12 Amendments of Francisco José MILLÁN MON related to 2015/2002(INI)
Amendment 102 #
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, with which we want to establish a strong and lasting partnership; stresses the need to increase the exchanges with EU neighbours on the future of the ENP in order to better grasp their points of view and to ensure that ENP becomes a more useful policy to tackle common challenges; welcomes in this regard the meeting of the EU and the Southern neighbourhood countries' Foreign Affairs Ministers in Barcelona on 13 April 2015, and the upcoming one with the Eastern countries in Riga on the 21 and 22 May 2015;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes in the continued value of its initially stated objective of creating an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness following Article 8 TEU, based on the founding values and principles of the Union, through a deep structural transformation in the neighbouring countries and agreed with them; stresses therefore the need to go back to basics and bring this objective back to the top of the agenda;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the renewed policy must be more strategic, with a real political vision, and politically driven; calls forsuggests to assess the convenience of special envoys to be appointed for the East and the South, with the task of politically coordinating the revised policy;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges that short-, medium- and long- term priorities and strategic objectives be defined, bearing in mind that the ENP should aim to create different levels of cooperation in different areas among and with the ENP countries; stresses that in defining its approach the EU should look at its interests and priorities and those of the individual countries concerned, together with their level of development, considering the interests of society on the whole and not only those of the political elite;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the mid-term review of the external financial instruments should take into account the review of the revised policy, and that the ENI should therefore reflect the ambition of making the ENP more flexible; efficient and ensure the predictability and sustainability of the EU´s engagement with our partners, as well as an adequate degree of procedural flexibility;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the ENP should deploy its own methodology and tools, which correspond to the level of ambition and goals that the different ENP countries aspire to in their relations with the EU and to their needs;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to focus on sectors identified together with its partners, based on common interests, in which progress and universal added value can be achieved, and to gradually expand cooperation based on progress, needs and ambitions;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the ENP to be developed into a more tailor-made and flexible policy framework able to adapt to the diversity that exists; stresses that each partner country may develop its relationships with the EU in a different manner; underlines that differentiation should take place not only between Eastern and Southern partners but also among the ENP countries themselves; stresses that the ENP is an essential part of the EU´s foreign policy and must remain a single policy, with the same instruments for its two dimensions;
Amendment 452 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the revised policy to support partner countries in building proper state structures to deal with security issues, such as effective law enforcement, intelligence and security, which should be accompanied by proper parliamentary oversight; stresses that the EU should engage in areas such as security sector reform; highlights the importance of today's terrorist threat;
Amendment 496 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses the importance of the regional dimension of the ENP and the need to promote and contribute to regional integration by means of regional and South-South cooperation programmes;
Amendment 552 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls for the EU to explore and identify, together with its partners, priorities for integfurther integration and cooperation in different policy fields, such as 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 578 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses the importance of free movement of people, 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; highlights the importance of well-functioning readmission agreements;