Georgios KYRTSOS

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21

Directive (EU)2016/97
Article 29 b – paragraph 1 – point a

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2023/11/09
Committee: ECON

2023/0167(COD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Gilles BOYER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Valérie HAYER, Pascal CANFIN, Olivier CHASTEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a

Any Council decision to give notice to the participating Member State concerned to take measures for the deficit reduction in accordance with Article 126(9) TFEU shall be taken within two months of the Council decision under Article 126(8) TFEU establishing that no effective action has been taken. In the notice, the Council shall request that the Member State implements a corrective net expenditure path which ensures that the general government deficit remains or is brought and maintained below the reference value within the deadline set in the notice. For the years where the general government deficit is expected to exceed the reference value, the corrective net expenditure path shall be consistent with a minimum annual primary structural fiscal adjustment of at least 0,5% of GDP as a benchmark.

2023/10/25
Committee: ECON

2023/0137(CNS)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Gilles BOYER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Valérie HAYER, Pascal CANFIN, Olivier CHASTEL

Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS

F. whereas the Turkish Government ~~has repe~~is deliberatedly ~~employed political delaying tactics and a transactional approach with regard to Sweden’s application for NATO membership~~putting pressure on Sweden and delaying its accession to NATO membership at a moment of historical Russian aggressiveness;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas Türkiye is a member of the Council of Europe and is therefore bound by the judgements of the ECtHR;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Takes note of the results of the recent presidential and parliamentary elections in Türkiye and considers them a sign foreboding political continuity in the country; ~~acknowledges the peaceful manner in which the Turkish people conducted this process and applaud~~notes that the elections were largely peaceful, despite isolated instances of violence, primarily against opposition supporters and welcomes the high turnout; regrets, however, that, as reflected by the OSCE/ODIHR election observation mission, ~~the elections did not tak~~biased media coverage and the placek onf a level playing field ~~and were impact~~gave an unjustified, a~~mong other things, by essential freedoms being heavily hindered by the current legal framework and practice~~dvantage to the incumbent; regrets that harsher rhetoric, inflammatory and discriminatory language, including against minorities, and by the ~~unjustified advantage enjoyed by the ruling partie~~continued intimidation and harassment of supporters of some opposition parties undermined the process;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Reiterates its profound sadness about the deadly, devastating earthquakes that shook south-eastern Türkiye and Syria on 6 February 2023 and its heartfelt condolences to the victims’ families; welcomes the international relief and recovery effort, in~~cluding~~ particular by the EU and its Member States, which has demonstrated strong European solidarity with the Turkish people; believes that the EU should continue to support the people of Türkiye for its humanitarian needs and reconstruction efforts; underlines that European solidarity could lead to a tangible improvement in relations between the EU and Türkiye;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Reiterates its profound sadness about the deadly, devastating earthquakes that shook south-eastern Türkiye and Syria on 6 February 2023 and its heartfelt condolences to the victims’ families; welcomes the international relief and recovery effort, the organization of the International Donor's conference for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria in Brussels and the pledge of 6 billion euros of humanitarian aid for recovery and reconstruction in Turkey, including by the EU and its Member States;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Is of the opinion that the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine continues to impact EU-Türkiye relations ~~in ways that are yet to unfold~~as Türkiye attempts to uphold ties to both the West and Russia simultaneously; regrets and is deeply concerned that Türkiye’s alignment with the EU CFSP decreased from 14% to 7% in the context of the Russian War in Ukraine; therefore, calls on Türkiye to make significant steps on alignment to the EU’s CSFP as soon as possible, including on sanctions and the anti-circumvention of sanctions, as Türkiye has an instrumental key role to play in further isolating Russia and strategically weakening its war efforts; reiterates its appreciation for Türkiye’s role as an early mediator between Ukraine and Russia and the key part played by Türkiye in brokering and keeping alive the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which has been crucial in helping to counter a severe global hunger crisis;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. IDeplores Turkey’s weak level of alignment on the EU foreign and security policy; is of the opinion that the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine continues to impact EU-Türkiye relations in ways that are yet to unfold; ~~reiterates its appreciation for Türkiye’s role as an early mediator between Ukraine and Russia and~~welcomes Türkiye’s aim to facilitate talks between Ukraine and Russia and reiterates its appreciation for the key part played by Türkiye together with the UN in brokering and keeping alive the Black Sea Grain Initiative, which has been crucial in helping to counter a severe global hunger crisis;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Acknowledge~~Notes that the trade between Türkiye and Russia nearly doubled since the start of the War in Ukraine, and that there is an elevated risk that sanctioned goods and technologies, such as semiconductors, could pass through Turkish territory; Acknowledges Türkiye´s decision to halt the transit of sanctioned goods as well as the partial measures taken in recent months by the Turkish authorities to prevent the re- exportation to Russia of goods covered by EU sanctions~~, but urges them to go further in order to ensure that Türkiye stops being a hub for entities and individuals that wish to circumvent such sanctions;~~ ; however, urges Türkiye to fully ensure that circumvention of sanctions shall never take place on its territory, and that it shall take all necessary steps to stop circumvention, including by punishing entities and individuals; in this regard, calls on the Commission to investigate the increase in trade between Russia and Türkiye and assess the relevant trade flows that could point towards circumvention of sanctions; is concerned about the presence of an increasing number of Russian citizens in Turkey, such as oligarchs, that take up residency in Türkiye, acquire citizenship, and invest their capital in real estate, and calls on Türkiye to avoid becoming a safe haven for Russian oligarchs;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Acknowledges the partial measures taken in recent months by the Turkish authorities to prevent the re-exportation to Russia of goods covered by EU sanctions, but ~~urges them to go further in order~~deplores that Turkey refrained from aligning with EU sanctions against Russia, which is undermining the work of the REPO Task Force fighting against the circumvention of sanctions; urges the Turkish authorities to take measures to ensure that Türkiye stops being a hub for entities and individuals that wish to circumvent such sanctions;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Acknowledges the partial measures taken in recent months by the Turkish authorities to prevent the re-exportation to Russia of goods covered by EU sanctions, but urges them to go further ~~in order to ensure that Türkiye~~by implementing regulatory and legislative changes in order to legally entrench Türkiye’s commitment to stops being a hub for entities and individuals that wish to circumvent such sanctions;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Deplores, against the backdrop~~Strongly deplores, in the context of the war, the delaying of the ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession, following the previous delay of Finland’s NATO accession, which has only playsed into Russia’s hands; invites the Turkish authorities to deliver on their promise of a more constructive partnership in NATO and ~~to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership in the Grand National Assembly as early as possibl~~calls on Türkiye, following the ratification of Finland’s NATO membership in March, to also ratify Sweden’s NATO membership without any further delay, as now is the time to show unity and strength within NATO and further isolate Russia; calls on the Turkish government to overcome any tensions with NATO allies by halting actions that go against the collective interests of the alliance, such as its destabilising involvement in various conflicts in the region; calls on the EEAS to intensify transatlantic dialogue and cooperation with the Biden administration as regards the relations with Türkiye;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Is concerned about foreign interference by the Turkish state in EU Member States which is directed towards European citizens of Turkish origins, such as in the Netherlands, where 40% of the Dutch-Turkish citizens have expressed the need to receive more protection against this foreign interference; calls on the Commission to implement the recommendations of the ING2 Committee in the Defence of Democracy Package to counter foreign interference by foreign authorities; calls on the EEAS StratCom divisions to document suspicions of Turkish disinformation directed at the EU and to report its findings to the European Parliament;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Takes note with deep concern of reports about Turkey’s violation of the UN arms embargo in Libya; deplores the persistent absence of efficient cooperation between NATO Operation Sea Guardian and EU Operation IRINI, due to Turkey’s opposition to this cooperation, which is detrimental to the implementation of the UN arms embargo;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Regrets that the unresolved conflict in Cyprus continues to be a major obstacle to EU-Türkiye relations and reaffirms that the only viable solution is a settlement on the basis of a bi-communal and bi-zonal federation;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5b. Condemns the air strikes and repeated attacks against the autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq, which disregard Iraq's sovereignty;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Commends Türkiye’s efforts to continue hosting the largest refugee population in the world of almost 4 million people; welcomes, in this regard, the continued provision of EU funding for refugees and host communities in Türkiye and expresses its strong commitment to sustain this in the future; recognizes the migratory pressure Türkiye is facing, but firmly objects to any instrumentalisation of migrants by the Turkish government;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. Condemns the air strikes and the recent retaliatory strikes in Northern Syria; recalls that these actions put the gains of the Global Coalition against Daesh made in the fight against the Islamic State in jeopardy; reiterates that ground incursion into Syria would have grave implications for international security;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Is dismayed by~~Deeply regrets the fact that, far from the negative trend stopping or being reversed, the democratic backsliding in Türkiye has continued in the last year, with new legal reforms and a relentless crackdown on any critical voice, particularly ahead of and during the recent elections; affirms with regret that Türkiye has now become a global showcase for all kinds of authoritarian practices; is deeply concerned that members of the opposition have come under increasing pressure, in certain cases leading to imprisonment; condemns the high number of imprisoned journalists and media employees; deplores the increasing online restrictions and censorship imposed by the Disinformation Law;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Is dismayed by the fact that, far from the negative trend stopping or being reversed, the democratic backsliding in Türkiye has continued in the last year, with new legal reforms and a relentless crackdown on any critical voice, ~~particularly ahead of~~especially the pro-Kurdish democratic opposition, intensified before and during the recent elections; affirms with regret that Türkiye has now become a global showcase for all kinds of authoritarian practices;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Condemns the continued prosecution, censorship and harassment of journalists and independent media in Türkiye; is concerned as well by the targeting of journalists and political opponents originating from Türkiye in the European Union;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Is worried by the increasing number of fake news in the Turkish social media environment; is also worried by the spread of state propaganda, in particular from the state-run news agency Anadolu;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Remains deeply concerned about the lack of independence of the judiciary, the continued breach of the obligation to abide by the landmark rulings of the European Court of Human Rights, the serious restrictions on fundamental freedoms – particularly freedom of expression and of association – and the constant attacks on the fundamental rights of members of the opposition, lawyers, journalists, academics and civil society activists and in particular human rights defenders in Türkiye; is particularly worried by the continued crackdown on Kurdish politicians, journalists, lawyers and artists~~; expresses concern about~~ as well as the deterioration of the rights of women and the constant targeting and harassment of LGBTI+ people, both of whom could see their rights further curtailed by the possible amendments to Türkiye’s constitution; is in particular worried about the issue of domestic violence against women and so- called “honour killings”, in the context of Türkiye’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, as well as the increased targeted attacks or hate speech including by high-ranking officials and politicians towards LGBTI+ people; expresses the expectation that civil society activists, in particular human rights defenders, will have the possibility to carry out their work freely, as this could strengthen the Turkish democracy; is deeply committed to provide support to Turkish citizens and civil society organisations that promote European norms and values;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Concludes that the Turkish Government has no interest in closing the persistent and growing gap between Türkiye and the EU on values and standards, as it has shown, for the past few years, a clear lack of political will to carry out the necessary reforms ~~to address,~~ in particular~~, the serious concerns about~~ regarding the rule of law and fundamental rights ~~that continue to negatively affect the country’s EU accession process~~; furthermore, concludes that the Turkish government has not shown any interest to respect and uphold the Copenhagen criteria and to align itself with EU policies and objectives; underlines, in this regard, that accession negotiations cannot be resumed;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Concludes that the Turkish Ggovernment has no interest in closing the persistent and growing gap between Türkiye and the EU on values and standards, as it has shown, for the past few years, a clear lack of political will to carry out the necessary reforms to address, in particular, the serious concerns about the rule of law and fundamental rights that continue to negatively affect the country’s EU accession processt reversed the negative trend in relation to reforms that concerns on the deterioration of democracy, the rule of law, fundamental rights and the independence of the judiciary; is concerned that Türkiye’s foreign policy continued to be at odds with the EU priorities under the CFSP; reiterates its position of 18 May 2022 in which it states that it cannot envisage any resumption of the accession negotiations with Türkiye;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Expresses deep concerns about the ~~continued proper func~~deterioration~~ing~~ of Türkiye’s market economy, particularly with regard to the conduct of monetary and fiscal policies, and the institutional and regulatory environment; is concerned about the direct interference by the Turkish president in monetary policy; is of the opinion that Türkiye will need to implement reforms that will address the vulnerabilities of its economy and currency, such as the unprecedented high level of inflation;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Costas MAVRIDES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Calls on Türkiye to ensure the full and non-discriminatory implementation of the EU-Turkey Statement of 2016 and the EU - Türkiye Readmission Agreement vis-à-vis all Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus; firmly objects to any instrumentalisation of migrants by the Turkish Government; Regrets, that as a result of it, a continuing high increase in asylum applications has been registered in Cyprus over the past years and recalls Türkiye’s obligation to take all the necessary measures to halt the existing illegal migration routes and prevent the creation of new sea or land routes for illegal migration from Türkiye to the EU; notes that pending the full and effective implementation of the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement, existing bilateral readmission agreements and provisions in similar agreements and arrangements with EU Member States, should be adequately implemented; underlines that cooperation in the area of justice and home affairs with all EU Member States remains essential;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Encourages once again Türkiye to recognise the Armenian Genocide, thus paving the way for a genuine reconciliation between the Turkish and Armenian people; calls on Turkey, in this regard, to refrain from any anti- Armenian propaganda and hate speech, to fully respect its obligations to protect Armenian and other cultural heritage and to exercise its influence on Azerbaïdjan in order to encourage a peaceful settlement between Erevan and Baku;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Remains deeply concerned that the landmark agreement reached on March 2016 between the European Union and Türkiye on migration policy is not applied towards all member states;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Costas MAVRIDES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the overall de-escalation of tensions observed in the eastern Mediterranean in recent times, particularly in the wake of the February earthquakes, and expresses its hope that a possible new era in Türkiye’s foreign policy might yield positive results in the bilateral relations between Türkiye and all EU Member States; reiterates its long-standing support for a solution to the Cyprus problem on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation and reaffirms its positions on the matter expressed in its resolution of 7 June 2022; mains fully aware that any positive dynamics can be easily reversed at any moment due to Turkey’s continuing destabilised actions in the region over the past years and while the underlying issues remain unresolved; calls on Turkey to respect the sovereignty of all EU Member States, over their territorial sea and airspace as well as their sovereign rights, including inter alia the right to explore and exploit natural resources, in accordance with EU and international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which is part of the EU acquis; expresses its full solidarity with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus; continues to call Turkey to show genuine collective engagement to the settlement of the delimitation of exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and the continental shelf in both the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean, in good faith and in line with international law and the principle of good neighbourly relations, and to refrain from any unilateral illegal actions or threats; condemns, in this regard, the harassment by Turkish warships of research vessels performing surveys within the EEZ delimitated by the Republic of Cyprus; reaffirms the right of the Republic of Cyprus to enter into bilateral agreements on its EEZ and to explore and exploit its natural resources in full compliance with international law; supports the invitation extended to Turkey by the Government of the Republic of Cyprus to negotiate in good faith and in line with international law the maritime delimitation between their respective coast lines, or to have recourse to the International Court of Justice, and calls on Turkey to accept Cyprus’s invitation; reiterates the EU’s readiness to use all instruments and options at its disposal, including those under Article 29 TEU and Article 215 TFEU, in order to defend its interests and those of its Member States, as well as to uphold regional stability;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Welcomes the overall de-escalation of tensions observed in the eastern Mediterranean in recent times, particularly in the wake of the February earthquakes,; expresses solidarity with EU member states which have suffered from these tensions and expresses its hope that a possible new era in Türkiye’s foreign policy might yield positive results in the bilateral relations between Türkiye and all EU Member States; reiterates its long- standing support for a solution to the Cyprus problem on the basis of a bi- communal, bi-zonal federation and reaffirms its positions on the matter expressed in its resolution of 7 June 2022;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Costas MAVRIDES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Regrets the fact that the Cyprus problem remains unresolved and reiterates its call on Türkiye, to commit and contribute to a comprehensive settlement in line with United Nations Security Council relevant resolutions; reiterates its support for a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement of the Cyprus problem, including of its external aspects, within the UN framework and in accordance with the relevant UNSC resolutions, international law and in line with the EU acquis and the principles on which the Union is founded; deeply regrets that Türkiye has abandoned the agreed UN framework; condemns in this regard statements by Turkish President and by the leader imposed by Turkey upon the Turkish Cypriots, calling for a two-state solution in Cyprus; calls on Türkiye to abandon this unacceptable proposal for a two-state solution; strongly condemns any action to facilitate or assist in any way the international recognition of the secessionist illegal entity in the occupied areas of Cyprus and stresses that such actions severely damage efforts to create an environment conducive to resuming settlement talks under the auspices of the United Nations; Welcomes and supports the proposals of the President of the Republic of Cyprus which aim at breaking the stalemate in the settlement process and calls for a more active engagement by the EU in this regard; urges the European Council to appoint an EU envoy to support future peace talks within the UN- centred framework; urges the Government of Türkiye to engage constructively in resuming UN-led negotiations; calls on the Turkish Government to return to dialogue based on the UN format, which represents the only viable path towards reconciliation;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Costas MAVRIDES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Further calls on Türkiye to withdraw its troops from Cyprus and refrain from any unilateral action which would entrench the permanent division of the island and to refrain from action altering the demographic balance on the island through a policy of illegal settlements; condemns the fact that Türkiye continues to violate UN Security Council resolutions 550(1984) and 789(1992), which call on Türkiye to transfer the area of Varosha to its lawful inhabitants under the temporary administration of the UN, by the partial reopening of Varosha and by supporting the opening of the town of Varosha to the public; takes the view that those illegal actions undermines mutual trust and hence the prospect of a resumption of talks on a comprehensive solution to the Cyprus problem and calls on Türkiye to reverse these actions and avoid any other unilateral actions that could raise further tensions on the island, in compliance with the call of the UNSC; expresses in this regard serious concern over the recent, new illegal activities in the fenced off area of Varosha for the opening of a new part of the beach;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Reiterates its firm conviction that Türkiye is a country of strategic relevance in political, economic and foreign policy terms, a key partner for the stability of the wider region and a ~~vital~~n important ally, including within NATO, and reaffirms that the EU is committed to pursuing the best possible relations with Türkiye based on dialogue, respect and mutual trust, under the conditions that it does not further drift apart from EU values and foreign and security policy;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Reiterates its firm conviction that Türkiye is a country of strategic relevance in political, economic and foreign policy terms, a key partner for the stability of the wider region and a vital ally, including within NATO, and reaffirms that the EU is committed to pursuing ~~the best possibl~~positive relations with Türkiye based on dialogue, respect and mutual trust;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Co~~nsiders~~mes to the conclusion, in view of all the above, that ~~in the absence of a drastic change of course by the Turkish Government, Türkiye’s EU accession process has lost its purpose and will not endure much longer in the current circumstances~~Türkiye has drifted far away from the Copenhagen criteria, with no positive change foreseen on the short or midterm, and that Türkiye’s EU accession process has lost its purpose; therefore, concludes that the accession negotiations with Turkey cannot be resumed; recommends, in that case, starting a reflection process to find an alternative and realistic framework for EU- Türkiye relations in substitution for the accession process; calls on the Commission, therefore, to explore possible formats for a mutually appealing framework ~~through a comprehensive and inclusive process~~, such as an update of the Association Agreement, through a comprehensive and inclusive process; calls for an opening in the relations after the solidarity shown following the earthquake, and to use this new momentum to break the current deadlock and move forward towards a closer, more dynamic and strategic partnership that works beneficially for both parties by modernizing and enhancing the current Association Agreement, which could include provisions inter alia on rule of law, human rights, fundamental freedoms, migration, and trade;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Costas MAVRIDES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Re~~affirms its support for~~calls the need for Türkiye to fulfil its legal obligations under the EU - Türkiye Customs Union and deplores the continuous violations of the current framework; Regrets that the current Customs Union will not achieve its full potential until Türkiye fully and effectively implements the Additional Protocol in relation to all Member States including the Republic of Cyprus in a non-discriminatory manner, which is a prerequisite for the opening of the negotiations for the upgrading; Reaffirms its position that an upgraded customs union with a broader, mutually beneficial scope, ~~which~~ could encompass a wide range of areas of common interest, including digitalisation and Green Deal alignment; insists that such a modernisation would need to be based on strong conditionality related to human rights and ~~the afor~~fundamental freedoms, respect for international law and good neighbourly relations, and that it can only be envisaged upon Türkiye’s full implementation~~ed principles~~ of the Additional Protocol to extend the Ankara Agreement towards all Member States without reserve and in a non-discriminatory fashion; stresses that both parties must be fully aware of this democratic conditionality from the outset of any negotiations, as Parliament will not give its consent to the final agreement if no progress is made in thisose fields; remains ready to advance towards visa liberalisation as soon as the Turkish authorities ful~~fil the six outstanding benchmark~~ly and effectively meet all criteria in a non-discriminatory manner towards all member-states;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2205(INI)

