2022/2007(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 e (new)

— having regard to the Commission communication of 11 December 2019 on ‘The European Green Deal’ (COM(2019)0640),

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) Secure adequate resources for timely and effective implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean based on the objectives and priorities jointly determined with Southern Neighbourhood partner countries, building on valuable synergies through the programming of the external action for the region under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and pursuing close coordination with Member State programming as well as facilitating as much as possible opportunities for blending through partnerships between the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and other relevant international financial institutions; takes the view that the new agenda for the Mediterranean can introduce a ~~positive conditionality under which active EU support for a~~ closer and effective policy interface with Southern Neighbourhood countries cand lead to further partnerships and convergence on other policy priorities including human development, good governance and the rule of law for the benefit of both the EU and Southern Neighbourhood countries and their populations; pre~~calls, in this regard, the importance of~~sent annual updates on the implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean and ensur~~ing~~e EU visibility in all EU financial resources allocated to the region directly or indirectly through partnership with the UN or other international organisations;

Amendment 101 #

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(a a) Guarantee that the neighbourhood policy focus on human security, through a commitment to achieving mutual development of the people and minimum decent living conditions for all, taking into account that, currently, lives on both shores of the Mediterranean are threatened by climate change, the lack of food sovereignty, the outbreak of conflicts and the regression of rights and freedoms; include in this new agenda for the Mediterranean the need, in the short- and medium-term, to defusing conflicts in the European neighbourhood and preventing them in the future, providing it with the necessary resources to effectively contribute to peacebuilding, the respect of international law and human rights, human security, gender equality, respect and protection of rights of LGTBIQ+ people and inclusive and egalitarian sustainable development; take stock of the impacts of its own foreign policies that are based on encouraging stability at all costs in countries in the Southern Neighbourhood and its own security; redefine its objectives with regard to resilience, security, economic development, and the threat posed by the direction taken so far to European strategic interests;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(a a) Demands an evaluation of the EUTM missions and the causes why, after years of considerable economic and human efforts, they have not resulted in the creation of autonomous and operational military units; consequently, new criteria should be established to perform a comprehensive training adapted to the challenges, in order to create units fully equipped including lethal equipment provided through the European Peace Facility, units that will be evaluated by the EUTM trainers in their military operations, thus fulfilling the paradigm of train, equip and accompany;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(a a) Strengthen EU collaboration with its Southern Neighbourhood partners in relevant policies such as disarmament, non-proliferation and arm export control as well as promote conflict prevention and peacebuilding, counter-piracy, maritime security, countering terrorism, violent extremism;

Amendment 104 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(a a) Develop and conclude Joint documents or Partnership priorities as a matter of priority to replace the previous documents, building on the five key priorities of the agenda of the Mediterranean, in particular the one on human development, good governance and the rule of law;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(a a) Re-establish the position of the EU Special Representative for the Southern Neighbourhood in order to increase the EU’s unity and action in the region, to promote and defend our common values and interests;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)

(a b) Assess of the impact of EU policies on the deterioration of human rights, stop whitewashing governments of countries in the south that restrict the freedoms and rights in the region; prioritise the relationship between political, social, and economic stakeholders and institutions that protect rights and freedoms as they are the best guarantee of a vibrant and democratic civil society; ensure a people- centred agenda that would ensure that the EU actively supports local agents of change and human rights defenders and prioritise the demands of local populations; put significant pressure on protecting the freedom of association and expression, as well as stronger support for grassroots movements, considering them as valid interlocutors and enhancing democratisation;

Amendment 107 #

Thierry MARIANI, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE, Harald VILIMSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) Address, as a matter of priority, the impact of the war in Ukraine on certain Southern Neighbourhood countries in terms of food security, with particular reference to countries most vulnerable because of their population size, dependence on food imports or economic model; asks the Commission to engage with Parliament on ways to ensure food security for countries in the Southern Mediterranean that face difficulties in this regard and devise a robust policy and assistance response for this purpose without further delay, also building on the Food and Resilience Facility in order to address food security in the region; recalls the importance of adequate visibility for EU efforts and resources when channelling assistance through other organisations like the World Food Programme;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) Address, as a matter of priority, the impact of the war in Ukraine on certain Southern Neighbourhood countries in terms of food security, with particular reference to countries most vulnerable because of their population size, dependence on food imports or economic model; asks the Commission to engage with Parliament on ways to ensure food security for countries in the Southern Mediterranean that face difficulties in this regard and devise a robust policy and assistance response for this purpose without further delay, also building on the Food and Resilience Facility in order to address food security in the regionrecalls that countries in the Middle East and North Africa import almost half their grain from Russia and Ukraine; stresses that sanctions imposed by the West on Russian exports of grain, wheat and fertiliser risk worsening the ongoing food crisis on the African continent; points out that according to FAO estimates, in addition to the 720 to 811 million people already suffering from chronic hunger in 2020, the war in Ukraine could push the number of undernourished people up from 7.6 to 13.1 million in 2022 and 2023;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) Address, as a matter of priority, the impact of the war in Ukraine on certain Southern Neighbourhood countries in terms of food security, with particular reference to countries most vulnerable because of their population size, dependence on food imports, lack of social security or economic model; asks the Commission to engage with Parliament on ways to ensure food security for countries in the Southern Mediterranean that face difficulties in this regard and devise a robust policy and assistance response for this purpose without further delay, ~~also building on the Food and Resilience Facility in order to address food security in the reg~~supporting sustainable local agricultural systems, less input-intensive and more climate relevant agricultural practices notably based on the Food and Resilience Facility, as well as support efforts to roll out universal social protection;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 e (new)

— having regard to the EU Gender Action Plan III,

Amendment 110 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) Address, as a matter of priority, the impact of the war in Ukraine on certain Southern Neighbourhood countries in terms of food security, with particular reference to countries most vulnerable because of their population size, dependence on food imports or economic model; asks the Commission to engage with Parliament on ways to ensure food security for countries in the Southern Mediterranean that face difficulties in this regard and devise a robust policy and assistance response for this purpose without further delay, also building on the Food and Resilience Facility in order to address food security in the region; recalls that food insecurity in the region is exacerbated by the consequences of the climate emergency, especially droughts and the increase in extreme temperatures;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) Address, as a matter of priority, the impact of the war in Ukraine on certain Southern Neighbourhood countries in terms of food security, with particular reference to countries most vulnerable ~~because of their population size, dependence on food imports or economic model~~; asks the Commission to engage with Parliament on ways to ensure food security for countries in the Southern Mediterranean that face difficulties in this regard and devise a robust policy and assistance response for this purpose without further delay, also building on the Food and Resilience Facility in order to address food security in the region;

Amendment 112 #

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) Address, ~~as a matter of priority,~~ the impact of the war in Ukraine on ~~certain~~ Southern Neighbourhood countries in terms of food security, with particular reference to countries most vulnerable because of their population size, dependence on food imports ~~or economic model; asks the Commission to~~, lack of social security or economic model; engage with Parliament on ways to ensure food security for countries in the Southern Mediterranean that face difficulties in this regard and devise a robust, resilient and sustainable policy and assistance response for this purpose without further delay, also building on the Food and Resilience Facility in order to address food security in the region;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) Address, as a matter of priority, the impact of the war in Ukraine on ~~certain~~ Southern Neighbourhood countries in terms of food security, with particular reference to countries most vulnerable because of their population size, dependence on food imports or economic model; asks the Commission to engage with Parliament on ways to ensure food security for countries in the Southern Mediterranean that face difficulties in this regard and devise a robust policy and assistance response for this purpose without further delay, also building on the Food and Resilience Facility in order to address food security in the region;

Amendment 114 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) Address, as a matter of priority, the impact of the war in Ukraine on certain Southern Neighbourhood countries in terms of food security, with particular reference to countries most vulnerable because of ~~their population size,~~ dependence on food imports or economic model; asks the Commission to engage with Parliament on ways to ensure food security for countries in the Southern Mediterranean that face difficulties in this regard and devise a robust policy and assistance response for this purpose without further delay, also building on the Food and Resilience Facility in order to address food security in the region;

Amendment 115 #

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(b a) Recognizes the multiple challenges such as climate change, economic crisis and terrorist attacks the region faces; highlights that the water stress resulting from increased freshwater needs coupled with strategic control of rivers (Turkey, Israel and occupied territories, Ethiopia- Uganda-Sudan) can lead to the most serious conflicts, if the use of flows in an integrated and shared manner is not envisaged; condemns the collection of Palestinian water for the benefit of Israel and its colonies banned by the 1949 Geneva Conventions; calls on the European Union to stablish a political strategy to facilitate solutions in these areas of high destabilizing potential and to encourage the countries situated in the most important areas of water related conflict, to sign the 1992 Helsinki Water Convention completed in New York in 1997 on the protection and use of cross- border waterways and international lakes;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) Mount a diplomatic offensive in all the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood that abstained on or voted against the UN General Assembly resolutions on Russian aggression in Ukraine, to explain the gravity of the situation and the need for a unanimous response from the international community;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(b a) Develop and conclude Joint documents or Partnership priorities as a matter of priority to replace the previous documents, building on the five key priorities of the agenda of the Mediterranean, in particular the one on human development, good governance and the rule of law;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b b (new)

(b b) Engage with all Southern Neighbourhood partners to elaborate policies based on the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, and aimed at strengthening the rule of law, good governance and respect for human rights and international law;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b c (new)

(b c) Address the human rights situation and challenges faced by civil society and support concrete initiative that reinforce civil society organisations, human rights defenders (HRDs) and independent media; ensure that partner countries effectively implement labour standards, and address violations of ILO standards;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 f (new)

— having regard to the eight fundamental Conventions of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), namely: Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948; Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949; Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (and its 2014 Protocol); Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957; Minimum Age Convention, 1973; Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999; Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951; Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958,

Amendment 120 #

Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Miriam LEXMANN, David LEGA, Lukas MANDL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) Implement under the NDICI, as a matter of priority, strategies and dedicated programming for broader youth access to education, vocational training, higher education together with adequate funding for access to education; recalls that youth migration, whether regular or irregular, and professional brain drain are a matter of serious concern to our partners in the region, as well as a serious threat to the longer-term capacity for economic growth and economic viability of Southern Neighbourhood countries; underlines, therefore, the importance of promoting investment and advancing economic growth in the region in parallel to broader access to education, professional training and employment opportunities, so that the youth of Southern neighbourhood countries can gather real prospects of access to employment and real socio- economic integration; stresses the importance of expanding access to the Erasmus and Erasmus+ programmes for participants from Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls the importance of circular mobility, including South-to-South exchanges, so that professionals from Southern Neighbourhood countries can have concrete opportunities to further their professional training in the EU and return to their country of origin to share and build knowledge; recalls the importance of mainstreaming the socioeconomic integration of women in the region and of gender equality in all EU policies areas whenever possible; stresses the importance of targeted EU support for women with the objective of improving their access to education, training and employment and, more generally, promoting equal professional and socioeconomic opportunities; believes that the EU should incentivise bilateral and trilateral partnerships between Southern Neighbourhood universities and EU universities, including through wider distance-learning opportunities for Southern Neighbourhood students and wider exchange opportunities of academic staff; stresses the value of securing broader access to EU based online media, including through public digital hubs, and EU cultural content for interested audiences in Southern Neighbourhood countries;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) Implement under the NDICI, as a matter of priority, strategies and dedicated programming for broader youth access to education, vocational training, higher education together with adequate funding for access to education and ensuring that school textbooks and educational material in partner countries adhere to the UNESCO standards of peace, tolerance and non-violence in education, and as an integral part of the Union’s strategy for combatting Antisemitism; commends the ongoing curriculum reforms commenced by Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia and Morocco in this regard; reiterates its concern about anti-Semitic content and incitement to violence present in Palestinian educational materials, as demonstrated by the findings of the recent EU funded study by the Georg Eckert Institute; recalls that youth migration, whether regular or irregular, and professional brain drain are a matter of serious concern to our partners in the region, as well as a serious threat to the longer-term capacity for economic growth and economic viability of Southern Neighbourhood countries; stresses the importance of expanding access to the Erasmus and Erasmus+ programmes for participants from Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls the importance of circular mobility, including South-to-South exchanges, so that professionals from Southern Neighbourhood countries can have concrete opportunities to further their professional training in the EU and return to their country of origin to share and build knowledge; insist that financial support to education initiatives must be conditionally linked to an adherence to Union values and UNESCO standards; recalls the importance of mainstreaming the socioeconomic integration of women in the region and of gender equality in all EU policies areas whenever possible; stresses the importance of targeted EU support for women with the objective of improving their access to education, training and employment and, more generally, promoting equal professional and socioeconomic opportunities;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) Implement under the NDICI, ~~as a matter of priority,~~ strategies and dedicated programming for broader youth access to education, vocational training, higher education together with adequate funding for access to education; recalls that youth migration, whether regular or irregular, and professional brain drain are a matter of serious concern to our partners in the region, as well as a serious threat to the longer-term capacity for economic growth and economic viability of Southern Neighbourhood countries; stresses the importance of expanding access to the Erasmus and Erasmus+ programmes for participants from Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls the importance of circular mobility, including South-to-South exchanges, so that professionals from Southern Neighbourhood countries can have concrete opportunities to further their professional training in the EU and return to their country of origin to share and build knowledge; recalls the importance of mainstreaming the socioeconomic integration of women in the region and of gender equality in all EU policies areas whenever possible; stresses the importance of targeted EU support for women with the objective of improving their access to education, training and employment and, more generally, promoting equal professional and socioeconomic opportunities;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) Implement under the NDICI, as a matter of priority, strategies and dedicated programming for broader youth access to education, vocational training, higher education together with adequate funding for access to education, and ensuring that educational standards in partner countries adhere to the UNESCO standards of peace, tolerance and non- violence in education; stresses that curricula development and textbook reform are critical to fostering open- minded and tolerant societies; recalls that youth migration, whether regular or irregular, and professional brain drain are a matter of serious concern to our partners in the region, as well as a serious threat to the longer-term capacity for economic growth and economic viability of Southern Neighbourhood countries; stresses the importance of expanding access to the Erasmus and Erasmus+ programmes for participants from Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls the importance of circular mobility, including South-to-South exchanges, so that professionals from Southern Neighbourhood countries can have concrete opportunities to further their professional training in the EU and return to their country of origin to share and build knowledge; recalls the importance of ~~mainstreaming~~paying attention to performance based budgeting and the socioeconomic integration of women in the region and of gender equality in all EU policies areas whenever possible; stresses the importance of targeted EU support for women with the objective of improving their access to education, training and employment and, more generally, promoting equal professional and socioeconomic opportunities;

