2019 2200 VL COMP.pdf

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
FINAL VOTING LIST
Draft report
on the implementation of the EU association agreement with Georgia
2019/2200(INI)

Rapporteur: Sven MIKSER (S&D)

(PR/PE648.608v01-00)
(AM/PE650.567v01-00)

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cital/Citation
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RAP
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VOTE
BLOCK VOTE 1

If adopted →
+

COMP 3, 5, 10-13, 18-19, 22, 24, 26
COMP 1

COMP 3 on
COVID-19
Paragraph 2a
(Covers
Rapporteur
Part of Block vote 1
+

(new)
AMs 26, 31,
40, 158, 159,
160, 164)
Paragraph 2a
Mikser, Glucksmann,
26
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Sánchez Amor
Fotyga, Tertsch,
Paragraph 2c
31
Złotowski, Saryusz-
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Wolski, Weimers

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Paragraph 3b
Tudorache, Loiseau,
40
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Azmani, Groothuis,
Rodriguez Ramos,
Grošelj
Paragraph
158
Bocskor
WITHDRAWN
W
W
17a (new)
Paragraph
159
Bocskor
WITHDRAWN
W
W
17b (new)
Paragraph
160
Bocskor
WITHDRAWN
W
W
17c (new)
Paragraph
164
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
18a (new)
COMP 5 on
MoU/dialog
ue (Covers
Paragraph 4 AMs 43, 44,
Paragraph 4a
Rapporteur
Part of Block vote 1
+

45, 46, 47,
(new)
48, 49, 50,
51, 52, 79,
90, 132)
Paragraph 4
42
Halicki
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 4
43
Glucksmann
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 4
44
Bocskor
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 4
45
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Fotyga, Tertsch,
Paragraph 4
46
Złotowski, Saryusz-
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Wolski
2

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
Kubilius,
Paragraph 4
47
Juknevičienė,
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Kalniete, Lexmann
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Tudorache, Nart,
Paragraph 4
48
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Loiseau, Azmani,
Groothuis, Rodriguez
Ramos, Grošelj
Paragraph 4
49
Ştefănuţă
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paet, Loiseau,
Paragraph 4
50
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Kyuchyuk, Grošelj
Mikser, Glucksmann,
Paragraph 4
51
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Sánchez Amor
Paragraph 4
52
Halicki
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Kubilius,
Paragraph 7
79
Juknevičienė,
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Kalniete, Lexmann
Paragraph 7a
90
Bocskor
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Mikser, Piri,
Paragraph 13
132
Glucksmann, Sánchez
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Amor
COMP 10
on reforms
Paragraph 6b
(Covers
Rapporteur
Part of Block vote 1
+

(new)
AMs 76, 77,
114, INTA 7)
Paragraph 6b
76
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
3

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
Paragraph 6c
77
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Paragraph
114
Bocskor
WITHDRAWN
W
W
10a (new)

INTA 7
INTA
WITHDRAWN
W
W
COMP 11
on
politically-
motivated
Paragraph 7
cases
Rapporteur
Part of Block vote 1
+

(Covers
AMs 17, 78,
80, 81, 84,
85, 86)
Falls if COMP 11 is
Paragraph 7
88
Mariani, Rivière, Bay
-

adopted
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Paragraph 1a
Tudorache, Nart,
17
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Loiseau, Azmani,
Groothuis, Rodriguez
Ramos, Grošelj
Paragraph 7
78
Halicki
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 7
80
Glucksmann
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 7
81
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paet, Loiseau, Nart.
Auštrevičius,
Paragraph 7
84
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Ştefănuţă, Kyuchyuk,
Rodriguez Ramos
4

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
Mikser, Piri, Sánchez
Paragraph 7
85
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Amor
Paragraph 7
86
Ştefănuţă
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 7
87
Bocskor
WITHDRAWN
W
W
COMP 12
on judiciary
(Covers
Paragraph 8 AMs 43, 46,
Rapporteur
Part of Block vote 1
+

50, 89, 91,
92, 93, 94,
95, INTA 4)
Paragraph 4
43
Glucksmann
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Fotyga, Tertsch,
Paragraph 4
46
Złotowski, Saryusz-
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Wolski
Paet, Loiseau,
Paragraph 4
50
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Kyuchyuk, Grošelj
Paragraph 7a
89
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Paragraph 8
91
Ştefănuţă
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 8
92
Bocskor
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Tudorache, Nart,
Paragraph 8
93
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Loiseau, Azmani,
Groothuis, Rodriguez
Ramos, Grošelj
Paragraph 8
94
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
5

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
Paragraph 8a
95
Ştefănuţă
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)

INTA 4

WITHDRAWN
W
W
COMP 13
on violence
against
peaceful
Paragraph 8a
protesters
Rapporteur
Part of Block vote 1
+

(new)
(Covers
AMs 78, 83,
96, 109, 115,
131)
Paragraph 7
78
Halicki
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Fotyga, Tertsch,
Paragraph 7
83
Złotowski, Saryusz-
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Wolski
Paragraph 8a
96
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Paragraph 9a
Arena, Köster,
109
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Glucksmann, Santos
Auštrevičius,
Paragraph
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
115
WITHDRAWN
W
W
10a (new)
Tudorache, Nart,
Grošelj
Paragraph 12
131
Ştefănuţă
WITHDRAWN
W
W
b (new)
6

