9 Amendments of Julia PITERA related to 2017/2282(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to the report on “The State of Corruption: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine” of the Transparency International from 2015,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 p (new)
Paragraph 3 p (new)
3p. Emphasises the importance of proactive communication to Georgian citizens about the concrete benefits and goals of the Eastern Partnership as well as the need to fight disinformation through fact-based, accessible and high quality information in all languages of the partner country;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Recalls that according to international law, Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali / South Ossetia region are an integral part of Georgia and expresses full solidarity with the authorities in Tbilisi in relation to its policy on non-recognition of the separatist regimes of these regions; points out that currently only five countries in the world recognise the independence of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali / South Ossetia: Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Nauru and Syria; therefore, demands that the Russian Federation withdraw its decision on the recognition of the so-called independence of these Georgian territories;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Takes note of the current Georgia's lawsuit against Russia submitted to the European Court of Human Rights, which concerns the use of coercive measures against people living in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, their illegal detentions, attacks and murders that have become common practice after Russian military operations in Georgia in August 2008;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Welcomes the adoption by the Georgian Parliament of a resolution establishing a blacklist of people banned from entering Georgia, who have been accused and convicted of murder, kidnapping, torture or inhuman treatment (Otkhozoria -Tatunashvili list); urges the Member States and the Council to impose national and EU sanctions on those who appear;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points out that, according to the Transparency International report from 2015 entitles “The State of Corruption: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine”, the judiciary in Georgia suffers from limited independence from the executive, which has had a significant impact on its ability to play an active role in the fight against corruption; welcomes the fact that the Georgian judiciary is showing signs of greater impartiality in its decision making and is more active in holding the government to account;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Georgian authorities, in the case of Afghan Mukhtarli, an Azerbaijan investigative journalist who was abducted in Tbilisi and arbitrarily detained in Baku, to take all necessary measures against Azerbaijan in order to allow him to return to his family; underlines that such detention has been recognised by the EU as a serious violation of human rights;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Georgian authorities to take further steps to protect womenpeople against all forms of violence and sexual harassment and to increase their participatio number of women in politics and the labour market;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls the importance of free and independent mass media and a pluralistic media environment as key democratic principles; notes with satisfaction the improvements in Georgia as reflected in the 2018 World Press Freedom Index established by Reporters Without Borders; welcomes the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights dated 2nd March 2017 suspending execution of the judgement of the Georgian Supreme Court regarding property rights to the largest and most popular TV channel Rustavi 2 until it considers the case;