13.1.2021 A9-0266/16

Amendment 16 Anna Fotyga, Raffaele Fitto, Adam Bielan, Elżbieta Kruk, Hermann Tertsch on behalf of the ECR Group

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Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

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9. Reiterates its call for a revision of 9. Reiterates its call for a revision of the EU Global Strategy in order to draw the EU Global Strategy in order to draw the lessons from the new geopolitical the lessons from the new geopolitical dynamics, current threats including the dynamics, current threats including the COVID-19 pandemic and expected COVID-19 pandemic and expected upcoming challenges, and to reassess the upcoming challenges, and to reassess the goals and means of the CFSP; highlights goals and means of the CFSP; highlights that while further developing its that while further developing its cooperation with international partners and cooperation with international partners and allies the EU has to speed up decision- allies the EU has to speed up decision- making in foreign affairs and its ability to making in foreign affairs and its ability to work with like-minded partners while work with like-minded partners while strengthening multilateralism, and to strengthening multilateralism, and to strengthen its strategic capacities to act, strengthen its strategic capacities to act, also autonomously if needed; stresses that also autonomously if needed; stresses that the EU has a responsibility to forge its the EU and its Member States should strategic autonomy on common focus on common diplomacy, security, and diplomacy, security, and defence issues as defence issues as well as on economic, well as on economic, health and trade health and trade matters, in order to matters, in order to address the many address the many common challenges to common challenges to defending its defending its interests, norms and values in interests, norms and values in the post- the post-pandemic world; stresses, pandemic world; stresses, therefore, the therefore, the need for European countries need for European countries to retain the to retain the capacity to take decisions and capacity to take decisions and to act alone; to act alone; urges Member States to urges Member States to swiftly implement swiftly implement and apply the new and apply the new regulation to establish regulation to establish mechanisms for mechanisms for screening foreign screening foreign investments in critical investments in critical sectors; encourages sectors; encourages EU Member States to EU Member States to create a new forum create a new forum for multilateral for multilateral cooperation, drawing on cooperation, drawing on the legacy of the the legacy of the Coordinating Committee Coordinating Committee for Multilateral for Multilateral Strategic Export Controls, Strategic Export Controls, to monitor and

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EN United in diversityEN to monitor and control the export of control the export of technologies, trade technologies, trade flows and sensitive flows and sensitive investments to investments to countries of concern; countries of concern;

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Amendment 17 Anna Fotyga, Raffaele Fitto, Adam Bielan, Elżbieta Kruk, Charlie Weimers, Hermann Tertsch on behalf of the ECR Group

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Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

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13. Regrets the lack of progress in 13. Regrets the lack of progress in improving the decision-making process on improving the decision-making process on CFSP matters, which impacts the CFSP matters, which impacts the efficiency, speed and credibility of EU efficiency, speed and credibility of EU action and decision-making on the action and decision-making on the international scene; calls on the Member international scene; underlines that States to urgently open a debate on the unanimity in CFSP matters strengthens possibility of moving from unanimity to solidarity within the EU and gives the EU qualified majority voting at least in a stronger mandate for its global actions; selected areas of CFSP, such as decisions on human rights issues and sanctions, as a concrete means by which to strengthen the EU’s influence on the global scene;

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Amendment 18 Anna Fotyga, Raffaele Fitto, Adam Bielan, Elżbieta Kruk, Charlie Weimers, Hermann Tertsch on behalf of the ECR Group

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Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23

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23. Stresses the importance of the EU’s 23. Stresses the importance of the EU’s commitment to support its partners’ commitment to support its partners’ sovereignty, independence and territorial sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity within their internationally integrity within their internationally recognised borders; is concerned by the recognised borders; is concerned by the proliferation of hot conflict zones in the proliferation of hot conflict zones in the EU’s closest neighbourhood, as well as EU’s closest neighbourhood, as well as frozen conflicts and the ongoing de-facto frozen conflicts and the ongoing de-facto occupation by the Russian Federation of occupation by the Russian Federation of territories belonging to sovereign states; territories belonging to sovereign states; reiterates its condemnation of Russia’s reiterates its condemnation of Russia’s aggressive policies vis-à-vis Ukraine, its aggressive policies vis-à-vis Ukraine, its negative role in several frozen conflicts negative role in several frozen conflicts and its pressure against some of its and its pressure against some of its immediate EU neighbours, in addition to immediate EU neighbours, in addition to its violations of the rights of the Crimean its violations of the rights of the Crimean Tatars, its blockade of the Azov Sea, its Tatars, its blockade of the Azov Sea, its continued seizure of Ukraine’s gas fields in continued seizure of Ukraine’s gas fields in the Black Sea, and its violation of the the Black Sea, and its violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia and territorial integrity of Georgia and Moldova; remains fully committed to the Moldova; remains fully committed to the policy of non-recognition of the illegal policy of non-recognition of the illegal annexation of Crimea; calls on Russia to annexation of Crimea; calls on Russia to assume its responsibility, to use its assume its responsibility, to use its influence over the Russian-backed influence over the Russian-backed separatists and to fully implement its separatists and to fully implement its commitments under the Minsk agreements; commitments under the Minsk agreements; underlines the need for the EU to step up underlines the need for the EU to step up its action in the peaceful resolution of so- its action in the peaceful resolution of so- called frozen conflicts, also in dialogue called frozen conflicts, also in dialogue with third countries involved, to actively with third countries involved, to actively