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
COMP 18
on electoral
reform and
Paragraph 13 polarisation
Rapporteur
Part of Block vote 1
+

(Covers AMs
132, 133, 134,
135)
Mikser, Piri,
Paragraph 13
132
Glucksmann, Sánchez
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Amor
Kubilius,
Paragraph 13
133
Juknevičienė,
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Kalniete, Lexmann
Paragraph 13
134
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paet, Nart.
Paragraph 13
135
Auštrevičius,
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Kyuchyuk, Grošelj
COMP 19
on education
Paragraph
(Covers
Rapporteur
Part of Block vote 1
+

14a (new)
AMs 137,
140, 141,
161)
Paragraph
137
Bocskor
WITHDRAWN
W
W
14a (new)
Paragraph
140
Bocskor
WITHDRAWN
W
W
14b (new)
Paragraph
141
Bocskor
WITHDRAWN
W
W
14c (new)
Paragraph 18
161
Ştefănuţă
WITHDRAWN
W
W
7

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
COMP 22
on labour
rights
Paragraph
(Covers
Rapporteur
Part of Block vote 1
+

15b (new)
AMs 127,
128, 151,
153, INTA 9)
Paragraph
127
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
12a (new)
Paragraph
Arena, Glucksmann,
128
WITHDRAWN
W
W
12a (new)
Köster, Santos
Paragraph
Mikser, Glucksmann,
151
WITHDRAWN
W
W
15b (new)
Sánchez Amor
Paragraph 16
-
153
Castaldo
WITHDRAWN
W
W
subparagraph
1 (new)

INTA 9
INTA
WITHDRAWN
W
W
COMP 24
on macro-
financial
Part of Block vote 1
Paragraph 17
assistance
Rapporteur
+

(Covers
AMs 156,
157)
8

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
Paragraph 17
156
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Paragraph 17
157
Tudorache, Loiseau,
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Rodríguez Ramos,
Grošelj
COMP 26
Citations 12a, on citations
Part of Block vote 1
12b, 12c, 12d,
(Covers
Rapporteur
+

12e (new)
AMs 1, 3, 4,
5, 6)
Citation 12a
1
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Citation 12a
2
Bocskor
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Citation 12b
3
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Citation 12c
4
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Citation 12d
5
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Citation 12e
6
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
COMP 1 on
EU-Georgia
VOTE
relations
If adopted →
Paragraph 1
Rapporteur
+

(Covers
COMP 2
AMs 15, 16,

75)
9

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
Deletion
Paragraph 1
14
Mariani, Rivière, Bay
Falls if COMP 1 is
-

adopted
Kubilius,
Juknevičienė,
Paragraph 1
15
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Kalniete, Lexmann,
Halicki
Paragraph 1
16
Ştefănuţă
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 6 b
75
Glucksmann
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
COMP 2 on
territorial
integrity
VOTE
(Covers
If adopted →
Paragraph 2 AMs 19, 20,
Rapporteur
+

COMP 4
21, 23, 24,

27, 28, 29,
41)
Falls if COMP 2 is
Paragraph 2
18
Mariani, Rivière, Bay
-

adopted

Paragraph 2
22
Wallace, Daly
Falls if COMP 2 is
-

adopted
Fotyga, Złotowski,
Paragraph 2
19
Saryusz-Wolski,
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Weimers
10

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Tudorache, Loiseau,
Paragraph 2
20
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Azmani, Groothuis,
Rodriguez Ramos,
Grošelj
Paragraph 2
21
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 2
23
Köster
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Kubilius,
Juknevičienė,
Paragraph 2
24
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Kalniete, Lexmann,
Halicki
Paragraph 2
25
Ştefănuţă
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 2a
27
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Fotyga, Tertsch,
Paragraph 2a
28
Złotowski, Saryusz-
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Wolski, Weimers
Paragraph 2a
Paet, Nart, Kyuchyuk,
29
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Loiseau, Grošelj
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Paragraph 3c
Tudorache, Loiseau,
41
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Azmani, Groothuis,
Rodriguez Ramos,
Grošelj
11

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
COMP 4 on
visa-free
VOTE
travel
Paragraph 3
Rapporteur
If adopted →COMP
+

(Covers
6
AMs 34, 35,
36, 38)
Paragraph 3
32
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 3
33
Köster
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 3
34
Kalniete
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 3
35
Lega
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Fotyga, Tertsch,
Paragraph 3
36
Złotowski, Saryusz-
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Wolski, Weimers
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Paragraph 3a
Tudorache, Loiseau,
38
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Azmani, Groothuis,
Rodriguez Ramos,
Grošelj
12

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
COMP 6 on
elections
VOTE
(Covers
If adopted →
Paragraph 5 AMs 53, 55,
Rapporteur
+

COMP 7
56, 57, 58,

59, 60, 61,
62, 64, 74)
Fotyga, Tertsch,
Paragraph 4a
53
Złotowski, Saryusz-
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Wolski, Weimers
Paet, Loiseau,
Paragraph 4a
55
Auštrevičius,
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Kyuchyuk, Grošelj
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Paragraph 4a
Tudorache, Nart,
56
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Azmani, Groothuis,
Rodriguez Ramos,
Grošelj
Kubilius,
Paragraph 5
57
Juknevičienė,
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Kalniete, Lexmann
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Tudorache, Nart,
Paragraph 5
58
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Loiseau, Azmani,
Groothuis, Rodriguez
Ramos, Grošelj
13