Malik AZMANI, Katalin CSEH, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Reaffirms its support for a~~n upgraded c~~ mutually beneficial modernization of the Customs uUnion with a ~~broader, mutually beneficial scope~~n effective dispute settlement mechanism, which could encompass a wide range of areas of common interest, including digitalisation and Green Deal alignment; insists that such a modernisation would need to be based on strong conditionality related to human rights and the aforementioned principles; stresses that both parties must be fully aware of this democratic conditionality from the outset of any negotiations, as Parliament will not give its consent to the final agreement if no progress is made in this field; remains ready to advance towards visa liberalisation as soon as the Turkish authorities fulfil the six outstanding benchmarks;

2023/06/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2203(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas according to the UN report for North Macedonia 2021 “corruption in the country persists and scores against key governance indicators (political stability, rule of law and accountability) remained low”;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2203(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas according to World Bank's Worldwide Governance indicators North Macedonia performs worse in Control of Corruption;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2203(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Urges the authorities to effectively fight corruption and organised crime in a more consistent and productive way, through coordinated investigations and prosecutions leading to final convictions and asset confiscations in cases involving high-level corruption, organised crime and money laundering;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the positive steps taken towards reforming Kosovo’s public administration and encourages the government to intensify its efforts to create a professional, depoliticised and citizen- oriented civil service; representative of Kosovo's diversity; regrets the boycott of judicial institutions encouraged by Serbian nationalist political parties in the north of Kosovo;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24 a. welcomes the recent European proposal to put the relationship between both parties on a new and sustainable basis as a historic chance that should be seized by both parties;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. welcomes the work of the European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) in assisting Kosovo on the rule of law, notably police, justice and customs and in supporting relevant rule of law institutions in Kosovo on their path towards increased effectiveness, sustainability, multi-ethnicity and accountability, free from political interference and in full compliance with international human rights standards and best European practices.

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Reiterates the necessity of carrying out structural reforms in order to boost competitiveness and ensure inclusive and sustainable economic growth; welcomes the progress made in tackling the informal economy; notes however that the widespread informal economy, the high prevalence of corruption and the overall weak rule of law, continue to hinder the private sector;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Welcomes the progress made in digitalising the economy and increasing access to internet; stresses the importance of maintaining high-level of cybersecurity through adequate financing and regulation;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2201(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Georgios KYRTSOS, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37

37. Regrets the fact that Kosovo has failed to adopt the long-announced energy strategy for 2022-2030, and calls for the immediate adoption and implementation of both this strategy and the law on renewable energy sources; welcomes the adoption of a roadmap for the implementation of the 2013 and 2015 energy agreements regarding the supply of electricity in four Serb-majority municipalities in the north of Kosovo putting an end to unfair practices and giving a legal and transparent framework for the supply of electricity in the region;

2023/02/20
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Georgios KYRTSOS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Welcomes the support measure for the Balkan Medical Task Force amounting to EUR 6 million under the European Peace Facility, which procures the necessary equipment and materiel for the medical units of the Armed Forces of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Georgios KYRTSOS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Urmas PAET, Katalin CSEH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Expresses its concern with the aspects of the draft law on fiscal amnesty and the proposed citizenship by investment scheme that are incompatible with EU norms and its visa policy and would pose risks as regards security, money laundering, tax evasion, terrorist financing, corruption and infiltration by organised crime ; welcomes Prime Minister Rama’s announcement to suspend the golden passport project;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Georgios KYRTSOS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Urmas PAET, Katalin CSEH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Calls for continued action to reduce unfounded asylum claims by Albanian nationals, while tackling criminal trafficking networks and increasing cooperation with the EU’s justice and home affairs agencies; welcomes successful international investigations and police operations to combat the trafficking of people, narcotics and firearms, and online fraud; stresses that countering cybercrime, trafficking in human beings and money laundering remain areas in which additional results are needed; calls on the authorities to step up its fight against child sexual abuse online which remains a concern;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Georgios KYRTSOS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Urmas PAET, Katalin CSEH

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Expresses its concern with the lack of progress on achieving institutional transparency, freedom of expression and media freedom and stresses the role of political leaders in creating an enabling environment for the pursuit of these freedoms; condemns attempts to discredit reporters and arbitrarily withhold public information, as well as the failure to ensure the safety of journalists; urges the authorities to take immediate action against political and economic interference in the media and intimidation against reporters; ~~welcomes the withdrawal of the draft anti- defamation legislation~~condemns any regulatory attempts aiming at increasing the political control over media institutions; welcomes in this context the withdrawal of the draft anti- defamation legislation; deplores the fact that only a minority of Albanian media have a sustainable business model and transparent funding; urges the government to ensure the independence of the public broadcaster and media regulator and the transparency of media ownership, financing and public advertising;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2199(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Javier NART, Georgios KYRTSOS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Urges the authorities to counter disinformation and manipulative narratives by promoting media literacy and improving the working conditions of journalists; welcomes the work of the Alliance for Ethical Media of Albania aiming at rigorously implementing the Code of Ethics of Journalists; calls on the Association of Professional Journalists of Albania and its members to adhere to the highest industry standards, in particular by adopting the Journalism Trust Initiative set up by Reporters Without Borders, to maintain trust and fight against disinformation;

2023/04/03
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Georgios KYRTSOS, Malik AZMANI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Recognises that Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and its implications present both challenges and opportunities for Uzbekistan and other Central Asian states, which have traditionally maintained close relations with Russia; ~~notes~~deplores however that Uzbekistan abstained in the votes on the United Nations General Assembly resolutions on Ukraine, in particular those of 2 March 2022, 24 March 2022 and 23 February 2023 demanding an end to the Russian offensive and immediate withdrawal from Ukraine; ~~note~~regrets that Uzbekistan opposed the expulsion of Russia from the UN Human Rights Council on 7 April 2022; notes the commitment of the political leadership of Uzbekistan not to allow the circumvention of sanctions imposed on Russia; calls on the EU to closely engage with the authorities on this matter;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2195(INI)

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Urmas PAET, Georgios KYRTSOS, Malik AZMANI, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Stresses the need~~Deplores the lack of pluralism of the media in Uzbekistan; calls for the financial sustainability and independence of media outlets to be ensured in order to eliminate political influence; calls for greater transparency on media ownership with a view to enhancing media independence and pluralism; condemns any threats against journalists and bloggers and calls on the authorities to ensure respect for the rights of journalists, independent bloggers and human rights defenders and their protection against harassment, pressure and threats and to investigate any attacks against them;

2023/04/26
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point d a (new)

(da) The RDC should cooperate with the European Defence Agency, NATO and relevant CSDP projects to ensure that the RDC is fully equipped with the necessary operational capabilities to respond to any crisis, natural disaster or armed conflict which could impact Europe in one way or another, as they occur;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the Member States to transform the EU battlegroup system to match the financial and equipment needs of the EU RDC; considers that the EU battlegroups should be funded from the Union budget during their stand-up, stand- by and stand-down phases as well as replacement of equipment lost or spent in action;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2145(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Asks for the swift approval of the EU's military mobility package to ensure a speedy force deployment capacity across the Union for the armed forces of member states;

2022/12/01
Committee: AFET

2022/2142(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Billy KELLEHER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Erik POULSEN, Nicola BEER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that Article 48(7) of the Treaty on European Union provides for two general passerelle clauses that allow the decision-making procedures to be changed in order to adopt measures in Council through qualified majority voting (QMV) in areas that are currently subject to unanimity; ~~regrets the fact that these passerelle clauses have never been used;~~ recalls that activating the passerelle clauses would in any case require unanimity in the European Council and Parliament’s consent;

2023/01/25
Committee: ECON

2022/2064(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas fundamental rights and freedoms, which is at the core of the accession process, cannot be disconnected and isolated from overall relations with the EU;

2022/07/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2064(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas each enlargement country should progressively align with the EU acquis in all aspects, including standards and policies, to align with EU policies and objectives, and to pursue and maintain good neighbourly relations with the EU and all its Member States without discrimination;

2022/07/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2064(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) ~~avoid using~~ unresolved bilateral disputes ~~to block~~need to be resolved before accession to EU as a prerequisite to successful candidate countries’ accession processes;

2022/07/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2064(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s a (new)

(s a) present concrete action plan to counter Russia and China's interference campaigns in Western Balkans that spread anti-EU sentiment and attempts to destabilise the whole region;

2022/07/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2064(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t

(t) formally suspend accession negotiations with Turkey, in accordance with the negotiating framework, until the country reengages with the EU ~~and~~, demonstrates clear and significant progress in EU-related reforms and fully respects EU Member States' territorial integrity and sovereignty, while continuing partnership in essential areas of joint interest;

2022/07/11
Committee: AFET

2022/2062(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Engin EROGLU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Erik POULSEN, Gilles BOYER, Valérie HAYER, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

— having regard to Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty on European Union,

2023/03/29
Committee: ECON

2022/2062(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Engin EROGLU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Erik POULSEN, Gilles BOYER, Nathalie LOISEAU, Bart GROOTHUIS, Valérie HAYER, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas the EIB eligibility list currently excludes equipment and infrastructure for military use; whereas investments for dual use are not excluded1a; _________________ 1a https://www.eib.org/en/publications/eib- eligibility-excluded-activities-and- excluded-sectors-list

2023/03/29
Committee: ECON

2022/2062(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Engin EROGLU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Erik POULSEN, Gilles BOYER, Valérie HAYER, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Emphasises the importance of adherence to the rule of law in the European Union, as enshrined in the EU Treaty; invites the EIB to align its activities with the Rule of Law conditionality mechanism;

2023/03/29
Committee: ECON

2022/2062(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Engin EROGLU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Erik POULSEN, Gilles BOYER, Valérie HAYER, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. Welcomes the EIB Strategic European Security Initiative (SESI), which will make available up to 6 billion euros by 2027 for dual-use research, RDI, civilian security infrastructure and cutting-edge technology projects;

2023/03/29
Committee: ECON

2022/2062(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Engin EROGLU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Erik POULSEN, Gilles BOYER, Valérie HAYER, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10 b. Invites the EIB to expand the SESI program and step up its investments in European security and defence further, including in the area of military mobility; considers that the dual-use criterion currently impedes making the necessary investments;

2023/03/29
Committee: ECON

2022/2062(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Engin EROGLU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Erik POULSEN, Gilles BOYER, Nathalie LOISEAU, Bart GROOTHUIS, Valérie HAYER, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)

10 c. Regrets the exclusion of ammunition, weapons, equipment and infrastructure for military use from the list of eligible investments, given that investment in these areas is critical in order to sustain European security; considers that any military product is not unethical in and of itself and that its use should always be aligned with international law; calls on the EIB to include investments in defence products and activities in its eligibility list;

2023/03/29
Committee: ECON

2022/2062(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Engin EROGLU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Erik POULSEN, Gilles BOYER, Valérie HAYER, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the fact that in 2022, the EIB provided financing amounting to a total investment of EUR 16.35 billion for SMEs and mid-caps; calls on the EIB to reflect on ways to facilitate its support to SME's further, especially for smaller financing projects;

2023/03/29
Committee: ECON

2022/2062(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Erik POULSEN, Gilles BOYER, Valérie HAYER, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Emphasises the importance of investing in low carbon energy sources such as hydrogen, CCS and nuclear energy; welcomes in this regard the EIB's contribution to REPowerEU in the form of an additional 30 billion euros in investments; highlights that nuclear energy is free of CO2 emissions and taxonomy-aligned; welcomes in this regard the EIB's activities in this field and encourages the bank to step up its efforts;

2023/03/29
Committee: ECON

2022/2062(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Erik POULSEN, Gilles BOYER, Valérie HAYER, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Welcomes the introduction of the EIB’s new transport lending policy in July 2022 and calls for its swift implementation; calls on the EIB to finance all projects that align with the EU Taxonomy, as well as other projects that aim to lower the carbon footprint of the maritime sector, such as Green Corridor projects;

2023/03/29
Committee: ECON

2022/2062(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Engin EROGLU, Olivier CHASTEL, Erik POULSEN, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Welcomes the fact that EIB Global supported EUR 9.1 billion in global investment outside the EU in 2022; expects EIB investments in non-EU countries to be fully aligned with EU ~~and EU~~ external action policies and objectives;

2023/03/29
Committee: ECON

2022/2062(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Engin EROGLU, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Olivier CHASTEL, Erik POULSEN, Gilles BOYER, Valérie HAYER, Ondřej KOVAŘÍK, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24 a. Considers that the EIB should contribute to the EU’s objective of enhancing its strategic autonomy; welcomes in this regard the launch of the Global Gateway Fund, which will principally support investments in infrastructure and SME's;

2023/03/29
Committee: ECON

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
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, underlining the need and creating a momentum to achieve a geopolitical redefinition of the CFSP; whereas ~~it is also an opportun~~the war against Ukraine highlights the necessity for the Member States to show the political will to transform the CFSP into a fully fledged European policy;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the decline of media freedom and the rise of disinformation campaigns, foreign interferences and attacks towards journalists is a worldwide trend, most sharply evident in backsliding democracies and recalcitrant totalitarian states; whereas, internationally, the consequences for human rights, democracy, public participation and development, are worrying; whereas the European Union must strengthen its collaboration with like-minded partner countries to promote and defend media freedom and freedom of expression and to counter disinformation and foreign interferences in third countries;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that the Strategic Compass, adopted by the Council in March 2022, gives the EU the tools to be both an effective security provider in a hostile environment and a more assertive global actor for peace and human security, and therefore calls for its swift and full implementation;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a

(a) switching ~~progressively~~ 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;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point e

(e) providing sufficient funding at EU and Member State level to respond without delay to current, emerging and future challenges; calls in particular for increased financing for EU external action, including for the European Defence Fund;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Welcomes the European Commission's intention to extend the scope of the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime to include acts of corruption thereby acknowledging the close link between corruption and human rights violations;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Loucas FOURLAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Underlines the strategic role the international cultural cooperation and cultural diplomacy play in the context of EU foreign policy in strengthening relations with partner countries, in promoting EU’s democratic values, in conflict prevention, in countering disinformation and foreign interferences in third countries and in the fight against illicit trafficking, looting and destruction of cultural property; calls on the Council, EEAS and Commission to mainstream culture as a strategic pillar through all EU’s external action policy areas; supports the inclusion of culture in all existing and future bilateral and multilateral agreements, with due respect for the commitments made under the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
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~~European and global security, in close collaboration with NATO;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Underlines the importance of stepping up the EU’s efforts, in cooperation with NATO and other international partners, to address hybrid threats, cyberattacks, disinformation ~~and~~, propaganda campaigns and to protect critical infrastructure;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Welcomes the EU's steps to reduce its dependency on Russia and to diversify its energy supply sources, a longstanding call of the European Parliament; stresses that the any cooperation with third countries in the energy field may not undermine the EU's commitment to defend human rights;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Underlines that the war of aggression against Ukraine has shown the relevance of NATO as security alliance; reiterates that NATO, in the absence of a strong common European defence and European strategic autonomy in the field of defence, is and remains the cornerstone of the EU's security; welcomes that the EU and NATO will take their partnership forward and calls for a new EU-NATO Joint Declaration that fully reflects the changed security environment and new security challenges that have emerged since Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Supports the European Political Community as a forum for dialogue and cooperation on issues of common interest and to strengthen the security of the European continent; welcomes that 44 countries took part in the first meeting in Prague, including close partners such as the UK;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Highlights the need to intensify the dialogue with the UK on possible avenues for future cooperation and coordination in the area of foreign and security policy, including in the framework of the EU- NATO partnership, the United Nations and other international forums; welcomes the UK's participation in the first meeting of the European Political Community;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Strongly condemns China's continued military provocations against Taiwan and reiterates its firm rejection of any unilateral change to the status quo in the Strait of Taiwan; denounces statements by the Chinese president that China will never renounce the right to use force over Taiwan; Calls on the Commission and the VP/HR to establish strategic cooperation with Taiwan;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls for a stronger strategic partnership between the EU and Japan across a wide range of areas, including in the Indo- Pacific, in connectivity ~~and in defending the multilateral rules-based order;~~ , defence of the multilateral rules-based order, trade and investment, security, digital transformation, climate action, research and innovation; reminds that Japan is one of the EU's closest, like-minded partners with which it shares values and principles such as democracy, the rule of law, human rights, good governance, and multilateralism; strongly supports the conclusion of the EU - Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) and calls on the remaining Member States to proceed with the ratification of the agreement; urges Member States to work collectively and Europeanize their activities with Japan in the areas of defence and security; encourages the negotiation of a security and information agreement between the EU and Japan as a step towards facilitating broader collaboration on defence and security;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22b. Welcomes the setting up of a monitoring capacity along the Armenian- Azerbaijan border to monitor the situation in the region, build confidence and contribute to restoring peace and security;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Calls on the EU to continue to support the Belarus people in their ongoing struggle for a free and democratic Belarus; condemns Lukashenka's active role in supporting the war in Ukraine and building up tensions; denounces Lukashenka's regime and Russia's disinformation regarding so- called threats to the Belarusian territory;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Reiterates its previous call on the need for the EU to urgently define an overall strategy for its short-, mid- and long-term relations with Turkey, taking into account the country’s continuous destabilizing activities in Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and South Caucasus and the ongoing democratic backsliding; insists on the immediate cessation of any kind of military cooperation of the Member States with Turkey; calls for the EU and the Member States to impose a full weapons embargo against Turkey in compliance with the provisions of the Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on arms export control;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)

