Activities of Alexander MIRSKY

Plenary speeches (1298)

Shadow opinions (1)

AFET_AD(2010)439837

2016/11/22
Committee: AFET
Dossiers: 2009/2230(INI)
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Written declarations (1)

2016/11/22
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Authors: Adam GIEREK, Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, Cornelia ERNST, Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Philippe JUVIN, Alexander MIRSKY, Norica NICOLAI, Helmut SCHOLZ, Joanna SENYSZYN, Hannu TAKKULA

Amendments (26)

2011/2315(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)

(h a) promote more intensive negotiation process since it corresponds to interests of Armenian and Azerbaijani people, as a just and mutually beneficial solution of the conflict will give new impetus to economic development of both countries;

2012/02/29
Committee: AFET

2011/2069(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to Article 6 of Convention on the Participation of Foreigners in Public Life at Local Level,

2012/08/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)

- having regard to Article 79(4) of the Lisbon Treaty,

2012/08/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 11 March 2004 on the comprehensive monitoring report of the European Commission on the state of preparedness for EU membership,

2012/08/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 d (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 22 April 20091 on the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions during the year 2008, ___________________ 1 P6_TA(2009)0239

2012/08/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 e (new)

- having regard to the recommendations made by the UN Human Rights Committee, UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, European Commission against Racism and Intolerance and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly,

2012/08/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas, such EU Member States as, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom allow non-citizens, residing in a particular country for a certain number of years, to vote in local elections;

2012/08/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

Db. whereas in the Latvian Republic there exists a certain category of stateless people who account for 15% of the whole population and who live there for more than 20 years and are deprived of the right to participate in local elections while being obliged to pay taxes;

2012/08/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

Dc. whereas the UN Human Rights Committee, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance and the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly recommended making it possible for non-citizens to participate in local elections;

2012/08/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)

Dd. whereas, in the resolution on the comprehensive monitoring report of the European Commission on the state of preparedness for EU membership of 11 March 2004, the European Parliament proposed that the Latvian authorities envisage the possibility of allowing non- citizens who are long-time inhabitants to take part in local self-government elections;

2012/08/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)

De. whereas, in the resolution on the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions during the year 2008 of 22 April 2009 the European Parliament urged the European Commission to closely monitor and encourage the regularisation of the status of non-citizens in Latvia,

2012/08/20
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)

44a. Calls on EU Member States to study experience and receive consultations and recommendations from those countries, which allow non-citizens to vote in local elections, to amend their constitutions in order to allow non-citizens to vote in local elections;

2012/07/25
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 b (new)

44b. Emphasizes, that in accordance with the equality principle, all EU residents who regularly pay taxes and are permanent residents should have the opportunity to participate in political life of the country;

2012/07/25
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 c (new)

44c. Calls on the Commission to reflect the situation of non-citizens, in particular, in the Citizenship Report and the Report on the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;

2012/07/25
Committee: LIBE

2011/2069(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 d (new)

44d. Reiterates its recommendation that the Latvian authorities envisage the possibility of allowing non-citizens who are long-time inhabitants to take part in local self-government elections;

2012/07/25
Committee: LIBE

2011/0280(COD)

Alexander MIRSKY

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. Therefore direct income support should be more equitably distributed between Member States, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure amore fair and more equal distribution of direct support, while taking account of the differences that still exist in wage levels and input costs, ~~the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted. Member States with direct payments below the level of~~but also considering that all European farmers are working in single market, and especially single labour market the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted. To avoid further distortion of competition which has social implications for a number of Member States, especially the Baltic countries, taking into account not only farmers' interests, but also the needs of consumers and of the public in general. Member States with a current level of direct payments per hectare below 90 % of the EU average should close ~~one third of~~ the gap between their current level and this level at the beginning of the 2014-2020 financial period. Member States with a level of direct payments above 90% but below the EU average should close this gap by 10 % During the Multiannual Financial Framework. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the Union average. In addition, all payment entitlements activated in 2019 in a Member State or in a region should have a uniform unit value following a convergence towards this value that should take place during the transition period in linear steps. However, in order to avoid disruptive financial consequences for farmers, Member States having used the single payment scheme, and in particular the historical model, should be allowed to partially take historical factors into account when calculating the value of payment entitlements in the first year of application of the new scheme. The debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period starting in 2021 should also focus on the objective of complete convergence through the equal distribution of direct support across the European Union during that period.

