16 Amendments of Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI related to 2015/2002(INI)
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Commission has tried to reshape the ENP so as to address its flaws, in particular after the Arab Spring; whereas recent developments in the Eastern Neighbourhood region require adequate response, whereas this was reflected in the new financing instrument for the ENP for 2014-2020 – the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI);
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance and timeliness of the review of the ENP; emphasises that the revised ENP should be able to provide a quick and adequate response to the situation on the ground, while also putting forward a long-term vision for developing relations with the neighbouring countries, which enjoy their sovereign right in choosing the foreign policy course;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that respect for the universal fundamental values of human rights, rule of law and, democracy, freedom, equality and respect for human dignity on which the EU is founded must remain at the core of the revised policy;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to reshape the ENP in order to build strong, lasting partnerships with the ENP countries; underlines that cooperation with ENP partner countries and the further policy implementation should be in coherence with the EU values and principles which are constitute a basis for further integration and cooperation; calls for the technical aspects of the policy to be underpinned by a clear political vision;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the continuous need to focus on strengthening and consolidating democracy, the rule of law, the independence of the justice system, respect for minorities and diversity; highlights that capacity-building in national institutions, including their national assemblies, together with support for civil society, pro- democracy groups and political parties, will enhance political dialogue and pluralism; invites to further support the civil society, the local SMEs and other non-state actors, as those constitute driving force in reform process;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of developing a thriving and active civil society in the processes of transformation and democratisation, which includes social partners and the business community; underlines the importance of European companies and their role in the promotion and dissemination of international standards for business; invites to develop and open programmes which could be accessed by the civil society working in the frozen conflict areas and break-away regions which are not recognized by the EU with an aim to promote democracy, values, and freedoms;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Union and the Member States to enhance partnerships between various organisations and sectors of the society in order to pass to them the ownership of the European neighbourhood process; reaffirms that this should be conducted, inter alia, by creating horizontal links between different societal actors on the basis of the twinning partnerships among civil society organisations (NGOs, trade unions, business organisations, media, youth organisations.) and twinning projects with national authorities, administrations (especially in the education sector);
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that security and stability are basic concerns in the neighbourhood and that current developments in the region call for a strong security component in the ENP, which has regrettably been missing to date; recognises that instability in the Neighbourhood region poses a direct threat to the security of EU Member States;
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Highlights the importance of closer energy cooperation between within the European neighbourhood, with a view of reaching a shared goal of undisrupted supply of affordable, sustainable and clean energy; underlines that the neighbourhood policy reunites both energy producers and transit states and as such requires a differentiated approach for a bi- and multilateral cooperation; calls for a gradual opening the Energy Union to the ENP countries including the joint efforts on the projects of common interests and voluntary demand aggregation;
Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the EU to strengthen its capacity to counter misinformation and propaganda campaigns against the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses that the EU should realistically consider the different policy options that its partners face and how to build bridges with their neighbours on different levels and how to address the foreign policy of third countries in its neighbourhood; underlines that the neighbours enjoy sovereign right in choosing the scope and level of partnerships;
Amendment 556 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls for the EU to explore and identify, together with its partners, priorities for integration in different policy fields, such as security, economic development, infrastructure and regional development, the environment, competition policies, SMEs, migration, security, energy and energy efficiency, with the aim of creating an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness;
Amendment 576 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses the importance of free movement of people of Eastern Partnership countries which would genuinely help them to move closer to the EU, and supports enhancing visa facilitation and visa liberalisation within the neighbourhood, particularly for students, young people and researchers; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to further enhance mobility partnerships within the neighbourhood and develop possibilities for circular migration schemes, which would encourage and reward regular migrants;
Amendment 606 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Notes that high unemployment, social exclusion and poverty, combined with the low political participation of women, are root causes of instability, and demands engagement beyond the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTAs); underlines that instability in the Neighbourhood region is also caused by external threats to security of ENP partner countries;
Amendment 631 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Emphasises that for the ENP to be a successful policy, it should also ensure that there is ownership by the Member States; calls on the Commission, therefore, to reinforce policy coordination and joint programming of financial assistance, and to provide mechanisms to foster consultation between the Member States, EU structures and neighbouring countries; notes that the EU's financial and technical assistance should be conditional upon successful achievement of tangible benchmarks in reform process based on which further support will be allocated;
Amendment 652 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the EU to strengthen itsdevelop informational and communicational campacity to counter misinformation and propaganda campaigns against the EU and its Member Stateign targeting EU citizens and the ENP countries on EU itself, its policies, internal and external developments; allocate additional funding for the journalists and the civil society organizations working in the EU and ENP countries and communicating EU internal and foreign affairs;