Ioannis KASOULIDES

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Role	Committee	Start	End
Member of	Committee on Foreign Affairs	2012/01/19	2013/02/28
Substitute of	Committee on International Trade	2012/01/19	2013/02/28
Member of	Committee on Foreign Affairs	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Substitute of	Committee on Employment and Social Affairs	2009/07/16	2012/01/18
Substitute of	Special committee on the policy challenges and budgetary resources for a sustainable European Union after 2013	2010/06/17	2011/06/30
Member of	Committee on Foreign Affairs	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Substitute of	Committee on Transport and Tourism	2007/01/31	2009/07/13
Member of	Committee on Foreign Affairs	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Substitute of	Committee on Transport and Tourism	2007/01/15	2007/01/30
Member of	Committee on Foreign Affairs	2004/07/21	2007/01/14
Substitute of	Committee on Transport and Tourism	2004/07/22	2007/01/14

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Role	Delegation	Start	End
Member of	Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean	2009/09/16	2013/02/28
Member of	Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council	2009/09/16	2013/02/28
Substitute of	Delegation for relations with Canada	2009/09/16	2013/02/28
Vice-Chair of	Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council	2007/03/14	2009/07/13
Member of	Delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly	2004/09/15	2009/07/13
Vice-Chair of	Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council	2004/09/20	2007/03/13
Member of	Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council	2004/09/15	2004/09/19

Rapporteur

Shadow	2010/2268(INI)	Negotiations on EU-Libya Framework Agreement
Shadow	2009/2217(INI)	New strategy for Afghanistan
Opinion	2006/2250(INI)	Fight against illegal immigration of third-country nationals. Policy priorities
Opinion	2004/2121(INI)	Asylum procedure and protection in the regions of origin

Born

1948/08/10 Lefkosia

Graduate in Medicine (MD) (Lyons, 1974); Specialised in geriatrics at London Hospital (1981).
Hospital doctor and lecturer (London, 1975-1981); Geriatrician in Nicosia (1981-1993).
Various posts in the Democratic Rally (DISY) (1981-1989); Chair of the DISY Youth Movement (1990-1993); Member of the DISY Political Bureau (from 1993).
Member of the Cypriot House of Representatives - Deputy for Nicosia (May 1991 - March 1993).
Government spokesman (March 1993 - April 1997); Minister of Foreign Affairs (April 1997 - March 2003).
Member of the European Parliament (2004-2009).
Founder of DDK Strategy and Public Affairs Ltd (Communications and Crisis Management Consultants) (July 2003).
DISY candidate for the office of President of the Republic of Cyprus (February 2008 elections).
Commander of the Order of the Phoenix (Hellenic Republic); Commander of the Order of Merit (Hellenic Republic); Commander of the Order of Xirka (Malta); Commander of the Order of the Cedar (Lebanon); Commander of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre; Palestinian Bethlehem 2000 Award; Athens Municipality Highest Distinction Award.

Amendments

Amendments	Dossier
1	2009/0155(NLE) EC/Israel Agreement: Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (ACAA). Additional Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement 2012/11/04 AFET 1 amendments... Amendment 6 # Marietta GIANNAKOU, Elmar BROK, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Ioannis KASOULIDES, Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ, Marek SIWIEC, Kristian VIGENIN Draft opinion last paragraph The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to ~~draw up an interim report under Rule 81(3)~~propose that Parliament give its consent. source: PE-486.181
3	2009/2216(INI) EU strategy for the South Caucasus 2010/03/18 AFET 3 amendments... Amendment 160 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Underscores the importance of free and fair elections to be held in accordance with international commitments and standards; notes that the last presidential elections held in Armenia in February 2008 were ~~once again violent and that repercussions of the internal crisis in their aftermath are still being felt~~followed by violent events, while internal stability has been gradually restored thereafter; is preoccupied about the continued detention of opposition activist Nikol Pashinian, despite the welcomed amnesty of 18 June 2009 leading to the release of a number of imprisoned opposition activists; takes note of the municipal elections held in a peaceful manner in Azerbaijan on 23 December 2009 and awaits the report of the Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities observation delegation thereon; calls on the Georgian authorities to ensure that the local elections scheduled for 30 May 2010 take place in accordance with international standards and that the electoral law is amended accordingly, and reaffirms that securing direct election of mayors is crucial; confirms its and the EU’s position that elections and referenda in breakaway regions are illegitimate; defends the political rights of displaced persons; Amendment 170 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Considers freedom of expression to be a fundamental right and principle and the role of the media essential, is disturbed by the limitations on freedom of expression and the lack of media pluralism in the countries of the South Caucasus and calls on the authorities to ensure both; is preoccupied about attacks on journalists in Armenia and in particular about the continued detention of opposition journalist Nikol Pashinian, despite the welcomed amnesty of 18 June 2009 leading to the release of a number of imprisoned opposition activists; is concerned about the deterioration of the media climate in Azerbaijan with cases of harassment and intimidation of media professionals and deplores the detention and sentencing of the two youth activists and bloggers, Emin Milli and Adnan Hajizade; accordingly calls for their release following the appeal procedure in accordance with international standards and with respect for the principles of a fair trial as set out in Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights; Amendment 185 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Takes the view that freedom of assembly must be guaranteed, as it is instrumental to the development of a vibrant civil society; is worried about the difficulties, direct and indirect, which civil society faces in organising itself and disturbed by the adoption of laws and practices that might indirectly limit freedom of assembly, including through administrative harassment, such as the intensified checks by the fiscal authorities in Armenia; ~~is concerned about the lack of any serious~~notes the PACE resolution 1677 (2009) regarding the investigation into the events following the presidential elections of February 2008 wh~~en 10 people were killed and which led to the~~ich led to a 20-days long imposition of a state of emergency and restriction of a number of freedoms and rights; calls on the authorities in Azerbaijan, including the local authorities, to implement in a non- restrictive manner the legislation on freedom of assembly which, as amended, meets most international standards; is concerned that in Georgia the 2009 amendments to the Law on Assembly and Manifestations may limit freedom of assembly and curtail the ability of the opposition to mobilise; underlines the important role of civil society for the peace and reconciliation processes in the region; source: PE-438.249
