Activities of Galato ALEXANDRAKI
Written questions (20)
Spread of ‘peste des petits ruminants’ virus in sheep and goats in Kalampaka
Access to healthcare services
Transparency of support for people with disabilities
Abandoned villages
Heating and cooling infrastructure for Greek schools
The need for reinforced border checks on live animal imports
Better fire protection in Greece
Information concerning Greek arms deliveries to Ukraine
Problematic movements of weapons sent to Ukraine
Contaminated tinned tuna
Controversial dental tourism to non-EU countries
Involvement of local communities in decisions on energy projects
Recycling stations
Internet addiction
Abolishing taxes on domestic fruit and vegetable production to tackle child obesity, cancer and diabetes
Non-performing loans and auctions in Greece
Protecting the rights and working conditions of self-employed delivery workers in the EU
Protection of the rights of the Greek ethnic minority in Northern Epirus
Impact of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement on agriculture, the economy and European consumers
Financial support for Greek walnut producers following the devastating effects of anthracnose
Amendments (51)
Amendment 131 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1α. Notes that population migrations from Africa and Asia to the EU are, in many cases, ideologically driven and constitute a growing security threat;
Amendment 150 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2α. Stresses that the EU should, as a priority, protect the sovereignty and sovereign rights of its Member States, since they stem from international law; calls, in this connection, for increased cooperation with states that respect international law and counterbalance the forces that seek to undermine the sovereignty and sovereign rights of the EU Member States;
Amendment 174 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the EU and its Member States to accelerate their commitments made in the Versailles Declaration, adopted on 11 March 2022, to assume greater responsibility for their defence and security, including by achieving greater strategic autonomy; stresses that NATO and the transatlantic partnership with the United States remain the cornerstoUnited States remain critical defence partners of European collective defencefor the EU; stresses the need for EU Member States to step up their efforts by increasing their spending and procuring more joint capabilities, thereby strengthening their armed forces whether for national, NATO or EU operational purposes;
Amendment 192 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Concurs with the ambition of building a European pillar withinbeyond NATO and stresses that the development of a European defence union can go hand-in- hand with the deepening ofco-exist with EU-NATO cooperation;
Amendment 216 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reaffirms its unwavering support for the EU and itsNotes the support being extended by several Member States toin standing in solidarity with Ukraine in the face of Russia’s war of aggressionagainst Russia and to provideing it with the necessary military means to defend itself, end the conflict and restore its territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders; welcommilitary means; stresses the joint security commitments between the EU and Ukraine, and the bilateral securitmilitary agreements concluded by Ukraine with several Member States; reiterates its call for Member States to accelerate their delivery ofnotes that some Member States intend to deliver additional weapons, air defence systems and ammunition to Ukraine, including air- launched cruise missiles; calls for Member States to liftmaintain all restrictions hindering Ukraine from using Western weapons systems against military targets within Russia, as allowed by international lawin order to avoid an escalation of the conflict and prevent the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent Ukrainian and Russian citizens;
Amendment 238 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6α. Calls on the Commission to investigate and publish the exact numbers and types of weapons that have been supplied to Ukraine, the numbers and types that have been destroyed, and the numbers and types that are missing, as this information is crucial for any decision on further aid;
Amendment 242 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 268 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 378 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11α. Considers the development of a drone system and drone attack response to be a priority for European security in south-east Europe;
Amendment 546 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20α. Recognises the stabilising role of the Kurdish factor in the Middle East;
Amendment 547 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Considers this role to be crucial for the lasting stabilisation of Lebanon, through training and the provision of logistical support for the reconstruction of the country’s armed forces;
Amendment 554 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Believes that there can be no cooperation with Türkiye while it maintains illegal occupation forces in the territory of the Republic of Cyprus;
Amendment 555 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20d. Considers that the withdrawal of the Turkish armed forces that threaten the sovereignty and sovereign rights of Greece is a basic requirement for any cooperation between the EU and Türkiye;
Amendment 576 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 e (new)
Paragraph 20 e (new)
20e. Believes that there can be no agreement with Azerbaijan until it fully respects the territorial integrity of Armenia and agrees to disarm the areas of Azerbaijan bordering Armenia;
Amendment 716 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the European Commission to research and develop specific defence equipment to protect the islands from potential landings and attacks by non-European forces;
Amendment 805 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers it essential to further develop the EU’s close relationship with the United States, which is based on the shared values of democracy, freedom and the rule of law; values the United States’ commitment to and involvement in the territorial defence of Europe, especially in the light of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraineto the extent that the United States cooperates with EU Member States in their defence, and not with states that threaten the sovereignty and sovereign rights of the Member States;
Amendment 825 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30α. Considers that the EU should prepare for any new rapprochement negotiations with the United Kingdom, requesting the withdrawal of British forces from the bases in Cyprus and Spain and their replacement by forces under the leadership of the European Union Military Committee;
Amendment 855 #
2024/2082(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the European Council, the Council, the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the President of the Commission and competent Commissioners, the UN Secretary-General, the NATO Secretary General, the President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the EU security and defence agencies and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.
