39 Amendments of Marc BOTENGA related to 2024/2080(INI)
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 4
Paragraph 3 – indent 4
– the brutal and indiscriminate terrorist attacks committed by Hamas across Israel on 7 October 2023, which triggered a conflict in Gaza that has a disproportionate effect on civilians and caused a catastrophic humanitarian situationwas followed by a deliberate genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza by the Israeli army;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 5
Paragraph 3 – indent 5
– Iran’s persistent non-compliance with its legal safeguard obligations under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the advancement of its nuclear programme beyond all credible civilian justification; the unwillingness of the United States to engage in meaningful and constructive talks with Iran in line with international law ; commends the effort of E3 group for showing their commitment to the JCPOA via the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV);
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 3 – indent 9
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 10
Paragraph 3 – indent 10
– the authoritarian regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, who are systematically undermining Nicaragua’s democratic structures; recalls that the regime in Nicaragua maintains strong ties with other autocracies, such as those in Iran, Venezuela and Cuba; condemns, condemns, in the strongest terms, the systematic human rights violations of the Cuban people by the United States' economic embargo and unjustifiable extraterritorial sanctions; Condemn the United States' sanctions on Venezuela, which have triggered an unprecedented economic crisis, marking the strongest terms, the systematic human rights vioworst peacetime crisis in modern history and leading to catastrophic inflations and abuses perpetrated by the Cuban regime; strongly condemns and fully rejects the electoral fraud orchestrat severe decline in living conditions; Ask from all parties involved byin the regime in Venezuela and demands that the Maduro government cease its policy of repression and attacks on civil society and the oppositionVenezuelan presidential election from July 2024 to publish all acts regarding the final result; Condemns violence as an unacceptable way of resolving this conflict;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that enlargement should lead to an upward social spiral, recalls that the minimum wage in countries candidates for EU membership is currently much lower than the EU average, and that in these conditions, enlargement would expose workers to more social dumping;
Amendment 452 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the EU and its Member States to provide humanitarian assistance, military support, economic and financial aid and political support in every possible way until Ukraine’s victory in order to ultimately stop Russia’s war of aggression and allow Ukraine to liberate all its people and re-establish full control within its internationally recognised borders ; underlines in particular the urgent need to provide Ukraine with increased air defence capacities to defend its critical energy infrastructure ahead of the forthcoming winter, and calls on the Member States to immediately lift restrictions on the use of Western weapons systems delivered to Ukraine against legitimate military targets on Russian territory;
Amendment 462 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Warns against growing EU dependence on the US, in particular in the wake of the war on Ukraine;
Amendment 463 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for the EU to urgently launch an ambitious diplomatic initiative to secure an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and put an end to the war in Ukraine and the suffering of the Ukrainian people; calls on increased efforts to finally initiate a peace negotiation process which includes all parties;
Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Unwaveringly supports the 10- point peace plan put forward by Ukraine’s President ZelenskyyCalls on the EU and the Member States to use all existing diplomatic initiatives to work on a comprehensive plan leading to a long-lasting peace and collective security on the European continent and recalls that any initiative aimed at ending the Russian war of aggression needs to be based on input provided by Ukraine and ultimately accepted by the Ukrainian people;
Amendment 524 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underscores the urgent need for the EU and its Member States to push for the creation of a specialseek existing legal remedies in international courts or tribunals to prosecute the crime of aggression committed against Ukraine by the political and military leadership of the Russian Federation and its allies;
Amendment 545 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that Ukraine is required to make substantial and onerous debt service payments to the IMF and other international lenders in the coming years; considers that in light of the severity of the economic situation in Ukraine, continuing to pay off pre-war debt and debt accrued during the war will severely limit Ukraine's access to public funds for reconstruction and the provision of public goods and services ; calls therefore the EU to cancel Ukraine’s external debt;
Amendment 556 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Commission and the Council to present a new architecture for European collective security, based on the principles of the UN charter and the Helsinki Process;
Amendment 559 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Calls on all EU Members States to sign and ratify the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons;