Amendment 124 #

Thierry MARIANI, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE, Harald VILIMSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) IUrge the institutions to comply with the financial rule in force since 2007 according to which two thirds of neighbourhood policy funds are to be distributed to countries in the Southern Neighbourhood; implement under the NDICI, as a matter of priority, strategies and dedicated programming for broader youth access to education, vocational training, higher education together with adequate funding for access to education; recalls that youth migration, whether regular or irregular, and professional brain drain are a matter of serious concern to our partners in the region, as well as a serious threat to the longer-term capacity for economic growth and economic viability of Southern Neighbourhood countries; stresses the importance of expanding access to the Erasmus and Erasmus+ programmes for participants from Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls the importance of circular mobility, including South-to-South exchanges, so that professionals from Southern Neighbourhood countries can have concrete opportunities to further their professional training in the EU and return to their country of origin to share and build knowledge; recalls the importance of mainstreaming the socioeconomic integration of women in the region and of gender equality in all EU policies areas whenever possible; stresses the importance of targeted EU support for women with the objective of improving their access to education, training and employment and, more generally, promoting equal professional and socioeconomic opportunities;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) ~~Implemen~~Notes that under the NDICI, ~~as a matter of priority,~~ strategies and dedicated programming ~~for~~will enable broader youth access to education, vocational training, higher education together with adequate funding for access to education; recalls that youth migration, whether regular or irregular, and professional brain drain are a matter of serious concern to our partners in the region, as well as a serious threat to the longer-term capacity for economic growth and economic viability of Southern Neighbourhood countries; stresses the importance of expanding access to the Erasmus and Erasmus+ programmes for participants from Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls the importance of circular mobility, including South-to- South exchanges, so that professionals from Southern Neighbourhood countries can have concrete opportunities to further their professional training in the EU and return to their country of origin to share and build knowledge; recalls th~~e importance of mainstream~~at the professional brain drain caused by illegal immigration has to be a matter of serious concern to our partners ing the ~~socioeconomic integration of women in the region and of gender equality~~ region, as well as a serious threat to the longer term capacity for economic growth and economic viability of Southern Neighbourhood countries, requiring vigorous and resolute action against illegal immigration, putting a~~ll EU policies areas whenever possible~~ stop to the harmful work of NGOs, beginning with those funded by the Soros network; stresses the importance of targeted EU support for women with the objective of improving their access to education, training and employment and, more generally, promoting equal professional and socioeconomic opportunities;

Amendment 126 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) Implement under the NDICI, as a matter of priority, strategies to alleviate poverty and strategies and dedicated programming for broader youth access to education, vocational training, higher education together with adequate funding for access to education; recalls that youth migration, whether regular or irregular, and professional brain drain are a matter of serious concern to our partners in the region, as well as a serious threat to the longer-term capacity for economic growth and economic viability of Southern Neighbourhood countries; stresses the importance of expanding access to the Erasmus and Erasmus+ programmes for participants from Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls the importance of circular mobility, including South-to-South exchanges and mobility partnerships, so that professionals from Southern Neighbourhood countries can have concrete opportunities to further their professional training ~~in the EU and return to their country of origin to share and build knowledge;~~and skills in the EU; increase the participation of students from Southern neighbours in Erasmus and Erasmus+ programmes, including those who fled Ukraine, and increase the funding for such exchanges; prevent these policies to impact negatively Southern neighbours through the phenomenon of brain drain, recalls the importance of mainstreaming the socioeconomic integration of women in the region and of gender equality in all EU policies areas ~~whenever possible;~~ stresses the importance of targeted EU support for women with the objective of improving their access to education, training and employment and, more generally, promoting equal professional and socioeconomic opportunities;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) Implement under the NDICI, as a matter of priority, strategies and dedicated programming for broader youth access to education, vocational training, higher education together with adequate funding for access to education and to support the establishment and development of efficient higher or vocational education structures in the Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls that youth migration, whether regular or irregular, and professional brain drain are a matter of serious concern to our partners in the region, as well as a serious threat to the longer-term capacity for economic growth and economic viability of Southern Neighbourhood countries; stresses the importance of expanding access to the Erasmus and Erasmus+ programmes for participants from Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls the importance of circular mobility, including South-to-South exchanges, so that professionals from Southern Neighbourhood countries can have concrete opportunities to further their professional training in the EU and return to their country of origin to share and build knowledge; recalls the importance of mainstreaming the socioeconomic integration of women in the region and of gender equality in all EU policies areas whenever possible; stresses the importance of targeted EU support for women with the objective of improving their access to education, training and employment and~~, more generally, promoting equal professional and socioeconomic opportunitie~~ thus advocating their financial independence and more generally, promoting equal rights;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) Implement under the NDICI, as a matter of priority, strategies and dedicated programming for broader youth and women access to education, vocational training, up-skilling and re-skilling based on the needs of the job market and the ongoing green and digital transitions, and higher education together with adequate funding for access to education; recalls that youth migration, whether regular or irregular, and professional brain drain are a matter of serious concern to our partners in the region, as well as a serious threat to the longer-term capacity for economic growth and economic viability of Southern Neighbourhood countries; stresses the importance of expanding access to the Erasmus and Erasmus+ programmes for participants from Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls the importance of circular mobility, including South-to-South exchanges, so that professionals from Southern Neighbourhood countries can have concrete opportunities to further enrich their professional training in the EU and return to their country of origin to share and build knowledge; recalls the importance of mainstreaming the socioeconomic integration of women in the region and of gender equality in all EU policies areas whenever possible; stresses the importance of targeted EU support for women with the objective of improving their access to education, training and employment and, more generally, promoting equal professional and socioeconomic opportunities;

Amendment 129 #

Jytte GUTELAND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) Implement under the NDICI, as a matter of priority, strategies and dedicated programming for broader youth access to education, vocational training, higher education together with adequate funding for access to education; recalls that youth migration, whether regular or irregular, and professional brain drain are a matter of serious concern to our partners in the region, as well as a serious threat to the longer-term capacity for economic growth and economic viability of Southern Neighbourhood countries; stresses the importance of expanding access to the Erasmus and Erasmus+ programmes for participants from Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls the importance of circular mobility, including South-to-South exchanges, so that professionals from Southern Neighbourhood countries can have concrete opportunities to further their professional training in the EU and return to their country of origin to share and build knowledge; recalls the importance of mainstreaming the socioeconomic integration of women in the region and of gender equality in all EU policies areas ~~whenever possible~~; stresses the importance of targeted EU support for women and girls with the objective of ~~improv~~ensuring their access to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), education, training and employment, and, more generally, promoting equal professional and socioeconomic opportunities;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 f (new)

— having regard to the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security of 25 November 2020 entitled ‘EU Gender Action Plan (GAP)III – an ambitious agenda for gender equality and women’s empowerment in EU external action 2021-2025’ (JOIN(2020)0017), and to the accompanying Joint Staff Working Document entitled ‘Objectives and Indicators to frame the implementation of the Gender Action Plan III (2021-25)’ (SWD(2020)0284),

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c

(c) Implement ~~under the NDICI~~, as a matter of priority, strategies and dedicated programming for broader youth access to education, vocational training, higher education together with adequate funding for access to education; recalls that youth migration~~, whether regular or irregular,~~ and professional brain drain are a matter of serious concern to our partners in the region, as well as a serious threat to the longer-term capacity for economic growth and economic viability of Southern Neighbourhood countries; stresses the importance of expanding access to the Erasmus and Erasmus+ programmes for participants from Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls the importance of circular mobility, including South-to-South exchanges, so that professionals from Southern Neighbourhood countries can have concrete opportunities to further their professional training in the EU and return to their country of origin to share and build knowledge; recalls the importance of mainstreaming the socioeconomic integration of women in the region and of gender equality in all EU policies areas whenever possible; stresses the importance of targeted EU support for women with the objective of improving their access to education, training and employment and, more generally, promoting equal professional and socioeconomic opportunities;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) Encourage all Southern Neighbourhood partners to strengthen women’s rights, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, and promote gender equality and women’s empowerment at all levels, including via mainstreaming gender across all instruments and cooperation programmes, as well as the Economic and Investment Plan, and taking note of the Joint Communication of the European Commission and the High Representative on the third Gender Action Plan (GAP) and the EU Action Plan for Women, Peace and Security; encourage all Southern Neighbourhood partners to eradicate, investigate and prevent gender- based violence and discrimination, and ensure the meaningful and equal active participation of women in all spheres of public life and decision-making, and the promotion of women’s rights; advocate for the full implementation in all Southern Neighbourhood partners of the UN Security Council Resolutions on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, which take stock of the disproportionate impact of conflicts on women and girls and guide work and actions to promote gender equality and strengthen women’s participation, protection and rights throughout the conflict cycle, from conflict prevention to post-conflict reconstruction;

Amendment 132 #

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) Prioritise in the New Agenda for the Mediterranean the fight against the violence against women, including forced marriages, female genital mutilation, the application of biased, patriarchal religious laws regarding matters of divorce or custody, impunity for sexual harassment, mistreatment of female refugees who are victims of prostitution rings, domestic workers being abused by their employers and by the law, honour killings, etc.; support the advance of feminist movements throughout the Arab neighbourhood, particularly in Lebanon, Algeria, Iraq, and Sudan, supporting their demands for greater representation of women in politics; carrying out economic reforms, reducing unemployment and distributing wealth so that women can exercise their rights with dignity, as well as supporting the implementation and ratification of international conventions to combat violence against women; work to ensure that all the EU Member States and the Southern Neighbourhood countries sign, ratify and implement the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) as well as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW);

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) Recalls that the progress in Africa is only possible through a combination of local human capital and external development support; recalls that migration should not lead to brain drain; highlights that migration is a challenge that affects the stability in the Southern Mediterranean countries; stresses that "refugee" is not equivalent to "economic emigrant" and in this way, the EU should strengthen its borders by returning irregular immigrants to their countries of origin, so as to discourage them to risk their lives in the present situation, where arrivals equals staying in the EU, and thus promoting this irregular immigration equals death at the sea, in the desert as well as rapes, slavery and mistreatments; recalls that the Southern Mediterranean is subject to strong tensions such as economic underdevelopment, lack of opportunities for young people, structural unemployment and, in addition, the pressure of Sub-Saharan immigration and the impact of climate change; stresses that the EU should take all these factors into account in order to be part of the solution in a permanent dialogue with local actors;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(c a) Calls for a more coordinated, holistic and structured approach to migration between the EU and its partners in the Southern Neighbourhood, taking into account the importance of addressing the root causes of forced displacement; encourages to build mutually beneficial and comprehensive partnerships which include mobility partnerships and visa liberalisation; underlines that those actions need to be implemented in full respect of international law, including international human rights and refugee law, Union and national competences, and should be in line with principles enshrined in the Global Compacts on Refugees and on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration; denounces well-documented, systematic human rights violations on migratory routes towards the EU, including at international border crossings in the Southern Neighbourhood, calls for the EU to focus its foreign policy efforts on human security and access to safe migratory routes rather than exporting border protection practices and making cooperation conditional on readmission;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) Make improving the EU's business and trade relations with Southern Neighbourhood countries a strategic priority; work to make the Euro- Mediterranean free trade area a reality not just for goods but also for services; move forward with the negotiation and / or modernisation of free trade agreements with Southern Neighbourhood countries, including on investment facilitation, services and sustainable development;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c b (new)

(c b) Urges the Member States to increase resettlement places for refugees as a concrete demonstration of international solidarity; calls for continued engagement with Southern Neighbourhood partners to ensure durable solutions for refugees, including through social and economic inclusion in the region;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c b (new)

(c b) Work to eliminate and deter hate speech that incites discrimination and violence, and support policies and initiatives aimed at protecting minorities and combating manifestations of intolerance, racism, homophobia, anti- religious hatred and other forms of xenophobia;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c c (new)

(c c) Notes with grave concern the multiple reports of severe human rights abuses committed against migrants in Libya; calls for an immediate end to EU funding for the training and activities of the Libyan coastguard, strongly rejects any classification of such funding as life- saving humanitarian assistance;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c c (new)

(c c) Encourage the Council to make full use of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU GHRSR) in case of serious human rights violations in the region; work to extend the scope of this important instrument to include acts of corruption;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 g (new)

— having regard to the Barcelona Declaration, adopted at the Euro- Mediterranean Conference of 27-28 November 1995, establishing a Euro- Mediterranean Partnership with a detailed work programme,

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c d (new)

(c d) Make sure that EU, its Member States and its Southern Neighbourhood partners pursue migration policies that fully reflects the human rights of migrants and refugees as enshrined in international, regional and national laws; step up the EU engagement in countries where HRDs and civil society and community-based organisations, including those who are protecting the lives of migrants and asylum seekers who are at risk, are under threat or are being criminalised for their legitimate work;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c e (new)

(c e) Recognise and adequately fund the important and indispensable work of humanitarian agencies;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c f (new)

(c f) Guarantee that NDICI funding dedicated to migration in the Southern Neighbourhood is allocated in priority to programmes aiming at addressing the root causes of forced migration by enhancing living standards in the region;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c g (new)

(c g) Reiterate condemnation of the use of the death penalty; call on Southern Neighbourhood partners concerned to introduce an immediate moratorium on the use of the death penalty as a step towards abolishing and to commute all death sentences;

