Activities of Diogo FEIO related to 2011/2111(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU foreign policy towards the BRICS and other emerging powers (debate)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - are countries with extremely different history, culture, societies and political and economical systems and whereas an historical geopolitical antagonism has existed between some of them, and that they show diverse degrees of commitment to main European values;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the BRICS have embarked on quasi-permanent coordination of foreign policBrazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa have coordinated on some foreign policy matters, namely by abstaining from the vote on UNSC Resolution 1973 (2011) on Libya (South Africa was not yet part of the BRICS at that time), by deferring the vote on the EU'’s role in UNGA, and through their coinciding positions on Côte d'’Ivoire, Sudan and the placement of weapons in outer space, as well as by coordinating their action through the BRICSir Leaders'’ meetings. Points out that the BRICS seem to be challengingsome of these countries have aspirations to occupy a more central role on the current system of international governance; believes that if the EU will duly take into account their new weight, in political and economic terms, and of the BRICS and other emerging powers, this may contribute to an orderly reform of global governance without any destabilising effects;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the occasional convergence between the BRICS on some issues and international forums should not lead the European Union to consider and relate with these five countries as if they were a cohesive block; on the contrary, notwithstanding the necessary coordination and exchange of information between main EU Foreign Policy decision-makers and the EU Delegations in those countries, the EU should choose an approach towards them that takes into account their differences and focus particularly on the improvement of the relationships with those who not only share but consistently put into practice main European values, such as democracy, the rule of law and the respect for human rights;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that, with very different growth patterns, most of the BRICS have resisted the economical and financial crisis more robustly than European countries and are now back to stable growth. Naturally there are some lessons which Europe may learn from the BRICS, regarding financial regulation and economic policies. Also, the commercial dimension of the relation between Europe and the BRICS should take into account the fast development of those markets and the opportunities created to European investors and entrepreneurs;