ALDE) |
Committee Opinion | DEVE | SCHÖPFLIN György ( PPE) | Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY ( GUE/NGL) |
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The European Parliament adopted by 605 votes to 66 with 25 abstentions, a resolution on the implementation and review of the EU-Central Asia Strategy.
General provisions on EU commitments: Members stressed the strong strategic, political and economic interest of the EU in strengthening its bilateral and multilateral relations with all the Central Asian countries, on the basis of common shared values as stated in the existing Partnership and Cooperation Agreements between the EU and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and in the agreement - albeit not yet in force - with Turkmenistan.
They pointed out, however, that the strategic approach adopted to date to shaping relations with Central Asian countries has demonstrated only limited viability and success . They called on the EU and the five Central Asian countries to make serious efforts to achieve the aims and goals of this strategy .
On the other hand, Parliament welcomed the review of the EU-Central Asia Strategy conducted by the EEAS, the Commission and the Council in 2015. Nevertheless, it took the view that the priorities, objectives and targets should be aligned more specifically to the interests, requirements and framework conditions of the Central Asian partner states, taking account of the differences between the countries of the region and of the uniqueness of each. The objectives should be more precisely defined through individual, tailor-made country action plans , and accompanied by benchmarks and indicators with a reasonable timeframe for completion.
In this regard, the EU is called upon to:
· cooperate more intensively on an ad hoc basis with those Central Asian countries that wish to go beyond the EU Strategy for Central Asia;
· ensure that the that the disbursement of EU funds is based on measurable progress with regard, in particular, to the fields of democratisation, preventing and fighting corruption, free and fair elections, human rights, ending drug trafficking, respect for labour rules, good governance, the rule of law, development, human security and good neighbourly relations.
Members welcomed the re-establishment of the post of EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Central Asia and expected that the newly appointed EUSR will make an important contribution to the implementation of the strategy.
Democratisation, human rights and the rule of law: Parliament stressed that respect for human rights and democracy must be at the core of the EU strategy. It regretted that overall respect for democratic standards, human rights and fundamental freedoms has not yet reached an acceptable level . It recommended the EU to tailor its human rights policy and external financing instruments better, keeping a consistent long-term democratic reform as the guiding light.
Strongly condemning the continued persecution of human rights defenders, opposition political figures and journalists in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, Members called on the EEAS to use all means at its disposal to act swiftly in their defence.
Parliament noted that the EU must make it a priority to promote freedom of religion and belief and the rights of women, minors and minorities . More specifically, as regards women , the Central Asian countries are called upon to treat violence against women as a criminal offence, to properly investigate all reported cases and to implement measures to guarantee protection, assistance and access to justice for victims.
Education and youth: the EU is urged to devote more attention to the promotion of quality education among young people in the Central Asian countries, given the positive effects in terms of social inclusion, social cohesion and stability, and building sustainable democratic societies, and as the best form of prevention against violent extremism and radicalisation among youth in the region .
Members considered that the EU's positive role in the region should be advanced via education and people-to-people contacts. In this regard, they recalled the importance of the EU’s international exchange programmes, such as Erasmus +, Erasmus Mundus and Erasmus Tempus.
Economic integration, trade and sustainable development: Members underlined the growing importance of trade relations between the EU and Central Asia, with the EU now the first trading partner in the region .
Concerned at the lack of socio-economic development, which is stalled and uneven, the lack of state transparency and the consequent corruption, poor governance, weak institutional framework, lack of respect for the rule of law and low participation of civil society, Members stressed the need for the EU to further step up trade and investment relations with the Central Asian countries and for these countries to tackle corruption and promote a stable environment in order to attract foreign investment.
As regards development aid , Members were of the opinion that development aid should be disbursed only in countries with a genuine commitment to the alleviation of poverty, equal and sustainable socioeconomic progress and respect for human rights, and that those countries must demonstrate that they have effective anti-corruption policies and allow the EU to monitor implementation of the corresponding efforts.
Parliament encouraged the mainstreaming of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the EU's development agenda in the region and reiterated that including the SDGs will result in more comprehensive sustainable development in the Central Asia region.
Energy, environment, water, and transport: underlining the need for energy supply and diversification to be a key element of the EU-Central Asia strategy, Parliament stressed the need for more intensive dialogue on infrastructure development, including energy and transport networks as well as high-capacity internet connections. It regarded the region as an additional potential source of energy security for the EU , with particular reference to the potential for increased cooperation with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. It called for renewed efforts to cope with and tackle the dramatic consequences of the environmental disaster of the drying-up of the Aral Sea.