Amendment 3 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the resolution of 26 November 2020 on escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal and appalling actions by Turkey and the urgent need to address them effectively,
Amendment 4 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 15 April 2015 on the centenary of the Armenian Genocide,
Amendment 5 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
– having regard to Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP on the export of arms that can be used for internal repression and aggression against third countries,
Amendment 100 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Welcomes in particularNotes:
Amendment 109 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
– the successful finalisation of the screening process for Albania at the end of 2023; reiterates the call for entering into the next phase of negotiations without further delay; highlights the need to further intensify reforms to addresAlbania’s complete failure to make progress; reiterates the call for genuine reforms to address the enormous deficiencies that persexist regarding the ‘fundamentals’; calls for the rights of the Greek ethnic minority of Northern Epirus to be upheld;
Amendment 120 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
Paragraph 2 – indent 2
– the opening of accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina; encourages the authorities to take all of the relevant steps set out in the Commission’s recommendation of 12 October 2022; deplores the recurring inflammatory rhetoric and secessionist laws and policies of the leadership of the entity ‘Republika Srpska’ and recalls in this context the importance of EUFOR Althea being visibly present; condemns the destabilising interventions of Türkiye, through the promotion of religious fundamentalism;
Amendment 136 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 5
Paragraph 2 – indent 5
– the successful finalisation of the screening process for North Macedonia at the end of 2023; calls for entering into the next phase of negotiations without further delay; calls on the North Macedonia Government to work constructively with neighbouring countries to remove remaining obstacles to move forward with accession negotiationsneed to completely freeze relations with Skopje;
Amendment 176 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 8 a (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 8 a (new)
– deplores the fact that the ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh was completed a year ago, resulting in the forcible displacement of at least 140 000 Armenians from their places of origin; denounces the military support provided by Türkiye to Azerbaijan; highlights that Azerbaijan’s attack cannot remain unanswered and calls for sanctions on the Azeri authorities responsible for the ethnic cleansing; calls for the Memorandum of Understanding on Energy to be suspended; calls for the negotiations for a new partnership with Azerbaijan to be halted, given the unacceptable state of human rights in the country;
Amendment 182 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 8 b (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 8 b (new)
– Calls on the Commission and the Council to rule out any provision of military, technical or economic support to Azerbaijan;
Amendment 185 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – indent 8 c (new)
Paragraph 2 – indent 8 c (new)
– Calls on the Commission to provide support to Armenia for de- mining;
Amendment 299 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 9
Paragraph 3 – indent 9
– the decision of the central Sahel military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to leave the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), thus plunging ECOWAS into a deep political crisis; takes note of the de facto closure of the European Union Capacity Building Mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger) and the non-renewal of the European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM); notes Türkiye’s intense activity in the region through the cultivation of anti- European hatred by means of religious fanaticism;
Amendment 322 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
– the need to improve relations with Türkiye; welcomes the partial de- escalation of tensions in the east Mediterranean and the Aegean; reiterates its concern that Türkiye’s foreign policy continues to be at odds with EU priorities under the CFSP; considers that any interference with the implementation of the sovereignty and sovereign rights of Member States deriving from international law is a totally unacceptable act;
Amendment 336 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
Paragraph 4 – indent 1
– the need to improve relations with Türkiye; welcomes the partial de- escalation of tenTurkish aggressions in the east Mediterranean and the Aegean; reiterates its concern that Türkiye’s foreign policy continues to be expansionist and at odds with EU priorities under the CFSP;
Amendment 339 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 a (new)
– denounces the export of military supplies and expertise to Türkiye, which is violating international law by: - occupying 38 % of the land of the Republic of Cyprus, - violating the sovereignty and sovereign rights of Greece and the Republic of Cyprus in the sea and in the air, - maintaining troops and conducting military operations in Syria and Iraq while, specifically, carrying out acts of ethnic cleansing and genocide against population groups, particularly the ongoing genocidal acts against the Kurds in Türkiye, Syria and Iraq, - supporting the ongoing aggression of Azerbaijan against Armenia;
Amendment 342 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 b (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 b (new)
– denounces the absence of initiatives to prevent Turkish aggression against the Republic of Cyprus, Greece, Syria, Iraq and Armenia, as well as Türkiye’s ongoing genocidal acts against 18 million Kurds in Türkiye, Syria and Iraq;
Amendment 344 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 c (new)
Paragraph 4 – indent 1 c (new)
– calls on the Commission to examine, as a solution to the Kurdish problem, turning Türkiye into a bi-zonal , bi-communal federation between a Turkish and a Kurdish federal state, on a footing of political equality, in order to fully safeguard the rights of Kurds;
Amendment 365 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
Paragraph 4 – indent 3