32	2009/2217(INI) New strategy for Afghanistan 2010/07/10 AFET 32 amendments... Amendment 18 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the international community has implicitly recognised that nine years of war and international involvement have not succeeded in eliminating the Taliban insurgency and bringing peace and stability to the country, and whereas a new counterinsurgency policy has been introduced from last year and around 45 000 troops dispatched as reinforcements, Amendment 25 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas ~~an impasse has been reached in Afghanistan:~~it is difficult to see an obvious end in sight with a coalition of occupying powers in place but unable to defeat the Taliban only through military means, and an insurgency movement unable to prevail against these military forces~~; and whereas there is no obvious end in sight~~, Amendment 44 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas, with regard to the EU aid contribution to Afghanistan, Carl Bildt, in his capacity as Council President, stated before Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs in December 2009 that "We have no idea what the Union as a collectivity is doing in Afghanistan... We are spending more than a billion euros a year..., virtually uncoordinated",deleted Amendment 67 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas some poppy eradication in Afghanistan has been carried out using chemical herbicides, and whereas this practice results in serious harm to people and to the environment in terms of soil and water pollution,deleted Amendment 71 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Is aware however of the set of factors hampering progress in Afghanistan but, given space constraints, has chosen to focus in this report on four main elements where, it believes, efforts expended will result in very significant improvements that could turn the course of events: international aid; implications of the peace process; impact of police training; elimination of opium cultivation through alternative development; Amendment 76 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Expresses support for the new concept of a counter insurgency strategy, which aims at the protection of the local population and the rebuilding of areas whose security has been assured, and support for the EU’s Action Plan for Afghanistan and Pakistan; Amendment 82 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes, therefore, that ~~a new~~the EU strategy for Afghanistan will have to take as its starting point two premises: an acknowledgement of the continuing deterioration in security and socio- economic indicators in Afghanistan despite almost a decade of international involvement and investment; and the need to encourage a profound shift in the mindset of the international community, which has all too often in the past, in particular prior to the counter insurgency strategy, shaped plans and decisions with scant regard for Afghan involvement; Amendment 132 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. ~~Stresses that these disappointing indicators are not compensated for by~~Notes however the limited progress made in infrastructure, telecommunications and basic education usually cited as achievements by donors and the Afghan Government; Amendment 136 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 ~~12. Notes that the cost of eliminating poverty in Afghanistan is equivalent to the cost of five days of warfare;~~deleted Amendment 144 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 ~~13. Notes, too, that the cost of waging war for one week would provide 6 000 schools, enough to ensure a future without illiteracy for all children in Afghanistan;~~deleted Amendment 153 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Points out that~~, contrary to the widespread perception that Afghan Government corruption is responsible for the lack of provision of essential services to its citizens,~~ the majority of resources for socio-economic development have been channelled through international organisations, regional development banks, NGOs, international contractors etc,, and not through the central government; Amendment 160 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. ~~Is appalled by the absence of~~Calls for coordination among international donors ~~and of~~, for detailed evaluations on the impact of the international civilian and military intervention, ~~by the lack of~~for transparency and ~~by the limited mechanisms~~ for donor accountability; Amendment 173 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls, too, on all the main humanitarian and development bodies active in Afghanistan (from EU Member States and the US to the UNDP and UNOPS, and from the World Bank to the main NGOs) to drastically prune their operating expenses by allocating funds (at least 80% more than at present) directly to Afghan institutions; notes that, among Afghan institutions preference should be given to local and regional governments provided that at this level allegiance, the rule of law and democracy have been properly ascertained; points out that the allocation of funds at local and regional level shall require the approval of the central Government to enhance its role and responsibility; Amendment 185 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Recognises the potential for local corruption but believes that this will be outweighed by the strengthened legitimacy the Afghan State will gain by begiving ~~responsible for implementing aid~~approval for the allocation of the funding and by ensuring that aid effectiveness indicators and effective monitoring mechanisms, agreed upon by both donors and the Afghan Government, are in place; Amendment 196 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Is equally appalled by the fact that, since US and NATO military logistics follow similar lines, European taxpayers could end up funding the Taliban through the very entities that are supposed to combat them;deleted Amendment 213 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Believes that much of the blame for the present ~~impasse~~situation in Afghanistan rests with early miscalculations prior to the new counter-insurgency strategy by coalition forces who foresaw a speedy military victory over the Taliban and an easy transition to a stable country run by a legitimate government with strong Western backing; Amendment 234 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Recognises that the final stage would be a political solution; considers that in order to achieve this and for the Taliban to realize that they should sit at the negotiating table, the new counter insurgency policy must be given time to succeed according to the time table announced by President Obama; recognizes that once the conditions have been met, so that the Taliban do not negotiate under conditions of strength, then the only possible solution is a political one~~, and~~; strongly believes that negotiations with ~~the Taliban~~all the Afghan sides engaged in the conflict – which should take place against the backdrop of a ceasefire – lie at the heart of ~~this~~a political process, with the aim of forming a government of national unity which can put an end to the civil war that has raged in the country for almost three decades; Amendment 254 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Recognises that the Taliban are not one single uniform entity: there are at least 33 top leaders, 820 mid-level/junior leaders, and 25 000 - 36 000 "foot soldiers" distributed among 220 