Awaiting committee decision
2018/2158(INI) State of EU-Russia political relations
Lead committee dossier: AFET/8/13893
Legal Basis RoP 52
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | AFET | KALNIETE Sandra (EPP) | JAAKONSAARI Liisa (S&D), FOTYGA Anna Elżbieta (ECR), VAN BAALEN Johannes Cornelis (ALDE), SCHOLZ Helmut (GUE/NGL), HARMS Rebecca (Verts/ALE), CHAUPRADE Aymeric (EFD) |
Legal Basis RoP 52
Activites
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2019/03/11
Indicative plenary sitting date, 1st reading/single reading
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2018/07/05
Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2018/2158(INI)
2019/01/16
AFET
375 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) – having regard to its previous resolutions, including on Georgian occupied territories 10 years after the Russian invasion (2018/2741(RSP)), as well as on the ongoing aggression against Ukraine, the illegal occupation of Crimea, including the situation of indigenous Crimean Tartars, as well as the human rights situation in Russia,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the EU, its
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas Russia is leading the Collective Security Treaty Organisation and Eurasian Economic Union which were founded in opposition to NATO and the EU;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H c (new) Hc. whereas in the strategic documents of the Russian Federation, the EU and NATO are portrayed as Russia's primary adversaries;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H d (new) Hd. whereas almost three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union most of the Russian political and economic elites consist of former members of USSR secret services which determines current internal and external policies of Kremlin;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Stresses that enhanced cooperation and good-neighbourly relations between the EU and Russia are of crucial importance for the stability, security and prosperity of the whole European continent; is of the opinion, furthermore, that cooperation at international level between the two partners in all institutions, organisations and forums is of the utmost importance with a view to improving global governance and addressing common challenges;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that Russia's illegal occupation and annexation of Crimea, region of Ukraine, direct and indirect involvement in armed conflicts
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the EU is a community based on a key set of common values that include peace, freedom, democracy, the rule of law, and respect for fundamental and human rights;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that Russia's direct and indirect involvement in armed conflicts such as in Eastern Ukraine and its illegal annexation of Crimea and violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia constitute a deliberate violation of
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that Russia's direct and indirect involvement in armed conflicts and its illegal annexation of Crimea and violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia and Moldova constitute a deliberate violation of
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that Russia's direct and indirect involvement in armed conflicts and its illegal annexation of Crimea and continuous violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia constitute a deliberate violation of international order, democratic principles and fundamental values; strongly condemns human rights violations carried out by Russian representatives on the occupied territories; reiterates that Russia's attempts to redraw borders in Europe by force and its challenging of the European security order pose a significant threat to Europe;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that Russia's direct and indirect involvement in armed conflicts, including in eastern Ukraine, and its illegal annexation of Crimea
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that Russia's direct and indirect involvement in armed conflicts and its illegal annexation of Crimea, illegal occupation of the Donbas, military aggression in the Sea of Azov and violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia and Moldova constitute a deliberate violation of democratic principles and fundamental values;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that Russia's direct and indirect involvement in armed conflicts and its illegal annexation of Crimea and violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia constitute a deliberate violation of democratic principles
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that Russia's direct and indirect involvement in armed conflicts in the common neighbourhood and its illegal annexation of Crimea and violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine constitute a deliberate violation of democratic principles and fundamental values;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that Russia's direct and indirect involvement in armed conflicts and
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Underlines that Russia's direct and indirect involvement in armed conflicts and its illegal annexation of Crimea and over a decade-long violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia constitute a deliberate violation of democratic principles and fundamental values;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas acknowledges that the principles enshrined in the UN Charter, the 1975 Helsinki Final Act and the 1990 OSCE Charter of Paris represent the cornerstones of a peaceful European continent;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Condemns Russia’s attacks in the Sea of Azov and actions in the Kerch Strait insofar as they breach international maritime law and international commitments undertaken by Russia itself in the bilateral agreement of 2003 between Ukraine and Russia and UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provide for the freedom of navigation; points out that the sanctions against Russia should be rolled over and extended to individuals and companies that profit from illegal situation, until the Russian Federation enables Ukraine to fully restore sovereignty and territorial integrity;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that the EU cannot envisage a gradual return to 'business as usual' as long as Russia does not fully implement the Minsk agreement and restores the territorial integrity of Ukraine; calls, in this regard, for a critical comprehensive re-assessment by the EU of its relations with the Russian Federation;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points out that Russia and the EU are interdependent on geographical grounds and therefore encourages both Russia and the EU to work together to find new avenues leading to a good and secure neighbourhood;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Notes that, in view of the complex crises in relations between the EU, some of its Member States and Russia, and in view of the deep mutual mistrust, none of the parties considers it possible and desirable to establish strategic partnerships; considers it essential, in this context, to complement the necessary critical assessment of Russia’s development with a self-critical analysis of the development of relations and to find new ways of overcoming confrontation; stresses the need not only to take as a basis the obvious divergences in values, but also to recognise the overlapping opposing interests and to take these as a starting point for the resumption of cooperation;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 c (new) Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes therefore that the EU- Russia relationship requires a new framework of cooperation
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes therefore that under the present circumstances the EU-
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes, therefore, that the EU- Russia relationship requires a new framework
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes therefore that the EU- Russia relationship requires a new framework of cooperation only in those areas that are necessary and in a common interest, and with a view to guaranteeing security in the EU’s neighbourhood and a European peace order;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes therefore that the EU- Russia relationship requires a new framework of cooperation
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes therefore that the EU- Russia relationship requires a new framework of cooperation only in those areas that are necessary and in a common interest, and with a view to guaranteeing security in the EU’s neighbourhood and a European peace order;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes therefore that the EU- Russia relationship requires a new framework of cooperation only in those areas that are necessary and in a common interest, and with a view to guaranteeing security in the EU’s neighbourhood and a European peace order;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes therefore that the EU- Russia relationship requires a new framework of cooperation
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes therefore that the EU- Russia relationship requires a new framework of cooperation only in those areas that are necessary and in a common interest, and with a view to guaranteeing security in the EU’s neighbourhood and a European peace order; is of the view that the PCA should be
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes therefore that the EU- Russia relationship requires a new framework of cooperation only in those areas that are necessary and in a common interest, and with a view to guaranteeing
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes therefore that the EU- Russia relationship requires a new pragmatic framework of selective cooperation only in those areas that are necessary and in a common interest, and with a view to guaranteeing security in the EU’s neighbourhood and a European peace order; is of the view that the
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes therefore that the EU- Russia relationship requires a new framework of cooperation only in those areas that are necessary and in a common interest, and with a view to guaranteeing security in the EU’s neighbourhood and a
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas th
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. The new proposed EU-Russia strategy should be built on four parallel pillars, with progress in economic cooperation conditional on progress within the political and security pillars - thus on compliance of Russia with international law: a Citizens´ Opportunities Pillar, in which the EU should immediately and unconditionally step up its support for Russian citizens and civil society; an Economic Pillar with perspective for mutually convenient economic cooperation with the long-term goal of free-trade; a Security Pillar based on key principles of the OSCE and international law, including territorial integrity of all European states and work towards reinforcing of the European security architecture; a Political Pillar with an engagement with the Russian leadership on a return to full democratic standards, including elections;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls for the immediate resumption of political dialogue; calls, as a first step, for the immediate abolition of mutual sanctions on parliamentarians from both sides in order to reopen the interparliamentary dialogue; underlines that the interparliamentary dialogue is an important tool to overcome mutual mistrust and to create mutual understanding of the interests, concerns, assessments and approaches;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on the European Parliament to follow the example of the Council of Europe, which has taken initial steps towards enabling cooperation with parliamentarians from Russia to be restored, and to resume the regular work of the European Parliament’s inter- parliamentary delegation for relations with the Russian Duma;
Amendment 143 #
3.
