7 Amendments of Sandra KALNIETE related to 2015/2001(INI)
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas these restrictive targeted measures are not directed against the Russian people but aim at stimulating a change in Russian policy towards, and actions in, the common neighbourhood; whereas the sanctions could be lifted, partially or fully, as soon as Russia commits itself to implementings, fully and honestly, the provisions of the Minsk agreements and commits to the return of Crimea to Ukraine; whereas the sanctions will be strengthened should Russia chose to do otherwise and refrain from taking any positive step to change its policy;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EU has firmly supported Russia’s accession and participation in different international organisations and fora, such as the G8, the G20 and the WTO; whereas this strategy of includinginclusion of Russia in international decision-making bodies has not had the results expected but instead created tensions owing to Russia’s habit of breaching ruleo these bodies has created tensions, e.g. its non- compliance with WTO standards and obligations (by introducing a number of discriminatory measures against individual EU Member States and other countries in its neighbourhood), its failure to implement more than a thousand judgements of the European Court of Human Rights, etc.;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas Russia has developed policies and instruments for, and became an actively user of, a new type ofs hybrid warfare, deliberately blurring the lines between military/paramilitary activity and political activism, employing a mix of weaponised information (information deliberately altered and aired to inflict damage to societal, political and institutional structures), using professional instigators of insurgency in foreign countries, targeting local minority- language groups abroad for destabilisation, controlling information space and combining cyber warfare with military means;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the intrusrresponsible actions of Russian jet fighters intonear the airspace of EU and NATO members states jeopardise the safety of civilian flights and violations of this airspace undermine security;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is deeply concerned by the fact that Russia now openly positions itself, and acts, not as a partner of, but as a rival to the international democratic community, seeking to challenge the currentlaw-based international order, and is in the process of redrawing by force borders within Europe; is extremely worried by the tendency of the Russian authorities to systematically denigrate liberal democracy and to consider democratic neighbouring countries as a threat to their own rule;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is of the opinion that, in the long run, a constructive and predictable relationship between the EU and Russia is possible, for the benefit of both partners, especially in view of the existing political, trade and energy relations, people-to- people contacts and of the common challenges and interests on the world scene;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the EU to provide support to grass-roots projects aimed at developing high journalistic standards, freedom of the media, and unbiased and trustworthy information in Russia, and at deconstructing propaganda within the EU and the Eastern Partnership countries; supports the initiative to developcalls on the Commission to allocate adequate funding for supporting high-quality Russian- language media channelsontent, with a view to providing Russian speaking audiences with a credible and accessible alternative to biased information for Russian-speaking minorities in the EU and in the Eastern Partnership Russian state-countriesolled media;