title: European Parliament resolution on the preparation of the reform of the Treaties and the next Intergovernmental Conference (C5-0143/1999 - 1999/2135(COS))

eurovoc_concepts:
EU employment policy
European Constitution
European social policy
Treaty on European Union
citizens' Europe
economic policy
institutional reform
intergovernmental conference (EU)
revision of an agreement
the EU's international role

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text: C 189/222 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 7. 7. 2000 Thursday 18 November 1999 4. Treaty reform and next IGC A5-0058/1999 European Parliament resolution on the preparation of the reform of the Treaties and the next Intergovernmental Conference (C5-0143/1999 ’ 1999/2135(COS)) The European Parliament, (cid:1) having regard to the conclusions of the Cologne European Council, which confirmed its intention ‘of convening a Conference of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States early in 2000 to resolve the institutional issues left open in Amsterdam that need to be settled before enlarge- ment’ (C5-0143/1999), (cid:1) having regard to the decision taken at the Cologne European Council to draw up an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, (cid:1) having regard to the statements made by the President of the Commission, Mr Prodi, to Parliament on 21 July 1999 to the effect that it would be an historic error to launch in Helsinki a Conference whose scope was limited by a collective fear of taking up the genuine challenges posed by the future enlarge- ment, (cid:1) having regard to the statements made by Mr Barnier, Member of the Commission, to the Committee on Constitutional Affairs on 6 September 1999 regarding the reform of the Treaties and, in particular, the process of the constitutionalisation of the Union and the method of revision, (cid:1) having regard to the report of the Commission’s group of experts chaired by Mr Dehaene, (cid:1) having regard to it resolutions of 19 November 1997 on the Amsterdam Treaty (1), of 6 May 1999 on the method and timetable of the forthcoming institutional reform (2) and of 16 September 1999 on the establishment of the Charter of Fundamental Rights (3), (cid:1) having regard to paragraph 15 of its abovementioned resolution of 19 November 1997, in which it approved the joint declaration by Belgium, France and Italy calling for institutional reform as a con- dition of any enlargement, (cid:1) having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the opinions of Commit- tee on Budgets, the Committee on Budgetary Control, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market and the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (A5-0058/1999), A. whereas in May 2000 the Europe of the Community will be 50 years old, and whereas, since the inception of the Coal and Steel Community, it has gradually transformed itself into a political Union based on its dual legitimacy as a Union of States and a Union of peoples, B. whereas the establishment of a system of representative democracy at Union level is reflected in the exercise of legislative, budgetary and supervisory powers and the incorporation in the Treaties of the concept of European citizenship, and whereas this has led to a further development of the Union which will have to be taken into account in its forthcoming reform, C. whereas the Union faces new kinds of political, economic, and social challenges which are unprece- dented in their scope, both internally and in its relations with the rest of the world, and whereas it is becoming more and more clear that the Treaty in its present form is not suitable to resolve these problems effectively or to involve citizens fully, D. noting the crisis involving the Commission, which brought to light certain institutional shortcomings at Union level, and the crisis in the former Yugoslavia and the war in Kosovo, which revealed the Union’s weakness in the sphere of foreign, security and defence policy, E. whereas the reform of the Union should be taken as an opportunity to establish or renew contact with European citizens, (1) OJ C 371, 8. 12. 1997, p. 99. (2) OJ C 279, 1. 10. 1999, p. 416. (3) Minutes of that sitting, Part II, Item 10(a). 7. 7. