1 Amendments of Andrea COZZOLINO related to 2022/2048(INI)
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Welcomes the strengthening of the EU’s relations with the Gulf countries, as underlined in the Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council of 18 May 2022 on a strategic partnership with the Gulf (JOIN(2022)0013); notes that there is a common interest in engaging more strategically with the Gulf partners; deeply deplores the decision of Saudi Arabia-led OPEC+ to cut oil production that will worsen global inflation and undermine international efforts to fight Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine; calls in this regard on the EU Member States to halt arms exports to Saudi Arabia; is concerned that the United Arab Emirates, through its strategic deficiencies in preventing money laundering as identified by the Financial Action Task Force, has become a safe haven for Russian oligarchs sanctioned by the EU; emphasizes that a true strategic partnership with the Gulf requires an alignment in countering the Russian aggression in Ukraine