24d. Takes note of the Türkiye 2022 report presented by the European Commission on 12 October 2022; is highly concerned by the fact that the Turkish government has not reversed the negative trend in relation to reform, that concerns on the deterioration of democracy, the rule of law, fundamental rights and the independence of the judiciary have not been addressed and that Türkiye’s foreign policy continued to be at odds with the EU priorities under the CFSP, with an alignment rate of only 7 % in the reporting period; reiterates its position of 18 May 2022 in which it states that it cannot envisage any resumption of the accession negotiations with Turkey;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Is concerned by the dire economic and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan as well as by the rights of women and girls in the country; supports the five key benchmarks that were adopted by the Council on 21 September 2021 and serve as guiding principles for future engagement with the Taliban but believes that a major effort in defining a long-term strategy is needed to address the human rights emergency and gender apartheid occurring in Afghanistan today;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Malik AZMANI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for a swift restoration and full implementation by all parties of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which is a cornerstone of non-proliferation and the stabilisation of the Middle East and the Gulf region; welcomes the adoption of targeted sanctions against the Iranian regime, including Iran's Morality Police, for the violent crackdown on peaceful protestors; calls for a strong EU response to Iran's involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Takes note of the first meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council; is of the opinion that the Association Council should not only be used to strengthen the EU-Israel partnership but also as a forum for dialogue on issues related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and as a means to revive the Middle East peace process; supports the efforts of the High Representative in bringing Arab leaders together with a view to make progress towards a comprehensive regional peace that ends the Israeli Palestinian conflict and brings substantial security, trade, and other cooperation for the region1a; welcomes the decision to provide multiannual support to UNRWA; calls on the Commission to maintain the current level of funding in view of the Agency’s role as key element for stability in a volatile region; __________________ 1a https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/eu- israel-association-council-discussed- difficult-path-peace-region_en

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
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 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; welcomes the adoption of the latest sanctions package against Russia; calls however on the Council to extend the list of individuals directly targeted by EU sanctions, taking into account the list of 6 000 individuals presented by Alexei Navalny’s Foundation;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. Calls on the EEAS to introduce press freedom and freedom of expression as priorities and to take all the necessary steps to uphold, in full, the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline; urges the EU Delegations to improve preventative protective measures, plan for emergency responses to deteriorations in press freedom contexts and provide demonstrable and visible support to local journalists and civil society;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

~~Enhancing parliamentary~~Strengthening diplomacy as a foreign policy tool, including parliamentary diplomacy

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2048(INI)

Hilde VAUTMANS, Javier NART, Klemen GROŠELJ, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Ramona STRUGARIU, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Nicola BEER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Dacian CIOLOŞ, Urmas PAET, Nathalie LOISEAU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35a. Calls on all EU institutions and agencies as well as the EU Member States to be sufficiently engaged in the fight against disinformation and propaganda undermining its policies by increasing strategic communication and narrative on its work; calls to increase support to EU delegations and missions for strategic communication;

2022/10/24
Committee: AFET

2022/2047(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Citation 4 a (new)

— having regard to its resolutions of 28 April2015 on the destruction of cultural sites perpetrated by ISIS/Da’esh and of 10March 2022 on the destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno- Karabakh,

2022/09/21
Committee: AFET

2022/2047(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Council, European External Action Service (EEAS) and Commission to mainstream culture as a strategic pillar through all EU’s external action policy areas; supports the inclusion of culture in all existing and future bilateral and multilateral agreements, with due respect for the commitments made under the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity;

2022/09/21
Committee: AFET

2022/2047(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes the development of the Cultural Relations Platform and the joint implementation of programmes allowing cultural actors and public stakeholders to develop innovative ideas and concrete projects, finance cultural relations and facilitate networks; welcomes the establishment of focal points in the EU Delegations to that effect; calls on the EEAS and Commission to further strengthen their role with the objective to better coordinate EU’s cultural outreach and cooperation in partner countries, aligned with EU’s foreign policy objectives; calls on the EEAS and Commission to enhance the specific skills of the focal points needed to perform their duties at the highest level;

2022/09/21
Committee: AFET

2022/2047(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Urges the EEAS and Commission to step-up their efforts in the fight against illegal trafficking, looting and destruction in cultural property as well as to support Member States’ actions to conduct the repatriation of stolen cultural property to its rightful owners in a evidence-based and mutual understanding approach;

2022/09/21
Committee: AFET

2022/2047(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for the allocation of the necessary budgetary and personnel resources to the EU’s international cultural relations and cultural diplomacy in order to facilitate cultural cooperation with local actors and academia in third countries; calls on the EEAS and Commission to consider the feasibility of introducing a dedicated chapter for international cultural relations in the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe;

2022/09/21
Committee: AFET

2022/2047(INI)

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ramona STRUGARIU, Urmas PAET, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Georgios KYRTSOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Condemns the deliberate destruction of cultural sites in Ukraine as a result of unprovoked and illegal Russian war of aggression; commends the efforts of volunteers, museum curators and cultural workers in Ukraine, as well as in the EU Member States, to rescue and protect artworks and artefacts belonging to Ukraine; calls on the EU and its Member States to support these efforts in maintaining and reconstruction of destroyed and damaged cultural sights, and to work in cooperation with international institutions to pressure Russia to return stolen artefacts from Ukraine;

2022/09/21
Committee: AFET

2022/2047(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Urges the Council, Commission and EEAS to step up their action in protecting cultural heritage in conflict and crises zones, including by providing emergency support for its preservation and by considering targeted sanctions against actors identified as responsible for destruction, illegal trafficking, falsifying or damaging cultural heritage;

2022/09/21
Committee: AFET

2022/2047(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Highlights the strategic importance for the EU to further strengthen the partnership with the EU National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) network and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), including via the allocation of additional financial resources;

2022/09/21
Committee: AFET

2022/2047(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Nathalie LOISEAU

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Calls on the Commission to further strengthen the international dimension of EU programs(Erasmus, Horizon, specific delegation programmes, and the global leadership programme) and to provide adequate financial resources; recalls, in this regard, the crucial role that EU programmes in the fields of culture have as core elements in tackling disinformation and foreign interferences in third countries;

2022/09/21
Committee: AFET

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Olivier CHASTEL, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10

— having regard to Articles 123(1), 125, 127(1) and (2), 130, 282(2) and 284(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Olivier CHASTEL, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas the primary objective of the ECB is to maintain price stability, which it has defined as 2% inflation over the medium term;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Olivier CHASTEL, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

C b. whereas the ECB is politically independent, so that neither EU institutions and agencies, nor governments of the Members States, shall seek to influence the ECB;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Olivier CHASTEL, Georgios KYRTSOS, Gilles BOYER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Expresses its deep concern about the historically high and increasing levels of inflation throughout the eurozone; recalls that the ECB is the institution responsible for maintaining price stability;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Olivier CHASTEL, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Highlights that the statutory independence of the ECB, as laid down in the Treaties, is a prerequisite for it to fulfil its mandate; stresses that this independence must remain untouched at all times; emphasises that this independence requires the ECB to refrain from taking political decisions;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Olivier CHASTEL, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the Republic of Croatia as the 20th member country of the euro area; stresses that participation in the monetary union comes with the responsibilities enshrined in the Stability and Growth Pact;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Welcom~~Notes President Lagarde’s statement that the current geopolitical crisis requires us to progress on EU fiscal integration; recalls that the Economic and Monetary Union ~~cannot function smoothly without a fiscal capacity at European level~~requires solid fiscal policies in Member States in order to be able to respond to external shocks;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

~~6. Echoes President Lagarde’s call for a swift revision and simplification of the Stability and Growth Pact;~~deleted

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Olivier CHASTEL, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Takes note of~~Welcomes recent ECB monetary policy decisions to raise rates by 50 and 75 basis points in July and September 2022; ~~is concerned about the implications of such policy decisions for growth and employment;~~ notes that inflation is currently much higher than the ECB’s target rate of 2%; encourages the ECB to take all measures necessary to bring inflation back to its target level; regrets in this regard that monetary policy is still accommodative;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Olivier CHASTEL, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Observes that there is little evidence that rising inflation is spurring a wage-price spiral, not least given the extent of wage restraint in recent years; warns against the danger of a wage-price spiral if wages are to increase significantly;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Welcome~~Regrets the ECB’s decision not to engage in quantitative tightening; stresses that quantitative easing amounts economically to monetary financing, which is prohibited by article 123(1) TFEU, if the ECB does not shrink back its balance sheet;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that an even transmission of monetary policy is vital to the achievement of the ECB’s price stability mandate; notes the ECB’s decision on 15 June 2022 to apply flexibility in reinvesting redemptions that are due under the pandemic emergency purchase programme; ~~welcomes the launch of the Transmission Protection Instrument to support the effective transmission of monetary policy across the euro area;~~

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Regrets the launch of the Transmission Protection Instrument; calls on the ECB to respect the spirit of the prohibition of monetary financing; calls on the ECB to respect the capital key when executing its monetary operations in order to prevent uneven financial support to Member States;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12 b. Stresses that diverging interest rates in the eurozone are the result of increasing risk premia on government bonds in some Member States; stresses that the Transmission Protection Instrument would merely conceal the symptoms of loose fiscal policy; calls on Member States to conduct fiscally responsible fiscal policies and reduce their debt to sustainable levels;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Olivier CHASTEL, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Recalls that the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ~~requires~~states that the ECB toshall support the general economic policies of the Union, without prejudice to its primary objective of maintaining price stability;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the ECB to coordinate with the European Parliament to specify the secondary objectives; suggests taking advantage of this resolution to specify and prioritise the policy areas where the ECB is expected to deliver on its secondary objectives;deleted

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Olivier CHASTEL, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Considers high levels of sustainable growth and investment to be key economic goals; ~~calls on the ECB to consider how its monetary policy stance will impact tho~~stresses that these objectives are best achieved when the free market operates in a stable macroeconomic environment based o~~bjecti~~n predictable price levels;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Olivier CHASTEL, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Reaffirms that achieving the Union’s climate goals and ensuring a just transition are one of the top priorities of the EU’s general economic policies, which the ECB is expected to support through maintaining price stability and a stable macroeconomic environment that stimulates investment in clean technologies, as well as preventing distortions in the signalling function of prices that ensures an efficient allocation of resources;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Considers that the ECB should contribute to reducing inequality; calls on the ECB to ensure that the costs of its monetary policy operations are not disproportionately borne by lower income strata; invites the ECB to assess the effects of italls on the ECB to refrain from taking politically motivated decisions and stick to its mandate of maintaining price stability; stresses that overstepping this mandate touches mon~~etary policy decisions on employment~~ the political independence of the central bank;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Olivier CHASTEL, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Stresses that addressing the climate emergency and the euro area’s dependence on fossil fuels touches not only upon the ECB’s secondary mandate, but also its primary mandate, given the serious threat these issues pose tothe best way the ECB can contribute to mitigating climate change is to ensure price stability and a stable macroeconomic environment that encourages green investment; invites the ECB to assess to what extent climate change affects its ability to maintain price stability;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. ~~Welcom~~Notes the Governing Council’s decision to take further steps to include climate change considerations in the Eurosystem’s monetary policy framework;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. ~~Welcom~~Notes the ECB’s announcement to decarbonise its corporate bond holdings; ~~calls for the ‘tilting’ of the ECB’s portfolio to be swift rather than gradual;~~ stresses that the ECB’s asset purchasing programs constitute unconventional monetary policy which should be employed during unprecedented economic circumstances only; stresses furthermore that these holdings are a by-product of the past fight against low inflation and that making investments does not constitute an objective of monetary policy;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

~~23. Welcom~~Notes, furthermore, the ~~23.~~ announcement on the greening of the ECB’s collateral framework; ~~regrets, however, that this will be limited to instruments issued by non-financial corporations, which represent only a small fraction of the instruments that banks pledge as collateral~~insist that the ECB respects the market neutrality principle;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. ~~Regret~~Notes that the climate roadmap does not include greening of the ECB’s targeted long-term refinancing operations; stresses that ~~providing cheap liquidity to financial institutions investing in brown activities works against the fight against inflation and is not consistent with the objectives of the Paris Agreement~~its independence requires refraining from taking political decisions such as diverging from the market neutrality principle; notes, furthermore, that the concept of market neutrality is related to the principle of an open market economy with free competition;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Is concerned about the implications of higher interest rates for green investments; ~~calls on the ECB to assess the possibility of applying differentiated rates to support green investments and disincentivise brown investments;~~

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Welcomes the ECB climate risk stress test aimed at assessing the climate risk preparedness of the European banking sector; is concerned that the results published on 8 July 2022 show that banks do not have robust climate risk stress- testing frameworks and lack the relevant data; calls on the ECB to use all its available tools to ensure that banks take climate risk seriously in order to mitigate the financial risks resulting from climate change;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Georgios KYRTSOS, Gilles BOYER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Welcomes the ECB’s progress on the digital euro project, as well as the dialogue with Parliament in this regard; looks forward to the Governing Council reaching a decision on launching the digital euro; highlights the expected benefits such as efficiency gains and increased financial inclusion;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Olivier CHASTEL, Georgios KYRTSOS, Gilles BOYER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31 a. Calls on the ECB to take duly into account privacy concerns around the digital euro and stresses that its development should be in line with EU privacy standards;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Olivier CHASTEL, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)

31 b. Warns against the increased ability for the ECB to impose negative interest rates on digital euro accounts held at the central bank; insists that the digital euro will serve as complementary to physical cash and that it should not replace cash entirely;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Georgios KYRTSOS, Gilles BOYER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 c (new)

31 c. Strongly regrets the ECB’s decision to involve Amazon in testing prototype interfaces for a digital euro; stresses that Amazon is a potential competitor in this field and that it should therefore not be placed in such a position, especially since Amazon does not receive any monetary compensation for this assignment; stresses furthermore that outsourcing the digital euro infrastructure to a US tech company weakens the EU's strategic autonomy;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Olivier CHASTEL, Georgios KYRTSOS, Gilles BOYER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 d (new)

31 d. Welcomes the ECB’s achievement to lower its carbon emissions by 10.7% between 2020 and 2021; encourages the ECB to continue its steps to reduce its carbon emissions further by 46.2% (relative to 2019 levels) by 2030;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2037(INI)

Caroline NAGTEGAAL, Nicola BEER, Engin EROGLU, Eva-Maria Alexandrova POPTCHEVA, Olivier CHASTEL, Georgios KYRTSOS, Gilles BOYER, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 e (new)

31 e. Supports the aim of the ECB to increase female representation by encouraging women to advance in this field; therefore welcomes initiatives such as the ECB Women in Economics Scholarship;

2022/10/14
Committee: ECON

2022/2007(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f

(f) Pursue an active EU role in facilitating dialogue and cooperation among all the countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that have relevant natural gas reserves, promoting, where necessary, the capacity for understanding and final settlements on maritime border demarcation according to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and further promoting the interconnection capacity between countries in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that produce natural gas and the European Union, through relevant EU hubs and considering, in particular, adequate pipeline, harbour and regasification infrastructures and technology both in the EU and in Southern Neighbourhood countries for the benefit of all producer countries and all Member States; promoting also electrical interconnection in the scope of diversifying EU's energy resources and increasing its energy supply from renewable energy sources;

2022/05/20
Committee: AFET

2022/0408(COD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2

(2) The wide differences in substantive insolvency laws acknowledged by Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 create barriers to the internal market by reducing the attractiveness of cross-border investments, thus impacting the viability of economic operations and the cross- border movement of capital within the Union and to and from third countries. __________________ 32 Regulation (EU) 2015/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings (OJ L 141 5.6.2015, p. 19).

2023/09/12
Committee: ECON

2022/0408(COD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)

(2a) Wide differences also exist in the application of insolvency law in Member States, in particular debt management, that disincentivise business undertaking; Member States should ensure that, where an over-indebted entrepreneur has professional debts incurred in the course of his or her trade, business, craft or profession, professional debts are to be treated, for the purposes of obtaining a discharge, separately from personal debts;

2023/09/12
Committee: ECON

2022/0408(COD)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Engin EROGLU

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) Insolvency proceedings ensure the orderly winding down or restructuring of companies or entrepreneurs in financial and economic distress. These proceedings are key in financial investments, as they determine the final recovery value of such investments. Diverging rules among Member States have contributed to increasing legal uncertainty and unpredictability about insolvency proceedings’ outcome, so raising barriers especially for cross-border investments in the internal market. This uncertainty acts as a disincentive which obstructs the freedom of establishment of undertakings and the willingness to entrepreneurship thus harming the proper functioning of the internal market. Small and medium- sized enterprises, in particular, often lack the necessary resources to assess risks related to cross-border activities. Large divergences in recovery value and time required to complete insolvency proceedings across the Union have negative repercussions on cost predictability for creditors and investors in cross-border situations in the internal market.

2023/09/12
Committee: ECON

2022/0408(COD)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Engin EROGLU

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4

(4) The integration of the internal market in the area of insolvency laws pursued by this Directive is a key tool for a more efficient functioning of the capital markets in the European Union, including greater access to corporate financing, while also preventing the build-up of non- performing loans (NPL). Therefore, it is necessary to set out minimum requirements in targeted areas of national insolvency proceedings, which have a significant impact on the efficiency and length of such proceedings, especially on cross-border insolvency proceedings.

2023/09/12
Committee: ECON

2022/0408(COD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Proposal for a directive
Recital 39

(39) All microenterprises should be able to commence proceedings to address their financial difficulties and obtain a discharge. Access to simplified winding-up proceedings should not depend on the microenterprise’s ability to cover the administrative costs of such proceedings. The laws of the Member States should introduce rules for covering the costs of administering simplified winding-up proceedings where assets and sources of revenue of the debtor are insufficient to cover those costs. Member States should also provide second chance entrepreneurs with business support, access to up-to- date information on the availability of administrative, legal, business or financial support and any means available to them to facilitate the relaunching of entrepreneurship capacity.