communities, some fighting for ideological, others for monetary, reasons; believes therefore, that negotiations should be encouraged from now on at local level between the democratically elected local government and members of the armed opposition "who renounce violence, have no links to international terrorist organizations, respect the Constitution and are willing to join in building a peaceful Afghanistan", according to paragraphs 13 and 14 of the Kabul communiqué of 20 July 2010; Amendment 286 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Urges the ~~EU to encourage the US~~allied forces to move away from ~~its~~the policy of circumventing domestic institutions in the delivery of international aid and the privatisation of security, a~~s well as its parallel and seemingly contradictory (to the peace process) attempt to "decapitate" the insurgency leadership us~~nd acknowledges the new orders by General Petraeus that due regard should be given to all military and security operations in avoiding civilian casualties as this is one of the factors alienating the local population against ISAF; pays tribute to the servicemen and women of all the Allied Forces who have lost their lives ing d~~rones and US Special forces, which is of questionable legal status and results in frequent civilian casual~~efending freedom, and expresses its condolences to their families, as well as to the families of all innocent Afghan victiems; Amendment 296 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Points out that the EU Member States and their allies' military presence in Afghanistan has the objective of combating the threat of international terrorism and tackling the fight against drug cultivation and trafficking; Amendment 307 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Notes that there can be no stability or peace in Afghanistan without guaranteeing security for its citizens~~, and that part of the Taliban's early success in establishing themselves was due to an ability to maintain order and security~~; Amendment 315 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47 a. Gives merit to the idea of General Petraeus that local, democratically elected authorities could be accorded with a local gendarmerie to maintain law and order and protect the local population; Amendment 329 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Notes from ISAF sources that of the 94 000 men in the Afghan National Police almost ~~90%~~of them are illiterate~~, 20%~~ and a substantial number are drug users~~, and over 30%~~ or go missing after a year, not to mention the 1 000 or so killed in service every year; Amendment 335 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Believes that one of the main factors behind the ineffectiveness of overall training has been the practice~~, predominantly by the US,~~ of relying on private contractors to train the police; Amendment 338 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Notes that~~, while~~ the EU and its Member States ~~do not share the US approach, their~~ commitment to the creation of a professional Afghan police force risks being compromised by the prevalence of practices such as the "fast- track" approach (poor vetting of recruits, six weeks of training with no textbooks because of trainee illiteracy, minimal field training, recruits then given a badge, uniform and gun and sent out on patrol) implemented by a few big US security companies; Amendment 341 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Is equally disturbed to learn of the poor financial controls being applied to these private companies, and cites a 2006 joint US Defense and State Department report, whose findings are still valid today, which found that the police force in Afghanistan was incapable of carrying out routine law enforcement work and that no effective field training programme existed; acknowledges ~~General McChrystal's attempts, during his tenure,~~the attempts by the general command and under the counterinsurgency policy to exercise some degree of control over the private foreign militias operating with impunity in Afghanistan; Amendment 344 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Recommends ~~unequivocally, therefore, that responsibility for police training no longer~~that police training should as soon as possible cease to be carried out by private contractors; Amendment 358 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Recommends that salaries for the Afghan police be increased and that the whole recruitment process be reviewed, ~~only admitting~~give preference to recruits with a basic standard of literacy, who are not drug users and are better qualified psychologically and physically than the present cohort; Amendment 362 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 57. Recalls that Afghanistan is the source of 90% of the world's illicit opium, and ~~yet~~ that when coalition forces entered Kabul in 2001, no opium poppies were being grown in Afghanistan owing to the UN's success in getting the Taliban to impose a ban on their cultivation in the 90% of the country under their controlcultivation has not diminished in recent years; Amendment 368 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Notes, however, that the opium problem was not considered a priority by the ~~Bush Administration~~General Command prior to the counter insurgency policy, which preferred to cooperate with the warlords in the name of the war on terror; Amendment 370 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Elmar BROK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 62. Draws attention, however, to the findings of a recent UNODC report, whereby the Taliban only capture 4% of the annual narcotics trade, and local farmers 21%, with 75% going to government officials, the police, local and regional brokers, and traffickers; ~~in short, notes that NATO allies are in fact getting the lion's share of the profits from the drugs trade;~~ Amendment 385 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 ~~70. Calls on the Government and Parliament of Afghanistan to enact specific legislation aimed at prohibiting all eradication practices that may involve the use of non-manual and non- mechanical means;~~deleted source: PE-445.614
1	2010/0816(NLE) European External Action Service EEAS: organisation and functioning 2010/01/07 AFET 1 amendments... Amendment 121 # Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Lothar BISKY, Ivailo KALFIN, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Ioannis KASOULIDES, Jan ZAHRADIL, Bendt BENDTSEN, Tunne KELAM, Kristiina OJULAND, Ivari PADAR, Ville ITÄLÄ, Markus FERBER, Carlo CASINI, Mario MAURO, Roberts ZĪLE, Vytautas LANDSBERGIS, Frank ENGEL, Simon BUSUTTIL, Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO, Vasilica Viorica DĂNCILĂ, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ, Boris ZALA, Milan ZVER, Gunnar HÖKMARK, József SZÁJER, György SCHÖPFLIN, Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Ryszard CZARNECKI, Adam GIEREK, Andrzej GRZYB, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Filip KACZMAREK, Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Krzysztof LISEK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Marek Henryk MIGALSKI, Jan OLBRYCHT, Tomasz Piotr PORĘBA, Joanna SENYSZYN, Marek SIWIEC, Bogusław SONIK, Konrad SZYMAŃSKI, Róża Gräfin von THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, Jarosław Leszek WAŁĘSA, Jacek WŁOSOWICZ, Janusz Władysław ZEMKE, Zbigniew ZIOBRO, Ingeborg GRÄSSLE Proposal for a decision – amending act Article 6 – paragraph 6 6. ~~All appoin~~Recruitments in the EEAS shall be based on merit ~~and on the broadest possible geographical basis~~whilst ensuring adequate geographical and gender balance. The staff of the EEAS shall comprise a ~~meaningful~~n adequate presence of nationals from all the Member States. Concrete measures analogous to the Council regulation 401/2004 should be taken to ensure adequate geographical representativity in all grades within the EEAS, both in Headquarters and in Delegations. These measures should apply to nationals from under-represented Member States. source: PE-443.165
