8 Amendments of Željana ZOVKO related to 2021/2232(INI)
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the very timely new EU- US dialogue on China and the establishment of EU-US consultations on the Indo-Pacific, and calls for a coordinated approach towards strengthening multilateral institutions and regional organisations, promoting democracy and enhancing democratic resilience and security in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the fundamental role that connectivity plays in the geopolitical relations of the EU and its Member States achieving a more proactive European foreign policy, and welcomes the announcement by Commission President von der Leyen to present the EU’s global gateway strategy aiming at sustainable cooperation with like-minded states and using soft powers to promote European values and to secure strong and durable partnerships;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Welcomes the commitment to further expand trade and investment in the region and notes that the EU has completed negotiations for bilateral agreements with Singapore and Vietnam; stresses the importance of concluding ongoing free trade negotiations, including those with ASEAN countries Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand; reminds that region-to-region trade and investment agreement negotiations were suspended and notes that such agreement would greatly benefit both the EU and ASEAN countries;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the important cooperation by Indo-Pacific partners in the EU’s CSDP missions and operations through framework participation agreements (FPAs) with Australia, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea and Vietnam, and calls for the conclusion of further FPAs with partner countries; supports Indo-Pacific partners' efforts to develop their own peacekeeping capacity;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the EU to invite like- minded Indo-Pacific partners to participate in selected PESCO projects in order to improve interoperability and coherence, thus strengthening overall security and defence cooperation;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Underlines the importance of information and cybersecurity as an element of the critical infrastructure of the global economy and for protecting democracies from disinformation and malicious attacks; welcomes EU's efforts to further enhance cooperation on cybercrime and cyber-resilience capacity- building for partners in the region and encourages closer cooperation in information sharing and in the fight against hybrid threats, including disinformation campaigns;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Highlights that the fight against violent extremism is of shared interest to the EU and Indo-Pacific countries; highlights the need to further promote cooperation between Europol and Aseanapol and between Europol and national law enforcement agencies to facilitate exchanges of good practices and expertise in key areas of interest, such as counter-terrorism, fighting transnational crime, human and illicit weapons trafficking and migrant smuggling;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Highlights that the risk of proliferation of nuclear weapons and the rapid build-up and deployment of new technologically advanced nuclear capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region remain major regional and global security concerns; calls on cooperation with likeminded partner countries on nuclear, safety and non-proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and supports the implementation and universalisation of the Arms Trade Treaty in the Indo-Pacific region;