2023/09/12
Committee: ECON

2022/0219(COD)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Jordi CAÑAS, Dominique RIQUET, Nathalie LOISEAU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Olivier CHASTEL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) As the instrument aims to enhance the competitiveness ~~and~~, efficiency and the independence of the Union’s defence industry, to benefit from the instrument, according to the legal basis, common procurement contracts will need to be placed with legal entities which are established in the Union or in associated countries and are not subject to control by non-associated third countries or by non- associated third- country entities. In that context, control should be understood to be the ability to exercise a decisive influence on a legal entity directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediate legal entities. Additionally, in order to ensure the protection of essential security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States, the infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources of the contractors and subcontractors involved in the common procurement which are used for the purposes of the common procurement shall be located on the territory of a Member State or of an associated third country.

2023/02/01
Committee: IMCO

2022/0219(COD)

Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Jordi CAÑAS, Dominique RIQUET, Nathalie LOISEAU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Olivier CHASTEL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) In certain exceptional circumstances, it should be possible to derogate from the principle that contractors and subcontractors involved in a common procurement supported by the Instrument are not subject to control by non-associated third countries or non associated third- country entities. In that context, a legal entity established in the Union or in an associated third country and controlled by a non-associated third country or a non- associated third country entity may participate as contractor and subcontractor involved in the common procurement if strict conditions relating to the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States, as established in the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy pursuant to Title V of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), including in terms of strengthening the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base, are fulfilled.

2023/02/01
Committee: IMCO

2022/0219(COD)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Jordi CAÑAS, Dominique RIQUET, Nathalie LOISEAU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Olivier CHASTEL

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

(22) Member States should appoint a procurement agent to conduct a common procurement on their behalf. The procurement agent should be a contracting authority established in a Member State or an associated third country, including Union bodies or international organisations, such as the Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'ARmement (OCCAR). The instrument should be without prejudice to the rules laid down in particular by the Directive 2009/81/EC on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply contracts and service contracts by contracting authorities or entities in the fields of defence and security. Additional eligibility requirements as set out in article 8 in this regulation should be part of the tender documents and prevail over conflicting laws of the Member State in which the procurement agent is established.

2023/02/01
Committee: IMCO

2022/0219(COD)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Jordi CAÑAS, Dominique RIQUET, Nathalie LOISEAU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Olivier CHASTEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8

8. The infrastructure, facilities, assets and resources of the contractors and subcontractors involved in the common procurement which are used for the purposes of the common procurement shall be located on the territory of a Member State or of an associated third country. Where ~~no competitive substitutes~~there are no readily available substitutes in the Union or in an associated third country, contractors and subcontractors involved in the common procurement may use their assets, infrastructure, facilities and resources located or held outside the territory of the Member States or of the associated third countries provided that such use does not contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States and is consistent with the objectives set out in Article 3.

2023/02/01
Committee: IMCO

2022/0219(COD)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Jordi CAÑAS, Dominique RIQUET, Nathalie LOISEAU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Olivier CHASTEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 9

9. Common procurement procedures and contracts shall also include a requirement for the defence product to not be subject to a restriction to use, maintain, modify or transfer it by a non- associated third country or a non- associated third country entity.

2023/02/01
Committee: IMCO

2022/0219(COD)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Jordi CAÑAS, Sandro GOZI, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nathalie LOISEAU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Olivier CHASTEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. In regard of the urgency of the situation, a defence product subject to a restriction to transfer by a non-associated third country or a non-associated third country entity may be declared eligible by the Commission where the Member States or associated countries participating in the common procurement have demonstrated that this derogation only concerns defence products being in use prior to 24 February 2022 within the Armed Forces of all Member States or associated countries participating in the common procurement.

2023/02/01
Committee: IMCO

2022/0219(COD)

Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Jordi CAÑAS, Dominique RIQUET, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nathalie LOISEAU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Olivier CHASTEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10 – point b

(b) other subcontractors to which at least 105 % of the work share is allocated;

2023/02/01
Committee: IMCO

2022/0219(COD)

Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Sandro GOZI, Jordi CAÑAS, Dominique RIQUET, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nathalie LOISEAU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Olivier CHASTEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10 a (new)

10 a. The proportion of the equipment originating from non-associated third countries shall not exceed 25% of the value of the end product. No components shall be sourced from non-associated third countries that contravene the security and defence interests of the Union and its Member States, including respect for the principle of good neighbourly relations.

2023/02/01
Committee: IMCO

2022/0219(COD)

Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Jordi CAÑAS, Dominique RIQUET, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nathalie LOISEAU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Olivier CHASTEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)

7 a. The interplay of the action within the framework of the European Defence Fund.

2023/02/01
Committee: IMCO

2022/0219(COD)

Sandro GOZI, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN, Jordi CAÑAS, Dominique RIQUET, Dragoş TUDORACHE, Nathalie LOISEAU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Olivier CHASTEL

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 7 b (new)

7 b. The contribution of the action to diversifying the supply chain by involving SMEs and mid-capitalisation companies in the manufacturing process in the manufacturing process.

2023/02/01
Committee: IMCO

2022/0074(COD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 has introduced rules on settlement discipline to prevent and address failures in the settlement of securities transactions and therefore ensure the safety of transaction settlement. Such rules include in particular reporting requirements, a cash penalties regime and mandatory buy-ins. Despite the absence of experience in applying those rules, the development and specification of the framework in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/122940 has allowed all interested parties to better understand the regime and the challenges its application could give rise to. In this regard, the scope of cash penalties ~~and mandatory buy-ins~~ set out in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 should be clarified, in particular by specifying which categories of transactions are excluded. Such exclusions should cover in particular transactions that failed for reasons not attributable to the participants and transactions that do not involve two trading parties, for which the application of cash penalties ~~or mandatory buy-ins~~ would not be practicable or could lead to detrimental consequences for the market, such as certain transactions from the primary market, corporate actions, reorganisations, creation and redemption of fund units, realignments and fre~~alignments~~e-of-payment securities transfers made in the context of the (de)mobilisation of collateral. The Commission should be empowered to supplement Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 by further specifying the details of such exclusions by means of a delegated act. __________________ 40 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/1229 of 25 May 2018 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on settlement discipline (OJ L 230, 13.9.2018, p. 1).–

2022/11/16
Committee: ECON

2022/0074(COD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The overarching objective of the settlement discipline regime is to improve settlement efficiency within the Union. However, the market volatility in 2020 amplified concerns about the potential negative effects of mandatory buy-in rules, both in normal and stressed market conditions. The ~~application of those rules should therefore be subject to an assessment by the Commission as to its appropriateness in the light of~~existence of such rules is a disproportionate interference in the e~~vol~~xecution of settlement efficiency in the Union. Cash penalties and reporting requirements should however continue to apply in order to assess their impact on improving settlement efficiency in the Union. Considering the potential impacts of mandatory buy-in rules, such rules should apply only where certain conditions are met, namely wherecurities transactions and the functioning of securities markets, poses significant risks for market liquidity and financial stability in the Union, and could jeopardise the global competitiveness of the Union. Because of the implications that the deployment of mandatory buy-ins might have, the possibility of their application of cash penalties has not resulted in a long-term, continuous reduction of settlement fails in the Union, where settlement efficiency in the Union has not reached appropriate levels considering the situation in third-country capital markets that are comparable in terms of size, liquidity as well as instruments traded and types of transactions executed on such markets, or where theshould be discarded. Cash penalties and reporting requirements should however continue to apply in order to improve settlement efficiency in the Union. ESMA, in close cooperation with the ESCB, should be given the possibility of developing draft regulatory technical standards to specify the target levels of settlement fails in the Union has or is likely to have a negative effect on the financial stability of the Union. Where the Commission considers that any of those conditions is met and that the application of mandatory buy-ins is proportionate to address level of settlement fails in the Union, the Commission should be empowered to adopt an implementing act determining for which financial instruments or categories of transactions the mandatory buy-in rules should start to applyefficiency, taking into account factors such as the liquidity of financial instruments, the cross-border or domestic nature of transactions, and the currencies in which transactions are settled. The cash penalties referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 should be calculated on a daily basis for each business day that a transaction fails to be settled until the ~~end of the buy-in process~~ actual settlement day or until the transaction has been cancelled bilaterally. In order to support the ~~actual settlement day, whichever is the earlier~~provision of accurate, timely and complete information on penalties, all information necessary for the calculation of cash penalties should be centralised in the European Single Access Point.

2022/11/16
Committee: ECON

2022/0074(COD)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

(6 a) The removal of the central counterparty buy-in provisions from Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 by Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 was justified at the time because those provisions would be covered by the mandatory buy-in provisions of the latter Regulation. The buy-in provisions for cleared share trades should now be reintroduced in Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 in parallel with the removal of the mandatory buy-in provisions from Regulation (EU) No 909/2014.

2022/11/16
Committee: ECON

2022/0074(COD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) Mandatory buy-ins and cash compensation processes allow for the payment of the difference between the buy-in price and the original trade price to be made from the seller to the purchaser only where that buy-in or cash compensation reference price is higher than the original trade price. This asymmetry for the payment of the differential could create an unequitable remedy that would unduly benefit the purchaser in the event that the buy-in or reference price is lower than the original trade price. The payment of the differential between the buy-in price and the original trade price should therefore apply in both directions to ensure that the trading parties are restored to the economic terms, had the original transaction taken place.deleted

2022/11/16
Committee: ECON

2022/0074(COD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) Where the mandatory buy-ins apply, it should be possible for the Commission to temporarily suspend their application in certain exceptional situations. Such a suspension should be possible for specific categories of financial instruments where necessary to avoid or address a serious threat to financial stability or to the orderly functioning of financial markets in the Union. Such a suspension should be proportionate to those aims.deleted

2022/11/16
Committee: ECON

2022/0074(COD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 requires the cooperation of authorities that have an interest in the operations of CSDs that offer services in relation to financial instruments issued under the law of more than one Member States. Nonetheless, the supervisory arrangements remain fragmented and can lead to differences in the allocation and nature of supervisory powers depending on the CSD concerned. This in turn creates barriers to the cross- border provision of CSD services in the Union, perpetuates the remaining inefficiencies in the Union settlement market and has negative impacts on the stability of Union financial markets. Despite the possibility to set up colleges in accordance with Article 24(4) of that Regulation (, that option has barely been used. In order to ensure an effective and efficient coordination of the supervision by competent authorities, the requirement to set up mandatory colleges should ~~apply in two cases. Firstly, for CSDs that offer notary and ce~~be based on a single existing and reliable criterion, namely, the substantrial ~~maintenance services in relation to financial instruments issued under the law of m~~importance of a CSD for a jurisdiction other than the one where it is established. The threshold fore th~~an one Member States (the passp~~e mandatory establishment by competent authoritinges of a college~~s) and secondly for CSDs that belong~~ of supervisory authorities should be met where a CSD is of substantial importance in at least two the same group (the “group-level colleges”). To reduce the administrative burden on the authorities participating to colleges, where a CSD offering services cross-border is also part of a group of CSDs, the chair of the college should be able to decide that only host Member States. Such colleges should ensure the sharing of information pertaining to the CSDs concerned. Members of a college should have the possibility of requesting the adoption by the college of a binding opinione co~~llege is established for that CSD. Where the other CSDs~~ ncerning issues identified during the review and evaluation process of CSDs, or during the ~~group also offer services cross-border, the chair of the college should be able to make that decision only where the competent authorities of those o~~review and evaluation of providers of banking-type ancillary services, or that relate to the extension or outsourcing of activities and services provided by ther CSD~~s consent. In that case,~~, or concerning any potential breach of the re ~~would be only one college for all CSDs within the group that would exercise the tasks assigned to passport~~quirements of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 arising from the provision of services ing a~~nd group-level colleges. Such colleges should ensure the sharing of information pertaining to the CSDs concerned~~ host Member State. The process for the adoption of such an opinion should rely on a simple majority vote.

2022/11/16
Committee: ECON

2022/0074(COD)

Georgios KYRTSOS, Stéphanie YON-COURTIN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26

(26) In order to avoid settlement risks due to the insolvency of the settlement agent, a CSD should settle, whenever practical and available, the cash leg of the securities transaction in central bank money through accounts opened with a central bank. Where that option is not practical and available, including where a CSD does not meet the conditions to access a payment system operated by a central bank other than that of its home Member State, that CSD should be able to settle the cash leg of transactions in ~~foreign currencies~~third-country currencies in commercial bank money through accounts opened with institutions authorised to provide banking services under the conditions provided in Regulation (EU) No 909/2014. The efficiency of the settlement market would be better served by enhancing the possibilities for CSDs to provide settlement in foreign currencies through the use of accounts opened with institutions authorised to provide banking services, within appropriate risk limits, with a view to deepen capital markets and enhance cross-border settlement. For that purpose, CSDs authorised to provide banking-type ancillary services in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 909/2014, and for which the relevant risks are already monitored, should be able to offer s~~uch s~~ervices pertaining to the settlement of the cash leg of securities transactions, where that cash is a third-country currency to other CSDs that do not hold such license irrespective if the latter are part of the same group of companies.

2022/11/16
Committee: ECON

2022/0074(COD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) Within an appropriately set risk limits, CSDs that are not authorised to provide banking-type ancillary services should be able to ~~offer a sufficient amount of foreign currency settlement~~arrange payments in third-country currency through accounts opened with credit institutions orand through ~~its own account~~accounts opened with CSDs authorised to provide banking-type ancillary services. The thresholds below which a CSD ~~may~~should be able to designate either a credit institution as a separate legal entity or a CSD authorised to provide ~~any~~ banking- type ancillary services ~~from within a separate legal entity~~ without being required to comply with the conditions set out in Title IV of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 should consist of a maximum amount for those arranged payments. That threshold should be calibrated in a way that promotes efficiency of settlement and the use of banking ancillary services while ensuring financial stability. It is possible that different thresholds are set with regard to different third-country currencies especially for the most liquid ones like G4, while setting appropriate limit that would be applicable to the institution as whole. As a body with specialised expertise regarding banking and credit risk matters, EBA should be entrusted with the development of draft regulatory technical standards to set the appropriate thresholds and, where necessary, any risk mitigating requirements. EBA should also closely cooperate with the members of the ESCB and with ESMA. The Commission should be empowered to adopt regulatory technical standards in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) with regard to the detailed elements of the determining for the provisioning of banking type ancillary services, the accompanying details of the risk management and capital requirements for CSDs and the prudential requirements on credit and liquidity risks for CSDs and designated credit institutions that are authorised to provided banking-type ancillary services.

2022/11/16
Committee: ECON

2022/0074(COD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) In order to provide CSDs established in the Union or in third countries with sufficient time to apply for authorisation and recognition of their activities, the date of application of the authorisation and recognition requirements of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 was initially deferred until an authorisation or recognition decision was made pursuant to that Regulation. Sufficient time has elapsed since the entry into force of that Regulation. , Therefore, those requirements should now start to apply to ensure, on the one hand, a level-playing field amongst all CSDs offering services in relation to financial instruments constituted under the law of a Member State, and, on the other hand, that authorities at national and Union level have the necessary information to ensure investor protection and monitor financial stability. The third-country CSDs providing core services referred to in Section A, points (1)and (2), of the Annex of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 should be subject to the procedure as set out in that Regulation. However, the third- country CSDs already providing core services in Section A, points (1) and (2), of the Annex of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 should benefit from a simplified notification procedure as set out in this Regulation.

2022/11/16
Committee: ECON

2021/0213(CNS)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21

(21) The Union and the Member States have concluded multilateral agreements regarding air services and air transport, or bilateral agreements with third countries. Those agreements include provisions related to the taxation of aviation fuel. Aviation fuel has traditionally had a privileged tax regime. The need to pursue the objectives of the Directive requires that, without prejudice to those international agreements, energy products and electricity supplied for intra-EU air navigation, except cargo-only flights should be taxed. The exemption for the fuel used by cargo-only flights is still needed in the absence of more efficient alternativeIn the absence of more efficient alternatives for energy products and electricity supplied to cargo and passenger flights, the tax exemption is still needed in order to pursue the objectives of this Directive without prejudice to the international commitments.

2022/04/08
Committee: ECON

2021/0213(CNS)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 a (new)

(23 a) Adequate compensation is needed to alleviate the already high costs of island transport, taking into account equivalent island transport schemes.

2022/04/08
Committee: ECON

2021/0213(CNS)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part

(b) reductions in the level of taxation, which shall not go below the minima as set out in Table B and D of Annex I, to energy products and electricity used for the carriage of goods and passengers by rail, metro, tram and trolley bus, and for local public passenger transport, waste collection~~, armed forces~~ and public administration, disabled people and ambulances;

2022/04/08
Committee: ECON

2021/0213(CNS)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1 a (new)

Armed forces should be exempted from taxation in order to ensure their operational capacity;

2022/04/08
Committee: ECON

2021/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4

(4) Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union provides that equality between women and men must be ensured in all areas, including employment, work and pay, where Article 51 of the Charter emphasises the due regard for the principle of subsidiarity.

2021/10/26
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2021/0050(COD)

Christine SCHNEIDER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Ralf SEEKATZ, Peter LIESE, Peter JAHR, Sven SIMON, Stefan BERGER, Axel VOSS, Angelika NIEBLER, Angelika WINZIG, Lukas MANDL, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lena DÜPONT, Jens GIESEKE, Markus PIEPER, Markus FERBER, Henna VIRKKUNEN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12

(12) In order to remove obstacles for victims of gender pay discrimination to enforce their right to equal pay and guide employers in ensuring respect of this right, the core concepts related to equal pay, such as ‘pay’ and ‘work of equal value’, should be clarified in line with the case law of the Court. This should facilitate the application of these concepts, especially for ~~small and medium-sized~~mid-cap enterprises.

2021/10/26
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2021/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) Member States should develop specific tools and methodologies to support and guide the assessment of what constitutes work of equal value. This should facilitate the application of this concept~~, especially for small and medium- sized enterprises~~.

2021/10/26
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2021/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22

(22) Pay transparency measures should protect workers’ right to equal pay while limiting as much as possible costs and burden for employers~~, paying specific attention to micro and small enterprises~~. Where appropriate, measures should be tailored to the size of employers taking into account employers’ headcount.

2021/10/26
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2021/0050(COD)

Christine SCHNEIDER, Sabine VERHEYEN, Ralf SEEKATZ, Peter LIESE, Peter JAHR, Sven SIMON, Stefan BERGER, Axel VOSS, Angelika NIEBLER, Angelika WINZIG, Lukas MANDL, Pernille WEISS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lena DÜPONT, Jens GIESEKE, Markus PIEPER, Markus FERBER, Henna VIRKKUNEN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25

(25) Employers with at least 250 0 workers should regularly report on pay, in a suitable and transparent manner, such as including the information in their management report. Companies subject to the requirements of Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council52 may also choose to report on pay alongside other worker-related matters in their management report. _________________ 52 Directive 2013/34/EU, as amended by Directive 2014/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 as regards disclosure of non- financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups (OJ L 330, 15.11.2014, p. 1).

