Activities of Nicole KIIL-NIELSEN related to 2012/2153(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Negotiations for an EU-Kazakhstan enhanced partnership and cooperation agreement (debate)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Kazakhstan aspires to deepen and broaden its relations with the EU; whereas the EU and Kazakhstan should benefit mutually from closer cooperation; whereas the conclusion of the new PCA negotiation should provide a comprehensive framework for cooperation;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Kazakhstan has played a positive role in Central Asia making efforts to develop good neighbourly relations with bordering countries, resume regional cooperation and solve peacefully all bilateral issues,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Kazakhstan held the OSCE chairmanship in 2010; whereas commitments undertaken to bring media law in line with international standards, to liberalise registration requirements for political parties by the end of 2008, and to incorporate recommendations by the OSCE's Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in the elections legislation, remain unmet
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas 37 people were tried on charges of organizing or participating in mass unrest; whereas 34 were convicted, 13 of whom will serve time in prison, among them prominent leaders and activists from the oil workers' strike, including Talgat Saktaganov, Roza Tuletaeva and Maksat Dosmagambetov
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the International Monitoring Mission of Civic Solidarity concludes in its preliminary report that the Zhanaozen trials cannot be considered as compliant with the fair trial standards and that the investigation of the events of December 2011 was neither full nor independent; whereas the accused and some witnesses were victims of severe violations of their rights during the pre-trial stage, including the alleged use of torture, denial of access to an attorney, intimidation, and fabrication of evidence; whereas the defendants' testimony during the trials of ill-treatment and torture during pre-trial detention were not fully, impartially and thoroughly investigated in a manner capable of holding the perpetrators responsible
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas in July 2012, the UN high Commissioner for Human Rights Ms. Navi Pillay called after her two-day visit in Kazakhstan on the authorities to authorise an independent international investigation into the events of Zhanaozen themselves, their causes and their aftermath.
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas despite the attempts to improve the law of 17 February 2012, the right of individuals to associate, organize and register independent trade unions, the right to collective bargaining and the right to strike are not being fully respected, and an independent judiciary is not in place;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) closely monitorexpress deep concern at the gross violations of international standards for a fair trial in the trials ofagainst Vladimirt Kozlov and others,, Serik Sapargaly and Akzhanat Amirov, closely monitor these trials and report back to the EP thereon;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
(pa) insist that Kazakhstan reconsider restrictive amendments to the administrative code and its recent law on religion and put an end to arbitrary raids, interrogations, threats and fines on minority religious groups
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) call on Kazakhstan to sign and ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z
Paragraph 1 – point z
(z) eEncourage the Kazakh government to demonstrate its renewed commitment to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) by removing all legal or regulatory obstacles to its successful implementation and allowing independent civil society organisations to participate fully in the initiative;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point z b (new)
(zb) Stress that water issues in the region remain one of the main sources of tension and potential conflict and underlines the importance of a regional approach in order to protect and properly manage shared water resources; in this context reiterate the importance for the countries of the region to sign and ratify without delay the Espoo and Århus Conventions and to foster involvement of local actors in decision making
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point z c (new)
(zc) step up its technical assistance to Kazakhstan in the field of water conservation and management of water resources in general in the framework of the EU Water Initiative for Central Asia with a view also to improving relations between upstream and downstream countries in the region and reaching sustainable water-sharing agreements ;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point z a (new)
(za) support and assist Kazakhstan in its efforts to save the Aral Sea in the framework of the action programme of the International Fund for saving the Aral Sea
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point z d (new)
(zd) assist Kazakhstan in the adoption of effective mitigation measures and cleaning-up programmes of radioactive wastes and radioactive pollution in the Semey/Semipalatinsk region;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z e (new)
Paragraph 1 – point z e (new)
(ze) welcome Kazakhstan's action for a nuclear weapons-free world and its leadership in the global nuclear disarmament process and for a comprehensive ban on nuclear tests;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z f (new)
Paragraph 1 – point z f (new)
(zf) express concern at the initiative of establishing an International Nuclear Fuel Bank in Kazakhstan in partnership with the International Agency on Atomic Energy and call, in this regard, on the Kazak authorities to make public all the relevant information about the ongoing negotiations and start immediately the necessary environmental impact assessment and the consultation procedure in compliance with the Aarhus Convention;