Activities of Mario MAURO related to 2009/2215(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Union for the Mediterranean (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, in accordance with Article 8 of the Treaty on European Union, the Union shall develop a special relationship with neighbouring countries, aiming to establish an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, founded on the values of the Union and characterised by close and peaceful relations based on cooperation,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union must adopt a strategic view of its relations with its southern neighbours and move beynot focus ond cooperation driven solely by considerations pertaining to security and migshort-term or one-dimensional considerations,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, for the last 15 years or so, Mediterranean countries have been developing new trading and economic partners (Russia, China, Brazil and the Gulf monarchies) and their societies have been undergoing radical changes (in terms of consumption patterns, mobility, demographic transitions and so on) with implications for internal territorial balances,
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. having regard to the need to avoid any duplication or overlap of existing political instruments or institutional levels, to ensure consistency among the numerous instruments for Euro-Mediterranean cooperation and to build on the achievements of the Barcelona Process, the achievements and successful elements of which must be reinforced by the Union for the Mediterranean, as mentioned in the Declaration of the Paris Summit of 2008,
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the heads of state and government within the UfM, who will meet in Barcelona on 7 June 2010, to do their utmost – after two difficult years – to make this meeting a success, with a view to setting up the UfM’s institutions and, implementing major projects and making progress on all the components of Euro- Mediterranean cooperation;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the governments of the UfM member countries to establish an ongoing and open political dialogue characterised by mutual respect and understanding, and reaffirms its desire to see the promotion of democracy and respect for human rights and individual and collective freedoms made thea central focus of that dialogue;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Reiterates that the UfM needs to give priority attention to the structured management of migratory flows; considers that the Euromed Ministerial Conference on Migration, held in Albufeira on 19 November 2007, should be continued through regularly holding further ministerial conferences;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Recalls the importance of what is known as the fourth chapter of Euro- Mediterranean cooperation (on migration, social integration, justice and security) and highlights the need for the Union for the Mediterranean to drive forward cooperation on this chapter;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the need to fully integrate respect for the fundamental right to religious freedom within the scope of the Union for the Mediterranean, making it a priority to ensure the protection of the rights of religious minorities in the countries involved in the initiative;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Considers it important for those involved in the Union for the Mediterranean to place special emphasis on the role of intercultural dialogue, and its (inter)religious dimension, in promoting mutual understanding;