Activities of Jo LEINEN related to 2018/2040(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
73rd Session of the UN General Assembly (debate) DE
Amendments (5)
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) to work towards the possibility of France representing common EU positions in the UN Security Council, as France will be the only EU Member State with a permanent seat and right of veto in the UN Security Council after the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
(fb) to advocate the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) within the UN system in order to increase the democratic character, the democratic accountability and the transparency of global governance and to allow for better citizen participation in the activities of the UN and in particular to contribute to the successful implementation of the UN Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i w (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i w (new)
(i w) to react to a shift in global politics where US engagement in multilateral institutions is dwindling and at the same time China is developing its own international institutions, by showing EU leadership in the UN and actively seeking support and forging alliances;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z
Paragraph 1 – point z
(z) to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to the Paris Agreement and to stress the need to implement the Paris Agreement globally to preserve our habitat for future generations; to reaffirm the need for an ambitious EU climate policy and its readiness to improve the existing EU Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) for 2030 as well as the necessity of developing a long-term strategy for 2050 in a timely manner;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point aa
Paragraph 1 – point aa
(aa) to insist on the need tostep up its climate diplomacy efforts by developing a comprehensive strategy for EU climate diplomacy strategy and to integrate climate into all fields of EU external action, including trade, development cooperation, humanitarian aid and security and defence; to form a strong alliance of countries and actors that will continue to support and contribute to the objectives of limiting global warming to well below 2°C while pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C;