Krzysztof LISEK
Constituencies
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Poland
Platforma Obywatelska
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Groups
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PPE
Member
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Vice-Chair of | Subcommittee on Security and Defence | 2012/01/25 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Committee on Foreign Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Development | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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Strasbourg
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Rapporteur
| Opinion | 2013/2034(INI) | 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Recommendation to the Council |
| Shadow | 2012/2303(INI) | Arms export: implementation of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP |
| Responsible | 2011/2177(INI) | Impact of the financial crisis on the defence sector in the EU Member States |
| Responsible | 2011/2133(INI) | Recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the negotiations of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement |
| Opinion | 2011/0199(COD) | Local border traffic at external borders: inclusion of the Kaliningrad area and certain Polish administrative districts in the eligible border area |
| Shadow | 2010/2299(INI) | Development of the common security and defence policy following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty |
| Opinion | 2010/0108(NLE) | EU/Georgia Agreement: readmission of persons residing without authorisation |
| Opinion | 2010/0106(NLE) | EU/Georgia Agreement: facilitation of the issuance of visas |
Born
1967/05/28 Gdańsk- Chairman of the Gdańsk Foundation for European Integration (1993-2000). Chairman of the Polish Youth Card Association (2000-2005).
- Chairman of the Independent Students Union (1992-1993). Deputy General Secretary of the Civic Platform (PO) party (2003-2004). PO Secretary for the Pomorskie region (2003-2006). PO Vice-Chairman for the Pomorskie region (since 2006).
- Member of the Sejm (2005-2007 and 2007-2009), Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (2007-2009).
- Member of the Prime Minister's National Council on European Integration (1999-2004). Substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2005-2007). Member of the Association of European Parliamentarians for Africa (since 2005).
- Member of the Polish-German Youth Council (1991-1994, 1998-2004). Member of the Board of the European Youth Card Association (1999-2007). Member of the Policy Board of the Baltic Sea Culture Centre (since 2003). Member of the Policy Board of the Adam Mickiewicz Institute (since 2004). Member of the Board of Patrons of the Civic Education Development Centre (since 2005).
- Ad personam award from the Minister of Culture for promoting Polish culture (2001).
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2009/2198(INI) Implementation of the European Security Strategy and the Common Security and Defence Policy
2010/01/28
AFET
17 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 – having regard to the conclusions and declarations set out in the reports by the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) of 9 December 2008 and 16 June 2009,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 – point c Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls once again for the establishment of a permanent EU operations centre overseen by the Vice-President/High Representative, which would be responsible for operational planning and the conduct of
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls on the Council to
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Deplores the fact that the Russian Federation is failing to comply with all the provisions of the agreement of 12 August 2008 and is stepping up its military presence in the two breakaway republics (Abkhazia and South Ossetia) in breach of that agreement;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Views it as regrettable that the Battlegroups (BGs) – despite the significant investment they represent – have not yet been used, partly for political reasons and partly because their deployment is subject to very stringent criteria; supports more flexible use of the BGs so that they can also serve as a reserve force or as a partial substitute in the event of a disappointing force generation process, subject to proper account being taken of the wishes of the countries that jointly formed the groups concerned; calls for an extension of the provisional agreement designed to cover the costs arising from strategic deployment of the BGs, and of the common funding for the costs associated with their use; calls on the Council to deploy them as part of full-
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 63. Recalls the need for constructive cooperation between the EU and NATO, particularly where the two organisations are active in the same theatres of operation, and calls for a review of the present arrangements for EU-NATO operational cooperation (Berlin Plus agreement) to be conducted with a view to addressing current challenges connected with operations conduced by the two organisations in the same theatres of operation, while stressing the need to step up political and strategic cooperation;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 67. Welcomes the cooperation between the EU and NATO in the field of military capability, such as the efforts to improve operational helicopter capacity, and calls for that cooperation to be further stepped up and, in particular, for the two organisations' defence planning processes to be harmonised and the EDA and NATO to cooperate more closely so as to enable all EU and NATO member states to be involved, and for the EU-NATO Capability Group to be made more effective;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 a (new) 67a. Calls on the EU to develop cooperation between the EU and NATO in the field of cyber-defence and cyber- warfare; such cooperation is important for the development of advanced cyber deterrence capabilities to help protect critical infrastructure, including from botnet warfare;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 b (new) 67b. Considers that further cooperation is needed between the EU and NATO in the field of military capability, such as enhanced collaboration in the area of cyber security to promote holistic security solutions that protect departments from multiple threat vectors;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 69. Emphasises the need for constructive cooperation between the European Union and the African Union, in accordance with the commitments entered into as part of the Peace and Security Partnership associated with the Africa-EU Joint Strategy; takes the view that the European Union
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 a (new) 70a. Welcomes the establishment of the EU-US Energy Council in November 2009, while calling for closer cooperation on energy matters between the EU and the United States;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 71. Takes the view that the new version of the anti-missile shield envisaged by the American administration should
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 71. Takes the view that the new version of the anti-missile shield envisaged by the American administration should be based on a common European approach to the matter, in
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 a (new) 71a. Calls on the Council to develop the Union's relationship with the United States in fighting non-conventional threats i.e. cyber-terrorism and cyber- attacks, with a particular focus on creating security solutions that protect all levels of departments from the wide range of threats, including botnets, malware and Trojans;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 b (new) 71b. Calls on the Council to enhance collaboration between EU governments on cyber defence and cyber security through sharing of best practices, and to establish a comprehensive European cyber-defence strategy including a definition of cyberwar;
source: PE-431.187
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2010/0816(NLE) European External Action Service EEAS: organisation and functioning
2010/01/07
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a decision – amending act Article 6 – paragraph 6 6.
source: PE-443.165
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2010/2071(INI) Civilian-military cooperation and the development of civilian-military capabilities
2010/05/10
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Encourages the Council and the Commission to make use of the possibility to make defence research as outlined in Art. 45 TEU a Union research under the Treaties by virtue of Art. 179 (3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) in order to strengthen research on items serving both civilian and military purposes; in this regard calls on the Council and the Commission to establish Preparatory Action for Defence Research and to include Defence research as an own thematic area under the next Framework Programme 8.
source: PE-449.027
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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
10 amendments...
