5 Amendments of David LEGA related to 2022/2081(DEC)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recommends the suspension of budgetary support in non-EU countries, including candidate countries, where authorities manifestly fail to take genuine action against widespread corruption, while ensuring that the assistance reaches the civil population through alternative channels; calls for greater priority to be given to the fight against corruption in pre-accession negotiations and a focus on capacity building, such as via specialised anti-corruption bodies; calls on the Commission to send clear signals to candidate countries that a backlash against rule of law standards is jeopardising or delaying the accession to the EU; regrets that according to ECA Special Report No 01/2022, EUR 700 million in financial support for the improvement of the rule of law in the Western Balkans provided by the EU between 2014 and 2020 had little impact on fundamental reforms;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about destruction and confiscation ofthe Union- funded projects in the West Bank; reminds of the position of the Council, expressing its commitment to ensure that all agreements between Israel and the EU must unequivocally and explicitly indicate the inapplicability to the territories occupied by Israel since 1967, as well as to continue the effective implementation of existing Union legislation and bilateral arrangements applicable to settlement products;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the critical role performed by UNRWA in providing Palestine refugees with vital services; commendsnotes that the EU- commissioned study by the Georg-Eckert Institute published last June confirmed previous reports of antisemitism, glorification of terror and the erasure of Israel on maps in Palestinian schoolbooks; deplores that the results of the study on Palestinian schoolbooks performed by the Georg Eckert Institute, confirming that they do not adhere to UNESCO standards and adopt criteria that are prominent in international education discourse.; stresses that the EU should never finance or support any organisation that do not adhere to UNESCO standards;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reaffirms the Abraham Accords’ historical importance in maintaining and strengthening peace and stability in the Middle East and beyond; commends the role that the United States has played in facilitating the Abraham Accords; calls on the Commission to support the implementation and extension of the Abraham Accords as an important framework for achieving durable peace in the Middle East; encourages the Commission to further initiate and support policy initiatives, and projects aimed at supporting the Abraham Accords and the peace and stability in the Middle East, as well as the EU’s partnership with the involved states;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls that malicious foreign actors tend to exploit ethnic tensions in the Western Balkans, including in EU candidate countries, sometimes trying to use these countries as an information manipulation and hybrid warfare laboratory, aimed at undermining the EU; recommends that the Commission finance StratCom Taskforces that tackle disinformation and hybrid threats that seek to undermine the EU perspective; reiterates the need for StratCom Taskforces focused on the disinformation emanating from the Middle East, particularly Iran;