Activities of Andrejs MAMIKINS related to 2015/2001(INI)
Plenary speeches (4)
State of EU-Russia relations (A8-0162/2015 - Gabrielius Landsbergis) LV
State of EU-Russia relations (A8-0162/2015 - Gabrielius Landsbergis) ES
State of EU-Russia relations (debate) LV
State of EU-Russia relations (debate) LV
Amendments (20)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in reaction to and despite Russia’s aggression against Georgia and violation of its territorial integrity in 2008up to now, the EU has opted for an increased cooperation model as a way to appease Russia; whereas, in line with this, rather than taking restrictive measurebuild good neighbourly relations with Russia; whereas, in line with this, a series of generous initiatives for deeper cooperation – such as the common spaces, the Partnership for Modernisation, the negotiations on a Nnew EU-Russia Agreement, and the Human Rights dialogue – have been launched or deepened;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Russia and the EU cooperate constructively and for the benefit of their citizens in the Arctic region, in the Northern Dimension Partnerships and in cross-border cooperation;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas Russia and the EU face common global challenges as the new types of threats of terrorism, extremism, of climate change and new technological developments;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses the need for a comprehensive approach in the re-design of EU-Russia relations by also bearing a long-term perspective in mind; notes the geographically based interdependence of Russia and the EU and therefore, encourages both, Russia and the EU, to find together new ways to a good and secure future neighbourhood;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Recommends to concentrate on those areas where the EU and Russia cooperation has been constructive and therefore, successful, for example in the Northern Dimension Partnerships, cooperation in the Arctic region, cross- border cooperation and in the Iran negotiations;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Is of the opinion that Russia and EU share common global challenges as the new types of threats of terrorism, of extremism, of climate change and new global technological developments which only can be addressed in a positive spirit of cooperation and collaboration;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that EU-Russia relations must henceforth be based on the rule of law and on preconditioned dialogue, whereby the EU would be ready to relaunch cooperation with the authorities in Moscow on the condition that Russia unambiguously and without pretence takes its share of responsibility and fully implements the Minsk Agreements; stresses that in order to ensure that such a dialogue – if renewed (for which the return of Crimea to Ukraine would be a prerequisite) – is not conducted at the expense of European values, standards and international commitments, it would be necessary tothe EU should be ready to re-engage with Russia on a number of issues, including high-level political dialogue, cooperation in tackling regional and global foreign policy challenges, creation of a common economic space ‘from Lisbon to Vladivostok’, sectorial cooperation, including in energy area, visa facilitation agreement, climate change, environment, resumption of the Partnership for Modernization and Erasmus + program on the condition of Russia´s implementation of the Minsk agreements, respect for international law and OSCE-based European specify very clearly the EU’s expectations of Russia, along with the retaliatory measures it would take should Russia not keep to its commitmenturity order and ending of destabilising military and security activities at the EU MS borders;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for an intensification of dialogue with Russia on tackling major regional and global challenges, such as the rise of the Islamic State or Daesh in Syria and Iraq; believes that Russia has a major role to play to contribute to a political solution to the civil war in Syria; believes that the counter-terrorism cooperation with Russia is an important part of an overall effort to tackle the challenge of the violent extremism; stresses that such cooperation should adhere fully to the international human rights standards;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes Russia´s constructive role in the nuclear negotiations with Iran aimed at ensuring the exclusively peaceful nature of Iran´s nuclear program; calls for Russia´s continued engagement in talks;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes that Russia, as a member of the Middle East Quartet and UN Security Council, has an important contribution to make to the Middle East Peace Process; calls on the EEAS and EU MS to work with Russia to encourage the de- escalation of tensions and taking steps to revive the peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian autonomy;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes a positive view of Russia’s active participation in the conclusion of the Minsk agreement; considers this action by Russia to be a correct step and expresses the hope that, in future too, Russia will support the implementation of the Minsk agreement;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the EU and Russia must reach a long-term, mutually beneficial agreement on energy, particularly bearing in mind that imports of gas from Russia account for 39% of the EU’s imports of natural gas and 27% of the EU’s gas consumption, while the quantity of gas that Russia has exported to Europe amounted to 71% of its total gas exports; even taking account of the fact that in future the EU will seek to diversify its gas supply, while Russia seeks to find new markets for its gas, the EU and Russia will still remain mutually dependent in the field of energy for a long time;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes a positive view of cooperation between the security apparatuses of European States and of Russia, and of their exchanges of information to fight terrorism;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers it important to devote attention to solving the problems of Russian-speaking minorities living in the European Union, so that nobody can exploit those problems for propaganda purposes;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on strengthening people-to- people contacts in the fields of individual mobility, education, culture, science and research;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Is deeply concerned with Russia´s support for and financing of radical and extremist parties in the EU Member States; considers a recent meeting in St Petersburg of the far right parties an insult to the memory of millions of Russians who sacrificed their lives to save the world from Nazism;
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Deplores the law adopted in 2012 that requires NGOs to register as ‘foreign agents’ with the Ministry of Justice if they engage in ‘political activity’ and receive foreign funding; notes with deep concern that this law has been used to harass and intimidate the human rights groups in the country;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers it extremely dangerous to destroy the traditional historical, political and economic ties between EU States and Russia; considers it important, despite the existing political problems, to continue and intensify cooperation in the fields of culture and science and to develop cooperation with representatives of Russia’s civil society and with NGOs;