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
Paragraph 5
59
Halicki
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Fotyga, Tertsch,
Paragraph 5
60
Złotowski, Saryusz-
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Wolski
Paragraph 5
61
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 5
62
Ştefănuţă
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 5
63
Bocskor
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 5a
64
Bocskor
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Kubilius,
Paragraph 6b
Juknevičienė,
74
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Kalniete, Lexmann,
Halicki
COMP 7 on
VOTE
civil society
Paragraph 4a
If adopted →
(Covers
Rapporteur
+

(new)
COMP 8
AMs 54, 74,

108, 139)
Paragraph 4a
54
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Paragraph 9b
108
Ştefănuţă
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
14

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Paragraph
Tudorache, Nart,
139
WITHDRAWN
W
W
14b (new)
Loiseau, Azmani,
Groothuis, Rodriguez
Ramos, Grošelj
COMP 8 on
media
freedom
VOTE
(Covers
If adopted →
Paragraph 6
Rapporteur
+

AMs 64, 66,
COMP 9
67, 68, 69,

70, 71, 82,
97, 106, 107)
Paragraph 5a
64
Bocskor
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Kubilius,
Paragraph 6
66
Juknevičienė,
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Kalniete, Lexmann
Paragraph 6
67
Halicki
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Fotyga, Tertsch,
Paragraph 6
68
Złotowski, Saryusz-
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Wolski
Kubilius,
Juknevičienė,
Paragraph 6
69
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Kalniete, Lexmann,
Halicki
15

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
Fotyga, Tertsch,
Paragraph 6
70
Złotowski, Saryusz-
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Wolski
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Tudorache, Nart,
Paragraph 6
71
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Loiseau, Azmani,
Groothuis, Rodriguez
Ramos, Grošelj
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Paragraph 6a
82
Tudorache, Nart,
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Loiseau, Azmani,
Groothuis,
Paragraph 8b
97
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Paragraph 9a
106
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Paragraph 9a
107
Ştefănuţă
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)

COMP 9 on
VOTE
cooperation
Paragraph 6a

with ICC
Rapporteur
+

(new)
If adopted →
(Covers
COMP 14
AMs 72, 73)

Paragraph 6a
72
Arena, Köster, Santos
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Paragraph 6a
73
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
16

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
COMP 14
on cyber-
attacks/
VOTE
disinformati

on
If adopted →
Paragraph 9
(Covers
Rapporteur
+

COMP 15
AMs 30, 39,

100, 101,

102, 103,
104, 105,
155)
Identical
Paragraph 9
98
Mariani, Rivière, Bay
Deletion
-

Fall if COMP 14 is
Paragraph 9
99
Wallace, Daly
adopted
Fotyga, Tertsch,
Paragraph 2b
30
Złotowski, Saryusz-
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Wolski, Weimers
Fotyga, Tertsch,
Paragraph 3 b
39
Złotowski, Saryusz-
WITHDRAWN
W
W
(new)
Wolski, Weimers
Paragraph 9
100
Halicki
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Paragraph 9
101
Tudorache, Nart,
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Azmani, Groothuis,
Rodriguez Ramos
Kubilius,
Paragraph 9
102
Juknevičienė,
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Kalniete, Lexmann
17

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
Paragraph 9
103
Ştefănuţă
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 9
104
Kalniete
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paet, Loiseau, Nart.
Auštrevičius,
Paragraph 9
105
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Ştefănuţă, Kyuchyuk,
Grošelj
Paragraph
155
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
16b (new)
COMP 15
on
Abkhazia/So
VOTE
uth Ossetia
If adopted →
Paragraph 10
Rapporteur
+

(Covers
COMP 16
AMs 111,

113, 116,
117)
Deletion
Paragraph 10
110
Wallace, Daly
Falls if COMP 15 is
-

adopted
Falls if COMP 15 is
Paragraph 10
112
Mariani, Rivière, Bay
-

adopted
Mikser, Piri,
Paragraph 10
111
Glucksmann, Sánchez
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Amor
18

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
Paet, Loiseau, Nart.
Auštrevičius,
Paragraph 10
113
Ştefănuţă, Kyuchyuk,
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Rodriguez Ramos,
Grošelj
Paragraph
116
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
10a (new)
Paragraph
117
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
10b (new)
COMP 16
on gender
equality
VOTE
Paragraph 11
(Covers
Rapporteur
If adopted →AM 122
+

AMs 119,

121, INTA
13)
Paragraph 11
119
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 11
121
Ştefănuță
WITHDRAWN
W
W

INTA 13
INTA
WITHDRAWN
W
W

VOTE
If COMP 16 is
Auštrevičius,
adopted, only the
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
terms “calls for a full
Paragraph 11
AM 122
Tudorache, Nart,
+

implementation of the
Loiseau, Rodríguez
Istanbul convention”
Ramos, Grošelj
will be put to vote as
an addition to COMP
16
19

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
COMP 17 on
human rights/
discrimina-
VOTE
+
Paragraph 12
tion
Rapporteur
If adopted →AM 129

(Covers AMs

118, 120, 123,
124, 125, 126)
Paragraph 11
118
Lega
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paet, Loiseau,
Auštrevičius,
Paragraph 11
120
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Kyuchyuk, Rodríguez
Ramos, Grošelj
Paragraph
123
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
11a (new)
Paragraph 12
124
Ştefănuță
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Paragraph 12
125
Tudorache, Nart,
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Loiseau, Rodríguez
Ramos, Grošelj
Paragraph 12
126
Castaldo
WITHDRAWN
W
W
20