Regional cooperation, security challenges and border management: Parliament supported the EU’s long-term goal of transforming the nascent EU-Central Asia High- Level Security Dialogue into a genuine forum for cooperation in addressing common security challenges in the region and beyond its borders. It highlighted the need to closer interlink the EU’s approach to Central Asia with Afghanistan and adapt existing policies to the post-2014 strategy for Afghanistan.
Stressing the importance of cooperation between the EU and the countries of Central Asia in preventing and combating terrorism, Members were deeply concerned about the activities of the extremist organisation Islamic State (IS) in recruiting growing numbers of Central Asian citizens to travel to the Middle East to fight or otherwise support IS, Al-Nusra and other terrorist and extremist organisations, prompted in part by political marginalisation and bleak economic prospects. They recognised that should a significant portion of radicalised Central Asian citizens return to their home countries, they risk challenging security and stability throughout Central Asia, Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, China and India.
Parliament called on the Council, the Commission and the EEAS to prioritise in their relations with the Central Asian states the reform of the security sector , including better funding and training, promoting religious freedom in the framework of the secular constitutions, preventive aspects of countering terrorism and efforts at rehabilitating former jihadists, as components of an overall strategy for dealing with the challenge of Islamist extremism.
Lastly, Parliament called on all international parties with influence in the region to encourage Central Asian states to make a concerted effort to better coordinate cooperation between their security services , including with respect to intelligence-sharing.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the own-initiative report by Tamás MESZERICS (Greens/EFA, HU) on the implementation and review of the EU-Central Asia Strategy.
General provisions on EU commitments : Members stressed the strong strategic, political and economic interest of the EU in strengthening its bilateral and multilateral relations with all the Central Asian countries, on the basis of common shared values as stated in the existing Partnership and Cooperation Agreements between the EU and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and in the agreement - albeit not yet in force - with Turkmenistan.
They pointed out, however, that the strategic approach adopted to date to shaping relations with Central Asian countries has demonstrated only limited viability and success . They called on the EU and the five Central Asian countries to make serious efforts to achieve the aims and goals of this strategy.
On the other hand, Members welcomed the review of the EU-Central Asia Strategy conducted by the EEAS, the Commission and the Council in 2015. Nevertheless, they took the view that the priorities, objectives and targets should be aligned more specifically to the interests, requirements and framework conditions of the Central Asian partner states, taking account of the differences between the countries of the region and of the uniqueness of each. It should be more precisely defined through individual, tailor-made country action plans , and accompanied by benchmarks and indicators with a reasonable timeframe for completion.
In this regard, the EU is called upon to:
cooperate more intensively on an ad hoc basis with those Central Asian countries that wish to go beyond the EU Strategy for Central Asia; ensure that the disbursement of EU funds should be clearly incentive- and performance-based; increase its political visibility in the Central Asia region; adopt a concrete action plan with measureable benchmarks enabling proper evaluation of progress made in the future. cooperate with the aid and development projects of the US in the fields of human security, environment, education and climate policy.
Members welcomed the re - establishment of the post of EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Central Asia after a year-long gap, and expected that the newly appointed EUSR will make an important contribution to the implementation of the strategy.
Democratisation, human rights and the rule of law : Members stressed that respect for human rights and democracy must be at the core of the EU strategy. They regretted that overall respect for democratic standards, human rights and fundamental freedoms has not yet reached an acceptable level . The report recommended the EU to tailor its human rights policy and external financing instruments better, keeping a consistent long-term democratic reform as the guiding light.
Strongly condemning the continued persecution of human rights defenders, opposition political figures and journalists in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, Members called on the EEAS to use all means at its disposal to act swiftly in their defence.
The report noted that the EU must make it a priority to promote freedom of religion and belief and the rights of women, minors and minorities. More specifically, as regards women , the Central Asian countries are called upon to treat violence against women as a criminal offence, to properly investigate all reported cases and to implement measures to guarantee protection, assistance and access to justice for victims.
Education and youth : the EU is urged to devote more attention to the promotion of quality education among young people in the Central Asian countries, given the positive effects in terms of social inclusion, social cohesion and stability, and building sustainable democratic societies, and as the best form of prevention against violent extremism and radicalisation among youth in the region.
They consider that the EU's positive role in the region should be advanced via education and people-to-people contacts. In this regard, they recalled the importance of the EU’s international exchange programmes, such as Erasmus +, Erasmus Mundus and Erasmus Tempus.
