Activities of Ádám KÓSA related to 2019/2176(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Turkey - Annual progress report 2019 and 2020
Amendments (6)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in its report of 21 November 2018 following the fact-finding visit, the Committee on Petitions established that the return of Varosha to its lawful inhabitants is a matter of enforcement of the resolutions tabled by the existing UN Security Council, the only supranational organisation that can exert real pressure on Turkeyof the UN Security Council;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital D – introductory part
Recital D – introductory part
D. whereas on 9 October 2019, the UN Security Council reacted to the provocative acts of the Turkish Government, including a visit to the sealed-off area of Varosha, and the inflammatory remarks made by the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs last September, with the following statement SC/13980in its Press Statement (SC/13980) following the briefing of Assistant Secretary-General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco on the situation in Cyprus also recalled the importance of the status of Varosha:
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, in his report of 7 January 2020 on the United Nations operation in Cyprus (S/2020/23), the UN Secretary- General stated: "During the reporting period, Varosha gained increased attention as a result of public statements made by the Turkish Cypriot side and high-level visits organised to the closed-off area by authorities in the north. The presence and movements of UNFICYP in Varosha continued to be restricted by the Turkish forces. UNFICYP continued to use all available technology, including satellite imagery, to enhance monitoring and reporting in this sensitive area. The United Nations continues to hold the Government of Turkey responsible for the status quo in Varosha." The reporting period lasted from 20 June 2019 to 18 December 2019;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas in its Resolution 2506 (2020) of 30 January 2020, which, among other things, extends the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus, the UN Security Council ”calls on the Turkish Cypriot side and Turkish forces to restore in Strovilia the military status quo thatwhich existed there prior to 30 June 2000, recalls the status of Varosha as set out in relevant resolutions, and reaffirms that UNFICYP’s freedom of movement should be respected”;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the return of Varosha to its lawful inhabitants would constitute a formidable confidence-building measure, and could become the catalyst forcontribute to a comprehensive settlement, by creating conditions of cooperation, mutual respect and trust between the two communities in Cyprus;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the European Commission, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the EU Council and all EU Member StatesU to table a new resolution in the UN Security Council calling for political and economic sanctions againston Turkey forand its acts of aggression in the eastern Mediterranean and for its non- compliance with Resolutions 550 (1984) and 789 (1992) of the UN Security Council.