48 Amendments of Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ related to 2021/2038(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the Council Conclusions on EU-US relations of 7 December 2020,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the US remains the EU’s closest strategic partner, to whom the EU shares history, values and interests;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the US remains the EU’s closest and most important strategic partner;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU and the US share a fundamental interest in shaping the international environment, according to a shared worldview based on democracy, the rule of law, fundamental rights, and individual freedom;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU and the US share a fundamental interest in shaping the international environment on the basis of rules-based multilateralism and liberal democracy;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU and the US share a fundamental interest in shaping the international environmentorder;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the election of Joe Biden as President of the United States and Kamala Harris as Vice-President has created new opportunities to reset the transatlantic relationship and to better cooperate on multilateral issues such as climate change, digital and green transition, democracy and international security;
Amendment 46 #
C. whereas the election of Joe Biden as President of the United States and Kamala Harris as Vice-President has created new opportunities to resetvitalize the transatlantic relationship;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas constructive dialogue is needed to address the transatlantic divffergences;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, while pursuing transatlantic cooperation in areas of shared interest, the EU should also foster it is complementary to EU advance towards strategic autonomy in defence and economic relations as a means to strengthen the transatlantic bond and increase the joint leverage of the EU and the U.S. on the world scene;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, while pursuing transatlantic cooperation in areas of shared interest, the EU should also foster its strategic autonomy and capacity in defence and economic relations;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas both the EU and the US share a number of new common challenges such as combatting technology-enabled attacks and securing digital infrastructure, mitigating the socio- economic impact of the pandemic, the promotion ofng global health, addressing the climate emergency, the fighting against global criminal networks, and advancing the digital and green transformation as a means of sustainable modernisation;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) to reassert the continued relevance of the strategic transatlantic relationship for the rebuilding and reinvigorating of the multilateral rules- based international order, the global strengthening of democrastrengthening democracy worldwide, shaping the rules of the digital future according to shared transatlantic values, and the promotion ofng human rights, sustainable development and inclusive growth;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a new transatlantic agenda that privileges cooperation on digital and technology issues, multilateral cooperation for a healthier world, the fight against climate change, promotion of peaceful resolution of conflicts and reform of economic governance, by puttingand the fight against inequalities at its centre;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the EU and the U.S. to operationalize a Trade and Technology Council and a Transatlantic Agreement on Artificial Intelligence, as called for by the joint communication on a new EU-US agenda for global change;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for strengthened interparliamentary cooperation between Members of the European Parliament and Members of Congress in different thematic areas that could enable the exchange of best practices on global, but also on shared, domestic challenges, such as supporting innovation and education for the digital age, addressing economic and social inequality, protection ofng human rights and democratic standards, universal health coverage, legislative convergence on AI, responsibility oftechnology, and online platforms, and a just transition towards climate neutrality;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. invest into people to people relations among the EU and US citizens by increasing student and professional exchange, R&D cooperation and STEM education;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that the announced return of the US to multilateralism and commitment to restore alliances provides an opportunity to re-engage with the US in repairing and rebuilding the transatlantic relationship and strengthening together the global rules-based order in the spirit of our shared democratic values;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for increased EU-US coordination and joint action at the global level for maintaining technological leadership, setting global standards in technology and internet governance, and shaping the development of emerging and critical technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, biotechnology, 5G and 6G in accordance with democratic values;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for increased EU-US joint funding of cutting-edge projects based on frontier technologies, increased joint investments in research and development, increased people-to-people academic exchanges in STEM, and increased joint support for technology start-ups and SMEs;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Highlights that non-democratic regimes such as China increasingly use technology to control and repress their citizens restricting the exercise of fundamental, social, and political rights; calls for increased EU-US cooperation in developing human-centric technology that respects privacy and reduces biases and discrimination;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the decision of the Biden administration to re-join the Paris Agreement and the appointment of a Special Presidential Envoy for Climate; Urges the stepping up of joint EU- US efforts on climate change, green technology, carbon adjustment, sustainable finance and biodiversity;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the US re-join to the World Health Organisation; Calls for transatlantic leadership on health diplomacy, notably the reform of the World Health Organization and equitable global distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments, in particular in lower-income countries, while safeguarding the vaccines as a global public good; insists on fostering cooperation to establish better procedures for preparing for future pandemics, including through complementary supply chains;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the EU should reaffirm together with the US the centrality of the Sustainable Development Goals, or the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as a framework for effective multilateral cooperation, involving also China;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for enhanced coordination on the use of the human-rights sanctions mechanisms, the Global Magnitsky Act, with corruption included among sanctioned crimes;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for enhanced coordination on the use of the human-rights sanctions mechanisms and include acts of corruption as part of the sanctioned crimes;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages the US to move towards the abolition of the death penalty, the reform of the criminal justice system, including through addressing systemic racism, hate speech and the end of all discrimination against LGBTQI persons; urges dialogue and exchange of best practices between the EU and US on promoting racial and gender equality;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines that the transatlantic alliance remains fundamental for the security and the stability of the European continent, as NATO is the foundation of Europe’s collective defence; Supports a rebalancing of the responsibilities in the transatlantic security relationship by fostering greater self- reliance for EU Member States in matters of defence as a way to lessen the burden on the US; underlines that creating a strong EU industrial base and stronger