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Emphasises that CSDP actions should be embedded in a comprehensive policy targeting countries and regions in crisis
Amendment 76 #
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 #
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 –
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Emphasises the need to prevent the EU from becoming dependent for its energy supplies on third countries, which would undermine the independence of EU foreign policy; recalls the urgent need to address energy challenges by implementing a common European external energy policy, based on the diversification of energy suppliers; calls, in this regard, on the VP/HR to pursue with determination Parliament's recommendations for the development of a coherent and coordinated policy, in particular by promoting EU cohesion in constructive dialogue with energy suppliers, and especially with Russia and transit countries; energy security should also be fully reflected in the EU’s enlargement and neighbourhood policy including through political dialogue and practical cooperation with partners such as Turkey and Ukraine;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Condemns the severe repression carried out by the regime of Belarusian President Lukashenko against members of the opposition, journalists and representatives of civil society following the presidential elections of 19 December 2010 and calls for the immediate release of all those who have been detained and clear them of all charges; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to impose additional targeted sanctions against the regime -
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Calls on the VP/HR to ensure that the EU's approach towards Russia, including in the negotiations on a new EU-Russia Agreement, is coherent and driven by a commitment to the values of democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Calls on the VP/HR to intensify talks with Russia to assure the unconditional fulfilment of all the provisions of the agreement of 2008 between Russia, the European Union and Georgia; takes the view Russia that should, in particular, guarantee full unlimited access of the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) to Abkhazia and South Ossetia; underlines the necessity to provide stability in aforementioned Georgian regions;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Fully endorses the commitment of the E3+3 to seeking an early negotiated solution to the Iranian nuclear issue which restores international confidence in the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear programme, while respecting Iran's legitimate right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy; supports the Council's twin-track approach aimed at finding a diplomatic solution; welcomes UNSC Resolution 1929(2010) introducing a fourth round of sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme and the additional restrictive measures announced by the EU, the US, Japan, Canada and Australia; and strongly condemns Iran's continuing provocative and inflammatory rhetoric against Israel and particularly deplores the threats made by President Ahmadinejad against the very existence of the State of Israel;
Amendment 265 #
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-
source: PE-452.878
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2010/2299(INI) Development of the common security and defence policy following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty
2011/03/22
AFET
47 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 – having regard to the outcome of
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that strategic autonomy in security affairs entails, for the EU, the capacity to agree common political objectives and strategic guidelines, to establish strategic partnerships with a wide range of international organisations and trustful states, to collect adequate information and generate joint analyses and assessments, to harness and where necessary pool financial, military, and civilian resources, to plan and run effective crisis management operations across the entire range of the Petersberg tasks, and to frame and implement a common defence policy, laying the first tangible foundations on which to build common defence;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point a (a) the CFSP and the CSDP, which is an integral part
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point c (c) the
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines that the duty of consistency as defined by the Treaty, the new wording of Article 40 TEU (which states that the implementation of both the CFSP and the other EU policies shall not affect the application of the respective procedures), and recent ECJ case law (see the SALW case) protect both the primacy of the Community method and the distinguishing features and prerogatives of the CFSP, while encouraging the convergence of different policies, instruments, resources, and legal bases in a holistic, comprehensive approach, whereby security becomes a cross-cutting objective of EU external and internal action and the CSDP is one of its instruments; in this context, notes that civilian and military assets can be deployed in situations other than CSDP missions, as has been shown in practice by the EU Military Staff coordination of military capabilities during the Pakistan floods in summer and after the Haiti earthquake in 2010;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Points out that the
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. insists that a common response to the developments in Libya is essential to formulate a credible new approach for our southern neighbourhood policy thereafter underlines that the elaboration of a strategy for the Sahel region and the Horn of Africa is yet another concrete opportunity to demonstrate the ability of the EU to act both on security and development challenges;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Security and defence (This is a subheading after the paragraph 16 and before paragraph 17)
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Deplores the fact that the provisional organisation chart of the EEAS does not include the ‘appropriate structure’ which, under the Madrid accords, is to integrate the various units dealing with crisis response planning and programming, conflict prevention, and peace-building with the CSDP structures;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls for a permanent civil-military headquarter to be set up, to be composed of the CMPD, the CCPC, the EUMS, the EU SITCEN, the peace-building, conflict prevention, mediation, and security policy units, the Chair of the PSC, the relevant geographical desks and other policy departments concerned, and the Commission humanitarian aid and civil protection structures, placed under the authority of the VP/HR and the executive Secretary-General; calls on the VP/HR, the EEAS and the Commission to have an efficient alert and emergency system and a large unified operations room, located within the EEAS, so as to enable surveillance to be carried out 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, hence avoiding the present operational overlapping (seven operations rooms), which hardly squares with the need for a proper surveillance and rapid reaction system to deal with crises;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – introductory part 20. Points to the need to strengthen the civilian and military crisis response structures, departments, and units within the EEAS and the Commission, spreading them out and organising them in a more rational way, and in particular:
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 – point b (b) renews its call for the
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Deplores the scant results achieved by the Civilian Headline Goal 2010 process regarding civilian capabilities, and in particular the discrepancy between the personnel assigned by Member States on paper and the numbers actually available for missions, the modest progress as regards the training of human resources (no common standards, limited number of training programmes uploaded to the Schoolmaster training opportunities programme within the Goalkeeper software environment); calls on the High Representative, the Council, and the Member States to take coordinated steps to reactivate the development of civilian capabilities, especially where recruitment, training, and deployment are concerned; calls on establishing a community mechanism for enhancing civilian capabilities, especially training and increasing the civil part of the European Security and Defence college;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Notes with anxiety that the current economic austerity could lead to cuts that were not concerted at European level and to continuing overlapping that might call the CSDP as such into question, whereas the end effect should be to push the Member States towards smarter defence spending whereby they would pool and share a larger proportion of their defence capabilities, budget, and requirements while achieving more security for their citizens; calls on Member States to develop greater transparency regarding their respective defence budgets;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Deplores the widespread overlapping of defence programmes in the EU, such as the more than 20 armoured vehicles programmes, the 6 different attack submarine programmes, the 5 ground-to-air missile programmes, and the 3 combat aircraft programmes, and its consequences, namely that economies of scale are not achieved, limited economic resources are wasted, and the prices for European defence equipment are over-inflated; moreover this leads to a maintained fragmentation of the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB), hampers the competitiveness of the whole security related industrial sector in Europe and in this regard directly endangers technological leadership and employment.
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26.
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Takes note of the Franco-British initiative of 2 November 2010 on security and defence cooperation and hopes that it can act as a
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Notes that
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Believes that the role of the Defence Ministers needs to be strengthened
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Recommends that Member States commit themselves fully to the provision and sustainability of military capabilities, matching the trend towards growing emphasis on the qualitative aspects; endorses the requests made at the Ghent informal Defence Ministers
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34.
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Considers that the existing Operation Centre, though constituting a welcome first step, falls short of the requirements, is inadequate with the level of ambition of a permanent OHQ (it is no coincidence that it has never been used) and that it must instead be made permanent and put in a position to manage missions beyond the present limited size (some 2 000 troops), the ways to do so being to increase its staff substantially
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 – indent 1 Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Encourages the head of the
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 a (new) 38a. Urges the head of the EDA (HR/VP) as well as the Council to deliver timely a new Council Joint Action on Establishing EDA based on EDA's new role as described in the Treaty of Lisbon; questions the current legal basis of the EDA dating back to 2004 in view of the Treaty of Lisbon and its implications on EDA; calls on the Council to inform the European Parliament on the necessary changes to the Council Joint Action on Establishing EDA resulting from EDA's inclusion in the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Calls for
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Calls for a strong cooperation between EDA and the Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'ARmement (OCCAR); requests information from the head of the EDA (HR/VP) on the results of the negotiations on an Administrative Arrangement for their cooperation which started in April 2009;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40.
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 recommends that Member States comply strictly with the deadlines, under the Commission's supervision, and that they draw up the necessary implementing regulations and train the relevant staff to enforce the new rules; calls upon Member States to take the respective Guidance Notes issued by the Commission into account;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42.
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Calls on the EDA
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 – indent 2 – a security information model will be developed by connecting the Schengen Information System to all the other relevant Europe-wide networks such as the VIS and Eurodac using the
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54.
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Welcomes the ongoing revision of the existing civilian CSDP concepts; notes in particular that the rule of law will be
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 – indent 1 EUPOL Afghanistan is having
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 – indent 2 EULEX Kosovo has been undermined by, among other things, disagreements among the Member States about recognition of the territory
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 – indent 5 -
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 – indent 2 a (new) - between development cooperation projects and CSDP missions as a part of CFSP;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 67. Calls on the HR/VP to take the steps required to optimise the potential use of European resources and capabilities for civilian missions and notes with concern that high costs are being incurred for the security of the EUJUST LEX Iraq and EUPOL Afghanistan missions, the measures in question having been entrusted to private security companies since no other alternative was available;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73. Stresses the need to strengthen the cooperation between
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that NATO
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 78 78. Recalls that, in addition to partnerships with other international organisations such as the UN, NATO, and the AU, cooperation with individual third countries should be enhanced in the context of the CSDP; notes that experience shows that third countries can bring important assets, human resources, and expertise to CSDP missions, such as in the context of EUFOR Chad/CAR, for which Russia provided much-needed helicopters, and EUFOR Althea, to which countries like Turkey and Morocco contributed substantial contingents of troops; believes, furthermore, that the involvement of third countries can enhance the legitimacy of CSDP operations and help set up a broader security dialogue with important partners while remaining committed to promoting respect of human rights and rule of law;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 79 a (new) 79a. Underlines the importance of cooperation on CSDP with our neighbours, it should be regionally balanced and provide a broad range of opportunities that would catalyze security sector reforms in the partner states; it would not only help generate civilian and military capabilities to enable our Eastern and Southern partners to participate in CSDP missions but also give us stronger support in managing regional security;
source: PE-460.912
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2010/2301(INI) EU and China: unbalanced trade?