Amendment 572 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Affirms the right of Israel to defend itself as enshrined in and constrained by international law; calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages and a subsequently imminentn immediate and permeanent ceasefire to address the risk of mass starvation and the outbreak of a health epidemic in Gaza; recalls that Israel also has the obligation to protect the civilian population and that Israeli military operations must beare not proportionate and in line withviolate international humanitarian law;
Amendment 576 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Condemns in the strongest possible terms, and demands the immediate halt of, the Israeli genocide in Gaza, the ethnic cleansing in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and the indiscriminate bombing of Lebanon by Israel, as well as of the deliberate targeting of UN workers, children, journalists, doctors, and civilians;
Amendment 580 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Demands an immediate ceasefire, the lifting of all entry restrictions for humanitarian aid and other civilian assistance missions throughout Palestine, and notably in Gaza;
Amendment 582 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Stresses that Israel stands accused of genocide in front of the International Court of Justice which ordered provisional measures; calls therefore, in line with the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, for an immediate and full military embargo against Israel;
Amendment 585 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Welcomes the landmark ruling of 19 July 2024 by the International Court of Justice that Israel’s occupation of the Gaza strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, is unlawful, along with the associated settlement regime, annexation and use of natural resources; Stresses that the EU and Member States must immediately comply with the ICJ authoritative determination and therefore calls for the immediate termination of the EU-Israel Association Agreement;
Amendment 586 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 e (new)
Paragraph 15 e (new)
15e. Calls for Member States to immediately stop arms exports to Israel in line with 2008/944/CFSP; warns that states that support Israel with arms shipments can be sued before the International Court of Justice for complicity to genocide against in line with Article 3e of the Genocide Convention;
Amendment 587 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 f (new)
Paragraph 15 f (new)
15f. Reaffirms its support for the work of the International Criminal Court; encourages the ICC to finally issue the arrest warrants demanded by its Prosecutor General, including against Israeli leaders;
Amendment 588 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 g (new)
Paragraph 15 g (new)
15g. Calls on the Commission, the Council and the HRVP to break with the EU’s increasingly systematic alignment on the United States’ foreign policy, in particular with regards to its support to Israel;
Amendment 589 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 h (new)
Paragraph 15 h (new)
15h. Reaffirms its unwavering support for UNRWA and its mandate, and strongly condemns the campaign against the Agency and the legislation passed by the Knesset that could prevent UNRWA's crucial work in the region; urges continued and enhanced political and financial backing for the Agency, recognizing its critical role in the delivery of lifesaving assistance, in advancing the human development and safeguarding the rights of millions of Palestinian refugees;
Amendment 636 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the strong links between Iran and the IRGC, its proxies such as the Houthis, Iraqi and Syrian militias, and organisations on the EU terrorist list, namely Hamas and Hezbollah’s military wing; calls on the Council and the VP/HR to add Hezbollah in its entirety to the EU list of terrorist organisations; deplores Hezbollah’s attacks against Israel which have resulted in an Israeli ground invasion in Lebanon; is deeply concerned about the situation in Lebanon and recalls the need for a cessation of hostilities as soon as possible to create space for a diplomatic solution along the Blue Line, consistent with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, as the only path to de- escalate tensions and stabilise the Israel- Lebanon border in a durable manner; recalls that this resolution also implies Israel to withdraw completely from southern Lebanon;
Amendment 647 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Condemns the attacks by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which left several peacekeepers wounded; underlines that such attacks against UN peacekeepers constitute a grave violation of international law;
Amendment 649 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Reiterates that, according to international humanitarian law, civilians must under no circumstances be targeted, reiterates that international humanitarian law applies to all countries, and that there cannot be double standards;
Amendment 654 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Shares the objective of preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons at all costs; regrets the withdrawal of the United States from the JCPOA; points, however, to the fact that the regime in Tehran has clearly rejected a revival of the JCPOA and, at the same time, increased its nuclear weapons capabilityWashington and Tehran are not working toward a revival of the JCPOA; regrets the fact that there is currently no strategy in place to persuade Iran to refrain from building military nuclear capacity, nor a plan of action for the event that Iran does cross the nuclear threshold; cCalls upon the VP/HR to put forward a revised strategy towards Iranemphasize the necessity of adhering to the Non- Proliferation Treaty in its diplomatic relations with countries possessing both legal and illicit nuclear capabilities;