2021/10/26
Committee: EMPL FEMM

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) an injunction order establishing an infringement of any right or obligation related to the principle of equal pay between men and women for equal work or work of equal value and stopping the infringement;deleted

2021/10/26
Committee: EMPL FEMM

Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1

This Directive shall not affect in any way the right to negotiate, conclude and enforce collective agreements and to take collective action in accordance with national law or practice. Collectively agreed pay regulations shall be subject to the presumption that discrimination on the basis of gender is excluded. Activities which are assigned to different remuneration groups on the basis of collective bargaining agreements shall not be regarded as equal or equivalent.

2021/10/26
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2021/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 2

2. When informing the Commission, Member States shall also accompany it with a summary of the results of their assessment regarding the impact of their transposition act on ~~small and medium- sized~~mid-cap enterprises and a reference to where such assessment is published.

2021/10/26
Committee: EMPL FEMM

2020/2259(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas tax morale is generally higher in countries that tax more heavily, which is evidence for the willingness of citizens to pay tax in return for effective public services9 ; _________________ 9 https://www.oecd- ilibrary.org/sites/0533eea9- en/index.html?itemId=/content/component/ 0533eea9-enwhere citizens get effective public services for their taxes and accordingly show a greater willingness to pay more;

2021/04/16
Committee: ECON

2020/2259(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly affected by the complexities of the tax system and tax compliance, ~~disproportionately so~~taking into account their limited resources compared to those of multinational enterprises (MNEs);

2021/04/16
Committee: ECON

2020/2259(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Reiterates that taxing wealth where it is produced, will allow governments to increase citizens' tax morale while offering a level playing field for their SMEs, that struggle to copy with unfair competition from MNEs. Progress on the CCCTB file already voted in the European Parliament is long overdue;

2021/04/16
Committee: ECON

2020/2259(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Observes that in spite of the numerous calls for shifting taxation from labour to pollution, revenues from taxes on pollution and resources in particular have remained very low, and yet they offer a potential source for increasing revenue through the application of the ‘polluter pays’ principle and are difficult to evade owing to the character of the tax base; Stresses that the "polluter pays" principle should not be applied in a way that leads to the transfer of the major part of the additional taxes to the consumer;

2021/04/16
Committee: ECON

2020/2259(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Welcomes the Commission’s soon- to-be-published revision of the Energy Taxation Directive17 ; calls on Member States to agree to close tax exemptions for aviation and maritime fuels, increase minimum rates and restore the level playing field; calls on the Commission to launch a proposal for a progressive European kerosene tax; calls on the Commission and Member States to launc independent studies concerning the impact on world commerce and tourism of the eventual closing of tax exemptions for aviation and maritime fuels; _________________ 17 OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, p. 51.

2021/04/16
Committee: ECON

2020/2127(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Emphasises the curative nature of the EUSF, and therefore the need for effective synergies with other Union policies and programmes, in particular the European Green Deal and those supporting disaster prevention and risk management; calls for a revision of the EUSF to ensure that ‘build back better’ is incentivised, declaring that no funds will be assigned to repairing damage without a study on the viability of the projects;

2021/06/07
Committee: BUDG

2020/2127(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Regrets the lack of visibility of the EUSF, which means the role of the Union is not always clearly demonstrated; regrets that the EUSF Regulation contains neither an obligation to publicise EUSF support nor any reporting requirement on this., declaring 1% of the total expenditure to be targeted at national media and other outlets to inform EU citizens about EU support;

2021/06/07
Committee: BUDG

2020/2122(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas overall, with certain exemptions, the banking sector has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with resilience, mostly founded on the regulatory reforms enacted since the global financial crisis and further supported by extraordinary public policy relief measures and capital conservation practices;

2021/05/27
Committee: ECON

2020/2122(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls for a well-orchestrated shift from pandemic relief to recovery support tools, without which the outcome of the recovery might be compromised;

2021/05/27
Committee: ECON

2020/2122(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that banks should diligently assess the financial soundness and viability of businesses, proactively engage with distressed debtors to manage their exposures, and offer financing and restructuring options to viable companies, upon fulfilment of the abovementioned criteria banks should ensure adequate credit transmissions from the eurosystem to the real economy;

2021/05/27
Committee: ECON

2020/2122(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Invites the Commission to ~~reflect on the potential for~~take the initiative in promoting further harmonisation of specific aspects of existing national insolvency laws in order to ensure a consistent and effective application of the crisis management framework;

2021/05/27
Committee: ECON

2020/2122(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Notes the importance of depositors across the Banking Union enjoying the same level of protection of their savings; takes note of the Commission proposal to further strengthen citizens’ confidence in the protection of deposits by introducing an EDIS, which would de facto prove the effectiveness of the pillars of the Banking Union;

2021/05/27
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Markus FERBER, Ralf SEEKATZ, Inese VAIDERE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Esther DE LANGE, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Othmar KARAS, Luděk NIEDERMAYER, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 37 a (new)

— having regard to the European Auditor's Special Report 03/2018 Audit of the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP),

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Markus FERBER, Ralf SEEKATZ, Inese VAIDERE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Esther DE LANGE, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Othmar KARAS, Luděk NIEDERMAYER, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 37 b (new)

— having regard to the European Court of Auditor's Special Report 16/2020: The European Semester – Country Specific Recommendations address important issues but need better implementation,

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Markus FERBER, Ralf SEEKATZ, Inese VAIDERE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Esther DE LANGE, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Othmar KARAS, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for a continued expansionary fiscal stance for as long as needed and for it to be shifted to support the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and a green, digital and inclusive transformation while ensuring fiscal sustainability; considers that the fiscal support measures should become more targeted as the recovery progresses; calls on the Commission not to have the general escape clause activated longer than strictly necessary; calls on the Commission to develop a credible exit strategy from the crisis measures;

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for a continued expansionary fiscal stance for as long as needed and for it to be shifted to support the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and a green, digital and inclusive transformation, which will promote regional development, while ensuring fiscal sustainability;

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Markus FERBER, Ralf SEEKATZ, Inese VAIDERE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Esther DE LANGE, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Othmar KARAS, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the coordinated policy response of governments and EU institutions aimed at avoiding a sharp increase in corporate insolvencies and unemployment; warns that an abrupt and uncoordinated withdrawal of support measures could ~~lead to financial distress~~slow down the speed of the economic recovery; points out, however, that the robust fiscal response to the Covid-19 crisis raises new concerns in relation to debt sustainability;

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Markus FERBER, Ralf SEEKATZ, Inese VAIDERE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Esther DE LANGE, Lídia PEREIRA, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Notes that the increased private and public debt levels due to the pandemic are a burden for future generations and might be a drag on the recovery;

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Markus FERBER, Ralf SEEKATZ, Inese VAIDERE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Esther DE LANGE, Lídia PEREIRA, Othmar KARAS, Luděk NIEDERMAYER, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Highlights that public debt levels have increased and that some Member States already have a sizeable debt legacy; notes with concern that the average debt- to-GDP ratio of EU Member States will surpass 100% in 2021; notes that circumstances have changed since the Maastricht criteria were defined and that inflation and interest rate levels are considerably lower today; points out that this environment will not necessarily last going forward and that the interest rate environment can change fast, while reducing debt levels may take a considerable period of time;

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Markus FERBER, Ralf SEEKATZ, Inese VAIDERE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Lídia PEREIRA, Othmar KARAS, Luděk NIEDERMAYER, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Stresses that debt service costs are ~~expected~~likely to remain low for the ~~foreseeable~~near future and primary deficits ~~are likely to~~may be offset by favourable interest-growth differentials; further considers that as long as the differentials are negative it is possible to sustain and progressively reduce high debt levels; points out though that some Member States have had structural problems to achieve sufficiently high growth rates in the past;

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls the importance of growth- enhancing policies and public investment aimed at increasing growth potential and achieving the EU’s objectives; underlines the need for ensuring the flow of EU funds towards the real economy through banks that are willing and able to respect EU policies and ECB guidelines;

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Markus FERBER, Ralf SEEKATZ, Inese VAIDERE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Esther DE LANGE, Lídia PEREIRA, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Othmar KARAS, Luděk NIEDERMAYER, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Stresses the importance of pursuing a broad ~~and transparent DSA~~, transparent and thorough debt sustainability assessment in order to set an appropriate country-specific path, using innovative tools and techniques such as stress tests and stochastic analysis to better reflect risks to public debt dynamics;

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Markus FERBER, Ralf SEEKATZ, Inese VAIDERE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Esther DE LANGE, Luděk NIEDERMAYER, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Points out that the metrics at the heart of the economic governance framework must be easily observable and controllable by political decision makers in order to increase transparency and comprehensibility for both policy makers and the public; notes that concepts such as an output gap analysis do not satisfy those criteria;

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Markus FERBER, Ralf SEEKATZ, Inese VAIDERE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Esther DE LANGE, Othmar KARAS, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Proposes an expenditure rule with a 20 20 ceiling on nominal public expenditure when a country’s public debt exceeds a certain threshold; proposes that in such a case, the annual expenditure growth rate of that Member State shall be two percentage points lower than the average GDP growth rate of the past three years; _________________ 20 A ceiling fixed for 3-5 years that would depend on the expected potential output growth, expected inflation and the distance from the debt anchor.

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Markus FERBER, Ralf SEEKATZ, Inese VAIDERE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Esther DE LANGE, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Othmar KARAS, Luděk NIEDERMAYER, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Notes that the country-specific path outcome should result from a discussion between each Member State and the Commission, after a consultation with the EFB in the context of the European Semester; ~~considers that the expenditure rule should also include a correction mechanism to remove cyclical items;~~

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Markus FERBER, Ralf SEEKATZ, Inese VAIDERE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Esther DE LANGE, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Othmar KARAS, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Proposes, in line with the EFB, ~~‘ on~~that the general escape clause, should only be triggered based on an independent and thorough economic ~~judge~~assessment’; notes however, that such assessment should be based on pre-defined metrics, thresholds and procedures;

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Markus FERBER, Ralf SEEKATZ, Inese VAIDERE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Esther DE LANGE, Othmar KARAS, Luděk NIEDERMAYER, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Agrees with the European Court of Auditor's assessment that although the MIP is generally well designed, the Commission is not implementing it in such a way as to ensure the effective prevention and correction of imbalances1a; _________________ 1a https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADoc uments/SR18_03/SR_MIP_EN.pdf

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Markus FERBER, Ralf SEEKATZ, Inese VAIDERE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Esther DE LANGE, Luděk NIEDERMAYER, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Calls for a renewed European Semester as the main economic and social policy coordination framework supporting the EU’s long-standing goals of fiscal sustainability and upward convergence with stronger national ownership; calls for ~~more rigorous democratic scrutiny and for Parliament’s full involvement in defining the overarching goals and the guidance~~the European Semester to focus on fiscal discipline, competitiveness and structural reforms;

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Markus FERBER, Ralf SEEKATZ, Inese VAIDERE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Isabel BENJUMEA BENJUMEA, Esther DE LANGE, Danuta Maria HÜBNER, Othmar KARAS, Luděk NIEDERMAYER, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Agrees with the European Court of Auditor's assessment that the Country Specific Recommendations in the European Semester are a useful tool, but need better implementation1a; _________________ 1a https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocI tem.aspx?did=54357

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2075(INI)

Markus FERBER, Ralf SEEKATZ, Inese VAIDERE, Jessica POLFJÄRD, Esther DE LANGE, Othmar KARAS, Luděk NIEDERMAYER, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

~~32. Calls for more involvement of national productivity councils in the MIP process;~~deleted

2021/04/23
Committee: ECON

2020/2045(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)

— having regard to the amending budget No 5/2020 of the European Union for the financial year 2020, on the mobilization of the Contingency Margin in 2020 to provide continued humanitarian support to refugees in Turkey, as set out in document 8857/2020,

2021/05/05
Committee: AFET DEVE BUDG

2020/2045(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas in June 2020, the Amending Budget (DAB) No 5 for the year 2020 was adopted by the Council, in order to continue providing support to refugees and host communities in response to the Syria crisis; Under the MFF Heading 4, Global Europe, EUR 100 million in commitment and payment appropriations will be provided as resilience support to refugees and host communities in Jordan and Lebanon whereas EUR 485 million in commitment appropriations and EUR 68 million in payment appropriations will be provided to ensure the continuation of the urgent humanitarian support to refugees in Turkey;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFET DEVE BUDG

2020/2045(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls that the Turkey Facility is made up of two tranches of EUR 3 billion each; regrets the fact that, unlike in the first tranche 2016-2017, where the EU budget contributed EUR 1 billion and Member States EUR 2 billion, in the second tranche 2018-2019 the ratio of contributions was reversed~~, to the detriment of existing Union projects~~;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFET DEVE BUDG

2020/2045(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Welcomes the fact that the EUTF for Africa has contributed to the triple humanitarian-development-peace nexus approach~~, which was not possible with the EU financial instruments under the previous MFF~~;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFET DEVE BUDG

2020/2045(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Reiterates its request that Turkey respect the principle of non-refoulement, in particular on the Syrian border, ~~and~~ that it ~~not use the flows of refugees against the EU~~does not instrumentalize the migratory flows against the EU, for political purposes, and that it abides fully by the EU-Turkey statement especially with regard to the effective prevention of flows, dismantle of smuggling networks, control of its borders and acceptance of returns, in a non- discriminatory manner;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFET DEVE BUDG

2020/2045(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. Welcomes the Council’s extended invitation to the Commission to present a proposal to the Council for the continuation of financing for Syrian refugees in Turkey, as well as in Jordan, Lebanon and other parts of the region;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFET DEVE BUDG

2020/2045(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Expects the Commission to fully make use of the possibilities afforded by the programme-based approach under the geographic pillar of the NDICI-Global Europe ~~and IPA III~~, complemented by global thematic programming, rapid response funding and the large unprogrammed reserve under the NDICI- Global Europe;

2021/05/05
Committee: AFET DEVE BUDG

2020/1998(BUD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 a (new)

52 a. Strongly condemns Turkey’s repeated provocations and violations of Greek and Cypriot sovereignty. Calls to continue the freezing of Union’s accession negotiations with Turkey according to the latest decision of the European Parliament and to adjust its position on the budget lines dedicated to Turkey by suspending pre-accession funding on the domains of Democracy & governance, Rule of law & fundamental rights where the Commission recognizes lack of political will. The funds may be reallocated to support civil society and non-state actors and sectors which still may have great impact on the EU – Turkey cooperation.

2020/10/20
Committee: BUDG

2020/0340(COD)

Angelika NIEBLER, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Tom BERENDSEN, Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU, Eva MAYDELL, Franc BOGOVIČ, Marion WALSMANN, Jens GIESEKE, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Adam JARUBAS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Seán KELLY, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Othmar KARAS, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) Furthermore, i~~t is~~n order to preserve fair competition and an open market economy it is of utmost importantce to protect commercially sensitive data of non- personal nature, notably trade secrets, but also non-personal data representing content protected by intellectual property rights from unlawful access that may lead to IP theft or industrial espionage. In order to ensure the protection of fundamental rights or interests of data holders, non-personal data which is to be protected from unlawful or unauthorised access under Union or national law, and which is held by public sector bodies, should be transferred only to third-countries where appropriate safeguards for the use of data are provided. Such appropriate safeguards should be considered to exist when in that third- country there are equivalent measures in place which ensure that non-personal data benefits from a level of protection similar to that applicable by means of Union or national law in particular as regards the protection of trade secrets and the protection of intellectual property rights. To that end, the Commission may adopt ~~implementing~~delegated acts that declare that a third country provides a level of protection that is essentially equivalent to those provided by Union or national law. The assessment of the level of protection afforded in such third-country should, in particular, take into consideration the relevant legislation, both general and sectoral, including concerning public security, defence, national security and criminal law concerning the access to and protection of non-personal data, any access by the public authorities of that third country to the data transferred, the existence and effective functioning of one or more independent supervisory authorities in the third country with responsibility for ensuring and enforcing compliance with the legal regime ensuring access to such data, or the third countries’ international commitments regarding the protection of data the third country concerned has entered into, or other obligations arising from legally binding conventions or instruments as well as from its participation in multilateral or regional systems. The existence of effective legal remedies for data holders, public sector bodies or data sharing providers in the third country concerned is of particular importance in the context of the transfer of non-personal data to that third country. Such safeguards should therefore include the availability of enforceable rights and of effective legal remedies.

2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE

2020/0340(COD)

Angelika NIEBLER, Tom BERENDSEN, Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU, Eva MAYDELL, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Franc BOGOVIČ, Marion WALSMANN, Jens GIESEKE, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Adam JARUBAS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Seán KELLY, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) In cases where there is no ~~implementing~~delegated act adopted by the Commission in relation to a third country declaring that it provides a level of protection, in particular as regards the protection of commercially sensitive data and the protection of intellectual property rights, which is essentially equivalent to that provided by Union or national law, the public sector body should only transmit protected data to a re-user, if the re-user undertakes obligations in the interest of the protection of the data. The re-user that intends to transfer the data to such third country should commit to comply with the obligations laid out in this Regulation even after the data has been transferred to the third country. To ensure the proper enforcement of such obligations, the re- user should also accept the jurisdiction of the Member State of the public sector body that allowed the re-use for the judicial settlement of disputes.

2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE

2020/0340(COD)

Angelika NIEBLER, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Tom BERENDSEN, Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU, Eva MAYDELL, Franc BOGOVIČ, Marion WALSMANN, Jens GIESEKE, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Adam JARUBAS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40

(40) In order to successfully implement the data governance framework, a European Data Innovation Board should be established, in the form of an expert group. The Board should consist of representatives of the Member States, the Commission and representatives of relevant data spaces and specific sectors (such as health, agriculture, transport and statistics). The European Data Protection Board should be invited to appoint a representative to the European Data Innovation Board. A data innovation advisory council should be established as a sub-group of the Board consisting of relevant representatives from industry, research, standardisation organisations and other relevant stakeholders. That council should support the work of the Board by providing advice relating to the exchange of data, and in particular on how to best protect commercially sensitive data of non-personal nature, notably trade secrets, but also non-personal data representing content protected by intellectual property rights from unlawful access that may lead to IP theft or industrial espionage.

2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE

2020/0340(COD)

Angelika NIEBLER, Markus FERBER, Tom BERENDSEN, Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU, Eva MAYDELL, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Franc BOGOVIČ, Marion WALSMANN, Jens GIESEKE, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Adam JARUBAS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Markus PIEPER, Seán KELLY, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Othmar KARAS, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)

(2 a) The single information point may establish a separate, simplified and well- documented information channel for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), addressing their needs and capabilities in requesting the re-use of the categories of data referred to in Article 3 (1).