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 189/223 Thursday 18 November 1999 F. whereas, faced with these problems, the Cologne European Council acknowledged that a revision of the Treaties was needed but decided to convene an IGC whose remit will initially cover only the institutional issues not settled in Amsterdam, but may also cover other issues and specifically those referred to in the Protocol on the institutions with the prospect of enlargement of the European Union and those arising from the implementation of the Treaty of Amsterdam, G. whereas immediately after the Amsterdam European Council Parliament outlined, and subsequently reiterated, its blueprint for a more ambitious reform of the Union (cid:1) going well beyond the above protocol (cid:1) more commensurate with the European problems to be resolved, H. whereas there can be no question of delaying the enlargement process, remembering in particular the hardships suffered by the Central and Eastern European countries through more than forty years of dictatorship, but whereas its scope by far exceeds earlier enlargements and will test the solidity of the European integration process, I. whereas the enlargement must provide an opportunity and the impetus for a thoroughgoing reform of the Union, and whereas the postponement of such a comprehensive reform until after the enlarge- ment would serve only to make it more difficult and its outcome more uncertain; The objectives of the next reform of the Union States firmly that a European Union comprising such a large number of states must have the means 1. to achieve its joint political, economic and social objectives; 2. Takes the view, therefore, that the next reform of the Union must strengthen the institutions and make them more efficient, transparent and democratic, thereby strengthening the legitimacy of the Euro- pean Union in the eyes of the citizens and enabling it to cope with enlargement, play an active role in the world, better serve citizens and enhance fundamental rights and internal security; The method to be employed in the next reform of the Union Regards it as essential that the following objectives should be achieved when the next reform of the 3. Union is carried out: (cid:1) a broad public debate and total transparency, (cid:1) an ongoing dialogue with the applicant countries, (cid:1) the establishment of a procedure for greater democratic control over the process of drafting and adopting changes to the Treaties, (cid:1) coherent results; Takes the view that the Community method, as outlined below, could be used to prepare and carry 4. out the next reform of the Treaties; Calls on the Commission to submit a comprehensive proposal for the reform of the Union and, prior 5. to the official launch of the IGC, submit a specific draft of a reformed Treaty; calls on the IGC to accept this draft as a basis for the negotiations; considers it necessary to reach political consensus with the Coun- cil and Commission on the agenda and method for the reform of the Treaties; Regards discussions with the parliaments of the Member States and open dialogue with the parlia- 6. ments of applicant countries and organisations representing civil society as vital in connection with the preparations for the work of the IGC; 7. Will deliver its opinion, pursuant to Article 48 of the EU Treaty, on the convening of the IGC in the light of the decisions taken by the Helsinki European Council and the outcome of the joint consideration, referred to above, of the agenda and method laid down for the IGC; Calls for the IGC to be called as soon as possible after the Helsinki European Council of December 8. 1999; C 189/224 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 7. 7. 2000 Thursday 18 November 1999 Regards it as a matter of course and as its indisputable right that it should be fully involved at every 9. stage and level of the IGC, for which purpose it should be represented by two Members elected by it; Believes that the final decision of the Member States should be submitted to it as in the assent 10. procedure; The substance of the reforms Declares that the agenda for the next reform of the Union, and hence the negotiating brief to be 11. adopted by the European Council, must include, with a view to the enlargement, the following points; The constitutionalisation of the Union: bringing Europe closer to citizens 12. Welcomes the decision to draw up a Charter of Fundamental Rights; 13. Considers that the prospect of a wider Union calls for a constitutional process to be launched which must involve the simplification and rationalisation of the Treaties with a view to making them transparent and intelligible to citizens; considers that the drawing up of a Charter of Fundamental Rights is an integral part of this constitutional process; Believes that such a constitutional process would entrench the rights of the Member States and 14. citizens of the European Union and clarify the competences of the common institutions; Takes the view that the constitutionalisation of the Union implies, in particular, the unification of 15. the Treaties in a single text and the division of that text into