15 Amendments of Andrew DUFF related to 2007/2219(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Proposes that priority be given in 2008 to a limited number of subjects which better Urges the Council and the Commission to address jointly, and with a grelate to the concerr sense of European citizens and to their expectations as regards the role to be played by the Union in international affairs; takes the view that those subjects are: security includinggency, the causes of Europe’s current insecurity, which are associated with terrorism, energy securitpolicy, climate change, migration management, human rights and civil liberties, and that they complement the priorities and objectives pursued by the Community's external action; in this context, welcomes the report by the Commission and the High Representative to the Council on climate change and international security;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is of the opinion that the ESS should be updated, especially with a view to addressing these most pressing security challenges;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges that the ESS be revised in such a way as to include a rigorous critique of the present mission and future direction of NATO and NATO’s relationship with the European Union at strategic and operational levels, as well as an analysis of the cost, purpose and security ramifications of any further NATO enlargement; invites the European Council to formulate, for the first time, a coherent position on EU-NATO policy that will serve not only to revitalise transatlantic relations but also to provide support for the early development of EU security and defence policy as envisaged under the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is of the view that the importance of the foreign policy dimension of energy security, including the Union's dependence on energy and other strategic supplies from unstable or undemocratic countries and regions, will continue to increase in 2008; recommends wide-ranging diversification of energy sources and energy transport routes and increased energy efficiency as well as solidarity in energy policy among EU Member States; deplores the use of energy by third parties as a political instrument and the uncoordinated signing of bilateral energy agreements by Member States, which undermine the interests of the EU as a whole and of other Member States; reiterates its call for the creation of the post of High Official for Foreign Energy Policy under the authority of the future double-hatted High Representative/Vice- President of the Commission, with responsibility for coordinating the Union's activities in this field;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reiterates that terrorism constitutes one of the main threats to the EU’s security but that the fight against terrorism must be conducted with due respect for the universal values of democracy, the rule of law, and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the protection thereof, in close cooperation with international partners and in keeping with the strategy laid down by the United Nations;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates that strengthening global governance, international institutions and the value of international law remains a vital interest for the Union's external action; underlines in this regard the crucial role to be played by the United Nations in support of effective multilateralism, and stresses that the Union must stand united while urging its partners to pursue the development and consolidation of democracyof pluralist democracy in secular states, human rights and the rule of law, as a common basis for a prosperous and secure world;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Refers to the conclusions of the General Affairs and External Relations Council held on 18 February 2008, in which the Council noted the adoption by the Kosovo Assembly on 17 February 2008 of a resolution declaring Kosovo to be independent and in which the Council also stated that Member States will decide in accordance with national practice and international law on their relations with Kosovo; welcomes the fact that 22 EU Member States, plus the accession states of Croatia and Turkey, have already recognised or will soon recognise the supervised independence of Kosovo; urges the remaining five Member states to do so in the interests of European solidarity;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes in this context that the Union should focus its attention on developing the three key regional cooperation areas, namely the Mediterranean, the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea; welcomes the expressed intention of the European Council of 13- 14 March 2007 to boost the Barcelona Process;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines the need to strengthen the transatlantic linkalliance and further intensify contacts with the United States through a new Transatlantic Partnership Agreement, the potential of which should be exploited in full; wishes to engage with the US Congress in a deeper dialogue about the future of EU-US relations, including the future of NATO and the reform of the United Nations;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Also considers it important that during 2008 the Union should review its relations with Russia on a new basis of a balanced, wide-ranging partnership, encompassing international challenges, trade and energy, but also including human rights and, above all, respect for democracythe rule of law;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Reiterates that promoting international solidarity, stability, peace and democratic and economic development must continue to be among the priorities of the EU's policy towards Afghanistan in 2008; stresses the need to restore security in Afghanistan, which cannot be achieved by military means alone; underlines that, to this end, it is equally vital to strengthen the police forces in order to establish the rule of law and to increase development efforts; is concerned that insufficient coordination, both among the international community (and especially between the EU and NATO) and in relations with the Afghan authorities, seriously hampers the effectiveness of the activities on the ground; calls on all players to make efforts to improve this situation, therefore, for an initiative to pacify the Pashtun leaders and to loosen their association with the hardline Taliban and Islamists; welcomes in this regard the appointment of Kai Eide as the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Reiterates its call on EU Member States that are also members of the UN Security Council to improve their coordination within that framework in order to enhance the effectiveness of the Union's action on the world stage, and, with a view to the longer term, to strive to secure a seat for the EU on the Security Council within the context of a major reform of the UN system;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54a. Will make specific proposals about the financing and budgetary control of the EEAS in the context of its forthcoming report on the matter;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Union has too often failed to achieve an intelligent or coherent strategy commanding the support of all Member States – for example, over Turkey, Russia, Iraq and Afghanistan,
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard its resolution of 20 February 2008 on the Treaty of Lisbon, including the Opinion thereon of Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs,