20 Amendments of Anders VISTISEN related to 2010/0310M(NLE)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas parliamentary elections are scheduled for 12 May 2018; whereas the US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused Iran of trying to influence Iraq’s election;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a significant improvement in the security situation is needed to promote stabilisation, reconciliation and economic and social progress in the country; whereas Tehran-backed Shiite militias, created as an emergency measure to confront ISIS, have established themselves in Baghdad’s belt areas and in Sunni and some Kurdish regions;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas Kurdistan, a region of about 6 million people in northern Iraq, had tried and failed to break away from the rest of the country; whereas Baghdad had dismissed the September 25, 2017 independence referendum and sent in troops, including Shia militias to seize control of key oilfields, including around the city of Kirkuk;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas it is important to tackle unemployment, especially among young people, in order to prevent them from becoming easy recruits for terrorist organisations as well as foreign-sponsored militias in Iraq and Syria;
Amendment 24 #
Fa. whereas Russia, which was the only power that has not called on Iraq’s Kurds to cancel the referendum on independence, bought via Rosnieft the Kurdistan oil export pipelines and together with Iran offered to facilitate the Kurds’ negotiations with Baghdad to get some punitive measures lifted;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services who were the primary actor in the liberation of Mosul, suffered heavy casualties and must receive proper recognition and support in order to enhance its recruitment capabilities and return to an equitable and sustainable force size;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas NATO continues to carry out its Capacity Building Initiative in Iraq that focuses on countering improvised explosive devices, explosive ordnance disposal, de-mining, civil-military planning, Soviet-era equipment maintenance, military medicine and reform of Iraqi security institutions;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas Russia has remerged as a key weapons supplier to Iraq; whereas on February 20, 2018 Iraq had received 36 contracted T-90S tanks, with another 37 tanks scheduled for delivery by late April; whereas Iran recruits young Iraqi Shia men to fight for Iran in Shia militias in Syria;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas in 2016 Iraqi Parliament passed a law that effectively made the constellation of Shiite militias a permanent fixture of Iraq’s security forces; whereas this ensures Iraqi funding for the groups while effectively maintaining Iran’s control over some of the most powerful units;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) is an agglomeration of 40 Shiite armed groups which officially became part of the Iraqi Defence forces in December 2016 and which continuously are used for sectarian reasons inside Iraq;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas an Arabization process in disputed areas is ongoing through deliberate attempts to change the demography of disputed areas by forcibly displacing Kurds, Christians and Yezidis from original areas of residence and preventing them from returning;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Supports Iraq’s territorial integrity and Kurdistan’s autonomy within Iraq; believes that Iraq and Kurdistan autonomy should be able to benefit from oil exports without outside interference;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the EU to work with global and regional allies to remain engaged to foster a quick formation of an Iraqi government and prevent outside powers from distorting the outcomes of the Parliamentary elections;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the EU and the Member States to provide urgent financial assistance for the reconstruction of priority infrastructure and the restoration of essential public services, such as access to water and sanitation, electricity, education and healthcare; financial assistance should be designed and distributed to local entrepreneurs and businesses to ensure provision of capital for small and medium enterprises with a particular focus on foodstuffs and basic textiles;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the EU and the Member States to improve civilian justice systems in the country by ensuring citizen involvement and access in the reform building process to ensure transparency and due process with a focus to prevent retaliatory violence and revenge killings;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on EU Member States to support an urban reconstruction planning process that permits citizen engagement in the decision making processes related to reconstruction to ensure inclusivity in urban planning and recovery with the aim to improving trust between citizens and state;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the launch, at the request of the Iraqi authorities and as part of the Iraqi security strategy, of a mission to support security sector reform in Iraq (EUAM Iraq); hopes that this will help strengthen the public institutions and allow an impartial and inclusive police force to be established to gradually eliminate foreign controlled militias;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that Iraq is a potentially important partner in ensuring greater diversification of energy sources and thus contributing to Europe’s energy security; believes that the EU could help Iraq to regain control of pipelines and revenues from oil that are essential for rebuilding the country after conflict;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Condemns the use of the PMF for sectarian uses and calls for the rights of all Iraqis to be respected;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Strongly condemns the Arabization process in disputed areas and calls on the Iraqi authorities to allow Kurds, Christians and Yezidis to return to their original areas of residence and to ensure it is safe for them to do so;