2011/11/14
DEVE
7 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph B B.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph C a (new) Ca. whereas China is the second biggest trading partner of the European Union;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph C b (new) Cb. Whereas the EU has been running a structural deficit with China in trade in goods since 1997, which demands from the EU to set up a new strategic framework of cooperation with China;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Stresses on the one side the growing competitiveness of the Chinese market, difficult access to it for European companies, unclear market regulations especially in the area of FDI and protection of property rights, and on the other side that there is great potential in mutual market access, liberalisation and deepening trade and investment cooperation between Europe and China;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned at the rising total EU trade deficit with China; is convinced, however, that the strong growth in trade between all the EU Member States and China represents a crucial development instrument for both the EU and China, as open trade is one of the most effective drivers of economic growth, the fight against poverty and wealth creation;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the EU to improve its effectiveness when it comes to trading with China by better institutional organization as well as finding a coherent position towards China among the Member States;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to move away from traditional development cooperation and aid towards a more commercially oriented relationship with China in the interests of both sides; stresses in this respect that the new approach must take into consideration the fact that China has become itself an important donor especially in Africa, and that therefore its development agenda with the EU should rather focus on concrete areas of common interest;
source: PE-475.912
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2010/2308(INI) European Union's Internal Security Strategy
2012/06/03
AFET
5 amendments...
Amendment 4 #
5. Calls nevertheless on the Vice- President/High Representative, the Council and the Commission to strengthen the
Amendment 5 #
6. Urges the V
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Vice-President/High Representative, the Council and the Commission to strengthen the existing coordination mechanisms between the competent committees, working groups, services and agencies in the area of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) on the one hand, and the European External Action Service (EEAS), including missions and operations under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) on the other, taking advantage in particular of the new capabilities of the EU Situation Centre in order to provide common strategic analyses, threat assessments and timely information to all actors involved;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Invites the Vice-President/High Representative, the Council and the Commission to ensure a swift implementation of the Road Map for strengthening ties between CSDP and FSJ, recently adopted at the meeting of the members of the Political and Security Committee (PSC) and of the members of the Standing Committee on operational cooperation on internal security (COSI);
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Urges the Vice-President/High Representative to make sure internal security threats, among others those identified by the Council under the EU policy cycle on serious and organised crime, are duly taken into account in EU external action instruments and, where appropriate, adequately addressed through them, including through the launching of CSDP missions and operations;
source: PE-483.827
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2011/0177(APP) Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020
2012/05/10
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39a. Points to the significant savings that could be made if the European Parliament were to have a single seat; urges the budgetary authority to raise this issue in the negotiations on the next MFF 2014-2020;
source: PE-496.663
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2011/0280(COD) Common agricultural policy (CAP): direct payments to farmers under support schemes 2014-2020
2012/07/24
AGRI
1 amendments...
Amendment 2023 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Coupled support may be granted to the
source: PE-494.491
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2011/0302(COD) Connecting Europe Facility
2012/09/20
REGI
2 amendments...
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 13 (13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) transport: EUR 31 694 000 000, out of which EUR 10 000 000 000 shall be transferred from the Cohesion Fund to be spent
source: PE-496.462
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2011/2008(INI) State of implementation of the EU Strategy for Central Asia
2011/09/13
AFET
2 amendments...
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Recognises the importance of the energy cooperation with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan as it is beneficial for both the aforementioned states and European Union Member States;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Reaffirms its support for actions aimed at fostering regional cooperation as the only way to address the many cross-border security, resource management, ethnic, environmental and development problems of the states concerned also the cooperation regarding the fight with the terrorism shall be strengthen;
source: PE-472.027
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2011/2014(INI) Budgetary control of EU financial assistance to Afghanistan
2011/09/29
AFET
4 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Reiterates the urgent need to increase efficiency of aid, as many development indicators still show no significant improvement, and corruption and the long distribution chain of international aid remain
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Requires that, when using international organisations as an aid delivery channel, the EEAS and the Commission should pay close attention to eliminating waste, excessive intermediary costs, inefficiency, overbilling and corruption, and should insist on timely and adequate information on results and use of funds;
source: PE-473.702
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2011/2050(INI) Recommendation to the Council and Commission on the new EU-Russia agreement
2012/11/09
AFET
24 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the EU’s evolving common foreign and security policy should include Russia as a strategic partner; whereas Russia is a
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas the EU and Russia are mutually interdependent, both economically and politically, and whereas enhanced cooperation and good-neighbourly relations between the EU and Russia
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the current partnership and cooperation agreement was intended to step up cooperation with Russia, including in economic matters, with a view to making the country more democratic, modern, wealthy and well-governed, and whereas those goals have not been achieved;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas the situation as regards the rule of law, human rights and civil liberties is deteriorating in the Russian Federation; whereas Russia is now less democratic than it was before the partnership and cooperation agreement was concluded; whereas, Russia, where Vladimir Putin is now in his third term of office, has developed a mechanism for exercising power – extending to presidential elections – that undermines the spirit of the Russian Constitution and is at odds with European standards; whereas the last Duma elections were not deemed to have been conducted in accordance with OSCE standards;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B c (new) Bc. whereas in many areas of foreign policy Russia is acting contrary to EU interests, one example being its policy towards Iran and Syria, and whereas it is also violating international standards, examples of this being its invasion of Georgia, its occupation of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and continued patronage of the self-proclaimed, separatist state of Transnistria, and its hampering of efforts to settle the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B d (new) Bd. whereas the Russian Federation is showing no inclination to modernise its economy, which is based on large-scale exploitation and export of mineral resources;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B e (new) Be. whereas corruption is omnipresent and has become an integral part of the way in which the country is run;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – introductory part 1. Addresses, in the context of the ongoing negotiations on the new agreement, the following recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the European External Action Service: General: I. the necessary conclusions must be drawn from the failure of the policy pursued to date by the EU towards Russia and from the fact that Russia has its own, different vision of development, which often competes with that of the EU; II. account needs to be taken of the fact that the Russian authorities have based their system of governance on principles that are contrary to the spirit of European democracy and the rule of law; III. it should be remembered that in many areas the economic policy pursued by Russia is harming EU interests; IV. efforts need to be made to step up cooperation in all areas in which EU and Russian interests are likely to coincide, while opposing Russian policy in areas in which it constitutes a threat to European interests and values; V. it should be remembered that the goal of EU policy towards Russia is to secure the democratisation and modernisation of the country and to give civil society a more prominent role; VI. a distinction therefore need to be made between EU policy towards the Russian authorities, which should be based on principles of conditionality, and EU policy towards the Russian people, which should be a policy of complete openness aimed at stepping up contacts between EU and Russian citizens;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) ensure that the new agreement provides a comprehensive and forward-looking framework for the further development of relations with Russia in upcoming years which is economically advantageous for the EU, and take the necessary action to ensure that the negotiations with Russia continue at a
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point h (h)
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point i (i)
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j a (new) (ja) emphasise the need to stop using repressive measures against opponents of the current regime; ensure that full light is shed on the many human rights breaches that have occurred, as well as the hitherto unexplained circumstances surrounding the deaths of independent pro-democracy activists, journalists and businessmen, the arrests of opposition leaders following the last presidential elections, the brutal beatings of peaceful demonstrators, the imprisonment of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and the deaths of Sergei Magnitsky, Alexander Litvinenko and Anna Politkovskaya, which have yet to be cleared up;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point p (p) st
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q (q) pursue the efforts for full implementation of common steps towards visa-free short-term travel, with a view of a gradual phasing out of the visa regime between the Schengen countries and Russia; facilitate as much and as quick as possible visa facilitation for academics, students and researchers and for youth exchange purposes;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point q a (new) (qa) as soon as Russia has met the necessary technical requirements, allow Russian citizens to enter the EU freely by no longer requiring visas for travel between Russia and Schengen Member States; in view of the fact that visa-free entry to the EU could be used by Russia as a means of expanding its influence in the occupied Georgian territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, visa-free travel should first of all be introduced for Georgian citizens, with visa requirements for the other Eastern Partnership countries then being lifted no later than the visa requirements on Russian citizens;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r (r)
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point u (u)
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point v (v)
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point y a (new) (ya) stress that the EU must resist the demands of the Russian Government and not agree to exemptions from EU law to facilitate operations within the EU by firms with Russian capital (for example, pressure from the Russian Government to suspend the application of the third energy package to energy firm with links with Russia needs to be resisted);
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point y b (new) (yb) stress that widespread corruption, over-punctilious application of the law and the lack of transparency of business standards applying to foreign firms remain real threats for foreign investors and are a significant brake on economic cooperation between the EU and Russia;
source: PE-494.667
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2011/2133(INI) Recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the negotiations of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement
2011/09/28
AFET
6 amendments...