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that non-implementation of the Minsk Agreements demonstrates Russia's lack of good will;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that non-implementation of the Minsk Agreements demonstrates Russia's lack of good will;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that non-implementation of the Minsk Agreements demonstrates Russia's
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the EU’s relations with Russia must be based on the principles of international law and credible deterrence, and on a principled approach in areas of common interest as defined in the Foreign Affairs Council conclusions of 14 March 2016; whereas the Member States of the EU and NATO have repeatedly violated international law, most grievously when NATO attacked Yugoslavia in 1999, without UN Security Council approval, but also when NATO pursued a regime change operation in Libya in 2011, grossly exceeding and indeed violating its mandate to protect civilians; whereas the US and the UK illegally invaded and occupied Iraq in 2003; whereas EU countries and the US supported the illegal and violent seizure of power in Ukraine on 22 February2014 against the democratically elected and internationally recognised president, Victor Yanukovich, an act which plunged that country, and relations with Russia, into severe crisis;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that non-implementation of the Minsk Agreements demonstrates Russia's lack of good will; asks for consultations to be advanced within the Normandy format; reiterates that the Minsk Agreement needs to be fully and genuinely implemented by Russia in order to reinforce the relationship between Russia and the EU;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that non-implementation of the Minsk Agreements demonstrates
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that non-implementation of the Minsk Agreements demonstrates
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that non-implementation of the Minsk Agreements demonstrates Russia's lack of good will;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Believes that non-implementation of the Minsk Agreements demonstrates
Amendment 155 #
3. Believes that non-implementation of the Minsk Agreements demonstrates Russia's lack of good will; asks for consultations to be advanced within the Normandy format; calls for more direct engagement of the EU in the conflict resolution;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Believes in the importance of finding ways to de-escalate current tensions
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Believes in the importance of
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Believes in the importance of finding ways to de-escalate current tensions and of engaging in consultations with Russia to identify measures aimed at reducing the risk of misunderstandings and miscalculations; recognises, however, that the EU must be firm with its expectations on Russia;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the EU’s relations with Russia must be based on the principles of international law
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Regrets that the Russian Federation as a successor of the Soviet Union still refuses to take responsibility for crimes committed during occupation of Central and Eastern European countries by refusing to cooperate in investigations into cases such as the Katyn Massacre or Augustow Roundup; calls for a full opening of the Russian historical archives from that time;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Underlines the importance of cooperation between EU and Russia in the international rules based order and positive engagement in international and multilateral organisations that Russia is a member of, especially in the framework of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) with regards to the contentious issues and crises;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses Russia's liability for the deaths of over ten thousand people in the East of Ukraine and occupied Crimea; calls on the international community to investigate the fates of the missing people from the region and calls for the immediate release of all political and war prisoners; is convinced that Russia remains politically and directly responsible for crimes committed in illegally occupied Crimea and regions in the East of Ukraine and those responsible should be brought to the International Criminal Court in the Hague;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Since efforts of the international community have been too weak to prevent occupied Crimea from becoming a human rights black hole, there is an urgent need to enhance all efforts to protect people in these occupied territories and enhance pressure on the Russian Federation to withdraw from Crimea and the East of Ukraine;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes, however, that the Skripal case
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes, however, that the Skripal case, which is still under investigation, and cyber attacks allegedly orchestrated by the Russian intelligence services
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes, however, that the Skripal case and cyber attacks allegedly orchestrated by the Russian intelligence services
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the EU’s relations with Russia
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes, however, that the Skripal c
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes, however, that the Skripal case and malicious cyber attacks against EU Member States, orchestrated by the Russian intelligence services and aimed to destabilise public and private communication infrastructure, show an interest on the Russian side to further increase tensions in relations with the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes, however, that the Skripal case and the cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns orchestrated by the Russian intelligence services show an interest on the Russian side to further increase tensions in relations with the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Believes, however, that Russia´s actions, i.e. the Skripal
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Is deeply concerned about the links between the Russian government and the extreme right and populist nationalist parties and governments in the EU, such as in Hungary, that pose threat to the fundamental values of the Union, which are enshrined in EU Treaty Article 2 and reflected in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, including respect for democracy, equality, the rule of law and human rights;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Regrets, furthermore, Russia’s efforts to destabilise EU candidate countries with regard, in particular as an example, to the support provided by Moscow to the organisations and political forces opposing the Prespa agreement that should end the long standing dispute on the name between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Believes that Russian state actors interfered in the Brexit referendum campaign using overt and covert means including social media and potentially illegal financial support, currently under investigation by UK authorities;
Amendment 179 #
6. Emphasises that increased mutual transparency in military and border guard activities is important in order to avoid further tensions;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the EU’s relations with Russia must be based on the principles of international law, peaceful conflict resolution and credible deterrence, and on a principled approach in areas of common interest as defined in the Foreign Affairs Council conclusions of 14 March 2016;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises that increased mutual transparency in military and border guard activities is important in order to avoid further tensions; calls for a clear code of conduct concerning airspace used by military and civilian aircraft; strongly condemns, in this regard, Russia’s repeated violations of territorial waters and air space of countries in the Baltic Sea region;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises that increased mutual transparency in military and border guard activities is important in order to avoid further tensions; strongly denounces Russian violation of airspace of EU Member States; calls for a clear code of
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises that
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Condemns the Russian Federation for its responsibility in the shooting down of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, as proved by an international team of investigators, and calls for those responsible to be brought to justice; reiterates its call on Russia to immediately return the wreckage and all of the black boxes of the Polish Government plane which crashed in Smolensk; calls on all the EU Institutions to raise these requests in any bilateral contact with the Russian authorities;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Regrets the significant deterioration in the human rights situation, widespread and undue restrictions to the rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly in Russia and expresses its deep concern at the ongoing crackdown on, harassment and persecution of human rights defenders, protest activists and other critics;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Is deeply concerned that Russia so manifestly demonstrates its military powers, articulates threats to other countries and in real action manifests the willingness and readiness to use military force against other nations, including advanced nuclear weapons as reiterated by President Putin on several occasions in 2018;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Highlights that
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Highlights that the global challenges of climate change,
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Highlights that the global challenges of climate change, energy security, non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the fight against terrorism and organised crime call for
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Highlights that the global challenges of climate change, energy security, non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the EU’s relations with Russia must be based on the principles of international law
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Highlights that the global challenges of climate change, energy security, mass migration, non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the fight against terrorism and organised crime call for selective engagement with Russia;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Condemns Russia's use of its energy supply as a tool of exerting political pressure on its neighbours and EU Member States and underlines the need for a more reliable and strategic energy infrastructure in the EU, Member States’ and EaP countries in order to enhance resilience to Russian hybrid activity;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Expresses concern over the potentially hundreds of billions of euros being laundered through the EU every year by Russian companies and individuals looking to legitimise the proceeds of corruption and calls for investigations into these crimes;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Expresses its concern at reports of arbitrary detention and torture of men perceived to be gay in Chechnya and condemns Chechen government statements denying the existence of homosexuals in their country and inciting violence against LGBTI people;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) – having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 2 April 2014 on establishing common visa restrictions for Russian officials involved in the Sergei Magnistky case,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the EU’s relations with