1	2010/0821(NLE) Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (TFEU): stability mechanism for Member States whose currency is the euro (amend. Article 136 TFEU) 2011/03/03 AFCO 1 amendments... Amendment 50 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, Simon BUSUTTIL, Tunne KELAM, Marietta GIANNAKOU Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that the European stability mechanism, and the strict conditionality incorporated therein, involves all Member States whose currency is the euro, even the small ones whose economy may be seen as not "indispensable" for the purposes of safeguarding the euro area as a whole; source: PE-460.672
1	2010/2071(INI) Civilian-military cooperation and the development of civilian-military capabilities 2010/05/10 AFET 1 amendments... Amendment 148 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 b (new) 42b. Highlights the need for according the same degree of transparency and involvement to non-EU NATO members and non-NATO EU members when joint activities are conducted, as stressed out on the third chapter of the NATO 2020 report (``Albright Report``) source: PE-449.027
7	2010/2124(INI) Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) in 2009, presented to the European Parliament in application of Part II, Section G, paragraph 43 of the Inter-institutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 2011/07/03 AFET 7 amendments... Amendment 69 # Arnaud DANJEAN, Elmar BROK, Michael GAHLER, Ioannis KASOULIDES, Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Krzysztof LISEK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that CSDP actions should be embedded in a comprehensive policy targeting countries and regions in crisis~~; stresses, further, the need for~~ where the EU's values and strategic interests are at s~~hift away from the current focus and emphasis on the successful deployment of CSDP mi~~take and where CSDP operations would provide a real added value in promoting peace, stability and rule of law; stresses, further, the need for a lessions ~~and towards greater attention to~~learnt process more accurate in assessing their successful implementation ~~and~~of each operation and its lasting impact on the ground; Amendment 76 # Arnaud DANJEAN, Michael GAHLER, Ioannis KASOULIDES, Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Krzysztof LISEK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Emphasises the need for optimal coordination between EU disaster responses and other EU instruments – such as CSDP civilian or military missions – which are already being deployed on the ground or which could be set up in the aftermath of a crisis; believes that a rigid distinction between military and civilian crisis-management operations reflects outdated institutional patterns rather than the reality on the ground, and therefore emphasises the fact that responses to certain crises may require a combination of military and civilian instruments; Amendment 84 # Arnaud DANJEAN, Ioannis KASOULIDES, Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Krzysztof LISEK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Considers it an EU strategic priority to strengthen international crisis-management partnerships and enhance dialogue with other major crisis-management actors – ~~such as the UN, NATO, the African Union (AU) and the OSCE and third countries such as the USA, Turkey, Norway and Canada – and to synchronise actions, share informa~~be there global or regional organisations or third countries – and share information and coordinate actions and pool resources whenever relevant in the fields of peacekeeping and peace-building~~, including cooperation on crisis management and, in particular, maritime security, and the fight against terrorism under international law~~; Amendment 129 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, Arnaud DANJEAN, Michael GAHLER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that the EU should take advantage of the adoption of NATO's new Strategic Concept in order to strengthen its partnership with NATO, bearing in mind the development of the EU's foreign, security and defence policies; points to the need to find pragmatic ways of solving ~~the~~outstanding difficulties –and calls in particular, in this respect, on the EU to exercise its influence for a successful conclusion of the ongoing process for a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem, which will remove all the differences between Cyprus and Turkey – which are hampering the development of closer cooperation between the EU and NATO, given the importance of ensuring that existing forces and capabilities which are shared to a large extent by both organisations are used as efficiently as possible; Amendment 141 # Arnaud DANJEAN, Elmar BROK, Michael GAHLER, Ioannis KASOULIDES, Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Krzysztof LISEK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Underlines the need for close and continuous coordination of EU foreign policy with the EU's closest ally and strategic partner, the US, ensuring a joint approach to global governance and to challenges such as nuclear non- proliferation and terrorism; calls on the VP/HR to coordinate closely and develop synergies with the US with a view to ensuring stability and security on the European continent, including on the basis of cooperation with Russia, and with regard to stability in the greater Middle East, Iran, Afghanistan and PakistanReiterates its commitment to the transatlantic partnership as an important element and one of the main pillars of the EU's external action; urges the Vice- President/High Representative to ensure that the EU acts as a coherent, active, equal and yet autonomous partner of the US in strengthening global security and stability, promoting peace and respect for human rights, as well as adopting a united approach to global challenges such as nuclear proliferation, terrorism, climate change and energy security; Amendment 175 # Arnaud DANJEAN, Elmar BROK, Michael GAHLER, Ioannis KASOULIDES, Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Encourages the VP/HR and the Commission to ~~deepen~~pursue its commitment towards the Eastern Partnership with our eastern European neighbours, with a view to their political association and economic integration, including in the area of energy, on the basis of shared European values and within a framework of conditions and incentives intended to trigger reforms; Amendment 265 # Arnaud DANJEAN, Elmar BROK, Michael GAHLER, Ioannis KASOULIDES, Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Krzysztof LISEK Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Believes that the EU should adopt a comprehensive approach to security and stability concerns in the Sahel region; insists that terrorism and transnational organised crime (drugs, arms, cigarettes, human smuggling) pose serious threats not only to the countries of the region but also directly to the European Union; deems necessary for the EU to help the countries of the region develop policies and instruments to tackle these growing security threats by employing all relevant EU instruments to eradicate poverty, guarantee sustainable development, address climate change concerns in the region, manage South- South and South- North migratory flows and ensure democracy and institution- building (notably for the security sector); believes that a process of consensus-building amongst the countries of the region, in cooperation with, and with the progressive ownership of, the AU, should also be put in place; source: PE-452.878