– the fact that Türkiye is making an inadequate effort in aligning with the EU’s CFSP, including on sanctions and the anti- circumvention of sanctions, as well as with the need for Türkiye to cooperate closely with the EU’s Sanctions Envoy; deplores the unacceptable nature of the solidarity and support that the President of Türkiye has publicly provided to the terrorist organisation Hamas, while Hamas is hosted in Turkish territory;
Amendment 403 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
Paragraph 4 – indent 6
– the concern about Turkish, Russian and Chinese pressure exerted in Central Asia and stresses the need to scale up the EU’s presence in Central Asia in response; underlines the EU’s interest in increasing economic relations and intensifying political ties with the countries of Central Asia, in part to address the circumvention of sanctions against Russia and Belarus;
Amendment 648 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers that cooperation between the EU and Lebanon should be improved, with the aim of supporting Lebanon’s armed forces to counter terrorist organisations;
Amendment 651 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Notes the importance of improving relations with Egypt in order to counter religious terrorism and to successfully curb migration flows;
Amendment 813 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Notes that geopolitical challenges have strengthened the shared interest of the EU and India in ensuring security, prosperity and sustainable development; calls for an India-EU summit to keep bilateral relations high on the agenda; considers India’s role in stabilising South Asia and countering terrorism to be important;
Amendment 972 #
2024/2080(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 – indent 2
Paragraph 43 – indent 2
– to work with Cyprus, Türkiye, the UK and the UN to implement concrete measures for a demilitarisation of the buffer zone on Cyprus, and to improve security on the island, both of the Greek Cypriot community andpress for the implementation of the UN Security Council resolutions ofn the Turkish Cypriot communityCyprus issue;
Amendment 9 #
2024/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas the Ombudsman acknowledged significant progress in strengthening the ethics rules in the European Parliament following Qatargate but expressed concerns about their implementation and enforcement; whereas the Ombudsman opened a separate inquiry concerning travel costs paid for the Commission by third parties since 2021;
Amendment 18 #
2024/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regrets the complete absence of initiatives to support Cypriot citizens such as Titina Loizidou who have been expelled from the occupied territory of the Republic of Cyprus by the Turkish occupation army and whose claims have been repeatedly vindicated in court;
Amendment 22 #
2024/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines that the transparency of decision making, in particular in terms of lobbying, in the area of environment protection and climate change has been the focus of many Ombudsman inquiries;
Amendment 43 #
2024/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Deplores the lack of initiatives in support of citizens who lodge appeals relating to gross abuse of the environment by wind and solar energy companies where there is no significant benefit to local communities;
Amendment 44 #
2024/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Deplores the absence of interventions to support European competition law in the energy, food, transport and telecommunications markets, which are entirely controlled by monopolistic practices;
Amendment 45 #
2024/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Deplores the absence of interventions in support of Greek citizens who have repeatedly been expelled from Istanbul, Imbros and Tenedos, in contravention of the provisions of the Treaty of Lausanne;
Amendment 51 #
2024/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Congratulates the Ombudsman for her efforts to further contribute to the clarification of what constitutes an EU document and stresses that it is essential that the EU institutRegrets that the question of what constitutes an EU document continued to be an issue in 2023; welcomes the Ombudsman’s own-initiative inquiry concerning Commission’s follow the Ombudsman’s recommendations in order to adapt their administrative practices to take into account evolving means of communicationailure to release e-mails in the scope of an access request concerning exchanges on draft EU soil, forest and climate adaptation strategies; recalls that work-related text and instant messages are ‘documents’ under Regulation 1049/2001 and stresses that respecting this principle is of particular importance;
Amendment 56 #
2024/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 61 #
2024/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Appreciates the Ombudsman’s commitment to upholding fundamental rights in the EU institutions’ border management activities by launching inquiries into the actions of Frontex and the Commission in this area; notes that the Ombudsman asked for further clarification from the Commission as to how it intends to guarantee respect for human rights in the context of the EU-Tunisia Memorandum of Understanding, in an effort to ensure that the EU complies with its human rights obligations; notes in this respect the legal limitations of Frontex mandate, which does not include the coordination of rescue operations and which is the responsibility of the national rescue coordination centres;
Amendment 80 #
2024/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. SWelcomes the Ombudsman’s activities following the Qatargate scandal in the European Parliament; strongly supports the Ombudsman’s conclusions that the EU’s ethical and anticorruption rules need to be respected and strengthened by the EU institutions and that Parliament’s implementation of reforms in this area must be properly monitored and enforced at all levels; urges the Ombudsman to pay close attention to direct and indirect lobbying practices in Parliament that might increase the risk of potential conflicts of interest; invites the Ombudsman, in this context, to suggest improvements to the current Code of Conduct for Members of the European Parliament regarding integrity and transparency; underlines that ethics rules have to be rigorously followed in order to restore citizens’ confidence in the European institutions;
Amendment 104 #
2024/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Highlights the lack of adequate initiatives for further investigation into the scandal over the supply of vaccines without due transparency;