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Highlights in this context that
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Reiterates that while the EU's stance is
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Reiterates that while the EU's stance is firm, coherent and concerted with respect to EU sanctions on Russia, further coordination and coherence is required in its foreign and security policy approach to Russia;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Reiterates that while the EU's stance is firm, coherent and concerted
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Reiterates that while the EU's stance is firm, coherent and concerted with respect to EU sanctions on Russia, further coordination and coherence is required in its foreign and security policy approach to Russia; calls, in this context, on Member States to immediately end 'golden visa/passport' programmes; reiterates previous calls by the European Parliament for a European Magnitsky Act as well as the political consent given by the Foreign Affairs Council on 10 December 2018 to impose such sanctions;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas Vladimir Putin has been in power for 20 years, which were marked with return to neo-imperialistic policies, aggression against sovereign states, internal repression on a massive scale and grave human right violations;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Reiterates that while the EU's stance is firm, coherent and concerted with respect to EU sanctions on Russia, further coordination and coherence is required in its foreign and security policy approach to Russia; calls, in this context, on Member States to end 'golden visa/passport' programmes; calls on the Member States to fully co-operate on the European level with regards to their policy to Russia;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Reiterates that while the EU's stance is firm, coherent and concerted with respect to EU sanctions on Russia, further coordination and coherence is required in its foreign and security policy approach to Russia; calls, in this context, on Member States to end 'golden visa/passport' programmes, which benefit Russian oligarchs often supporting the Kremlin and may undermine the effectiveness of international sanctions;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Reminds that it is important to continue strengthening sanctions towards Russia by prolonging and deepening them and extending their scope until the Russian Federation fully complies with international norms, stops aggressive behaviour towards Ukraine;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Underlines that various EU cases of money laundering, including the ING Bank, ABLV Bank, Danske Bank as well as Deutsche Bank were linked to Russian capital and/or citizens; calls for more effective scrutiny of all suspicious transaction reports and more actions by the Commission to better cooperate amongst Member States in the stricter control of capital coming from Russia and emphasises the need to provide full transparency of Russian financial flows in the EU;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines, in this regard, that the deepening of EU integration and coherence between its internal and external policies is the
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines, in this regard, that
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines, in this regard, that
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines, in this regard, that the deepening of EU integration and coherence between its internal and external policies is the key to a more coherent, effective and
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the EU remains open to such a stronger relationship and to dialogue leading thereto, and wishes to return to cooperative relations with Russia
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines, in this regard, that the deepening of EU integration and coherence between its internal and external policies is the key to a more coherent, effective and successful EU external and security policy, including vis-à-vis Russia, in particular in policy areas such as the European Defence Union, European Energy Union, cyber-defence and strategic communication;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines, in this regard, the indispensability of a genuine common foreign and security policy of the European Union; considers that the deepening of EU integration and coherence between its internal and external policies is the key to a more coherent, effective and successful EU external and security policy, including vis-à-vis Russia;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses that the restrictive targeted measures related to Eastern Ukraine and the occupied Crimea are not directed against the Russian people but against certain individuals and enterprises connected to the Russian leadership;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 Amendment 224 #
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Condemns Russia’s violation of the territorial integrity of neighbouring countries through the illegal kidnapping of citizens of those countries so that they can be charged before a Russian court; further condemns Russia's abuse of Interpol by issuing 'wanted person alerts' - so called "red notices" to persecute political opponents;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Condemns Russia’s violation of the territorial integrity of neighbouring countries, including through the illegal kidnapping of citizens of those countries so that they can be charged before a Russian court;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Condemns Russia’s actions in the Sea of Azov in so far as they breach against international maritime law and Russia’s international commitments, as well as the building of the Kerch Bridge and the laying of underwater cables to the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula without the consent from Ukraine; remains deeply concerned about the Russian militarisation of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea region;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Regrets the still much concerning human rights situation, the widespread and undue restrictions to the rights of freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly; is concerned that the authorities have cracked down on, harassed and persecuted human rights defenders, protest activists and other critics;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Condemns the recurring pattern of violating the territorial waters of European countries or blocking maritime transport as is currently taking place in the Sea of Azov which is also being exercised by Russia in the Baltic Sea, in particular against the Baltic States and Poland (Vistula Lagoon);
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the EU remains open to such a stronger relationship and to dialogue leading thereto, and wishes to return to cooperative relations with Russia
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Condemns the government’s continuing crackdown on dissent and media freedom as well as the repression of activists, political opponents and those who openly dissent with the government;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Deplores the excessive actions of the Russian Federation in the Sea of Azov insofar as they breach international maritime law and Russia’s own international commitments;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Reaffirms its unequivocal support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia; demands that the Russian Federation cease its occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia and fully respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia; stresses the need for the Russian Federation to unconditionally fulfil all the provisions of the ceasefire agreement of 12 August 2008, in particular the commitment to withdrawing all its military forces from the territory of Georgia;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Underscores that Russia’s disrespect for international rules - in this case the freedom of the seas, bilateral agreements and the illegal annexation of Crimea - poses a threat to neighbours of Russia in all parts of Europe, not only in the Black Sea region, but also in the Baltic Sea region and the Mediterranean; highlights the importance to develop a firm policy towards Russia in all these respects;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Is concerned about Russia's continuing destabilising activities in the EU neighbourhood, including Western Balkans, EaP countries, North Africa and the MENA region;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 c (new) 11c. Underlines that money laundering and organised criminal financial activities by Russia are being used for subversive political purposes and pose a threat to European security and stability; considers the magnitude of this money laundering as part of hostile activities meant to undermine, misinform and destabilise, while at the same time upholding criminal activities and corruption; notes that Russian money laundering activities within the EU constitute a threat to sovereignty and rule of law in all Member States where Russia operates these activities; states that this is a threat to European security and stability, and a main challenge to the European Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 c (new) 11c. Notes that the Presidential elections of March 18, 2018 where observed by the International Election Observation Mission (IEOM) of the ODIHR EOM and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA); notes that the ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report states that elections took place in an overly controlled legal and political environment marked by continued pressure on critical voices, restrictions on the fundamental freedoms of assembly, association and expression, as well as on candidate registration and therefore lacked genuine competition;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 c (new) 11c. Is concerned with the continuous Russian support for authoritarian regimes and countries such as North Korea, Iran, Venezuela, Syria, Cuba, Nicaragua and others and its ongoing practice of blocking any international action by using its veto powers in the UN Security Council;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 d (new) 11d. Recognises that Russia is using various instruments as part of its hybrid warfare against Europe, aimed at weakening European democracies, economies and institutions; expresses concern of potential escalation of Russian hybrid warfare activities;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 d (new) 11d. Is concerned with the ongoing process of creeping incorporation of Belarus into the Russian Federation;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the EU remains open to such a stronger relationship and to dialogue leading thereto, and wishes to return to cooperative relations with Russia
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 e (new) 11e. Expresses deep concern on the independence of the media and restrictions to freedom of expression inside Russia; condemns the Russian regime’s growing use of subversive policies of propaganda and disinformation campaign abroad; underlines the importance of a joint EU response to such activities;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12.
