15 Amendments of Gabriel MATO related to 2022/2007(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the Barcelona Declaration and Euro-Mediterranean Partnership of 27 and 28 November 1995,
Amendment 19 #
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 19 April 2021 on a renewed Partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood – A new agenda for the Mediterranean,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
— having regard to the conclusions of the European Council of 10 and 11 December 2020,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
— having regard to the Statement of the Members of the European Council of 26 February 2021,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the aims of the Barcelona Process, which was launched in 1995, were, inter alia, to create a common area of peace, stability and prosperity, set a Euro-Mediterranean free trade area in motion, work to strengthen democracy and respect for human rights, and develop a Euro-Mediterranean partnership for greater understanding and rapprochement between peoples; whereas over 20 years have passed since the Barcelona Declaration but these aims have not been achieved;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the war in Ukraine has underlined the threat posed by third countries that seek political and economic hegemony in the EU’s neighbourhood to the detriment of the democratic aspirations and territorial integrity of target countries; whereas Russia, China and Iran are all seeking to increase their capacity to exercise political and/or economic hegemony in certain Southern Neighbourhood countries and, therefore, the EU’s capacity-building for fighting disinformation and promoting freedom of the press is crucial; whereas the EU should reaffirm its role as the privileged partner and primary political, economic and democratic anchor for the countries of the Southern Neighbourhood;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the Southern Neighbourhood has one of the lowest levels of regional economic integration in the world; whereas interregional trade barely accounts for 5.9 % of these countries' total trade;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) IUrge the institutions to comply with the financial rule in force since 2007 according to which two thirds of neighbourhood policy funds are to be distributed to countries in the Southern Neighbourhood; implement under the NDICI, as a matter of priority, strategies and dedicated programming for broader youth access to education, vocational training, higher education together with adequate funding for access to education; recalls that youth migration, whether regular or irregular, and professional brain drain are a matter of serious concern to our partners in the region, as well as a serious threat to the longer-term capacity for economic growth and economic viability of Southern Neighbourhood countries; stresses the importance of expanding access to the Erasmus and Erasmus+ programmes for participants from Southern Neighbourhood countries; recalls the importance of circular mobility, including South-to-South exchanges, so that professionals from Southern Neighbourhood countries can have concrete opportunities to further their professional training in the EU and return to their country of origin to share and build knowledge; recalls the importance of mainstreaming the socioeconomic integration of women in the region and of gender equality in all EU policies areas whenever possible; stresses the importance of targeted EU support for women with the objective of improving their access to education, training and employment and, more generally, promoting equal professional and socioeconomic opportunities;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Make improving the EU's business and trade relations with Southern Neighbourhood countries a strategic priority; work to make the Euro- Mediterranean free trade area a reality not just for goods but also for services; move forward with the negotiation and / or modernisation of free trade agreements with Southern Neighbourhood countries, including on investment facilitation, services and sustainable development;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) Pursue an active EU role in facilitating dialogue and cooperation among all the countries of the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that have relevant natural gas reserves, promoting, where necessary, the capacity for understanding and final settlements on maritime border demarcation, and further promoting the interconnection capacity between countries in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean that produce natural gas and the European Union, through relevant EU hubs and considering, in particular, adequate pipeline, harbour and regasification infrastructures and technology both in the EU and in Southern Neighbourhood countries for the benefit of all producer countries and all Member States; take urgent steps to promote energy interconnections between the EU and Southern Neighbourhood countries; the Commission should include as soon as possible the Midcat gas pipeline between Spain and France as a project of common interest;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) Urge the Southern Neighbourhood countries to cooperate with EU Member States to ensure that the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the territorial integrity and the exclusive economic zone of the countries in question are all fully respected;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
(fb) Take account of the blue economy's potential to promote sustainable development and economic opportunities on both sides of the Mediterranean; duly integrate the blue economy into economic development planning; guarantee cooperation in conservation of marine biological resources;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) Stress the importance of migratory flows between Southern Neighbourhood countries and the EU being managed in an orderly fashion based on the principles of solidarity, balance and shared responsibility while at the same time both parties combat the mafias trafficking in the lives of human beings;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(la) Urge that care be taken to protect, preserve and defend common cultural and historic heritage with a view to promoting tourism and creating further economic opportunities; step up the preservation and promotion of the European Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in which countries in the Southern Neighbourhood also participate, including the El Legado Andalusi route, the Aeneas route, the routes of the Olive Tree, the Iter Vitis route and the Phoenicians' route; calls for the Mediterranean Diet, which Unesco has inscribed in the world's Intangible Cultural Heritage, to be promoted and made part of the shared cultural food heritage;