6	2010/2211(INI) Investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe 2011/04/13 SURE 1 amendments... Amendment 383 # Reimer BÖGE, Marietta GIANNAKOU, Ioannis KASOULIDES, Danuta Maria HÜBNER Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 b (new) 39b. Believes on the imperative need to strengthen the link between education, R&D and employment, as a prerequisite for increasing the competitiveness of the Union and accomplishing the political objectives in this field; suggests, in this context, that a radical reform of funding for European universities should be introduced in the next programming period; source: PE-462.729 2011/04/27 SURE 1 amendments... Amendment 871 # Reimer BÖGE, Ioannis KASOULIDES, Simon BUSUTTIL Motion for a resolution Paragraph 85 85. Considers that building close and effective relations with neighbouring countries should remain a priority in the Union's external agenda; emphasises that stepped up financial commitments are needed for the Union to live up to major challenges -support to democratic transition and consolidation, good governance, human rights- and high expectations deriving from its moral responsibility towards its neighbours; insists in particular on the need for adjustment and increased funding for the European Neighbourhood Policy in view of current events and in order to better promote peace, freedom and security in partner countries and regions; source: PE-462.732 2011/05/04 SURE 2 amendments... Amendment 722 # Reimer BÖGE, Marietta GIANNAKOU, Ioannis KASOULIDES, Sophie AUCONIE Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68 d (new) 68d. Recalls that, in the context of EU cohesion policy, ‘particular attention shall be paid to regions that suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps’ (Article 174 § 3 TFEU), such as mountains, islands, cross border and northernmost regions with very low population density; believes that a special strategy needs to be elaborated for those regions, as set out in the EP resolution of the 22 September 2010, and duly reflected in the next MFF; reiterates its position that specific measures should continue to be taken in favour of the outermost regions (Article 349 TFEU); Amendment 820 # Reimer BÖGE, Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 80. Points to the discrepancy between the level of the Union’s global financial assistance and its often limited influence in related negotiations and stresses the need to enhance the Union’s political role and leverage in international institutions and fora; considers that the ceiling of the future ‘Global Europe’ heading should match current and future global challenges and the growing role that the EU should play on the international scene, as described in the Treaty of Lisbon; source: PE-462.731 2011/08/04 SURE 2 amendments... Amendment 628 # Reimer BÖGE, Carlo FIDANZA, Luis de GRANDES PASCUAL, Marietta GIANNAKOU, Ioannis KASOULIDES, Giovanni LA VIA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 b (new) Tourism 62b. Recalls that tourism is a new EU competence under the Lisbon Treaty, which should, therefore, also be reflected in the next MFF; stresses the important contribution of tourism to the European economy and believes that the European strategy for tourism should aim at raising the competitiveness of the sector and be supported with adequate funding for the next period; Amendment 629 # Reimer BÖGE, Marietta GIANNAKOU, Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 c (new) Maritime Policy 62c. Considers that the Integrated Maritime Policy must be pursued and geared towards tackling the challenges faced by coastal zones and maritime basins, supporting blue growth and a sustainable maritime economy in line with the EU 2020 Strategy; requests that the EU increases its effort to support an ambitious EU maritime policy which will allow Europe to assert its position in this strategic sector; insists that the appropriate budgetary means be made available in favour of this policy; source: PE-462.730
2	2010/2269(INI) Migration flows arising from instability: scope and role of the EU foreign policy 2011/02/18 AFET 2 amendments... Amendment 7 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) - having regard to the European Council conclusions of 18/19 June 2009 on illegal immigration, Amendment 142 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. WSupports the ongoing negotiations for an EU-Libya Framework agreement, which will also include a re-admission agreement, and welcomes the recent agreement on an EU-Libya cooperation agenda on migration, particularly as regards joint efforts to provide financial support for African countries in order to create viable alternatives to migration and the development in Libya of a more efficient system to manage labour migration, by allowing the maximisation of the skills of the migrants already present in the country; believes that agreements on a cooperation agenda on migration should be reached with other countries in geographic proximity to the EU which can be valuable partners in providing support to fragile States in their neighbourhood and in offering migrants the skills required to access their job-market; source: PE-456.965
1	2011/0294(COD) Trans-European transport network: guidelines 2012/11/10 TRAN 1 amendments... Amendment 948 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Proposal for a regulation Annex I – Volume 22/33 to add the Airport of Paphos (CY) and the Port of Larnaca (CY) and their interconnections to the core network source: PE-496.673
1	2011/0300(COD) Trans-European energy infrastructure: guidelines 2012/03/28 ENVI 1 amendments... Amendment 32 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, Simon BUSUTTIL Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 1 1. The Commission shall establish a Union-wide list of projects of common interest. The list shall be reviewed and updated as necessary every two years. The first list shall be adopted by 31 July 2013 at the latest. The Commission shall also take into account the specific characteristics of small island member states to ensure that no EU Member State remains isolated from the European gas and electricity networks after 2015 or see its energy security jeopardised by lack of the appropriate connections, in terms of timely development of projects. The Union-wide list shall also include such projects. source: PE-486.154
