11 Amendments of Arnaud DANJEAN related to 2014/2229(INI)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to the limited influence of the European Union inand the region and the decliningvery unequal influence of theits Member States in the region; whereas political and economic stability in the MENA region is of fundamental strategic importance to the Union; whereas the Union accordingly has a major role to play in the region;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
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– whereas having been forced take emergency measures in response to successive crises that it failed to anticipate in the MENA region, the European Union has been unable to analyse the key elements or deal with the complexity of the situation, expectations and prospects created by the Arab uprisings of 2011; whereas, above all, it has failed to respond to the need for a very long-term strategy forto sustain and assist genuine democratic transition and political stability; whereas, acting on the instructions issued by the European Council of December 2013, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) launched a major strategic reflection process; whereas a broad consultation process was launched by the Commission, the European External Action Service (EEAS) for a review of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP);
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the action taken by the EU Member States against ISIS in Iraq; notes that this type of operation should be carried out under the auspices of the European Union; to this end, calls on the EU to develop sufficient operational capacity to achieve CSDP targets; stresses however that aparticipating in the international coalition against ISIS whether in the form of direct strikes on ISIS targets or through logistical, financial and humanitarian participation; notes that these actions, whether military, financial or humanitarian, could usefully be coordinated under the auspices of the European Union, if necessary as part of a CSDP operation; stresses that in the longer term a political response must also be found at political and regional level to the challenge presented by ISIS; calls on the EU to facilitate regional dialogue involving all stakeholders, in particular Saudi Arabia and Iran;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the European Union will only gain real influence on the international scene if it is able to speak with one voice; calls on the VP/HR accordingly to appoint representatives at the highest level, i.e. EUput pressure on EU Member States’ foreign ministers or very senioron political figures acting on her instructions and together with her, to ensure a constant dialogurecognised by regional actors, to ensure, on her authority and on behalf of the Union, that a constant high- level dialogue takes place with the countries of the region;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the emergence of ISIS is a symptom ofISIS has its roots in terrorist and insurgent groups in Iraq, and then in Syria, going back long before its spectacular emergence in 2014; stresses that the prominence of this group chiefly results from deep-seated institutional and security crises in Iraq and Syria; concedes, however, that the economic, political, social and cultural crisis afflicting the region; calls has provided fertile soil for its expansion; calls therefore on the EU, together with the Arab world, to assess the root causes and adopt a global approach through an approach based on security, political, economic, social and cultural considerations;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the allocation of EUR one billion under the EU strategy entitled 'Elements of an EU Regional Strategy for Syria and Iraq as well as the Da'esh threat' , under which EUR 400 million has been earmarked for humanitarian aid; calls for special attention to be given to Jordan and Lebanon; is concerned that, as a result of extreme poverty and deprivation, refugee camps may become a hotbed of radicalisation and at any rate constitute, in the long term, destabilising factors for their host countries; welcomes the funds for host populations under the new strategy and under the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP);
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the involvement of thsome countries of the Arab PeninsulaMENA region in the international coalition against ISIS; urges theirall governments in the region and the international community to redouble their efforts to prevent the financing of international terrorism, for example through including increased surveillance of waqfs and private donors; stresses the urgent need to introduce an efficient system of penalties coordinated with the LAS so as to put an end to ISIS financing by the Arab world; stresses also the urgent need for a decryption system to deal with clandestine oil sales by ISIS;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses also the importance of regional dialogue with Turkey and Iran; stresses the need to reintegrate Iran into the international community once it has provided definitive assurances and cast- iron guarantees of itin this connection the importance of holding in- depth consultations with Iran while remaining extremely vigilant and insisting on the reality of Iran’s intenrnation to develop nuclear energy for civilian purposes onlyal commitments, particularly with a view to a possible agreement on the nuclear issue;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to persuade Turkey, through the various institutional structures that exist for dealings with a candidate country and a member of NATO, to clear away certain ambiguities and to play its full role as a stabilising force in the region;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses full support for a new common security and defence policy (CSDP) towhich is strong, capable of guaranteeing the security of European citizens and promotes stability and security in the MENA countrieits neighbourhood, including in the MENA countries; deplores the fact that CSDP missions and operations deployed in the region – in Libya (EUBAM Libya) and in the Palestinian territories (EUPOL COPPS and EUBAM Rafah) – are too small and out of step with the security challenges in the region; calls for a strategic reassessment of these deployments; points out that the EU could play a major role in providing specific training in border surveillance, anti- terrorism and the prevention of arms’ trafficking and in overhauling the security sectors;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the urgent need for a political solution to the conflict in Syria, taking due account of the moderate opposition existing alongside the Syrian National Council and strengthening the moderate Sunni components; points out that no democratic solution in line with the fundamental principle based on the Geneva communiqué of June 2012 and with the support of the international community; supports the efforts of UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura to end the armed conflicts and relaunch the political dialogue; calls ofn the Union can be negotiated with Bachar Al-Assad, following the massacres perpetrated by himEU to take every possible diplomatic action to support these efforts;