two sections: (a) a constitutional section comprising the preamble, the objectives of the Union, fundamental rights and the provisions concerning the institutions, decision-making procedures and the various competences, (b) a second section defining the other areas of the current Treaty; 16. Takes the view that the IGC must alter the procedure for the future revision of the Treaties on the basis of the Union’s dual legitimacy in order to democratise the revision process by introducing a power of codecision for the institution which represents the States and that which represents Union citizens; Endorses the elaboration of rules governing political parties at European level, since this would help 17. citizens to become politically active; Sufficiently ambitious institutional reforms 18. Calls for the IGC to launch a reform of the institutions by changing their composition, tasks, coop- eration and organisation with a view to strengthening their democratic nature and, hence, their effective- ness and responding to the increase in the number of members of the Union; Restates its firm belief that qualified majority voting (QMV) and codecision should become the legislative Community-level decision-making and that the unanimity rule 19. normal method for general should continue to apply only to constitutional and fundamental matters; Considers that firm decisions must now be taken as regards the re-weighting of votes within the 20. Council and the composition of the Commission; Considers that, in the context of an enlarged Union, it is both necessary and possible to improve 21. the workings of the Council in numerous ways without calling for a revision of the Treaty, and that these improvements should be included in the same calendar as the next IGC; stresses that Parliament will deli- ver its opinion on the results of the IGC in the light of, among other factors, the results thus obtained within the Council; 22. Believes that the impact of enlargement on the institutions is not just limited to the Commission, but concerns other institutions and bodies, including the Council and European Council, and calls for the forthcoming IGC to examine the issue of the composition, operation and competences of the Courts of Justice and First Instance, Court of Auditors, Committee of the Regions and Economic and Social Commit- tee and the implications of these choices for the future working methods of these institutions; 7. 7. 2000 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 189/225 Thursday 18 November 1999 23. Recalls that the ceiling of 700 planned for the size of the European Parliament implies that there will also have to be a review of the number of seats per Member State, and will make a proposal accord- ingly; 24. Calls for Council meetings at which legislative decisions are taken to be open to the public; 25. Calls for clarification of the existing Treaty provisions as regards the possibility of collective resig- nation of the Commission, and asks to be given the same right as the Council to apply to the Court of Justice for the compulsory retirement of an individual Commissioner pursuant to Articles 213 and 216 of the EC Treaty; calls for the ‘Prodi procedure’ whereby the President of the Commission may dismiss an individual Commissioner to be written into the Treaty; calls for the Treaty to make the necessary provision to enable the Commission President to ask Parliament for a vote of confidence; Expresses its opposition to any attempts to challenge at the IGC the Commission’s monopoly of the 26. right of initiative under the first pillar; Considers that the democratic quality of the EU needs to be further improved; calls in this context 27. for its own role to be strengthened, particularly in budgetary matters and as regards appointments to the institutions and bodies of the European Union; 28. Demands that Parliament should be made responsible for its own working arrangements; Calls for a reinforcement of the protection of the Community’s financial interests and in particular 29. the obligation of the Member States to combat fraud; A new clause on closer cooperation 30. Considers it desirable, with a view to enlargement, to continue the debate on flexibility. The rules adopted should aim at reducing the possibility of blocking actions by any of the Member States and at safeguarding the EU’s single institutional framework; 31. Urges reconsideration of the closer cooperation clauses of the Treaty of Amsterdam to enable their effective deployment in fields where a certain number of Member States have the will and the capacity to deepen their integration without jeopardy to the interests of other Member States or to the integrity of the acquis