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Notes that the Agreement is also in","keeping with the spirit and principles","expressed in the European Parliament","recommendation of 15 November 2017 as","regards making the ratification of a new","agreement with Armenia or Azerbaijan","conditional upon meaningful commitments","to and substantial progress towards solving","the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; urges both","sides to increase the pace and output of","their negotiations following the 2018","elections in both countries in order to make","history by ending a conflict which has","claimed too many lives, especially those of","civilians, and which has prevented the","establishment of peace and hampered","socio-economic development in the region","for almost three decades;",""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"49","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Tam\u00e1s Meszerics on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-50","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 9 a (new)"]],"meps":[124720],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:29"},"new":["9a. Expresses, in this regard, deep","concern at the military build-up and the","disproportionate defence-spending in the","region and highlights the importance of","defusing tension and prevent the risk of","new fights with regard, in particular to a","negotiated disengagement and","disarmament around the ceasefire line;","supports the enhancement of the OSCE","mission and the substantial increase of","the number of international observers;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"50","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Tam\u00e1s Meszerics on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-51","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 9 b (new)"]],"meps":[124720],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:29"},"new":["9b. Calls on the EEAS and the","Commission find ways to set up","programmes aimed at facilitating","meetings on specific issues and common","problems between the representatives of","Azeri and Armenians NGOs and youth","organisations with regard, in particular,","to the environment and peaceful conflict-","resolution;"],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"51","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Helmut Scholz","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-52","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 9 c (new)"]],"meps":[96646],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:29"},"new":["9c. Calls on both parties to make a","contribution to a peaceful resolution of","the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on the","basis of the central principles of the","Helsinki Final Act and, in so doing, to","focus in particular on measures","conducive to reducing the potential for","conflict in the region, such as direct high-","level talks, confidence-building measures","with a long-term impact as a precondition","for overcoming the prevailing deeply","entrenched attitudes on both sides, the","conclusion of a binding agreement by","means of which both sides completely","renounce violence, the introduction of an","effective system for monitoring the","ceasefire, measures to help the parties to","the conflict disengage and disarm, mutual","renunciation of any activity in the conflict","region which would have a bearing on a","final resolution of the conflict,","prosecution of those manifestly","responsible for war crimes, and","exchanges between Armenian and Azeri","civil society;"],"orig_lang":"de","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"52","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jozo Rado\u0161, Ivo Vajgl, Javier Nart, Patricia Lalonde, Petras Au\u0161trevi\u010dius","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-53","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 9 d (new)"]],"meps":[124866,112753,97019,125005,188254,124766],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:29"},"new":["9d. Urges the Commission to strictly","oversee the abidance of EU Member","States by Council Regulation 833/2014","which is instrumental in avoiding indirect","sale, supply, transfer or export of dual use","goods and technology to Armenia through","intermediaries which are partly intended","for military uses or a military end-user;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"53","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Charles Tannock","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-54","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 9 e (new)"]],"meps":[4521],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:30"},"new":["9e. to underline the EU's full support","for the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in","their efforts to peacefully solve the","Nagorno Karabakh conflict in line with","the OSCE 2009 Basic Principles in","accordance with the principles of the non-","use of force or threat of force, territorial","integrity, and the equal rights and self-","determination of peoples; to urge all sides","of the conflict to adhere to the 1994 - 1995","ceasefire regime agreements, to","implement confidence building measures","and to reduce the tension on the Line of","Contact, including the OSCE investigative","mechanism;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"54","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Tam\u00e1s Meszerics on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-55","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 9 f (new)"]],"meps":[124720],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:30"},"new":["9f. Takes note of the ruling of the","European Court of Human Rights","according to which Armenia exercises","effective control over Nagorno-Karabakh","and the surrounding territories, including","the district of Lachin and calls on the","Armenian authorities to fully implement","the ruling of the case of Chiragov and","Others versus Armenia;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"55","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Jean-Luc Schaffhauser","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-56","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 9 g (new)"]],"meps":[124755],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:30"},"new":["9g. Notes that Russia is Armenia's","main guarantee of security through its","active participation in the Collective","Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO),","the establishment on its territory of the","102nd Russian military base (granted by","Armenia until 2044) and, finally, by the","surveillance of the borders between","Armenia and Turkey and between","Armenia and Iran by FSB border guards","of the Russian Federation;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"56","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Jean-Luc Schaffhauser","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-57","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 9 h (new)"]],"meps":[124755],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:30"},"new":["9h. Believes that an expansion of","NATO's presence in Georgia and","Azerbaijan, even though Turkey, a","country hostile to Armenia, is a member","of the Alliance, would be likely to","exacerbate military tension in the region","by destroying the balance of forces;"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"57","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Mario Borghezio, Jean-Luc Schaffhauser, Harald Vilimsky, Marcel de Graaff","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-58","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 9 i (new)"]],"meps":[21817,124755,125001,125025],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:30"},"new":["9i. Supports the statement by","President Serzh Sargsyan who stated that","Turkey has not taken any steps to ratify","and implement the Zurich protocols in","which the Republic of Armenia expressly","requires Turkey to recognize the","Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey in","1915 and in Western Armenia and that","caused about 1.5 million deaths;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"58","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Mario Borghezio, Marcel de Graaff, Harald Vilimsky, Jean-Luc Schaffhauser","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-59","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 9 j (new)"]],"meps":[21817,125025,125001,124755],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:30"},"new":["9j. Calls on the European","Commission and the Council to support","Armenia in its legitimate commitment to","ensure that Turkey recognizes the","Armenian genocide;"],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"59","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Demetris Papadakis, Nikos Androulakis","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-60","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 10"]],"meps":[124692,125110],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:30"},"new":["10. Calls on both Armenia and the EU","to attach a high priority to domestic","reforms, as outlined in Article 4, to ensure","in particular the smooth transition from a","presidential to a parliamentary system and","the non-politicisation of state institutions;","encourages the government to ensure that","major reforms \u2013 such as those related to the","structure and activities of the government","or to the criminal code \u2013 are subject to","greater transparency and to an inclusive","dialogue with the opposition and civil","society, in the interests of Armenian","society at large;"],"old":["10. Calls on both Armenia and the EU","to