12 Amendments of Vladimír BILČÍK related to 2020/2111(INI)
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the EU has to lead, in a predictable manner and by respecting its commitment to fundamental freedoms and rule of law, in multilateral and international efforts linked to managing the exit strategy from the ongoing pandemic;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is a possible game changer in the international environment and a catalyst of change in the global order;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to review the 2016 Global Strategy, reflecting these geopolitical shifts and, to ensuringe that the EU plays its part in defending the rules-based multilateral world order that was created after the Second World War, and to include democracy support and protection of human rights as a Team Europe priority, involving the European Parliament in this task through its existing democracy support tools and mechanisms;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the geopolitical competition and tensions following the COVID-19 outbreak, and recognises that the European Union still has to position itself in the new world order in which, alongside the EU, the US, China and Russia play a leading roleneeds to play an active and leading role in the possible new world order;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned about the lack of constructive political leadership the United States has shown in fighting COVID-19;, believes that the false information in President Trump’s tweets and during his press conferences have been very unhelpful in the joint fight against the virusoth domestically and internationally;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is worried 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;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. AUnderlines the importance of the transatlantic relationship in the global world order; reiterates that the European Union and the United States share common values linked to the existing international structures; acknowledges the need to find a new method of cooperation between the EU and US, based on mutual respect and a joint agenda to defend multilateralism, the rule of law and human rights;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Recalls that third countries’ response to the COVID-19 crisis must not violate human rights or international law, be limited to strictly necessary, proportionate measures, and that they be subject to regular scrutiny and time bound;
Amendment 456 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
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 and non-states actors that deliberately spread disinformation to divide and harm the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Is concerned about the proliferation of disinformation associated with the global pandemic and the COVID- 19 situation; underlines the importance of EU principled stance on fighting disinformation linked to the spread of the COVID-19 virus and cyber-attacks against crucial infrastructure; calls on social media platforms to act actively and adopt measures that prevent the spread of disinformation and hate speech regarding the COVID-19 virus;
Amendment 512 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
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;
Amendment 529 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses that the EU enlargement process and EU's focus on supporting the reform processes in the Western Balkans is continuing despite the ongoing pandemic; underlines the importance of the unprecedented aid to the Western Balkans during the COVID-19 pandemic; welcomes EU's readiness for continued economic and humanitarian support to candidate and potential candidate countries; reiterates that aid to our partners must be accompanied by a robust communication campaign;