37 Amendments of Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS related to 2021/2207(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 14 December 2022, on the prospects of the two-stat solution for Israel and Palestine
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29
Citation 29
— having regard to its previous resolutions on the Middle East peace process, in particular that of 18 May 2017 on achieving the two-state solution in the Middle East5 , and the resolution of 14 December 2022 on the prospects of the two-State solution for Israel and Palestine; _________________ 5 OJ C 307, 30.8.2018, p. 113.
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Palestinian leadership has repeatedly called for renewedplaced preconditions on the peace talks leading to a two-state solution, which has not been reciprocated by the Israeli Governmentereas the successive Israeli Governments have also offered peace talks but without any preconditions;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the first month of 2023 has been marked by a cycle of violence, with around 30 Palestinians killed by the Israeli Defense Forces, including 9 Palestinians killed in the Jenin Refugee Camp; whereas 7 people have been killed in a brutal attack by a Palestinian terrorist in a synagogue in East Jerusalem;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas international assistance is key to the stability of the West Bank and Gaza and thus also benefits Israel; whereas Israel is obliged under international humanitarian law to ensure the basic needs and well-being of the civilian population under its occupation;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas in Gaza, the blockade and intermittent conflict have crippled the economy and 63% of the area's population requires some form of humanitarian assistance.
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas EU assistance provides vital budget support to the PA through the PEGASE programme; whereas since the beginning of the current multiannual financial framework, EU assistance to Palestine has been ad hoc; whereas the 2021-2024 joint strategy provides a basis on which annual action programmes can be adopted, but a multiannual prospect for concrete funding is still lacking; whereas it is necessary to continue implementing an effective process and a scrutinized review of the designation of EU funds;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas EU assistance provides vital budget support to the PA through the PEGASE programme; whereas since the beginning of the current multiannual financial framework, EU assistance to Palestine has been ad hoc; whereas the 2021-2024 joint strategy provides a basis on which annual action programmes can be adopted, but a multiannual prospect for concrete fundingwhereas an effective oversight and examination of where the funds are allocated is still lacking ;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas EU funding includes a multiannual contributionthe EU and its Member States are the largest donor to UNRWA, whose work Parliament continually supports and advocates to be continued; whereas EU funding includes a multiannual contribution to UNRWA, ensuring predictable support for Palestinian refugees in line with the EU- UNRWA Joint Declaration 2021-2024;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas EU funding includes a multiannual contribution to UNRWA, whose work Parliament continually supports and advocates to be continued as long as UNRWA concretely promotes education based on peacebuilding, tolerance, coexistence;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the United Nations General Assembly has recently voted to extend the mandate of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East until 30 June 2026;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas in 2011, the UN Ad Hoc Liaison Committee concluded that Palestinian institutions are ready for statehood; whereas however, since then, the democratic status of Palestine has deteriorated owing to the ongoing occupation, pressure from radical groups and internal problems, as well as worsening rule of law and corruption;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas in 2011, the UN Ad Hoc Liaison Committee concluded that Palestinian institutions are ready for statehood; whereas however, since then, the democratic status of Palestine has deteriorated owing to the ongoing occupationexternal and internal problems, as well assuch as the worsening rule of law and corruption and the ongoing occupation;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas in 2011, the UN Ad Hoc Liaison Committee concluded that Palestinian institutions are ready for statehood; whereas however, since then, the democratic status of Palestine has deteriorated owing to the ongoing occupation and internal problems, as well as worsening rule of law and corruption;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) condemn the recent terror attack in a Jerusalem synagogue which led to the death of seven people;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(a b) call for an immediate end to all act of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, to reverse this spiral of violence and engage in meaningful efforts to restart peace negotiations;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) continue to underline that Israeli settlements in the oPt are illegal; call for an end to all actions that under international law; call for an end to the continuation of the colonization policy, plans for expansion, the evictions of Palestinian families and the demolitions which undermine the viability of the two- state solution on the ground and which constitute violations of the Fourth Geneva Convention;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) continue to underline that Israeli settlements in the oPt are illegal; call for an end to all actions that undermine the viability of the two-state solution on the ground and call for breaking the cycle of violence;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) stress the importance of education in the building of prospects for a two-state solution; reiterates its position that all schoolbooks and school materials must be in line with UNESCO standards of