attach a high priority to domestic","reforms, as outlined in Article 4, to ensure","in particular the smooth transition from a","presidential to a parliamentary system and","the non-politicisation of state institutions;","encourages the ruling party to ensure that","major reforms \u2013 such as those related to the","structure and activities of the government","or to the criminal code \u2013 are subject to","greater transparency and to an inclusive","dialogue with the opposition and civil","society, in the interests of Armenian","society at large;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"60","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Tam\u00e1s Meszerics on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-61","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11"]],"meps":[124720],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:30"},"new":["11. Emphasises the need to create a","level playing field for the opposition and","the environment where civil society,","media representatives and human rights","defenders work and exercise their rights","without the fear of reprisal; calls on","Armenia, in this context, to ensure a swift","and fair trial for all prisoners, including","Andreas Ghukasyan, free from any","political considerations;"],"old":["11. Emphasises the need to protect the","rights of the opposition and of civil","society, including media representatives","and human rights defenders; calls on","Armenia, in this context, to ensure a swift","and fair trial for all prisoners, including","Andreas Ghukasyan, free from any","","political considerations;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"61","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jozo Rado\u0161, Ivo Vajgl, Javier Nart, Patricia Lalonde, Petras Au\u0161trevi\u010dius","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-62","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11 a (new)"]],"meps":[124866,112753,97019,125005,188254,124766],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:30"},"new":["11a. Calls on the Armenian authorities","to refrain from excessive use of force","against peaceful protesters and pressures","such as unjustified criminal charges","against protest leaders;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"62","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jozo Rado\u0161, Ivo Vajgl, Javier Nart, Patricia Lalonde, Petras Au\u0161trevi\u010dius","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-63","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11 b (new)"]],"meps":[124866,112753,97019,125005,188254,124766],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:30"},"new":["11b. Regrets that investigations into the","actions of police on the cases of excessive","use of force against peaceful protesters","and other law enforcement\u2013even when","opened\u2013were ineffective and no charges","were pursued against any officials, despite","the gravity of some of the force used;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"63","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Tam\u00e1s Meszerics on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-64","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11 c (new)"]],"meps":[124720],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:30"},"new":["11c. Calls on the Armenian","government to ensure the right to freedom","of assembly as guaranteed by the","constitution; urges, in particular, to an","ensure impartial investigation into the","disproportionate and excessive use of","force by the police during June 2015 and","July 2016 peaceful rallies;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"64","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Tam\u00e1s Meszerics on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-65","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 11 d (new)"]],"meps":[124720],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:30"},"new":["11d. Calls on the Armenian authorities","to ensure a fair trial in all cases including","the ongoing \u201cSasna Tsrer\u201d case, during","which defence lawyers faced","unprecedented obstacles to access to court","rooms, and to provide legal aid to the","defendants;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"65","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Eleni Theocharous","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-66","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 12"]],"meps":[25704],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:31"},"new":["12. Urges the Armenian authorities, in","view of future elections, to swiftly and","fully implement all the recommendations","of the international observation missions","led by the Organisation for Security and","Cooperation in Europe\u2019s Office for","Democratic Institutions and Human","Rights(OSCE/ODIHR), as identified in the","election observation mission final report;"],"old":["12. Urges the Armenian authorities, in","view of future elections, to swiftly and","fully implement all the recommendations","of the international observation missions","led by the Organisation for Security and","Cooperation in Europe\u2019s Office for","Democratic Institutions and Human Rights","(OSCE/ODIHR), in particular in relation","to allegations of vote buying, voter","intimidation, the pressuring of civil","servants and private sector employees and","undue interference in the voting process","by party representatives or law","enforcement officers;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"66","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jozo Rado\u0161, Ivo Vajgl, Javier Nart, Patricia Lalonde, Petras Au\u0161trevi\u010dius","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-67","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 12"]],"meps":[124866,112753,97019,125005,188254,124766],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:31"},"new":["12. Urges the Armenian authorities, in","view of future elections, to swiftly and","fully implement all the recommendations","of the international observation missions","led by the Organisation for Security and","Cooperation in Europe\u2019s Office for","Democratic Institutions and Human Rights","(OSCE/ODIHR), in particular in relation to","allegations of vote buying, voter","intimidation, the pressuring of civil","servants and private sector employees and","undue interference in the voting process by","party representatives or law enforcement","officers which failed to improve public","confidence in the country\u2019s electoral","systems;"],"old":["12. Urges the Armenian authorities, in","view of future elections, to swiftly and","fully implement all the recommendations","of the international observation missions","led by the Organisation for Security and","Cooperation in Europe\u2019s Office for","Democratic Institutions and Human Rights","(OSCE/ODIHR), in particular in relation to","allegations of vote buying, voter","intimidation, the pressuring of civil","servants and private sector employees and","undue interference in the voting process by","party representatives or law enforcement","officers;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"67","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Boris Zala, Monika Smolkov\u00e1, Heidi Hautala, Janusz Zemke","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-68","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 12"]],"meps":[96656,96655,2054,96784],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:31"},"new":["12. Urges the Armenian authorities, in","view of future elections, to swiftly and","fully implement all the recommendations","of the international observation missions","led by the Organisation for Security and","Cooperation in Europe\u2019s Office for","Democratic Institutions and Human Rights","(OSCE/ODIHR), in particular in relation to","allegations of vote buying, voter","intimidation, the pressuring of civil","servants and private sector employees and","undue interference in the voting process by","party representatives or law enforcement","officers which failed to improve public","confidence in the country\u2019s electoral","systems"],"old":["12. Urges the Armenian authorities, in","view of future elections, to swiftly and","fully implement all the recommendations","of the international observation missions","led by the Organisation for Security and","Cooperation in Europe\u2019s Office for","Democratic Institutions and Human Rights","(OSCE/ODIHR), in particular in relation to","allegations of vote buying, voter","intimidation, the pressuring of civil","servants and private sector employees and","undue interference in the voting process by","party representatives or law enforcement","officers;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"68","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Demetris Papadakis, Nikos Androulakis","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-69","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 14"]],"meps":[124692,125110],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:31"},"new":["14. Reiterates its strong attachment to","international law and fundamental values,","including democracy, the rule of law and","good governance, respect for human rights","and fundamental freedoms, and encourages","Armenia to make further progress in these","areas, in particular as regards media","freedom, the independence of the judiciary","and the fight against corruption, organised","crime and abusive oligarchic control;"],"old":["14. Reiterates its strong attachment to","international law and fundamental values,","including democracy, the rule of law and","good governance, respect for human rights","and fundamental freedoms, and encourages","Armenia to make significant