17 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2017/2271(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the ‘America first policy’ has resulted in a meaningful change of course in the US domestic, foreign and security policy, thus affecting relations with the EU as well as with other international key players on the global scene;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the US has repeatedly announced their will to disengage from international fora and withdrawing from agreements on key areas such as the Paris agreement on climate change; whereas the US President has recently announced the withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA ) and the intention to impose the ‘highest level of economic sanctions’ on Iran; whereas the US has decided to cut of its peacekeeping budget within the United Nations by $600 million;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas a more unpredictable US foreign policy is creating an increasing uncertainty in international relations and could leave some space for the raise of other actors on the global stage, such as China, whose political and economic influence is increasing worldwide; whereas many key countries in Asia, once closer to the US, are shifting toward China;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls and insists that the longstanding EU-US partnership is based on sharing and promoting together common values including freedom, rule of law, peace, democracy, equality, multilateralism, market economy, social justice and respect for human rights, including minority rights, as well as collective security;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the EU-US relationship is the fundamental guarantor for global stability and has been the cornerstone of our efforts to ensure prosperity, peace and stability for our societies since the end of the Second World War, and stronger multilateral economic cooperation and trade; believes that a unilateral and uncoordinated implementation of the ‘America first’ policy will harm the interests of both the EU and the US;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the EU and the US are each other’s most important partners and that unilateral moves servewill only to weaken the transatlantic partnership, which has to be a partnership of equals;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Insists that the EU and the US should continue playing key constructive roles by jointly addressing regional conflicts and global challenges; recalls the importance of multilateralism in tackling global issues and insists that these should be addressed in the relevant international forums; is therefore concerned that recent decisions of the US – disengagement from key international agreements, disenrollment from international forums and the fomenting of trade tensions – may diverge from these common values and put strain on the relationship, potentially undermining our relations;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes note that other major world powers, such as Russia and China, have robust political and economic strategies, many of which may go against our values,not be compatible with our values and interests and it is therefore essential to foster the EU-US partnership, to continue to promote our common values, including compliance with international law, and to set up a joint sanctions policy;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that security is multi- faceted and intertwined and that its definition not only covers military but also environmental, energy, trade, cyber and communications, health, development, humanitarian, etc. aspects; therefore underlines that a transatlantic trade agreement, balanced and mutually beneficial, would have an impact that would go far beyond trade and economic aspects; insists that security issues should be tackled jointly through a broad approach; in this context, is concerned about budget cut decisions, for example the cuts on state building in Afghanistan and the 50 % US budget cut to development aid in Africa;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of cooperation, coordination and synergy effects in the field of security and defence, and insists that burden sharing should not be solely focused on the target of spending 2 % of GDP on defence; statelso including defence procurement, industry, research and development; recalls that NATO is still crucialimportant for the collective defence of Europe but its role could be diminished by a sudden change in US foreign and trade policy;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the EU to strengthen and speed udevelop the European Defence Union with a view to creating more synergies in defence spending; insists that more defence cooperation at EU level could strengthens the European contribution within the NATO alliance and reinforces our transatlantic bond; supports, therefore, the recent efforts to step udevelop the European defence architecture, including the European Defence Fund and the newly established Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO);
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Commends the strategic focus and invites the US to be involved in further joint efforts in the Western BalkBalkans and Eastern Europe, thus contributing to its prosperity, stability, resilience and security through non-military means;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for enhanced cooperation between the EU and the US on the peaceful resolution of regional conflicts and the proxy war in Syria as the lack of a common strategy could undermine the peaceful resolution of conflicts and invites all parties involved to refrain from actions that might aggravate the situation; reaffirms the primacy of the UN-led Geneva process in the resolution of the Syrian conflict, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2254, negotiated by the parties to the conflict and with the support of key international and regional actors; calls for the full implementation and respect of the UN Security Council Resolutions which are being violated by the countries of the Astana negotiations;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Recalls that the EU supports the resumption of a meaningful Middle East Peace Process towards a two-state solution and insists that any action that would undermine these efforts must be avoided; underlines that the question of Jerusalem must be part of a final peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians without escalating further tensions; stresses that the joint road map should the strengthened;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Reiterates that we have shared interests in Africa where we muste need to intensify our support for good governance, democracy, human rights and security issues in Africa;
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Points to our common political, economic and security interests with regard to China and Russiaother partners and recalls that joint efforts, including at the WTO, could be helpful to address imbalances in global trade deals with foreign ambitions, as on Ukraine and on the silk road;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Insists that migration issues should be addressed through cooperation, partnership and protection of human rights, but also by managing migration routes and pursuing a global approach at UN level, supporting stability in the Mediterranean area and preventing further destabilization or increase of tensions in the area;