Activities of Traian BĂSESCU related to 2021/2038(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The future of EU-US relations (debate)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas President Biden’s first overseas visit is to Europe, during which he will take part in the NATO Summit in Brussels on 14 June and meet with senior European officials; whereas this confirms the US’s deep commitment to the future of common security and defence within the North Atlantic Alliance and to strengthening its relationships with the European Union;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the importance of visa reciprocity between the EU and the US and encourages both sides to find a mutually acceptable solution that would enable a visa-free regime for all EU citizens, so as to end the current discrimination affecting Bulgarian, Croatian, Cypriot and Romanian citizens, who are still required to obtain a visa to enter the US;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that the announced return of the US to multilateralism provides an opportunity to re-engage with the US in repairing and rebuilding the transatlantic relationship and strengthening together the global rules-based order in the spirit of our shared democratic values;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. UWelcomes the return of the US to the Paris Agreement and urges the stepping up of joint EU- US efforts on climate change, green technology, carbon adjustment, sustainable finance and biodiversity;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls for closer EU-US military cooperation within NATO, and encourages the Council and the Commission to make the most of Joe Biden’s presence at the NATO Summit of 14 June by consolidating dialogue between the two blocs on enhanced cooperation on defence and security;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers it necessary to foster cooperation not only on traditional security threats, but also on new ones such as hostile foreign technological dominance, hybrid threats, external interference in democratic processes, disinformation and cybersecurity;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that the EU should engage more with the US in the Western Balkans and eastern Europe in order to build resilient, prosperous, democratic multi- ethnic societies there, capable of resisting the disruptive influence of both local and external authoritarian forces, such as the Russian Federation;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for close cooperation to jointly address the range of threats emanating from the Russian Federation, such as the continued destabilisation of Ukraine and Georgia, the illegal occupation of territories and fuelling of conflicts in Eastern Partnership countries, interferences in democratic processes in the EU and the US, hybrid threats and disinformation campaigns, while at the same pursuing selective cooperation in the areas of shared transatlantic interest, notably in the area of arms control;
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls for US support regarding the EU’s Eastern Partnership countries, particularly Ukraine, and for a stronger US military presence in the Black Sea in the light of Russian military movements at the Ukrainian border, within illegally occupied Crimea and in parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov; stresses that the situation at the Ukrainian border represents a threat to Ukraine’s sovereignty, and to the stability and security of the European Union;