progress in","these areas, in particular as regards media","freedom, the independence of the judiciary","and the fight against corruption, organised","crime and abusive oligarchic control;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"69","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Fabio Massimo Castaldo","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-70","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 14"]],"meps":[124812],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:31"},"new":["14. Reiterates its strong attachment to","international law and fundamental values,","including democracy, the rule of law and","good governance, respect for human rights","and fundamental freedoms, and encourages","Armenia to make significant progress in","these areas, in particular as regards media","freedom, the independence of the judiciary","and the fight against corruption, organised","crime, money laundering and abusive","oligarchic control;"],"old":["14. Reiterates its strong attachment to","international law and fundamental values,","including democracy, the rule of law and","good governance, respect for human rights","and fundamental freedoms, and encourages","Armenia to make significant progress in","these areas, in particular as regards media","freedom, the independence of the judiciary","and the fight against corruption, organised","crime and abusive oligarchic control;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"70","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Helmut Scholz","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-71","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 14"]],"meps":[96646],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:31"},"new":["14. Reiterates its strong attachment to","international law and fundamental values,","including democracy, the rule of law and","good governance, respect for human rights","and fundamental freedoms, and encourages","Armenia to make clear progress in these","areas, in particular as regards media","freedom, the independence of the judiciary,","the modernisation of the prison system","and the fight against corruption, nepotism,","money laundering and tax evasion,","organised crime and abusive oligarchic","control;"],"old":["14. Reiterates its strong attachment to","international law and fundamental values,","including democracy, the rule of law and","good governance, respect for human rights","and fundamental freedoms, and encourages","Armenia to make significant progress in","these areas, in particular as regards media","freedom, the independence of the judiciary","and the fight against corruption, organised","crime and abusive oligarchic control;"],"orig_lang":"de","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"71","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jozo Rado\u0161, Ivo Vajgl, Javier Nart, Patricia Lalonde, Petras Au\u0161trevi\u010dius","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-72","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 14"]],"meps":[124866,112753,97019,125005,188254,124766],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:31"},"new":["14. Reiterates its strong attachment to","international law and fundamental values,","including democracy, the rule of law and","good governance, respect for human rights","and fundamental freedoms; regrets that","serious gaps in human rights protection","persist and encourages Armenia to make","significant progress in these areas, in","particular as regards media freedom, the","independence of the judiciary and the fight","against corruption, organised crime,","abusive oligarchic control and to ensure","that journalists face no pressure, fear of","retaliation and violence over their work;"],"old":["14. Reiterates its strong attachment to","international law and fundamental values,","including democracy, the rule of law and","good governance, respect for human rights","and fundamental freedoms, and encourages","Armenia to make significant progress in","these areas, in particular as regards media","freedom, the independence of the judiciary","and the fight against corruption, organised","crime and abusive oligarchic control;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"72","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Boris Zala, Monika Smolkov\u00e1, Heidi Hautala, Janusz Zemke","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-73","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 14"]],"meps":[96656,96655,2054,96784],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:31"},"new":["14. Reiterates its strong attachment to","international law and fundamental values,","including democracy, the rule of law and","good governance, respect for human rights","and fundamental freedoms, regrets that","serious gaps in human rights protection","persist and encourages Armenia to make","significant progress in these areas, in","particular as regards media freedom, the","independence of the judiciary and the fight","against corruption, organized crime and","abusive oligarchic control; ensure that","journalists face no pressure, fear of","retaliation and violence over their work"],"old":["14. Reiterates its strong attachment to","international law and fundamental values,","including democracy, the rule of law and","good governance, respect for human rights","and fundamental freedoms, and encourages","Armenia to make significant progress in","these areas, in particular as regards media","freedom, the independence of the judiciary","and the fight against corruption, organised","","crime and abusive oligarchic control;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"73","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Tam\u00e1s Meszerics on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-74","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 14 a (new)"]],"meps":[124720],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:31"},"new":["14a. Encourages the Armenian","authorities to start a deep and genuine","process of economic reforms with a view","to overcoming the current oligarchic","structure and eliminating the relevant","monopolies;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"74","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Helmut Scholz","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-75","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 14 b (new)"]],"meps":[96646],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:31"},"new":["14b. Urges Armenia\u2019s State institutions","to continue resolutely honouring the","country\u2019s commitments as a signatory to","the UN Convention Against Torture to","prevent, prosecute and punish the kinds of","treatment and punishment covered by that","convention and to be guided by the","Council of Europe\u2019s recommendations;"],"orig_lang":"de","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"75","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jozo Rado\u0161, Ivo Vajgl, Javier Nart, Patricia Lalonde, Petras Au\u0161trevi\u010dius","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-76","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 15"]],"meps":[124866,112753,97019,125005,188254,124766],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:31"},"new":["15. Notes the adoption of anti-domestic","violence legislation in the Armenian","Parliament in December 2017 but despite","alarming statistics on domestic violence,","the Armenian government hasn\u2019t done","enough to protect and support survivors;","commends Armenia on the signature, on 18","January 2018, of the Council of Europe\u2019s","Istanbul Convention on preventing and","combating violence against women and","domestic violence and encourages Armenia","to swiftly ratify and thoroughly implement","this Convention to effectively meet its","commitments to international standards in","this field;"],"old":["15. Welcomes the adoption of anti-","domestic violence legislation in the","Armenian Parliament in December 2017;","commends Armenia on the signature, on 18","January 2018, of the Council of Europe\u2019s","Istanbul Convention on preventing and","combating violence against women and","domestic violence and encourages Armenia","to swiftly ratify and thoroughly implement","this Convention to effectively meet its","commitments to international standards in","this field;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"76","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" L\u00e1szl\u00f3 T\u0151k\u00e9s, Janusz Zemke, Laima Liucija Andrikien\u0117","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-77","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 15"]],"meps":[39726,96784,28276],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:31"},"new":["15. Welcomes the adoption, on 8","December 2017, of the Law on the","Prevention of Violence within the Family,","Protection of Victims of Violence within","the Family and Restoration of Peace","(Cohesion) in the Family by the National","Assembly; commends Armenia on the","signature, on 18 January 2018, of the","Council of Europe\u2019s Istanbul Convention","on preventing and combating violence","against women and domestic violence and","encourages Armenia to swiftly ratify and","thoroughly implement this Convention to","effectively meet its commitments to","international standards in this field;"],"old":["15. Welcomes the adoption of anti-","domestic violence legislation in the","Armenian Parliament in December 2017;","commends Armenia on the signature, on 18","January 2018, of the Council of Europe\u2019s","Istanbul Convention on preventing and","combating violence against women and","domestic violence and encourages Armenia","to swiftly ratify and thoroughly implement","this Convention to effectively meet