8 Amendments of Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI related to 2008/2241(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that the coming months provide a unique opportunity for the EU to work out a new transatlantic agenda with the incoming US administration, covering strategic issues of common concern, such as a new more inclusive and more effective global order, the financial crisis, the establishment of a new set of Euro- Atlantic institutions and of a deep and comprehensive transatlantic market, climate change, energy security, the situation in the Middle East, Iran and Afghanistan, the fight against terrorism and organised crime, and the Millennium Development Goals;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the CFSP should continue to focus on the promotion of human rightsupholding human rights, promoting peace and security in Europe’s neighbourhood and at global level, the fight against terrorism, non- proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, climate change and energy security, since these issues directly relate to the concerns of European citizens;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. TakWelcomes the viewfact that the current revision of the ESS should takes into account new security challenges, such as energy security, climate change and cybersecurity, and aims at improveing the quality of implementation of the strategy itself; calls for the debate on the ESS to be carried out in a fully transparent manner, with the involvement of the European Parliament and of the Member States’ national parliamentnotes in this context the debate initiated by the Council of Ministers, the European Parliament and Member States’ national parliaments on the future of European security; emphasises that, far from pursuing a radically new architecture, those discussions should build on the achievements and values of the European Union, as expressed in Article 11 of the Treaty on European Union and embodied by the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of Paris;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that the consolidation of the post-status Kosovo is essential for the achievement of stability in the Western Balkans; calls for the rapid and fullwelcomes the deployment of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) throughout that country, and urges the Council to maintain a continuous dialogue, in cooperation with the United nNations Mission in Kosovo so as to ensure a clear and swift handover between the two missions; , to ensure that the full handover between the two missions in the area of the rule of law takes place swiftly; calls on the mission to deliver quick results in the area of the fight against organised crime and the prosecution of those accused of war crimes; furthermore, urges the EU Special Representative in Kosovo to promote a spirit of pragmatic cooperation between the authorities in Priština and those in Belgrade, for the benefit of the Serb communities living in Kosovo;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. TReiterates its conviction that incentives for ENP partner countries to conduct reforms need to be strengthened, and takes the view that the recent crisis in the South Caucasus has clearly demonstrated the need for a stronger EU presence in its eastern neighbourhood; therefore supports the idea of establishing an enhanced papproach pursued by the Commission in its communication on an Eastern Partnership, with our eastern neighbours covering essentially three areas – a comprehensive and deep free trade area, visa liberalisation leading tohich aims at establishing a comprehensive and deep free trade area, the progressive removal of all obstacles to the free movement of persons (including, eventually, visa-free travel) and measures to increase energy security; takes the view that this partnership should be matched by a doubling of EU financial assistance and by a strong political dimension of which EURONEST, the joint parliamentary assembly comprising Members of the European Parliament and of the parliaments of the neighbourhood, should be an integral part;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. EncouraUrges the Council to fulfil the EU Monitoring Mission’s mandate byinsist on full implementation of the ceasefire agreement and to ensuringe that EU monitors are granted full access to all areas affected by the conflict, in compliance with the EU Monitoring Mission’s mandate; attaches great importance to being regularly and fully informed about the reports drawn up by the mission;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes the Council’s determination to upgrade its bilateral relations with Israel through the adoption of a new instrument replacing the current Action Plan from April 2009; notes furthermore that, according to the Council, these enhanced relations presuppose the sharing of common values, including respect for human rights, and should be matched by improvements in the daily life of the Palestinian population, in accordance with the road map;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Is concerned by the stepping-up of violence and conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which could result in a major humanitarian crisis; calls on all the parties to, including government troops, to cease the indiscriminate violence and violations of human rights involving the civilian population, to re- engage in the peace negotiations which had been launched in Goma and Nairobi and to endorse the programme adopted by the DRC National Assembly; believes that the EU’s engagement in the DRC must go beyond the technical assistance provided by EUSEC (EU Security Sector Reform Mission) and EUPOL (European Union Police Mission) RD Congo and must result in the provision of tangible support to the UN peacekeeping mission, which has so far proved unable to stop the violence;