Amendment 144 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) Pursue partnership and cooperation with relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries in order to tackle climate change and water scarcity; recalls that the EU strategy on climate action and climate mitigation will not be as effective without sizeable investment and improvement in the EU’s neighbourhood; supports the flagship initiatives on climate preservation in the Economic and Investment Plan for the Southern Neighbourhood; warns against (i) the impact of climate change, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, on the Maghreb region and (ii) the issue of decreasing access to water in the Maghreb and Mashreq regions; recalls that access to water, reforestation, decarbonisation and access to renewable energy sources will be essential for the climate neutrality of the Southern Neighbourhood and to protect it against the effects of climate change; recalls, further, that this, in turn, will increase the EU’s capacity to achieve its objectives of climate neutrality; takes the view that the EU should support regional dialogue and cooperation on water desalination plans as well as further investment on renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar and green hydrogen in the region; stresses the importance of partnerships with relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries on reforestation and sustainable agricultural practices with reduced water consumption; stresses that there are already best practices not only in the EU, but also in the region and takes the view, therefore, that the EU could play an important role in promoting and advancing dialogue and cooperation on the reception of such best agricultural practices;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) Pursue partnership and cooperation with relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries in order to tackle ~~climate change and water scarcity~~the immediate and long term adverse impacts of climate change and water scarcity, focusing on resilience-building efforts; recalls that the EU strategy on climate action and climate mitigation will not be as effective without sizeable investment and improvement in the EU’s neighbourhood; supports the flagship initiatives on climate preservation in the Economic and Investment Plan for the Southern Neighbourhood; recalls that access to water, reforestation, decarbonisation ~~and access to~~, circular economy, and the adoption of a business model based on renewable energy sources will be essential for the climate neutrality of the Southern Neighbourhood and to protect it against the effects of climate change; recalls, further, that this, in turn, will increase the EU’s capacity to achieve its objectives of climate neutrality, sharing the benefits of its Green Deal with the Southern neighbouring countries;

Amendment 146 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) Pursue partnership and cooperation with relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries in order to tackle climate change and water scarcity and work toward the advancement and acceleration of the green transition, in line with the Paris agreement, the European Green Deal and the 2030 Agenda; recalls that the EU strategy on climate action and climate mitigation will not be as effective without sizeable investment and improvement in the EU’s neighbourhood; ~~supports the~~implement flagship initiatives on climate preservation in the Economic and Investment Plan for the Southern Neighbourhood; recalls that access to water, reforestation, decarbonisation and access to renewable energy sources will be essential for the climate neutrality of the Southern Neighbourhood and to protect it against the effects of climate change; recalls, further, that this, in turn, will increase the EU’s capacity to achieve its objectives of climate neutrality;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) ~~Pursue~~Urgently step up partnership and cooperation with relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries in order to tackle climate change ~~and~~, environmental protection and fight water scarcity; recalls that the EU strategy on climate action and climate mitigation will not be as effective without sizeable investment and improvement in the EU’s neighbourhood; supports the flagship initiatives on climate preservation in the Economic and Investment Plan for the Southern Neighbourhood; recalls that access to water, reforestation, decarbonisation and access to renewable energy sources will be essential for the climate neutrality of the Southern Neighbourhood and to protect it against the effects of climate change; recalls, further, that this, in turn, will increase the EU’s capacity to achieve its objectives of climate neutrality;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

(d a) Improve monitoring, control and effective regional cooperation on the management of marine biological resources and the protection and restoration of biodiversity in the Mediterranean region;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d b (new)

(d b) Tackle the obstacles to the process of rebuilding fish stocks with a view to applying and fully implementing the current EU legislation and recommendations by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and taking practical steps to rebuild fish stocks in the Mediterranean Sea, to achieve or maintain Good Environmental Status in the marine environment, including through prohibiting all environmentally damaging extractive industrial activities such as mining and fossil fuel extraction in marine protected areas;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 h (new)

— having regard to the Partnership for Democracy and Shared Prosperity with Eastern Mediterranean Countries of 2011,

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) Prepare an analysis of the positive role which the Southern Neighbourhood countries can play in the EU’s strategy of reducing its carbon emissions, and the contribution of these countries to the EU’s strategy of diversifying its energy resources and increasing its energy supply from renewable ~~energy sources~~and sustainable energy projects chosen by the local communities themselves; consider the fact that fossil fuels are harmful to communities, not only because of the pollution their use causes, but also due to the infrastructures required to facilitate their extraction, as well as the geopolitical and human rights impacts; recognise that fossil fuel extraction macro-projects is not a solution to the climate crisis nor to security and this policy has led to more conflicts in the Southern Neighbourhood;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) Prepare an analysis of the positive role which the Southern Neighbourhood countries can play in the EU’s strategy of reducing its carbon emissions, and the contribution of these countries to the EU’s strategy of diversifying its energy resources and increasing its energy supply from renewable energy sources; asks, in particular, the Commission to present in due time a strategy on how to valorise further the role of the Southern Neighbourhood in advancing the implementation of the EU’s Green Deal;

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) Prepare an analysis of the positive role which deeper EU relations with the Southern Neighbourhood countries can play in the EU’s strategy of reducing its carbon emissions, and the contribution of these countries to the EU’s strategy of diversifying its energy resources and increasing its energy supply from renewable energy sources;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e

(e) Prepare an analysis of the positive role ~~which~~that the Southern Neighbourhood countries can ~~play in the EU’s strategy of~~d the EU can play in reducing ~~its~~their carbon emissions, and the ~~contribution of these countries to the EU’s strategy of~~efforts they can undertake jointly in diversifying ~~its~~their energy resources and increasing ~~its~~their energy supply from renewable energy sources;

Amendment 154 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

(e a) Support technically and financially the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood in their efforts to diversify their energy supplies by intensifying the production of renewable energy, with specific regard to solar and wind energy; highlights that the development of the green energy market has the potential of contributing to the creation of new jobs and therefore increasing the employment rate in the countries embracing energy transition;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

(e a) Pursue an active EU role in facilitating dialogue and cooperation among all the countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean, promoting the respect for international law and negotiated final settlements on maritime border demarcation;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) Pursue an active EU role in facilitating dialogue and cooperation among all the countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that have relevant natural gas reserves, promoting, where necessary, the capacity for understanding and final settlements on maritime border demarcation, and further promoting the interconnection capacity between countries in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that produce natural gas and the European Union, through relevant EU hubs and considering, in particular, adequate pipeline, harbour and regasification infrastructures and technology both in the EU and in Southern Neighbourhood countries for the benefit of all producer countries and all Member States;deleted

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) Pursue an active EU role in facilitating dialogue and cooperation among all the countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that have relevant natural gas reserves, promoting, where necessary, the capacity for understanding and final settlements on maritime border demarcation, and further promoting the interconnection capacity between countries in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that produce natural gas and the European Union, through relevant EU hubs and considering, in particular, adequate pipeline, harbour and regasification infrastructures and technology both in the EU and in Southern Neighbourhood countries for the benefit of all producer countries and all Member States; reaffirm that the dependencies on oil and natural gas should be reduced in the medium- term through an all-encompassing green transition in line with the EU Green Deal, and support green transitions also in the countries in the Southern Neighbourhood;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) Pursue an active EU role in facilitating dialogue and cooperation among all the countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that have relevant natural gas reserves, promoting, where necessary, the capacity for understanding and final settlements on maritime border demarcation, and further promoting the interconnection capacity between countries in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that produce natural gas and the European Union, through relevant EU hubs and considering, in particular, adequate pipeline, harbour and regasification infrastructures and technology both in the EU and in Southern Neighbourhood countries for the benefit of all producer countries and all Member States; take urgent steps to promote energy interconnections between the EU and Southern Neighbourhood countries; the Commission should include as soon as possible the Midcat gas pipeline between Spain and France as a project of common interest;

Amendment 159 #

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) Pursue an active EU role in facilitating dialogue and cooperation among all the countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that have relevant natural gas reserves, promoting, where necessary, the capacity for understanding and final settlements on maritime border demarcation according to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and further promoting the interconnection capacity between countries in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that produce natural gas and the European Union, through relevant EU hubs and considering, in particular, adequate pipeline, harbour and regasification infrastructures and technology both in the EU and in Southern Neighbourhood countries for the benefit of all producer countries and all Member States; promoting also electrical interconnection in the scope of diversifying EU's energy resources and increasing its energy supply from renewable energy sources;

Amendment 16 #

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

— having regard to the ~~joint s~~Joint Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘Renewed Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood, a new agenda for the Mediterranean (JOIN(2021)0002) and the accompanying Joint Staff wWorking dDocument entitled ‘Renewed Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood Economic and Investment Plan for the Southern Neighbours’ ~~(SWD(2021)0023),~~ ,

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) Pursue an active EU role in facilitating dialogue and cooperation among all the countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that have relevant natural gas reserves, promoting~~, where necessary,~~ the capacity for understanding and final settlements on maritime border demarcation in accordance with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and further promoting the interconnection capacity between countries in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that produce natural gas and the European Union, through relevant EU hubs and considering, in particular, adequate pipeline, harbour and regasification infrastructures and technology both in the EU and in Southern Neighbourhood countries for the benefit of all producer countries and all Member States; notes, in this regards, that the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) serves as a platform of positive regional cooperation;

Amendment 161 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) Pursue an active EU role in facilitating dialogue and cooperation among all the countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that have relevant natural gas reserves, promoting, where necessary, the capacity for understanding and final settlements on maritime border demarcation, and further promotingFurther promote the interconnection capacity between countries in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that produce natural gas and the European Union, through relevant EU hubs and considering, in particular, adequate pipeline, harbour and regasification infrastructures and technology both in the EU and in Southern Neighbourhood countries for the benefit of all producer countries and all Member States and in full compliance with the objectives of the Green Deal;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) Pursue an active EU role in facilitating dialogue and cooperation among all the countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean ~~that have relevant natural gas reserves~~in the field of energy , promoting, where necessary, the capacity for understanding and ~~final settlements on maritime border demarcation~~dialogue, and further promoting ~~the~~any necessary interconnection capacity between countries in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean ~~that produce natural gas and the European Union, through relevant EU hubs~~and the European Union, and considering, in particular, adequate ~~pipeline, harbour and regasification~~ infrastructures and technology both in the EU and in Southern Neighbourhood countries for the benefit of all ~~producer~~ countries and all Member States;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) Pursue an active EU role in facilitating dialogue and cooperation among all the countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that have relevant natural gas reserves, promoting, where necessary, the capacity for understanding and final settlements on maritime border demarcation, and further promoting the interconnection capacity between countries in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that produce natural gas and the European Union, through relevant EU hubs and considering, in particular, adequate pipeline, harbour and regasification infrastructures and technology that are hydrogen-ready to avoid lock-in effect both in the EU and in Southern Neighbourhood countries for the benefit of all producer countries and all Member States;

Amendment 164 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

(f a) Actively support common measures to conserve, protect, restore and sustainably use the rich biodiversity of the Mediterranean basin, a unique centre of diversification for fauna and flora species, ensure sustainable resource management, including water, and strengthen sustainable food system;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

(f a) Call the EU and its Member states to make all the means possible at the disposal of their Southern Neighbourhood partner countries to help them develop their energy offer in a manner consistent with the commitments of the Paris agreement;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

(fa) Urge the Southern Neighbourhood countries to cooperate with EU Member States to ensure that the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the territorial integrity and the exclusive economic zone of the countries in question are all fully respected;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)

(fb) Take account of the blue economy's potential to promote sustainable development and economic opportunities on both sides of the Mediterranean; duly integrate the blue economy into economic development planning; guarantee cooperation in conservation of marine biological resources;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) Build on the ~~very~~ positive experience ~~of some Member States~~ in supporting start-up companies and further advancing their work through dedicated incubators or accelerators, especially in key sectors such as health, renewable energy and education; takes the view that the EU should set up incubators or accelerators in relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries, support the creation of local start-up companies, and increase their digital and green capacities; concurs on the importance of further improving the digital infrastructure of relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries and including these countries in the EU’s digital agenda; points out that this is a prerequisite for economic development, socioeconomic integration and wider access to education; recalls the importance of close policy dialogue and cooperation between the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries to develop adequate cybersecurity policies and partnership in international forums on cybersecurity standards; takes the view that the EU should build on the StratCom Task Force South and develop a concrete strategy for combating disinformation in our Southern Neighbourhood countries, aiming to counter fake news and propaganda in order to reinforce human rights democracy and stability; calls on the EU to urge governments of Southern and Eastern neighbours to allow unfettered access to internet and freedom of expression of dissent voices without fear of reprisals; calls on the governments of Southern and Eastern Neighbours to respect and protect freedom of expression and its corollaries freedom of information and press freedom both online and offline; calls on the EU to finance programs in support of freedom of expression and privacy, access and ethics on the internet;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) Build on the very positive experience of some Member States in supporting start-up companies and further advancing their work through dedicated incubators or accelerators, especially in key sectors such as health, renewable energy and education; takes the view that the EU should set up incubators or accelerators in relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries, support the creation of local start-up companies, and increase their digital and green capacities; concurs on the importance of further improving the digital infrastructure of relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries and including these countries in the EU’s digital agenda; points out that this is a prerequisite for economic development, socioeconomic integration and wider access to education; takes the view that the EU should lead in promoting investment and partnerships between EU telecom companies and telecom companies of relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries for access to modern digital infrastructure, in particular 5G mobile networks, and warns that failure to do so will provide a competitive advantage, including in political terms, for third countries seeking to build a capacity of leverage and economic and political presence in the region; recalls the importance of close policy dialogue and cooperation between the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries to develop adequate cybersecurity policies and partnership in international forums on cybersecurity standards; takes the view that the EU should build on the StratCom Task Force South and develop a concrete strategy for combating disinformation in our Southern Neighbourhood countries, aiming to counter fake news and propaganda in order to reinforce democracy and stability;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

— having regard to the Council conclusions of 16 April 2021 on a renewed Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood - A new agenda for the Mediterranean (7931/21),