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote

VOTE
If COMP 17 is
Auštrevičius,
adopted, only the
Paragraph
129
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
terms “including the
+

12a (new)
Tudorache, Nart
Georgian Orthodox
Church” will be put to
vote as an addition to
COMP 17
COMP 20
on trade
(covers AMs
VOTE
143, 145,
If adopted →
146, 150,
Paragraph 15
Rapporteur
COMP 21
+

154, 155,

INTA 1,

INTA 2,
INTA 8,
INTA 10)
Mikser, Glucksmann,
Paragraph 15
143
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Sánchez Amor
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Tudorache, Nart,
Paragraph 15
144
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Azmani, Groothuis,
Rodriguez Ramos,
Grošelj
Paragraph 15
145
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Paragraph 15
146
Ştefănuţă
WITHDRAWN
W
W
21

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
Fotyga, Tertsch,
Paragraph
150
Złotowski, Saryusz-
WITHDRAWN
W
W
15a (new)
Wolski, Weimers
Paragraph
154
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
16a (new)
Paragraph
155
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
16b (new)

INTA 1
INTA
WITHDRAWN
W
W

INTA 2
INTA
WITHDRAWN
W
W

INTA 8
INTA
WITHDRAWN
W
W

INTA 10
INTA
WITHDRAWN
W
W
COMP 21
on DCFTA
implementa-
VOTE
Paragraph
tion (Covers
If adopted →
Rapporteur
+

15a (new)
AMs 148,
COMP 23
149, INTA 5,

INTA 11,
INTA 12)
Paragraph
148
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
15a (new)
Paragraph
Mikser, Glucksmann,
149
WITHDRAWN
W
W
15a (new)
Sánchez Amor

INTA 5
INTA
WITHDRAWN
W
W
22

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote

INTA 11
INTA
WITHDRAWN
W
W

INTA 12
INTA
WITHDRAWN
W
W
COMP 23
on
VOTE
Paragraph
investment
If adopted →
Rapporteur
+

15a (new)
(Covers
COMP 25
AMs 147,

150, 162)
Auštrevičius,
Paragraph
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
147
WITHDRAWN
W
W
15a (new)
Tudorache, Nart,
Grošelj
Fotyga, Tertsch,
Paragraph
150
Złotowski, Saryusz-
WITHDRAWN
W
W
15a (new)
Wolski, Weimers
Fotyga, Tertsch,
Paragraph
162
Złotowski, Saryusz-
WITHDRAWN
W
W
18a (new)
Wolski
COMP 25
VOTE
on recital A
If adopted →
Recital A
Rapporteur
+

(Covers
AM 37
AMs 7, 8)

Recital A
7
Gregorová
WITHDRAWN
W
W
Recital A
8
Bocskor
WITHDRAWN
W
W
23

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
Fotyga, Tertsch,
Paragraph 3a
37
Złotowski, Saryusz-
VOTE
+

(new)
Wolski
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Paragraph 5a
65
Tudorache, Nart,
VOTE
-

(new)
Rodríguez Ramos,
Grošelj
Paragraph 12
130
Ştefănuță
VOTE
+

a (new)
Kubilius,
Paragraph
Juknevičienė,
136
WITHDRAWN
W
W
13a (new)
Kalniete, Lexmann,
Halicki
Auštrevičius,
Kyuchyuk, Paet,
Paragraph 14
Tudorache, Nart,
138
VOTE
-

a (new)
Azmani, Groothuis,
Rodríguez Ramos,
Grošelj
Subheading
Lexmann, Kubilius,
142
VOTE
-

5a (new)
Juknevičienė
Paragraph 16
152
Gregorová
VOTE
+

Kubilius,
Paragraph
Juknevičienė,
163
VOTE
-

18a (new)
Kalniete, Lexmann,
Halicki
24

Paragraph/Re
Result
cital/Citation
AM n°
Tabled by
Comments
Pos.
RAP
Vote
Kubilius,
Paragraph
Juknevičienė,
165
VOTE
-

18b (new)
Kalniete, Lexmann,
Halicki

INTA 3
INTA
VOTE
-

INTA 6
INTA
VOTE
-

INTA 14
INTA
VOTE
-

Recital Ba
9
Gregorová
VOTE
+

(new)
Recital Ba
Mikser, Glucksmann,
10
VOTE
+

(new)
Sánchez Amor
Recital Bb
Mikser, Glucksmann,

11
VOTE

(new)
Sánchez Amor
+
Recital Bb
12
Gregorová
VOTE
+

(new)
Recital Bc
13
Gregorová
VOTE
+

(new)

For
Against
Abstention
+
-
O
Final vote on the report as

amended
+
(Roll call vote)

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COMPROMISE AMENDMENTS

COMP 1 on EU-Georgia relations
Covers AMs 15 (Kubilius), 16 (Stefanuta), 75 (Glucksmann)
AMs that fall: 14