4	2011/2111(INI) EU foreign policy towards the BRICs and other emerging powers: objectives and strategies 2011/10/11 AFET 4 amendments... Amendment 76 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Strongly ~~rejects the contention that, in view~~suggests that the West, rather than remaining passive ofn the emergence of new economic and foreign policy powers and potential rivals, the West should agree to relinquish its leadership and focus on managing its decline. Contends, rather, that the West and, in particular, the EU shoulnew world order that the emerging powers are bringing about, should strive to maintain its leading role in foreign policy, economic and monetary world order and focus oin achieving the necessary economies of scale and develop concerted efforts to enable it to interact with the emerging powers constructively and effectively; points out to the need to develop an inclusive system of global governance based on cooperation and coordination with the BRICS and other emerging countries, as appropriate; points further to the key role of the West and, particularly, the EU in promoting an inclusive system of global governance such as this; Amendment 84 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Notes that the BRICS ~~have embarked~~often appear to be on quasi-permanent coordination of foreign policy by abstaining from the vote on UNSC Resolution 1973 (2011) on Libya (South Africa was not yet part of the BRICS at that time), by deferring the vote on the EU's role in UNGA, and through their coinciding positions on Côte d'Ivoire, Sudan and the placement of weapons in outer space, as well as by coordinating their action through the BRICS Leaders' meetings; points out that the BRICS seem to be challenging the current system of international governance; believes that if the EU will duly take into account the new weight, in political and economic terms, of the BRICS and other emerging powers, this may contribute to an orderly reform of global governance without any destabilising effects; Amendment 115 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Believes that the inclusiveness and convergence to be decided by the G20 is to correct East-West monetary imbalances, deficit in the West and commercial surplus in the East by deciding upper limits of deficit/surplus, and by fighting protectionism; a measure than can be taken inter alia in this respect could be the creation of a specific IMF special purpose vehicle (SPV) where emerging markets could mostly contribute, thus increasing the IMF firepower and robustness in dealing with the sovereign debt crisis of the EU, and of the USA if needed, and thus finding an acceptable way to all to channel back money from East to West; Amendment 146 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls for a comprehensive evaluation and overall impact assessment of the EU Strategic Partnerships, including the emerging countries, and calls the High Representative to inform and consult with the European Parliament throughout this process; source: PE-473.930
1	2011/2113(INI) Trade for change: EU trade and investment strategy for the Southern Mediterranean following the Arab spring revolutions 2012/02/03 INTA 1 amendments... Amendment 38 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Is concerned that the European External Action Service (EEAS) has not yet made public the details of the ‘more for more’ criteria that will determine, together with the commercial scoping exercise, whether a country is eligible for a DCFTA; asks the EEAS, therefore, to establish these criteria so that the process is transparent and so that partner countries know in advance where adjustments need to be made; insists that respect for democratic institutions and fundamental rights, including freedom of expression ~~and~~, freedom of association and protection of religious minorities, must be central to this process and considers that it should be responsive to significant improvements or deteriorations in partner countries during the preparatory phase and the negotiations themselves; insists that these criteria should include an appropriate level of economic opening and an index of how all levels of society benefit from trade and foreign direct investment (FDI); source: PE-483.651
5	2011/2306(INI) Trade aspects of the Eastern partnership 2012/03/29 INTA 5 amendments... Amendment 4 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas following the revolutionary movements which took place in 2011 in the EU Southern neighbourhood, now known as the Arab Spring, EU interest has been very much focused on the southern neighbours; whereas th~~e countries belonging to~~is by no means results in a diminished attention on the countries of the Eastern Partnership and the EU trade relations with them ~~deserve just as much attention as the EU’s southern neighbours~~; Amendment 17 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas Belarus has so far participated only in a limited way in the different programmes and platforms of the Eastern Partnership; whereas deepening relations between Belarus and the EU would greatly contribute to the fulfilment of the ultimate goal of the Eastern Partnership, which is progress, stability and prosperity in the EU’s Eastern neighbourhood due to blatant violations of principles of democracy and human rights; whereas deepening relations between Belarus and the EU will depend on the "more for more" policy on which the Belarusian authorities are expected to adhere to; Amendment 69 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Regrets that the ~~Nagorno-Karabakh conflict still resonates in the closed borders of Armenia with Azerbaijan and Turkey,~~closed borders of Armenia by Turkey result in keeping the country economically isolated due to the lack of access routes; stresses that opening of the borders is, inter alia, an important condition for attracting foreign investment; Amendment 127 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 ~~60. Regrets the delays in signing the Association Agreement, which is the condition for entry into force of the DCTFA; expresses the hope that the obstacles to the signature will soon be overcome;~~deleted Amendment 134 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Points out however that the application of the DCFTA will also bring about structural and political reforms; ~~question~~commends in this regard the current EU position, which makes the political reforms a precondition for the conclusion of the Association Agreement and consequently the DCFTA; calls on the Commission to examine the possibilities of initialling and implementing the DCFTA regardless of concerning the conclusion of the Association Agreement~~, i.e. as an ad interim agreement~~; source: PE-486.022
6	2011/2315(INI) Negotiations of the EU/Armenia Association Agreement. Recommendation to the Council, Commission and the EEAS 2012/02/29 AFET 6 amendments... Amendment 17 # Andrey KOVATCHEV, Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas there is a wide public consensus in the Armenian society on the importance of the European commitment of Armenia; Amendment 79 # Andrey KOVATCHEV, Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (h a) insist that the EU should play a stronger role in settlement of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh by supporting the implementation of confidence building measures which will bring together Armenian and the Azerbaijani communities and spread the ideas of peace, reconciliation and trust among all sides; call on all parties for unconditional access for representatives of the EU to Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding regions under the modalities and practice of the OSCE Minsk Group; strongly urge Armenia and Azerbaijan for full political commitment to achieving compromise based on the agreed basic principles elaborated by the Minsk Group; Amendment 88 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, Andrey KOVATCHEV Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i) emphasise the need to use the Association Agreement as a platform to promote regional synergies and cooperation by establishing a level playing field for all three countries in the South Caucasus; call on all parties to fully engage in the multilateral cooperation track of