Activities of Afzal KHAN related to 2016/2036(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (Article 36 TEU) (A8-0360/2016 - Elmar Brok)
Implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (Article 36 TEU) (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 1
Paragraph 10 – indent 1
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines also the need to intensify the fight against Islamist terrorism, which affects ever larger parts of the Middle East and North Africa and has also been creeping into Europe, and to tackle the root causes of terrorism and radicalisation; urges the EU to undertake concerted diplomatic efforts, together with the US and other international allies, to convince partners in the region, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, of the need for a common strategy towards this global challenge;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Is very concerned with the rise of sectarian violence in the region and emphasises the need for a sustained and comprehensive diplomatic EU engagement to address the underlying dynamics of the conflict through long- term support for ethno-sectarian reconciliation;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Recalls that the Member States are responsible for more than one third of global arms exports; deplores the fact that some of them continue to export arms to authoritarian countries thus contributing and facilitating armed conflict, regional instability and serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian laws; urges Member States to strictly adhere to the norms established by the EU's Common Position on arms exports and to cease arms trade with third countries who do not fulfil the criteria listed; insists that the EU step up political dialogue and cooperation on disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Highlights the growing threat of cyber-attacks, such as the attack on Ukraine's power grid leaving nearly 225,000 citizens without power; emphasises that the EU should continue to promote the ratification and implementation of the Budapest Convention on cybercrime with its partners in the neighbourhood and developing countries; is also convinced that the EU should engage with its partners and step up its assistance for capacity building on cybersecurity, on the fight against cybercrime and cyber terrorism;