[ParlTrack]

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing geo-economics, geopolitical, and strategic fault lines; whereas the coronavirus has affected countries differently, which are differentially equipped to deal with its consequences;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas the coronavirus pandemic is a transnational and international crisis - both in its origins and in its unfolding consequences; whereas the COVID-19 pandemic is having a transformational effect on foreign affairs and has introduced new uncertainties in an already turbulent world scenario;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas we are witnessing the rise of global challenges, namely health, climate change and development, against the backdrop of multilateralism in crisis;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that only through coordination and solidarity between countries can this pandemic be controlled and mitigated;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)

Ae. whereas the pandemic has added more tension to the US-China rivalry;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Underlines that the COVID-19 pandemic could pose as an opportunity to strengthen multilateralism, and the construction of a new international order based on fairer, more sustainable cooperation and democratic participation;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Considers that in this changing context, the EU must step up and lead by example in the fight against climate change and the dilapidation of the environment in international forums. This leadership must go hand in hand with the promotion of international solidarity, pacific dialogue between nations and the defence of human rights;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Is concerned about the ~~lack of leadership the United States has show~~United States’ lack of cooperation in fighting COVID-19; believes that the false information in President Trump’s tweets and during his press conferences ~~have been very unhelpful~~, denying the severity of the pandemic, have had a negative impact in the ~~joint~~ fight against the virus;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Is ~~worri~~deeply concerned about the decision of the US to withdraw funding from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the general tendency of its President to withdraw the US from the multilateral organisations that were created to establish a rules-based world order;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

~~8. Notes the strengthening of the People’s Republic of China’s worldwide diplomatic efforts following the COVID- 19 outbreak, seeking to position itself as the dominant global player;~~deleted

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Is concerned about the lack of transparency related to the Chinese reaction to the global outbreak, involving the withholding of information, censorship, the suppression of whistle- blowers and human rights activists, and the projection of power in the region;deleted

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Urges the Chinese regime to fully cooperate with an independent investigation into the origins of COVID- 19, and calls on the Member States to present a united front towards a rising China, which is leading a crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong and has threatened to annex Taiwan; calls on the Member States to advocate Taiwan’s membership of the WHO;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Notes that the postponement of the EU-China summit in Leipzig has left key ongoing negotiation subjects with Beijing on hold and that the EU-China summit must conclude with dialogue and understanding on how to tackle global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, human rights and sustainability.

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Stresses that the current confrontation between the EU and Russia is not in the interests of the two partners, their citizens and their economies; underlines that concrete efforts need to be made to overcome the renewed confrontational division of the European continent; stresses that the only option to preserve the security and well-being of the people on both sides is to solve the differences by dialogue and negotiation; underlines that parliamentary dialogue is not a reward, but an instrument to raise concerns, to exchange arguments and to promote mutual understanding and trust;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

~~14. Expresses concern over the structural attempts of the Russian Federation to undermine EU unity by the intensification of disinformation campaigns;~~deleted

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Recognises the global security, socio-economic and political risks that could be caused by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is worried about the fact that the ~~EU’s main international counterparts were prepared to use the crisis to unravel the rules-based world order underpinned by multilateral organisations~~crisis is exploited politically;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. COVID-19 has aggravated tensions in the international arena, creating an atmosphere of fear and resource competition, which have had an impact on social capital and mutual trust between international actors, that have been backbone of a multilateral world order;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Stresses that the multilateral rules- based world order is vital for global peace, the rule of law and democracy; believes that a geopolitical EU must play a firmer role in defending and rebuilding it and seek ways to de- escalate tensions between powers;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. The pandemic has demonstrated that the EU should place greater emphasis on socio-economic resilience, reduction of inequalities and the protection of the most vulnerable as a pillar of its foreign affairs policy. Hence, the EU should base its foreign policy in dialogue, cooperation, security and peace building in order to rebuild the tenants of multilateralism;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses that only a more united EU, backed up by sufficient ~~and credible military capaciti~~resources and infrastructures, will be able to conduct a strong foreign policy, and believes that the VP/HR should receive a stronger mandate in speaking on behalf of the EU;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

~~18. Believes that the end of the unanimity rule on foreign policy would help the EU to conduct a foreign policy that is more effective and more proactive;~~deleted

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underlines the important role of the armed forces during the COVID-19 pandemic and believes that a more in- depth joint operation and coordination of member states’ armed forces within existing frameworks - such as the European Medical Command - or within new frameworks - such as military hospital trains - could lead to greater efficiency and contribute to the EU’s preparedness to fight pandemics; recognises the need to review the EU’s security and defence strategies to develop strategic autonomy, to become better prepared and more resilient to the new and hybrid threats and technologies that have made the nature of warfare less conventional and challenge the traditional role of the military, as well as for a future in which Russia and China are becoming more assertive; stresses that the future Strategic Compass on security and defence should reflect these developments and take account of the broader geopolitical implications of COVID-19; believes that, given the new political balance and a potential worsening of the international security environment following COVID-19, the EU defence budgets must not be cut;deleted

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Calls for the expansion and modernisation of EU communication strategies so that EU action is sufficiently visible both within and beyond the EU; urges the European External Action Service (EEAS) to further strengthen its capacities to counter disinformation, including the creation of a dedicated far- East StratCom Task Force focused on the disinformation emanating from China, and imposing costs on countries that deliberately spread disinformation to divide and harm the EU and its Member States originating from within the EU and overseas respectively;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Stresses that its biggest global consumer market of almost 500 million people gives the EU leverage on the world stage, and believes that a geopolitical Commission should use this leverage when other countries are not prepared to comply with the rule of law or international treaties;deleted

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

~~23. Recalls its request for a strong global sanctions regime to address serious human rights violations, which would be the EU equivalent of the so-called Magnitsky Act;~~deleted

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Underlines the strategic importance of EU engagement and support in its neighbourhood, both in the East and in the South; ~~stresses that the EU must give Western Balkan countries that are not yet part of the EU a fair chance to join the EU, and that the EU must continue its efforts to invest in the region;~~

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Emmanuel MAUREL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on the EU to support health- related and socio-economic needs in the countries in the Near East, greatly affected by the significant presence of refugees and internally displaced people; recognizes in this regard the role played by UNRWA as the main, and sometimes sole provider of primary health care to 5.6 million Palestine refugees;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Stresses that the COVID-19 crisis could destabilise countries in Africa and in Latin America which often have a fragile health infrastructure and high debts; calls for the EU presence in both Africa and Latin America to be strengthened, for financial a~~ssistance~~id and recovery plans to be fostered ~~and for an alternative to Chinese investments to be provided~~;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Calls for the common security and defence policy (CSDP) missions tasked with conflict prevention or mitigation to be strengthened, notably those in the EU’s immediate neighbourhood, to help stabilise already fragile settings and prevent a relapse in conflicts and violence due to additional tensions caused by COVID-19; calls in this regard for a swift adoption of the European Peace Facility;deleted

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

Giorgos GEORGIOU, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Is of the opinion that the COVID- 19 crisis has highlighted certain weaknesses of our Union and has shown the urgent need for an effective and efficient Union; believes that the Conference on the Future of Europe will provide a good platform to move forward in constructing more efficient decision making in EU external policies; is therefore determined to start the Conference as soon as possibles well as of Member States with regards to their inability to strengthen their health systems and has shown the urgent need for an effective and efficient Union;

2020/10/01
Committee: AFET

30 Amendments of Giorgos GEORGIOU related to 2020/2111(INI)

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