Amendment 673 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines that the EU needs to increase its effective diplomatic presence in the region, by all means at its disposal, and calls on the VP/HR to make this a priority for his office and the forthcoming MFF;
Amendment 677 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4 a (new)
Subheading 4 a (new)
Preventing war crime and human rights' violations in Congo
Amendment 679 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recalls that the United Nations has established evidence of the support of the Rwandan government toward the M- 23 armed group, which is responsible for numerous war crimes and human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of Congo;
Amendment 681 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the European Union to suspend both its Memorandum of Understanding on raw materials and all military cooperation with Rwanda, including through the European Peace Facility or any other mechanism, until Rwanda ends its illegal support of armed groups and fully respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of Congo;
Amendment 702 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights that the world is becoming more multipolar and less multilateral; emphasises that multilateral forums, chief among them the United Nations and its agencies, should be considered the EU’s format of cooperation of choice; expresses concern, in this respect, about the increasing relevance of exclusive formats of cooperation, which experience increasing like NATO and the G7, which bear witness to increasing military and economic competition; observes, at the same time, that international institutions and norms are increasingly being instrumentalised; stresses that this trend puts the EU in a delicate position, which balances the need to appeal for a broad and inclusive concept of multilateralism while prioritising cooperation with selected, like-minded partners at the same time;
Amendment 733 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls the importance of a strong and constructive partnership with the UK; welcomes the renewed impetus from the new UK Government to reflect with the EU on possibilities for closer foreign policy and security cooperation, which would be of added value for both the EU and the UK; demands that Parliament be duly involved and informed in such reflections;
Amendment 743 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls that the transatlantic relationship remains the most important and strategic relationship for the EU and its Member States, which has been emphasised by the unity and strength of the partnership demonstrated following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; uUnderlines that a strong transatlantic relationship remains indispensable for the security of the partners on both sides of the Atlantic; calls on the Commission to foster closer ties with key pdiplomacy and respect for international law and the principles of the UN Chartners in both the US and Canada in order to counter global challenges that affect our shared values, interests, security and prospe remains indispensable for global security;
Amendment 823 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Urges the VP/HR and the Member States to focus on bilateral relations with like-minded partners in Africa, among others Ghana, Kenya and Senegal, taking into account mutual needs and interests in order to foster real and balanced partnerships; believes that the ‘more for more’ principle should be integrated fully into relations with non-EU countries, whereby the EU develops stronger partnerships with those countries that uphold the principles of the CFSP and the common security and defence policy (CSDP), and the fundamental values of the EU; calls for the EU to respond to partner countries’ expectations and to deliver quickly on political agreements with them in order to show that the EU is a key and strategic partner and demonstrate that the international rules-based system can meet contemporary challenges;
Amendment 871 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Considers positive the increasing global tendency towards non-alignment; calls on the EU and its Member States to develop a pro-active non-aligned foreign policy; calls to learn lessons from the 1955 Bandung process and the creation of the Non-Aligned Movement;
Amendment 897 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Firmly believes that diplomacy prevents and ends wars and should be a core part of EU action;
Amendment 899 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 b (new)
Paragraph 37 b (new)
37b. Calls on the Member States to refinance their diplomatic bodies, which have been drastically defunded over the last years; deplores the weakening of the French and Belgian diplomatic corps;
Amendment 927 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Commission to effectively and swiftly use the Global Gateway as a sustainable alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative and as an instrument to increase the EU’s presence and visibility worldwideway to contribute to the sovereign development of the Global South countries;
Amendment 992 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Calls on the VP/HR to work on moving towards collective security inspired by the Helsinki process of 1975 in order to guarantee peace and security for all on the European continent;