communautaire; Strengthening the external role of the EU Legal personality Considers that the Union’s international status, visibility and negotiating power will continue to be 32. limited until a single legal personality is established; for this purpose, in international relations the Union should enjoy legal capacity to the extent necessary for the exercise of its functions and the fulfilment of its tasks; Security and defence 33. Acknowledges the need, following the declaration issued by the Member States at the Cologne European Council, to strengthen the instruments of the CFSP and calls for the establishment, on the basis of a clear binding timetable and with procedures safeguarding the national interests of each Member State, of a common European policy on security and defence which guarantees the external borders of the Mem- ber States as borders of the European Union; 34. Calls for the integration of the WEU in accordance with a clear timetable, thereby enabling the Union to take action on the basis of a credible military capability; considers that due account must be taken of the institutional problems posed by that integration and its consequences and that neutral Mem- ber States and those not belonging to an alliance should be able to participate fully and on equal terms in EU operations; C 189/226 Official Journal of the European Communities EN 7. 7. 2000 Thursday 18 November 1999 External economic relations Calls for a strengthening of the provisions concerning external economic relations, including the 35. international organisations, and for these provisions to be Community’s participation in multilateral brought together in one section of the Treaties; stresses the need for the Community’s competence (and the Commission’s authority to negotiate external agreements) to be extended to all services and intel- lectual property rights, with regard in particular to WTO and other multilateral negotiations; Requests the strengthening of the European Parliament’s role as regards international agreements 36. and the common commercial policy, in particular with regard to authorisation and monitoring of negotia- tions of external agreements; Calls for the assent procedure to become the general rule for the conclusion of all significant inter- 37. national agreements as originally suggested by the 1983 Stuttgart Declaration, including decisions taken on the provisional application or the suspension of agreements as a result of human rights violations or fail- ure to respect democratic rules; Area of freedom, security and democracy 38. Notes that the Amsterdam Treaty represents a substantial step forward, which has still to be imple- mented, but takes the view that the importance of this matter for Union citizens justifies the inclusion of the strengthening of the procedures relating to this area on the agenda for the IGC, especially with a view to improving citizens’ access to the European Court of Justice; Strengthening economic and social and employment policy 39. Calls for the agenda of the IGC to include the examination of suitable proposals for strengthening the role of the political institutions of the Union in defining the Union’s economic, social and employment policy guidelines, with a view to improving the synergy and balance between these policies in the EU, in order to provide a frame of reference for independent monetary policy decisions to be taken by the European Central Bank; reserves the right to draw up concrete proposals when it gives its opinion on the convening of the IGC; Asks to be consulted on the annual economic guidelines, on decisions relating to budget deficits 40. and on all other important decisions to be taken within the framework of EMU, other than in cases where the ECB decides as an independent body; Stresses the importance of the nature and meaning of the ‘social market economy’ and calls on the 41. forthcoming IGC to replace the phrase ‘open market economy’ by the phrase ‘social market economy’ in the relevant articles of the Treaty establishing the European Community (for example Article 4, Article 98, Article 105, etc. ); Considers that the completion of the internal market, monetary union and enlargement will affect 42. social security systems in the European Union; * * * 43. Notes that the Amsterdam Treaty has strengthened the legal framework for the protection of the Union’s financial interests by creating a specific legal basis; calls, however, for this provision to be supple- mented by a provision giving a European public prosecutor’s office powers of investigation, in accordance with the arrangements proposed in the ‘Corpus Juris’; Asks the IGC to examine the need for Treaty provisions on issues such as tourism, energy policy, 44. the creation of a single Air Traffic Control, fisheries and sport; 45. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the governments of the Member States, the national parliaments, the Committee of the Regions and the Economic and Social Committee