2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE

2020/0340(COD)

Angelika NIEBLER, Markus FERBER, Tom BERENDSEN, Dan-Ştefan MOTREANU, Eva MAYDELL, Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA, Franc BOGOVIČ, Marion WALSMANN, Jens GIESEKE, Henna VIRKKUNEN, Adam JARUBAS, Markus PIEPER, Georgios KYRTSOS, Seán KELLY, Maria da Graça CARVALHO, Othmar KARAS, Ivan ŠTEFANEC, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 10

(10) The competent authority may charge fees. Such fees shall be proportionate and objective and be based on the administrative costs related to the monitoring of compliance and other market control activities of the competent authorities in relation to notifications of data sharing services. The competent authority may also charge discounted fees or allow free of charge notification for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE

2019/2816(RSP)

Maria SPYRAKI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Recital D

D. whereas the ~~excessive and incorrec~~inefficient use of antibiotics, particularly in livestock farming, and more generally poor practices in both human and veterinary medicine, have progressively rendered antimicrobial resistance a massive threat to human and animal health;

2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2019/2816(RSP)

Maria SPYRAKI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Recital G

G. whereas there is sufficient evidence that action should be taken to reduce the ~~risk~~environmental impact from some pharmaceutical~~s in~~ substances, which can pose a risk to the environment;

2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2019/2816(RSP)

Maria SPYRAKI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Paragraph 3

3. ~~Notes however with concern the very~~Takes note of the soft nature of the ~~measure~~recommendations included in the communication~~; considers that legislative measures are needed in addition to non-legislative measures to properly tackle pharmaceutical pollution~~ as these are driven by objectives to pursue, whereas the measures to be taken are of member state competence; considers that effective measures are needed to mitigate the impacts of pharmaceuticals in the environment;

2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2019/2816(RSP)

Maria SPYRAKI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Paragraph 5

5. Considers that a ~~holistic~~multi-stakeholder approach is needed to tackle ~~pharmaceutical pollution~~the impacts of pharmaceuticals in the environment, taking into account the entire life cycle of drugs; stresses that regulatory actions have to be taken in line with the precautionary principle; highlights that the polluter pays principle should apply, primarily covering the manufacturing process, but by designing and implementing a policy mix that combines source-directed, use-oriented and end-of-pipe-measures using a combination of voluntary, economic and regulatory instruments; and also incentiviszing better prescription practices and consumer behaviour;

2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2019/2816(RSP)

Maria SPYRAKI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Paragraph 15

15. Calls on Member States and the Commission to support the research and development of pharmaceuticals intrinsically less harmful for the ~~environment (‘greener pharmaceuticals’), which degrade more readily, into harmless substances, in wastewater treatment plants and the~~ environment;

2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2019/2816(RSP)

Maria SPYRAKI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Paragraph 27

27. Considers that ~~the overall per capita drug consumption should be reduced, without jeopardising patients’ health~~pharmaceutical consumption should be monitored transparently in order to support and encourage responsible use of medicines based on evidence in order to avoid over- consumption; is of the opinion that the overall per animal veterinary medicines consumption should also decrease;

2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2019/2816(RSP)

Maria SPYRAKI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Paragraph 32

32. Is concerned that monitoring of pharmaceuticals in the environment is still very limited; stresses the need to strengthen post-marketing control mechanisms ~~into comprehensive monitoring, also with regard to environmental effects, as the current surveillance system (pharmacovigilance) is not~~such as environmental monitoring, to adequately and systematically cover~~ing~~ the environmental data deficit;

2020/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2019/2213(BUD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Stresses that current migration flows, especially at EU external borders, are proof of the need to increase funding for monitoring and safeguarding EU borders over the coming years; Is concerned that, in the course of the 2021-2027 MFF negotiations, the Council is seeking to significantly reduce the funding proposed by the Commission for guarding EU borders, regardless of the ever-increasing migration and refugee flows;

2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG

2019/2213(BUD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)

11b. Notes that assistance and funding for the monitoring and safeguarding of EU external borders in order to deal with migrant flows will need to be stepped up in 2021, as reflected in this year's proposal for an extra EUR 700 million and immediate support for Frontex, while the influx of migrants at the EU border with Turkey is projected to swell dramatically in the near future;

2020/03/04
Committee: BUDG

2019/2210(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Maria SPYRAKI

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11

– having regard to the ~~Presidency conclus~~EU-Western Balkans Summit Declarations of ~~the~~ Thessaloniki ~~European Council of 19 and~~, 201 June 2003, concerning the prospect of the Western Balkan ~~countrie~~s joining the European Union,

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

2019/2210(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Maria SPYRAKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a

(a) to enhance the accession process by ensuring that it strengthens fundamental values and brings sustainable democratic and economic transformation and social convergence, and by making sure that the internal reform of the EU and its enlargement run in parallel; Good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation remain essential elements of the Enlargement Process, as well as of the Stabilization and Association Process;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

2019/2210(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to ensure that the enhanced methodology sustains fully-fledged EU membership as the final goal and that the EU sets ~~clear and~~more predictable ~~rules and criteria and applies them consistently, thus restoring its credibility~~and credible criteria based on positive and negative conditionality, and reversibility making the accession process more dynamic and subject to strict and continuous evaluation;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

2019/2210(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d

(d) to provide clear and consistent accession benchmarks as well as continued support throughout the process, and to improve the measuring of progress, ensuring that each accession country is assessed ~~on the basis of its~~based on strict and fair conditionality and the principle of own merits;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

2019/2210(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Maria SPYRAKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j

~~(j) to consider introducing qualified majority voting on EU accession issues and maintaining the unanimity rule in the Council only for the opening and closing of accession negotiations;~~deleted

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

2019/2210(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Maria SPYRAKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n

(n) to immediately open accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia before the upcoming EU- Western Balkans Summit of Zagreb, in May 2020, based on the positive evaluation of the progress made and of the fulfilment of the conditions identified by the EU;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

2019/2210(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Maria SPYRAKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o

(o) to grant visa liberalisation to Kosovo1a, as the benchmarks have been fulfilled; __________________ 1athis designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and in line with UNSCR 1244/199 and ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo Declaration of independence;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

2019/2210(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Maria SPYRAKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p

(p) to bring the primacy of democracy and the rule of law back to the very centre of the enlargement process by opening first and closing last the chapters related to the judiciary, corruption and organised crime, as well as those related to ~~respect for human~~the protection of human rights including rights belonging to minorities and property rights and media freedom;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

2019/2210(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Maria SPYRAKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x

(x) to increase EU engagement in solving outstanding bilateral issues and to urge the Western Balkan ~~countrie~~s to commit to reconciliation and peaceful solutions to longstanding disputes;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

2019/2210(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Maria SPYRAKI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z

(z) to promote and actively support the implementation of anti-discrimination policies and to insist on the prosecution of hate crimes; to encourage swifter progress towards gender equality, and in tackling discrimination and ensuring social inclusion of ~~ethnic~~national and religious minorities, people with disabilities, Roma and LGBTQI+ people by establishing inclusive policies to protect the fundamental rights of citizens;

2020/03/02
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Kris PEETERS, Peter van DALEN, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to its recent Resolution of 26 November 2020 on escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Turkey and the urgent need for the resumption of talks,

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Kris PEETERS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

- having regard to the Negotiating Framework for Turkey of 3 October 2005, and to the fact that, as is the case for all candidate countries, Turkey’s accession to the EU depends on full compliance with the Copenhagen criteria, and to the need to normalize its relations with all EU Member States , including the Republic of Cyprus;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Kris PEETERS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to the declaration issued by the European Community and its Member States on 21 September 2005, following the declaration made by Turkey upon signature on 29 July 2005 of the Ankara Protocol, including the provision that recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the accession process, and the need for Turkey to fully implement the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement in relation to all Member States, by removing all obstacles to the free movement of goods, without restrictions or discrimination,

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)

- having regard to the Council Conclusions of 26 June 2018 and 18 June 2019 to the effect that the accession negotiations effectively come to a standstill and no further chapters can be considered for opening or closing and no further work towards the modernisation of the EU-Turkey Customs Union is foreseen,

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Kris PEETERS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Maria SPYRAKI, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Isabel WISELER-LIMA, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6

- having regard to the Council conclusions of 26 June 2018 and 18 June 2019 on enlargement and stabilisation and association process, to the Council Conclusions of 15 July and 14 October 2019 on Turkey’s illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, to the European Council conclusions of 12 December 2019, 1-2 and 15-16 October 2020, to the statements of the EU Foreign Ministers of 15 May 2020 and 14 August 2020 on the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, to the outcome of the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich) of 28 August 2020, and to all previous relevant Council and European Council conclusions,

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Kris PEETERS

- having regard to the Council conclusions of 26 June 2018 and 18 June 2019 on enlargement and stabilisation and association process, to the Council Conclusions of 15 July and 14 October 2019 on Turkey’s illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, to the European Council conclusions of 12 December 2019, 1-2 and 15-16 October 2020, to the statements of the EU Foreign Ministers of 15 May 2020 and 14 August 2020 on the situation in the Eastern Mediterranean, to the outcome of the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich) of 28 August 2020, and to all previous relevant Council and European Council conclusions,

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Kris PEETERS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas being a candidate country presumes ~~a willingness~~the commitment to progressively a~~pproach~~lign in all aspects with the values, interests, standards ~~and~~ policies and the acquis of the EU;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Kris PEETERS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Isabel WISELER-LIMA, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas, in spite of this principled stance by Parliament and all of the current circumstances, the European Council, in its conclusions of 1-2 October 2020, offered Turkey a renewed and broad positive agenda, provided that constructive efforts by Turkey to stop illegal activities vis-à-vis Greece and Cyprus are sustained, in a further attempt to restore our relations;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Kris PEETERS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas, in spite of this principled stance by Parliament and all of the current circumstances, the European Council, in its conclusions of 1-2 October 2020, offered Turkey a renewed and broad positive agenda, provided that constructive efforts by Turkey to stop illegal activities vis-à-vis Greece and Cyprus are sustained, in a further attempt to restore our relations;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Kris PEETERS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Isabel WISELER-LIMA, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas, the European Council, in the same conclusions, highlighted that, in case of renewed unilateral actions or provocations in breach of international law by Turkey, the EU will use all the instruments and the options at its disposal, including in accordance with Article 29 TEU and Article 215 TFEU, in order to defend its interests and those of its Member States, and take decisions as appropriate at the latest at its December meeting;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Kris PEETERS

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas, the European Council, in the same conclusions, highlighted that, in case of renewed unilateral actions or provocations in breach of international law by Turkey, the EU will use all the instruments and the options at its disposal, including in accordance with Article 29 TEU and Article 215 TFEU, in order to defend its interests and those of its Member States, and take decisions as appropriate at the latest at its December meeting;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Is deeply concerned that, over the years, the lack of progress in Turkey’s convergence has now transformed into a full withdrawal, marked by a stark regression in three main areas: backsliding on the rule of law and fundamental rights, adopting regressive institutional reforms and pursuing a war-mongering and confrontational foreign policy; is further concerned by the fact that this regression has increasingly been accompanied by an explicit anti-EU narrative; calls, in this context, on Turkey to reassess the sincerity of its commitment to the EU path, as an indispensable component of the viability of the entire accession process;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Kris PEETERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Regrets the current lack of understanding between the EU and Turkey, but reaffirms its firm conviction that ~~Turkey i~~the EU has a strategic ~~neighbour~~interest in a stable and secure environment in the Eastern Mediterranean and in the development of a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship with Turkey with which the EU wishes to have the best possible relations; Pursuing dialogue in good faith and abstaining from unilateral actions which run counter to the EU interests and violate international law, the sovereignty and the sovereign rights of EU Member States is an absolute requirement in this regard;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Kris PEETERS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Isabel WISELER-LIMA, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Regrets the current lack of understanding between the EU and Turkey, but reaffirms its firm conviction that ~~Turkey i~~the EU has a strategic ~~neighbour and ally with which the EU wishes to have the best possible relations;~~ interest in a stable and secure environment in the Eastern Mediterranean and in the development of a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship with Turkey with which the EU should build the best possible relations; Pursuing dialogue in good faith and abstaining from unilateral actions which run counter to the EU interests and violate international law, the sovereignty and the sovereign rights of EU Member States is an absolute requirement in this regard;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Kris PEETERS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Isabel WISELER-LIMA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Believes that this fundamental area, which is at the core of the accession process, cannot be disconnected and isolated from overall relations and that it remains along with the full respect of international law and the fundamental principle of good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation, the main obstacles to progress on any positive agenda that could be offered to Turkey;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Kris PEETERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Believes that this fundamental area, which is at the core of the accession process, cannot be disconnected and isolated from overall relations and that it remains along with the full respect of international law and the fundamental principle of good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation, the main obstacles to progress on any positive agenda that could be offered to Turkey;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Kris PEETERS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Isabel WISELER-LIMA, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Notes with deep concern that, despite the formal lifting of the state of emergency in July 2018, its impact on democracy and fundamental rights continues to be strongly felt; , as, inter alia, a plethora of legal provisions and restrictive elements of the emergency rule have been integrated into law

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Notes with deep concern that, despite the formal lifting of the state of emergency in July 2018, its impact on democracy and fundamental rights continues to be strongly felt;, as, inter alia, that a plethora of legal provisions and restrictive elements of the emergency rule have been integrated into law.

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Kris PEETERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Notes that EU funding to Turkey will be subject to rules on conditionality, including for respecting the principles of the United Nations Charter, international law and European values and principles.

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Kris PEETERS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Isabel WISELER-LIMA, Peter van DALEN, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Strongly condemns the Turkish decision to convert such an emblematic World Cultural Heritage Monument, as Hagia Sophia Museum, to a mosque and calls on the Turkish authorities to urgently reverse their decision;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Kris PEETERS, Peter van DALEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Strongly condemns the Turkish decision to convert such an emblematic World Cultural Heritage Monument, as Hagia Sophia Museum, to a mosque and calls on the Turkish authorities to urgently reverse their decision;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Is concerned about the ever more frequent use of a hyper-nationalist and war- mongering narrative among the ruling elite that increasingly gives rise to antagonistic approaches towards the EU or its Member States; is concerned about the increasing clout of religious conservatism in political life;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Kris PEETERS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Calls on the Turkish government to respect and fully implement the legal obligations deriving from the Conventions to which it is a contracting party, and to halt the destruction of the cultural heritage in the occupied areas of Cyprus; calls on Turkey to ratify the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions; calls on Turkey to cooperate with the relevant international organisations, especially the Council of Europe, in preventing and combating illicit trafficking and the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Kris PEETERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Strongly condemns the removal of 47 democratically elected mayors from office on the basis of questionable evidence and, in particular, their arbitrary replacement by unelected trustees appointed by the central government; strongly believes these unlawful decisions constitute a direct attack on the most basic principles of democracy, depriving millions of voters of their democratically elected representation;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Kris PEETERS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Isabel WISELER-LIMA, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Strongly condemns the removal of 47 democratically elected mayors from office on the basis of questionable evidence and, in particular, their arbitrary replacement by unelected trustees appointed by the central government; strongly believes these unlawful decisions constitute a direct attack on the most basic principles of democracy, depriving millions of voters of their democratically elected representation;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. RWhile recallsing the ~~laudable role played by Turkey~~substantial efforts Turkey has made in responding to the ~~migration~~refugee crisis resulting from the war in Syria~~; takes the view that the EU should continue to give the necessary support to Syrian refugees and host communities in Turkey; supports an objective assessment of~~, the EP strongly rejects Turkey's instrumentalisation of migratory pressure for political purposes that took place at the EU’s external borders in late February-March 2020; takes the view that the EU should continue to give the necessary support to Syrian refugees and host communities in Turkey in line with strict conditionality, including for respecting the principles of the United Nations Charter and International Law, and monitoring mechanisms of Turkey’s performance; underlines that Turkey has to fully and effectively implement the provisions of both the 2016 EU – Turkey Statement and the EU – Turkey Readmission Agreement with regard to all Member States; supports the EU-Turkey Statement and underlines the importance of ~~both parties’~~Turkey’s compliance with ~~their~~its respective commitments;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Kris PEETERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Is alarmed by the fact that Turkey’s foreign policy increasingly collides with the priorities and goals of EU’s common foreign and security policy; notes with deep concern that the rate of Turkey’s alignment with the common foreign policy of the EU is constantly deteriorating and is at present reduced to 14%, which is a historic low.

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Kris PEETERS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Isabel WISELER-LIMA, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Is alarmed by the fact that Turkey’s foreign policy increasingly collides with the priorities and goals of EU’s common foreign and security policy; notes with deep concern that the rate of Turkey’s alignment with the common foreign policy of the EU is constantly deteriorating and is at present reduced to 14%, which is a historic low;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Kris PEETERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Stresses that a modernisation of the Customs Union could be beneficial for both parties and would keep Turkey economically and normatively anchored to the EU; reiterates that this would need to be based on strong conditionality related to human rights ~~and~~ fundamental freedoms and the full respect of international law and the fundamental principle of good neighbourly relations; highlights that it ~~seem~~is unrealistic to envisage any modernisation of the Customs Union ~~given~~as long as Turkey continues to move further away from the cEur~~rent circumstances; recalls that the current Customs Union will not achieve its full potential until Turkey fully~~opean Union, in accordance with Council conclusions of 26 June 2018 and 18 June 2019 recalls that the current Customs Union needs to be implemented by Turkey in a full and non- discriminatory way; this is not the case as long as Turkey has been systematically refusing to implements the Additional Protocol in relation to all Member States; and it has been systematically violating critical provisions of the current Customs Union; calls on Turkey to eliminate immediately all the technical barriers, the localisation schemes and domestic requirements that discriminate against EU products and still prevent the free movement of goods in profound breach of the Customs Union obligations;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Is deeply concerned by the ongoing ~~dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean and the related risk of a military escalation;~~Turkey’s unprecedented illegal and aggressive behaviour in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea, its warmongering rhetoric and the related risk of a military escalation by an EU candidate country against EU Member States ; strongly condemns Turkey’s violations of Greek national airspace, including over flights of inhabited areas, and territorial sea, a conduct which not only constitutes a serious, ongoing violation of international law, but also creates the risk of an armed incident ;strongly condemns Turkey’s illegal activities in Greek and Cypriot waters, which violate bothe sovereignty, the sovereign rights of EU Member States and international law; expresses its full solidarity with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus; ~~urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes and to refrain from any unilateral and illegal action or threat;~~ expresses its grave concern for the illegal Turkish fishing activities within Greek territorial waters in the Aegean Sea and the unregulated and unreported fishing activities of Turkish fishing fleet in international waters in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean; urges Turkey to fully respect international law and the law of the sea, to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes and to refrain from any unilateral and illegal action or threat; notes that the Council’s Conclusions of 15 July 2019 in light of Turkey’s continued and new illegal drilling activities , not to hold the Association Council and further meetings of the EU-Turkey high-level dialogues for the time being, along with the Council’s Decision 2019/1894, of11 November 2019, to impose restrictive measures in view of Turkey’s unauthorized drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, are the first instances where such reactions were deemed necessary in view of the conduct of a candidate country;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Kris PEETERS, Peter van DALEN, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Is deeply concerned by the ongoing dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean and the related risk of a military escalation; strongly condemns Turkey’s illegal activities in Greek and Cypriot waters, which violate both the sovereign rights of EU Member States and international law; expresses its full solidarity with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus; urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes and to refrain from any unilateral and illegal action or threat; recognises the right of the Republic of Cyprus to enter into bilateral agreements concerning its exclusive economic zone, explore and exploit its natural resources and calls on Turkey to respect relevant international law (UNCLOS); urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes, and to refrain from any threat or action which might have negative effects on good neighbourly relations. Urges Turkey to show restraint and to respect Cyprus’ sovereignty over its territorial sea and Cyprus’ sovereign rights in its exclusive economic zone.