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the unresolved Russia-Georgia conflict hampers the stability and development of Georgia; whereas Russia continues to occupy the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia, in violation of the fundamental norms and principles of international law; whereas ethnic cleansing and forcible demographic changes have taken place in the areas under the effective control of the occupying force, which bears the responsibility for human rights violations in these areas;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas, in its Joint Communication on ‘A new response to a changing Neighbourhood’, the EU stated its ambition to engage more pro-actively in conflict resolution; whereas the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) is carrying out an important role on the ground and the EU Special Representative for South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia is co- chairing the Geneva talks; whereas these talks have yielded little result to date;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU stresses the right of Georgia to join any international organisation or alliance, while respecting international law
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (ea) to emphasise the importance of inter- ethnic and religious tolerance;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) to recognise Georgia’s regions of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia as occupied territories;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point j (j) to express concern over the
source: PE-472.326
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2011/2157(INI) Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy
2011/11/10
AFET
3 amendments...
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Welcomes the increased interaction of partner countries in EU agencies in various areas, and underlines the need to establish a priority list to facilitate participation of partner countries in programmes and agencies;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Supports further cooperation in the transport sector, including by linking the infrastructure network of EU and partner countries more tightly in order to facilitate exchanges of people and goods. This can be achieved through closer market integration and improved infrastructure links;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Welcomes the proposal for the new European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) and the increase of funding for the ENP, as requested in its previous resolutions; considers that the distribution of funds should be flexible and adequate for both regions while keeping the regional balance, with an approach that is performance-driven and not geographically driven; notes that more flexibility and simplification should respect the right of democratic scrutiny and be accompanied by increased supervision of the spending;
source: PE-472.271
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2011/2177(INI) Impact of the financial crisis on the defence sector in the EU Member States
2011/10/24
AFET
10 amendments...
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Suggests that the Member States ask the European Defence Agency (EDA) to examine how to improve coordination of defence planning in Europe; recalls that the Treaty tasks the Agency to evaluate the observance of capability commitments and to promote the harmonisation of operational needs, and calls for better implementation of these tasks; recommends that, as a first step in the exercise, the Member States could submit their draft national security and defence reviews to the EDA for advice, to assess them in particular in the light of the Capability Development Plan, as well as of the plans of the other Member States and of
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Stresses that, in particular in areas such as strategic transportation, logistical support, maintenance, space capabilities, medical support, education and training, as well as certain niche capabilities, Member States can greatly profit from pooling or sharing of some functions and assets without creating significant dependencies that would limit their sovereign decision- making; strongly encourages initiatives addressing capability gaps in areas such as air-to-air refuelling, maritime surveillance,
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. First, on ‘joint ownership’, calls on the Member States to explore the possibilities for certain equipment to be jointly acquired by consortia of participating countries or by the EU itself, taking inspiration from initiatives such as the Strategic Airlift Capability implemented under NATO, the NATO AWACS programme or the EU's Galileo or to search for possibilities of EU funding or co-funding of equipment acquired by consortia of Member States; stresses the potential of joint ownership for the most expensive equipment, such as for space capabilities, UAVs or strategic transport aircraft;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers that a
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Takes note of the ‘Smart Defence’ initiative within NATO and highlights the importance of continuous coordination and deconfliction between the EU and NATO at all levels to avoid unnecessary duplication; calls in particular on the EDA and the Allied Command Transformation to cooperate closely to make sure that pooling and sharing projects of both organisations are complementary and are always implemented in the framework with the most added value;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Stresses that offset practices that may accompany defence procurement not covered under Directive 2009/81/EC, for which the exemption under Article 346 TFEU has been applied, should be consistent with the principles of transparency and non-discrimination and must especially not cause risks of corruption or disrupt the functioning of the European defence equipment market;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 60. Calls on all relevant actors to assess whether EU-owned assets along the Galileo model, as set out under (B), could be a viable and cost-effective option, especially in areas such as strategic and tactical transport or surveillance;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Urges the Member States to increase the budget of the EDA as a matter of priority, recognising the Agency's added value in compensating, through cooperation, for cuts decided at national level; deplores the fact that the Council Decision on the EDA has not provided the Agency with a multiannual budgetary framework comparable to the EU's general budget;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 a (new) 61a. Points out that the EU Satellite Centre, operating with a modest budget, has demonstrated its efficiency and added value throughout a variety of security and defence operations; recalls the growing demand for satellite imagery, including in the wake of the recent events in Northern Africa; calls on the Member States to provide the Centre with a more important budget, and, given in particular its civil- military uses, takes the view that it should be funded from the EU budget;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 62.
source: PE-473.871
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2011/2315(INI) Negotiations of the EU/Armenia Association Agreement. Recommendation to the Council, Commission and the EEAS
2012/02/29
AFET
1 amendments...
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) ensure that the conclusion of the EU-Armenia Association Agreement, in line with the demands made in the Parliament’s Report on the need for an EU strategy for the South Caucasus of 23 April 2010 and with OSCE Minsk Group Basic Principles, is linked to a substantial progress towards the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, including confidence-building measures and active incident-prevention on the line of contact, the withdrawal of Armenian forces from the all occupied territories of Azerbaijan surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh and their gradual return to Azerbaijani control, the right of all internally displaced persons and refugees to return to their home places and properties and international security guarantees that would include a genuine multinational peacekeeping operation;
source: PE-483.713
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2011/2316(INI) Negotiations of the EU/Azerbaijan Association Agreement. Recommendation to the Council, Commission and the EEAS
2012/01/03
AFET
15 amendments...