2012/07/18
Committee: AGRI

2009/2230(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Is convinced that the success of the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region and the accompanying action plans proposed by the Commission w~~ill be successful only if~~ould be greatly enhanced by a constructive cooperation ~~takes place~~ with external partners in the region; ~~1 doc. 13744/09~~Or. en

2010/03/26
Committee: AFET

2009/2230(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Believes that new instruments promoting EU-Russia cooperation within the framework of the external dimension of the Baltic Sea Strategy should be developed, involving non-governmental organisations, local and regional authorities and institutions of education and culture; calls in this context for enhanced cooperation with north-west regions of Russia;

2010/03/26
Committee: AFET

2009/2230(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Believes that cooperation with Russia cshould be stepped up; welcomes, therefore, the intention of the Commission and the Member States in the region to have a renewed engagement with Russia on a vast number of areas, such as internal and external transport connections, customs ~~and border controls~~, border controls, tourism, maritime safety, cross-border health threats, environment protection and adaptation to the climate change; regrets that educational activities to promote environmental awareness have not become part of the Commission's action plan; believes that the EU-Russia common spaces will provide a valuable framework in this regard;

2010/03/26
Committee: AFET

2009/2230(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that the amount of EUR 20 million earmarked in the 2010 EU budget for the Baltic Sea Strategy can be used only for external action, which effectively means cooperation with Russia; although it is agreed that the Strategy shall be financed only within the limits of available funds, calls not to rule out the possibility of finding additional financial resources, notably through the European Investment Bank and the Nordic Investment Bank;

2010/03/26
Committee: AFET

2009/2230(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Notes a deep impact of the global financial and economic crisis on all countries in the region, in particular the Baltic states; calls on all stakeholders not to weaken their commitment to the EU Baltic Sea Strategy because of the crisis;

2010/03/26
Committee: AFET

2009/2216(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas as a result of the August 2008 war in Georgia, of the EU’s successful intervention to achieve a Ceasefire Agreement and of the great need for further engagement that followed from these developments, the EU became a significant security actor infor the ~~region~~people of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, through the deployment of the EU Monitoring Mission, the launch of a major post-war assistance programme and the start of a fact-finding mission on the causes and course of the war,

2010/03/18
Committee: AFET

2009/2216(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the Tagliavini Report and supports its main conclusions including that the conflict in 2008 on the territory of South Ossetia was initiated by the Georgian authorities; supports the EU Monitoring Mission mandate and its implementation of the part which is not blocked by Russia and the de facto authorities of the breakaway regions;

2010/03/18
Committee: AFET

2009/2216(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is seriously concerned about the use of ethnic cleansing ~~as a prelu~~in the period from 1992 till 2000 by the authorities of Georgia which leaded to the ~~Russian recognition~~civil conflict on the territory of South Ossetian and Abkhazia~~n statehood~~ ; notes with satisfaction that the international community remains united in its rejection of the unilateral declaration of independence; calls on Russia to honour its commitment in the Ceasefire Agreement, to ~~withdraw its troops to the positions held before the outbreak of the August 2008 war and to cease its blocking~~try to avoid reacting to any provocations from the Georgian side and to ensure a safe access of EUMM ~~access~~ to South Ossetia and Abkhazia;

2010/03/18
Committee: AFET

2009/2216(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Stresses the importance of protecting the safety and rights of the ethnic Georgians still living within the breakaway regions, promoting respect for displaced persons’ right of return under safe and dignified conditions, achieving a reduction in the Iron-Curtain character of the de facto borders and obtaining possibilities for the EU and other international actors to assist people within the ~~two~~ regions of Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia; underlines the need for more clearly identified short- and medium-term objectives in this respect;

2010/03/18
Committee: AFET

2009/2216(INI)

Alexander MIRSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)

41a. Reaffirms that the position of the Russian Federation plays an important role in conflict resolution on the territory of South Caucasus; is ready to intensify its consultations with the representatives of the Russian Federation in order to achieve justified peace corresponding to the interests of all the nations of the region;

2010/03/18
Committee: AFET