17 Amendments of Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF related to 2008/2199(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the transatlantic partnership is founded on shared core values such as democracy, human rights, the rule of law and international institutions as well as opencommon goals such as open markets, integrating economies and sustainable development,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas in an increasingly global, complex and changing world, it is in the interests of both partners, the EU and the US, to shape the international environment together and to confront in unison common threats and challenges in the new scenario of a global, complex and changing world, on the basis of international law and multilateral institutions, in particular the UN system,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas it is necessary to involve emerging players in responsibility for the world order, because, as the then presidential candidate Barack Obama said in Berlin in July 2008, "no one nation, no matter how large or powerful", can defeat global challenges alone,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Congratulates PresidentBarack Obama on his election; recalls the speech as President of the United States of America; recalls his emphatic commitment to the transatlantic partnership made byin him ins Berlin speech in July 2008, in which he said that "America has no better partner than Europe" and added that now was the time to join together to meet the challenges of the 21st century; reiterates its invitation to President Obama to address the HouseEuropean Parliament in plenary during his first official visit to Europe;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that more and closer EU- US coordinated action is very beneficial for the international communityion in fields such as foreign affairs, international trade or climate change will be very beneficial for the international community; urges all Member States also to improve the coordination of their own position vis-à- vis the US institutions with which they work; urges the Czech Presidency of the Council and the Commission to work with the new US administration on a common agenda of close cooperationshort and long-term goals with regard to both bilateral matters and global and regional issues and conflicts;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the current momentum should also be used in order to improve and renew the framework of the transatlantic relationship; insists on the need to replace the existing NTA of 1995 with a new Transatlantic Partnership Agreement, providing a more stable and a more up-to-date basis for the relationship; recommends that negotiations be commenced as soon as possible so that the agreement can come into force independently of further progress in the process of ratification of the Lisbon Treaty but be ready to function whether or not the Lisbon Treaty enters into force; calls on all EU Member States to better coordinate their common positions vis-à- vis the US institutions with which they work;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is convincedRecommends that the TEC, as the body responsible for enhancing economic integration and regulatory cooperation, should be included in theis new agreement;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the Joint Parliamentary Committee should be kept informed byendowed with the right to conduct hearings with members of the TEC and the TPC about the work done by them, and that it should be able to submit proposalsprovide guidance to those Councils and to the EU-US summit; is of the view that both co-chairs of the Committee should be involved in the opening of meetings of both Councils;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that thise transatlantic partnership must be backed up by a deep understanding of the parties'closer ties between our civil societies; insists on the need to increase academic exchanges among students frombetween both sides so as to ensure that present and future generations gain mutual understanding and remain committed to this partnership;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges both partners to promote effective multilateralism, involving emerging players in a spirit of shared responsibility for the global order, respect for international law and common problems; iInsists that the EU and the US pursuincrease their efforts to accomplish the UN Reform Agenda, including the reform of the UN Security Council and of other multilateral fora within the global architecture;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Draws attention to the National Intelligence Council (NIC) report entitled "Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World", and, given the need for long-term strategic thinking on policy issues within the EU institutions, urges the Czech and Swedishcurrent and upcoming EU Presidencies to strive to establish a system of analysis similar to that used by the NIC, in order to identify long-term trends from an EU perspective; believesis convinced that this step will facilitate dialogue on the main strategic issues facinged by the transatlantic partnership in the long term;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that a peaceful settlement of the Middle East conflict is vital, and hopes that it will represen for the stability of the whole region, and hopes that one of the most urgent priorities of the new US administration, will be to help ease tensions between Israel and its neighbours, to prevent a flare-up of new conflicts and to revive serious negotiations, while coordinating closely with the EU and engaging in the Quartet; emphasises that both partners should strivepress for intensification of the negotiations based on the road map and the Annapolis Conference achievements, aimed at arriving at a two-state solution; urges both partners to redouble their efforts, also within the Quartet and in their dealings with Arab countries, so that a ceasefire in Gaza may be quickly achieved;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recommends also Urges bothe promotion of a common approach to other major geopolitical players such as China, India or Japan, as well as to the various cartners to strive towards a common and coordinated approach to all these issues, identifying how work involved in crisis management in third countrises cand problems in sub-Saharan Africa be shared, backed up or complemented;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the importance of NATO as the cornerstone of transatlantic security; welcomes the decision by the European Council in December 2008 to strengthen the strategic partnership between the EU and NATO, and calls on both partners to accelerate the creation of an EU-NATO high-level group in order to improve cooperation between the two organisations; suggests that discussions be held on the value of a Euro-Atlantic Security Strategy that could define common security concerns and interests;