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Reiterates its support for the five principles guiding the EU's policy towards Russia, and calls for further definition of the selective engagement principle; recommends that the focus be placed on issues relating to the MENA region, terrorism, non-proliferation, arms control and climate change; calls for a high-level dialogue between EU, EEU and AA/DCFTA countries; reiterates that
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Reiterates its support for the five principles guiding the EU's policy towards Russia, and calls for further definition of the selective engagement principle; recommends that the focus be placed on issues relating to the MENA region, terrorism, non-proliferation, arms control
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Reiterates its support for the five principles guiding the EU's policy towards Russia, and calls for further definition of the selective engagement principle; recommends that the focus be placed on issues relating to the MENA region, terrorism, non-proliferation, arms control, migration and climate change
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Reiterates its support for the five principles guiding the EU's policy towards Russia, and calls for further definition of the selective engagement principle; recommends that the focus be placed on issues relating to the MENA region, terrorism, non-proliferation, arms control and climate change;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Reiterates its support for the five principles guiding the EU's policy towards Russia, and calls for further definition of the selective engagement principle; recommends that
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Reiterates its support for the five principles guiding the EU's policy towards Russia, and calls for further definition of the selective engagement principle; recommends that the focus be placed on issues relating to the MENA region, terrorism, non-proliferation, arms control
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Reiterates its support for the five principles guiding the EU's policy towards Russia, and calls for further definition of the selective engagement principle; recommends that the focus be placed on issues relating to the MENA region, terrorism, violent extremism, non- proliferation, arms control and climate change; calls for a high-level dialogue between EU, EEU and AA/DCFTA countries; reiterates that while consultations between the EU and Russia on cyber terrorism and organised crime need to continue, Russia’s systematic hybrid threats require strong deterrence; calls, in this context, for the initiation of a high-level EU-EEU-China-Central Asia dialogue on the Belt and Road Initiative and connectivity;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the EU remains open to
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Reiterates its support for the five principles guiding the EU's policy towards Russia, and calls for further definition of the selective engagement principle; recommends that the focus be placed on issues relating to the MENA region, terrorism, the mass migration phenomenon, non-proliferation, arms control and climate change; calls for a high-level dialogue between EU, EEU and AA/DCFTA countries; reiterates that while
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Reiterates its support for the five principles guiding the EU's policy towards Russia, and calls for further definition of the selective engagement principle; recommends that the focus be placed inter alia on issues relating to the MENA region, terrorism, non-proliferation, arms control and climate change; calls for a high-level dialogue between EU, EEU and AA/DCFTA countries; reiterates that while consultations between the EU and Russia on cyber terrorism and organised crime need to continue, Russia’s systematic hybrid threats require strong deterrence; calls, in this context, for the initiation of a high-level EU-EEU-China-Central Asia dialogue on Belt and Road Initiative and connectivity;
Amendment 252 #
12. Reiterates its support for the five principles guiding the EU's policy towards Russia, and calls for further definition of the selective engagement principle; recommends that the focus be placed on issues relating to the MENA region, terrorism, non-proliferation, arms control, strategic stability in the cyber sphere and climate change; calls for a high-level dialogue between EU, EEU and AA/DCFTA countries; reiterates that while consultations between the EU and Russia on cyber terrorism and organised crime need to continue, Russia’s systematic hybrid threats require strong deterrence; calls
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Underlines that despite the historical tendency of Russia to present itself as a major economic power, the GDP of the whole country is comparable to that of the US State of Texas;
Amendment 254 #
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that Russia and the EU will remain key economic partners in the foreseeable future
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that Russia and the EU will remain key economic partners in the foreseeable future
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that Russia and the EU will remain key economic partners in the foreseeable future,
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that Russia and the EU will remain key economic partners in the foreseeable future,
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the EU remains open to such a stronger relationship and to dialogue leading thereto, and wishes to return to cooperative relations with Russia in the long run, should the Russian authorities meet their international and legal obligations; whereas constructive and predictable relationship would be mutually beneficial and ideally in the interest of both parties; whereas reciprocal sanctions are harmful to both economies;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that Russia and the EU will remain key economic partners in the foreseeable future
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that Russia and the EU will remain key economic partners in the foreseeable future,
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that Russia and the EU will remain key economic partners in the foreseeable future, but Nord Stream 2 reinforces EU dependency on Russian gas supplies, threatens the EU internal market and
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that Russia and the EU will remain key economic partners in the foreseeable future, but that Nord Stream 2 reinforces EU dependency on Russian gas supplies, threatens the EU internal market and is not in line with EU energy policy or its strategic interests, and therefore needs to be stopped; emphasises that the EU remains committed to completing the European Energy Union and diversify its energy resources;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that Russia and the EU will remain
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that Russia and the EU will have to remain
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Underlines that Russia and the EU will remain key economic partners in the foreseeable future, but Nord Stream 2 reinforces EU dependency on Russian gas supplies, threatens the EU internal market and is not in line with EU energy policy
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the EU remains open to such a stronger relationship and to dialogue leading thereto, and wishes to return to cooperative relations with Russia, should the Russian authorities meet their international and legal obligations and prove Russia's genuine commitment to restore broken trust;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Emphasises that the development of the Eastern Partnership is not aimed against Russia; stresses, in this respect, that the current level of confrontation between the EU and the Russian Federation is not in the interest of the Eastern Partnership countries and that the EU stands ready to find ways to broaden the areas of cooperation and compatibility between the EU and the Eurasian Economic Union once the conditions for a genuine re-engagement are met;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Notes the continued constructive cooperation and the positive outcomes in the Northern dimension, especially in the field of environment;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Notes the importance of people-to- people contacts, for example through education and culture;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the VP/HR and on the Member States to strengthen their efforts towards a solution of the so-called "frozen conflicts" in the Eastern neighbourhood, in order to ensure more security and stability for the EU's Eastern partners;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Stresses the importance of continued political and financial support for c
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Stresses the
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Stresses the importance of continued political and financial support for civil society activists, human rights defenders, bloggers, independent media, investigative journalists, outspoken academics and public figures, and NGOs; calls on the Commission to programme more ambitious
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Stresses the importance of continued political and financial support for people-to-people contacts in general and, in particular, for civil society activists, human rights defenders, bloggers, independent media, investigative journalists, outspoken academics and public figures, and NGOs; calls on the Commission to programme more ambitious financial assistance to Russian civil society from the existing external financial instruments and calls on the EU Member States to further contribute to this assistance;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the EU remains open to such a
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Stresses the importance of continued political and financial support for civil society activists, human rights defenders, bloggers, independent media,