Economic integration, trade and sustainable development : concerned at the lack of socio-economic development, which is stalled and uneven, the lack of state transparency and the consequent corruption, poor governance, weak institutional framework, lack of respect for the rule of law and low participation of civil society, Members stressed the need for the EU to further step up trade and investment relations with the Central Asian countries and for these countries to tackle corruption and promote a stable environment in order to attract foreign investment.
As regards development aid , Members are of the opinion that development aid should be disbursed only in countries with a genuine commitment to the alleviation of poverty, equal and sustainable socioeconomic progress and respect for human rights, and that those countries must demonstrate that they have effective anti-corruption policies and allow the EU to monitor implementation of the corresponding efforts.
Members encouraged the mainstreaming of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the EU's development agenda in the region and reiterated that including the SDGs will result in more comprehensive sustainable development in the Central Asia region.
Energy, environment, water, and transport : the report stressed the need for more intensive dialogue on infrastructure development, including energy and transport networks as well as high-capacity internet connections. It regards the region as an additional potential source of energy security for the EU , with particular reference to the potential for increased cooperation with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
Regional cooperation, security challenges and border management : highlighting the importance of cooperation between the EU and the countries of Central Asia in preventing and combating terrorism, Members are deeply concerned about the activities of the extremist organisation Islamic State (IS) in recruiting growing numbers of Central Asian citizens to travel to the Middle East to fight or otherwise support IS, Al-Nusra and other terrorist and extremist organisations, prompted in part by political marginalisation and bleak economic prospects. They recognise that should a significant portion of radicalised Central Asian citizens return to their home countries, they risk challenging security and stability throughout Central Asia, Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, China and India.
Members called on the Council, the Commission and the EEAS to prioritise in their relations with the Central Asian states the reform of the security sector , including better funding and training, promoting religious freedom in the framework of the secular constitutions, preventive aspects of countering terrorism and efforts at rehabilitating former jihadists, as components of an overall strategy for dealing with the challenge of Islamist extremism.
Lastly, the report called on all international parties with influence in the region to encourage Central Asian states to make a concerted effort to better coordinate cooperation between their security services, including with respect to intelligence-sharing .
Documents
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0121/2016
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0051/2016
- Committee opinion: PE571.444
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE571.717
- Committee opinion: PE569.696
- Committee opinion: PE569.799
- Committee draft report: PE567.841
- Committee draft report: PE567.841
- Committee opinion: PE569.799
- Committee opinion: PE569.696
- Committee opinion: PE571.444
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE571.717
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2015/11/12
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Calls for close EU cooperation with the UN funds and agencies as well as the World Bank;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes th
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that expectations of a transition towards Western models of democracy have been stalled or derailed, and that there is instead strong, and in some instances suffocating, authoritarianism; notes that the civil war in Tajikistan in the 1990s, insufficient commitment to human development and little readiness to engage in regional cooperation have slowed down, and in some cases even reversed, economic and social transformation; notes the problematic dependency of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and to a lesser extent Uzbekistan on remittances from migrant workers in Russia and Kazakhstan; also notes the rapidly growing economic dependence on China and Russia;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that Central Asian countries face external shocks, namely the economic slowdown in Russia and China, ongoing geopolitical tensions and the conflict in Ukraine; emphasises further that dropping commodity prices impact the oil exporting countries of the region; notes that behind this background the region's growth rate in the years since 2014 is expected to be roughly half of the last decades average;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Underlines that despite rapid economic growth in recent years the region faces high poverty rates, high income inequality and a declining life expectancy especially in rural areas where 80-90% of the population lives; stresses that the process of privatization during the economic transition has to a large extent left the mountainous regions behind; underlines that here women are particularly affected, as many men migrate into cities in search of employment, leaving women with the entire burden of farm and family work;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Emphasises that it is vital for a sustainable economic development in the region to deepen regional integration and increase intraregional trade, focus on transport networks and logistic services, improve business climate and legislative and regulatory framework especially for small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points out that, as in Africa, however, China’s input includes the mass importation of Chinese labour and civil engineering skills, which has led to some unpopularity, perhaps exacerbated in Tajikistan by the absence of so many local men, who have gone to work in Russia;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses the importance of the EU seizing the opportunity of development cooperation in order to promote respect for human rights and achieve the SDGs so as to raise levels of trade and investment in all countries in the region and strengthen the role and involvement of the social partners in civil society;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises th
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the Central Asia region is defined by its
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that climate change is creating major threats
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recognises the many difficulties in the
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recognises the many difficulties in the region posed not least by the pervasive corruption, the determination of the Uzbek and Turkmen Governments tightly to control political activities, and the poor relations between some countries, which are hindering progress in regional cooperation, and would like to see the development of local conflict resolution mechanisms, in particular with a view to