eurovoc_concepts:
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
UN convention
child labour
child protection
children's rights
right to education
sexual mutilation

text: 7. 7. 2000 PT Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias C 189/241 Quinta-feira, 18 de Novembro de 1999 F. Registando que o General Musharraf anunciou que o exército paquistanês iria desmilitarizar unilateral- mente a fronteira com a Índia, retirando todas as forças colocadas junto das fronteiras num passado recente, mas não mencionou qualquer iniciativa semelhante ao longo da contestada linha de controlo em Cachemira, G. Considerando que o apoio da UE às reformas económicas no Paquistão depende de uma atitude posi- tiva relativamente à democracia e do respeito dos direitos constitucionais, 1. Recorda os valores comuns que reflectem os princípios democráticos partilhados pela UE; consequen- temente condena firmemente o golpe de estado dos militares paquistaneses e subscreve a declaração da Cimeira de Tampere e a posição assumida pelo Conselho sobre o assunto; Congratula-se com a missão de informação da União Europeia no Paquistão, dirigida pela Presidência 2. da UE; 3. Insta o governo militar paquistanês a restaurar a democracia e a introduzir um processo parlamentar legítimo através do restabelecimento urgente do primado da lei, da transferência do poder para um governo de gestão civil provisório e do anúncio de um calendário pormenorizado para novas eleições; 4. Sublinha o papel importante que o Paquistão desempenha na promoção da estabilidade regional e exorta a junta militar a pôr termo a todas as forma de apoio ao regime Taliban, em conformidade com as sanções impostas pelo Conselho de Segurança da ONU contra o Afeganistão, bem como a garantir a segurança e a igualdade de tratamento para as mulheres e as minorias religiosas; Exorta as novas autoridades paquistanesas a intensificarem o diálogo com a Índia e a solucionarem as 5. tensões no subcontinente por meios pacíficos; reitera o seu apelo ao Paquistão e à Índia para que adiram ao regime global de não proliferação e assinem o Tratado de Interdição Total de Testes Nucleares; Insta as autoridades paquistanesas a não tentarem encenar um julgamento de fachada do antigo pri- 6. meiro-ministro Nawaz Sharif, e insiste em que qualquer julgamento deve ser público e imparcial; Exorta o Conselho a adiar a assinatura do Acordo de Cooperação e a rever a futura assistência da UE 7. ao Paquistão à luz do restabelecimento da ordem constitucional; 8. Salienta que a luta contra a corrupção no país deve constituir uma prioridade para o governo paquis- tanês e que a cooperação financeira internacional com este país deve ser condicionada aos progressos reais que venham a verificar-se naquele; 9. Solicita à Comissão que apoie activamente programas especiais de ajuda com o objectivo de melho- rar as condições das crianças e das mulheres, promova o acesso ao micro-crédito e apoie as ONG locais de defesa dos direitos humanos e os grupos da sociedade civil; Encarrega a sua Presidente de transmitir a presente resolução ao Conselho, à Comissão, às autorida- 10. des paquistanesas actualmente no poder, à SAARC e à ONU. 14. Direitos do Homem: direitos da criança B5-0256, 0257, 0258, 0264, 0265 e 0266/1999 Resolução do Parlamento Europeu sobre o 10o aniversário da Convenção das Nações Unidas sobre os Direitos da Criança O Parlamento Europeu, A. Verificando que em 20 de Novembro de 1999 se celebrará o 10o aniversário da Convenção das Nações Unidas sobre os Direitos da Criança, e que todos os Estados-membros da UE a ratificaram, C 189/242 Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias PT 7. 7. 2000 Quinta-feira, 18 de Novembro de 1999 B. Considerando que a educação das crianças e dos jovens deve ser a razão fundamental de qualquer adulto preocupado em formar seres autónomos e que rejeitam a violência, que a criança tem plenos direitos e que os deveres vêm com a consciência que se desperta graças à educação, C. Verificando que as crianças, em particular as crianças deficientes e as crianças originárias de grupos minoritários, ou são vítimas de discriminação, ou não têm acesso à educação, D. Considerando que o direito à educação é um direito fundamental de que devem usufruir rapazes e raparigas em condições de igualdade, E. Lamentando o aumento da exploração sexual das crianças e da prostituição e pornografia infantis, e exortando a União