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2006/2543(RSP) Resolution on Kazakhstan

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:

RoP 144

Subjects

6.10.09 Human rights situation in the world

Events

2006/04/19

EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary

Documents

SP(2006)1725

2006/03/16

EP - Results of vote in Parliament

Documents

Results of vote in Parliament

2006/03/16

EP - Debate in Parliament

Documents

Debate in Parliament

2006/03/16

EP - Decision by Parliament

Details

The European Parliament adopted by 85 votes to 0 with 2 abstentions a resolution on Kazakhstan.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled by EPP-ED, PES, Greens/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN and ALDE groups.

It condemns the murder of Mr Altynbek Sarsenbayev, a prominent politician and the co-chairman of the True Ak Zhol opposition party, brutally murdered on 13 February 2006, together with his bodyguard and driver.

It notes that on 12 November 2005, another opposition leader, Nurkadilov Zamanbek, was found shot dead in unexplained circumstances after he had accused the government of corruption, and the official investigation concluded that he had committed suicide. Parliament expresses its great concern at the fact that over a period of three months two prominent opposition politicians were killed. It calls on the Kazakhstan authorities to carry out the ongoing investigation into the circumstances of the death of Mr Altynbek Sarsenbayev and the two persons who accompanied him in a full, independent and transparent manner. Members welcome President Nazarbayev's statement of 21 February 2006 condemning the murders and promising severe punishment for those involved.

Further noting that 12 opposition activists, as well as a number of journalists, were jailed for five to fifteen days or fined for holding a peaceful rally on 26 February 2006 in memory of the slain opposition leader, Altynbek Sarsenbayev, Parliament condemns this jailing of opposition activists and journalists.

Members go on to stress that respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law is a fundamental element of the EU-Kazakhstan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, upon which the development of future relations will be based. They urge the Kazakhstan government to honour its commitments under the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, in particular to respect democracy, the principles of international law and human rights and move towards democratisation, the provision of guarantees of greater freedom for citizens and liberalisation. Parliament reiterates the importance it places on cooperation between Kazakhstan and the EU in the economic, political and cultural fields.

It calls on the Council and Commission to place the issue of respect for human rights at the core of the next Cooperation Council meeting, linking progress in this field to the further implementation of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, and to strengthen the TACIS democracy programmes for Kazakhstan, aiming, in particular, at strengthening and developing democratic institutions, independent media and the fight against corruption. Members want these topics to be included in the agenda for the next meeting of the EU-Kazakhstan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, which is due to take place on 29 and 30 May 2006. They stress that respect for the principles of democracy, the rule of law and human rights, as clearly laid down in the PCA, is a prerequisite if Kazakhstan is to fulfil its intention to chair the OSCE from 2009.

Documents

T6-0100/2006

2006/03/16

EP - End of procedure in Parliament

2006/03/14

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0167/2006

2006/03/14

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0173/2006

2006/03/14

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0175/2006

2006/03/14

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0177/2006

2006/03/14

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0181/2006

2006/03/14

EP - Motion for a resolution

Documents

B6-0184/2006

2006/03/14

Joint motion for resolution

Documents

RC-B6-0167/2006

Documents

Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2006)1725
Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
Decision by Parliament: T6-0100/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0167/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0173/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0175/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0177/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0181/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0184/2006
Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0167/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0167/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0173/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0175/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0177/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0181/2006
Motion for a resolution: B6-0184/2006
Joint motion for resolution: RC-B6-0167/2006
Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2006)1725

Activities

Mario MAURO
Plenary Speeches (3)
- 2016/11/22 Kazakhstan (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Kazakhstan (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Kazakhstan (debate)
Albert Jan MAAT
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Kazakhstan (debate)
- 2016/11/22 Kazakhstan (vote)
John ATTARD-MONTALTO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Kazakhstan (debate)
Erik MEIJER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Kazakhstan (debate)
Andreas MÖLZER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Kazakhstan (debate)
Józef PINIOR
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Kazakhstan (debate)
Bernd POSSELT
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Kazakhstan (debate)
Ona RAINYTÉ-BODARD
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Kazakhstan (debate)
Karin SCHEELE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Kazakhstan (debate)
Carl SCHLYTER
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Kazakhstan (debate)
Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Kazakhstan (debate)
Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- 2016/11/22 Kazakhstan (debate)

