19 Amendments of Sebastiaan STÖTELER related to 2024/2081(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to Article 24 of the Treaty on the European Union (TEU),
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the specific rules and procedures outlined in Article 24(1) of the Treaty on the European Union, as supplemented by the relevant Declarations of the 2007 Intergovernmental Conference, emphasizes that the provisions concerning the common foreign and security policy, including those related to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European External Action Service, will not affect the existing legal basis, responsibilities, or competences of each Member State regarding the formulation and conduct of its foreign policy, its national diplomatic service, its relations with third countries, and its participation in international organizations, including a Member State's membership in the United Nations Security Council;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the specific rules and procedures outlined in Article 24(1) of the Treaty on the European Union, as supplemented by the relevant Declarations of the 2007 Intergovernmental Conference, emphasizes that the provisions concerning the common foreign and security policy do not grant new powers to the Commission to initiate decisions nor do they increase the role of the European Parliament;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the rise in authoritarianism, illiberalism and popul and of religious extremism, such as Islamism, threatens the global rules-based order, the protection and promotion of human rights in the world, as well as the values and principles on which the EU is founded;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, according to Open Doors, more than 360 million Christians face persecution, harassment or discrimination; whereas, in 2023, 5 000 have been killed and 5 000 have been arrested due to their faith;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the EU must be fully prepared to counter the rise of authoritarianism, illiberalism and populism,religious extremism, such as Islamism, which is spreading across Europe due to mass illegal immigration as well as the increasing attacks on the universality of human rights, democracy and international humanitarian law;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses concern over the human rights situation in the United Kingdom following the arrest of more than 1,000 individuals protesting migration policies, both in the streets and on social media, after the killing of three young British girls by an Islamic migrant from Rwanda; calls on UK authorities to respect the rights to freedom of expression, assembly, and peaceful protest;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its concern regarding the increasing attacks by authoritarian and illiberal regimes on democratic principles and values; stresses that the defence and support of democracy around the world is increasingly becoming of geopolitical and strategic interest; emphasises the importance of Parliament’s efforts in capacity-building for partner parliaments, promoting mediation and encouraging a culture of dialogue and compromise, especially among young political leaders, and empowering women parliamentarians, HRDs and representatives from civil society and independent media; reiterates its call on the Commission to continue and expand its activities in these areas by increasing funding and support for EU bodies, agencies and other grant-based organisations; stresses the critical importance of directly supporting civil society and persons expressing dissenting views, particularly in the current climate of growing global tensions and repression in increasing numbers of countries; reiterates the importance of EU election observation missions and Parliament’s contribution to developing and enhancing their methodology; calls for enhanced collaboration between Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group, the relevant Commission directorates-general and the EEAS;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Rejects the proposal to grant the EU a permanent seat in all multilateral forums, as it would contribute to the erosion of national sovereignty and limit the ability of Member States to act in their national interests; stresses that conferring disguised state attributes to the EU poses a direct threat to the national sovereignty of Member States and represents a further step toward federalization; underlines that, in accordance with Article 24(1) of the TEU, as supplemented by the relevant Declarations of the 2007 Intergovernmental Conference, the provisions concerning the Common Foreign and Security Policy do not allow the EU to encroach on the competencies of Member States in foreign policy, this includes the role of the High Representative and the European External Action Service, which should not affect the existing legal basis, responsibilities, or competencies of Member States in developing and conducting their foreign policies, managing their national diplomatic services, maintaining relations with third countries, or participating in international organizations, including membership on the UN Security Council;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recognises the potential for stronger alignment in approaches to human rights protection and promotion between Member States’ embassies and EU delegations in non-EU countries; emphasises the opportunity for Member States’ embassies to take an increasingly active role in advancing and safeguarding human rights, while also supporting civil society in these countries; highlights the importance of shared responsibility between Member States and EU delegations in these efforts; calls for the EU and its Member States to intensify their collective efforts to promote the respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights and to support democracy worldwideNotes that attempts to take precedence over the foreign policy of the Member States by establishing an autonomous EU diplomacy through the 'Team Europe' approach are a direct attack on their sovereignty and another step toward federalization;
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recalls that EU Delegations cannot, under any circumstances, duplicate the role of Member States' embassies in foreign relations, which are the primary actors in diplomatic engagement and bilateral relations, representing the national interests of Member States; emphasizes the importance of maintaining distinct responsibilities and functions to ensure effective collaboration and representation;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for a systematic and consistent approach to promoting and defending children’s rights through all of the EU’s external policies; calls for more concerted efforts to promote the respect, protection and fulfilment of children’s rights in crisis or emergency situations; condemns the decline in respect for the rights of the child and the increasing violations and abuses of these rights, including through violence, early and forced marriage, sexual abuse including feminine genital mutilation and online sexual abuse, trafficking, child labour, recruitment of child soldiers, lack of access to education and healthcare, malnutrition and extreme poverty; further condemns the increase in death of children in situations of armed conflict and stresses the need for effective protection of children’s rights in active warfare; reiterates its call for a systematic and consistent approach to promoting and defending children’s rights through all EU external policies;
Amendment 520 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Notes the duplicity and complicity of NGOs in facilitating human smuggling in the European Union; stresses that private entities should not be involved in carrying out search and rescue operations which constitutes a breach of national laws; reiterates its calls to block funding to these so-called society groups that act as an illegal shuttle service to smuggle migrants and reiterates its call to hold criminally these NGOs for migrants smuggling and human trafficking;
Amendment 528 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Emphasizes that continued migration from radical Islamic countries, such as Afghanistan, to Europe risks importing fundamentalist Sharia laws thus undermining women's rights in Europe; urges Member States to halt the mass influx from these countries, primarily composed of young adult males; calls for the rapid and effective implementation of measures to readmit migrants posing a threat to European security and the enforcement of readmission agreements for illegal migrants;
Amendment 532 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28c. Reminds that the return and repatriation of foreign criminals is essential to maintaining public safety, safeguarding the rule of law and upholding the integrity of immigration and asylum systems within the European Union;
Amendment 533 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 d (new)
Paragraph 28 d (new)
28d. Urges Member States and the EU to exert diplomatic, economic, and political pressure on third countries to promptly readmit their nationals who have committed crimes in the European Union, especially those subject to legal and administrative expulsion orders; stresses that cooperation agreements, trade, visa policies, and financial assistance to third countries should be made conditional on compliance with readmission obligations; calls, in this regard, for an increase and better cooperation between Member States;
Amendment 541 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Deplores the human rights violations, including discrimination, persecution, violence and killings, against lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) persons around the world; is extremely concerned by the spreading of hatred and anti- LGBTIQ+ narratives and legislation that target LGBTIQ+ persons and HRDs; reiterates its calls for the full implementation of the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025 as the EU’s tool for improving the situation of LGBTIQ+ people around the worldany person on the grounds of sexual orientation;
Amendment 613 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Notes with concern the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the world; condemns in the strongest terms attacks by Islamic fundamentalists against Christians communities in the world and others such as the Hindu community in Bangladesh; condemns the persisting desecration and vandalism of sacred religious sites around the world;
Amendment 616 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 c (new)
Paragraph 34 c (new)
34c. Deplores that the Commission does not have a specific strategy to combat Christianophobia, while Christianism is the most persecuted religion in the world; notes that the Commission has, however, established a coordinator responsible for combating Islamophobia;