Paragraph 1

1.  Welcomes  the  continuous  deepening  of  EU-Georgia  relations  and  the  firm  support  that
Georgia’s chosen path of European and Euro-Atlantic integration enjoys across the political
spectrum and in society; acknowledges the progress in implementing comprehensive reforms
[16 Stefanuta], which has made Georgia a key partner of the EU in the region, and reiterates
the need to continue implementing and monitoring [16 Stefanuta]  reforms  under  the
Association Agreement (AA) and the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area; reminds that
enhanced cooperation and EU assistance are based on the principle of "more for more" and
[75 Glucksmann] conditional on continued reform progress on, in particular, democracy
and rule of law, including checks and balances in the institutions, independence of judiciary
and electoral reform [15 Kubilius,75 Glucksmann];
  COMP 2 on territorial integrity
Covers AMs 19 (Fotyga), 20 (Austrevicius), 21 (Gregorova), 23 (Koster), 24 (Kubilius), 27
(Gregorova), 28 (Fotyga), 29 (Paet), 41 (Austrevicius)
AMs that fall: 18, 22, 25

Paragraph 2
2.  Reiterates  its  full  support  for  Georgia’s  sovereignty  and  territorial  integrity  within  its
internationally recognised borders and commitment to continue contributing to the peaceful
resolution of the Russia-Georgia conflict, including through the EUSR for the South
Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, the Co-Chairmanship of the Geneva International
Discussions, the actions of EUMM and the policy of non-recognition and engagement;
strongly [19 Fotyga] condemns the illegal occupation of the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and
Tskhinvali/South Ossetia by the Russian Federation and the ongoing illegal installation of
barbed wire fences and other artificial obstacles (“borderisation”) [20 Austrevicius, 111
Mikser] along the Administrative Boundary Line by Russian and de facto South Ossetian
security actors [24 Kubilius] and stresses that these violations of international law need to
be stopped [29 Paet];  demands that the de-facto authorities in Abkhazia and Tskhinvali
region/South Ossetia reopen closed crossing points without delay and cease limiting freedom
of movement in those regions; asks the High Representative/Vice-President and EU Member
States to denounce this process; [27 Gregorova] emphasises that the AA covers the entire
territory of Georgia, including its occupied regions, and aims to benefit its whole population;
calls  on  the  Russian  Federation  to  fulfil  its  obligations  under  the  EU-mediated  ceasefire
agreement  of  12  August  2008,  notably  to  withdraw  all  its  military  forces  from  Georgia’s
occupied territories and allow the European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) unhindered
access  to  the  whole  territory  of  Georgia;  in this regard calls on the EEAS to clearly
communicate which provisions are still not fulfilled by the Russian Federation; [28 Fotyga]
asks the Commission and the EEAS to enhance their efforts to resolve the conflict peacefully
by using all diplomatic instruments [23 Köster], including through the EUMM and the EU
Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, and to continue to
support the “A Step for a Better Future” package of the Parliament of Georgia and foster
26

people-to-people contact and confidence-building measures [21 Gregorova];  welcomes
Georgia’s efforts to promote good  neighbourly relations and constructive cooperation
among the South Caucasus countries [41 Austrevicius];

COMP 3 on COVID-19
Covers AMs 26 (Mikser), 31 (Fotyga), 40 (Austrevicius), 158 (Bocskor), 159 (Bocskor), 160
(Bocskor), 164 (Gregorova)

Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Commends the internationally praised [160 Bocskor] response of the Georgian people
and public authorities to the COVID-19 outbreak and emphasises the effective preventive
measures taken by medical workers and governmental authorities [26 Mikser, 31 Fotyga, 40
Austrevicius, 160 Bocskor], which resulted in lessening the burden on Georgia’s healthcare
system and mitigating the negative effect on the economy; congratulates the Georgian
citizens for having abided to these measures in the face of economic and social hardship;
[26 Mikser] encourages investments into the quality of and equal access to health care [40
Austrevicius, 164 Gregorova]; welcomes that the EU has lined up EUR 183 million in grants
for Georgia to respond to COVID-19 and EUR 150 million in loans for enhancing
macroeconomic stability and allowing resources to be channelled towards protecting the
citizens, mitigating the pandemic’s severely negative socio-economic consequences [26
Mikser, 158, 159 Bocskor]  and increasing cooperation with the EU on public health
resilience, including exchange of best practices and work with civil society on establishing
epidemic strategies focusing on the most vulnerable groups [164 Gregorova];

COMP 4 on visa-free travel
Covers AMs 34 (Kalniete), 35 (Lega), 36 (Fotyga), 38 (Austrevicius)
AMs that fall: 32, 33

Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the fact that Georgian citizens have made 900 000 visa-free visits to Schengen
and Schengen-associated countries since March 2017; takes note [36 Fotyga] of the increasing
number of unfounded asylum requests by Georgian citizens and calls on all the Member States
to recognise Georgia as a safe country of origin in order to speed up the processing of such
requests and readmission; stresses the importance of continuous implementation of the visa
liberalisation benchmarks by Georgia  and of increased cooperation between the judicial
authorities and the enforcement agencies of Georgia and the EU Member States [34
Kalniete]  to reduce cross-border crime [35 Lega], particularly human trafficking and
trafficking of illegal drugs [38 Austrevicius];  welcomes strengthened international law
enforcement cooperation between Georgia and Europol [38 Austrevicius];

27

COMP 5 on MoU/dialogue
Covers AMs 43 (Glucksmann), 44 (Bocskor), 45 (Gregorova), 46 (Fotyga), 47 (Kubilius), 48
(Austrevicius),  49  (Stefanuta),  50  (Paet),  51  (Mikser),  52  (Halicki),  79  (Kubilius),  90
(Bocskor), 132 (Mikser)
AMs that fall: 42