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Kris PEETERS, Peter van DALEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Is deeply concerned by the ongoing dispute in the Eastern Mediterranean and the related risk of a military escalation; strongly condemns Turkey’s illegal activities in Greek and Cypriot waters, which violate both the sovereign rights of EU Member States and international law; expresses its full solidarity with Greece and the Republic of Cyprus; urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes and to refrain from any unilateral and illegal action or threat;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Kris PEETERS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Condemns the partial reopening of Varosha beach, which undermines mutual trust and therefore the prospect of the resumption of direct talks on the comprehensive resolution of the Cyprus issue; calls on Turkey to reverse this action; reiterates its support for a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality, in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, the EU acquis, and on the basis of respect for the principles on which the Union is founded; reiterates its call on Turkey to commit and contribute to a comprehensive settlement, to begin withdrawing its troops from Cyprus, to transfer the sealed-off area of Famagusta to the UN and its lawful inhabitants in accordance with UNSC Resolution 550(1984), as an effort to pave the way for a democratic comprehensive settlement, and to refrain from actions altering the demographic balance on the island; praises the important work of the Committee on Missing Persons; recognises the right of the Republic of Cyprus to enter into bilateral agreements concerning its exclusive economic zone; urges Turkey to engage in the peaceful settlement of disputes, and to refrain from any threat or action which might have negative effects on good neighbourly relations;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Kris PEETERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. CStrongly condemns the partial reopening of Varosha beach, which violates international law and UN Security Council Resolutions 550 and 789 and undermines mutual trust and therefore the prospect of the resumption of direct talks on the comprehensive resolution of the Cyprus issue; underlines the importance of the status of Varosha and calls on Turkey to immediately reverse this action; reiterates its support for a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality, as set out in the relevant UN Security Council resolutions;, in accordance with International law, the EU acquis and the principles on which the Union is founded;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Kris PEETERS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Maria SPYRAKI, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Isabel WISELER-LIMA, Peter van DALEN, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. CStrongly condemns the partial reopening of Varosha beach, which violates international law and UN Security Council Resolutions 550 and 789 and undermines mutual trust and therefore the prospect of the resumption of direct talks on the comprehensive resolution of the Cyprus issue; underlines the importance of the status of Varosha and calls on Turkey to immediately reverse this action; reiterates its support for a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality, as set out in the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, in accordance with International law, the EU acquis and the principles on which the Union is founded;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Kris PEETERS, Peter van DALEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. CStrongly condemns the partial reopening of Varosha beach, which undermines mutual trust and therefore the prospect of the resumption of direct talks on the comprehensive resolution of the Cyprus issue; calls on Turkey to reverse this action; reiterates its support for a fair, comprehensive and viable settlement on the basis of a bi-communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Calls on the Turkish Government to halt its plans for the construction of the Akkuyu nuclear power plant; requests that the Turkish Government join the Espoo Convention; asks the Turkish Government to involve, or at least consult, the governments of its neighbouring countries, such as Greece and Cyprus, during any further developments in the Akkuyu venture.

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Kris PEETERS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Isabel WISELER-LIMA, Peter van DALEN, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. ~~Regrets~~Condemns the fact that, rather than calling for an end to the violence and for a resumption of peaceful negotiations supporting the efforts of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, Turkey instead decided to unconditionally sustain the military actions of one of the sides in the recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Takes the view that enhancing communication and dialogue at all levels are key to restoring mutual trust between the EU and Turkey; deplores the continuous and unjustified refusal of the Turkish side to reinstate the normal functioning of the EU- Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee; at the same time, recalls that the Council’s decision of 15 July 2019 not to hold the EU – Turkey Association Council and further meetings of the EU – Turkey high level dialogues by virtue of Turkish illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, remains valid;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Loucas FOURLAS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Kris PEETERS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33a. Takes into account not only the absence of any progress in engaging with Turkey, but also the renewed escalation on the Turkish side by unilateral actions and provocations in breach of international law by the latter, and calls on the Council to develop a list of further restrictive measures that should be sectoral and targeted; in this spirit, recalls the European Council’s conclusions of 1- 2 October 2020 that the EU will use all the instruments and the options at its disposal, including in accordance with Articles 29 TEU and 215 TFEU, in order to defend its interests and those of its Member – States;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2176(INI)

Kris PEETERS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Isabel WISELER-LIMA, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)

33a. Takes into account not only the absence of any progress in engaging with Turkey, but also the renewed escalation on the Turkish side by unilateral actions and provocations in breach of international law by the latter, and calls on the Council to develop a list of further restrictive measures that should be sectoral and targeted; in this spirit, recalls the European Council’s conclusions of 1- 2 October 2020 that the EU will use all the instruments and the options at its disposal, including in accordance with Articles 29 TEU and 215 TFEU, in order to defend its interests and those of its Member – States;

2020/12/15
Committee: AFET

2019/2170(INI)

Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that progress in accession under the revised enlargement methodology depends on lasting, in-depth and irreversible reforms across fundamental areas, in particular the rule of law and the fight against corruption, judiciary and fundamental rights, good neighbourly relations and regional cooperation;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2170(INI)

Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Underlines the importance of implementing the electoral reform measures codified in July 2020, which are in line with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) recommendations; ~~welcomes the commitment to~~looks forward to the implementation of the forthcoming Venice Commission opinion regarding the amendments to the Electoral Code adopted in October 2020, in line with the relevant commitment expressed by the Albanian government;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2170(INI)

Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Commends the ~~steady~~ progress made in implementing the comprehensive judicial reform, underpinned by the unprecedented vetting process and the establishment of the relevant institutions and specialised bodies, ~~enabling~~and calls for the acceleration of these procedures in order to achieve a tangible shift towards an accountable and independent judiciary;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2170(INI)

Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the fact that, as a first step, the High Court has regained its ability to function and that it has been reviewing the admissibility of more than a thousand cases, and encourages it to make further progress in the appointment of additional judges, in order to become fully functional;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2170(INI)

Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. ~~Recalls the importance of measures ensuring the p~~Urges to swiftly adopt the remaining five by-laws to ensure full implementation of the 2017 framework Law on the Protection of nNational mMinorities~~, including~~ and the related rights to free self- identification, the use of minority languages and ~~property right~~the right to education in minority languages;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2170(INI)

Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Welcomes the law on the census (Nr.140/2020), voted by the Parliament on the 26th of November and calls on Albania to take all the necessary steps, e.g. preparation of the questionnaire and the manual, in order to effectively implement it;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2170(INI)

Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Encourages Albania to make further progress on measures consolidating property rights, implementing the law on transitional ~~ownership~~procedures ownership, mainly by advancing in a transparent manner the process of registration of properties, and completing the comprehensive land sector reform;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2170(INI)

Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

45. Welcomes Albania’s ~~unremitting~~ efforts in promoting good neighbourly relations and regional integration;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2170(INI)

Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Anna-Michelle ASIMAKOPOULOU, Maria SPYRAKI, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Commends the constructive steps towards the resolution of outstanding bilateral issues, including a joint undertaking by Greece and Albania to re~~solve a dispute over their Ionian maritime border through i~~fer the delimitation of the maritime zones to the International jCourt of Justice;

2020/12/22
Committee: AFET

2019/2137(BUD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses the need to release the remaining amount as soon as possible and within a reasonable timeframe, as recovery operations in Crete should be concluded immediately due to severe weather conditions that tend to occur more and more often in Crete and other regions of Greece;

2019/11/07
Committee: BUDG

2019/2135(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers, therefore, that European strategic autonomy is based, above all, on the ability of the Union to assess a crisis situation and take a decision autonomously, which necessarily entails an independent decision-making process, the availability of means of assessment and a freedom to analyse and take action; considers, also, that European strategic autonomy is based on the ability of the Union to act alone when its interests are at stake (theatres of operations not considered as priorities by its European partners) or within the framework of existing cooperation arrangements; considers, lastly, that European strategic autonomy is part of a multilateral framework which respects commitments within the UN and ~~complement~~reinforces the (NATO) alliances and partnerships to which most Member States are signed up; stresses that strategic autonomy does not mean that the Union will systematically act alone, everywhere and always;

2019/11/12
Committee: AFET

2019/2135(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls for the ~~swift~~effective implementation of the compact on civilian missions adopted in November 2018 by the Council and the Member States with a view to enhancing civilian CSDP resources in order to make the missions more flexible and more operational, a prerequisite for the effectiveness and efficiency of Union action on the ground;

2019/11/12
Committee: AFET

2019/2135(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Notes, however, that the effectiveness of CSDP missions and operations in general is ~~being hampered by an increasing reluctance on the part of~~challenged by constraints that the Member States and the European institutions in their efforts to make such missions and operations more robust, both in terms of human resources and their mandates; notes that CSDP military operations increasingly tend to be based on armed forces training (EUTM), with no executive dimension;

2019/11/12
Committee: AFET

2019/2135(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Notes the decision of 26 September 2019 to extend the EU maritime operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFORMED Sophia) by six months to 31 March 2020; ~~deeply~~ deplores the decision temporarily to suspend the naval presence; stresses the urgent need to reach agreement among the Member States and calls for the redeployment of naval assets and full implementation of the mandate;

2019/11/12
Committee: AFET

2019/2135(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Expects the Union to make effective use of all existing CSDP policy instruments in the areas of diplomacy, cooperation, development, conflict management and peacekeeping; stresses that CSDP military and civilian instruments cannot, under any circumstances, be the only solution to security issues and that an ‘~~comprehensive~~integrated approach’ should always be adopted; considers that only the use of all these instruments on the basis of an ‘~~comprehensive~~integrated approach’ will provide the flexibility needed to effectively achieve the most ambitious security objectives;

2019/11/12
Committee: AFET

2019/2135(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Stresses the still virtual nature of the European Defence Fund; points out that that this instrument has not yet been finally approved, with only partial and political agreement having been given in April 2019; stresses the importance of maintaining Parliament’s position concerning the amount of the EDF, the involvement of third countries and the establishment of an appropriate intellectual property policy in relation to security and defence in order to protect research results; draws attention, in that connection, to the highly sensitive and strategic nature of defence research, both for industrial competitiveness and for the strategic autonomy of the Union; calls for the initial lessons learned from the implementation of the EDIDP (in particular concerning the application of derogations for eligible entities), the pilot project and the preparatory action on defence research to be properly taken into account; calls on the Member States to be fully involved in the decision-making process in order to avoid bureaucratic excesses and to ensure that the programmes included address the strategic needs of the CSDP and the Member States; considers that the success of the EDF will depend on its ability to cater for the specific defence needs of the participating states and to guarantee the availability of sufficient budgetary resources, whilst ensuring that industrial know-how is not duplicated, national defence investment is not crowded out and cooperation does not become over-complicated; considers that developing the European defence industry by regulating access for entities controlled by non-EU third parties to projects financed by the Fund is fully consistent with the European ambition of strategic autonomy and does not contravene the security and defence interests of the EU and its Member States;

2019/11/12
Committee: AFET

2019/2135(INI)

Vangelis MEIMARAKIS, Loucas FOURLAS, Stelios KYMPOUROPOULOS, Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54

54. Stresses that the ambition of European strategic autonomy is based on the ability of Europeans to take action to defend their interests, either independently or with~~in an institutional cooperation framework (NATO, UN~~ partners (UN, NATO);

2019/11/12
Committee: AFET

2019/2110(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. An effective fiscal policy contributes to the lowering of interest rates and of the annual cost of the public debt servicing;

2019/09/19
Committee: ECON

2019/2110(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Regret~~Notes that the aggregate fiscal stance appears to be mildly expansionary in 2019, while emphasising that the European Fiscal Board considers a neutral stance as more appropriate; mildly expansionary policies, to the extent that they do not breach the rules, should be associated with an increase in public investment;

2019/09/19
Committee: ECON

2019/2110(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Agrees that the economic upswing needs to be supported by public and private investment, particularly in innovation, and notes that there is still an investment gap in the euro area; welcomes the fact that in some Member States investments already exceed the pre-crisis level, and regrets that in others investment is still lagging behind or is not picking up at the necessary speed; underlines the need for dynamic growth in investment in green transition;

2019/09/19
Committee: ECON

2018/2240(BUD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that Greece argues that the redundancies are linked to the global financial and economic crisis, more particularly its effects on the Greek economy including a decline in per capita real GDP, rising unemployment, decreasing salaries, decrease especially of private sector as a result also of the mixture of policy applied, cuts in the advertising expenditures made by important advertisers and reduced household income coupled with the rapid digital evolution, which is transforming the publishing sector;

2018/11/06
Committee: BUDG

2018/2240(BUD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that the redundancies that occurred in three enterprises operating in the Greek publishing sector are expected to have a significant adverse effect on the local economy, and that the impact of the layoffs is linked to the difficulties of redeployment due to the scarcity of jobs, lack of vocational training courses which correspond to recognized needs in the labour market and to the high number of job seekers;

2018/11/06
Committee: BUDG

2017/2229(BUD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas, in order to establish the link between the redundancies and the global financial and economic crisis, Greece argues that its economy was in serious recession for six consecutive years (2008-2013); whereas, between 2008 and 2016, Greek GDP and public consumption fell by 26.2% and 22.8%, respectively, and there are 700 000 more unemployed in the country; whereas, to deal with foreign debt repayments, since 2008 the Greek Government has ~~had~~chosen to raise significantly tax rates, streamline public expenditure ~~and~~, reduce public-sector pay and especially pensions, while private-sector, has ~~decreased, too, in an attempt to improve the competitiveness of the Greek economy~~a result of the mixture of policy applied, decreased, too; whereas the fall in incomes has been reflected in a fall in consumption that has hit the retail sector hard;

2017/11/10
Committee: BUDG

2017/2229(BUD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that the economic crisis has put significant downward pressure on Greek households’ purchasing power since 2008; notes that the drastic reduction in lending to businesses and individuals has had an impact on retailers; deplores the fact that the combined impact of those two factors has led to a drop in the overall turnover index in the retail trade sector, decreasing by more than 63 % between 2008 and 2016; points out that th~~at was not averted by the austerity measures~~e tax measures that the Greek Government applied since 2015 deteriorated the situation, in particular pay cuts, renegotiation of leases and deferring due dates for bills; points out that ~~quantitative easing by the European Central Bank has failed to kickstart loans; notes that this case is a tragic consequence of creditors’ incessant pressure on Greece and of EU austerity policy~~this case demonstrates that the measures preferred and applied by the Greek Government could not tackle effectively and in long term the economic crisis;

2017/11/10
Committee: BUDG

2017/2044(BUD)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Underlines the necessity to renew the mandate and provide sufficient funding to ENISA to allow it to enhance its capabilities to prevent and fight cybercrime;

2017/07/27
Committee: LIBE

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Eva KAILI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Takis HADJIGEORGIOU, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

— having regard to its previous resolutions, in particular those of 24 November 2016 on EU-Turkey relations1 , and 27 October 2016 on the situation of journalists in Turkey2 , and of 13 November 2014 on Turkey's actions creating tensions in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Cyprus, _________________ 1 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0450. 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2016)0423.