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Stresses the importance of continued political and financial support for civil society activists, human rights defenders, bloggers, independent media, investigative journalists, outspoken academics and public figures, and NGOs; calls on the Commission to programme more ambitious financial assistance to Russian civil society from the existing and future external financial instruments;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Stresses the importance of continued political and financial support for civil society activists, human rights defenders, bloggers, independent media, investigative journalists, outspoken academics and public figures, and NGOs in Russia; calls on the Commission to programme more ambitious financial assistance to Russian civil society from the existing external financial instruments;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls for the unconditional release of all human rights defenders and other persons detained for peacefully exercising their rights to freedom of expression, assembly and association, including of the Director of the Memorial Human Rights Centre in the Chechen Republic, Mr Oyub Titiev, who is on trial for fabricated charges of drug possession; urges the Russian authorities to ensure full respect for their human and legal rights, including access to a lawyer and medical care, physical integrity and dignity, and protection from judicial harassment, criminalisation and arbitrary arrest;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls for the European institutions and Member States to step up their support for civil society and human rights defenders in a flexible manner, to enhance trial observation and ensure appropriate follow-up, to reinforce protection measures for human rights defenders (including access to multi-entry Schengen Visas), to undertake high level meetings with Russian human rights defenders and to publicly urge the Russian authorities to foster a favourable working climate for human rights defenders and to ensure immediate release of human rights defenders currently in jail on trumped up charges;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to strengthen their activities in support of civil society and human rights defenders and to improve trial observation and the appropriate follow-up; stresses the importance of reinforcing protection measures for human rights defenders as well as giving access to multi-entry Schengen Visas; proposes high level meetings with Russian human rights defenders and to publicly call on the Russian authorities to foster a favourable working climate for them; calls to ensure the immediate release of human rights defenders currently in jail;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Notes that civil society organizations are often too weak to have a substantial impact on the fight against corruption in Russia, while NGOs are systematically discouraged from actively engaging in any anti-corruption efforts or in promoting public integrity; underlines that it is necessary to involve civil society in independent monitoring of the effectiveness of anti-corruption policies; calls on Russia to correctly implement international anti-corruption standards formulated in i.e. UN Convention against Corruption and OECD Anti-Bribery Convention;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Underlines that the promotion of human rights and the rule of law must be at the core of the EU's engagement with Russia; calls therefore on the EU and Members States to continue bringing up human rights issues in all contacts with Russian officials; encourages the EU to continuously call on Russia to repeal or amend all laws and regulations incompatible with international human rights standards, including provision restricting the right to freedom of expression, assembly and association;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Insists that EU clearly speaks up against systematic violation of human rights in Russia and continues supporting Russian civil society in its struggle for freedom, for an economy not plagued by corruption and for pluralism in the Russian speaking media sphere;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Insists that the EU clearly speaks up against systematic violation of human rights and continues supporting civil society in its struggle for freedom, for an economy not plagued by corruption and for pluralism in the Russian speaking media sphere;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the Russian Federation, as a full member of the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, has committed itself to the principles of democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights; whereas continued serious violations of the rule of law and the adoption of restrictive laws over the last years are increasing questioning Russia's compliance with its international and national obligations; whereas Russia failed to implement more than a thousand judgements of the European Court of Human Rights;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Is in favour of resuming the negotiations on visa liberalisation;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Condemns the attempts by the Russian government to block Internet messaging services and websites; urges the Russian government to uphold the fundamental rights to freedom of expression and privacy online as well as offline;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Stresses that Russia should stop anti-EU disinformation and propaganda in the EU and third countries; calls on the EU and Member States to allocate enough resources to effectively fight propaganda and fake news spread by Russia;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 c (new) 15c. Underlines that Russia has been meddling in the democratic processes in various EU Member States and other countries, supporting anti-EU, populist parties and solutions (e.g. Brexit); calls, in this respect, the EU to find effective solutions to counter such actions by Russia, especially in the context of this year’s European elections;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for more people-to-people contacts and
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for more people-to-people contacts
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Calls for more people-to-people contacts, for instance through common religious institutions, like the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, as well as regional and local level cooperation and student exchanges also in the Erasmus Mundus framework; notes that the EU provides the highest number of academic mobility opportunities to Russia in comparison with other international partner countries;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls for an EU initiative to facilitate the issuing of visas unilaterally, so that Russian citizens not on EU sanctions lists encounter an open and constructive EU; believes that the currently suspended negotiations on visa facilitation should be resumed in parallel with progress in implementing the Minsk agreement and on overall progress in respect of international law and democratic standards by Russia; any visa liberalisation should of course be subject to the same conditions and reforms as had to be fulfilled by Eastern Partners such as Ukraine and Georgia;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Calls on the High Representative/Vice-President of the Commission, in cooperation with the Commission, to pursue options to strengthen direct cooperation with Russian small and medium-sized enterprises and scientific and cultural institutions;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 b (new) 16b. Considers it important to constructively seek solutions to the problem of Russian-speaking minorities living in the EU, which have been unresolved for decades;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) – having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 2 April 2014 on establishing common visa restrictions for Russian officials involved in the Sergei Magnitsky case,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas despite ratifying the European Convention on Human Rights 20 years ago, the Russian government remains widely criticized for its appalling human rights record, including war crimes committed in Chechnya and occupied regions of Ukraine;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to make greater efforts to
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to make greater efforts to build resilience, particularly in the cyber and media fields; calls for EU-wide support for the European cyber-security industry and a stronger engagement in research;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to make greater efforts to build resilience, particularly in the cyber and media fields; calls for action to be taken against targeted disinformation campaigns; calls for resilience against cyberattacks to be increased and for EU- wide support for the European cyber
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to make greater efforts to build resilience, particularly in the cyber and media fields, and to effectively counter Russian propaganda and disinformation; calls for EU-wide support for the European civilian and military cyber-security industry and a stronger engagement in research;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the EU institutions and
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to make greater efforts to build resilience,
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to make greater efforts to build resilience, particularly in the cyber and media fields; calls for EU-wide support for the European cyber-security industry and a stronger engagement in research; encourages, in this context, the promotion of European values in Russian by East Stratcom; welcomes the adoption of EU Action Plan against Disinformation and calls on Member States and all relevant EU actors to implement its actions and measures, in particular in the run up to the upcoming European elections in May 2019;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to make greater efforts to build resilience, particularly in the cyber and media fields; calls for EU-wide support for the European cyber-security industry and a stronger engagement in research; supports increased funding of Stratcom for counter-acting disinformation and encourages, in this context, the promotion of
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to make greater efforts to build resilience, particularly in the energy, cyber and media fields; calls for EU-wide support for the European cyber-security industry a
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas a number of governmental reports show the sharp increase of Russian hostile spying activity in recent years, reaching levels not seen since the Cold War;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to make greater efforts to build resilience, particularly in the cyber and media fields; calls for EU-wide support for the European cyber-security
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to make greater efforts to build resilience, particularly in the cyber and media fields, including mechanisms to detect and fight election interference; calls for EU-wide support for the European cyber-security industry and a stronger engagement in research; encourages, in this context, the promotion of European values in Russian by East Stratcom;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to stay firm on its values and principles and to make greater efforts to build resilience, particularly in the cyber and media fields; calls for EU-wide