Europeia a envidar todos os esforços no sentido de pôr cobro a tal flagelo, F. Verificando que pelo menos 300 000 crianças de idade inferior a 18 anos são actualmente parte activa em hostilidades militares em todo o mundo, e instando à proibição do recrutamento e utilização de crianças em conflitos armados; relembrando que, de acordo com os Estatutos do Tribunal Penal Inter- nacional, o recrutamento e utilização de crianças como soldados é considerado crime de guerra, G. Verificando a intenção da Comissão de apresentar uma comunicação relativa aos direitos das crianças, H. Considerando que as crianças são actualmente invisíveis no Tratado de Amesterdão, estando, por con- seguinte, ausentes de quase todas as políticas, programas e legislação da UE, e que nem sempre lhes é conferida prioridade nas legislações dos diferentes Estados-membros da União, I. Considerando que a Convenção das Nações Unidas desempenhou um papel importante para incentivar os governos a adequarem as políticas nacionais no respeito dos direitos da criança, Deseja reconhecer e celebrar formalmente, em 20 de Novembro de 1999, o 10o aniversário da Con- 1. venção das Nações Unidas sobre os Direitos da Criança, bem como os progressos a que a mesma conduziu no que respeita a milhões de crianças em todo o mundo; 2. Congratula-se com a inclusão, na nova Convenção de Lomé, de um projecto de cláusula sobre as crianças e os jovens, e exorta a UE e os países ACP a garantirem a adopção da referida cláusula no âmbito da Convenção definitiva; Exorta os Estados-membros da União a promoverem o preceituado no artigo 12o da Convenção 3. sobre os Direitos da Criança e a associarem as crianças e os jovens a todos os níveis adequados do pro- cesso decisório; Congratula-se com a proposta de inclusão, num futuro Tratado europeu, de uma Carta Europeia dos 4. Direitos Fundamentais que contemple os direitos específicos das crianças; Solicita aos Estados-membros que, na próxima Conferência Intergovernamental, aprovem uma base 5. jurídica para a promoção e protecção dos direitos da criança, tal como definidos na Convenção das Nações Unidas sobre a matéria; Considera como requisito essencial que, aquando da adopção de novas políticas a nível da UE, as 6. mesmas sejam objecto de análise minuciosa no sentido de garantir a ausência de quaisquer efeitos negati- vos para as crianças, e que o mesmo nível de protecção se aplique no contexto do futuro alargamento da UE; Exorta todos os Estados-membros a ratificarem a nova Convenção da OIT sobre a proibição e a 7. eliminação imediata das formas mais graves de trabalho infantil, nomeadamente todas as formas de escra- vatura, a venda e o tráfico de crianças, o cativeiro por dívidas, a servidão e os trabalhos forçados, incluindo o recrutamento forçado ou compulsivo de crianças para utilização em conflitos armados, a prostituição e a pornografia infantis, a utilização de crianças no tráfico de drogas e todo o trabalho que prejudique a saúde e a segurança das crianças; 8. Exorta os Estados-membros a apoiarem a adopção de um Protocolo opcional à Convenção das Nações Unidas sobre os Direitos da Criança que preveja a proibição do recrutamento e utilização de crian- ças de idade inferior a 18 anos em conflitos armados; 7. 7. 2000 PT Jornal Oficial das Comunidades Europeias C 189/243 Quinta-feira, 18 de Novembro de 1999 Exorta os Estados-membros da UE a darem rigorosa aplicação à legislação vigente em matéria de 9. mutilação genital das mulheres; Encarrega a sua Presidente de transmitir a presente resolução à Comissão, ao Conselho e aos gover- 10. nos dos Estados-membros. 15. Direitos do Homem: situação na Chechénia B5-0259, 0260, 0261, 0262 e 0263/1999 Resolução do Parlamento Europeu sobre a Chechénia O Parlamento Europeu, I Tendo em conta as suas anteriores resoluções sobre a situação na Chechénia, nomeadamente a sua Resolução de 7 de Outubro de 1999 (1), I Tendo em conta os seus pareceres de 30 de Novembro de 1995, relativo à celebração do Acordo de Parceria e Cooperação entre as Comunidades Europeias e os seus Estados-membros, por um lado, e a Federação Russa, por outro (2), e de 11 de Junho de 1997, relativo à celebração de um Protocolo ao Acordo de Parceria e Cooperação entre as Comunidades Europeias e os seus Estados-membros e a Federação Russa (3), bem como a Estratégia Comum da União Europeia em relação à Rússia, adoptada pelo Conselho em Junho de 1999, I Tendo em conta a missão de investigação conduzida pelo Presidente em exercício do Conselho à Inguchétia em 30 de Outubro de 1999, I Tendo em conta a declaração do Conselho «Assuntos Externos» de 15 de Novembro de 1999 sobre a situação na Chechénia, I Tendo em conta a sua decisão de adiar a votação do relatório sobre