its","","commitments to international standards in","this field;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"77","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Ramona Nicole M\u0103nescu","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-78","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 15 a (new)"]],"meps":[39717],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["15a. Regrets that violence and","discrimination based on sexual","orientation and gender identity continue","to remain as serious concerns in the","country;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"78","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jozo Rado\u0161, Ivo Vajgl, Javier Nart, Patricia Lalonde, Petras Au\u0161trevi\u010dius","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-79","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 15 a (new)"]],"meps":[124866,112753,97019,125005,188254,124766],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["15a. Regrets that violence and","discrimination based on sexual","orientation and gender identity continue","to remain as serious concerns in the","country;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"79","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Tam\u00e1s Meszerics on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-80","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 15 b (new)"]],"meps":[124720],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["15b. Welcomes the draft Law of the","Republic of Armenia \u201cOn Ensuring","Equality\u201d; calls, in this regard, on the","Armenian government to improve the","draft law in a comprehensive manner, and","to ensure its effectiveness; urges, in","particular to complete the list of","prohibited acts of discrimination by","specifying all relevant areas, including","but not limiting to, maternity, pregnancy,","sexual orientation, gender identity etc.,","and maintain the definition of","discrimination in line with international","standards;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"80","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Tam\u00e1s Meszerics on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-81","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16"]],"meps":[124720],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["16. Calls on Armenia to address the","issue of non-discrimination, gender","equality through taking swift, yet effective,","steps aimed at achieving equal","opportunities for all, notably in terms of","employment, equal pay and public office","and ensure effective, adequately","resourced and supported protection","mechanisms;"],"old":["16. Calls on Armenia to address the","issue of gender equality through taking","swift, yet effective, steps aimed at","achieving equal opportunities, notably in","terms of employment, equal pay and public","office;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"81","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"L\u00e1szl\u00f3 T\u0151k\u00e9s, Janusz Zemke, Laima Liucija Andrikien\u0117","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-82","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16 a (new)"]],"meps":[39726,96784,28276],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["16a. Calls on Armenia to adopt a","comprehensive standalone law on anti-","discrimination, prepared with the support","of civil society organisations, that would","include, as a minimum, a definition of the","concept of discrimination, a list of","grounds on which discrimination is","prohibited in the spirit of Article 21 of the","Charter of Fundamental Rights of the","European Union, a provision for the","defence of rights against all types of","discrimination, a provision regarding the","burden of proof;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"82","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"L\u00e1szl\u00f3 T\u0151k\u00e9s, Janusz Zemke, Laima Liucija Andrikien\u0117","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-83","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16 b (new)"]],"meps":[39726,96784,28276],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["16b. Urges the Armenian authorities to","put a high priority on ending gender","based sex-selection taking place through","selective abortions which, together with","that in Azerbaijan, remains one of the","most widespread in the world after China;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"83","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Helmut Scholz","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-84","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16 c (new)"]],"meps":[96646],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["16c. Urges Armenia to be resolute in","implementing the priorities set in its","National Strategy on the protection of the","rights of the child and the corresponding","action plan with a view to honouring its","commitments under the UN Convention","on the Rights of the Child, in particular as","regards the establishment of a social","environment conducive to the","implementation of laws banning gender-","specific abortions and on the reduction of","child poverty, which is widespread in the","country, as a vital first step towards","enforcing the ban on child labour, which","is still common in rural areas;"],"orig_lang":"de","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"84","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Tam\u00e1s Meszerics on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-85","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16 d (new)"]],"meps":[124720],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["16d. Welcomes Armenia\u2019s commitment","to reducing the number of children,","including children with disabilities, in","residential institutions, and steps","underway to guarantee inclusive","education for all children by 2025; calls","on Armenia to take further actions to end","institutionalization of all children equally","and ensure reasonable accommodations","for children with disabilities to receive","quality inclusive education;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"85","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Javier Nart","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-86","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16 e (new)"]],"meps":[125005],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["16e. Calls on the Armenian authorities","to supervise the situation of orphan","minors in public, private and religious","institutions providing care and treatment","services especially with regards to minors","with psychosocial disabilities, in close","cooperation with civil society","organisations;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"86","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jozo Rado\u0161, Ivo Vajgl, Javier Nart, Patricia Lalonde, Petras Au\u0161trevi\u010dius","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-87","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16 f (new)"]],"meps":[124866,112753,97019,125005,188254,124766],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["16f. Notes that physical barriers and","lack of reasonable accommodations at","community schools often leave children","with disabilities with little or no","education; calls on Armenian authorities","to take effective steps in this regard;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"87","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"L\u00e1szl\u00f3 T\u0151k\u00e9s, Janusz Zemke, Laima Liucija Andrikien\u0117","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-88","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 16 g (new)"]],"meps":[39726,96784,28276],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["16g. Calls on Armenia to eradicate","child labour and to ensure labour rights","in accordance with ILO standards,","including contracts, vacation,","compensation for extra hours and","establishing a fully-fledged labour","inspection system;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"88","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Urmas Paet","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-89","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 17 a (new)"]],"meps":[129073],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["17a. Calls on Armenia to align itself","more with the EU Foreign and Security","Policy;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"89","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Helmut Scholz","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-90","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 18"]],"meps":[96646],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["18. Calls on Armenia to ratify the","Rome Statute of the International Criminal","Court (ICC), which it has as yet only","signed, and, in that connection, also to","sign in the near future and transpose into","national law the Kampala Compromise","agreed at the 2010 review conference in","Uganda;"],"old":["18. Calls on Armenia to ratify the","Rome Statute of the International Criminal","Court (ICC), which it signed in 1999;"],"orig_lang":"de","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"90","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Tanja Fajon, Fabio Massimo Castaldo","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-91","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 18 a (new)"]],"meps":[96911,124812],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["18a. Welcomes the steps taken towards","adoption of comprehensive anti-","discrimination legislation, but expresses","concern about incompatibility of pending","legislation with international