10 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2015/2096(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Vietnam has been actively engaged with the EU as the ASEAN country coordinator for ASEAN-EU Dialogue Relations from 2012-2015 and as host of the 132nd Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly (IPU) in Hanoi from 28 March to 1 April 2015, whereas Vietnam has become a member of the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB);
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas resistance by the Asian countries concerned seems to have brought the planned Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a counterpart to the TTIP in the Asia Pacific area, to a standstill;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Article 1(1) of the Framework Agreement lays down ‘respect for democratic principles and human rights’ as an essential element of the agreement and binds both parties to strive for a high standard of rule of law and respect for fundamental rights, whereas cases of human rights activists being arrested in circumstances that are far from transparent still occur, and whereas the next Congress of the CPV, scheduled for January 2016, will be the true testing ground for measuring real respect for democratic principles in Vietnam;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas tensions have risen between China and neighbouring countries, including Vietnam, regarding contested areas in the South China Sea, and most recently oil drilling rig HD 981 off the coast of the Paracel Islands;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the conclusion of the Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Vietna, which has been followed by approval of a draft free trade agreement with Vietnam, in the hope that EU investment in Vietnam will help reduce poverty without causing EU rice producers in the Mediterranean area or Vietnamese dairy sector producers any harm; calls on the governments and parliaments of the Member States to speed up the ratification process in order to ensure that the agreement can enter into force;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the EU to continuurge Vietnam’s capacity development forward in promoting respect for good governance and rule of law, and welcomes the focus of EU cooperation on reforms of public administration, undertaking to observe all the stages that will lead between now and the the next Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), due to be held in January 2016, to the handover to new leadership of the Party;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU to ensure that the policies the EU and its Member States pursue in the context of the implementation of the PCA and the future FTA with Vietnam help advance the respect for human rights, rule of law and good governance, without causing any damage to the productive or trade sectors of either of the two Parties; suggests the setting up of a complaint mechanism that can be used by affected individuals and communities;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the Vietnamese Government to establish an immediate moratorium on executions and to take appropriate legislative action to abolish capital punishment, and while welcoming openings in the system, regrets also the detention of human rights activists;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for an end to discrimination and repression of ethnic and religious minorities and to guarantee freedom of religion. Regrets deeply that, notwithstanding repeated appeals by the EU, Venerable Thich Quang Do, an 87 year-old Buddhist dissident nominated more than once for the Nobel Peace Prize, has been under house arrest at his temple (the Thanh Minh Zen Monastery) in Ho Chi Minh City for over 30 years now although no specific charges against him have ever been made;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Shares the Vietnamese Government’s concerns that increasing corruption represents one of Vietnam’s main challenges and notes with particular concern that citizens, including journalists and bloggers who denounce corruption are targeted by the authorities; regrets too the improper use by Hanoi of Article 258 of the Penal Code concerning ‘abusing democratic freedoms’ - which may result in up to seven years imprisonment - as in the case of the human rights activist and blogger Truong Duy Nhat who was arrested in 2013 after calling for the resignation of the Communist regime and transition to a democratic system;