Amendment 170 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) Build on the very positive experience of some Member States in supporting start-up companies and further advancing their work through dedicated incubators or accelerators, especially in key sectors such as health, renewable energy and education; fully support the digital transition of the countries in the Southern Neighbourhood as a way to facilitate economic diversification and to allow the access to the job market for youth and women, offering them concrete career opportunities in their countries of origin; takes the view that the EU should set up incubators or accelerators in relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries, support the creation of local start-up companies, and increase their digital and green capacities; concurs on the importance of further improving the digital infrastructure of relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries and including these countries in the EU’s digital agenda; points out that this is a prerequisite for economic development, socioeconomic integration and wider access to education, vocational training, up-skilling and re- skilling of the workforce; recalls the importance of close policy dialogue and cooperation between the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries to develop adequate cybersecurity policies and partnership in international forums on cybersecurity standards in order to achieve an open, secure and reliable cyberspace worldwide; takes the view that the EU should build on the StratCom Task Force South and develop a concrete strategy for combating disinformation in our Southern Neighbourhood countries, aiming to counter fake news and propaganda in order to reinforce democracy and stability;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) Build on the very positive experience of some Member States in supporting start-up companies and further advancing their work through dedicated incubators or accelerators, especially in key sectors such as health, renewable energy and education; takes the view that the EU should encourage partners to set up incubators or accelerators in relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries, support the creation of local start-up companies, and increase their digital and green capacities; concurs on the importance of further improving the digital infrastructure of relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries and including these countries in the EU’s digital agenda; points out that this is a prerequisite for economic development, socioeconomic integration and wider access to education; recalls the importance of close policy dialogue and cooperation between the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries to develop adequate cybersecurity policies that protect fundamental rights and freedoms of all users, in line with EU values, and partnership in international forums on cybersecurity standards; takes the view that the EU ~~should build on~~must urgently develop the StratCom Task Force South and develop a concrete strategy for combating disinformation in our Southern Neighbourhood countries, aiming to counter fake news and propaganda from Russia, China, Iran and Turkey, in order to reinforce democracy and stability; expresses its deep concern over the domestic impact, in EU Member States, of disinformation campaigns aggressively led by Turkey, Russia and China on social media platforms and conventional media;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) Build on the very positive experience of some Member States in supporting start-up companies and further advancing their work through dedicated incubators or accelerators, especially in key sectors such as health, renewable energy and education; takes the view that the EU should set up incubators or accelerators in relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries, support the creation of local start-up companies, and increase their digital and green capacities; concurs on the importance of further improving the digital infrastructure of relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries and including these countries in the EU’s digital agenda; points out that this is a prerequisite for economic development, socioeconomic integration and wider access to education; recalls the importance of close policy dialogue and cooperation between the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries to develop adequate cybersecurity policies and partnership in international forums on cybersecurity standards; takes the view that the EU should build on the StratCom Task Force South and develop a concrete strategy for combating disinformation in our Southern Neighbourhood countries, aiming to counter fake news and propaganda in order to reinforce democracy and stability;

Amendment 173 #

David LEGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) Build on the very positive experience of some Member States in supporting start-up companies and further advancing their work through dedicated incubators or accelerators, especially in key sectors such as health, renewable energy and education; takes the view that the EU should set up incubators or accelerators in relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries, support the creation of local start-up companies, and increase their digital and green capacities; concurs on the importance of further improving the digital infrastructure of relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries and including these countries in the EU’s digital agenda; points out that this is a prerequisite for economic development, socioeconomic integration and wider access to education; recalls the importance of close policy dialogue and cooperation between the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries to develop adequate cybersecurity policies and partnership in international forums on cybersecurity standards; takes the view that the EU should create a dedicated Iran StratCom Task Force to build on the StratCom Task Force South ~~and~~with the aim to further develop a concrete strategy for combating disinformation from the Islamic Republic of Iran in our Southern Neighbourhood countries, aiming to counter fake news and propaganda in order to reinforce democracy and stability;

Amendment 174 #

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) Build on the very positive experience of some Member States in supporting s~~tart-up companies and further advancing their work through dedicated incubators or accelerators, especially in key sectors such as health, renewable energy and education~~mall and medium enterprises; takes the view that the EU should set up incubators or accelerators in relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries, support the creation of local ~~start-up~~ companies, and increase their digital and green capacities; concurs on the importance of further improving the digital infrastructure of relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries and including these countries in the EU’s digital agenda; points out that this is a prerequisite for economic development, socioeconomic integration and wider access to education; recalls the importance of close policy dialogue and cooperation between the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries to develop adequate cybersecurity policies and partnership in international forums on cybersecurity standards; takes the view that the EU should build on the StratCom Task Force South and develop a concrete strategy for combating disinformation in our Southern Neighbourhood countries, aiming to counter fake news and propaganda in order to reinforce democracy and stability;

Amendment 175 #

Susanna CECCARDI, Marco ZANNI, Anna BONFRISCO, Jaak MADISON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) Build on the very positive experience of some Member States in supporting start-up companies and further advancing their work through dedicated incubators or accelerators, especially in key sectors such as health, renewable energy, artificial intelligence, the new technologies and education; takes the view that the EU should set up incubators or accelerators in relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries, support the creation of local start-up companies, and increase their digital and green capacities; concurs on the importance of further improving the digital infrastructure of relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries and including these countries in the EU’s digital agenda; points out that this is a prerequisite for economic development, socioeconomic integration and wider access to education; recalls the importance of close policy dialogue and cooperation between the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries to develop adequate cybersecurity policies and partnership in international forums on cybersecurity standards; takes the view that the EU should build on the StratCom Task Force South and develop a concrete strategy for combating disinformation in our Southern Neighbourhood countries, aiming to counter fake news and propaganda in order to reinforce democracy and stability;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) Build on the very positive experience of some Member States in supporting start-up companies and further advancing their work through dedicated incubators or accelerators, especially in key sectors such as health, renewable energy and education; takes the view that the EU should set up incubators or accelerators in relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries, support the creation of local start-up companies, and increase their digital and green capacities; concurs on the importance of further improving the digital infrastructure of relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries and including these countries in the EU’s digital agenda; points out that this is a prerequisite for economic development, socioeconomic integration and wider access to education; recalls the importance of close policy dialogue and cooperation between the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries to develop adequate cybersecurity policies and partnership in international forums on cybersecurity standards; takes the view that the EU should build on the StratCom Task Force South and develop a concrete strategy for combating disinformation in our Southern Neighbourhood countries, aiming to counter fake news and propaganda in order to reinforce democracy and stability in the EU;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g

(g) Build on the very positive experience of some Member States in supporting start-up companies and further advancing their work through dedicated incubators or accelerators, especially in key sectors such as health, renewable energy and education; takes the view that the EU should s~~et up~~upport incubators or accelerators in relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries, ~~support~~ the creation of local start-up companies, and increase their digital and green capacities; concurs on the importance of further improving the digital infrastructure of relevant Southern Neighbourhood countries and including these countries in the EU’s digital agenda; points out that this is a prerequisite for economic development, socioeconomic integration and wider access to education; recalls the importance of close policy dialogue and cooperation between the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries to develop adequate cybersecurity policies and partnership in international forums on cybersecurity standards; takes the view that the EU should build on the StratCom Task Force South and develop a concrete strategy for combating disinformation in our Southern Neighbourhood countries, aiming to counter fake news and propaganda in order to reinforce democracy and stability;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(g a) Secure adequate resources for a timely and effective implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean also as a way to support longer-term investment andpartnerships by EU based companies in the Southern Neighbourhood; points to the fact that, as a consequence of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, many EU based companies are either reshoring or nearshoring their supply and production lines; takes the view that this provides a unique opportunity for both the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood, through a timely and full implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean and the economic and investment plan, to secure an environment able to support those EU based companies that want to nearshore and to promote longer term investment in the Southern Neighbourhood, thereby establishing closer political links and stronger cooperation with the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(g a) Ensure that the migration policy tackles the factors that push people to migrate or seek refuge outside of their own countries, such as the increase in the number of conflicts, the lack of resources, the regression in rights and freedom and violence which are the root causes of the movement of many people; end the policy of containing people, that goes against the EU’s values and only serves the interests of the military industry and the mafias who make business out of the lives of civilians; end Frontex and establish legal and safe routes to stop the Mediterranean from being a mass grave; put an end to the disgraceful and disastrous agreements of people containment that the EU signed with Turkey and Morocco, which violate human rights and hold the EU hostage of their erratic and antidemocratic policies; make the new Agreement on Migration and Asylum a real tool to guarantee the right to migrate and protect the human rights of people who are forced to move; activate the Temporary Protection Directive for all conflicts, as it has been done for people fleeing the war in Ukraine;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

— having regard to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, ‘Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development’, of the resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015,

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)

(g b) Include economic and labour rights in the new agenda, innovate and encourage strategies based on in-depth analysis of what is occurring on the southern border and to focus on decent work, sustainable development, and international labour standards; effectively include the trade union movement in national consultations and encourage social dialogue; take into account the root causes of the protests for freedom, equality, and social justice; live up to its responsibilities and support the demands of the trade unions on the southern shore; respect the effective enforcement of international labour laws and standards, by subjecting foreign investments to respect for human rights and by activating the social clauses in agreements, work towards ending child labour, guaranteeing the right to a salary and compensation and the freedom to unionise, put an end to situations of slavery and non-discrimination; support the processes of democratisation of labour rights is required, encouraging social dialogue and collective bargaining, and promoting the inclusion of women and young people in trade union structures and political spaces; work to ensure that the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood and EU Member States advance work on the Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights in the UN framework;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)

(ga) Stress the importance of migratory flows between Southern Neighbourhood countries and the EU being managed in an orderly fashion based on the principles of solidarity, balance and shared responsibility while at the same time both parties combat the mafias trafficking in the lives of human beings;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) Promote regional, sub-regional and bilateral integration in the Southern Mediterranean, in particular with a view to the removal of any border, transport or trade barriers between the countries of the region and actively promoting closer links and partnerships; takes the view that the recent Negev Foreign Ministers summit in Sde Boker attests to the potential for regional integration and peace in the region in the framework of the Abraham Accords; welcomes the intention of holding this summit annually and calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to use the positive momentum of the Abraham Accords to advance dialogue and cooperation in the region on support for the Middle East Peace process and the two-state solution;deleted

Amendment 183 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) Promote regional, sub-regional and bilateral integration in the Southern Mediterranean, in particular with a view to the removal of any border, transport or trade barriers between the countries of the region and actively promoting closer links and partnerships; takes the view that the recent Negev Foreign Ministers summit in Sde Boker attests to the potential for regional integration and peace in the region in the framework of the Abraham Accords; welcomes the intention of holding this summit annually and calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to use the positive momentum of the Abraham Accords to advance dialogue and cooperation in the region on support for the Middle East Peace process and the two-state solution; warns that in the current geopolitical context the MEPP can only advance with strong political commitment and investment by the EU and the US in support of the MEPP and renewed direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians; recalls that both the HRVP and the Biden administration are two years away from the end of their mandates and therefore calls on the HRVP to invest all efforts in closer strategic dialogue on how the EU and the US could advance together the MEPP and promote the conditions for direct negotiations;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) Promote regional, sub-regional and bilateral integration in the Southern Mediterranean, in particular with a view to the removal of any border, transport or trade barriers between the countries of the region and actively promoting closer links and partnerships; ~~takes the view~~continue to support a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Western-Sahara, asks for the return to full respect of the ceasefire and encourage Morocco and Algeria to improve their relations; notes that the recent Negev Foreign Ministers summit ~~in Sde Boker attests to~~; stresses the potential for regional integration and peace in the region in, including in the UN framework and the framework of the Abraham Accords; welcomes the intention of holding this summit annually and calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to use the positive momentum of the Abraham Accords in the fields of environmental protection, water cooperation and renewable energy, as exemplified by the Green-Blue Deal between Israel, Palestine and Jordan, to advance dialogue and cooperation in the region on support for the Middle East Peace process and the two-state solution;

Amendment 185 #

David LEGA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) Promote regional, sub-regional and bilateral integration in the Southern Mediterranean, in particular with a view to the removal of any border, transport or trade barriers between the countries of the region and actively promoting closer links and partnerships; takes the view that the recent Negev Foreign Ministers summit in Sde Boker attests to the potential for regional integration and peace in the region in the framework of the historical Abraham Accords; welcomes the intention of holding this summit annually and calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to ~~use the positive momentum of the Abraham Accords to advance dialogue and cooperation in the region on support for the Middle East Peace process and the two-state solution;~~ support the normalisation of relations between Israel and the Arab States through the implementation and extension of the Abraham Accords and to use the positive momentum of it to advance dialogue and cooperation in the region on support for the Middle East Peace process and the two-state solution; reiterates its strong support for the Abraham Accords, which has normalised diplomatic relations between United Arab Emirates and Bahrain and which has later led to Morocco signing a normalisation agreement with Israel; commends the role that the United States has played in facilitating the Abraham Accords;

Amendment 186 #

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) Promote regional, sub-regional and bilateral integration in the Southern Mediterranean, in particular with a view to the removal of any border, transport or trade barriers between the countries of the region and actively promoting closer links and partnerships; takes the view that the recent Negev Foreign Ministers summit in Sde Boker attests to the potential for regional integration and peace in the region in the framework of the Abraham Accords; welcomes the intention of holding this summit annually and calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to use the positive momentum of the Abraham Accords to advance dialogue and cooperation in the region on support for the Middle East Peace process and the two-state solution and UN resolutions;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) Promote regional, sub-regional and bilateral integration in the Southern Mediterranean, in particular with a view to the removal of any border, transport or trade barriers between the countries of the region and actively promoting closer links and partnerships; takes the view that the ~~recent Negev Foreign Ministers summit in Sde Boker attests to the potential for regional integ~~EU should promote cooperation ~~and~~, peace in the region in the framework of the Abraham Accords; welcomes the intention of holding this summit annually and calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to use the positive momentum of the Abraham Accords to advance dialogue and cooperation in the region on support forand security in the region including the Middle East Peace process and the two- state solution;

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) Promote regional, sub-regional and bilateral integration in the Southern Mediterranean, in particular with a view to the removal of any border, transport or trade barriers between the countries of the region and actively promoting closer links and partnerships; ~~takes the view~~welcomes that the recent Negev Foreign Ministers summit in Sde Boker attests to the potential for regional integration and peace in the region in the framework of the Abraham Accords brokered by the former US Trump administration; welcomes the intention of holding this summit annually and expresses strong support for the Abraham Accords as they provide an unprecedented opportunity to strengthen cooperation in promoting tolerance and countering extremism in the Middle East region; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to use the positive momentum of the Abraham Accords to advance dialogue and cooperation in the region on support for the Middle East Peace process and the two- state solution;