um acordo de cooperação cien- tífica e tecnológica com a Rússia, A. Empenhado no reforço da parceria estratégica com a Rússia em termos de integração e cooperação económicas e, simultaneamente, na manutenção da estabilidade e da segurança na Europa e fora desta, B. Profundamente apreensivo com a nova escalada do conflito na Chechénia, que se seguiu à crise do Daguestão, e, nomeadamente, com os ataques repetidos e indiscriminados contra alvos civis, C. Salientando a importância da integridade territorial da Federação Russa, D. Recordando o dever da Rússia, nos termos do Acordo de Parceria e Cooperação com a UE, de respei- tar os direitos humanos e os valores democráticos, E. Chocado com a situação de crise humanitária gerada pelas operações militares em curso na Chechénia e com o recurso a forças militares numerosíssimas, de que resultou um número crescente de vítimas civis e a deslocação de 350 mil pessoas, 200 mil das quais encontraram refúgio na Inguchétia, F. Salientando que esses refugiados vivem em condições intoleráveis, sem abrigo, alimentação ou assis- tência médica, e que as suas condições sanitárias são cada vez mais precárias, G. Apreensivo com o destino dos refugiados que permaneceram na Chechénia e com as repetidas tenta- tivas das autoridades russas para os bloquear na fronteira chechena, H. Congratulando-se com os importantes esforços das populações vizinhas da Chechénia para concede- rem abrigo aos refugiados, (1) Cf. Textos Aprovados em 7. 10. 1999, ponto 1. (2) (3) JO C 339 de 18. 12. 1995, p. 45. JO C 200 de 30. 6. 1997, p. 66


title: Ψήφισμα του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου για την Τσετσενία

eurovoc_concepts:
Russia
agreement (EU)
civil war
government violence
human rights
humanitarian aid
military intervention
terrorism
war of independence

text: 7. 7. 2000 EL Επι΄σηµη Εφηµερι΄δα των Ευρωπαι¨κω΄ν Κοινοτη΄των C 189/243 Πε΄µπτη, 18 Νοεµβρίου 1999 καλει΄ τα κρα΄τη µε΄λη της ΕΕ να εφαρµο΄σουν αυστηρα΄ την ισχυ΄ουσα νοµοθεσι΄α κατα΄ του ακρωτηριασµου΄ 9. των γεννητικω΄ν οργα΄νων των γυναικω΄ν· αναθε΄τει στην Προ΄εδρο΄ του να διαβιβα΄σει το παρο΄ν ψη΄φισµα στην Επιτροπη΄, το Συµβου΄λιο και τις κυβερ- 10. νη΄σεις των κρατω΄ν µελω΄ν. 15. Κατα΄σταση στην Τσετσενι΄α B5-0259, 0260, 0261, 0262 και 0263/1999 Ψη΄φισµα του Ευρωπαι¨κου΄ Κοινοβουλι΄ου για την Τσετσενι΄α Το Ευρωπαι¨κο΄ Κοινοβου΄λιο, # ε΄χοντας υπο΄ψη τα παλαιο΄τερα ψηφι΄σµατα΄ του σχετικα΄ µε την κατα΄σταση στην Τσετσενι΄α, και ιδι΄ως το ψη΄φι- σµα΄ του της 7ης Οκτωβρι΄ου 1999 (1), # ε΄χοντας υπο΄ψη τη συ΄µφωνη γνω΄µη που παρε΄σχε στις 30 Νοεµβρι΄ου 1995 για τη συ΄ναψη Συµφωνι΄ας Εται- ρικη΄ς Σχε΄σης και Συνεργασι΄ας ανα΄µεσα, αφενο΄ς, στην Ευρωπαι¨κη΄ Κοινο΄τητα και τα κρα΄τη µε΄λη της και, αφετε΄ρου, τη Ρωσικη΄ Οµοσπονδι΄α (2), καθω΄ς και τη συ΄µφωνη γνω΄µη που παρε΄σχε στις 11 Ιουνι΄ου 1997 για τη συ΄ναψη Πρωτοκο΄λλου της Συµφωνι΄ας Εταιρικη΄ς Σχε΄σης και Συνεργασι΄ας ανα΄µεσα στην Ευρωπαι¨κη΄ Κοινο΄τητα και τα κρα΄τη µε΄λη της και στη Ρωσικη΄ Οµοσπονδι΄α (3) και για την Κοινη΄ Στρατηγικη΄ της Ευρω- παι¨κη΄ς Ένωσης για τη Ρωσι΄α, που εγκρι΄θηκε απο΄ το Συµβου΄λιο τον Ιου΄νιο του 1999, # ε΄χοντας υπο΄ψη την εξεταστικη΄ των πραγµα΄των αποστολη΄ της Προε΄δρου του Συµβουλι΄ου στην Ινγκουσετι΄α στις 30 Οκτωβρι΄ου 1999, # ε΄χοντας υπο΄ψη τη δη΄λωση του Συµβουλι΄ου Υπουργω΄ν Εξωτερικω΄ν στις 15 Νοεµβρι΄ου 1999 σχετικα΄ µε την Τσετσενι΄α, # ε΄χοντας υπο΄ψη την απο΄φαση΄ του να αναβα΄λει την ψηφοφορι΄α επι΄ της ε΄κθεσης σχετικα΄ µε συµφωνι΄α επιστη- µονικη΄ς και τεχνολογικη΄ς συνεργασι΄ας µε τη Ρωσι΄α, A. προσηλωµε΄νο στην ενι΄σχυση της στρατηγικη΄ς συ΄µπραξης µε τη Ρωσι΄α απο΄ την α΄ποψη της οικονοµικη΄ς ολο- κλη΄ρωσης και συνεργασι΄ας, µε παρα΄λληλη διατη΄ρηση της σταθερο΄τητας και της ασφα΄λειας στην Ευρω΄πη και πε΄ρα απο΄ αυτη΄ν, Β. Γ. ∆. Ε. ανησυχω΄ντας ε΄ντονα για την περαιτε΄ρω κλιµα΄κωση της συ΄ρραξης στην Τσετσενι΄α, που ακολου΄θησε την κρι΄ση στο Νταγκεστα΄ν, και ειδικο΄τερα για τις επανειληµµε΄νες και χωρι΄ς διακρι΄σεις επιθε΄σεις κατα΄ αµα΄χων, δι΄νοντας ε΄µφαση στην εδαφικη΄ ακεραιο΄τητα της Ρωσικη΄ς Οµοσπονδι΄ας, υπενθυµι΄ζοντας τις υποχρεω΄σεις της Ρωσι΄ας, βα΄σει της Συµφωνι΄ας Εταιρικη΄ς Σχε΄σης και Συνεργασι΄ας µε την ΕΕ, για σεβασµο΄ των δικαιωµα΄των του ανθρω΄που και των δηµοκρατικω΄ν αξιω΄ν, θορυβηµε΄νο απο΄ την ανθρωπιστικη΄ κατα΄σταση που προκλη΄θηκε απο΄ τις συνεχιζο΄µενες πολεµικε΄ς επιχειρη΄σεις στην Τσετσενι΄α και τη δυσανα΄λογη χρη΄ση στρατιωτικη΄ς δυ΄ναµης, µε αποτε΄λεσµα ολοε΄να µεγαλυ΄τερες απω΄- λειες µεταξυ΄ των αµα΄χων και την εκτο΄πιση 350. 000 ατο΄µων, απο΄ τους οποι΄ους 200. 