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EN United in diversityEN promote solutions based on the norms and promote solutions based on the norms and principles of international law, the UN principles of international law, the UN Charter and the OSCE Helsinki Final Act Charter and the OSCE Helsinki Final Act of 1975, and to increase support for of 1975, and to increase support for conflict-affected civilians, internally conflict-affected civilians, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees; displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees; demands, likewise, that the Russian Federation cease its occupation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali Region/South Ossetia and stop the de facto integration of both regions into the Russian administration;

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Amendment 19 Anna Fotyga, Adam Bielan, Elżbieta Kruk, Hermann Tertsch on behalf of the ECR Group

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Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new)

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25a. Underlines the need for the EU to pay closer attention to the ongoing conflict in Syria and to work towards bringing to justice the members of the Syrian regime and its allies, particularly from Russia and Iran, who are responsible for numerous war crimes committed since 2011;

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Amendment 20 Anna Fotyga, Adam Bielan, Elżbieta Kruk, Hermann Tertsch on behalf of the ECR Group

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Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32

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32. Takes the view that the EU needs to 32. Takes the view that the EU needs to urgently define a better geopolitical and urgently define a better geopolitical and overall strategy for its short-, mid- and overall strategy for its short-, mid- and long-term relations with Turkey, long-term relations with Turkey, particularly in the light of continued particularly in the light of continued democratic backsliding and the growing democratic backsliding and the growing assertiveness of Turkey’s foreign policy, assertiveness of Turkey’s foreign policy, which is contributing to the escalation of which sometimes contributes to the tensions and having a destabilising impact escalation of tensions and is having a that threatens regional peace and stability destabilising impact that threatens regional in the Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East peace and stability in the Eastern and South Caucasus, and its role in Mediterranean, Middle East and South conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Caucasus, as well as Turkey’s role in Nagorno-Karabakh; conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, taking into account its role as an important regional partner and NATO ally and the growing rivalry between Turkey and Russia in the region;

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Amendment 21 Anna Fotyga, Raffaele Fitto, Adam Bielan, Elżbieta Kruk, Charlie Weimers, Hermann Tertsch on behalf of the ECR Group

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Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30

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30. Calls on France, Germany and the 30. Calls on France, Germany and the United Kingdom, as signatories of the United Kingdom, as signatories of the JCPOA, the EU, and its Member States to JCPOA, the EU, and its Member States to build up their unity, deterrence and build up their unity, deterrence and resilience against secondary sanctions from resilience against secondary sanctions from third countries, and to implement measures third countries, and to implement measures to safeguard the EU’s legitimate interests, to safeguard the EU’s legitimate interests, including through the full including through the full operationalisation of the Instrument in operationalisation of the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX); Support of Trade Exchanges (INSTEX); rejects the unilateral extraterritorial re- rejects the unilateral extraterritorial re- imposition of sanctions by the US imposition of sanctions by the US following its withdrawal from the JCPOA, following its withdrawal from the JCPOA, as it undermines the EU’s legitimate as it undermines the EU’s legitimate economic and foreign policy interests, in economic and foreign policy interests, in particular by hindering humanitarian trade particular by hindering humanitarian trade with Iran at the time of COVID-19; calls with Iran at the time of COVID-19; calls on the US to unconditionally re-join the on the US to unconditionally re-join the JCPOA, which should go hand in hand JCPOA, which should go hand in hand with urging Iran reverting to full with urging Iran reverting to full compliance with its commitments under compliance with its commitments under the agreement; the agreement; condemns, in this regard, the decision of Iran to begin enriching uranium to 20 %, which is a direct and grave breach of the nuclear deal;

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