7 Amendments of Francisco José MILLÁN MON related to 2007/2219(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Proposes that priority be given in 2008 to a limited number of subjects which better relate to the concerns of European citizens and to their expectations as regards the role to be played by the Union in international affairs; takes the view that those subjects are: security including energy security, climate change, migration management, human rights and civil liberties, and that they complement the priorities and objectives pursued by the Community’s external action; in this context, welcomes the report by the Commission and the High Representative to the Council on climate change and international security; points out in addition, as regards building the area of freedom, security, and justice, that the external dimension is an essential consideration;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reiterates that terrorism constitutes one of the main threats to the EU’s security but that the fight against terrorism must be conducted with due respect for the universal values of democracy, the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the protection thereof, in close cooperation with international partners and in keeping with the strategy laid down by the United Nations; believes that effective cooperation to fight terrorism has to be given high priority in the EU’s relations with third countries;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Reiterates the importance of orderly migration management; considers it essential, therefore, to secure the cooperation of both countries of origin and transit countries, and to encourage this by applying a policy of positive conditionality; points to the need to avert illegal immigration and fight the groups that traffic in it;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates that strengthening global governance, international institutions and the value of international law remains a vital interest for the Union’s external action; underlines in this regard the crucial role to be played by the United Nations in support of effective multilateralism, and endorses the process currently under way to reform the organisation; stresses that the Union must stand united while urging its partners to pursue the development and consolidation of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, as a common basis for a prosperous and secure world; maintains that the EU and its Member States must help to achieve the ‘Millennium Development Goals’; points out that development, peace and security, and respect for human rights are closely linked;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes in this context that the Union should focus its attention on developing the three key regional cooperation areas, namely the Mediterranean, the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea; points to the importance of achieving tangible results with a view to establishing a Euro- Mediterranean area of peace, prosperity, freedom, and justice in which to promote respect for human rights and economic and social development in the countries on the southern shore of the Mediterranean and bring greater attention to bear on energy and environmental challenges; accordingly supports the initiatives being undertaken to consolidate the Barcelona Process and make it more effective;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the fact that the tone of transatlantic relations has lately improved, offering favourable opportunities for the EU and the US to work closely together to tackle a wide range of challenges affecting them both; Underlines the need to strengthen the transatlantic link and further intensify contacts with the United States, among other means through a new Transatlantic Partnership Agreement, the potential of which should be exploited in full; welcomes the fact that the momentum generated by the summit of 30 April 2007 has enabled the potential of transatlantic economic relations to be tapped more effectively, and accordingly applauds the establishment of the Transatlantic Economic Council; points out that, in EU-US relations, the parliamentary dimension is central, finding expression in the ‘Transatlantic Legislators’ Dialogue’;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
– having regard to its resolutions of 1 June 2006 on improving EU-US relations in the framework of a Transatlantic Partnership Agreement and on EU-US transatlantic economic relations, 1 OJ C 74 E, 20.3.2008, p. 670.and to its resolution of 25 April 2007 on transatlantic relations1,