Activities of Norica NICOLAI related to 2017/2130(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Eastern Partnership: November 2017 Summit (debate) RO
Amendments (9)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the occupation of territories belonging to a third country is a violation of international law and is contrary to the founding principles of the European Neighbourhood Policy, thereby endangering the whole Eastern Partnership project;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas the EU should play a more active role in the peaceful resolution conflicts, including frozen conflicts, which currently constitute an insurmountable obstacle to the full development of good-neighbourly relations;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) to ensure that the outcomes of the November 2017 Summit will, as a first priority, provide the basis for upholding the core values of the European Union, in particular respect for democracy, fundamental freedoms, human rights, the rule of law and, non-discrimination and gender equality, on which the Eastern Partnership is based, underlining that these values are at the heart of the Association Agreements and recognising the commitment of the partners concerned to implement and promote these values;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point j
(j) to further increase opportunities for closer cooperation in the fields of education, research and innovation, notably through facilitating the participation to programmes such as Erasmus+ and EU4Innovation as well as the provision of loan guarantees by the European Investment Bank Group as part of its InnovFin programme;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point k
(k) to ensure that the outcomes of the November 2017 Summit will also provide a renewed impetus to boost sustainable economic growth, modernisation and diversification of existing sectors, trade and investment opportunities, including intra-regional opportunities and with a particular emphasis on entrepreneurship and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point n
(n) to improve both energy independence and efficiency through specific investments and diversification of energy sources, strengthened cooperation in all priority areas covered by the EU Energy Union and by closer integration of the partners’ energy markets with the European energy market with a particular focus on interconnectivity and infrastructure, whilst scrutinising closely the consequences of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point p
(p) to ensure that the outcomes of the November 2017 Summit also address, where possible, the security threats that affect the sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity and political, social and economic development of the partners and of the region as a whole, as well as to improve security cooperation;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point p a (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point p a (new)
(pa) to support the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of the partner countries; takes the view that ENP should contribute to and be supportive of these principles in practice; recalls its position that the occupation of territory of a partner country violates the fundamental principles and objectives of ENP; emphasises the need for the earliest peaceful settlement of the frozen conflicts on basis of the norms and principles of international law;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point r
(r) to call for an immediate end to military hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan which unnecessarily claim the lives of civilians and soldiers whilst hampering socioeconomic development; to reaffirm support to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of both countries as well as to the OSCE Minsk Group co-Chairs’ efforts to solve; the resolution of the Nagorno- Karabakh conflict should comply with UN Security Council resolutions 822, 853, 884, as well as with the OSCE Minsk Group and to their 2009 Basic Principles; to call on Armenia and Azerbaijan to re- launch negotiations in good faith with a view to implementing these principles to solve the conflict; to make the ratification of new agreements between the EU and each of the parties conditional on meaningful commitments to solving the conflict through maintaining the ceasefire and supporting the implementation of the 2009 Basic Principles;