27 Amendments of Ilhan KYUCHYUK related to 2022/2048(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the unprovoked and unjustified military aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine has brought war back to the European continent, has seriously underminedsignificantly threatened and continues to challenge European and global security, has created economic uncertainty, has led to a spike in energy prices, has considerable potential to further destabilise many non-EU countries and has therefore significantly changed the geopolitical context of the EU’s common foreign and security policy (CFSP);
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine was a wake-up call for the European Union, presenting a real threat to European security and creating momentum to achieve a geopolitical redefinition of the CFSP; whereas it is also an opportunity for the Member States to show the political will to transform the CFSP into a fully fledged European policy, with bold vision guided by Union interests in the new geopolitical reality;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the EU’s response to the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is a test of the effectiveness of the EU’s foreign, security and defence policy and of its role as a credible foreign policy player, a reliable international partner and a credible security and defence actor; notes that the response of the EU to this provocations is closely watched by many autocracies around the world and will have a decisive influence in shaping their behaviour on the international stage;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underscores that the tectonic shift in the geopolitical landscape caused by the war in Ukraine and other international challenges, such as increasing Sino- Russian cooperation; calls for a swifter and more resolute implementation of the concept of strategic sovereignty and for a geopolitical awakening of the EU;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
- redefining and strengthening the EU’s institutional and decision-making arrangements in foreign and security policy, by adopting qualified majority voting,
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 2
Paragraph 4 – indent 2
- putting the concept of strategic sovereignty into practice while reducing strategic dependencies with non- democratic regime,
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
- building strategic partnerships for a better world with democratic like-minded partners and consolidating the transatlantic alliance,
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the remarkable level of unity and resolve in responding swiftly and forcefully to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine; urges Member States to maintain their unity and resolve and to build on this unprecedented level of cooperation;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a
Paragraph 6 – point a
(a) switching progressivelyas soon as possible to qualified majority voting for decisions in areas of the CFSP that do not have military or defence implications, as well as for other EU external policy tools such as the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, by using the passerelle clauses provided for in the Treaties;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a – point i (new)
Paragraph 6 – point a – point i (new)
i) Strive to achieve a genuine military and defence union that is interoperable and complementary to the NATO Alliance and that can act independently when needed;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point d
Paragraph 6 – point d
(d) implementing and making full use of the ‘Team Europe’ approach to coordinate and avoid duplication in the EU’s foreign and security policy;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the shift in the Member States’ approaches, moving towards creating more EU strategic sovereignty by adopting the Versailles Declaration of 11 March 2022 and the Strategic Compass on 21 March 2022, which highlight the need to strengthen EU defence capabilities and to contribute positively to global and transatlantic security, in close collaboration and complementarity with NATO;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that further cooperation with democratic partners is needed to secure the strategic resources used in the manufacturing of batteries, chips, semiconductors and other critical technologies and to decrease dependencies on non-democratic regimes for the supply of these resources;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that the Union, in cooperation with likeminded partners, should strive for global competitiveness in the research, development, production, and deployment of drones;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the importance of continued diplomatic efforts, coordinated with likeminded democratic partners, to maintain the strongest possible unity within the international community in condemning Russia and defending international law and the rules-based international order, within the United Nations at its cnd other multilateral forea;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the importance of strong transatlantic cooperation based on shared values and objectives, and on the principle of partnership in leadership and responsibility, while respectorking on burden-sharing in the other party’s autonomy, interests and aspirationsmanagement of our common security and geopolitical interests and acting independently but in consultation when needed;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Takes note of the outcome of the EU-China Summit, and is deeply concerned by the outcome of the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party that highlights Xi Jinping’s geopolitical ambitions; reiterates its requests for a renewed and more assertive EU-China strategy; underscores the necessity of ensuring that any support to Russia’s war in Ukraine and any circumvention of the effects of the sanctions against Russia by China must have consequences for its relations with the EU;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the VP/HR to establish strategic cooperation with Taiwan; calls on all competent EU institutions to urgently elaborate a scenario-based strategy for tackling security challenges in Taiwan;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and the VP/HR to reinforce and preserve the partnership with Morocco in view of its strategic character for the EU and its interests in the region;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for a stronger partnership between the EU and Japan in the Indo- Pacific, in connectivity, R&D, frontier technologies, and resource analysis/mapping and in defending the multilateral rules-based order;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Points out that relations with India are increasingly important and are deepening through the ongoing trade negotiations; stresses that EU-India cooperation should be expanded;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Salutes the measures announced by the Commission for strengthening Ukraine, such as access to our internal market and lifting roaming fees; trusts that the same measures will be extended to the Republic of Moldova, in equal need of a strong signal of support from the EU and of concrete steps towards EU integration, in the face of strong destabilising forces threatening its democracy;
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to assist Bosnia-Herzegovina in swiftly implementing the key priorities and in preventing a backslide into nationalistic policies of the past; reiterates the need to ensure that every citizen’s rights, regardless of ethnic, political and religious affiliation, are fully respected in line with ECHR rulings, Constitutional Court decisions and Venice Commission recommendations;
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Stresses the need for candidate and non-candidate countries of the Western Balkans to fully align their policies to the EU CSFP and calls on the Commission and Member states to use the CSFP as a tool to enhance cooperation with Western Balkan countries; underlines the particular importance of Serbia's full CFSP alignment in the light of Russia's illegal war of aggression, as well as on other fundamental EU values and principles such as the respect for human rights and the Rule of Law;
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and calls on the Russian leadership to end it immediately and withdraw unconditionally from Ukraine and any other country whose territory, or parts thereof, it has unlawfully occupied; urges the international community to hold Russia accountable for the countless war crimes, mass rapes and human rights violations its armed forces have perpetrated in Ukraine and elsewhere, and reaffirms that Russia will have to pay compensation for all of the damage and destruction it has caused in Ukraine;
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the international community to mitigate as much as possible the negative spillover of the consequences of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine on the Arctic, the peaceful conservation of which should remain a priority; Calls on the competent EU institutions to jointly elaborate end of war scenarios while taking into account a potentially destabilised and weakened Russia and its potential reform;
Amendment 502 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Highlights the specific contribution of the European Parliament to the EU’s foreign and security policy through its parliamentary diplomacy assets; calls for the establishment of a fully-fledged Security and Defence Committee and for closer Parliamentary scrutiny on matters of strategic relevance in European foreign affairs;