22 Amendments of Tunne KELAM related to 2018/2158(INI)
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, includingthe adoption of the resolution on the state of EU-Russia relations in 2015, including, but not limited to: Russian intervention in Syria; large-scale military exercises (Zapad 2017); rRussian interference aimed at influencing elections and stoking tensions in European societies; restrictions on fundamental freedoms and extensive human rights violations in Russia, including the systemic targeting of human rights defenders and civil society in Russia, discrimination against the Tatar minority in occupied Crimea, and the politically motivated persecution of Alexei Navalny and many others; cyber attacks and assassinations on European soil carried out by Russian intelligence agents using chemical weapons; the intimidation, arrest and imprisonment of foreign citizens in Russia in breach of international law, including Oleg Sentsov and many others; the organisation of illegal and illegitimate elections in the Donbas; flawed presidential elections lacking any real choice and with restrictions on fundamental freedoms; violations of arms control agreements;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas Russia's actions breach against international law, international commitments and good neighbourly relations;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that Russia's direct and indirect involvement in armed conflicts and its illegal annexation of Crimea and continuous violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia constitute a deliberate violation of international order, democratic principles and fundamental values; strongly condemns human rights violations carried out by Russian representatives on the occupied territories; reiterates that Russia's attempts to redraw borders in Europe by force and its challenging of the European security order pose a significant threat to Europe;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that non-implementation of the Minsk Agreements demonstrates Russia's lack of good will; asks for consultations to be advanced within the Normandy format; reiterates that the Minsk Agreement needs to be fully and genuinely implemented by Russia in order to reinforce the relationship between Russia and the EU;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes in the importance of finding ways to de-escalate current tensions and of engaging in consultations with Russia to identify measures aimed at reducing the risk of misunderstandings and miscalculations; recognises, however, that the EU must be firm with its expectations on Russia;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes, however, that the Skripal case and malicious cyber attacks against EU Member States, orchestrated by the Russian intelligence services and aimed to destabilise public and private communication infrastructure, show an interest on the Russian side to further increase tensions in relations with the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that increased mutual transparency in military and border guard activities is important in order to avoid further tensions; calls for a clear code of conduct concerning airspace used by military and civilian aircraft; strongly condemns, in this regard, Russia’s repeated violations of territorial waters and air space of countries in the Baltic Sea region;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is deeply concerned that Russia so manifestly demonstrates its military powers, articulates threats to other countries and in real action manifests the willingness and readiness to use military force against other nations, including advanced nuclear weapons as reiterated by President Putin on several occasions in 2018;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates that while the EU's stance is firm, coherent and concerted with respect to EU sanctions on Russia, further coordination and coherence is required in its foreign and security policy approach to Russia; calls, in this context, on Member States to immediately end 'golden visa/passport' programmes; reiterates previous calls by the European Parliament for a European Magnitsky Act as well as the political consent given by the Foreign Affairs Council on 10 December 2018 to impose such sanctions;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Condemns Russia’s actions in the Sea of Azov in so far as they breach against international maritime law and Russia’s international commitments, as well as the building of the Kerch Bridge and the laying of underwater cables to the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula without the consent from Ukraine; remains deeply concerned about the Russian militarisation of the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea region;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Underscores that Russia’s disrespect for international rules - in this case the freedom of the seas, bilateral agreements and the illegal annexation of Crimea - poses a threat to neighbours of Russia in all parts of Europe, not only in the Black Sea region, but also in the Baltic Sea region and the Mediterranean; highlights the importance to develop a firm policy towards Russia in all these respects;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Underlines that money laundering and organised criminal financial activities by Russia are being used for subversive political purposes and pose a threat to European security and stability; considers the magnitude of this money laundering as part of hostile activities meant to undermine, misinform and destabilise, while at the same time upholding criminal activities and corruption; notes that Russian money laundering activities within the EU constitute a threat to sovereignty and rule of law in all Member States where Russia operates these activities; states that this is a threat to European security and stability, and a main challenge to the European Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Recognises that Russia is using various instruments as part of its hybrid warfare against Europe, aimed at weakening European democracies, economies and institutions; expresses concern of potential escalation of Russian hybrid warfare activities;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Expresses deep concern on the independence of the media and restrictions to freedom of expression inside Russia; condemns the Russian regime’s growing use of subversive policies of propaganda and disinformation campaign abroad; underlines the importance of a joint EU response to such activities;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that Russia and the EU will remain key economic partners in the foreseeable future, but that Nord Stream 2 reinforces EU dependency on Russian gas supplies, threatens the EU internal market and is not in line with EU energy policy or its strategic interests, and therefore needs to be stopped; emphasises that the EU remains committed to completing the European Energy Union and diversify its energy resources;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the EU institutions and Member States to make greater efforts to build resilience, particularly in the cyber and media fields; calls for EU-wide support for the European cyber-security industry, a functioning digital internal market and a stronger engagement in research; encourages, in this context, the proactive promotion of European values in Russian by East Stratcom; recognises that, despite additional funding, the East Stratcom remains insufficiently funded and seriously understaffed;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for a European version of the Magnitsky Act, which allows the imposition of visa bans and targeted sanctions, such as blocking property and interests in property within EU jurisdiction on individual public officials or persons acting in an official capacity, who are responsible for acts of corruption or serious human rights violations; stresses the importance of an immediate sanctions list in order to secure an effective implementation of a European Magnitsky Act;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the EU to verify the application of EU restrictive measures in force as well as the sharing of information between Member States, in order to ensure that the EU sanctions regime against Russia’s actions is not undermined, but applied in proportion to the threats posed by Russia; underlines the danger of weakening the sanctions without Russia demonstrating in clear action, and not only in words, that it respects the borders of Europe, the sovereignty of its neighbours and other nations, as well as international rules and agreements; reiterates that business as usual only can be possible when Russia fully respects the rules and restricts itself to act in a peaceful way;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on Russia to immediately release political prisoners, including foreign citizens, and journalists;
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Condemns money laundering activities, illegal financial activities and other means of economic warfare by Russia; calls for competent financial authorities in the EU to increase cooperation with each other and with relevant intelligence and security services, in order to tackle Russian money laundering activities;
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Condemns the support and financing of extremist parties and organisations in Europe by the Russian state, as well as attempts of election meddling in European national elections; urges the European Union and its Member States to take measures in the run up to the 2019 European Parliamentary elections, in order to strengthen resilience against Russian antidemocratic activities;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Calls on the EU to strengthen the monitoring and analysis of Russian hybrid warfare activities targeting EU Member States, in order to ensure a proper response from the EU and its Member States;