the Eastern Partnership without linking it to the conflicts; Amendment 89 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i a (new) (i a) stress the importance of the ratification of the protocols, signed between Armenia and Turkey in Zurich in 2009, emphasizing that any precondition for their ratification is harmful to the process of the normalization of relations between the two countries; urge Turkey to open its border with Armenia; Amendment 105 # Andrey KOVATCHEV, Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point l a (new) (l a) welcome the incorporation of EU best practices and EU recommendations in Armenia during the preparation of national work plans in the field of Justice, Liberty and Security, note in particular the tangible results in the migration sector achieved by the signature of the Joint Declaration on Mobility Partnership; Amendment 117 # Andrey KOVATCHEV, Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r a (new) (r a) assist both technically and financially Armenia’s parliament to fully develop its constitutional functions, bodies and services including an enhanced interaction with civil society; source: PE-483.713
4	2011/2316(INI) Negotiations of the EU/Azerbaijan Association Agreement. Recommendation to the Council, Commission and the EEAS 2012/01/03 AFET 4 amendments... Amendment 61 # Andrey KOVATCHEV, Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point c a (new) (c a) assist both technically and financially Azerbaijan's parliament to fully develop its constitutional functions, bodies and services including an enhanced interaction with civil society; Amendment 96 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, Andrey KOVATCHEV Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g (g) emphasise the need to use the Association Agreement as a platform to promote regional synergies and cooperation by establishing a level playing field for all three countries in the South Caucasus; call on all parties to fully engage in the multilateral cooperation track of the Eastern Partnership without linking it to the conflicts; Amendment 106 # Andrey KOVATCHEV, Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h a (new) (h a) insist that the EU should play a stronger role in settlement of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh by supporting the implementation of confidence building measures which will bring together Armenian and the Azerbaijani communities and spread the ideas of peace, reconciliation and trust among all sides; call on all parties for unconditional access for representatives of the EU to Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding regions under the modalities and practice of the OSCE Minsk Group; strongly urge Armenia and Azerbaijan for full political commitment to achieving compromise based on the agreed basic principles elaborated by the Minsk Group; Amendment 111 # Andrey KOVATCHEV, Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j a (new) (j a) urge Azerbaijan not to hamper visa issues for third country nationals of Armenian origin wishing to enter Azerbaijan and to lift the ban on international phone calls to Armenia; source: PE-483.714
1	2012/2025(INI) Enlargement: policies, criteria and EU's strategic interests 2012/08/06 AFET 1 amendments... Amendment 215 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, Ria OOMEN-RUIJTEN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Calls on the EU to support efforts to resolve outstanding disputes, including border disputes, before accession; in line with the provisions of the UN Charter, encourages all parties to disputes whose continuation is likely to endanger the preservation of international peace and security to engage constructively in their peaceful resolution and, in case of proven inability to reach a bilateral agreement, to refer the matter to the International Court of Justice if appropriate or to commit themselves to a binding arbitration mechanism of their choice, or to work constructively within an intensive mediation mission; source: PE-487.935
17	2012/2137(INI) EU-China relations 2012/07/11 AFET 17 amendments... Amendment 3 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Citation 12 a (new) - having regard to the establishment on February 2012 of the EU-China High- Level People-to-People Dialogue, which will accommodate all EU-China joint initiatives in this field Amendment 5 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Citation 15 – having regard to the 14th EU-China Summit and the 15th EU-China Summit, which took place in Beijing in February 2012 and in Brussels in September 2012, and to the Joint Statements issued at the conclusion thereof, Amendment 10 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Citation 20 – having regard to its recent resolutions on China, in particular its resolution of 23 May 2012 entitled ‘'EU and China: unbalanced trade?’3 '[1], of 2 February 2012 on EU foreign policy towards the BRICs and other emerging powers: objectives and strategies4 [2], and of 1~~1 May~~2 September 20112 on the aAnnual rReport from the Council to the European Parliament on the ~~main aspects and basic choices of the~~ Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) ~~in 2009, presented to the European Parliament in application of Part II, Section G, paragraph 43 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 20065 ,~~[1] Texts Adopted, P7_TA(2012)0218. [2] Texts Adopted, P7_TA(2012)0017. [3] Texts Adopted, P7_TA(2011)0227 Amendment 12 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Citation 21 – having regard to its resolutions of 7 September 2006 on EU-China relations~~6 ,~~[1] and of 5 February 2009 on Trade and economic relations with China, [1] OJ C 305 E, 14.12.2006, p. 219. Amendment 52 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Recital G G. wWhereas China emphasises social human rights (e.g., food, clothes, economic development), while the EU stresses in addition individual human rights (e.g., freedom of speech, religion, association); Amendment 59 # Cristian Dan PREDA, Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas China is a country that is passionate about the internet, with more than 500 million users, the country’s internet environment remaining, however, very restrictive; Amendment 94 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the positive role of the PRC in South-East Asia in terms of economic regionalisation and dynamics is becoming increasingly overshadowed by territorial disputes in the East Asia and South China Sea with ~~Vietnam (Paracel/Xisha islands) and~~Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, the Philippines and Taiwan ~~(Spratly/Nansha islands)~~ – all areas rich in fish, as well as in oil and gas reserves; Amendment 107 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas the relations between China and the USA are the world's most important bilateral ties, in particular owing to the ~~phenomenon of ‘Chinamerica’, or the~~ strong financial-economic entanglement of Beijing and Washington; Amendment 119 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Joins with the public commitment made by the EU and China during their High- Level Strategic Dialogue of 9-‑10 July 2012 in Beijing to set a good example of international cooperation in the 21st century through their Strategic Partnership; supports and encourages the almost sixty sectoral dialogues and in particular the human rights dialogue, between the EU and China with the conviction that an enhanced and highly developed partnership will be mutually beneficial to both the EU and China; in particular, encourages