Amendment 189 #

Susanna CECCARDI, Marco ZANNI, Anna BONFRISCO, Jaak MADISON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) Promote regional, sub-regional and bilateral integration in the Southern Mediterranean, in particular with a view to the removal of any border, transport or trade barriers between the countries of the region and actively promoting closer links and partnerships; takes the view that the recent Negev Foreign Ministers summit in Sde Boker attests to the potential for regional integration and peace in the region in the framework of the Abraham Accords; takes note of the fact that the Abraham Accords have normalised diplomatic relations between countries in the area and applauds the role played by the United States in finalising the Accords; welcomes the intention of holding this summit annually and calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to use the positive momentum of the Abraham Accords to advance dialogue and cooperation in the region on support for the Middle East Peace process and the two-state solution;

Amendment 19 #

— having regard to the Council conclusions of 19 April 2021 on a renewed Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood – A new agenda for the Mediterranean,

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h

(h) Promote regional, sub-regional and bilateral integration in the Southern Mediterranean, in particular with a view to the removal of any border, transport or trade barriers between the countries of the region and between them and the EU, and actively promoting closer links and partnerships~~; takes the view that the recent Negev Foreign Ministers summit in Sde Boker attests to the potential for regional integration and peace~~, for instance regarding visa facilitation without linking it to migration management; takes the view that that the EU should advance dialogue and cooperation in the region ion ~~the framework of the Abraham Accords; welcomes the intention of holding this summit annually and calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to use the positive momentum~~support for the Middle East Peace process and the two- state solution; continue to support, both politically and financially, the work of relevant UN bodies such as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), also in view of the vote ofn the ~~Abraham Accords to advance dialogue and~~renewal of its mandate by the UN General Assembly in 2022; ensure coompernsation infor the ~~region on support for the Middle East Peace process~~ demolition of EU-funded structures in the occupied Palestiniand t~~he two- state solution~~erritories by Israel;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

(h a) Believes that the EU should play an active role, together with the US, in expanding regional participation and support for the Abraham Accords; takes the view that the EU should support similar diplomatic approaches when it comes to the Southern Neighbourhood, which would facilitate the movement of people and goods amongst them so as to create a common regional economic space, closely connected to the EU; asks the Commission and the VP/HR to actively support, in the framework of its Global Gateway strategy, in synergy with the Economic and Investment Plan for the Southern Neighbourhood, initial plans to develop a seamless trade link, via rail and sea interconnectors, between South East Asia and the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jordan, Israel, Palestine and Greece as entry point for traded goods into the European Union and as an alternative way to the Belt and Road initiative; recalls that this alternative route would further diversify the EU’s supply lines and would equally reinforce the Southern Neighbourhood potential for economic growth; believes that this would further enhance the process of regional integration and regional dialogue and promote long- standing partnership, cooperation and peace amongst all countries in the region;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

(h a) Support United Nations resolutions on the Western Sahara, from support for self-determination, to the latest UN resolutions, in order to achieve a just and peaceful solution through referendums and in accordance with the dialogue processes encouraged by the Special Envoy; with regards to trade relations, respect the legality and rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) regarding the plundering of natural resources of the Sahara by Morocco;

Amendment 193 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

(h a) Recognise the positive role played by EUNAVFORMED - “Operation IRINI” in Central Mediterranean, and call on the Member States to guarantee adequate support in terms of personnel, intelligence and means to the Operation; explore the possibility to make EUNAVFORMED’s mandate permanent, and expand it in order to reinforce the capacity building for the Libyan coast guard and countering human smuggling pillars;

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

(h a) Reiterate the longstanding EU commitment reaffirmed at the UN Security Council in January 2022 for a just and comprehensive resolution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, based on the two state solution, with the State of Israel and an independent, democratic, contiguous, sovereign and viable State of Palestine, living side by side in peace and security and mutual recognition, and with Jerusalem serving as the future capital of both states;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

(h a) Reiterates its strong support for the two-state solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict based on the 1967 lines and mutually agreed land swaps, with Jerusalem as a capital of both states, with a secure State of Israel and a democratic, independent and viable Palestinian State living side by side in peace and security;

Amendment 196 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h b (new)

(h b) Condemn the apartheid situation to which the State of Israel has subjected the Palestinian people; activate the clause of respect for human rights of the EU- Israel Association Agreement given the continued violations of human rights and the latest events: the expulsion of more than 1,300 Palestinians from Masafer Yatta in the largest decision on expulsions since 1967 and the murder of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqla; implement policies against the Israeli occupation, blockade, and apartheid and for the immediate, unilateral, and unconditional recognition of the State of Palestine; work to bring war crimes and human rights violations to justice and apply the Common Position on the sale of arms to Israel; implement the necessary regulation to effectively prevent the import of products, goods and services produced in or coming from illegal settlements, in line with international law and the United Nations, support the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), and increase financial contributions towards the Agency in recognition of its essential role at contributing to regional stability and development;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h b (new)

(h b) Duly address, following a letter by 15 EU Member States of 8 April 2022 to Commissioner Varhelyi, the continued delay and blockage of the disbursement of EU financial assistance to the Palestinian Authority for 2021, a large part of which supports education, health and vulnerable families; urges the Commission resubmit the original proposal it circulated on 15 December as a matter of urgency; is concerned about the ongoing suspension, by DG NEAR, of funding for several Palestinian civil society organisations since May 2021 while the Commission stated on 14 September 2021 that it found no substantiated evidence of misuse or deviation of funds, including in relation to terrorism;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h b (new)

(h b) Emphasises the importance of Palestinian elections for restoring the democratic legitimacy of popular support for political institutions in the Palestinian territories, however, expresses grave concern about people affiliated with EU- listed terror organisations running for political office; stresses the importance of condemning and rejecting terrorism and reiterates that no EU funding may directly or indirectly be transferred for terrorist purposes or to persons and groups affiliated with terror organisations, in accordance with EU funding regulations;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h c (new)

(h c) Defend the full respect of the democratic, political, and cultural rights of Kurdish peoples; demand that Turkey stop harassing the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) and free the Kurdish politicians currently in prison, whose detention is illegal in the eyes of the European justice system; work for the recognition of their rights in Syria, Iraq, and Iran;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

— having regard to the Barcelona Declaration and Euro-Mediterranean Partnership of 27 and 28 November 1995,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)

— having regard to the conclusions of the European Council of 10 and 11 December 2020,

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h d (new)

(h d) Implement a country-specific approach and, furthermore, must promote an effective coordination of Member States’ policies within the New Agenda for the Mediterranean; develop a holistic relationship with the Maghreb countries, particularly Morocco and Algeria; re- evaluate trade policies with Tunisia to ensure that just development be the basis of a democratic transition that cannot afford to regress, support Tunisian civil society and parliamentary forces against the current antidemocratic regime; push for a united position so that a solution can be accepted by all parties in Libya to end the international, regional, and private militia war ravaging the country and which harbours very serious human rights violations against migrant populations; promote the release of activists, journalists, feminists and so many other people unfairly imprisoned in Egypt by the dictatorial regime, as well as the respect of human rights; avoid the collapse of Lebanon by working with the solutions proposed by civil society against corruption and for social justice; not forget the Palestinian and Syrian refugee population in Jordan; prevent the lives of refugees from Syria from being endangered because of their ideas in their country or in Europe itself as well as implement justice measures to prosecute crimes committed in the last decade; undertake coordinated European action with Turkey, an essential country in the neighbourhood, based on human rights, democracy, and fundamental freedoms;

Amendment 201 #

Thierry MARIANI, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE, Harald VILIMSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) Implement the new agenda for the Mediterranean through dedicated dialogue and consultation with local and regional authorities, as well as reinforce the links between EU Delegations and the Euro- Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM); recalls that these are important drivers for development and are closer to the people, so that implementation strategies can reach all communities, including those most disadvantaged geographically or in socioeconomic terms; points, in this regard, to the need for EU Delegations in the Southern Neighbourhood to increment contact with local and regional authorities and a cross- section of society, as drivers for territorial development, especially in their consultations with regard to EU priorities for partnership and investment in Southern Neighbourhood countries; reiterates its call on EU Delegations in Southern Neighbourhood countries to set up high-level advisory councils reflecting the social, economic and political diversity of the country concerned and comprising economic, media, cultural, academic, civil society and prominent youth leaders, as well as social partners and leading human rights defenders from the country concerned and providing more reflective input of key stakeholders as regards EU policy priorities and the policy architecture devised by the EU;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) Implement the new agenda for the Mediterranean through dedicated dialogue and consultation with local and regional authorities, as well as reinforce the links between EU Delegations and the Euro- Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM); recalls that these are important drivers for development and are closer to the people, so that implementation strategies can reach all communities, including those most disadvantaged geographically or in socioeconomic terms; accord, with that in mind, particular attention to Lebanon because of the historical, political and humanitarian message this country conveys concerning coexistence by many diverse religious communities; provide political, material and moral support to Christian communities in the Middle East, threatened more than ever today by radical Islamism;

Amendment 203 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) Implement the new agenda for the Mediterranean by reinforcing EU's support for a free, strong and independent civil society across the Mediterranean, and through dedicated dialogue and consultation with local and regional authorities, as well as reinforce the links between EU Delegations and the Euro- Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM); recalls that these are important drivers for development ~~and are closer to the people,~~ so that implementation strategies can reach all communities, including those most disadvantaged geographically or in socioeconomic terms; insists that EU support to civil society organizations is essential in all countries of the region without exception, and should not be conditioned to the approval of authoritarian Governments;

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) Implement the new agenda for the Mediterranean through dedicated dialogue and consultation with local and regional authorities, as well as independent civil society, including in the run-up to the COP 27 in Cairo; reinforce the links between EU Delegations and the Euro- Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM); recalls that these are important drivers for development and are closer to the people, so that implementation strategies can reach all communities, including those most disadvantaged geographically or in socioeconomic terms, and human rights defenders, the rule of law, good governance and democratic reforms;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) Implement the new agenda for the Mediterranean through dedicated dialogue and consultation with local and regional authorities and communities, as well as reinforce the links between EU Delegations and the Euro- Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM); recalls that these are ~~important~~essential drivers for sustainable and fair economic and human development and are closer to the people, so that implementation strategies can reach all communities, including those most disadvantaged geographically or in socioeconomic terms;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i

(i) Implement the new agenda for the Mediterranean through dedicated dialogue and consultation with local and regional authorities, as well as independent civil society; reinforce the links between EU Delegations and the Euro- Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM); recalls that these are important drivers for development and are closer to the people, so that implementation strategies can reach all communities, including those most disadvantaged geographically or in socioeconomic terms;

Amendment 207 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

(i a) Calls on the European Commission to incentivise and assist reform through the Southern Neighbourhood Policy in the fields of democracy, rule of law and human rights, good governance and anti-corruption for the benefit of the people and stability in the region;

Amendment 208 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)

(i a) Call on all Southern Mediterranean countries to allow a free, secure and transnational space for science and civil society organisations ahead of Egypt’s hosting of the UN Climate Change Conference COP 27;

Amendment 209 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i b (new)

(i b) Present an ambitious EU action plan against impunity for crimes against humanity, as requested by the European Parliament in March 2021, with an immediate priority on Syria as the region's deadliest conflict in decades, notably for crimes perpetrated by the Islamic State and particularly the Assad regime since 2011, including the widespread and documented use of chemical weapons against civilians, the use of conventional bombs as well as barrel, incendiary and cluster bombs on civilians and the use of mass concentration camps and rape as a weapon of war against women, causing the death of half a million people and forcibly displacing 14 million Syrians in total;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)

— having regard to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention) and the related European Union protocols and decisions,

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i b (new)

(i b) Ensure that EU and Member States action within the Southern Partnership framework is fully consistent with EU sanctions, including those that may be adopted under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime and a future sanctions regime dedicated to addressing serious acts of corruption;

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) Present annual updates on the implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean, with particular regard to the disbursement of financial resources made available for the Economic and Investment Plan; takes the view that the Commission and the VP/HR should regularly consult Parliament on the annual and multi-annual programming related to the implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean and the Economic and Investment Plan, and that they should regularly brief Parliament on the state of play of the new agenda for the Mediterranean, especially the implementation of its five priorities and the conclusion and fulfilment of joint document and partnership priorities, and inform it about the implementation of Parliament recommendations in all EU policies areas, as well as on additional projects and programmes that will boost the EU’s partnership capacity with Southern Neighbourhood countries;

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) Present annual updates on the implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean, with particular regard to the financial resources made available for the Economic and Investment Plan and the priorities identified by the Commission and the regional partners; takes the view that the Commission and the VP/HR should regularly consult Parliament on the annual and multi-annual programming related to the implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean and the Economic and Investment Plan, and that they should regularly brief Parliament on the state of play of the new agenda for the Mediterranean, and inform it about the implementation of Parliament recommendations in all EU policies areas, as well as on additional projects and programmes that will boost the EU’s partnership capacity with Southern Neighbourhood countries;

Amendment 213 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) Present annual updates on the implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean~~, with particular regard to the financial resources made available for the Economic and Investment Plan~~; takes the view that the Commission and the VP/HR should regularly consult Parliament on the annual and multi-annual programming related to the implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean and the Economic and Investment Plan, and that they should regularly brief Parliament on the state of play of the new agenda for the Mediterranean, and inform it about the implementation of Parliament recommendations in all EU policies areas, as well as on additional projects and programmes that will boost the EU’s partnership capacity with Southern Neighbourhood countries;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

(j) Present annual updates on the implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean, with particular regard to the financial resources made available for the Economic and Investment Plan; takes the view that the Commission and the VP/HR should regularly consult Parliament on the annual and multi-annual programming related to the implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean and the Economic and Investment Plan, and that they should regularly brief Parliament on the state of play of the new agenda for the Mediterranean, and inform it about the ~~implementation of~~response to Parliament recommendations in all EU policies areas, as well as on additional projects and programmes that will boost the EU’s partnership capacity with Southern Neighbourhood countries;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j – point i (new)

i) Invest relevant efforts in advancing inter-cultural and inter- religious dialogue as a valuable opportunity to promote human rights and freedoms, jointly address religious fundamentalism, discrimination, antisemitism, and jointly fight against radicalization, incitement to hatred and violence and terrorism; recalls the intention by the President of the European Parliament to appoint an envoy for inter-religious dialogue and asks the Commission and the VP/HR to closely associate the Commission and European Parliament envoys in inter-religious dedicated dialogue with the Southern Neighbourhood countries;

