Activities of Stelios KOULOGLOU related to 2021/2230(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on EU-Armenia relations
Amendments (9)
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges Armenia and Azerbaijan to fully implement the tripartite ceasefire agreement of 9 November 2020 in all its aspects; stresses the need to advance discussions on the future peace treaty and address the root causes of the conflict; calls on Armenia and Azerbaijand to urgently implement measures to prepare their respective populations for peaceful coexistence; calls on the Azerbaijani authorities to avoid using inflammatory rhetoric which threatens to undermine the peace process;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that Russia's aggression against Ukraine has created multiple challenges for Armenia in terms of security and economic development and has also major societal implications as a result of both the massive arrival of Russian citizens in the country and the indirect impact on the Armenian economy of international sanctions against Russia;, calls on the EU to assist Armenia in mitigating the economic and social consequences of these developments;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Continues to be concerned about the fate of Armenian prisoners, both military and civilian, detained during and after the conflict and still held by Azerbaijan and welcomes the release of some of them; demands the immediate and unconditional release of all the remaining detainees, including those captured during the recent military confrontations, and that they be treated in accordance with international humanitarian law; is concerned that Azerbaijan fails to fully implement the orders of the Court of Justice of 7 December 2021 and 12 October 2022; insists that Azerbaijan will be held accountable for all atrocities committed against Armenian prisoners of war and other detainees, consistent with the two Orders of the Court;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Strongly condemns Azerbaijan's continued policy of erasing and denying the Armenian cultural heritage in and around Nagorno-Karabakh; notes that the erasure of the Armenian cultural heritage is part of a wider pattern of a systematic, state-level policy of historical revisionism, including the glorification of violence and territorial claims against the Republic of Armenia;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes Armenia's participation in the Partnership for Good Governance Phase II under the Eastern Partnership, a joint initiative between the EU and the Council of Europe, which supports domestic reforms to bring Partner country closer to EU and CoE standards in the fields of human rights, democracy and rules of law; welcomes Armenia's aggregate freedom score increase to 55, however notes the country is still places among the world's "partly free" countries;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes with concern that Armenia despite progress faces serious press freedom issues, including misinformation and disinformation on social media, the limited financial independence of private media, widespread anti-media rhetoric, and the prominence of media outlets that are affiliated with major political and commercial interests; is aware of the challenges in times of war in the region; however, underlines the importance of any measure taken in this context complies with the Council of Europe and other international standards and particularly with the Article 10 of the European Convention of Human Rights and the relevant case-law of the ECtHR;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on Armenia to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention);
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Welcomes the advancing and prioritisation of Women, peace and security agenda by Armenia in the framework of its national policies and programmes, with the objective to ensure political and public participation of women at all levels of decision-making procedure, their empowerment and promotion of gender equality; notes that the adoption of 2nd National Action Plan on the implementation of UNSCR 1325 is instrumental in consolidating Armenia’s efforts to address all forms of violence against women and girls in conflicts, and contribute to further gender- mainstreaming in the security sector governance;