6 Amendments of Juozas OLEKAS related to 2020/2081(INI)
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas press freedom in Belarus has significantcontinuously deteriorated since 2015, and the situation got even worse after the latest presidential election in August 2020, the few independent journalists or media outlets that are able to operate in the country are subject to systematic harassment and punitive measures, such as arrests or initiation of criminal investigations, and the number of prosecutions for statements on the internet has increased;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Belarus has been subject to unprecedented pressure from Russia to deepen their integration in the context of the Union State, to the detriment of the sovereignty of Belarus, resulting in an ongoing standoff over oil and gas imports from Russia;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas from a security point of view, Belarus is closely linked to and dependent on Russia and is engaging in actions posing a threat to the EU Member States such as the Zapad 2017 joint military exercises, planned Zapad 2021 joint military exercise and construction of unsafe nuclear installations;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) acknowledge that while the critical engagement policy before the disputed presidential election on 9 August 2020 has brought about some developments in bilateral relations, but progress in the key areas of democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and civil society remainsed very limited or almost non- existent,; and, as the EU is engaging in a more tailored approach to the Eastern Partnership, consider applying the ‘less for less’ principle, in the case of further deterioration; cluding personal sanctions for those responsible for the violence against the peaceful protesters;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) insist that any EU macro-financial support for mitigating the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic is conditional on strict political and economic criteria, notably those linked to democracy and human rights, nuclear safety concerns voiced by some of the EU Member States and threats posed by Belarus-Russia military cooperation, and that adequate measures are taken to combat the virus and protect the population;
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point q a (new)
(qa) maintain financial support by the EU to the European Humanities University (EHU), a Belarusian university in exile in Vilnius;