Amendment 216 #

Radosław SIKORSKI, Lukas MANDL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j – point ii (new)

ii) Seize the opportunity for new agenda for the Mediterranean to create a strong framework for dialogue and cooperation across the Mediterranean for the preservation, valorisation and promotion of cultural heritage including with a view to further promoting tourism and economic opportunities;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)

(k a) Continue to pursue the EU’s interest in a stable, secure, united, and prosperous Libya; highlights that it is for the Libyan people to decide their own government and that the EU should remain non-partisan in this process; underlines in this regard the need to ensure that the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections are conducted in a free and fair manner and in accordance with international standards; underlines, further, the need for political and administrative reforms in the country; stresses that the EU should support projects to increase job creation, education, the provision of medical services, and border security, especially in the Fezzan region, which would play an important role in stabilising the country; recommends that the EU continues to cooperate with the UN and the international community at large to help achieve this goal;

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)

(k a) Notes the action of migration and mobility in the new agenda for the Mediterranean; believes that Union efforts should be to seek to decrease migratory pressure and illegal entry into Member State territory by establishing third country partner state reception centres; calls for the prioritisation of the readmission of illegal migrants in relations with third countries and notes the principle of conditionality to development aid; welcomes the United Kingdom's and the Danish government's policies and initiatives to combat illegal migration; calls on the Commission to adopt similar measures and to finance physical barriers at the Union's external borders to prevent the illegal entry of migrants, as requested by 12 Member States;

Amendment 219 #

Susanna CECCARDI, Marco ZANNI, Anna BONFRISCO, Jaak MADISON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) Play a strategic role in the Mediterranean, including in regard to combating organised crime, terrorism and irregular immigration; Ensure a positive link between the new agenda for the Mediterranean and the capacity of the EU and its Member States to build a coalition of like-minded countries to support a rules- based, effective multilateral system capable of boosting the capacity of the international community to address global challenges; reiterates its view that the new agenda for the Mediterranean should include dialogue on the value for Southern Neighbourhood countries converging with the EU not only on policy dialogue, stability and economic growth, but also on the capacity to promote peace and stability, democratic values and human rights in the UN system and relevant multilateral forums;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 c (new)

— having regard to the Ministerial Declaration of the Mediterranean coastal states, MedFish4Ever, adopted in Valletta, Malta, on 30 March 2017,

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) Ensure a positive link between the new agenda for the Mediterranean and the capacity of the EU and its Member States to build a coalition of like-minded countries to support a rules-based, effective multilateral system capable of boosting the capacity of the international community to address global challenges; reiterates its view that the new agenda for the Mediterranean should include dialogue on the value for Southern Neighbourhood countries converging with the EU not only on policy dialogue, stability and economic growth, but also on the capacity to promote peace and stability, ~~democratic value~~combat extremism, democratic values, fundamental freedoms and human rights in the UN system and relevant multilateral forums;

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) Ensure a positive link between the new agenda for the Mediterranean and the capacity of the EU and its Member States to build a coalition of like-minded countries to support a rules-based, effective multilateral system capable of boosting the capacity of the international community to address global challenges; reiterates its view that the new agenda for the Mediterranean should include dialogue on the value for Southern Neighbourhood countries converging with the EU not only on policy dialogue, human rights, stability and economic growth, but also on the capacity to promote peace and stability, democratic values and human rights in the UN system and relevant multilateral forums;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) Ensure a positive link between the new agenda for the Mediterranean and the capacity of the EU and its Member States to build a coalition of like-minded countries to support a rules-based, effective multilateral system capable of boosting the capacity of the international community to address global challenges; reiterates its view that the new agenda for the Mediterranean should include dialogue on the value for Southern Neighbourhood countries converging with the EU not only on policy dialogue, stability and economic growth, but also on the capacity to promote peace and stability, democratic values and human rights in the UN system and relevant multilateral for~~ums~~a;

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l

(l) Ensure a positive link between the new agenda for the Mediterranean and the capacity of the EU and its Member States to build a coalition of ~~like-minded~~ countries to support a rules-based, effective multilateral system capable of boosting the capacity of the international community to address global challenges; reiterates its view that the new agenda for the Mediterranean should include dialogue on the value for Southern Neighbourhood countries converging with the EU ~~not only~~ on policy dialogue, ~~stability and economic growth, but also on~~human security, shared development, the capacity to promote peace and stability, democratic values and human rights in the UN system and relevant multilateral forums;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)

(la) Urge that care be taken to protect, preserve and defend common cultural and historic heritage with a view to promoting tourism and creating further economic opportunities; step up the preservation and promotion of the European Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in which countries in the Southern Neighbourhood also participate, including the El Legado Andalusi route, the Aeneas route, the routes of the Olive Tree, the Iter Vitis route and the Phoenicians' route; calls for the Mediterranean Diet, which Unesco has inscribed in the world's Intangible Cultural Heritage, to be promoted and made part of the shared cultural food heritage;

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Instructs its President to forward this recommendation to the Council, the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Commission, the Committee of the Regions, the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean and its Parliamentary Assembly, as well as the governments and parliaments of the Member States of the European Union and the States that are members of the Union for the Mediterranean and its parliamentary dimension.

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 c (new)

— having regard to the Statement of the Members of the European Council of 26 February 2021,

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

— having regard to the Committee of the Regions opinion entitled ‘Renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood - A new Agenda for the Mediterranean’ adopted at its 145th plenary session of 30 June and 1 July 2021,deleted

Amendment 25 #

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

~~— having regard to the opinion by the Committee on International Trade in the form of a letter,~~deleted

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

— having regard to the report on access to water as a human right - the external dimension (2021/21879 INI)),

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas in November 1995 the then European Community signed the Barcelona Declaration with 12 Southern Mediterranean countries promoting the emergence of a common area with the ultimate objective of peace, stability and prosperity;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)

-A a. whereas in 2004, as a result of the EU enlargement with new Member States from the East and the South, the European Union decided to launch the European Neighbourhood policy, covering both the EU’s Eastern and Southern dimensions and seeking to advance dialogue and cooperation with its neighbouring countries; whereas the European Neighbourhood Policy was subsequently updated in 2015; whereas the European Neighbourhood Policy was for many years complemented by a dedicated financial instrument for the EU’s external action providing resources and overall objectives, as well as a mandate for the Commission to propose multiannual and annual programming for the EU’s assistance; whereas the EU financial Instrument for the European Neighbourhood Policy has now been replaced by the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation/ Global Europe Instrument (NDICI);

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)

-A b. whereas 2008 marked the beginning of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), an intergovernmental organisation created as a continuation of the Barcelona Process and providing an important venue for dialogue and cooperation at political level and at the level of civil society organisations and relevant policy stakeholders; whereas the UfM is complemented by a Parliamentary Assembly (UfM-PA), which provides an essential opportunity for political dialogue and convergence, as well as multilateral cooperation among elected representatives of the EU and its Southern Mediterranean partner countries;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

— having regard to Article 8 of the Treaty on European Union,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, on 9 February 2021, the Commission and the Commission Vice- President / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) endorsed a joint communication for an ambitious and renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood including a new agenda for the Mediterranean and an accompanying economic and investment plan focusing on, inter alia: human development, good governance and the rule of law; resilience, prosperity and the digital transition, peace and security, migration and mobility, as well as the green transition; climate resilience, energy and the environment; whereas this new agenda for the Mediterranean is a positive step in the right direction towards further economic and policy integration with the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood; whereas the Abraham Accords provide the opportunity for the EU to renew its efforts for regional cooperation, in connection with strong support for the Middle East Peace process and the two-State solution; as well as a blueprint for a diplomatic approach that could be applied to the Southern Neighbourhood;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, on 9 February 2021, the Commission and the Commission Vice- President / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) endorsed a joint communication for an ambitious and renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood ~~including a~~entitled “A new aAgenda for the Mediterranean” and an accompanying joint staff working document providing an economic and investment plan focusing on, ~~inter alia~~five priorities, namely: human development, good governance and the rule of law; resilience, prosperity and the digital transition, peace and security, migration and mobility, as well as the green transition; climate resilience, energy and the environment;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, on 9 February 2021, the Commission and the Commission Vice- President / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) endorsed a joint communication for an ambitious and renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood including a new agenda for the Mediterranean and an accompanying economic and investment plan focusing on~~, inter alia~~ five priorities, namely: human development, good governance and the rule of law; resilience, prosperity and the digital transition,; peace and security,; migration and mobility, as well as the green transition; climate resilience, energy and the environment;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the aims of the Barcelona Process, which was launched in 1995, were, inter alia, to create a common area of peace, stability and prosperity, set a Euro-Mediterranean free trade area in motion, work to strengthen democracy and respect for human rights, and develop a Euro-Mediterranean partnership for greater understanding and rapprochement between peoples; whereas over 20 years have passed since the Barcelona Declaration but these aims have not been achieved;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the Mediterranean region is an area of vital and complementary strategic importance to the European Union; whereas the EU and its Southern Neighbourhood share strong political, economic, social and cultural ties; whereas relations between the EU and its Mediterranean partners need to be reinvigorated in order to address common challenges, take advantage of shared opportunities and unlock the potential of our shared region;

Amendment 35 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the new Agenda for the Mediterranean is supposed to inform the preparation of bilateral political frameworks, which can be Joint documents, Partnership priorities or equivalent, establishing jointly agreed political and economic reform agendas and related implementing tools;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the Southern Neighbourghood countries are facing common challenges, each of them is undergoing a specific political and economic situation and have particular problems that must be acknowledged in EU policies towards the region;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas the EU and its Southern Neighbourhood partners share a common interest in supporting a revitalised and fit for purpose multilateral system, with the UN at its core, to address common challenges such as conflict resolution and prevention, peacebuilding, climate change, corruption, organised crime and terrorism;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

A b. whereas the coherence of Member States’ policies with the Southern Neighbourhood policy is essential for the EU to achieve its foreign policy objectives in the region;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Southern Neighbourhood should not be seen in a vacuum, but in close correlation with the Eastern Neighbourhood and an overall reflection on how to pursue closer relations between the EU and its neighbours; whereas both the EU’s Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods are strategic for the EU in that they can ensure shorter and, therefore, more secure and more effective supply lines; whereas the EU should pursue a common regulatory space that includes its Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods, and therefore ensures access for its neighbouring countries to the highest policy standards, which are multipliers of economic investment and economic growth;deleted

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

— having regard to the UN resolution entitled ‘Transforming our World – the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’, adopted at the UN Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015 in New York (the 2030 Agenda),

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the EU must invest in its Southern Neighbourhood as a matter of priority; whereas the security, stability, prosperity and climate resilience of the EU’s Southern neighbourhood will reinforce the security, stability, prosperity and climate resilience of the EU; whereas renewed investment in the Southern Neighbourhood and intensified political and policy dialogue between the EU and Southern Neighbourhood countries will provide a valuable opportunity for close cooperation and policy synergies for the benefit of both the EU and its Member States, on the one hand, and the States of the Southern Neighbourhood, on the other; whereas the Southern Neighbourhood should not be seen in a vacuum, but in close correlation with the Eastern Neighbourhood and an overall reflection on how to pursue closer relations between the EU and its neighbours; whereas both the EU’s Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods are strategic for the EU in that they can ensure shorter and, therefore, more secure and more effective supply lines; whereas the EU should pursue a common regulatory space that includes its Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods, and therefore ensures access for its neighbouring countries to the highest policy standards, which are multipliers of economic investment and economic growth;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Southern Neighbourhood should not be seen in a vacuum, but in close correlation with the ~~Easter~~broader European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) as defined in the 2015 ENP Review, and an overall reflection on how to pursue closer relations between the EU and its neighbours; whereas both the EU’s Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods are strategic for the EU in that they can ~~ensure shorter~~promote human rights and democratic reforms and, therefore, ensure a more secure and ~~more~~ effective space for economic relations and investments, e.g. shorter supply lines; whereas the EU should pursue a common regulatory space that includes its Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods, and therefore ensures access for its neighbouring countries to the highest policy, anti-corruption and human rights standards, which are multipliers of economic investment and economic growth;

Amendment 42 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Southern Neighbourhood should not be seen in a vacuum, but in close correlation with the ~~Easter~~broader European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) as defined in the 2015 ENP Review, and an overall reflection on how to pursue closer and balanced relations between the EU and its neighbours; whereas both the EU’s Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods are strategic for the EU in that they can ~~ensure shorter and, therefore, more secure and more effective~~promote human rights and democratic reforms and ensure a more secure and effective space for economic relations and investment, including shorter and mutually beneficial supply lines; whereas the EU should pursue a common regulatory and reformist space that includes its Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods, and therefore ensures access for its neighbouring countries to the highest policy, anti- corruption and human rights standards, which are multipliers of economic investment and economic growth;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Southern Neighbourhood should not be seen in a vacuum, but in ~~close correlation with the Eastern Neighbourhood and~~ an overall reflection on how to pursue closer relations between the EU and its neighbours; whereas both the EU’s Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods are strategic for the EU in ~~that they can ensure shorter and,~~various fields, such as the security, managing conflicts or the risk of ther~~efore, more secure and more effective supply lines;~~rorism, combating climate change, trade, managing migration, etc. whereas the EU should pursue a common regulatory space that includes its ~~Southern and Eastern N~~neighbourhoods, and therefore ensures access for its neighbouring countries to the highest policy standards, which are not only multipliers of economic investment and economic growth but are also crucial for a better security and political stability of both these countries and the EU and for environmental protection;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the Southern Neighbourhood should not be seen in a vacuum, but in close correlation with the Eastern Neighbourhood and an overall strategic reflection on how to pursue closer and mutually beneficial relations between the EU and its neighbours; whereas both the EU’s Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods are strategic for the EU in that they can ensure shorter and, therefore, more secure and more effective supply lines; whereas the EU should pursue a common regulatory space that includes its Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods, and therefore ensures access for its neighbouring countries to the highest policy standards, which are multipliers of economic investment and fair and sustainable economic growth;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the Euro-Mediterranean area of prosperity, stability and peace has yet to materialise; whereas according to the World Bank Governance Index the situation in terms of governance, rule of law and human rights in the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood has not improved in respect to pre-2011; whereas the European Commission´s 2015 ENP review redirected the focus of the policy away from democratic transformation towards a securitized approach focusing on counter-terrorism and migration management; whereas democracy, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law are essential for prosperity, stability and peace and should be at the heart of the EU´s policy towards the Southern Neighbourhood;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the Southern Neighbourhood of the European Union has specific and concrete problems due to its geographical location and specific context; whereas the Southern Neighbourhood Policy should be a priority for the European agenda in the region and should focus on the real promotion of human rights, action in the face of renewed authoritarianism, relations with repressed social movements and activists, a real ecological transition, feminism, guarantees of the rights of LGTBIQ+ people, social justice, and a culture of peace;

