14 Amendments of Hilde VAUTMANS related to 2017/2026(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas EU-ASEAN relations are comprehensive and cover a wide range of sectors including trade and investment, development, economics and political affairs; whereas the Bandar Seri Begawan Plan of Action from 2012 was adopted to give a more strategic focus to the regional cooperation between EU and ASEAN in these sectors;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the EU granted the Philippines GSP+ status in December 2014, as the first ASEAN country to enjoy such trade preferences; whereas this enables the Philippines to export 66 % of all its products tariff-free to the EU;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas at present centrifugal forces are threatening the integration processes in both regions; whereas the EU is struggling with several overlapping crises ranging from the euro to migration and Brexit, and whereas ASEAN, in spite of the goal of fostering ASEAN centrality, saw intra-ASEAN trade decline in 2016 and has been beset with problems, including diverging foreign policy trajectories and spillover effects from domestic problems pertaining to religious relations, social inequalities and human rightthe failure to address critical human rights concerns with clear transboundary implications;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital f b (new)
Recital f b (new)
f b. whereas human rights violations, including widespread land grabs, and environmental degradation have had a significant impact on local communities, including indigenous and marginalized groups; whereas the erosion of democracy, human rights protections, and space for civil society constitute growing regional concerns in Southeast Asia expressed by those within and outside of governments; whereas local communities and civil society in ASEAN have highlighted these concerns and sought to bring them to the attention of regional leaders;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital f a (new)
Recital f a (new)
f a. whereas the EU has determined that it will place human rights at the centre of its relations with third countries;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Congratulates the ASEAN member states on the 50th anniversary of ASEAN and fully supports all efforts for regional integration; expresses equally its appreciation for 40 years of EU-ASEAN relations and reiterates its recommendation that relations should be upgraded into a Strategic Partnership; stresses that a Strategic Partnership with ASEAN will be an opportunity for the EU to reinforce its positioning in Asia but also a chance to play a greater role in the region and foster its objectives of peace, the rule of law, democracy and human rights, maritime safety and resource sharing;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the political value of strong trade and investment relations between ASEAN and the EU and exhorts both partners to strengthen economic relations; highlights that the EU is the top foreign investor in ASEAN; highlights also the opportunities for cooperation on implementing the SDGs; believes that EU- ASEAN cooperation could be strengthened in various areas such as financial sector development, transparency and the coordination of macro-economic policies; emphasises the pursuit of a high level of EU-ASEAN cooperation in multilateral institutions such as the UN;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the role played by ASEAN to peacefully managing the disputes in particular by seeking to set up a regional code of conduct;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers EU should upgrade and intensify its diplomatic efforts with ASEAN in order to contribute to greater stability and security in conflict areas with renewed tensions, working closely with partners in the region and upholding international law, including in the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean, and in order to address issues relating to the protection of human rights and the rule of law;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes the need for the EU to continue supporting the development of peaceful relations between China and its neighbours around the South China Sea, including Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei and Malaysia through constructive bilateral and inclusive multilateral mechanisms; supports all actions enabling the South China Sea to become a 'Sea of Peace and Cooperation';
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is deeply concerned about the erosion of democracy and, human rights in certain countries in the regionviolations, continued repression and discrimination in certain countries in the region, in particular the Philippines, Myanmar and Cambodia and the restrictions on space for civil society, particularly for environmental and labour rights activists and media workers; hopes that specific and verifiable targets and measures will be included in the AICHR’s five-year work plan and that human rights violations will be actively monitored, investigated and prosecuted; urges all ASEAN member states to ratify further UN human rights conventions and the Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC);
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Is concerned that million stateless persons reside in the ASEAN member states, with Rohingya of Myanmar being the single largest stateless group in the world, with over 1 million persons under UNHCR´s statelessness mandate, but large communities of stateless people are also found in Brunei, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and elsewhere; encourages ASEAN member states to work together and to share good examples and efforts in order to end statelessness in the entire region;