Paragraph 4 and 4a (new)

4. Commends all major political parties for signing the internationally-mediated [50 Paet, 52
Halicki] Memorandum of Understanding and Joint Statement [47 Kubilius, 51 Mikser] of 8
March  2020,  which  established  the  key  features  of  the  electoral  system  based on 120
proportional and 30 majoritarian seats, a fair composition of electoral districts in line with
Venice Commission Recommendations [44 Bocskor], and enabled it [51 Mikser] to be used
for the October 2020 [48 Austrevicius] parliamentary elections; welcomes the outcome of the
cross-party dialogue as a clear sign of willingness to find a common solution and underlines
the importance of continuing to rebuild trust between political parties and to continue cross-
party dialogue[49 Stefanuta] in the run-up to the October 2020 parliamentary elections and
as a basis for political stability [45 Gregorova]; welcomes implementation of the 8 March
agreement and the decision of President Zourabichvili of 15 May to pardon two imprisoned
opposition leaders as an important step towards easing of tensions [43 Glucksmann, 46
Fotyga, 50 Paet, 52 Halicki, 79 Kubilius, 90 Bocskor]; in this regard calls on all parties to
honour both the letter and spirit [47 Kubilius, 51 Mikser] of the agreement and to fully
implement all aspects of  it, namely to ensure that all elements of  electoral reform are
translated into the Constitution and the [51 Mikser] law and implemented, and that all the
outstanding cases of politicisation of judicial processes are resolved without delay [46
Fotyga, 47 Kubilius];

4a. Welcomes the fact that the Parliament of Georgia started consideration of the electoral
system reform as soon as the state of emergency was lifted and that the constitutional and
electoral code amendments have been adopted [44 Bocskor, 46 Fotyga, 52 Halicki, update
by Rapporteur];  congratulates Georgia for steps taken towards a more representative
parliament and depolarisation of the political environment [update Rapporteur in line with
19 June Joint statement by facilitators of the political dialogue]; calls on all political parties
and parliamentarians to continue contributing to the advancement of Georgia’s democracy
in good faith [132 Mikser];

COMP 6 on elections
Covers AMs 53 (Fotyga), 55 (Paet), 56 (Austrevicius), 57 (Kubilius), 58 (Austrevicius), 59
(Halicki), 60 (Fotyga), 61 (Gregorova), 62 (Stefanuta), 64 (Bocskor), 74 (Kubilius)
AMs that fall: 63

Paragraph 5

5.
Notes that the upcoming parliamentary elections will be pivotal in confirming
Georgia’s democratic credentials [55 Paet, 56 Austrevicius] and therefore expresses its hope
for an electoral campaign marked by fair competition [53 Fotyga, 64 Bocskor] ; calls on the
Georgian authorities to swiftly implement and fully address [57 Kubilius] the OSCE/ODIHR
recommendations  and  review  relevant  legislation  to  address  the  identified  shortcomings,
28

including misuse of public resources for political campaigning, and other improper ways of
campaign financing, impunity of violence,  dissemination of hate speech and xenophobia,
[61 Gregorova] vote-buying as well as opposition representation in the election
administration [61 Gregorova, 62 Stefanuta] and the ability of voters, especially civil
servants, “to vote free from pressure and fear of retribution” [58 Austrevicius, 59 Halicki,
60 Fotyga]; calls on the authorities to guarantee the work of civil society organizations and
election observers  [64 Bocskor] so that they can carry out their work without any
intimidation or interference [74 Kubilius];
  COMP 7 on civil society
Covers AMs 54 (Gregorova), 74 (Kubilius), 108 (Stefanuta), 139 (Austrevicius)

Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a.
Reaffirms support to the vibrant civil society in Georgia [74 Kubilius] and emphasises
its  crucial role in democratic oversight  [54 Gregorova] and monitoring of the
implementation of the AA [108 Stefanuta, 139 Austrevicius] and DCFTA; calls for the
Georgian Government and the Parliament to establish formal mechanisms for participation
of the civil society in the political process [139 Austrevicius, 108 Stefanuta]; calls on the
Commission and the EU Member States to provide political, technical and financial support
for  the activities of  civil society  [54 Gregorova, 108 Stefanuta]  ;  calls on the Georgian
authorities to launch national support programs for civil society in addition to those
provided by the EU and the international donor community [139 Austrevicius];

COMP 8 on media freedom

Covers AMs 64  (Bocskor),  66  (Kubilius),  67  (Halicki),  68  (Fotyga),  69  (Kubilius),  70
(Fotyga),  71  (Austrevicius),  82  (Austrevicius),  97  (Gregorova),  106  (Gregorova),  107
(Stefanuta)

Paragraph 6

6. Acknowledges that the media landscape in Georgia is dynamic and pluralistic, but also
polarised; underlines the importance of media freedom, which should entail equal access for
all political parties to the media, editorial independence, pluralistic, independent, impartial
and non-discriminatory coverage of political views  in programmes,  by private and in
particular  public  broadcasters  during the upcoming electoral campaign  [66 Kubilius, 67
Halicki, 71 Austrevicius];  stresses the need for  clear  provisions  regulating  free  and  paid
advertisements, improved transparency of media ownership [107 Stefanuta]  through
strengthened media monitoring; urges the authorities to refrain from interfering in media
freedom or pursuing politically motivated judicial cases against media owners or
representatives[66 Kubilius, 67 Halicki, 69 Kubilius, 70 Fotyga, 71 Austrevicius, 82
Austrevicius, 97 Gregorova, 107 Stefanuta]; urges the government to take steps to prevent
disinformation campaigns by foreign or domestic actors against the country or any political
party [68 Fotyga, 69 Kubilius, 106 Gregorova]; urges social media platforms to prevent their
misuse for the objective of undermining the integrity of the electoral process [64 Bocskor,
69 Kubilius, 106 Gregorova];