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Underlines that the Russian system is considered by experts and economists as a kleptocracy; calls therefore that the EU exercise the utmost care with transferring any EU funds to Russia in frameworks of programmes such as Copernicus, EU cross-border initiatives and others and ensures verification as to whether this money is used for its intended goals and purposes; in this regard calls for EU Member States to verify the legality of the source of money transfers from Russia into the EU as direct investment or bank transfers;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls on the EU to consider developing a binding legal framework both at EU and international level for tackling hybrid warfare that would allow for a robust response by the Union to campaigns that threaten democracy or the rule of law, including targeted sanctions against those responsible for orchestrating and implementing these campaigns;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Calls for a significant boost to the funding and operational strength of the East StratCom Force Task; expects effective and efficient execution of Task Force's addressing disinformation campaigns;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that the EU should
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that the EU should stand ready to
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that the EU should stand
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that the EU should stand ready to consider adopting further sanctions, including targeted personal sanctions,
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that meaningful dialogue requires firmer unity among Member States and clearer communication of red lines on the EU side; stresses therefore that the EU should stand ready to consider adopting further sanctions, including targeted personal sanctions, in response to Russia’s continued actions;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that the EU should stand ready to consider adopting further sanctions, including targeted personal sanctions,
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that the EU should stand ready to consider adopting further
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that the EU should stand ready to consider adopting further sanctions, including targeted personal sanctions,
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Believes that the EU should stand ready to consider adopting further sanctions, including targeted personal sanctions, in response to Russia’s
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the implementation of the Minsk Agreement remains a precondition for closer cooperation with Russia; whereas the Ukrainian side has repeatedly failed to respect that agreement, including its provisions on a cease-fire, the withdrawal of troops from the front line in the Donbass and the accordance of autonomy to Donetsk and Lugansk;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Is deeply concerned about the role of the media, which contribute to the emergence of hostile stereotypes on both sides; criticises Russian media for propagating a negative image of the EU and its Member States, thus deliberately cultivating fear and prejudice among the Russian population; recommends that information on the EU be made available in Russian in the various media formats; notes, at the same time, that the contradiction between the experience of EU citizens and businesses in dealing with Russia and what they experience through the State and private media of the EU and its Member States has led to deep mistrust among citizens about media information on Russia;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Welcomes the Council's decision to impose restrictive measures on European companies involved in the illegal construction of the Kerch Bridge; reiterates its concern at the involvement of these companies which, through this involvement, knowingly or unknowingly undermined the EU sanctions regime; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to assess and verify the application of the EU restrictive measures in force and on the Member States to share information regarding any national customs or criminal investigations into cases of potential violations;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls for a EU-wide mechanism allowing the screening of parties financing, and for consequent measures to be taken so as to avoid that some parties and movements are used to destabilise from the inside the European project;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Is gravely concerned about the policy of full militarisation of the Kaliningrad District and development of Anti-Access / Area Denial (A2/AD) capabilities;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Regrets the practice of reopening of the former Soviet bases and military expansion in the High North;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 c (new) 18c. Condemns the increasing scope and number of Russian military drills, where Russian forces practice offensive scenarios with the use of nuclear weapons;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the implementation of the Minsk Agreement and broader respect for international law remain
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19.
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for a European version of the Magnitsky Act, which allows the imposition of visa bans and targeted sanctions, such as blocking property and interests in property within EU jurisdiction on individual public officials or persons acting in an official capacity, who are responsible for acts of corruption or serious human rights violations; stresses the importance of an immediate sanctions list in order to secure an effective implementation of a European Magnitsky Act;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for a European version of the Magnitsky Act as no third country citizen enjoys a principle right of entry into the EU, the EU should use the possibility of imposing visa bans on individuals who grossly violate human rights or violate international law;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for a European version of the Magnitsky Act to enable the application of sanctions against human rights offenders;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls on the EU to verify the application of EU restrictive measures in force as well as the sharing of information between Member States, in order to ensure that the EU sanctions regime against Russia’s actions is not undermined, but applied in proportion to the threats posed by Russia; underlines the danger of weakening the sanctions without Russia demonstrating in clear action, and not only in words, that it respects the borders of Europe, the sovereignty of its neighbours and other nations, as well as international rules and agreements; reiterates that business as usual only can be possible when Russia fully respects the rules and restricts itself to act in a peaceful way;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Reiterates that Russia has no veto right over Euro-Atlantic aspirations of European nations;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Encourages confidence-building measures in the Donbas region; supports a mandate for placing a UN peacekeeping force into this region of Eastern Ukraine;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the implementation of the Minsk Agreement re
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Reiterates its call to appoint an EU Special Envoy for Crimea and the Donbas region, whose responsibility would also cover the Sea of Azov;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Condemns the arbitrary measure of banning EU politicians, among them current and former Members of the European Parliament, and EU officials from access to Russian territory; calls for the immediate and unconditional lifting of the entry ban for parliamentarians from both sides;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Regrets that there has been no official inter-parliamentary dialogue within the framework of the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (PCC) due to the punitive actions; calls on both sides to remove the obstacles, so that the EU- Russia PCC can re-convene; perceives the exchange of views and dialogue between parliamentarians of the PCCs as an essential tool to minimise risks of further misunderstandings and misconception;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls on Russia to immediately release political prisoners, including foreign citizens, and journalists;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on the Dutch authorities and Russia to cooperate fully in relation to the international investigation into the downing of flight MH17, which could possibly constitute a war crime in which Ukraine may also be implicated; condemns any attempt or decision to grant amnesty to, or delay the prosecution of,
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on Russia to cooperate fully in relation to the international investigation into the downing of flight MH17, which could possibly constitute a war crime;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls on the Russian government to refrain from blocking UN Security Council resolutions on the situation in Syria that seek to address the ongoing violence against civilians including the use of chemical weapons, gross violations of the Geneva Conventions and violations of universal human rights;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. S
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the implementation of the Minsk Agreement remains a precondition for closer cooperation with Russia; whereas in reaction to the illegal annexation of Crimea and the hybrid was against Ukraine by Russia, the EU has adopted a series of restrictive measures that should remain until the Minsk Agreement is fulfilled;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Supports the swift completion of an integrated European Energy Union that would in future include the Eastern Partners; stresses the role that an ambitious policy of energy efficiency and renewables can play in this regard;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Supports the swift completion of an integrated European Energy Union that would
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Strongly condemns Russian pressure on Belarus to essentially renounce its independence; calls on the EU authorities to offer the necessary economic aid to Belarus, along with a plan to guarantee its energy security;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Support