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the Eastern Partnership strengthens the multilateral relations between the countries involved, contributes to the exchange of information and experience on the issues of transformation, reform and modernisation, and provides the European Union with additional instruments to support these processes;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas the EU in its relations with Armenia and Azerbaijan respects the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity and in its approach to resolving regional conflicts supports the basic principles of the Helsinki Final Act, i.e. Non-Use of Force, Territorial Integrity, and the Equal Rights and Self- Determination of Peoples;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a a (new) (a a) ensure that the conclusion of the EU-Azerbaijan Association Agreement, in line with the demands made in the Parliament's Report on the need for an EU strategy for the South Caucasus of 23 April 2010 and with OSCE Minsk Group Basic Principles, is linked to a substantial progress towards the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, including confidence-building measures and active incident-prevention on the line of contact, the right of all internally displaced persons and refugees to return to their home places and properties and international security guarantees that would include a genuine multinational peacekeeping operation;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point b (b) incorporate in the Association Agreement clauses and benchmarks on the protection and promotion of human rights which reflect the principles and rights enshrined in the Constitution of Azerbaijan and the highest international and European standards, drawing to the fullest possible extent on Council of Europe and OSCE frameworks and insisting particularly on the rights of internally displaced persons (IDPs) and their right to return in safety and dignity to their home lands; ensure that the negotiations take full account of the need to safeguard the rights and livelihoods of internally displaced persons;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e a (new) (e a) call for stronger role for the EU in resolution of the conflict, by continuing the implementation of confidence building measures, which will bring together both – the Armenian and the Azerbaijani communities of the Nagorno-Karabakh region and spreading the ideas of peace, reconciliation and trust among them;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point e b (new) (e b) stress that the resolution of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is essential to economic and social development in the region as a whole and to build trust, improve good neighbourly relations, achieve full-scale regional cooperation; and stress s that real efforts are needed to pave the way for a lasting peace; asks all relevant authorities to avoid provocative policies and rhetoric, inflammatory statements and manipulation of history; stress to continue to do everything possible within the framework of the Eastern Partnership to bring about political and economic rapprochement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and to firmly establish regional conflict resolution as an integral component of this;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f (f) strengthen the European Union's conflict-resolution capacity, inter alia by supporting the efforts of the Minsk Group and clearing the way for the implementation of confidence-building measures, as the Presidents of both Azerbaijan and Armenia have agreed; calls on the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan to act responsibly, avoid inflammatory speeches and prepare the ground, so that the public opinions accept and fully understand the benefits of a comprehensive settlement;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f a (new) (f a) welcome that much work had been done by the OSCE Minsk Group Co- Chairs and the parties to make progress towards agreement on the Basic Principles and call to continue to work with the all the parties OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point f b (new) (f b) stress that hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced persons who fled their homes during or in connection with the Nagorno-Karabakh war remain displaced and denied their rights, including the right to return, property rights and the right to personal security; those rights should be unconditionally respected and provided without any delay; call to the Commission and Members Sates to continue and extend the EU assistance and financial support to Azerbaijan in dealing with the situation of displaced persons;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g a (new) (g a) encourage Russia which is a key partner in the resolution of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, to assume a more constructive role that is not based on maintaining the status quo but on ending the regional arms race and on achieving a permanent solution, to refrain from any unilateral attempts to modify the updated version of Madrid principles and to continue to work closely with two other Co-chairs to convince the parties to accept them as a basis for further negotiations;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point g b (new) (g b) call for the support of Turkey in playing a constructive role in the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and in fulfilling its responsibility in that region;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point m a (new) (m a) welcomes the reforms taken made by Azerbaijani authorities in the judiciary, with a view to ensuring greater independence of judges, improving selection and appointment procedures, eliminating judicial corruption and susceptibility to the influence of the executive; acknowledges that the relevant laws, including the law on the Bar, have been adopted; encourages the authorities in charge to continue implementing legislation to combat corruption and to focus on high-level corruption cases as well as to improve significantly transparency of public expenditure and of the funding of political parties; emphasizes on the need to improve the independence, the efficiency and resources of the judiciary; reminds of the importance of the court system functioning free from political interference; stresses the need to establish a convincing track record of recruiting and appointing judges and state prosecutors based on the application of uniform, transparent, objective and nationally applicable criteria and to build up an enforcement record of prosecutions and convictions against which progress can be measured; calls for the unification of jurisprudence in order to ensure a predictable judicial system and public trust;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n a (new) (n a) emphasise the vital importance of Azerbaijan in the diversification of the energy supplies and routes of their delivery to Europe, and in this connection commends the efforts of Azerbaijan in promoting such pioneering projects as the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and the Baku- Tbilisi-Erzurum pipelines, which played a significant role in the opening-up the resource potential of the Caspian basin to the international markets as well as the fulfilment of the AGRI Project, the first ever Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) transport and delivery system at the Black Sea, together with Georgia and Romania;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point n b (new) (n b) ensure the continued focused attention of the EU to the development of the energy cooperation with Azerbaijan and sustainable support by the EU in political, financial and technological fields;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point r a (new) (r a) to further encourage a profound level of cooperation with and within the Eastern Partnership, as well as to regularly inform the European Parliament on its progress;
source: PE-483.714
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2012/2005(INI) Implementation of the Single European Sky legislation
2012/05/25
AFET
2 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that the military community is a key actor in the SES context and should be fully involved at all levels and at a very early stage; recognises the progress made in the implementation of SES legislation and urges the Member States to speed up their efforts to achieve coordination on the military side; while acknowledging the national specificities of civil-military relations, calls on the Member States to focus on enhancing civil-
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recognises in this regard the natural roles of the European Defence Agency (EDA) as a bridge between the defence community and the Commission and as a facilitator between military stakeholders; is in favour of strengthening the EDA's role in building political awareness, networking
source: PE-488.035
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2012/2025(INI) Enlargement: policies, criteria and EU's strategic interests
2012/08/06
AFET
2 amendments...
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Strongly believes in the need to promote a climate of tolerance, good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation, as prerequisites for stability and as means of facilitating reconciliation; considers that the prosecution of war crimes, refusal of territorial claims towards third states and of secessionism and the return and
Amendment 212 #
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 and the Helsinki Final Act, 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 on the basis of norms and principles of international law and the decisions and documents approved in this framework, in particular UNSC resolutions and, in case of proven inability to reach a bilateral agreement, to refer the matter to the International Court of Justice or to commit themselves to a binding arbitration mechanism of their choice; stresses the utmost importance for the exercise of the right to self-determination at all times being in conformity with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and with the relevant norms of international law, including those relating to the territorial integrity of States;
source: PE-487.935
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2012/2026(INI) EU Strategy for the Horn of Africa
2012/09/10
AFET
6 amendments...
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda have provided valuable military and political support for the efforts to achieve stability in the region, thereby proving that a viable solution for security and stability in the region can be African- owned and African-led, with the active support of the international community; whereas the African Union (AU) is a valuable partner for peace and stability in the region;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the appointment of a European Union Special Representative (EUSR) for the Horn of Africa, as called for by Parliament in its aforementioned resolution of 10 May 2007 on the Horn of Africa; recalls that in its resolution Parliament asked the EUSR for the Horn of Africa to submit regular reports to Parliament,
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the decision by the Foreign Affairs Council of 12 December 2011 to establish a regional maritime capacity- building initiative, called EUCAP Nestor, in order to strengthen the maritime and judicial capabilities and training of coastal police forces and judges in five countries in the Horn of Africa and the western Indian Ocean; calls on all Member States to staff the new mission without delay with competent civilian and military personnel; calls for close coordination with other initiatives, including the EU's MARSIC project, under the Critical Maritime Routes Programme sponsored by the Instrument for Stability; believes that only by enhancing the coastal security capabilities of the riparian countries will the EU and its partners be able to withdraw their naval patrols from the area;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the decision of July 2011 to extend and refocus the mandate of the EU Training Mission (EUTM) based in Uganda;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Underlines the need for close strategic coordination amongst all security-related actors, in particular EU-NAVFOR ATALANTA, EUTM Somalia and EUCAP Nestor, as well as NATO (Operation
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Underlines the very positive example of Somaliland, which has demonstrated its capacity to develop and consolidate its democratic, economic and administrative structures over more than twenty years; notes that Somaliland has so far been very successful in consolidating security and stability on its territory and in cooperating in the fight against piracy and terrorism; expresses concern, however, that should Al-Shabaab regroup in its mountainous border regions, Somaliland may become vulnerable; stresses, therefore, that it is essential to support Somaliland in the fight against terrorism, including promoting economic diversification and building capacity for youth employment; stresses that in the quest for a solution for the long- term stability and security of Somalia it is important to evaluate the positive example of Somaliland's stability;
source: PE-497.776
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2012/2050(INI) Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the Common Foreign and Security Policy
2012/06/26
AFET
12 amendments...