29

COMP 9 on cooperation with ICC
Covers AMs 72 (Arena), 73 (Gregorova)

Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a.
Emphasises [73 Gregorova] the importance of full continued cooperation with the
International  Criminal Court in order to ensure comprehensive accountability for cases
pursued by the ICC [72 Arena, 73 Gregorova];

COMP 10 on reforms
Covers AMs 76 (Gregorova), 77 (Gregorova), 114 (Bocskor), INTA 7

Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b.
Acknowledges Georgia’s progress with reforms that strengthen democracy, the rule
of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms,    [114 Bocskor] in particular  the
constitutional reforms carried out in 2018  [77 Gregorova]; encourages the Georgian
government to consolidate the rule of law and continue the justice reform, the fight against
corruption and state capture, the public administration reform, decentralisation, good
governance  as well as the implementation of anti-discrimination legislation and labour
rights in order to enhance further integration between Georgia and the EU [76 Gregorova,
114 Bocskor];
  COMP 11 on politically-motivated cases
Covers AMs 17 (Austrevicius), 78 (Halicki), 80 (Glucksmann), 81 (Gregorova), 84 (Paet), 85
(Mikser), 86 (Stefanuta)
AMs that fall: 87, 88

Paragraph 7

7.
Expresses  its  concern  about  recent  court  cases  against  opposition  politicians  which
have undermined trust [85 Mikser]  between  the  ruling  party  and  the  opposition,  may
negatively affect AA/DCFTA related reforms[17 Austrevicius] and run counter to the letter
and spirit of the AA [78 Halicki];welcomes the Presidential pardon of convicted opposition
politicians, which paves the way for reducing  polarisation  of  politics  and  the  society  [85
Mikser]; calls on the Georgian authorities to refrain from pursuing any politically-motivated
judicial cases [80 Glucksmann, 84 Paet] and calls on the EU Delegation to monitor all such
trials [81 Gregorova]; calls on Georgia to respect the highest standards of the rule of law [86
Stefanuta], in particular  judicial  independence  and  fair  trial,  and human rights [81
Gregorova] as committed to under the AA;

30

COMP 12 on judiciary
Covers AMs 43 (Glucksmann), 46 (Fotyga), 50 (Paet), 89 (Gregorova), 91 (Stefanuta), 92
(Bocskor), 95 (Stefanuta), INTA 4
AMs that fall: 93, 94

Paragraph 8

8.
Calls for a revision of the selection procedures for judges to be carried out to ensure
that the recommendations of the Venice Commission are fully implemented before any new
appointments are made; regrets that the recent selection procedure of Supreme Court judges
was not entirely in line with these recommendations [92 Bocskor] and suffered from serious
shortcomings;  emphasises the importance of a depoliticised judiciary free from political
interference  [43 Glucksmann, 46 Fotyga, 50 Paet, 95 Stefanuta]  and of respect for
transparency, meritocracy and accountability in the appointment of judges for the Supreme
Court of Georgia and other judiciary institutions [91 Stefanuta, 89 Gregorova]; therefore
encourages the Georgian government to continue and consolidate its reforms of the judiciary
system [95 Stefanuta], including the Prosecutors’ Office, while fostering an open dialogue
with all political actors and civil society and ensuring international standards [89
Gregorova];

COMP 13 on violence against peaceful protesters
Covers AMs 78 (Halicki), 83 (Fotyga), 96 (Gregorova), 109 (Arena), 115 (Austrevicius), 131
(Stefanuta)

Paragraph 8a (new)

8a.
Calls for an investigation into all incidents of excessive use of force by Georgian law
enforcement authorities against peaceful protesters and journalists, including during the
June 2019  protests;  calls  to  avoid impunity and to ensure that perpetrators are held to
account; [78 Halicki, 83 Fotyga, 96 Gregorova, 109 Arena] urges the Georgian government
to uphold the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression  [96 Gregorova, 113
Stefanuta, 115 Austrevicius], in line with the country’s commitments under the AA, [131
Stefanuta]  including by attenuating disproportionate sanctions for protesters  [96
Gregorova];

COMP 14 on cyber-attacks/disinformation
Covers AMs 30 (Fotyga), 39 (Fotyga), 100 (Halicki), 101 (Austrevicius), 102 (Kubilius), 103
(Stefanuta), 104 (Kalniete), 105 (Paet), 155 (Gregorova)
AMs that fall: 98, 99