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Supports increased funding for the European Endowment for Democracy and other instruments to advance democracy and human rights in Russia and elsewhere;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Supports increased funding for the European Endowment for Democracy, the Russian Language News Exchange (RLNE) and other instruments to advance democracy and human rights;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Reiterates its criticism of the increasing limitation of room for manoeuvre and the persecution of dissidents, critical journalists, non- governmental organisations, all minorities and other sections of civil society; is deeply concerned that killings and attacks on political activists, journalists and LGBTI people remain unsolved, allowing their perpetrators to enjoy impunity; recalls that, as a member of the Council of Europe, the OSCE and the UN, Russia has committed itself to the principles of democracy and respect for human rights; urges the Russian authorities to respect and guarantee the rights of all its citizens and those of neighbouring countries;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the full implementation of the Minsk Agreement remains a precondition for closer cooperation with Russia;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Condemns money laundering activities, illegal financial activities and other means of economic warfare by Russia; calls for competent financial authorities in the EU to increase cooperation with each other and with relevant intelligence and security services, in order to tackle Russian money laundering activities;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Underlines that independent from advancing an EU-Russia strategy, the EU must reinforce its commitment and support for its Eastern Partners and support reforms to strengthen security and stability, democratic governance and the rule of law;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Russian authorities to condemn Communism and the Soviet regime, and to punish the perpetrators of the crimes and offences committed under that regime;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24b. Condemns the support and financing of extremist parties and organisations in Europe by the Russian state, as well as attempts of election meddling in European national elections; urges the European Union and its Member States to take measures in the run up to the 2019 European Parliamentary elections, in order to strengthen resilience against Russian antidemocratic activities;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 b (new) 24b. Calls on the Commission to closely monitor the consequences of Russian counter-sanctions on economic actors and if needed consider compensatory measures;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 c (new) 24c. Calls on the EU to strengthen the monitoring and analysis of Russian hybrid warfare activities targeting EU Member States, in order to ensure a proper response from the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the implementation of the Minsk Agreement remains a key precondition for closer cooperation with Russia;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the implementation of the Minsk Agreements remains a precondition for closer cooperation with Russia;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) - having regard to the 2018 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought awarded to the Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. whereas the tensions between the EU, some of its Member States and Russia have particular roots in conflicting developments and competing interests in the common neighbourhood and the two sides’ contrary assessments of these developments; whereas there is a danger that the silence on these issues may perpetuate the confrontation;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas the unresolved conflicts in and with Moldova, Georgia, Nagorno- Karabakh, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Ukraine can only be solved through political negotiations with all partners concerned;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Ec. whereas the military confrontation and the arms race between NATO, the EU and Russia have assumed proportions that recall the period of confrontation between the NATO and Warsaw Pact blocs, and whereas it is imperative to engage in intensive joint efforts to initiate a confidence-building process that will permit military de-escalation, arms limitation and disarmament; whereas the denunciation of the INF Treaty has the potential to make the EU a theatre of nuclear confrontation between Russia and the USA;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E d (new) Ed. whereas politicians and the media have created hostile stereotypes on both sides and whereas the escalation of rhetoric is having a dangerous impact on the societies of the EU and Russia;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russian intervention in Syria
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russian intervention in Syria; large-scale military exercises (Zapad 2017);
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: limiting energy supplies through Ukraine, Russian intervention in Syria; large-scale military exercises (Zapad 2017); russian interference aimed at influencing elections, referenda and stoking tensions in European societies; restrictions on fundamental freedoms and extensive human rights violations in Russia, including the systemic targeting of human rights defenders and civil society in Russia, discrimination against the indigenous Crimean Tatar minority in occupied Crimea, and the politically motivated
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2018 on the situation in the Sea of Azov,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russian military intervention in Syria and interference in countries, such as Libya and Central African Republic; large-scale military exercises (Zapad 2017);
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including:
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russian intervention
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russian intervention in Syria
Amendment 54 #
F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russian intervention in Syria; large-scale military exercises (Zapad 2017) on the EU's and NATO's eastern borders; the militarisation of the Kerch Strait and the Azov Sea, with violations of international law and the deliberate act of aggression of Russia against Ukraine on 25 November 2018, including the capture of Ukrainian servicemen and the seizure of Ukrainian vessels; the militarisation and the deployment of A2/AD capabilities in the Black Sea; russian interference aimed at influencing elections and stoking tensions in European societies; restrictions on fundamental freedoms and extensive human rights violations in Russia, including the systemic targeting of human rights defenders and civil society in Russia, discrimination against the Tatar minority in occupied Crimea, and the politically motivated persecution of Alexei Navalny and many others; cyber attacks and assassinations on European soil carried out by Russian intelligence agents using chemical weapons; the intimidation, arrest and imprisonment of foreign citizens in Russia in breach of international law, including Oleg Sentsov and many others; the organisation of illegal and illegitimate elections in the Donbas; flawed presidential elections lacking any real choice and with restrictions on fundamental freedoms; violations of arms control agreements;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russian intervention in Syria; large-scale military exercises (Zapad 2017);
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russia's annexation of Crimea and illegal occupation of the Donbas region; Russian military aggression in the Sea of Azov; Russian intervention in Syria; large-scale military exercises
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 201
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russian intervention in Syria; large-scale military exercises (Zapad 2017); russian interference aimed at influencing elections and stoking tensions in European societies; restrictions on fundamental freedoms and extensive human rights violations in Russia, including the systemic targeting of human rights defenders and civil society in Russia, discrimination against
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russian intervention in Syria; large-scale military exercises (Zapad 2017); russian interference aimed at influencing elections and stoking tensions in European societies; restrictions on fundamental freedoms and extensive human rights violations in Russia, including the systemic targeting of human rights defenders and civil society in Russia, discrimination against
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 b (new) – having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 25 October 2018 on the situation in the Sea of Azov,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russian intervention in Syria; large-scale military exercises (Zapad 2017); russian interference aimed at influencing elections and stoking tensions in European societies; restrictions on fundamental freedoms and extensive human rights violations in Russia, including the systemic targeting of human rights defenders and civil society in Russia, discrimination against the Tatar minority in occupied Crimea, and the politically motivated persecution of Alexei Navalny and many others; cyber attacks and assassinations on European soil carried out by Russian intelligence agents using chemical weapons; the intimidation, arrest and imprisonment of foreign citizens in Russia in breach of international law, including the Sakharov Prize laureate of 2018 Oleg Sentsov and many others; the organisation of illegal and illegitimate elections in the Donbas; flawed presidential elections lacking any real choice and with restrictions on fundamental freedoms; violations of arms control agreements; the escalation at the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russian intervention in Syria; large-scale military exercises (Zapad 2017);
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russian intervention in Syria; large-scale military exercises (Zapad 2017); russian interference aimed at influencing elections and stoking tensions in European societies; restrictions on fundamental freedoms and extensive human rights violations in Russia,
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russian intervention in Syria; large-scale military exercises (Zapad 2017); russian interference aimed at influencing elections and referenda, stoking tensions in European societies; restrictions on fundamental freedoms and extensive human rights violations in Russia, including the systemic targeting of human rights defenders and civil society in Russia, discrimination against the Tatar minority in occupied Crimea, and the politically motivated persecution of Alexei Navalny and many others; cyber attacks and assassinations on European soil carried out by Russian intelligence agents using chemical weapons; the intimidation, arrest