Amendment 47 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the new Agenda for the Mediterranean is supposed to inform the preparation of bilateral political frameworks, which can be joint documents, Partnership priorities or equivalent, establishing jointly agreed political and economic reform agendas and related implementing tools;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the COVID 19 crisis has increased the risk of further destabilisation, as its socio-economic consequences are harsh for the Southern Neighbourhood countries;

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas twenty-five years after the launch of the first European instrument for the Mediterranean, the number of conflicts, economic inequality, expulsion of peoples, insecurity and anti-democratic regimes in the Mediterranean have increased, the consequences of which are being felt in the European Union;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

— having regard to the UN Sustainable Development Goals for 2030,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

B c. whereas the interdependence of the two shores and the common challenges we face must be recognised; whereas the whole of the Southern Neighbourhood is a strategic partner; whereas the European Union should recognise the diversity and heterogeneity of the region and adapting our relationship to each of the contexts of each state;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

B d. whereas the Southern Neighbourhood policy must focus on human security, democracy and human rights and overcome the economistic and extractivist vision of the region as a source of resources; whereas the European Union's border policy has turned the Mediterranean Sea into a mass grave; whereas the active role that Frontex has played in the human rights violations that have recently led to the resignation of its director;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)

B e. whereas 1,924 people died or went missing on the Central and Western Mediterranean routes, while an additional 1,153 perished or went missing on the Northwest African maritime route to the Canary Islands in 2021, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); whereas 1,776 people died or went missing for the three routes in 2020; whereas 23,000 people have died or gone missing on the Mediterranean since 2014 according to the Missing Migrants Project, the initiative implemented since 2014 by the International Organization for Migration (IOM);

Amendment 53 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)

B f. whereas the Southern Neighbourhood policy should contribute in the short and medium term to de- escalate conflicts in the European neighbourhood and to prevent them in the future, providing it with the necessary resources to effectively contribute to the construction of peace, respect for international law and human rights, human security, gender equality and equity, and sustainable, inclusive, and equal development; whereas women suffer particularly intensely from the conflicts in the Mediterranean countries; whereas international organizations and multilateralism are the best tools to achieve the joint development of peoples and the solution of conflicts; whereas the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) remains an indispensable lifeline for millions of refugees and a beacon for stability in a volatile region;

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the war in Ukraine has ~~underlined~~been the latest illustration of the threat posed by third countries that seek political and economic hegemony in the EU’s neighbourhood to the detriment of the democratic aspirations and territorial integrity of target countries; whereas Russia, China, Turkey, some Gulf states and Iran are ~~all~~ seeking to increase their capacity to exercise political and~~/or~~ economic hegemony in certain Southern Neighbourhood countries and, therefore, ~~the EU’s~~severely challenging the EU and its Member States’ capacity-building ~~for~~to fight~~ing~~ disinformation and promot~~ing~~e freedom of the press ~~is crucial; whereas the EU should reaffirm its role as the primary political, economic and democratic anchor for the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood;~~ ; whereas the EU should actively focus on reducing the influence of those third countries whose actions have a negative impact on the stability of the region; whereas the EU should reaffirm its role as a privileged partner in matters such as human rights, democracy and rule of law, security, migration, prevention and fight against radicalisation and terrorism, fight against climate change, research and development;

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the war in Ukraine has underlined the threat posed by third countries that seek political and economic hegemony in the EU’'s neighbourhood to the detriment of the democratic aspirations and territorial integrity of target countries; whereas ~~Russia, China and Iran are all~~the EU's Southern Neighbourhood should not be a playground for major powers, including Russia, China, Iran, the United States and EU Member States, which are seeking to increase their ~~capac~~ability to exercise political and/or economic hegemony in certain countries in the Southern Neighbourhood ~~countries and, there~~; whereas it is crucial fore, the EU~~’s capacity-building for fighting~~ to promote the fight against disinformation and ~~promoting~~ freedom of the press ~~is crucial~~on both sides of the Mediterranean; whereas the EU should reaffirm its role as the ~~primary~~main political, economic and democratic anchor for the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is having, and will further have devastating effects for the region in terms of food security; whereas the war in Ukraine has underlined the threat posed by third countries that seek political and economic hegemony in the EU’s neighbourhood to the detriment of the democratic aspirations and territorial integrity of target countries; whereas Russia, China and Iran are all seeking to increase their capacity to exercise political and/or economic hegemony in certain Southern Neighbourhood countries and, therefore, the EU’s capacity-building for fighting disinformation and promoting freedom of the press is crucial; whereas the EU should reaffirm its role as the primary political, economic and democratic anchor for the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood;

Amendment 57 #

Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the war in Ukraine has underlined the threat posed by third countries that seek political and economic hegemony in the EU’s neighbourhood to the detriment of the democratic aspirations and territorial integrity of target countries; wWhereas ~~Russia, China and Iran are all~~freedom of spee~~king to increase their capacity to exercise political and/or economic hegemony in certain Southern Neighbourhood countries~~ch and press as well as pluralism of media are a key component of the rule of law and, therefore, the EU’s capacity-building for fighting disinformation and promoting freedom of the press is crucial;; whereas the EU should reaffirm its ~~role as the primary political, economic and democratic anchor for the countries~~interest in and commitment to its policy ofn the Southern Neighbourhood;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the war in Ukraine has underlined the threat posed by third countries that seek political and economic hegemony in the EU’s neighbourhood to the detriment of the democratic aspirations and territorial integrity of target countries; whereas Russia, China ~~and Iran~~, Israel, Iran, Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia are all seeking to increase their capacity to exercise political and/or economic hegemony in certain Southern Neighbourhood countries and, therefore, the EU’s capacity- building ~~for~~, promoting democratic values and fighting disinformation and promoting freedom of the press is crucial; whereas the EU should reaffirm its role as the primary political, economic and democratic anchor for the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the war in Ukraine has underlined the threat posed by third countries that seek political and economic hegemony in the EU’s neighbourhood to the detriment of the democratic aspirations and territorial integrity of target countries; whereas Russia, China and Iran, among others, are all seeking to increase their capacity to exercise political and/or economic hegemony in certain Southern Neighbourhood countries and, therefore, the EU’s capacity-building for fighting disinformation and promoting freedom of the press is crucial and needs to be scaled- up; whereas the EU should reaffirm its role as the primary political, economic and democratic anchor for the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood;

Amendment 6 #

Thierry MARIANI, Harald VILIMSKY, Anna BONFRISCO, Jean-Lin LACAPELLE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)

— having regard to the Paris Agreement, Decision1/CP.21, to the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the UNFCCC and to the 11th Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP11), held in Paris, France from 30 November to 11 December 2015,

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the war in Ukraine has underlined the threat posed by third countries that seek political and economic hegemony in the EU’s neighbourhood to the detriment of the democratic aspirations and territorial integrity of target countries; whereas Russia, China ~~and Iran~~, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar are all seeking to increase their capacity to exercise political and/or economic hegemony in certain Southern Neighbourhood countries and, therefore, the EU’s capacity-building for fighting disinformation and promoting freedom of the press is crucial; whereas the EU should reaffirm its role as the primary political, economic and democratic anchor for the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood;

Amendment 61 #

Susanna CECCARDI, Marco ZANNI, Anna BONFRISCO, Jaak MADISON

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the war in Ukraine has underlined the threat posed by third countries that seek political and economic hegemony in the Mediterranean area and the EU’s neighbourhood to the detriment of the democratic aspirations and territorial integrity of target countries; whereas Russia, China, Turkey and Iran are all seeking to increase their capacity to exercise political and/or economic hegemony in certain Southern Neighbourhood countries and, therefore, the EU’s capacity-building for fighting disinformation and promoting freedom of the press is crucial; whereas the EU should reaffirm its role as the primary political, economic and democratic anchor for the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the war in Ukraine has underlined the threat posed by third countries that seek political and economic hegemony in the EU’s neighbourhood to the detriment of the democratic aspirations and territorial integrity of target countries; whereas Russia, China and ~~Iran are all~~regional powers are seeking to increase their capacity to exercise political and/or economic hegemony in certain Southern Neighbourhood countries and, therefore, the EU’s and the Southern Neighbourhood countries’ capacity- building for fighting disinformation and promoting freedom of the press ~~is crucial; whereas the EU should reaffirm its role as the primary political, economic and democratic anchor for the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood~~, freedoms of association and assembly is crucial;

Amendment 63 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the war in Ukraine has underlined the threat posed by third countries that seek political and economic hegemony in the EU’s neighbourhood to the detriment of the democratic aspirations and territorial integrity of target countries; whereas Russia, China and Iran are all seeking to increase their capacity to exercise political and/or economic hegemony in certain Southern Neighbourhood countries and, therefore, the EU’s capacity-building for fighting disinformation and promoting freedom of the press is crucial; whereas the EU should reaffirm its role as the privileged partner and primary political, economic and democratic anchor for the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas the EU has sought a comprehensive approach on migration and asylum, based on EU values of solidarity and the protection of human rights and the rule of law; whereas the EU has sought to create new safe pathways for refugees, for example through cooperation with Southern Neighbourhood partner countries on resettlement programmes from safe third countries to the EU;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the war in Ukraine and the resulting need to further diversify the EU’s energy supply have shown the essential role of the Southern Neighbourhood in securing sufficient gas and oil supplies to the EU with mutual benefits for both the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries; whereas the discovery of relevant natural gas reserves in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean provides a ~~unique~~n opportunity for economic development in the countries concerned; whereas these gas reserves equally provide an important opportunity for partnership, investment and the sharing of know-how between the countries of the Southern Mediterranean and the EU and its Member States; whereas the Southern Neighbourhood is therefore not only essential for reasons of regional security and stability, but also as a primary partner for access to energy sources, including renewable revenues from natural resources should be fairly distributed and used to benefit local populations;

Amendment 66 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the war in Ukraine and the resulting need to further diversify the EU’s energy supply have shown the essential role of the Southern Neighbourhood in securing sufficient gas and oil supplies to the EU with mutual benefits for both the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries; whereas the discovery of relevant natural gas reserves in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean provides a unique opportunity for economic development in the countries concerned; whereas these gas reserves equally provide an important opportunity for partnership, investment and the sharing of know-how between the countries of the Southern Mediterranean and the EU and its Member States; whereas the Southern Neighbourhood is therefore not only essential for reasons of regional security and stability, but also as a primary partner for access to energy sources, including renewables; whereas the continuous and unhindered EU’s implementation of its Green Deal will decrease dependencies from oil and gas in the medium-term and therefore EU relations with the Southern Neighbourhood should be forward looking and start now to pave the way for this new reality, also partaking the benefits of the Green Deal with the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the war in Ukraine and the ~~resulting~~ need to further decarbonise and diversify ~~the~~ EU’s energy supplyies have ~~shown~~highlighted the essential role of the Southern Neighbourhood can have, notably in securing sufficient gas and oil supplies to the EU with mutual benefits for both the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries, in accordance with the European Green Deal; whereas the discovery of ~~relev~~significant natural gas reserves in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean provides a unique opportunity for economic development in the countries concerned; whereas these gas reserves equally provide an important opportunity for partnerships, investments and the sharing of know-how between the countries of the Southern Mediterranean and the EU and its Member States; whereas the Southern Neighbourhood is therefore not only essential for reasons of regional security and stability, but also as a primary partner for access to reliable energy sources, including renewables;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the war in Ukraine and the resulting need to further diversify the EU’s energy supply have shown the essential role of the Southern Neighbourhood in securing sufficient gas and oil supplies to the EU with mutual benefits for both the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries; whereas the discovery of relevant natural gas reserves in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean provides a unique opportunity for economic development in the countries concerned; whereas these gas reserves equally provide an important opportunity for partnership, investment and the sharing of know-how between the countries of the Southern Mediterranean and the EU and its Member States; whereas, in turn, this partnership is already proving to be an opportunity for dialogue and cooperation amongst all the Southern Mediterranean countries concerned, leading to more stability in the region; whereas the Southern Neighbourhood is therefore not only essential for reasons of regional security and stability, but also as a primary partner for access to energy sources, including renewables;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the war in Ukraine and the resulting need to ~~further diversify~~increase the EU’s energy s~~uppl~~overeignty have shown the essential role of the Southern Neighbourhood in sbecuroming ~~sufficient gas and oil supplies to the EU with mutual benefits for both the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries; whereas the discovery of relevant natural gas reserv~~crucial partners in achieving the European Green Deal; whereas the abundance of renewable energy sources in the Scou~~thern and Eastern Mediterranean~~ntries of the Southern Neighbourhood provides a unique opportunity for ~~economic development in the countries concerned; whereas these gas reserves equally provide an important opportunity for partnership, investment and the~~clean energy cooperation with the EU, including hydrogen from renewable sources of energy; whereas such energy cooperation allows for sharing of know-how between the countries of the Southern Mediterranean and the EU and its Member States ; whereas the Southern Neighbourhood is therefore not only essential for reasons of regional security and stability, but also as a primary partner for ~~access to energy sources, including renewabl~~energy cooperation; whereas true partnership with mutual benefits, notably for people in the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood is key to guarantee their access to renewable, affordable and local energy in an inclusive way; whereas, because of their historical emissions, EU Member States have a carbon debt towards developing countries;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)