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Underlines the role of political leadership expected of the HR/VP in ensuring the unity, consistency and effectiveness of action by the Union; calls on the HR/VP to use to the full her powers to initiate, conduct and ensure compliance with the CFSP, involving Parliament's relevant bodies fully in that endeavour; welcomes the important lead role, on behalf of the international community, played under difficult circumstances by the HR/VP in the negotiations with Iran; calls for such leadership in enhancing the European Union's role in support of the Middle East Peace Process and in the Neighbourhood; welcomes the progress made regarding the establishing the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) and calls for the conclusion of this process within the reasonably shortest period;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Recalls that the Southern Neighbourhood, alongside the EU's Eastern partners, is of vital importance to the European Union and urges that a better balance be struck between pursuing market-oriented, on the one hand, and human and social approaches on the other in the EU's response to the Arab Spring; calls, therefore, for a greater focus on employment, education, training and regional development in order to help alleviate the current social and economic crisis in these countries, and to provide the assistance needed to support the ongoing political reforms and social and economic development; underlines the importance of supporting institutional capacity-building, including for the parliaments of these countries, an independent judicial system, the strengthening of civil-society organisations and the formation of pluralist political parties within a secular system;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33 a. Stresses the growing importance of relations between Turkey and EU as well as its Member States and is aware of mutually beneficial potential synergies between the Union's and Turkey's foreign and security policy and neighbourhood policy; believes, however, that a context of mutual commitment, strategic dialogue and effective cooperation, successful delivery in the reform process and the implementation of reforms as well as good relations between Turkey and neighbouring Member States are necessary; recognises Turkey's significant role in regional stability and energy security;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 b (new) 33 b. Welcomes the Commission's efforts to develop a more dynamic approach toward Turkey; aiming to strengthen EU- Turkey relations, achieve tangible results and benefits for both partners and to move Turkey closer to fulfilling the criteria for accession; supports dialogue with Turkey on free-trade agreements; takes the view that renewed efforts should be invested in creating the conditions for the opening of chapters in the field of justice and fundamental rights; insists that relations between Turkey and its neighbouring Member States are a key factor in revamping negotiations and dialogue; is aware of the fact, that Turkey is the only candidate country which does not have visa liberalisation; urges Turkey to sign and implement the EU-Turkey readmission agreement without further delay and to ensure that, until this agreement enters into force, existing bilateral agreements are fully implemented;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Calls for greater efforts towards achieving the objectives of the Eastern Partnership, as stated in the Prague Declaration and the Warsaw Summit Conclusions, particularly by pursuing the negotiations on, and conclusions of, Association Agreements with the Eastern Partners, by promoting mobility through mobility partnerships and visa dialogues, by ensuring continued progress in adoption and implementation of reforms, in close association with the EURONEST Parliamentary Assembly; highlights that all the decisions shall be accompanied by the allocation of adequate financial resources;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Underlines that, whilst the EU-Ukraine Agreement has been initialled, its signature and ratification
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Calls for
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Con
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39 a. Expects that the EU-Russia negotiations of the new agreement replacing PCA will continue. Welcomes the upcoming accession of Russia to the WTO, which will create better conditions for trade and economic cooperation with the EU;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Supports the EU's promotion of a regional approach in Central Asia, which is essential to tackling the regional dimension of issues including organised crime, trafficking in drugs, radioactive materials and human beings, terrorism, natural and manmade environmental disasters and management of water resources; calls for such engagement to be differentiated and conditional upon progress in democratisation, human rights, good governance, sustainable socio-economic development, the rule of law and the fight against corruption; notes that the EU cooperation Strategy for Central Asia identifies seven priorities, but provides resources too limited to have an impact in all policy areas; calls therefore for the EU to define priorities better according to the resources available, whilst ensuring that development cooperation is not subordinated to economic, energy or security interests; underlines the importance of the EU dialogue with Central Asia countries on regional security matters, in particular in the context of the situation in Afghanistan and a possible escalation in Uzbek-Tajik relations;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Takes the view that regular EU-US summits would provide an opportunity to identify common objectives and coordinate strategies on matters of global relevance, including economic governance and developing a common approach towards the emerging powers; welcomes the set up of High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth during the last of the EU-US Summit; considers that the Transatlantic Economic Council and the Transatlantic Legislators
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Calls for the EU to be more active in South Asia in support of democratic developments and improvement in the area of governance and the rule of law; welcomes, therefore, the commitment to a democratic and secular Pakistan; calls on the EU to seek closer cooperation with India, free from reciprocal post-colonial prejudices and aiming at the promotion of common values in the region and in multilateral fora; welcomes active support of EU for democratization process in Myanmar;
source: PE-491.166
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2012/2092(BUD) 2013 general budget: all sections
2012/08/10
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraphs 77 a, b, c, d, e, f, g (new) Working arrangements of the Parliament 77a. Believes that, like every directly elected parliament, the Parliament should have the right to decide on its own seat and working place arrangements; 77b. Declares therefore that the Parliament's seat and places of work for Members and officials should be decided upon by the Parliament itself; 77c. Urges the two arms of the budgetary authority (the Council and the Parliament), in order to make financial savings and promote a more sustainable climate- and environment friendly solution, to raise the issue of a single seat and Parliament's working places for Members and officials in the upcoming negotiations on the next MFF for 2014- 2020; 77d. Urges the Member States to revise the issue of the Parliament's seat and working places in the next revision of the Treaty by amending protocol 6; 77e. Calls in the meantime on the Council and the Parliament to start elaborating a road-map towards a single seat and a more efficient use of the Parliament's working places, taking into account specific up to date figures detailing the cost of each place of work and working conditions for staff, as well as economic, societal and environmental factors - to be presented in a report by 30 June 2013; 77f. Believes that, as the most viable place for Parliament's seat would be Brussels, co-located alongside Council, Commission and the EEAS, such a road- map should also include a reasonable solution for Strasbourg and Luxemburg so as to avoid, to the extent possible, any loss of jobs and income for citizens and local and regional authorities in those places of work; such a solution could preferably entail locating other institutions permanently to Strasbourg and Luxemburg that could make full use of the Parliament's buildings; 77g. Suggests that the agreement between the authorities in Luxembourg and the Parliament, on the number of staff to be present in Luxembourg, should be revised taking into account a revision of the Parliament's needs;
source: PE-497.798
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2012/2137(INI) EU-China relations
2012/07/11
AFET
6 amendments...
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F.
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O a (new) Oa. Whereas the rising tensions over the disputed islands and overlapping and conflicting claims exist in the East Asia's maritime areas;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 h (new) (h) Welcomes the increasing contacts between the PRC and Taiwan; stresses that the improvement in Cross-Strait relations is still seriously undermined by PRC's missiles aimed at Taiwan and China's international isolation of Taiwan; calls on China and the EU to respect Taiwan's right to meaningful participation in international organisations, as endorsed by the Council's declaration 9486/09 of 8 May 2009;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 d (new) (d) Due to the European Union's significant interests in the security and stability of East Asia, calls upon all parties concerned (China, Japan and Taiwan) to demonstrate restraint and to take steps to calm the situation; urges all parties concerned to settle disputes peacefully in a spirit of cooperation and in respect of international law, in particular the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea;
source: PE-497.775
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2012/2138(INI) Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy
2012/02/10
AFET
8 amendments...
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Regrets
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Notes that the presence of KFOR remains essential to ensure security in Kosovo, and that many questions continue to be raised about the effectiveness and future of coordination between the NATO military mission and the EU civilian mission; calls therefore on the High Representative / Vice-President of the Commission to report regularly on the progress of the EULEX mission, the extension of whose mandate until 14 June 2014 is
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Welcomes the launch of the EUCAP Sahel mission designed specifically to help Niger deal with these security challenges; notes that this mission falls squarely within the framework of the overall strategy for the Sahel
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Calls for planning to continue for a
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Believes that the Libyan crisis could have been the appropriate opportunity for the EU to demonstrate its ability to act, including militarily if necessary, in full compliance with UN Security Council resolutions, when faced with a major crisis in its back yard which directly affects the stability of its environment;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Welcomes the European Union's efforts within the framework of its two missions - EUSEC RD Congo and EUPOL RD Congo - to consolidate the rule of law in this country; notes, however,
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 83.