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russian intervention in Syria; large-scale military exercises (Zapad 2017); russian interference aimed at influencing elections and stoking tensions in European societies; restrictions on fundamental freedoms and extensive human rights violations in Russia, including the systemic targeting of human rights defenders and civil society in Russia, discrimination against the Tatar minority in occupied Crimea, and the politically motivated persecution of Alexei Navalny and many others; cyber and hybrid attacks
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: cyber attacks and the active use of hybrid warfare; the continued spreading of Russian propaganda and misinformation; Russian interference aimed at influencing elections and stoking tensions in European societies; the general implicit militarisation of the political climate in EU-Russian relations and attitudes in Russia to the use military power more naturally as an instrument of foreign policy; the continued actions of Russian jet fighters near the EU and NATO Member States; assassinations on European soil carried out by Russian intelligence agents using chemical weapons; the intimidation, arrest and imprisonment of foreign citizens in Russia in breach of international law, including the 2018 Sakharov Prize Laureate Oleg Sentsov and many others;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas in Russia there is an increased state control over press and media freedom; whereas on 25 November 2017 President Putin signed a Law on Media Foreign Agents, according to which media outlets with the status of “foreign agent“ will be bound by the same requirements as for NGOs considered “foreign agents“; whereas on 5 December 2017 the Ministry of Justice decided to include nine media outlets such as Crimea Realia, the Russian service of RFE/RL and Voice of America, in the newly created register of “Foreign Mass Media Serving as Foreign Agents“;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas Russia is directly involved in a number of "frozen conflicts" in its neighbourhood - in Transnistria, South Ossetia and Abkhasia - that constitute serious impediments to the development and stability of the neighbouring countries concerned and to their rapprochement with the EU;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 c (new) – having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 14 June 2018 on Russia, notably the case of Ukrainian political prisoner Oleg Sentsov,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas, on December 10, 2018 European Ministers of Foreign Affairs unanimously approved the Dutch proposal for the E.U.-wide Magnitsky Act (the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime);
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas the breaking-off of the political dialogue, including interparliamentary dialogue, has given rise to a profound mutual misunderstanding and mistrust;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas as of 1 March 2018, Human Rights Center Memorial had recorded 143 cases of political prisoners including 97 who were persecuted on religious grounds; whereas an analysis of the Human Rights Center Memorial’s list of political prisoners shows that in 2017 in 23 cases people were prosecuted for crimes relating to public events (mass riots, violent actions against a public authority) and in 21 cases, which were mostly linked with publishing posts on the Internet, prosecutions were initiated under the “anti-extremist” articles of the criminal code;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas the current confrontation between the EU and Russia is not in the interests of the two partners, their citizens and their economies; whereas concrete efforts need to be made to overcome a renewed confrontational division of the European continent, which would acutely and permanently endanger the security and prosperity of both the EU and Russia;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas the EU and its Member States are facing organised and heavily funded aggressive Russian state fake news campaign, which, by using manipulation and disinformation tactics, conspiracy theories and proliferate falsehoods seeks to destabilise Western democratic order, confront and weaken states in order to break up the EU unity and to get support for those who want to destroy it;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas Russia’s actions in its neighbourhood, as well as the security and arms control issue continue to raise concern, including Russian intervention in the war in Syria; violations of arms control agreements; the organisation of illegal and illegitimate elections in the Donbas in November 2018; discrimination against the Tatar minority in occupied Crimea;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F c (new) Fc. whereas beneficial trade and economic cooperation can be an important stimulus for the normalisation of political relations; whereas the EU and Russia have similar interests with regard to major issues affecting the future, such as the interest in rules-based multilateral global trade, including the preservation and strengthening of the World Trade Organisation, the safeguarding of international nuclear safety and the strengthening of the non-proliferation regime for nuclear weapons, protection of the environment and of the Arctic, addressing the challenges of climate change and the implementation of the Paris Agreement, technological changes in the economy, education and society, and digitalisation in production and communication processes; whereas both the EU and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Russian Federation, on the other, have committed themselves to attain the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda; whereas the EU and its Member States should resume the development of mutually beneficial economic relations and put an end to the policy of economic sanctions;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F c (new) Fc. whereas Russia is directly or indirectly party to a number of protracted conflicts in the common neighbourhood – in Transnistria, South Ossetia, Abkhasia, Donbass and Nagorno Karabakh – that constitute serious impediments to the development and stability of the neighbouring countries concerned, undermine their independence and limit their free sovereign choices;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F c (new) Fc. whereas the conflict in Eastern Ukraine has lasted more than four years and claimed more than 10,000 lives, almost one-third of them civilians, and thousands of conflict-related civilian injuries;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F d (new) Fd. whereas the tensions in the Azov Sea and Kerch Strait have increased dangerously; whereas the November 2018 escalation in the Kerch strait was the first open involvement of the Russian military into clashes with Ukrainian military; whereas the actions of Russian authorities in the Kerch strait in general have been excessive and in breach of international maritime law and Russia's own international commitments, including actions such as the stopping and inspection of commercial vessels, including both Ukrainian ships and ships under the flags of various EU Member States; whereas these inspections seem to have been carried out for political reasons with the aim of further destabilising the security, integrity and social and economic situation in Ukraine;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 d (new) – having regards to the European Parliament resolution of 14 June 2018 on Georgian occupied territories 10 years after the Russian invasion,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F d (new) Fd. whereas the current persisting tension and confrontation between the EU and Russia are not in the interest of both parties; whereas channels of communication should remain open in spite of the disappointing results; whereas the new division of the continent is jeopardising the security of both the EU and Russia;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas the
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas Russia currently is the EU’s most important external source of natural gas; whereas Russia uses energy as a means to protect and promote their foreign policy interests; whereas the EU’s dependency on Russian gas supplies has increased since 2015;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas energy continues to play a central and strategic role in EU-Russia relations; whereas energy is a key instrument of Russian foreign policy; whereas the EU's strong dependency on fossil fuels undermines the development of a balanced, coherent and value-driven European approach vis-à-vis Russia; whereas it is of the utmost importance for the EU to speak with one voice and show strong internal solidarity;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the irresponsible actions of Russian jet fighters near the airspace of EU and NATO Member States are jeopardising the safety of civilian flights and could be a threat to European airspace security; whereas provocative large-scale military manoeuvres have been conducted by Russia in the immediate vicinity of the EU;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas Russia continues to ignore judgements of the European Court of Human Rights, as well as binding awards by international court of arbitration such as the case of Naftogaz, which undermines the international trade dispute settlement mechanism.;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 5 e (new) – having regard to the OSCE/ODIHR Final Report on 18 March 2018 Presidential Elections in the Russian Federation,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas Russia’s polycentric vision of the concert of powers
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas Russia’s
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas Russia’s polycentric vision of the conce
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas Russian authorities continue to treat illegally occupied regions as an internal part of Russian territory by allowing participation of representatives of these territories into the legislative and executive bodies of the Russian Federation which is in violation of international law;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas there is still a cult around the Bolshevik leaders in Russia; whereas the current Russian government has, on a number of occasions, spoken in such a way that glorifies the Soviet Union, including Stalin's international policy;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas on 21 December 2018 the Council, having assessed the implementation of the Minsk agreements, prolonged the economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy until 31 July 2019;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas on 5 July 2018, the Council prolonged economic sanctions targeting specific sectors of the Russian economy until 31 January 2019;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas Russia's actions breach against international law, international commitments and good neighbourly relations;
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