5 Amendments of Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ related to 2010/2124(INI)
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Welcomes the decision taken by the Council on 31 January to impose a visa ban and to freeze financial assets of 157 selected Belarusian officials; regrets that the Council did not take into account demands put forward by the Parliament to impose targeted economic sanctions on Belarus, including the freezing of all macro-financial aid provided via IMF loans as well as lending operations by the EIB and EBRD programmes;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Takes the position that sanctions against the Belarusian government officials should remain in place until all political prisoners are released from Belarusian prisons; reiterates that the EU has to be more open to ordinary Belarusian citizens; takes the view that the Commission should intensify work on negotiating directives for the readmission agreement and for visa facilitation in order to enhance people-to-people contacts between the EU and Belarus; congratulates Member States that have already taken unilateral steps to facilitate the issuance and to reduce the price of Schengen visas for Belarusian citizens and encourages those Member States which have not done so, to take similar steps without delay, paying special attention to short-term visas, which are most relevant to the wider society, students and other young people; calls on the Commission and the Member States to drastically reduce the Schengen visa price for Belarusian citizens, which currently stands at 60 Euros and which is much higher than the price paid by the citizens of other EU neighbouring countries, such as Russia, for example;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Underlines the importance of EU human rights consultations with Russia, which aim to contribute to the promotion and progressive realisation of human rights in Russia; is deeply concerned that those consultations do not give any tangible results and positive changes in the human rights situation in Russia; stresses that the EU should reconsider its strategy and means to promote human rights change in the country; urges once again Russian authorities to involve constructively into the consultations and to take appropriate measures for improving the situation of human rights and the rule of law in the country as well as to fulfil it's international human rights obligations;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to continue defending the Energy Charter Treaty, which was signed by the Russian Federation in 1997 and which is still relevant in the context of the current EU-Russia relations, and which has the potential to ensure and facilitate stable international investment flows between the EU and Russia;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39a. Welcomes the steps taken by both sides of the Taiwan Strait, which resulted in the signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) and an agreement on intellectual property rights in June 2010; given that the expansion of cross-strait economic relations is in the interest of both sides and of the EU, strongly supports the enhancement of EU-Taiwan economic ties and the signing of an EU-Taiwan Economic Cooperation Agreement; reiterates its firm view to support Taiwan's meaningful participation as an observer in relevant international organizations and activities, such as UNFCCC, WHO and ICAO;