20 Amendments of André BRIE related to 2008/2199(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union is an increasingly important player on the world stage and whereas, once the Lisbon Treaty with its foreign policy tools comes into effect, the EU will be able towith its peaceful conflict prevention and resolution tools, the EU should play a stronger and more coherent role on the international scene,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the transatlantic partnership isrecent years have shaken the transatlantic relationship and considerably damaged the basis for mutual trust, and whereas the transatlantic partnership should be founded on shared core values such as democracy, human rights, the rule of law and international institutions as well as open economies and sustainable development,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EU and the US play key roles in the world's politics and economy, and share responsibility for promoting peace, respect for human rights and stability and for tackling various global dangers and challenges, such as the deep, self-inflicted financial crisis, the eradication of poverty and fulfilment of other MDGs, climate change, energy security, terrorism and nuclear proliferation,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas it has not been possible since 1990 to establish a pan-European security system including Russia and based on the principles of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE); whereas since 1989 in general, and with the last round of enlargement in particular, the traditional security threats in and to Europe have changed; whereas, by contrast, the enlargement of NATO does not seek to generate all-round security but has gradually shifted away from collective defence towards worldwide intervention,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deems it appropriate for the negotiation of the new agreement to commence once the Lisbon Treaty comes into force, so that it may be completed before 2012;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on both partners to promote respect for human rights in the world; underlines the need for intensive coordination in preventive and crisis diplomacy, as well as in responding to pandemics and humanitarian emergencies; encouragescalls on the new US administration to ratify and accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; repeats its appeal for the abolition of the death penalty;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on both partners to contribute decisively to the achievement of the MDGs, particularly in Africa, which must not be placed in jeopardy by the economic crisis, and to study possibilities for coordinated action in those areas; calls on both partners to honour their commitment(s) to spend 0.7% of their GDP on development cooperation;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the strong commitment of the new US President to tackling climate changnew direction in climate change policy taken by the new US President in his first week of office; urges the EU and the US to take the lead and to reach an ambitious post- 2012 agreement at the Copenhagen Conference to be held in 2009, engaging all relevant gas-emitting countries and committing them to binding mid- and long- term targets;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that a peaceful, just and lasting 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; emphasises that both partners should strive for intensification of the negotiations based on the road map and the results of 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 their dealings with Arab countries, so that a ceasefire in Gaza may be quickly achieved;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that the values, security and credibility of the transatlantic community are at stake in Afghanistan;current situation in Afghanistan graphically demonstrates that the war cannot be won by military means; therefore urges the EU, and the US and NATO to come up with a new joint strategic concept which comprehensively integrates the components of the international engagementgives absolute priority to the components of civilian reconstruction, in order to increase security in all regions, strengthen the Afghan government and local institutions and aid nation-building and prosperity; considers that the final goal must be a gradual handover of responsibility for security and stability into the hands of the Afghan authorities; recalls UN Security Council resolution 1833 (2008), which encourages all Afghan parties and groups to engage constructively in political dialogue and to avoid resorting to violence;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines that the Iranian nuclear programme endangers the non-proliferation system and stability in the region; supports the objective, pursued jointly by both partners, of finding a negotiated solution with Iran, following the dual strategy of dialogue and sanctions, in coordination with other members of the Security Council; considers that any initiatives that one of the partners may launch concerning Iran must be closely coordinated between them in a spirit of trust and transparency; considers that the European Union and the USA should enter into a dialogue with all the countries in the region, including the Iranian government, to explore ways and means of building a system of collective security and cooperation in the region with the aim of creating a nuclear- weapons-free zone in the Middle East;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the ratification of the US- Iraqi agreement on the presence in Iraq of US military forces; uUnderlines the readiness of the EU to continue helping with the reconstruction of Iraq, in particular focusing on the rule of law, respect for human rights and consolidation of the state institutions; calls on the partners to continue, by means of coordinated efforts, to work with the Iraqi government and the UN in order to improve stability and national reconciliation and to contribute to the unity and independence of Iraq;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Urges both parties to closely coordinate their policies towards Russia; conscious of Russia's relevance as a neighbouring country, of its interdependence with the EU and of its role as a global player, emphasises the importance of building up constructive cooperation with Russia, without compromising democratic principles or international law; calls on both transatlantic partners to closely coordinate their approach towards any reform of the European security architecture, while insisting on the OSCE principles as its inalienable base and maintaining the co; calls on the Member States of NATO to ratify the CFE Treaty as soon as possible so as to prevent a new arms race in Europe and strengthen the rence of NATOlationship of trust with Russia;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Considers that the construction of the US missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic can only be negative in its impact on Europe, risks leading to a new arms spiral and ignores the majority view among the people of Poland and the Czech Republic which opposes the US missile shield; calls on the newly elected US President and the US Senate to abandon this project altogether;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Invites the EU and the US to adopt a common strategy in all international fora, in particular the UN, on disarmament of weapons of mass destruction and conventional weaponry; urges the new US administration to re-engage with Russia in the area of arms control and disarmament, extending the two countries' current bilateral agreements; stresses the need for closer cooperation in order to ensure progress in the run-up to the NPT Review Conference in 2010, welcomes the commitment of the new US President to ratification of the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty; calls on the USA to abandon its long-standing boycott (since 1997) of the Geneva Conference on Disarmament, which is the only permanent multilateral negotiating forum on armaments issues, and, as a first step, to begin negotiations on halting the production of fissile material;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Reiterates its call, in its resolution of 20 November 2008, on all Member States of the European Union to sign and ratify the Convention on cluster munitions (CCM), and also calls on the USA to sign and ratify this international convention; further calls on the USA to accede to the Convention on the Prohibition of Anti- Personnel Mines (Ottawa Convention);
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines the importance of fighting terrorism on the basisneed for a thorough and critical review of the current, mainly military-dominated anti-terrorism strategy and the development of a comprehensive plan to combat terrorism and in particular the causes of terrorism; stresses in this connection the importance of full respect for international law and human rights, and of supporting the role of the UN in combating this threat; welcomes the commitment of the new US-President to the closure of Camp Delta in Guantánamo Bay;