000 βρη΄καν καταφυ΄γιο στην Ινγκουσετι΄α, ΣΤ. επισηµαι΄νοντας ο΄τι οι προ΄σφυγες αυτοι΄ υποχρεω΄νονται να ζουν σε ανυπο΄φορες συνθη΄κες, χωρι΄ς επαρκε΄ς κατα΄λυµα, τροφη΄ και ιατρικη΄ φροντι΄δα και σε µια διαρκω΄ς επιδεινου΄µενη υγειονοµικη΄ κατα΄σταση, Ζ. Η. (1) (2) (3) ανησυχω΄ντας για την τυ΄χη των αποµενο΄ντων προσφυ΄γων στην Τσετσενι΄α και για τις επανειληµµε΄νες προσπα΄- θειες των ρωσικω΄ν αρχω΄ν να τους σταµατη΄σουν στα συ΄νορα της Τσετσενι΄ας, χαιρετι΄ζοντας τις τερα΄στιες προσπα΄θειες που καταβα΄λλουν οι γειτονικε΄ς χω΄ρες της Τσετσενι΄ας για να εξα- σφαλι΄σουν κατα΄λυµα στους προ΄σφυγες, Κει΄µενα που εγκρι΄θηκαν κατα΄ την εν λο΄γω συνεδρι΄αση, σηµει΄ο 1. ΕΕ C 339 της 18. 12. 1995, σελ. 45. ΕΕ C 200 της 30. 6. 1997, σελ. 66. C 189/244 Πε΄µπτη, 18 Νοεµβρίου 1999 Επι΄σηµη Εφηµερι΄δα των Ευρωπαι¨κω΄ν Κοινοτη΄των EL 7. 7. 2000 Θ. Ι. ε΄χοντας επι΄γνωση ο΄τι ο πο΄λεµος στην Τσετσενι΄α ο΄χι µο΄νο συντελει΄ σε περαιτε΄ρω αποσταθεροποι΄ηση της περιοχη΄ς του Βο΄ρειου Καυκα΄σου, αλλα΄ επι΄σης θε΄τει σε σοβαρο΄ κι΄νδυνο τη δηµοκρατι΄α, το κρα΄τος δικαι΄ου και τις οικονοµικε΄ς µεταρρυθµι΄σεις στη Ρωσικη΄ Οµοσπονδι΄α, επισηµαι΄νοντας ο΄τι η ρωσικη΄ ∆ου΄µα ενε΄κρινε σε πρω΄τη ανα΄γνωση τον νε΄ο πρου¨ πολογισµο΄, ο οποι΄ος περιε΄χει αυ΄ξηση του πρου¨ πολογισµου΄ των ρωσικω΄ν ενο΄πλων δυνα΄µεων κατα΄ 1 δισ. δολλα΄ρια, προοριζο΄µενα ειδικα΄ για τη συ΄ρραξη στην Τσετσενι΄α, ζητει΄ να σταµατη΄σει αµε΄σως η ρωσικη΄ στρατιωτικη΄ δρα΄ση στην Τσετσενι΄α, να αρχι΄σει εποικοδοµητικο΄ς δια΄- 1. λογος µε νοµι΄µους τσετσε΄νους εκπροσω΄πους, χωρι΄ς παρα΄λογες πρου¨ ποθε΄σεις· επαναλαµβα΄νει ο΄τι καταδικα΄ζει ε΄ντονα τις ρωσικε΄ς στρατιωτικε΄ς ενε΄ργειες καταδικα΄ζει κα΄θε τροµοκρατικη΄ πρα΄ξη, εντο΄ς και εκτο΄ς Τσετσενι΄ας, και καλει΄ τις ρωσικε΄ς αρχε΄ς να καταβα΄- 2. λουν κα΄θε προσπα΄θεια για να επισηµα΄νουν και να καταδικα΄σουν τους δρα΄στες των τροµοκρατικω΄ν αυτω΄ν πρα΄- ξεων· καλει΄ την κυβε΄ρνηση της Ρωσικη΄ς Οµοσπονδι΄ας να δεχθει΄ τη µεσολα΄βηση της Ευρωπαι¨κη΄ς Ένωσης η΄ οιου- 3. δη΄ποτε α΄λλου διεθνου΄ς οργανισµου΄ που ει΄ναι αποδεκτο΄ς και απο΄ τις δυ΄ο πλευρε΄ς· καλει΄ τις ρωσικε΄ς αρχε΄ς να σταµατη΄σουν αµε΄σως κα΄θε περαιτε΄ρω δρα΄ση κατα΄ του α΄µαχου πληθυσµου΄ στην 4. Τσετσενι΄α· καλει΄ τα κρα΄τη µε΄λη, τον ΟΑΣΕ, τον ΟΗΕ και τους διεθνει΄ς χρηµατοπιστωτικου΄ς οργανισµου΄ς να εξετα΄σουν 5. τη λη΄ψη περαιτε΄ρω µε΄τρων, επι΄σης δε την Επιτροπη΄ και το Συµβου΄λιο να εξετα΄σουν το ενδεχο΄µενο να «παγω΄σουν» ο΄λες τις νε΄ες συµβα΄σεις στο πλαι΄σιο του προγρα΄µµατος Tacis για τη Ρωσι΄α, µε την εξαι΄ρεση του κονδυλι΄ου ∆ηµοκρατι΄α του Tacis, αν η Ρωσι΄α δεν σταµατη΄σει τις στρατιωτικε΄ς επιθε΄σεις της κατα΄ του α΄µαχου πληθυσµου΄ και δεν προσε΄λθει στο τραπε΄ζι των διαπραγµατευ΄σεων· καλει΄ τη ρωσικη΄ κυβε΄ρνηση καθω΄ς και ο΄λους τους χορηγου΄ς βοη΄θειας και τους διεθνει΄ς χρηµατοπιστωτι- 6. κου΄ς οργανισµου΄ς να εξασφαλι΄σουν τον υψηλο΄τερο δυνατο΄ βαθµο΄ διαφα΄νειας, ω΄στε να κατοχυρωθει΄ ο΄τι καµι΄α απο΄ αυτε΄ς τις χρηµατοδοτη΄σεις δεν θα χρησιµοποιηθει΄ απο΄ τις ρωσικε΄ς αρχε΄ς για τη συνε΄χιση της συ΄ρραξης στην Τσετσενι΄α· προτρε΄πει την Επιτροπη΄, το Συµβου΄λιο και τα κρα΄τη µε΄λη να καταστη΄σουν διαθε΄σιµη την αναγκαι΄α ανθρω- 7. πιστικη΄ βοη΄θεια για τον χειµαζο΄µενο πληθυσµο΄ της Τσετσενι΄ας καθω΄ς και για τους προ΄σφυγες στις γειτονικε΄ς δηµοκρατι΄ες· καλει΄ εν προκειµε΄νω τις ρωσικε΄ς αρχε΄ς να επιτρε΄ψουν την προ΄σβαση των διεθνω΄ν ανθρωπιστικω΄ν οργανω΄σεων στην περιοχη΄· τονι΄ζει την προθυµι΄α της ΕΕ να προσφε΄ρει σηµαντικα΄ ποσα΄ ανθρωπιστικη΄ς βοη΄θειας προς την περιοχη΄, µε΄σω 8. διεθνω΄ν οργανισµω΄ν ο΄πως η Ύπατη Αρµοστει΄α του ΟΗΕ για τους Προ΄σφυγες, η ∆ιεθνη΄ς Επιτροπη΄ του Ερυθρου΄ Σταυρου΄ και α΄λλες ΜΚΟ µε πει΄ρα στη συγκεκριµε΄νη περιοχη΄· καλει΄ το ECHO να προετοιµασθει΄ για δραστηριο΄τητες ανθρωπιστικη΄ς βοη΄θειας στην περιοχη΄ αµε΄σως µο΄λις 9. αυτο΄ καταστει΄ δυνατο΄ και να συνδεθει΄ µε ο΄λους τους α΄λλους διεθνει΄ς χορηγου΄ς βοη΄θειας και τις ΜΚΟ υλοποι΄- ησης της βοη΄θειας· καλει΄ τη συ΄νοδο κορυφη΄ς του ΟΑΣΕ στην Κωνσταντινου΄πολη να προβει΄ σε µια εις βα΄θος εξε΄ταση της 10. κατα΄στασης στην Τσετσενι΄α και να χρησιµοποιη΄σει ο΄λα τα µε΄σα του για µια ταχει΄α επι΄λυση της κρι΄σης κατο΄πιν διαπραγµατευ΄σεων· καλει΄ την Επιτροπη΄ και το Συµβου΄λιο να προτει΄νουν στον ΟΑΣΕ να λα΄βει τα αναγκαι΄α µε΄τρα για τη 11. διοργα΄νωση µιας ∆ια΄σκεψης για τη Σταθερο΄τητα στον Καυ΄κασο, η οποι΄α θα µπορου΄σε να αποτελε΄σει σταθερο- ποιητικο΄ παρα΄γοντα στην περιοχη΄ ως φο΄ρουµ επι΄λυσης και προ΄ληψης συγκρου΄σεων, και απευθυ΄νει ε΄κκληση σε ο΄λες τις ενδιαφερο΄µενες πλευρε΄ς να συµµετα΄σχουν στη ∆ια΄σκεψη αυτη΄· αναθε΄τει στην Προ΄εδρο΄ του να διαβιβα΄σει το παρο΄ν ψη΄φισµα στο Συµβου΄λιο, στην Επιτροπη΄, στον ΟΑΣΕ, 12. στον Γενικο΄ Γραµµατε΄α του ΟΗΕ, στην Ρωσικη΄ ∆ου΄µα και το Οµοσπονδιακο΄ Συµβου΄λιο καθω΄ς και στις αρχε΄ς της Τσετσενι΄ας, του Νταγκεστα΄ν και της Ινγκουσετι΄ας