standards,","including lack of protection for","vulnerable groups, such as LGBTI people,","weak provisions for the equality body, and","highly concerning references to the role","of the Apostolic church and definitions of","family in interpretation of the law;","reminds that the law has to be in line with","international standards in order to meet","conditions set in EU-Armenia human","rights budget support programme, and by","virtue of Armenia\u2019s various human rights","commitments;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"91","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Soraya Post","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-92","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 18 b (new)"]],"meps":[124997],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["18b. Welcomes the steps taken towards","adoption of comprehensive anti-","discrimination legislation, but expresses","concern about incompatibility of pending","legislation with international standards,","including lack of protection for","vulnerable groups, such as LGBTI people,","weak provisions for the equality body, and","highly concerning references to the role","of the Apostolic church and definitions of","family in interpretation of the law;","reminds that the law has to be in line with","international standards in order to meet","conditions set in EU-Armenia human","rights budget support programme, and by","virtue of Armenia\u2019s various human rights","commitments;"],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"92","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jozo Rado\u0161, Ivo Vajgl, Javier Nart, Patricia Lalonde, Petras Au\u0161trevi\u010dius","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-93","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 19 a (new)"]],"meps":[124866,112753,97019,125005,188254,124766],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["19a. Calls upon Armenia to engage in a","trustful trade relations with the EU in line","with its commitments taken in the WTO","accession; recalls that the terms and","conditions of the WTO membership as","well as the obligations under the WTO","Agreements and the provisions of these","Agreements shall only apply to the","territories of the Republic of Armenia as","recognised by the United Nations;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"93","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Georgios Epitideios","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-94","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 21"]],"meps":[125071],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["21. Notes the high utilisation rate of the","EU Generalised System of Preferences","(GSP+) by Armenia, but notes with some","concern that these GSP+ exports are","heavily concentrated in only a few types of","goods;"],"old":["21. Regrets, however, that the","Agreement cannot include the removal of","tariff barriers as a result of Armenia\u2019s","membership of the Eurasian Economic","","Union; welcomes, nevertheless, the high","utilisation rate of the EU Generalised","System of Preferences (GSP+) by","Armenia, but notes with some concern that","these GSP+ exports are heavily","concentrated in only a few types of goods;"],"orig_lang":"el","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"94","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Helmut Scholz","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-95","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 21"]],"meps":[96646],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["21. Notes that Armenia is interested in","closer, but more balanced economic","integration with both the EU market and","the Russian market, whilst being keen to","avoid disputes stemming from the","commitments it has already entered into","vis-\u00e0-vis both parties; notes, further, that","the Agreement therefore cannot include","the removal of tariff barriers as a result of","Armenia\u2019s membership of the Eurasian","Economic Union and the transfer of the","relevant competence to the Eurasian","Economic Commission; welcomes,","nevertheless, the high utilisation rate of the","EU Generalised System of Preferences","(GSP+) by Armenia, but notes with some","concern that these GSP+ exports are","heavily concentrated in only a few types of","goods;"],"old":["21. Regrets, however, that the","Agreement cannot include the removal of","tariff barriers as a result of Armenia\u2019s","membership of the Eurasian Economic","Union; welcomes, nevertheless, the high","utilisation rate of the EU Generalised","System of Preferences (GSP+) by","Armenia, but notes with some concern that","these GSP+ exports are heavily","concentrated in only a few types of goods;"],"orig_lang":"de","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"95","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Jean-Luc Schaffhauser","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-96","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 21 a (new)"]],"meps":[124755],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["21a. Takes note of Armenia's sovereign","choice on 3 September 2013 to join the","customs union, then the Eurasian","Economic Union (EEU);"],"orig_lang":"fr","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"96","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Tam\u00e1s Meszerics on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-97","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 21 a (new)"]],"meps":[124720],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["21a. Calls on the Commission to ensure","that the EU assistance is not directed to","those sectors of the Armenian economy","exporting to the Russian Federation that","could potentially damage the European","firms affected by Russian sanctions with","regard, in particular, to the agricultural","sector;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"97","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":" Helmut Scholz","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-98","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 21 b (new)"]],"meps":[96646],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:32"},"new":["21b. Emphasises that the Agreement","does not only reflect the practical","circumstances affecting both parties, but","above all takes account of the multi-vector","foreign policy conducted by Armenia by","enhancing cooperation with the EU and,","at the same time, clearing the way for","continued cooperation, which is beneficial","to Armenia, in the context of the Eurasian","Economic Union (EAEU);"],"old":[""],"orig_lang":"de","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"98","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Anna El\u017cbieta Fotyga","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-99","location":[["Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 21 c (new)"]],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:33"},"new":["21c. Urges the Commission to strictly","oversee the abidance of EU Member","States by Council Regulation 833/2014","which is instrumental in avoiding","Russia's attainment via indirect sale,","supply, transfer or export of dual use","goods and technology partly intended for","military uses or a military end-user, with","special reference to the potential","intermediary role of Armenia in view of","recently established joint military forces","between Armenia and Russia under a","joint command, Armenia's enhanced role","in the Eurasian Economic Union and","growing military ties between Russia and","Armenia. Moreover, due to previous","blacklisting of companies such as Lizin","resulting from the sale of dual-use","biochemical equipment to Iran, special","consideration and scrutiny should be","applied to the recent Free Economic Zone","on the border with Iran due to its","significant Russian investment and 'one","window stop system' permitting inspection","of cargo shipments on only one side of the","border;"],"orig_lang":"en","peid":"PE620.894v01-00","reference":"2017/2269(INI)","seq":"99","src":"http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFET-AM-620894_EN.pdf"},{"authors":"Eleni Theocharous","changes":{},"committee":["AFET"],"date":"2018-04-16T00:00:00","id":"PE620.894-100","location":[[" Motion for a resolution","Paragraph 23"]],"meps":[25704],"meta":{"created":"2019-07-03T05:57:33"},"new":["23. Welcomes the emphasis placed,","notably in Article 42, on nuclear safety,","taking into account the specificities of the","Republic of Armenia and focusing in","particular on high levels of nuclear safety","on the basis of the standards of the","International Atomic Energy Agency","(IAEA)and the standards and practices of","the European Union; welcomes the mutual","commitment to continue the cooperation","in this regard, praises the negotiators for","the inclusion of specific cooperation on","\u2018the closure and safe decommissioning of","Medzamor nuclear power plant and the","early adoption of a road map or action plan","to that effect, taking into consideration the","need for its replacement with new capacity","to ensure the energy security of the","Republic of Armenia and conditions for","sustainable development\u2019;"],"old":["23. 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The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the\nown-initiative report by László TŐKÉS (EPP, HU)\ncontaining a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft\nCouncil decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the\nComprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the\nEuropean Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their\nMember States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the\nother part.
