5 Amendments of Georgios EPITIDEIOS related to 2015/2081(INI)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises the tlimited legal, political, social and economic reforms introduced by the current government since 2012 as an encouraging sign of a renewed climate of openness, most notably with regard to prison reform, laws on internet, public assembly and public association; notes that the state of democracy, the rule of law and the respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms remain weak in Turkmenistan and emphasises that the government must do more to defend and achieve them;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that Turkmenistan, like other countries, is party to most major international agreements;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the ratification by Turkmenistan of a number of international treaties on human rights; stresses, however, that Turkmenistan has a long way to go to align with EU human rights requirements;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Emphasises Turkmenistan’the EU's potential for enhancing ithe EU’s energy security; supports the Commission’s plans to use all of the EU’s foreign policy instruments to establish a strategic energy partnership with Turkmenistan, thus helping the EU wean itself off dependence on Russian gas; points to the reliability and stability of the EU and its companies as potential investment partners in the exploitation of the vast reserves of natural gas and oil that Turkmenistan possesses; underlines that future pipeline project through cooperation with its Member States, in particular Greece and Cyprus; In order achieve this cooperation, calls on the EU to ask Greece to speed up moves to determine Greece's EEZ, in whose territorial waters energy deposits have been found, and for work to start in cooperation with Greece and Cyprus connecting Turkmenistan to Europe could lead to the fulfilment of common objectives; recognises Turkmenistan’s role as exporter of energy resources in Central Asia and beyond channelling these deposits to the EU; in this way, the EU will be freed of its dependence on natural gas from Russia and other non-EU countries;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27