Votes

RC B6-0167/2006 - Kazakhstan - résolution #

2006/03/16 Outcome: +: 85, 0: 2

		PL	DE	ES	GB	FR	EL	LT	CY	AT	NL	CZ	PT	DK	IE	IT	SK	MT	BE	SE
	Total	17	13	13	7	7	7	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
PPE-DE	41	Poland PPE-DE For (5) Bogusław SONIK, Filip KACZMAREK, Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Zbigniew ZALESKI, Zdzisław Kazimierz CHMIELEWSKI 5	Germany PPE-DE For (9) Albert DESS, Alfred GOMOLKA, Bernd POSSELT, Daniel CASPARY, Jürgen SCHRÖDER, Michael GAHLER, Rainer WIELAND, Renate SOMMER, Thomas MANN 9	Spain PPE-DE For (4) Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Cristobal MONTORO ROMERO, José Manuel GARCÍA-MARGALLO Y MARFIL 4	United Kingdom PPE-DE For (5) James ELLES, James NICHOLSON, John BOWIS, John PURVIS, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK 5	France PPE-DE For (5) Ari VATANEN, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Jean-Paul GAUZÈS, Jean-Pierre AUDY, Véronique MATHIEU HOUILLON 5	Greece PPE-DE For (6) Antonios TRAKATELLIS, Antonis SAMARAS, Georgios PAPASTAMKOS, Konstantinos HATZIDAKIS, Manolis MAVROMMATIS, Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU 6	Lithuania PPE-DE For (1) Laima Liucija ANDRIKIENĖ 1	Cyprus PPE-DE For (1) Yiannakis MATSIS 1	Austria PPE-DE For (1) Othmar KARAS 1	Netherlands PPE-DE For (1) Albert Jan MAAT 1	Czechia PPE-DE For (1) Zuzana ROITHOVÁ 1				Italy PPE-DE For (1) Mario MAURO 1	Slovakia PPE-DE For (1) Zita PLEŠTINSKÁ 1
PSE	20	Poland PSE For (3) Józef PINIOR, Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG, Wiesław Stefan KUC 3	Germany PSE For (2) Evelyne GEBHARDT, Heinz KINDERMANN 2	Spain PSE For (8) Antolín SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO, Carlos CARNERO GONZÁLEZ, Inés AYALA SENDER, Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ, Luis YÁÑEZ-BARNUEVO GARCÍA, Manuel MEDINA ORTEGA, Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ, Rosa MIGUÉLEZ RAMOS 8				Lithuania PSE For (1) Aloyzas SAKALAS 1		Austria PSE For (2) Harald ETTL, Karin SCHEELE 2			Portugal PSE For (2) Ana GOMES, Paulo CASACA 2					Malta PSE For (1) John ATTARD-MONTALTO 1	Belgium PSE For (1) Alain HUTCHINSON 1
ALDE	8	Poland ALDE For (2) Bronisław GEREMEK, Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ 2	Germany ALDE For (1) Jorgo CHATZIMARKAKIS 1		United Kingdom ALDE For (2) Elizabeth LYNNE, Fiona HALL 2			Lithuania ALDE For (2) Danutė BUDREIKAITĖ, Ona RAINYTÉ-BODARD 2	Cyprus ALDE For (1) Marios MATSAKIS 1
Verts/ALE	5		Germany Verts/ALE For (1) Hiltrud BREYER 1	Spain Verts/ALE For (1) Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA 1		France Verts/ALE For (2) Gérard ONESTA, Marie Anne ISLER BÉGUIN 2														Sweden Verts/ALE For (1) Carl SCHLYTER 1
NI	4	Poland NI For (4) Bernard WOJCIECHOWSKI, Leopold Józef RUTOWICZ, Maciej Marian GIERTYCH, Ryszard CZARNECKI 4
GUE/NGL	4						Greece GUE/NGL Abstain (1) Athanasios PAFILIS 1		Cyprus GUE/NGL For (1) Adamos ADAMOU 1		Netherlands GUE/NGL For (1) Erik MEIJER 1	Czechia GUE/NGL For (1) Daniel STROŽ 1
IND/DEM	3	Poland IND/DEM Abstain (1) Urszula KRUPA 1												Denmark IND/DEM For (1) Jens-Peter BONDE 1	Ireland IND/DEM For (1) Kathy SINNOTT 1
UEN	2	Poland UEN For (2) Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI, Zdzisław Zbigniew PODKAŃSKI 2

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Poland PPE-DE

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Germany PPE-DE

For (9)

Spain PPE-DE

For (4)

United Kingdom PPE-DE

For (5)

France PPE-DE

For (5)

Greece PPE-DE

For (6)

Lithuania PPE-DE

For (1)

Cyprus PPE-DE

For (1)

Austria PPE-DE

For (1)

Netherlands PPE-DE

For (1)

Czechia PPE-DE

For (1)

Italy PPE-DE

For (1)

Slovakia PPE-DE

For (1)

Poland PSE

For (3)

Germany PSE

For (2)

Spain PSE

For (8)

Lithuania PSE

For (1)

Austria PSE

For (2)

Portugal PSE

For (2)

Malta PSE

For (1)

Belgium PSE

For (1)

Poland ALDE

For (2)

Germany ALDE

For (1)

United Kingdom ALDE

For (2)

Lithuania ALDE

For (2)

Cyprus ALDE

For (1)

Germany Verts/ALE

For (1)

Spain Verts/ALE

For (1)

France Verts/ALE

For (2)

Sweden Verts/ALE

For (1)

Poland NI

For (4)

Greece GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Cyprus GUE/NGL

For (1)

Netherlands GUE/NGL

For (1)

Czechia GUE/NGL

For (1)

Poland IND/DEM