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recalls the many cases of infectious TB in the Central Asian region; underlines the importance of continuity in the spread of TB treatment in the emerging countries that no longer receive bilateral EU aid in view of the development of resistance to drugs of some strains of tuberculosis;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a coordinated joint approach with China, Russia and India to combating drugs trafficking, aimed at pinpointing its underlying causes and measures via which it can be prevented;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Notes that there is great potential for improving energy efficiency and developing renewable energy sources and that there is a very strong case for enhancing cooperation in these areas, since the EU has developed considerable policy expertise and a strong sustainable energy industry, as well as for widening cooperation in the region to ensure greater transparency over government revenues from energy sources and a strengthening of the role of civil society;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Points out that building a strategic, modern and interoperable road and railway infrastructure along the Silk Road route is a key interest for China, the EU and Russia, and that the successful integration of this region through modern and reliable infrastructure would offer a major opportunity not just for greater regional economic integration but also to promote the mobility of people and multicultural exchange, in turn producing a better environment for advancing the rule of law and democracy;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Highlights the importance of a coherent and consistent EU approach towards the region in order to avoid any overlapping and sending mixed and confusing signals; in a context of widespread authoritarianism, calls for increased EU contacts and support for civil society organisations in order to promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law as a basis for development;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Stresses the importance of quality education as basic means of building sustainable democratic societies and as prevention against violent extremism; urges the EU to consider this as a priority due to the strong youth presence in Central Asia;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the Central Asia region is defined by its Tsarist Russian and
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Considers the strong prevalence of monocultures, such as cotton growing, as highly problematic and urges the EU to focus on rural development and sustainable farming in its development programmes;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Considers that the continued sectoral budget support in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan must be accompanied by more stringent criteria including a strong reform agenda and anti-corruption measures;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 e (new) 6e. Highlights the potential of increased cooperation with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan with regard to EU energy security; emphasises however that energy agreements and dialogues must include strong human rights elements; calls on the EU to conduct full feasibility studies of energy projects to expand the Southern Gas Corridor, including environmental and social impact assessments;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 f (new) 6f. Calls on the EU to extend its Disaster Risk Reduction programmes in Central Asia, a region regularly hit by natural disasters;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 g (new) 6g. Calls on the EU to emphasise environmentally sustainable development in its development programmes for the region; underlines the important role the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) can play in the region in order to promote environmentally sound extraction and processing of natural resources and invites the EU to promote compliance within the region; highlights as well the challenges posed by sustainable water management, which risks being exacerbated by climate change;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 h (new) 6h. Recommends once more to place the Border Management in Central Asia and the Central Asia Drug Action Programmes under the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace rather than the Development Cooperation Instrument;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 i (new) 6i. Is concerned by regular occurrences of forced child labour in the region; urges the EU to promote compliance of all Central Asian States with international commitments, in particular those under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the ILO Minimum Age Convention and the ILO Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Proposes the launch of an EU initiative to support the pursuit of
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses the importance of the Central Asia region for the EU in terms of its economic potential, energy diversification as well as for geostrategic and security interests;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Underlines the need of having a EU- Central Asia strategy not based on geostrategic interests but designed to develop a participative and democratic society with freedom of associations for trade unions, an active civil society and to boost gender equality and women empowerment, especially in rural areas; In addition calls the EU-Central Asia strategy to be implemented and monitored in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and accordingly to the wills of their populations.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the common characteristics resulting from
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the common characteristics resulting from more ancient history, including that of the Silk Routes, the colonisation by Turkic tribes and the reception of Islam; notes
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points to the fact that there is also considerable diversity in the region, not least in endowments of natural resources such as fossil fuels and arable land, and – partly as a consequence of this – in the countries’ current levels of human and economic development; stresses the importance of taking into account the cultural differences within the region
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that there are traditional ties of cooperation between the Central Asian States and calls on strengthening these networks of regional cooperation;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls for the coordination in the region of the EU development policies with the activities of the Member States; calls for close development policy cooperation with the United States in the framework of our sustainable development partnership; calls for cooperation also with China and Russia in developing the Central Asian region;
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