— having regard to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW),

Amendment 70 #

Susanna CECCARDI, Marco ZANNI, Anna BONFRISCO, Jaak MADISON

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the war in Ukraine and the resulting need to further diversify the EU’s energy supply have shown the essential role of the Southern Neighbourhood in securing sufficient gas and oil supplies to the EU with mutual benefits for both the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries; whereas the discovery of relevant natural gas reserves in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean provides a unique opportunity for economic development in the countries concerned; whereas these gas reserves equally provide an important opportunity for partnership, investment and the sharing of know-how between the countries of the Southern Mediterranean and the EU and its Member States; whereas Israel, one of the EU's strategic partners, and the EastMed project may play a key role in this context; whereas the Southern Neighbourhood is therefore not only essential for reasons of regional security and stability, but also as a primary partner for access to energy sources, including renewables;

Amendment 71 #

Jytte GUTELAND

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the war in Ukraine and the resulting need to further diversify the EU’s energy supply – ultimately phasing out EU's reliance on fossil fuels in line with the European Climate Law and reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 – have shown the ~~essential~~ role of the Southern Neighbourhood in securing sufficient gas and oil supplies toin the ~~EU with mutual benefits for both the EU and the Southern Neighbourhood countries~~short term to the EU; whereas the discovery of relevant natural gas reserves in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean provides a ~~unique~~n opportunity for economic development in the countries concerned if invested in measures of climate transition and social cohesion; whereas these gas reserves equally provide an ~~important~~ opportunity for partnership, investment and the sharing of know-how between the countries of the Southern Mediterranean and the EU and its Member States; whereas the Southern Neighbourhood is therefore not only essential for reasons of regional security and stability, but also as a ~~primary~~ partner for access to energy sources, including renewables;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the war in Ukraine and the resulting need to ~~further diversify~~move with the utmost urgency to renewable energy and to increase the EU’'s energy ~~supply have shown~~autonomy have highlighted the essential role of the Southern Neighbourhood in ~~securing sufficient gas and oil supplies to the EU~~advancing the ecological transition, with mutual benefits for both the EU and the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood ~~countries; whereas the discovery of relevant~~; whereas natural gas reserves in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean provides a unique opportunity for economic development in the countries concerned; whereas these gas reserves equally provide an important opportunity for partnership, investment and the sharing of know-how between the countries of the Southern Mediterranean and the EU and its Member Statesare a threat to Europe's energy transition and security, precisely because tensions and conflicts in the Southern Neighbourhood have increased; whereas the Southern Neighbourhood is therefore not only essential for reasons of regional security and stability, but also as a ~~primary~~major partner ~~for access to energy sources, including renewables~~in combating climate emergency and renewable energy production; whereas after the Arctic, the Mediterranean is the second region in the world most affected by the climate emergency;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas low-and middle-income countries host 85% of the world's refugees, with 73% hosted in neighbouring countries and more than 1.9 million refugees currently hosted in the Southern Neighbourhood; whereas 6.8 million Syrians are displaced across borders and Syria continues to represent the first country of origin of the world's refugees;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas more than 218.000 refugees in the Southern Neighbourhood are estimated to be in need of resettlement, while EU refugee resettlement has decreased since 2016 and only 7,263 refugees were resettled from the Southern Neighbourhood to the EU in 2021;

Amendment 75 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

D c. whereas the effects of climate change are due to provoke further displacement for populations living in the Middle East and North Africa;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas the Sahara is the world’s largest solar belt and represents its largest potential for renewable electricity production;

Amendment 77 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas, according to the UN Environment Programme, the Mediterranean is warming 20% faster than the world average; whereas rainfall is expected to decrease by 30% in spring and summer by 2080;

Amendment 78 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

D c. whereas the Mediterranean region is home to 510 million people and is the most polluted major sea in the world with 1.25 million plastic fragments per square kilometre; whereas marine litter is costing the tourism, fisheries and maritime sectors around 641 million euros a year; whereas according to the 2019 WWF report 0.57 million tonnes of plastic enter the Mediterranean every year and will quadruple by 2050; whereas, according to the FAO, 75% of Mediterranean stocks for which validated assessments are available are fished at biologically unsustainable levels;

Amendment 79 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)

D d. whereas Egypt will host the 27th UN Climate Conference, COP 27, in November 2022;

Amendment 8 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 d (new)

— having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention),

Amendment 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)

D e. whereas democracy, human rights and the Rule of Law are core EU values including in the conduct of its European Neighbourhood Policy; whereas a free, strong and independent civil society is fundamental to the development of any country in the region; whereas the Arab spring of 2011 created unprecedented spaces for freedom of expression, freedom of the press, freedom of association, and freedom of syndicates in countries like Tunisia, Egypt and parts of Syria; whereas repression, conflict or both led to these countries backtracking in some or all of these freedoms;

Amendment 81 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)

D f. whereas the fight against organized crime and terrorism, including Islamic terrorism, remains a priority; whereas the fight against the Islamic State has been ongoing in the region since 2015; whereas some of the root causes of radical movements, including social and political marginalization, remain unaddressed to this day;

Amendment 82 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Dragoş TUDORACHE

Motion for a resolution
Recital D g (new)

D g. whereas the war in Ukraine has dramatic consequences in many vulnerable countries on the level of prices, production, access and supply of cereals, particularly wheat; whereas the French President Emmanuel Macron announced the launch of an international initiative called FARM (Food &Agriculture Resilience Mission) on March 24 2022, in conjunction with the European Union, the G7 and the African Union to prevent the disastrous effects, for world food security, of the war waged by Russia in Ukraine;

Amendment 83 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital D h (new)

D h. whereas the Southern Neighbourhood partners are structurally dependent on imports of cereals and whereas the war in Ukraine has a substantial impact on wheat and cooking oil commodity supply chains, with implications on food security; whereas Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Syria, Tunisia and Palestine rely heavily on Ukraine or Russia for their food and feed imports, particularly cereals, while Morocco and Tunisia rely heavily on Russian exports of nitrogen fertilisers for their agri-food sectors;

Amendment 84 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas security and stability in the Southern Neighbourhood are closely correlated with the prospects for real socioeconomic integration of women and youth and their capacity to access education, vocational training, employment and adequate longer-term professional development; whereas several countries in the Southern Neighbourhood have faced war, instability and social and financial crises; whereas terrorist organisations have exploited the instability and security situation and have caused many innocent civilian deaths; whereas terrorist organisations, including Da'esh/ISIS have targeted youth in the Southern Neighbourhood and in Europe, and their communication strategy and use of social media have proven to be effective in the susceptibility of youth recruitment; whereas the root causes of violent extremism and terrorism are complex; whereas numerous other countries have made great achievements in combating terrorism, violent extremism and Islamist separatism and in promoting tolerance and peaceful co-existence, including with the signing of the Abraham Accords;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas security and stability in the Southern Neighbourhood are closely correlated with the full respect of the women and youth fundamental rights and also their prospects for real socioeconomic integration ~~of women and youth~~ and their capacity to access education, vocational training, employment and adequate longer-term professional development; whereas women integration in the labour market remains significantly lower than in other parts of the world, reaching on average 19% according to the 2020 UN Women report on situational analysis of women in the MENA region;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas security ~~and~~, stability, democracy and the respect of human rights in the Southern Neighbourhood are closely correlated with the prospects for ~~real socioeconomic integration of women and youth~~open spaces for citizens and independent civil society to share ideas and opinions freely, including criticism of their governments without fear of reprisal, and with real socioeconomic integration of women, youth and discriminated groups such as LGBTQI+ persons and religious, cultural and ethnic minorities and their capacity to access education, vocational training, employment and adequate longer- term professional development;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas ~~securit~~women's civil, political, social and economic rights are human rights and their promotion in the Southern Neighbourhood should be a priority of the new agenda for the Mediterranean; whereas development, human security, democracy and stability in the Southern Neighbourhood are closely ~~correlated with~~linked to the prospects for real socio- economic integration of women and youthng people and their ~~capac~~ability to access education, vocational training, employment and a~~dequ~~ppropriate longer-term ~~professional~~career development;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas security and stability in the Southern Neighbourhood are possible only if there are open spaces for citizens and independent civil society to express and act freely without fear of reprisal and are closely correlated with the prospects for real socioeconomic integration of women and youth and their capacity to access education, vocational training, employment and adequate longer-term professional development;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas the stability of the Southern Neighbourhood has a direct impact on European security; whereas the threats to European security emanating from its Southern Neighbourhood are impelling and multifaceted, and therefore need as much attention as those rising in the Eastern Neighbourhood; whereas the EU should allocate appropriate funding and resources to strategically relevant projects such as Military Mobility to both strategic directions West-East and North- South;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 d (new)

— having regard to the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the UNFCCC, held in Glasgow, United Kingdom from 31 October to 13 November 2021,

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) continues to contribute to regional stability and peace in a region affected by conflicts; whereas underfunding recurrently jeopardizes its work which is yet key for the human development and humanitarian support of some of the world’s most vulnerable refugees, whose needs continue to grow;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

E b. whereas the Mediterranean Sea is a common good to be protected, and whereas its current environmental status is worrying, mainly as a result of overfishing; whereas the situation of many stocks remains critical as more than 80 % of scientifically assessed stocks are exploited above maximum sustainable yield (MSY) levels which is having negative repercussions for the industry and the marine environment as a whole; whereas stocks depletion and marine biodiversity erosion is threatening food security of coastal communities, jobs and incomes throughout the artisanal fisheries value chain;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)

E c. whereas according to the FAO almost one in three people in the Arab world, to which 9 out of 10 Southern Neighbourhood countries belong, did not have access to adequate food in 2020; an increase of 10 million people in just one year; whereas this number will likely increase, notably due to the repercussions of the war in Ukraine;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the Southern Neighbourhood has one of the lowest levels of regional economic integration in the world; whereas interregional trade barely accounts for 5.9 % of these countries' total trade;

Amendment 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Recommends that, in the implementation of the renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood ~~and a~~entitled “A new agenda for the M~~EDITERRANEAN~~editerranean”, the Commission and the VP/HR:

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) Secure adequate resources for timely and effective implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean based on the objectives and priorities jointly determined with Southern Neighbourhood partner countries, building on valuable synergies through the programming of the external action for the region under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and pursuing close coordination with Member State programming as well as facilitating as much as possible opportunities for blending through partnerships between the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and other relevant international financial institutions; takes the view that the new agenda for the Mediterranean can introduce a positive conditionality under which active EU support for a closer and effective policy interface with Southern Neighbourhood countries can lead to further partnerships and convergence on other policy priorities for the benefit of both the EU and Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls, in this regard, the importance of ensuring EU visibility in all EU financial resources allocated to the region directly or indirectly through partnership with the UN or other international organisations; stresses that the civil societies of Southern Neighbourhood countries are already primarily oriented to the EU and its Member States as the main political, economic and cultural anchor for political and economic reforms and for longer-term prosperity; warns that given the strategic importance and economic potential of the region the capacity of the EU to be the main partner is not without challenge and, therefore, adequate visibility for the EU’s commitment to the region at large is essential, both directly and through funds allocated to other organisations such as the UN;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) Secure adequate resources for timely and effective implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean based on the objectives and priorities jointly determined with Southern Neighbourhood partner countries, building on valuable synergies through the programming of the external action for the region under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and pursuing close coordination with Member State programming as well as facilitating as much as possible opportunities for blending through partnerships between the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and other relevant international financial institutions; takes the view thatand pursuing close coordination with Member State programming; guarantee that the new neighbourhood policy go beyond its purely economic-focused relationship with the region; stresses that the COVID- 19 crisis displaced austerity policies on our continent and should encourage the EU to rethink its economic policies with its neighbours; highlights the need for the nNew aAgenda for the Mediterranean can introduce a positive conditionality under which active EU support for a closer and effective policy interface with Southern Neighbourhood countries can lead to further partnerships and convergence on other policy priorities for the benefit of both the EU and Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls, in this regard, the importance of ensuring EU visibility in all EU financial resources allocated to the region directly or indirectly through partnership with the UN or other international organisto commit to more egalitarian economic relations that are mutually beneficial for both shores, renounce its extractive, resource-predatory policies and focus on changing the economic model, encouraging the growth of SMEs, the social economy, educational and scientific exchange, and research development, on the strengthening of trade unions, the ILO conventions on decent work and the EU work towards a binding treaty of Human Rights and the due diligence of European companies; furthermore, the New Agenda for the Mediterranean should support social dialogue before adopting any austerity policies that could affect workers’ rights, avoiding economic collapse such as support for small- and medium-sized enterprises, which constitute more than 90% of the productive fabric of the Arab world; insists that the economic agenda should be at the service of achieving greater purchasing power and decent living conditions, as widespread poverty is one of the main causes of the lack of guarantees of social and economic rights of the populations;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) Secure adequate resources for timely and effective implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean based on the objectives and priorities jointly determined with Southern Neighbourhood partner countries, building on valuable synergies through the programming of the external action for the region under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and pursuing close coordination with Member State programming as well as facilitating as much as possible opportunities for blending through partnerships between the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and other relevant international financial institutions; takes the view that the new agenda for the Mediterranean can introduce a positive conditionality under which active EU support for a closer and effective policy interface with Southern Neighbourhood countries can lead to further partnerships and convergence on other policy priorities for the benefit of both the EU and Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls, in this regard, the importance of ensuring financial accountability, performance based budgeting and EU visibility in all EU financial resources allocated to the region directly or indirectly through partnership with the UN or other international organisations;

Amendment 98 #

(a) Secure adequate resources for timely and effective implementation of the new agenda for the Mediterranean based on the objectives and priorities jointly determined with Southern Neighbourhood partner countries, building on valuable synergies through the programming of the external action for the region under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) and pursuing close coordination with Member State programming as well as facilitating ~~as much as possible opportunities for blending through partnerships between~~transparent cooperation with the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and other relevant international financial institutions; takes the view that the new agenda for the Mediterranean can introduce a positive conditionality under which active EU support for a closer and effective policy interface with Southern Neighbourhood countries can lead to further partnerships and convergence on other policy priorities for the benefit of both the EU and Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls, in this regard, the importance of ensuring EU visibility in all EU financial resources allocated to the region directly or indirectly through partnership with the UN or other international organis, including on the first stated priorities dealing with human development, good governance and the rule of law for the benefit of both the EU and Southern Neighbourhood countries and their populations;

Amendment 99 #