PREPORUKA o nacrtu odluke Vijeća o sklapanju Protokola uz Euro-mediteranski sporazum o pridruživanju između Europskih zajednica i njihovih država članica, s jedne strane, i Republike Tunisa, s druge strane, o okvirnom sporazumu između Europske unije i Republike Tunisa o općim načelima sudjelovanja Republike Tunisa u programima Unije

17.9.2015 - (16160/2014 – C8‑0080/2015 – 2014/0118(NLE)) - ***

Odbor za vanjske poslove
Izvjestitelj: Pier Antonio Panzeri

NACRT ZAKONODAVNE REZOLUCIJE EUROPSKOG PARLAMENTA

o nacrtu odluke Vijeća o sklapanju Protokola uz Euro-mediteranski sporazum o pridruživanju između Europske zajednice i njezinih država članica, s jedne strane, i Republike Tunisa, s druge strane, o okvirnom sporazumu između Europske unije i Republike Tunisa o općim načelima sudjelovanja Republike Tunisa u programima Unije

(16160/2014 – C8‑0080/2015 – 2014/0118(NLE))

(Suglasnost)

Europski parlament,

–       uzimajući u obzir nacrt odluke Vijeća (16160/2014),

–       uzimajući u obzir nacrt Protokola uz Euro-mediteranski sporazum o pridruživanju između Europske zajednice i njezinih država članica, s jedne strane, i Republike Tunisa, s druge strane, o okvirnom sporazumu između Europske unije i Republike Tunisa o općim načelima sudjelovanja Republike Tunisa u programima Unije (16159/2014),

–       uzimajući u obzir zahtjev Vijeća za davanje suglasnosti u skladu s člankom 212. i člankom 218. stavkom 6. podstavkom 2. točkom (a) i člankom 218. stavkom 7. Ugovora o funkcioniranju Europske unije (C8‑0080/2015),

–       uzimajući u obzir članak 99. stavak 1. prvi i treći podstavak, članak 99. stavak 2. i članak 108. stavak 7. Poslovnika,

–       uzimajući u obzir preporuku Odbora za vanjske poslove (A8-0254/2015),

1.      daje suglasnost za sklapanje Protokola;

2.      nalaže svojem predsjedniku da stajalište Parlamenta proslijedi Vijeću, Komisiji te vladama i parlamentima država članica i Republike Tunis.

SHORT JUSTIFICATION

Tunisia was the birthplace of the Arab Spring. Thus far, it is the only country in the MENA region to survive this social and political experiment. The success of Tunisia's transition to democracy will depend on its future economic and social development. Tunisia has significant long-term growth potential. The implementation of the expected reforms, combined with existing assets such as its human resources and open economy, will unleash this potential, thereby boosting its economy in a more sustainable and inclusive manner. Over recent years, the Tunisian economy has deteriorated markedly, both domestically and in the international arena, especially in terms of its trade with Europe, which remains its main partner. In light of this, it is vital for the Tunisian issue to become an EU priority, with the EU making concrete economic and investment commitments aimed at supporting the country's fragile transition to democracy, while being mindful of the fact that the success of the Tunisian experiment is in the interests of the entire region and the EU. Thus, Tunisia’s participation in the EU programmes should be seen in this light. In particular, the financial contribution of Tunisia (see Article 2) should be as low as possible, in line with the rebates granted to others countries of the neighbourhood, such as Ukraine. The EU should also increase cooperation in the fields of university education, general education, training and youth, through programmes such as Erasmus+, and other programmes aimed at developing ‘people-to-people’ contacts. Tunisia should also be given the opportunity to join the missions and activities of the European Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP).

REZULTAT KONAČNOG GLASOVANJA U ODBORU

Datum usvajanja	15.9.2015
Rezultat konačnog glasovanja	+: –: 0:	60 2 3
Zastupnici nazočni na konačnom glasovanju	Nikos Androulakis, Francisco Assis, Petras Auštrevičius, Amjad Bashir, Bas Belder, Goffredo Maria Bettini, Mario Borghezio, Elmar Brok, Klaus Buchner, James Carver, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Javier Couso Permuy, Knut Fleckenstein, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, Michael Gahler, Richard Howitt, Sandra Kalniete, Manolis Kefalogiannis, Tunne Kelam, Afzal Khan, Janusz Korwin-Mikke, Andrey Kovatchev, Eduard Kukan, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Arne Lietz, Sabine Lösing, Ulrike Lunacek, Andrejs Mamikins, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, David McAllister, Francisco José Millán Mon, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Demetris Papadakis, Tonino Picula, Kati Piri, Andrej Plenković, Cristian Dan Preda, Jozo Radoš, Sofia Sakorafa, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Alyn Smith, Jaromír Štětina, Charles Tannock, Eleni Theocharous, Ivo Vajgl, Elena Valenciano, Geoffrey Van Orden, Hilde Vautmans
Zamjenici nazočni na konačnom glasovanju	Ryszard Czarnecki, Ana Gomes, Andrzej Grzyb, Cătălin Sorin Ivan, Marek Jurek, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Urmas Paet, Jean-Luc Schaffhauser, György Schöpflin, Renate Sommer, Dubravka Šuica, Traian Ungureanu, Bodil Valero, Paavo Väyrynen
Zamjenici nazočni na konačnom glasovanju prema čl. 200. st. 2.	Liisa Jaakonsaari, Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu