20 Amendments of Mario BORGHEZIO related to 2015/2002(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the neighbourhood is currently in a state of flux and is less stable and less secure than when the ENP was launched; of the sixteen countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine in Eastern Europe and Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia in the Middle East and North Africa) 11 are currently affected by conflicts; the ENP should also take account of the fact that these countries have the structures and services necessary to manage such conflict situations;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas developments in the region since 2004, but in particular in the last few years, have shown the ENP to be unable to respond adequately and promptly to the rapidly changing and challenging circumstances; or to the conflicts in which some of them are currently involved;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Commission has tried to reshape the ENP so as to address its flaws, in particular after the Arab Spring; whereas this was reflected in the new financing instrument for the ENP for 2014-2020 – the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), amounting to € 15,4 billion;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the resources available to the EU for its action as a ‘global player’ until 2020 within the multiannual financial framework only amount to 6 % of the total budget and cover all related programmes, including development and cooperation assistance;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. . Believes in the continued value of its initially stated objective of creating an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, based on the founding values and principles of the Union, through a deep structural transformation in the neighbouringwhile guaranteeing the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality for each individual countriesy; stresses therefore the need to go back to basics and bring this objective back to the top of the agenda;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the EU to improve its coordination with other donors and international financial institutions and calls for joint programming with its Member States; considers that better coordination with the Member States is necessary in order to achieve a common approach to the short- and medium-term goals of the EU’s cooperation with neighbouring countries;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to focus on sectorstrategic sectors for all ENP countries, identified together with its partners, in which progress and universal added value can be achieved, and to gradually expand cooperation based on progress and ambitions;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that enlargement and neighbourhood policies are separate policies with different objectives; reiterates, however, that Europepoints out that, in any countries within the ENP can apply for membership if they satisfy the criteria and conditions of admission under Article 49 TEUase, the Commission announced in July 2014 that no further EU accessions were being envisaged for the next five years;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need to implement conditionality in relation to reform processes; emphasises that the EU cannot compromise its fundamental values and should, which must avoid creating double standards; stresses that countries that are making progress in implementing reforms and following European policy should be granted more substantial support;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that security and stability are basic concerns in the neighbourhood and that current developments in the region call for a strong security component in the ENP, which has regrettably been missing to date;
Amendment 539 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the EU to take advantage of the expertise of the regional organisations to which the neighbours belong, such as the Council of Europe, the OSCE, the African Union and the League of Arab States, which are important fora in which to engage partners in carrying out reforms, to address concerns on human rights and to foster democratisation;
Amendment 547 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls for the EU to explore and identify, together with its partners, priorities for integration in different policy fields, such as economic development, infrastructure and regional development, the environment, competition policies, SMEs, illegal immigration, security, combating terrorism, organised crime and trafficking in human beings, energy and energy efficiency, with the aim of creating an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, meanwhile however guaranteeing the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality for the benefit of every single country;
Amendment 567 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses the importance of free movement of people, and supports enhancing visa facilitation and visa liberalisCalls, in the field of visa facilitation within the neighbourhood, particularly for students, athletes, young people and researchers; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to further enhance mobilit, for careful control over the issuing of visas, whether they partnerships within the neighbourhood and develop possibilities for circular migration schemes, which would encourage and reward regular migrante for short, medium or long stays;
Amendment 614 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission to explore and offer to the ENP countries different levels of participation, cooperation and engagement in its policies, programmes and agencies, such as in EUROPOL, customs management and the Energy Community, taking into account the specificities of the individual country;
Amendment 625 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Emphasises that for the ENP to be a successful policy, it should also ensure that there is ownership by the Member States; cCalls on the Commission, therefore, to reinforce policy coordination and joint programming of financial assistance, and to provide mechanisms to foster consultation between the Member States, EU structures and neighbouring countries;
Amendment 633 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. EmphasiStresses that the action plans, established in close partnership with the authorities of the partner countries, should focus on a limited number of priorities to be implemented and that their implementation should be assessed on a regular basis, with policy options which could be commonly agreEU’s policy, actions and funding in relation to ENP countries must be determined on the basis of local requirements, so that the funds donated are not wasted and/or misused;
Amendment 638 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Calls on the Commission to supply detailed estimates of the expenditure required on the various items in the sectors of the 16 countries of the ENP, with a view to ensuring that the results are as effective and transparent as possible, and to present a detailed report to Parliament after the event;
Amendment 648 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42