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 85 85. Recalls that the EU remains the largest contributor to AMISOM's budget and stresses the need for a strategic vision of the future EU support to
source: PE-496.429
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2012/2303(INI) Arms export: implementation of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP
2013/03/11
AFET
23 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas arms exports can have inter alia a considerable impact not only on security, but also on development,
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas Article 10 of the Common Position clearly states that
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the Common Position
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas, despite the progress made with regard to transparency thanks to the COARM information exchange mechanism, by no means all EU Member States make a full submission
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas measures on trafficking of small arms and light weapons have been adopted in recent years, with an updated List of Dual-Use Goods and Technologies under the Wassenaar Arrangement being adopted in February 2012, and areas such as control of arms brokering, licensed production outside the EU and end-user control have been put on the
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Acknowledges that the EU is the only union of states to have a legally binding framework, unique in the world, through which arms export control is being improved, including in crisis regions and countries with a questionable human rights record, and welcomes the fact, in this connection, that European and non- European third countries have joined the arms exports control system on the basis of the Common Position; notes
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes the view that the Common Position
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Considers
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Insists, in the light of the Common Position review process, that support should be voiced for powerful, clear and unambiguous wording in the Common Position in order to
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Member States, with regard to export controls and application of the eight criteria, to pay greater attention to
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Calls furthermore
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Notes that methods for collecting data on arms exports, as well as practices for publishing data sets recorded, vary in the Member States, as a result of which the COARM annual report
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Notes that
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 source: PE-506.252
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2012/2318(INI) Maritime dimension of the Common Security and Defence Policy
2013/04/03
AFET
49 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - having regard to the 7 October 2012 Declaration of the European Ministers responsible for the Integrated Maritime Policy and the European Commission, on a Marine and Maritime Agenda for growth and jobs, the "Limassol Declaration",
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 20 January 2011 on a sustainable EU policy for the High North1 and to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council of 26 June 2012 on Developing a European Union Policy towards the Arctic Region: progress since 2008 and next steps, ____________ 1 P7_TA(2011)0024
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 13 Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 23 November 20101 on civilian-military cooperation and the development of civilian-military capabilities, __________ 1 P7_TA(2010)0419
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 c (new) - having regard to the Council conclusions on the Horn of Africa of 14 November 2011, and, in particular, to the Strategic Framework set out in their annex,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 16 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 15 January 20131 on EU Strategy for the Horn of Africa, _____________ 1 P7_TA-PROV(2013)0006
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas EU Member States a
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas maritime spaces are open, vast and boundless spaces, only limited by maritime jurisdictions; whereas maritime spaces are difficult to control, especially since international maritime law aims principally at facilitating trade and guaranteeing free movement;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas States have a duty to endeavour to enforce and reinforce international law, particularly UNCLOS and to guarantee the flow of maritime routes and the preservation of the Global Commons, commercial and environmental interests; whereas EU Member States altogether constitute the world's biggest EEZ (of around 25 million square metres); whereas 90 % of the EU's external trade and 40 % of its internal trade is transported by sea; whereas the EU is the world's leading maritime shipping actor, with European ship owners managing 30 % of the vessels and 35 % of world shipping tonnage - inter alia 55 % of container vessels and 35 % of tankers, representing 42 % of the value of global seaborne trade;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas the importance of global maritime flows for the Union has increased exponentially as a result of globalisation and growing global interdependence; whereas
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas globalisation
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas the global outlook on naval capabilities and power projection is fast changing, with emerging powers increasingly calling into question UNCLOS principles, international arbitration or regulation; whereas emerging powers have adopted access denial strategies to constrain traditional US and European military presence at sea; whereas, most significantly, China pursues its String of Pearls policy, endeavouring to increase and extend its presence at sea for a multitude of stated and unstated reasons, from securing trade and energy routes to controlling marine resources and maritime critical infrastructure;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) D b. whereas illegal maritime non-state actors proliferate, threatening critical maritime routes and infrastructures and exploiting the weaknesses of states and their jurisdictions;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new) D c. whereas, as a global actor, the EU must consider security challenges and joint responses worldwide; whereas the fight against those non-conventional threats often takes place in challenging and dangerous environments, thus requiring both civilian and military means; whereas the CSDP, with both a civilian and a military dimension, is an appropriate framework to fight against dangerous threats at sea and along the coasts;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D d (new) D d. whereas the EU cannot ensure global maritime security on its own; whereas it needs to achieve strong partnerships with third countries and regional organisations, especially in remote areas - for instance Asia - where it is more difficult for the EU to deploy its own resources;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas conflict and instability
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Reminds Member States that only in a spirit of commitment, mutual understanding and genuine solidarity will the Union be able to fulfil its role as a global security provider
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Invites the High Representative, the Commission,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Acknowledges that increasing traffic at sea and the development of off-shore and coastal activities are challenging maritime security by making it more and more difficult to distinguish legal from illegal activities at sea;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8 b. Notes that the EU is facing conventional threats to its security and notably since the emergence of new maritime powers has rendered more likely potential interstate rivalries over the ownership of maritime areas (disputes over jurisdiction, territorial claims, exploration and exploitation licences in Deep Sea Zones); notes, in addition, that emerging countries have developed their maritime capabilities (navies, submarines) and, at the same time, tend to call international maritime law principles into question;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 c (new) 8 c. Warns against the illegitimate exploitation of important natural resources and minerals in EU Member States' waters or in neighbouring seas; notes that the unmanaged race for marine, natural and mineral resources may have a damaging impact on the marine ecosystem, thus increasing the environmental impact of activities at sea; recalls that the exploitation of marine resources can also lead to an undesirable militarisation of maritime zones;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 d (new) 8 d. Notes that the EU needs to build strong partnerships with third countries and regional organisations in order to ensure the security and the stability of commerce and resource exploitation; highlights the fact that a strong maritime dimension of the CSDP would provide the EU with the ability to act as an effective international arbitrator when needed;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Notes that direct and indirect risks to the security of the EU are currently posed by non-conventional threats
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Notes that one of the main threats to EU maritime security is the rise of maritime terrorist activities around the world that directly threaten EU civilian and military vessels, port facilities and energy installations and take advantage of the sea to attack and infiltrate land-based targets; notes that these actors interact with transnational organised criminal networks engaging in illegal activities at sea, such as smuggling, human trafficking, illegal immigration, drugs and weapons trafficking, including small arms, light weapons and WMD components;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Is alarmed by increasing evidence that terrorist networks and non-state actors are acquiring sophisticated maritime capabilities, including submarine capabilities,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Remains concerned by the piracy along the eastern and western African coastline
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Notes that the fight against non- conventional activities needs to rely on the whole range of CSDP instruments, including military, since interventions often take place in highly difficult landscape, with actors having at their disposal a wide range of dangerous weapons; claims that, on the model of EU action in the Horn of Africa where the EUNAVFOR Atalanta operation and the EUCAP NESTOR operation are ongoing, CSDP operations must be accompanied by the other EU external instruments with the view to address the social, economic and political root causes of crisis and ensure the sustainable securitisation of the regions concerned;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Acknowledges that increasing traffic at sea is likely to increase the potential for disasters such as oil spills and other environmental pollution incidents, toxic waste dumping and illegal oil bunkering; stresses that the EU must further develop a strategy that builds on past experience of serious environmental disasters at sea by ensuring that all actors, EU bodies and agencies, in combination with Member State authorities,