peace, tolerance, coexistence and non-violence;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) support Palestinian calls for renewed and inclusive political representation; strongly urge the PA and President Abbas to hold free and fair national elections in order to strengthen the legitimacy of the Palestinian political leadership; recall in this respect that Hamas is listed in the EU's list of terrorist organizations; call on Israel to respect its obligations to allow these elections to take place in East Jerusalem; promote the participation of youth and women;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) support Palestinian calls for renewed and inclusive political representation; strongly urge the PA and President Abbas to hold free, credible, inclusive, transparent and fair national elections in order to strengthen the legitimacy of the Palestinian political leadership; call on Israel to respect its obligations to allow these elections to take place in East Jerusalem; promote the participation of youth and women;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) strongly call for East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to be brought under one legitimate, democratic PA rule that respects Israel's right to exist in security and peace; facilitate political consensus and reconciliation among Palestinian political factions; stress the importance of democratic elections being respected by all parties involved;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) demand that the PA establish independent and reliable mechanisms to investigate occurrences of torture or ill- treatment; and other human rights violations;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) call on the Member States to recognise Palestinian statehood, once the criteria of statehood are met, as a way of supporting the objective of achieving a two-state solution;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(l a) better monitor the implementation of clear differentiation policies within the EU;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) engage with the PA to jointly establish a more regular political dialogue at the ministerial level and to launch, as soon as possible, negotiations on a full association agreement between the EU and Palestine; convene an assbuild up towards an eventual association agreement once the PA shows it respects the demociration council when an agreement has been reachedc principles, human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
(m a) engage with the PA to jointly establish a more regular political dialogue at the ministerial level with a strong focus on human rights, rule of law and the fight against terrorism, and to move towards negotiations on a full association agreement between the EU and Palestine; convene an association council when an agreement has been reached;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) work towards an immediate end to the blockade of the Gaza Stripcontinue supporting the efforts to mitigate the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and to actively work for an end to the sixteen-year-long blockade through a political solution respected by all parties;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) continue its support to the work of the Central Elections Commission and to engage with relevant actors to support the electoral process; actively offer to deploy an EU election observation mission to the oPt upon the announcement of general elections;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(o a) deplore the striking disparities between the health services available to Palestinians and those available to Israelis resulting in higher mortality rates; urge the EU to work with the Israeli authorities on a solution to ensure the inhendered access of Palestinian patients to medical care by Israeli authorities;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) enhance funding, including humanitarian aid and development assistance, for the green transition, good governance and anti-corruption efforts, including public financial management reform; expand aid to Palestinian civil society, including to human rights defenders under attack and develop a more rigorous process to check where European funds are used to prevent any taxpayer money going to terrorist organisations or affiliates;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) express concern about how EU policy and effectiveness of financial assistance in Palestine are undermined by illegal settlements, the Israeli occupation and related reand by humanitarian workers when they fail to go through the Israeli legal system while constriuctions on the Palestinian economy; demand compensation for the demolition of all EU-funded infrastructure in the oPtng EU funded shelters, knowingly placing such structures at risk of demolition by Israeli authorities;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) continue applying the incentive based approach and policy dialogue of PEGASE which aim to accompany the PA to foster effective and accountable institutions ready for statehood and enable inclusive social development; exclude the PA Ministry of Interior from EU financial assistance through PEGASE to the PA, while retaining the overall level of financial support, until authorities take effective steps to end arbitrary arrests and torture and to investigate and prosecute those responsible for abuses;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point t a (new)
(t a) strengthen policy dialogue in the framework of PEGASE, through more frequency and better coherence of meetings and concrete indicators;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point t b (new)
(t b) increase the visibility of EU actions on the ground through a better and more strategic communication;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) ensure continued and additional financial support to Palestinian refugees through UNRWA to meet the increasing needs on the ground; recall that in the agreement for the 2023 EU Budget, the two arms of the budgetary authority jointly decided on an increase for the NDICI-Southern Neighbourhood budget line to be dedicated also to UNRWA; call for an special focus on education and health care within this funding;