\nThe current framework for relations between\nArmenia and the European Union is the 1996 Partnership and\nCooperation Agreement, which entered into force in 1999 and is to\nbe replaced by the proposed Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership\nAgreement.
\nThe proposed new agreement sets a new legal\nbasis to reinvigorate the political dialogue and broaden the scope\nof economic cooperation, as well as cooperation in sectors such as\nenergy, transport, infrastructure and the environment.
\nCore values and conflict\nresolution:\nMembers warmly welcomed the signature of the Comprehensive and\nEnhanced Partnership Agreement, which constitutes a significant\nstep forward in EU-Armenian relations and embodies a commitment to\na further deepening of political and economic relations. However,\nthere remain concerns about Armenias full respect for some of\nthe EUs core values, notably as regards democracy and the\nrule of law, which are being undermined by corruption, vote-buying,\norganised crime and abusive oligarchic control. Significant\nprogress in these areas is key to unlocking further prospects for\ncooperation.
\nIn this respect, Members look forward to the EU\nconsidering, in due course, the opening of visa liberalisation\ndialogue with Armenia, provided that the conditions for\nwell-managed and secure mobility are in place, including the\neffective implementation of visa facilitation and readmission\nagreements between the parties.
\nFinancial support: the Commission is called on to\nfollow through on the conditionality of the EUs financial\nassistance by systematically linking EU support including\nthrough the European Neighbourhood Instrument, macrofinancial\nassistance and other instruments to the effective\nimplementation of reforms, progress in which should be the subject\nof thorough monitoring.
\nNagorno-Karabakh\nconflict: both\nsides are urged to increase, in good faith, the pace and output of\ntheir negotiations following the 2018 elections in both countries,\nin order to make history by ending a conflict which cannot be\nsolved militarily yet has claimed too many lives, especially of\ncivilians, and which has not only prevented the establishment of\npeace and stability, but also hampered socio-economic development\nin the region for almost three decades.
\nMembers supported all initiatives conducive to\npeace and to developing good neighbourly relations, including\nhigh-level talks and a ceasefire monitoring mechanism. They called\non the EEAS and the Commission to increase EU support for\nprogrammes to enable increased contacts between Armenian and\nAzerbaijani NGOs and youth organisations, while ensuring that EU\nMember States avoid indirect exports of dual-use goods and\ntechnology to parties to the conflict.
\nPolitical reform: the report called on both\nArmenia and the EU to attach a high priority to domestic reforms so\nas to ensure in particular a smooth transition from a presidential\nto a parliamentary system and the non-politicisation of state\ninstitutions. It encouraged the Armenian government to ensure that\nmajor reforms such as those related to the structure and\nactivities of the government or to the criminal code are\nsubject to greater transparency and to an inclusive dialogue\nwith the opposition and civil society, in the interests of Armenian\nsociety at large.
\nMembers emphasised the need to ensure a level\nplaying field for the opposition and an environment in which civil\nsociety, including media representatives and human rights defenders\ncan operate free from fear of reprisals.
\nThe Armenian authorities are urged to swiftly\nand fully implement all the recommendations of the international\nobservation missions led by the Organisation for Security and\nCooperation in Europes Office for Democratic Institutions and\nHuman Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) in particular in relation to allegations\nof vote-buying, voter intimidation, pressuring of civil servants\nand private-sector employees, and undue interference in the voting\nprocess by party representatives or law enforcement officers\nresulting in failure to improve public confidence in the\ncountrys electoral system.
\nTrade and economic\ncooperation:\nMembers welcomed the deepening of trade and economic relations\nbetween the EU and Armenia and the fact that the Comprehensive and\nEnhanced Partnership Agreement in some instances goes beyond WTO\ncommitments in terms of transparency and market access for EU\nproducts and operators, in areas such as trade in services,\nintellectual property rights and public procurement. They\nencouraged Armenia to engage in a trustful trade relationship with\nthe EU, in line with its commitments taken on with WTO\naccession.
\nMembers regretted that the Agreement cannot\ninclude the removal of tariff barriers because of Armenias\nmembership of the Eurasian Economic Union. However, they stressed\nthat it does not prevent the EU to be the main Armenias\ntrading partner and first donor, thus demonstrating that the EU\ndoes not hold as a prerequisite for partner to choose deeper\nrelations with the EU at the expense of their relations with third\nparties.
\nCommunication: the EU and the Armenian\nauthorities are called on to step up their communication efforts\nregarding the aims and objectives of this new agreement, in order\nto further improve public awareness, both in Armenia and in the EU,\nof the expected opportunities and benefits that would arise from\nits conclusion.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 598 votes to\n52 with 27 abstentions, a non-legislative resolution on the draft\nCouncil decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the\nComprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the\nEuropean Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their\nMember States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the\nother part.
\nThe current framework for relations between\nArmenia and the European Union is the 1996 Partnership and\nCooperation Agreement, which entered into force in 1999 and is to\nbe replaced by the proposed Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership\nAgreement.
\nThe new agreement sets a new legal basis to\nreinvigorate the political dialogue and broaden the scope of\neconomic cooperation, as well as cooperation in sectors such as\nenergy, transport, infrastructure and the environment.
