2 Amendments of Francisco José MILLÁN MON related to 2008/2199(INI)
Amendment 102 #
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 represent one of the most urgent priorities of the new US administration, coordinating closely with the EU and engaging in the Quartet; welcomes the early appointment of a US special envoy for the Middle East in the person of the former Senator George Mitchell; emphasises that both partners should strive 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 work closely together in order to help make the current ceasefire in Gaza permanent, while contributing to the achievement of the otheir dealings with Arab countries, so that a ceasefire in Gaza may be quickly achievgoals of UN Security Council Resolution 1860, such as immediate humanitarian relief for the population of Gaza and the assurance that illicit trafficking in arms and ammunition is prevented and the blockade of Gaza is lifted;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the recent extension of the visa waiver programme to another sixeven EU Member States; however calls once again on the US to lift the visa regime for the remaining sixfive Member States and to treat all EU-citizens equally and on the basis of full reciprocity; asks the Commission to treat this as a priority matter with the new US administration;