21 Amendments of Bert-Jan RUISSEN related to 2019/2176(INI)
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas being a candidate country presumes being a European country with a willingness to progressively approach in all aspects the values, interests, standards and policies of the EU;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas in recent years, human rights and the rule of law have consistently declined in Turkey and its foreign policy towards the EU and Member States has increasingly become belligerent;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas the Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs, also known as the Diyanet, has taken on a Muslim Brotherhood identity and has funded many mosques in Europe, some of which have become Turkish propaganda tools and hubs for espionage;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that Turkey’s lack of commitment to carrying out the reforms assumed in the accession process has made the latter inadequate to frame a complex relationship that has progressively become more transactional and driven by circumstances, belligerent and more adversarial;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that no incentive that the EU could offer can ever replace the much- needed political will and commitment to build a mature democracy and, in turn, become a member of the EUand thriving democracy;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that, since Parliament’s last report, the situation, far from improving, has deteriorated even further; firmly insists, therefore, on the formal suspension of accession negotiations with Turkey, in order for both sides to review in a realistic manner the appropriateness of the current framework and its ability to function, or, if necessary, and to explore possible new models for future relations;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to prepare an Enlargement exit strategy for Turkey, to be endorsed by the Council, and to start preparations for a comprehensive privileged partnership instead, based on conditionality;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the current lack of understanding between the EU and Turkey, but reaffirms its firm conviction that Turkey is a strategic neighbour and ally with which the EU wishes to have the best possible relations, whereby the best possible relations between the two would be of mutual interest;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Expresses its will to strengthen and deepen mutual knowledge and understanding between Turkish and European societies, combating all manifestations of social, religious or cultural prejudice; expresses its full commitment to continue supporting Turkey’s independent civil society in whatever circumstances and framework of relations that the future may bring; believes, nevertheless, that the accession process wshould stillhave been the most powerful tool to exercise normative pressure on the Turkish government and the best framework to sustain the democratic and pro-European aspirations of Turkish society, but has proven unsuccessful over the past decade; stresses that a purely transactional relationship will hardly contribute to the advancement of Turkey towards a more democratic model;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Is worried that changes to the staff and theological positions of the Directorate of Religious Affairs reflect a more decidedly Sunni Islamist posture and further contributes to a rise in discrimination and hate speech inciting violence towards non-Sunnis. Deplores that such incitement is visible in a variety of sectors, including the media, education, the workplace and day-to-day administrative procedures;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Condemns Turkey's decision of 10 July 2020 to convert Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque; fears that the decision would fuel mistrust, promote renewed divisions between religious communities and undermine efforts at dialogue and cooperation; calls on the Turkish government to reverse its decision;
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Is seriously concerned about the continuing lack of respect for freedom of religion, discrimination against religious minorities, including Christians and Alevis, and violence perpetrated on religious grounds; stresses that churches continue to face problems over the establishment or continuation of the use of premises as places of worship; calls on the Turkish authorities to promote positive and effective reforms in the area of freedom of thought, conscience and religion, to comply with the relevant judgements of the ECtHR and the recommendations of the Venice Commission, and to eliminate all forms of discrimination or barriers based on religion;,
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Strongly condemns the rise of anti- Armenian sentiment in Turkey, which has ignited further by Turkey's malign interference in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Strongly condemns the rise of anti- Semitism in Turkey, which according to reports, has increasingly become more virulent since the outbreak of the Covid- 19 pandemic with the spread of conspiracy theories in Turkish media, including on social media;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Turkish authorities to take serious action to fight all manifestations of anti-Semitism in society;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is concerned about the ever more frequent use of a hyper-nationalist narrative among the ruling elite that increasingly gives rise to antagonistic approaches towards the EU or its Member States; is concerned about the increasing clout of religious conservatism that has taken on a Muslim Brotherhood identity in political life;
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Is concerned about the ever more frequent use of a hyper-nationalist and Neo-Ottoman narrative among the ruling elite that increasingly gives rise to antagonistic approaches towards the EU or its Member States; is concerned about the increasing clout of religious conservatispolitical Islam in political life;
Amendment 597 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Expresses its deep concerns about the Turkish government’s relationship at the highest levels with terrorist organizations like Hamas, which poses further threats to the stability of the region;
Amendment 630 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Regrets that, rather than calling for an end to the violence and for a resumption of peaceful negotiations supporting the efforts of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, Turkey instead decided to unconditionally sustain the military actions of one of the sides in the recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and sent foreign jihadist fighters from Syria to fight in the conflict;
Amendment 645 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Deplores Turkish funding of mosques in Europe through its Religious Affairs Ministry, also known as the Diyanet, which serve as hubs for the Muslim Brotherhood and Turkish espionage, greatly undermining the security and social cohesion of Member States;
Amendment 662 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that it is high time to review the EU’s relations with Turkey and to define aby terminating the EU accession process of Turkey and to develop a new comprehensive, unified and coherent strategypartnership for the medium to long term, among all EU institutions and Member States;