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Notes that the Atlantic Ocean is Europe's life-line for trade; is concerned that the Atlantic, and in particular the Caribbean zone, is the main route used for the transit of drugs coming from South America; is worried by the fact that the development of economic activities in the coming decades, notably with the enlargement of the Panama canal, will foster the rise of criminal activities in the zone, therefore putting at risk the security of the European citizens living there;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Believes that the West African coast, and specifically the Gulf of Guinea, today host some of the most substantial impending threats against Europe; is deeply concerned that along the West African coastline serious challenges are developing in relation to criminal activity, trafficking of drugs, human beings and weapons
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Stresses that there is a need to identify adequate European naval capabilities with the aim of enhancing the effectiveness of EU activities in the Gulf of Guinea, specifically in the field of surveillance, patrolling and the fight against organised crime;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Highlights the
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30 a Welcomes the Commission's communication of 26 June 2012 untitled "Developing a European Union Policy towards the Arctic Region: progress since 2008 and next steps", which represents the basis of EU's policy in the Arctic;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Stresses that the opening of the Arctic route is a direct consequence of climate change, and highlights the fact that, first and foremost, the EU should invest itself in the preservation and conservation of the region, its resources and critical environmental assets; underlines the importance of overall stability and peace in the region; stresses, therefore, the need for a united, coordinated EU policy on the region, in which the EU’s priorities, potential challenges and strategy are clearly defined; highlights the fact that, alongside the Danish interests in the Arctic, a future accession of Iceland to the EU would deepen the Union’s transformation into an Arctic coastal entity, underlining the need for an ever more coordinated Arctic policy at EU level; takes the view that EU policy on the Arctic should be shaped by dialogue with all of the partners in the region, including Russia; stresses, furthermore, that, in view of its potential and engagement in the Arctic to date, the EU can and should make a greater effort to enhance and strengthen the position of European observer countries in the Arctic Council;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Underlines the potential importance of the safety and security of new world trade routes through the sea passage opened in the Arctic, including for the EU and its Member States' economies; underlines the fact that the EU and its Member States should actively uphold the freedom of the seas and the right to free passage through international waterways; stresses that existing long-standing territorial disputes between Arctic states call for greater EU involvement in the region and an assessment of what tools and capabilities might be needed to respond to conflict in the area; highlights, in any case, the need to avoid the militarisation of the Arctic; calls on the Commission to put forward proposals as to how the Galileo Project could have an impact on Arctic policy and how it could be developed to enable safer navigation in Arctic waters, thus investing in the safety and accessibility of the North East Passage in particular; notes that certain states are already greatly politically active in the Pacific - notably Australia - and that the EU should rely on bilateral and multilateral cooperation in order to ensure security and safety in the region;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Underlines the global importance of the Pacific Ocean, and notably of the South China Sea
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Stresses the importance of the enlargement of the Panama Canal, which should be completed in 2014, for changing the geostrategic maritime balance and the extraordinary opportunities that this will open up to the EU and Member States
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Recalls that dual-use capabilities are
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Calls for
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47. Regrets the fact that the situation which persists today is one of duplication, overlap, waste of resources and turf war among EU bodies and agencies working in the field of maritime security; urges the EU to further study ways in which it can reduce the administrative and financial burden stemming from useless overlap of functions, expertise, equipment and resources among several EU bodies and actors, thus enabling the HR/VP to assert her coordinating function; calls on the EU to formalise the bridging among existing EU tools and bodies, such as that developed through Atalanta, EMSA and SatCen, so as to avoid duplication of tasks, resources and expertise and to reap the clear operational benefits of such synergies;
source: PE-507.979
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2012/2319(INI) EU's military structures: state of play and future prospects
2013/04/16
AFET
6 amendments...
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Invites the European Council to explore ways of streamlining the political decision- making process at EU level, and parliamentary procedures at national level, to make rapid reaction a reality;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Draws attention to the general need to step up cooperation between the EDA and the EU Military Committee/EU Military Staff;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Strongly supports pooling and sharing initiatives in education and training where significant savings can be made without affecting national sovereignty as regards operational deployments; highlights the success of the EDA’s Helicopter Training Programme and welcomes the launch of tactical air transport exercises by EDA, which should lead to the establishment of a permanent European airlift tactics training course; looks forward to more progress in developing a common integrated training system to train future fighter pilots; welcomes EDA’s work on more pooled and shared training in the areas of cyber defence, countering improvised explosive devices and naval operations; draws attention to the need for the EDA to take into account the training needs of Member States whose aircraft are produced under, for example, Russian licences;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new) 41a. Draws attention to the need to avoid potential overlaps with NATO, e.g. in the area of cybersecurity training;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new) 42a. Stresses the need to develop existing EU-NATO operational cooperation frameworks through the Berlin Plus agreements, as well as the need for strategic EU-NATO dialogue with a view to coordinating the operational efforts and strategic goals of both organisations with regard to a specific crisis;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 a (new) 45a. Draws attention to the need for the EU to step up information activities in order to enlarge the role of Pooling and Sharing;
source: PE-508.239
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2013/0000(BUD)
2013/10/01
BUDG
1 amendments...
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Recalls the plenary decision for the Council to present a roadmap by June 2013 on the multiple seats of the EP and expects both the Committees concerned, the Secretary General and the Bureau to provide members with up-to-date figures and information on the financial and environmental impact of the multiple seat arrangement; suggests the EP's own impact assessment services examine this question also with respect to the impact of the EP's presence or partial presence on the respective communities and regions and present an assessment by June 2013 in order for these findings to be considered for the next MFF;
source: PE-502.217
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2013/2034(INI) 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Recommendation to the Council
2013/03/26
DEVE
3 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – point a a) poverty eradication should remain a priority in the new framework, along with the fight against inequality and sustainable development;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – introductory part 7. to improve the link between relief, rehabilitation, disaster risk reduction and development and to enhance coordination between humanitarian and development actors in order to guarantee the continuity of aid and build resilience, the need for which is highlighted by the recurring food crises in the Sahel region and the Horn of Africa;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. to incorporate into development strategies the assessment and managing of disaster risk reduction in order to safeguard lives and livelihoods of populations
source: PE-508.041
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2013/2052(INI) Negotiations for an EU/Malaysia partnership and cooperation agreement. Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS
2013/05/07
AFET
9 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 14 a (new) - having regard to the Malaysia-European Community Strategy Paper for the period 2007-2013,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas Malaysia is a founding member of ASEAN and will chair the organisation in 2015; whereas Malaysia is the EU's second most important trading partner in ASEAN;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas Malaysia is an active member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), the Colombo Plan promoting economic and social development in the Asia-Pacific region, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas Malaysia, an emerging economy, has established successive socioeconomic restructuring programmes, starting with the New Economic Policy (NEP) in 1971, which was replaced by the National Development Policy in 1991 and subsequently by the National Vision Policy in 2001;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas cooperation between the EU and Malaysia on women's rights, children's rights, indigenous peoples' rights, migration, freedom of the press and human rights defenders has been strengthened by regular contacts with the civil society and the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM); whereas the EU is also gradually establishing cooperation with Malaysia in areas falling under the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) such as maritime security and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas to foster further relations the Malaysian Parliament set up the Interparliamentary Union (IPU) Malaysia-EU Caucus in November 2010, and its members are representing both the government coalition and the opposition;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F c (new) Fc. whereas the EU-Malaysia partnership and cooperation agreement will provide unique opportunities to expand the EU's engagement in a number of areas of mutual interest with Malaysia such as trade cooperation, energy, science & technology, migration, counter-terrorism, human rights, good governance, anti- corruption, trafficking in persons and non-proliferation; whereas the PCA will also strengthen EU-Malaysia policy dialogue on environment, green technology and climate change.
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 – point a (a) to elevate the EU's relations with countries in Southeast Asia, including and in particular Malaysia, through the timely conclusion of the negotiations on partnership and cooperation agreements (PCAs) with five ASEAN countries; to raise awareness in the EU of the significant potential and the multi-faceted nature of those relations
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Instructs its President to forward this resolution containing Parliament's recommendations to the Council, the Commission, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission (HR/VP), the European External Action Service and the Government and Parliament of Malaysia.
source: PE-510.657
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