military capabilities and investing in military mobility and interoperability will not only strengthen the EU but it would also simultaneously reinforce the transatlantic alliance;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Supports a rebalancing of the responsibilities in the transatlantic security relationship by fostering greater self- reliance for EU Member Statesthe European Union in matters of defence as a way to lessen the burden on the US; supports and calls for increased EU-U.S. cooperation in NATO and in the development of interoperable and complementary military capabilities;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Supports a rebalancing of the responsibilities in the transatlantic security relationship by fostering greater self- reliEmphasizes the importance for the EU Member States in matters of defence as a way to lessen the burden on the USto strive for a more balanced burden-sharing in the transatlantic security alliance;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers it necessary to foster cooperation not only on traditional security threats, but also on new ones such as hostile foreign technological dominance, hybrid threats, disinformation and cybersecurity; underlines, in this regard, the need for all the allies to invest financially in developing, acquiring and maintaining the capabilities that NATO needs to defend its citizens;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers it necessary to foster cooperation not only on traditional security threats, but also on new ones such as hostile foreign technological dominance, hybrid threats, disinformation and cybersecuritycyber-attacks, attacks on critical digital infrastructure such as 5G and intercontinental undersea cables;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the EU and the U.S. to leverage technology to consolidate democracy and the functioning of democratic institutions and to protect against malign foreign interference, including by developing new and effective collective deterrence and response mechanisms for state-sponsored technology-enabled subversion such as election interference, fake news, fake science, and disinformation; to this end, calls for the EU and the US to spearhead the establishment of a global alliance of digital democracies;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Supports the creation of the EU-US Security and Defence Dialogue and callsongoing cooperation within the framework of EU-NATO cooperation and the complementary proposal onf the VP/HR to launch EU-US Security as soon as possiblnd Defence Dialogue;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the common need to defend global democracy against rising authoritarianism, also within the transatlantic community, by, inter alia, fostering inclusive social and economic policies that address the root causes of inequalities and fighting extreme nationalistpolitical views that provide a fertile ground for far- right and far-left movements to thrive;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the proposal of President Biden to hold a Summit for Democracy with like-minded democracies, strengthening democracy internally and globally, particularly increasing citizen participation in democratic governance, voicing concerns and seeking peaceful solution to ongoing crackdowns on democratic movements and protecting the human rights defenders, including environmental defenders, around the globe;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the proposal of President Biden to hold a Summit for Democracy with like-minded democracies; underlines, in this regard, the need for all the allies to invest financially in developing, acquiring and maintaining the capabilities that NATO needs to defend its citizens;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that the EU should engage more with the US in Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans and eastern Europe in order to build resilient, prosperous, democratic multi- ethnic societies there, capable of resisting the disruptive influence of both local and external authoritarian forces;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for a comprehensive EU-US dialogue on China and for a stronger, more coherent strategy towards Beijing that should address the areas of divergence, such as the Comprehensive Agreement on Investments, and explore possibilities for EU-US cooperation with China in multilateral frameworks on common challenges, such as climate change;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for a comprehensive EU-US dialogue on China that should address theand seek to find common ground on areas of divergence, such as the Comprehensive Agreement on Investments, and explore possibilities for EU-US cooperationengagement with China in multilateral frameworks on commonglobal challenges, such as climate change;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underscores the need to explore areas of convergence and possible cooperation with the US on China, notably regarding the protection of human and minority rights, de-escalation of tensions in South-East Asia and protecting South- East Asian democracies, coordination of actions in the Indo-Pacific region, setting global technological standards, securing critical infrastructure and supply chains for critical technology components, protecting intellectual property rights and the fight against, fighting disinformation; supports closer coordination on these and other issues of common concern;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for close cooperation to jointly address the range of threats emanating from the Russian Federation, such as the continued destabilisation of Ukraine and Georgia, China and for a stronger, more coherent strategy towards Beijing interferences in democratic processes in the EU and the US, hybrid threats and disinformation campaigns, while at the same pursuing selective cooperation in the areas of shared transatlantic interest, notably in the area of arms control; welcomes, in this regard, the decision taken by the Biden administration to extend the New START arms control treaty;
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for close cooperation to jointly address the range of threats emanating from the Russian Federation, such as the continued destabilisation of Ukraine and Georgia, Republic of Moldova and Georgia, support for Lukashenka's illegitimate rule and crimes against humanity in Belarus, interferences in democratic processes in the EU and the US, hybrid threats and disinformation campaigns, while at the same pursuing selective cooperation in the areas of shared transatlantic interest, notably in the area of arms control;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for close cooperation to jointly address the range of threats emanating from the Russian Federation, such as the territorial breaches of Ukraine and Georgia, the continued destabiliszation of Ukraine and Georgiand interference in the Republic of Moldova, interferences in democratic processes in the EU and the US, hybrid, military and cyber threats and disinformation campaigns, while at the same pursuing selective cooperationengagement in the areas of shared transatlantic interest, notably in the area of arms control;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Expresses concerns over a withdrawal of the NATO Allies forces from Afghanistan, calls for a dialogue based decisions in the future, urges a responsible committed action towards the Afghan people, particularly in supporting the Intra-Afghan Peace Talks and safeguarding the fundamental freedoms and human rights with particular attention to the rights of ethnic minorities, girls and women, including their right to education and public participation, and other vulnerable groups;
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls for a joint EU-US strategy on Africa that supports democracy, inclusive and sustainable development, human rights, digitalization, education, and gender equality, mitigates the impact of climate change and its demographic implications, reduces Chinese exploitation of Africa’s natural resources and ensures their sustainable use, and engages with Africa as an economic, social, and political partner of both the EU and the U.S.;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Supports closer cooperation with the US in securing a stable and secure North Africa and Sahel, by joining forces to address regional conflicts, power competition and the disruptive behaviour of external actors in these regions;