\nCore values and conflict\nresolution: Members warmly welcomed the signature of the\nComprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement, which constitutes\na significant step forward in EU-Armenian relations and embodies a\ncommitment to a further deepening of political and economic\nrelations. However, there remained concerns about Armenias\nfull respect for some of the EUs core values, notably as\nregards democracy and the rule of law, which are being undermined\nby corruption, vote-buying, organised crime and abusive oligarchic\ncontrol. Significant progress in these areas is key to unlocking\nfurther prospects for cooperation.
\nParliament encouraged Armenia to swiftly\nimplement mutually agreed reforms, in particular concerning the\nstability of the electoral system, the independence of the\njudiciary, and transparency in the governance of state\ninstitutions, whilst emphasising the utmost importance of involving\nrelevant civil society organisations during this implementation\nphase.
\nFinancial support: the Commission is called on to\nfollow through on the conditionality of the EUs financial\nassistance by systematically linking EU support including\nthrough the European Neighbourhood Instrument, macrofinancial\nassistance and other instruments to the effective\nimplementation of reforms, progress in which should be the\nsubject of thorough monitoring.
\nNagorno-Karabakh\nconflict: Armenia\nand Azerbaijan were urged to increase, in good faith, the pace and\noutput of their negotiations following the 2018 elections in both\ncountries, in order to make history by ending a conflict which\ncannot be solved militarily yet has claimed too many lives,\nespecially of civilians, and which has not only prevented the\nestablishment of peace and stability, but also hampered\nsocio-economic development in the region for almost three\ndecades.
\nMembers supported all initiatives conducive to\npeace and to developing good neighbourly relations, including\nhigh-level talks and a ceasefire monitoring mechanism. They called\non the EEAS and the Commission to increase EU\nsupport for programmes to enable increased contacts\nbetween Armenian and Azerbaijani NGOs and youth organisations,\nwhile ensuring that EU Member States avoid indirect exports of\ndual-use goods and technology to parties to the\nconflict.
\nPolitical reform: Parliament called on both\nArmenia and the EU to attach a high priority to domestic\nreforms, so as to ensure in particular a smooth transition from\na presidential to a parliamentary system and the non-politicisation\nof state institutions. It emphasised the need to ensure a level\nplaying field for the opposition and an environment in which\ncivil society may operate free from fear of\nreprisals.
\nArmenia was called upon to:
\nTrade and economic\ncooperation:\nParliament welcomed the deepening of trade and economic relations\nbetween the EU and Armenia and the fact that the Comprehensive and\nEnhanced Partnership Agreement in some instances goes beyond WTO\ncommitments in terms of transparency and market access for EU\nproducts and operators, in areas such as trade in services,\nintellectual property rights and public procurement. It encouraged\nArmenia to engage in a trustful trade relationship with the EU, in\nline with its commitments taken on with WTO accession.
\nMembers regretted that the Agreement cannot\ninclude the removal of tariff barriers because of Armenias\nmembership of the Eurasian Economic Union. However, they stressed\nthat it does not prevent the EU to be the main Armenias\ntrading partner and first donor, thus demonstrating that the EU\ndoes not hold as a prerequisite for partner to choose deeper\nrelations with the EU at the expense of their relations with third\nparties.
\nEnergy: Parliament welcomed the emphasis\nplaced on nuclear safety but regretted the decision of the Armenian\nauthorities to extend the life of the Medzamor nuclear plant, and\nreiterated its grave concern over the persisting discrepancy\nbetween the safety standards of this nuclear plant and the major\nrisks arising from its location in a seismic area. It also stressed\nthe urgent need for progress in the field of cooperation on\nenvironmental issues in Armenia.
\nThe Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the\nown-initiative report by László TŐKÉS (EPP, HU)\ncontaining a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft\nCouncil decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the\nComprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the\nEuropean Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their\nMember States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the\nother part.
\nThe current framework for relations between\nArmenia and the European Union is the 1996 Partnership and\nCooperation Agreement, which entered into force in 1999 and is to\nbe replaced by the proposed Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership\nAgreement.
\nThe proposed new agreement sets a new legal\nbasis to reinvigorate the political dialogue and broaden the scope\nof economic cooperation, as well as cooperation in sectors such as\nenergy, transport, infrastructure and the environment.
\nCore values and conflict\nresolution:\nMembers warmly welcomed the signature of the Comprehensive and\nEnhanced Partnership Agreement, which constitutes a significant\nstep forward in EU-Armenian relations and embodies a commitment to\na further deepening of political and economic relations. However,\nthere remain concerns about Armenias full respect for some of\nthe EUs core values, notably as regards democracy and the\nrule of law, which are being undermined by corruption, vote-buying,\norganised crime and abusive oligarchic control. Significant\nprogress in these areas is key to unlocking further prospects for\ncooperation.
\nIn this respect, Members look forward to the EU\nconsidering, in due course, the opening of visa liberalisation\ndialogue with Armenia, provided that the conditions for\nwell-managed and secure mobility are in place, including the\neffective implementation of visa facilitation and readmission\nagreements between the parties.
\nFinancial support: the Commission is called on to\nfollow through on the conditionality of the EUs financial\nassistance by systematically linking EU support including\nthrough the European Neighbourhood Instrument, macrofinancial\nassistance and other instruments to the effective\nimplementation of reforms, progress in which should be the subject\nof thorough monitoring.
\nNagorno-Karabakh\nconflict: both\nsides are urged to increase, in good faith, the pace and output of\ntheir negotiations following the 2018 elections in both countries,\nin order to make history by ending a conflict which cannot be\nsolved militarily yet has claimed too many lives, especially of\ncivilians, and which has not only prevented the establishment of\npeace and stability, but also hampered socio-economic development\nin the region for almost three decades.
\nMembers supported all initiatives conducive to\npeace and to developing good neighbourly relations, including\nhigh-level talks and a ceasefire monitoring mechanism. They called\non the EEAS and the Commission to increase EU support for\nprogrammes to enable increased contacts between Armenian and\nAzerbaijani NGOs and youth organisations, while ensuring that EU\nMember States avoid indirect exports of dual-use goods and\ntechnology to parties to the conflict.
\nPolitical reform: the report called on both\nArmenia and the EU to attach a high priority to domestic reforms so\nas to ensure in particular a smooth transition from a presidential\nto a parliamentary system and the non-politicisation of state\ninstitutions. It encouraged the Armenian government to ensure that\nmajor reforms such as those related to the structure and\nactivities of the government or to the criminal code are\nsubject to greater transparency and to an inclusive dialogue\nwith the opposition and civil society, in the interests of Armenian\nsociety at large.
\nMembers emphasised the need to ensure a level\nplaying field for the opposition and an environment in which civil\nsociety, including media representatives and human rights defenders\ncan operate free from fear of reprisals.
\nThe Armenian authorities are urged to swiftly\nand fully implement all the recommendations of the international\nobservation missions led by the Organisation for Security and\nCooperation in Europes Office for Democratic Institutions and\nHuman Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) in particular in relation to allegations\nof vote-buying, voter intimidation, pressuring of civil servants\nand private-sector employees, and undue interference in the voting\nprocess by party representatives or law enforcement officers\nresulting in failure to improve public confidence in the\ncountrys electoral system.
\nTrade and economic\ncooperation:\nMembers welcomed the deepening of trade and economic relations\nbetween the EU and Armenia and the fact that the Comprehensive and\nEnhanced Partnership Agreement in some instances goes beyond WTO\ncommitments in terms of transparency and market access for EU\nproducts and operators, in areas such as trade in services,\nintellectual property rights and public procurement. They\nencouraged Armenia to engage in a trustful trade relationship with\nthe EU, in line with its commitments taken on with WTO\naccession.
\nMembers regretted that the Agreement cannot\ninclude the removal of tariff barriers because of Armenias\nmembership of the Eurasian Economic Union. However, they stressed\nthat it does not prevent the EU to be the main Armenias\ntrading partner and first donor, thus demonstrating that the EU\ndoes not hold as a prerequisite for partner to choose deeper\nrelations with the EU at the expense of their relations with third\nparties.
\nCommunication: the EU and the Armenian\nauthorities are called on to step up their communication efforts\nregarding the aims and objectives of this new agreement, in order\nto further improve public awareness, both in Armenia and in the EU,\nof the expected opportunities and benefits that would arise from\nits conclusion.
\nThe European Parliament adopted by 598 votes to\n52 with 27 abstentions, a non-legislative resolution on the draft\nCouncil decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the\nComprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the\nEuropean Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their\nMember States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the\nother part.
\nThe current framework for relations between\nArmenia and the European Union is the 1996 Partnership and\nCooperation Agreement, which entered into force in 1999 and is to\nbe replaced by the proposed Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership\nAgreement.
\nThe new agreement sets a new legal basis to\nreinvigorate the political dialogue and broaden the scope of\neconomic cooperation, as well as cooperation in sectors such as\nenergy, transport, infrastructure and the environment.
\nCore values and conflict\nresolution: Members warmly welcomed the signature of the\nComprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement, which constitutes\na significant step forward in EU-Armenian relations and embodies a\ncommitment to a further deepening of political and economic\nrelations. However, there remained concerns about Armenias\nfull respect for some of the EUs core values, notably as\nregards democracy and the rule of law, which are being undermined\nby corruption, vote-buying, organised crime and abusive oligarchic\ncontrol. Significant progress in these areas is key to unlocking\nfurther prospects for cooperation.
\nParliament encouraged Armenia to swiftly\nimplement mutually agreed reforms, in particular concerning the\nstability of the electoral system, the independence of the\njudiciary, and transparency in the governance of state\ninstitutions, whilst emphasising the utmost importance of involving\nrelevant civil society organisations during this implementation\nphase.
\nFinancial support: the Commission is called on to\nfollow through on the conditionality of the EUs financial\nassistance by systematically linking EU support including\nthrough the European Neighbourhood Instrument, macrofinancial\nassistance and other instruments to the effective\nimplementation of reforms, progress in which should be the\nsubject of thorough monitoring.
\nNagorno-Karabakh\nconflict: Armenia\nand Azerbaijan were urged to increase, in good faith, the pace and\noutput of their negotiations following the 2018 elections in both\ncountries, in order to make history by ending a conflict which\ncannot be solved militarily yet has claimed too many lives,\nespecially of civilians, and which has not only prevented the\nestablishment of peace and stability, but also hampered\nsocio-economic development in the region for almost three\ndecades.
\nMembers supported all initiatives conducive to\npeace and to developing good neighbourly relations, including\nhigh-level talks and a ceasefire monitoring mechanism. They called\non the EEAS and the Commission to increase EU\nsupport for programmes to enable increased contacts\nbetween Armenian and Azerbaijani NGOs and youth organisations,\nwhile ensuring that EU Member States avoid indirect exports of\ndual-use goods and technology to parties to the\nconflict.
\nPolitical reform: Parliament called on both\nArmenia and the EU to attach a high priority to domestic\nreforms, so as to ensure in particular a smooth transition from\na presidential to a parliamentary system and the non-politicisation\nof state institutions. It emphasised the need to ensure a level\nplaying field for the opposition and an environment in which\ncivil society may operate free from fear of\nreprisals.
\nArmenia was called upon to:
\nTrade and economic\ncooperation:\nParliament welcomed the deepening of trade and economic relations\nbetween the EU and Armenia and the fact that the Comprehensive and\nEnhanced Partnership Agreement in some instances goes beyond WTO\ncommitments in terms of transparency and market access for EU\nproducts and operators, in areas such as trade in services,\nintellectual property rights and public procurement. It encouraged\nArmenia to engage in a trustful trade relationship with the EU, in\nline with its commitments taken on with WTO accession.
\nMembers regretted that the Agreement cannot\ninclude the removal of tariff barriers because of Armenias\nmembership of the Eurasian Economic Union. However, they stressed\nthat it does not prevent the EU to be the main Armenias\ntrading partner and first donor, thus demonstrating that the EU\ndoes not hold as a prerequisite for partner to choose deeper\nrelations with the EU at the expense of their relations with third\nparties.
\nEnergy: Parliament welcomed the emphasis\nplaced on nuclear safety but regretted the decision of the Armenian\nauthorities to extend the life of the Medzamor nuclear plant, and\nreiterated its grave concern over the persisting discrepancy\nbetween the safety standards of this nuclear plant and the major\nrisks arising from its location in a seismic area. It also stressed\nthe urgent need for progress in the field of cooperation on\nenvironmental issues in Armenia.
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