efforts to actively seek synergies between China 12th Five-Year Plan and the Europe 2020 Strategy with a view to deepening pragmatic cooperation in various fields. Amendment 136 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 n (new) (n) Welcomes the launch and successful first round of the EU-China High Level People-to-People Dialogue; expresses satisfaction with the progress and achievements of ''EU-China Year of Intercultural Dialogue'' and takes note of the agreement at the 15th EU-China Summit on a series of follow-up actions in various areas of education, culture, multilingualism and youth; Amendment 138 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 p (new) (p) Welcomes the call of both sides at the 15th EU-China Summit for a launch of a comprehensive EU-China Dialogue on Mobility and Migration at appropriate level and their mutual engagement to continue to explore ways of facilitating exchanges for Chinese and EU citizens, including mutual visa exemption for holders of diplomatic passports; Amendment 157 # Ioannis KASOULIDES, Cristian Dan PREDA Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Acknowledges th~~e popular legitimacy of the CCP~~at the CCP enjoys a wider popular acceptance, although never verified by democratic elections, especially in view of its successful economic policy, but shares the criticism of independent Chinese scholars and observers that this ~~legitimacy~~acceptance is seriously threatened by a ‘'red aristocracy’' of close family members of former and present party leaders who possess enormous fortunes owing to their political and economic connections, a grave situation which was recently laid bare by the Bo Xilai affair; Amendment 193 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the increasing contacts between the PRC and Taiwan; notes China's strong wish for reunification with Taiwan; stresses that this political aim is still seriously undermined by Chinese missiles aimed at Taiwan and China's international isolation of Taiwan; expects that China, Taiwan and the EU will respect the free choice of Taiwanese citizens on the ~~international status of their country;~~ir future; while any outcome must be based on mutually accepted and agreed arrangements through peaceful means. Amendment 276 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Urges the PRC to use its regained global position in an enhanced responsible way by acting according to its own criteria of ‘'peaceful development’' and ‘'a harmonious world’;', commensurate to its global contribution, at the UNSC on matters such as Syria, at G20 to deal with the world financial crisis, and on aligning itself on WTO rules. Amendment 280 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) (b) Calls on China to review its policy of "non interference in the internal affairs of countries" in cases of severe breach of international humanitarian law. Amendment 285 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Asks China to dispel growing international concerns about its non- transparent military budget~~, which officially increased by 11.2 % in 2012 to EUR 80.6 billion~~; Amendment 288 # Ioannis KASOULIDES Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines the global importance of the ~~South Chin~~East Asia Sea, through which one-third of the world's trade passes, and therefore urgently appeals to all ~~involved parties to settle their conf~~parties concerned to refrain from unilateral policti~~ng territorial claims~~ cal and military actions and seek peaceful and cooperative solutions regarding the ~~South China Sea by international arbitration and to refrain from unilateral political and military action~~East Asia’s maritime areas, in accordance with international law, in particular the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and to clarify the basis for their claims; calls on all parties to take steps to calm the situation and agree on de-escalating measures of engagement in case of unforeseen incidents; source: PE-497.775

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2012-01-21

Addresses	added	Brussels Phone +322 28 45155 Fax +322 28 49155 Address Building Bât. Altiero Spinelli City Bruxelles/Brussel Office 08E242 Zip B-1047 building_code ASP Street 60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 Organization Parlement européen Postal European Parliament Rue Wiertz Altiero Spinelli 08E242 B-1047 Brussels Strasbourg Phone +333 88 1 75155 Fax +333 88 1 79155 Address Building Bât. Louise Weiss City Strasbourg Office T10034 building_code LOW Street 1, avenue du Président Robert Schuman Organization Parlement européen Zip2 F-67070 Zip1 CS 91024
Birth	added	date 1948-08-10 place Lefkosia
CV	added	Graduate in Medicine (MD) (Lyons, 1974); Specialised in geriatrics at London Hospital (1981). Hospital doctor and lecturer (London, 1975-1981); Geriatrician in Nicosia (1981-1993). Various posts in the Democratic Rally (DISY) (1981-1989); Chair of the DISY Youth Movement (1990-1993); Member of the DISY Political Bureau (from 1993). Member of the Cypriot House of Representatives - Deputy for Nicosia (May 1991 - March 1993). Government spokesman (March 1993 - April 1997); Minister of Foreign Affairs (April 1997 - March 2003). Member of the European Parliament (2004-2009). Founder of DDK Strategy and Public Affairs Ltd (Communications and Crisis Management Consultants) (July 2003). DISY candidate for the office of President of the Republic of Cyprus (February 2008 elections). Commander of the Order of the Phoenix (Hellenic Republic); Commander of the Order of Merit (Hellenic Republic); Commander of the Order of Xirka (Malta); Commander of the Order of the Cedar (Lebanon); Commander of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre; Palestinian Bethlehem 2000 Award; Athens Municipality Highest Distinction Award.
Committees	added	end 2014-01-31 committee_id AFET start 2009-01-14 role Member abbr AFET Organization Foreign Affairs end 2014-01-31 committee_id INTA start 2009-01-14 role Substitute abbr INTA Organization International Trade
Constituencies	added	country Cyprus end 2014-01-31 start 2009-01-14 party Dimokratikos Synagermos
Delegations	added	start 2009-01-14 role Member end 2014-01-31 abbr DPLC Organization Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council start 2009-01-14 role Member end 2014-01-31 abbr DMED Organization Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean start 2009-01-14 role Substitute end 2014-01-31 abbr D-CA Organization Delegation for relations with Canada
Gender	added	M
Groups	added	Organization Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) role Vice-Chair end 2014-01-31 groupid PPE start 2009-01-14
Homepage	added	http://www.kasoulides.com
Mail	added	ioannis.kasoulides@europarl.europa.eu
Name	added	familylc kasoulides full Ioannis KASOULIDES sur Ioannis family KASOULIDES aliases KASOULIDES kasoulides ioanniskasoulides KASOULIDESIoannis IoannisKASOULIDES kasoulides ioannis kasoulidesioannis Ioannis KASOULIDES ioannis kasoulides KASOULIDES Ioannis
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Staff	added	start 2009-01-14 role Member end 2014-01-31 abbr PE Organization European Parliament
UserID	added	28474
active	added	True
assistants	added	accredited GIAKOUMIS Zacharias TSAOUSIS Demetrakis

Committees/0/Organization	changed	Old Foreign Affairs New Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committees/1/Organization	changed	Old International Trade New Committee on International Trade
Staff	deleted	Organization European Parliament role Member abbr PE

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