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Eva KAILI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8

— having regard to the declaration issued by the European Community and its Member States on 21 September 2005, including the provision that the recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the negotiations, and the need for Turkey to ~~ful~~proceed to the normalisation of its relations with all Member States and to fully and effectively implement the Additional Protocol to the Ankara Agreement to all Member States by removing all obstacles to the free movement of goods, including restrictions on means of transport, without prejudice and discrimination,

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Eva KAILI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10

— having regard to Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which states that the contracting parties undertake to abide by the final judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in any case to which they are parties, and to the obligation of Turkey to implement all judgements of the European Courts,

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18

— having regard to the crisis in Syria, the efforts towards a ceasefire and a peaceful settlement, and Turkey’s obligations to enhance stability and promote good neighbourly relations through intensive efforts in order to resolve outstanding bilateral issues, disputes and conflicts with the neighbouring countries over land and maritime borders and airspace, in accordance with international agreements, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the UN Charter,

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Eva KAILI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Takis HADJIGEORGIOU, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18

— having regard to the crisis in Syria, the efforts towards a ceasefire and a peaceful settlement, and Turkey’s obligations to enhance stability and promote good neighbourly relations through intensive efforts in order to resolve outstanding bilateral issues, disputes and conflicts with the neighbouring countries over land and maritime borders and airspace, in accordance with the UN Charter and the UNCLOS,

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Expresses, once again, serious concern and urges Turkey to avoid any kind of threat or action directed against a Member State;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Eva KAILI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Notes~~Is gravely concerned that measures undertaken following the declaration of the state of emergency have targeted alleged members/supporters of the Gülen movement, dissent in general and political parties of the opposition in particular; strongly condemns the imprisonment of 13 MPs belonging to the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), including its co-chairs, and of 90 Kurdish municipal mayors; expresses its great concern about the severe situation of more than one hundred political prisoners, including 34 women, who are on indefinite and non-alternate hunger strike; 13 of them entered a critical stage being on hunger strike since 15 February 2017, and on the verge of irreversible damage on their health; urges the Turkish Government to lift the state of emergency immediately; underlines that the reintroduction of the death penalty would violate Turkey’s international commitments and lead to an immediate end to the EU accession talks;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes that measures undertaken following the declaration of the state of emergency have targeted alleged members/supporters of the Gülen movement, dissent in general and political parties of the opposition in particular; strongly condemns the imprisonment of 13 MPs belonging to the People’s Democratic Party (HDP), including its co-chairs, and of 90 Kurdish municipal mayors; urges the Turkish Government to lift the state of emergency immediately; underlines that the reintroduction of the death penalty would violate Turkey’s international commitments and lead to an immediate end to the EU accession talks due to the fact that the unequivocal rejection of the death penalty is an essential requirement for EU membership;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Renate SOMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on Turkey to protect the rights of the most vulnerable groups and of persons belonging to minorities; regrets that the LGBTI marches in Ankara and Istanbul were banned for the second consecutive year; is seriously concerned about gender-based violence, discrimination, hate speech against minorities, hate crime, lack of respect for the freedom of religion or belief and violations of the human rights of LGBTI persons; calls on Turkey to harmonise its domestic legislation with the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention, which it ratified in 2014; welcomes the government’s national strategy and action plan for Roma and encourages the authorities to address key obstacles to the social inclusion of Roma;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Eva KAILI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Nikos ANDROULAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. WBel~~com~~ieves th~~e deepening of~~at EU- Turkey ~~rel~~cooperations in key areas of joint interest, such as counter-terrorism, migration, energy, the economy and trade~~; believes EU-Turkey cooperation in these areas to~~ can only be an investment in the stability and prosperity of both Turkey and the EU, if it is based on the full respect of fundamental rights and the implementation of the agreements towards all Member States;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Renate SOMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Believes that strengthening trade relations could bring concrete benefits to citizens in Turkey and the EU, and therefore supports the Commission’s proposal to start negotiations on the upgrading of the Customs Union; reiterates that the EU is Turkey’s main trading partner and that two thirds of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Turkey comes from EU Member States; considers the involvement of social partners in negotiations as crucial; calls on the Commission to include political benchmarks on human rights ~~and~~, fundamental freedoms and the principle of good neighbourly relations in the upgraded Customs Union;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Eva KAILI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Nikos ANDROULAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Believes that strengthening trad~~Takes note of the pre~~lations could bring concrete benefits to citizens in Turkey and the EU, and therefore supports the Commission’s proposal to start negotiations on the upgrading of the Customs Un~~paratory work for an upgrading of the EU-Turkey Customs Union, without prejudice to Member States' position; reiterates that the EU is Turkey’s main trading partner and that two thirds of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Turkey comes from EU Member States; considers the ~~involvement~~consultation of social partners in negotiations as ~~cru~~beneficial; calls on the Commission to include political benchmarks on human rights and fundamental freedoms ~~in the upgraded Customs Union~~as well as a suspension clause on the implementation towards all Member States in the upgraded Customs Union; notes that a prerequisite for the modernisation of the Customs Union is that Turkey should proceed to the full, effective and non-discriminatory implementation of the existing Customs Union vis-à-vis all MS, including the Republic of Cyprus;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Calls on Turkey to further align its foreign policy with that of the EU in accordance with the provisions of the Negotiating Framework;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes that visa liberalisation is important for the Turkish population and will enhance people-to-people contacts; ~~encourages~~calls on the Turkish Government to withdraw unilateral declarations and to comply with ~~the fin~~all outstanding criteria, including revision of its anti-terrorism legislation; calls on the Turkish Government to fully and effectively implement both the Visa Liberalisation Road Map and the Readmission Agreement vis-à-vis all Member States, including cooperation on JHA issues and non-discriminatory access to the Turkish territory for the citizens of all EU Member States;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Eva KAILI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to take into account the latest developments in Turkey when conducting the mid-term review of the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) funds in 2017, and to suspend all pre-accession funds ifsince Turkey ~~no longer sufficiently complies with~~does not fulfil the EU’s Copenhagen criteria; calls on the Commission to use those funds to support Turkish civil society and to invest more in people-to-people exchange programmes, such as Erasmus+ for students;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Eva KAILI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Takis HADJIGEORGIOU, Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Calls on European Council for EU embargo on arms sales to Turkey, following the decision of Germany and Austria;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Renate SOMMER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Commends the engagement by the Turkish Government and the hospitality shown by the population in hosting around 3 million refugees; notes the EU-Turkey statement on migration and underlines the importance of a full and non- discriminatory implementation of all its aspects, and urges the Member States to initiate the voluntary resettlement scheme for the most vulnerable refugees in Turkey; calls on the Commission to ensure long- term investment in both refugees and their host communities in Turkey; encourages the Turkish Government to grant work permits to all Syrian refugees; calls on Ankara to keep up its patrolling efforts in the Aegean ~~and to implement fully~~, to enhance efforts to combat migrant smuggling and to implement fully and effectively the EU-Turkey Readmission Agreement and the bilateral readmission agreements ~~signed~~ with Bulgaria and Greece;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Rebecca HARMS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Calls upon the Turkish government to halt its plans for the construction of the Akkuyuy nuclear power plant; points out that the envisaged site is located in a region prone to severe earthquakes, hence posing a major threat not only to Turkey but to the Mediterranean region as a whole; requests accordingly that the Turkish government join the Espoo Convention, which commits parties to notifying and consulting each other on major projects under consideration that are likely to have a significant adverse environmental impact across boundaries; asks the Turkish government to involve, or at least consult, the governments of its neighbouring countries, such as Greece and Cyprus, during any further developments in the Akkuyuy venture;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Claude MORAES, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18 b. Calls on Turkey to cooperate with relevant international organizations, especially the Council of Europe, in preventing and combatting illicit trafficking and the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage within Turkey and the occupied part of Cyprus;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18 c. Recalls its position adopted in the report on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy in 2016 about the importance of ensuring the coherence of EU policy as regards situations involving the occupation or annexation of territory; recalls, in this regard, that the immediate withdrawal of Turkish occupation forces and the full restoration of the sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus, in line with the UNSC resolutions, should be the first step for achieving a long-term political solution, guaranteeing the well-being, security and democratic rights of all Cypriots;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, Nikos ANDROULAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underlines that a settlement of the Cyprus problem ~~would have a positive impact on the entire region~~, while first and foremost benefiting ~~both~~ Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, would have a positive impact on the entire region; praises the leaders of the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots communities ~~in Cyprus~~ for having achieved major progress in the settlement talks; welcomes the ~~exchange of preferred maps, thus far unprecedented, and the first international conference held with the guarantor powers; supports th~~first international conference held at Geneva with the guarantor powers and the participation of the EU; regrets the lack of tangible progress during the discussion of security-related aspects, due to the unproductive stance demonstrated by Turkey; supports a just, viable and comprehensive settlement based on a bi- communal, bi-zonal federation with political equality, a ~~single international legal personality, single sovereignty and single citizenship with political equality between the two communities, in line with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions~~s set out in the relevant Security Council resolutions and High Level agreements, with a single international legal personality, single sovereignty and single citizenship , in line with international law and on the basis of respect for the principles on which the Union is founded and the acquis communautaire; welcomes the intensified engagement by the parties to achieve the settlement of the Cyprus problem; ~~expects~~calls on Turkey to ~~show active~~comply with the EU declaration issued on September 21,2005 and to actively and concretely support ~~for~~ the negotiations, and reiterates that Turkey’s commitment and contribution to a comprehensive settlement remain crucial; ~~praises the important work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), and calls on Turkey to allow access to all relevant sites and to assist the CMP by providing information from its military archive~~calls on Turkey to immediately withdraw its troops from Cyprus and to transfer Varosha to the UN and to its lawful inhabitants in accordance with UNSC resolution 550 (1984) as an effort to pave the way for a democratic comprehensive settlement; notes that the EU has much to gain from a viable and functional settlement of the Cyprus problem, thus creating the conditions for good neighbourly relations and improvement in EU-Turkey relations;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Georgios KYRTSOS, Maria SPYRAKI, Theodoros ZAGORAKIS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Stresses that Turkey needs to commit itself unequivocally to good neighbourly relations, according to international agreements, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which is part of the EU acquis, as well as to the peaceful settlement of disputes, in accordance with the United Nations Charter, having recourse, if necessary, to the International Court of Justice. In this context, the European Parliament expresses serious concern and urges Turkey to avoid any kind of threat or action directed against a Member State, or source of friction or actions that damage good neighbourly relations and the peaceful settlement of disputes;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Eva KAILI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Claude MORAES, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Praises the important work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP), and calls on Turkey to allow unconditional access to military zones and all relevant sites and to provide relevant information from its military and other archives, thus maximising the effectiveness of the excavations conducted by the CMP; welcomes, in this respect, the appointment of EP standing rapporteur on missing persons;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Eva KAILI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Miltiadis KYRKOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19 b. Calls on Turkey to fulfil its obligation of full, non-discriminatory implementation of the Additional Protocol to the EC-Turkey Association Agreement vis-à-vis all Member States, including the Republic of Cyprus, the fulfilment of which could provide a significant boost to the negotiation process; regrets that Turkey has still not made progress towards the normalization of its relations with the Republic of Cyprus; reiterates that recognition of all Member States is a necessary component of the accession process and calls for progress without any further delay;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Eva KAILI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19 c. Deplores Turkey's policy of illegal settlement and calls on Turkey to refrain from further settlement of Turkish citizens in the occupied areas of Cyprus, which is contrary to the Geneva Convention and the principles of international law; urges Turkey to terminate all actions that alter the demographic balance on the island thus impeding a future solution;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Eva KAILI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)

19 d. Reiterates that Turkey needs to commit itself unequivocally to good neighbourly relations, international agreements and to peaceful settlement of bilateral disputes in accordance with the United Nations Charter, having recourse, if necessary, to the International Court of Justice; expresses serious concern over Turkey's renewed threats and provocations as well its decision to issue a NAVTEX purporting to reserve an area within the territorial sea, continental shelf and exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Cyprus; urges Turkey to refrain from any further threat or action which might lead to friction and crisis and might have negative effects on the negotiations for ending the unacceptable status quo; calls on Turkey to sign and ratify the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which has been signed and ratified by the EU and its 28 Member States, without further delay; reiterates its call on Turkey to respect the sovereignty and sovereign rights of Member States over their territorial sea and airspace and their lawful right to enter into bilateral agreements and to explore and exploit natural resources in accordance with the EU acquis and international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 e (new)

19 e. Reiterates relevant ECtHR decisions and calls on the Turkish Government to immediately stop the violation of the human rights of the Cypriot citizens and stop depriving them of the enjoyment and exercise of their property, religious and other human rights stemming from the constitutional order of the Republic of Cyprus and the acquis communautaire, as well as the fundamental principles and values of the EU;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2308(INI)

Demetris PAPADAKIS, Costas MAVRIDES, Eva KAILI, Emmanouil KEFALOGIANNIS, Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI, Georgios KYRTSOS, Lefteris CHRISTOFOROU, Ana GOMES, Nikos ANDROULAKIS, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 f (new)

19 f. Is concerned about reports indicating the collaboration of Turkey with ISIL, including the purchase of oil products and urges Turkey to refrain from such practices;

2017/05/12
Committee: AFET

2016/2302(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises that the ultimate purpose of financial instruments (FIs) is to act ~~in situations of market failure or suboptimal investment as a catalyst making it possible to mobilise funding for projects which cannot secure adequate supp~~complementarily to grant financing from the EU budget in order to effectively address EU´s policy objectives and to act as a catalyst fort f~~rom the market; insist~~urther investments; considers that the funding channelled through the EU- supported FIs ~~should play a social role and not be limited to satisfying private interests only~~can help towards the direction of mobilising financing for projects which cannot secure adequate support from the market;

2017/01/31
Committee: BUDG

2016/2302(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Points to the challenges that FIs represent for~~Notes that the use of FIs needs to safeguard the democratic control, timely and transparent reporting and accountability; believes that the revision of the Financial Regulation and the ‘omnibus regulation’ could provide an opportunity to streamline the reporting on FIs and thus provide a better basis to assess additionality and complementarity between different forms of EU support, particularly between cohesion funds and the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI).

2017/01/31
Committee: BUDG

2016/2302(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. 5 a. Underlines that synergies and complementarities between EFSI and ESIF are instrumental in exploiting their full potential and maximising the impact of investments in the Member States and their regions; notes the Commission guidelines to combine EFSI and ESIF finances, but underlines the persistent difficulties linked to the eligibility criteria, timeframe for reporting and application of state aid rules that hinder their combined usage; welcomes the opportunities provided to further address these problems in the Commission proposals for the revision of the Financial Regulation, as well as for EFSI 2.0;

2017/01/31
Committee: BUDG

2016/2099(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the EIB has also an important role to play outside the EU through its external lending initiatives;

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2099(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses that the current crisis has significantly weakened potential growth in the European economy and that one of the main factors is the decline in public and private investment in the EU, to approximately 18 % below 2007 levels; in extreme cases such as Greece and Portugal the declining public and private investment has reached alarming levels and, according to the OECD, gross national in~~come~~ vestment(GNI) has declined by 65 % in Greece and by 35 % in Portugal from 2007 levels;

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2099(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Welcomes the fact that EIB Group supports the Commission´s stance on aggressive tax avoidance structures and notes that further to the EIB´s own safeguards, the deployment of public funds managed by the EIB under mandate is also subject to control by the European Court of Auditors ;

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2099(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. Notes that all projects funded by the EIB, including those funded by financial intermediaries, are published on the EIB´s website and are subject to high accountability standards;

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2099(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Particularly welcomes the fact that total investment in EFSI approvals amounts to EUR 1~~15.7~~38,3 billion, which is equivalent to 37 44% of the original target value (EUR 315 billion) when this report is being drafted with the figures growing; so far, 361 transactions have been approved in 27 of the 28 Member States;

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2099(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls for a wider use of the EIB’s financial instruments, in combination with the European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) and EFSI funds, to enhance regional development in the Member States, and underlines that a simplification of the ESIF-EFSI combination is needed; challenge is to maximize the synergies between ESIF and EFSI notably in Cohesion countries;

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2099(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Underlines that the EIB can play a vital role in promoting the EU Urban agenda for smart, greener and inclusive cities;

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2099(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Notes that digitalisation projects and research & innovation should be at the core of the projects funded by the EIB and especially under the EFSI initiatives;

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2099(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6 a (new)

In 2015 the EIB, after public consultation, published a formal Climate Action Strategy in the direction of helping implementing the Paris Agreement inside and outside the EU.

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2099(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Welcomes the growing involvement of the EIB with climate change, which was related to 5027 % of the projects approved in 2015~~; climate finance~~ and totalled in EUR 20.6 billion, the largest ever annual amount invested in it by the EIB; climate and the environment were the focus of almost 50% of EIB approved projects last year;

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2099(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Welcomes the fact that the European Council has endorsed EIB´s initiative to rapidly mobilise additional financing in support of sustainable growth, vital infrastructure and social cohesion in Southern Neighbourhood and the Western Balkans countries ( Crisis Response and Resilience Initiative)

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2099(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)

27b. Notes that the EIB Resilience Initiative for the Southern Neighbourhood and the Western Balkans should be seen as complementing the new Commission´s initiative to set up an External Investment Plan;

2016/10/24
Committee: ECON

2016/2050(BUD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Notes that the Greek economy was in ~~deep~~ recession ~~for six consecutive years~~ (from 20089 to 2013) and that since 2008, private consumption decreased by 32,3 percentage points while unemployment increased by about 19 percentage points; points to the closure of thousands of enterprises in Greece and the decline in household consumption and purchasing power since the beginning of the financial and economic crisis in 2008 and the fact that volumes of retail trade of food, beverages and tobacco were more than 30 % lower in 2015 than the early- crisis volumes of 2008; notes that, for those reasons, the sales of Supermarket Larissa followed the same downturn as the Greek economy and that sales in 2013 were 24 % lower than in 2009;

2016/05/10
Committee: BUDG

2016/2050(BUD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes, therefore, that Supermarket Larissa, a cooperative of small grocery stores, could not overcome its losses and had to close its shops during the second quarter of 2014; points out that this was not prevented by the ~~austerity measures, in particular wage cuts (-30%), the renegotiation of l~~cost-cutting measures a~~nd the putting off of the maturity date of bills~~dopted; notes that this situation is also due to the drastic reduction in loans to enterprises, in a context where quantitative easing by the ECB failed to kickstart loans; notes that this case is a dramatic result of the continuous pressure by creditors on Greece and of European austerity policy ;

2016/05/10
Committee: BUDG

2016/2045(INI)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses that, contrary to Article 8(1) and (3) of the EUSF Regulation, the closing procedure for assistance from the fund appears to be remarkably long in some cases: in 2014 the Commission was still closing files from 2005, 2007 and 2010; underlines, therefore, the need to expedite procedures, given that the timely receipt of all aid requested and approved is of utmost importance;

2016/07/13
Committee: BUDG

2016/0364(COD)

Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO, Gabriel MATO, Anne SANDER, Georgios KYRTSOS

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b

Directive 2013/36/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 5a

~~5a. This Directive shall not apply to an institution where the Commission establishes in a~~ delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 148, on the basis of information available to it that the institution fulfils all of the following conditions, without prejudice to the application of state aid rules: (a) public law by a Member State's central government, regional government or local authority; (b) institution confirm that its activity is limited to advancing specified objectives of financial, social or economic public policy in accordance with the laws and provisions governing that institution, on a non-competitive, not for profit basis. For these purposes, public policy objectives may include the provision of financing for promotional or development purposes to specific economic activities, or geographical areas of the relevant Member State; (c) effective prudential requireit has been established under laws and provisions governing the it is subject to adequate and the central governments, including minimum own funds requirements, and to an adequate supervisory framework which has similar effect as the framework established under Union law; (d) government or local authority, as applicable, has an obligation to protect the institution's viability or directly or indirectly guarantees at least 90% of the institution's own funds requirements, funding requirements or exposures; (e) covered deposits as defined in point (5) of Article 2(1) of Directive 2014/49/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council12 ; (f) Member State where its head office is situated; (g) assets is below EUR 30 billion; (h) assets over the GDP of the Member State concerned is less than 20%; (i) relevance with regard to the domestic economy of the Member State concerned. The Commission shall regularly review whether an institution subject to a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 148 continues to fulfil the conditions set out in the first subparagraph. __________________ 12 Directive 2014/49/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on deposit guarantee schemes (recast) (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 149)regional it is precluded from accepting its activities are confined to the the total value of the institution's the ratio of the institution's total the institution is not of significant

2018/02/02
Committee: ECON

2016/0364(COD)

Fulvio MARTUSCIELLO, Gabriel MATO, Anne SANDER, Georgios KYRTSOS

2013/0306(COD)

Georgios KYRTSOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1

1. Within the ~~six~~twelve months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation, an existing UCITS or AIF that invests in short term assets and has as distinct or cumulative objectives offering returns in line with money market rates or preserving the value of the investment shall submit an application to its competent authority together with all documents and evidence necessary to demonstrate the compliance with this Regulation.

2015/01/09
Committee: ECON

Activities of Georgios KYRTSOS

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Shadow reports (9)

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