Paragraph 9

9.
Strongly condemns the cyber-attacks against Georgian institutions and media outlets
widely attributed to Russian actors; underlines the need to effectively investigate and fight
foreign disinformation campaigns [105 Paet] and propaganda that is undermining Georgian
institutions and inciting polarisation in the society [30 Fotyga]; therefore, calls on the
Council and the EEAS to step up cooperation in cyber security to strengthen Georgia’s
respective resilience, [39 Fotyga, 103 Stefanuta, 104 Kalniete], on the Commission to support
reforms on media and information literacy [155 Gregorova]  and on the Georgian
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government to cooperate with EU institutions on best practices against disinformation[30
Fotyga]; furthermore, calls on all political actors in Georgia to refrain from using social media
to attack people, organisations and institutions and spread deliberate misinformation and notes
recent actions by social media platforms against accounts and pages  [100 Halicki, 101
Austrevicius, 102 Kubilius]  which engaged in “coordinated inauthentic behaviour” and
attacks against opposition, media and civil society;

COMP 15 on Abkhazia/South Ossetia
Covers AMs 111 (Mikser), 113 (Paet), 116 (Gregorova), 117 (Gregorova)
AMs that fall: 110, 112

Paragraph 10

10.
Deplores the constant violations by the Russian Federation, exercising effective
control over the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South [111 Mikser]
Ossetia,  of  the  fundamental  rights  of  the  people  in  these  occupied  regions,  who  are  being
deprived of the freedom of movement and residence, the right to property and the right of
access to education  in  the  native  language,  and  reiterates  its  full  support  for  the  safe and
dignified return of internally displaced persons and refugees to their homes [116 Gregorova];
expresses its concern that the continuous illegal ‘borderisation’ has particularly detrimental
effects in the context of the ongoing fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, [111 Mikser]
because the restriction of the freedom of movement is depriving people of access to necessary
medical services and endangering their lives [113 Paet]; urges all parties to resume
participation in the Incident Prevention and Response Mechanisms (IPRMs) in order to
improve the safety and humanitarian situation of the conflict-affected population [117
Gregorova];

COMP 16 on gender equality
Covers AMs 119 (Gregorova), 121 (Stefanuta), INTA 13
AMs that fall:

Paragraph 11

11.
Underlines  that  gender  equality  is  a  key  precondition  to  sustainable  and  inclusive
development; commends the work of the Georgian Parliament’s Gender Equality Council and
its efforts to identify and raise awareness about [121 Stefanuta] sexual harassment as a form
of  discrimination;  urges the Georgian government and authorities to further improve
women’s representation and equal treatment at all levels of political and societal life;
requests the Commission to mainstream gender equality in all its policies, programmes and
activities in relation to Georgia [119 Gregorova];

COMP 17 on human rights/discrimination
Covers AMs 118 (Lega),  120  (Austrevicius),  123  (Gregorova),  124  (Stefanuta),  125
(Austrevicius), 126 (Castaldo)

Paragraph 12

12.
Welcomes the work of the Human Rights Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
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and insists that the existing human rights and anti-discrimination legislation must be thoroughly
and efficiently implemented; calls for further efforts to address discrimination of women,
LGBT persons, Roma people and religious minorities [120 Austrevicius, 124 Stefanuta, 126
Castaldo] in the social, economic, labour and health areas [123 Gregorova] and to increase
the investigation and prosecution of hate speech and violent crimes against all minorities
and vulnerable groups[118 Lega, 123 Gregorova, 125 Austrevicius]; calls upon all the
religious communities  and civil society to contribute to a climate of tolerance [125
Austrevicius];

COMP 18 on electoral reform and polarisation
Covers AMs 132 (Mikser), 133 (Kubilius), 134 (Gregorova), 135 (Paet)

Paragraph 13

13.   Underlines the importance of reducing antagonism and polarisation of politics and of
ensuring constructive cooperation in the country’s democratic institutions, in particular the
Parliament of Georgia, and  therefore  emphasises the need to improve the political
climate[135 Paet] and increase trust among all political and institutional actors, as well as
between them and the Georgian people [134 Gregorova];

COMP 19 on education
Covers AMs 137 (Bocskor), 140 (Bocskor), 141 (Bocskor), 161 (Stefanuta)

Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a.  Welcomes Georgia’s new education programme,  the review  of  the 2017-2021
strategy for education and science,  the new Vocational Education and Training Law and
Georgia’s progress in aligning its education quality assurance mechanism with the AA [137
Bocskor]; welcomes Georgia’s successful Erasmus+ participation [140 Bocskor] with almost
7,500 student and academic staff exchanges between Georgia and the EU [161 Stefanuta]
as well as the Eastern Partnership European School and  the first European school
established by the EU and the Georgian Government; [141 Bocskor]
  COMP 20 on trade
Covers AMs 143  (Mikser),  144  (Austrevicius),  145  (Gregorova),  146  (Stefanuta),  150
(Fotyga), 154 (Gregorova), 155 (Gregorova), INTA 1, INTA 2, INTA 8, INTA 10

Paragraph 15

15.     Notes with satisfaction that the EU is Georgia’s main [146 Stefanuta] trading partner,
representing 27% share of its total trade [145 Gregorova];  welcomes  the  continued
approximation of Georgia’s legislation in trade-related areas; emphasises the need to increase
and diversify Georgian exports to the EU beyond agricultural commodities and raw
materials [143 Mikser, 144 Austrevicius, 150 Fotyga] and to attract investments from the EU
in Georgia in order to provide more jobs and improve Georgia’s trade balance with the EU
and its macro-financial stability, first and foremost by strengthening the rule of law, by
fighting corruption, money laundering and tax evasion and by supporting the approximation
to the EU standards [143 Mikser]; stresses the importance of supporting a favourable
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business environment for regional and small and medium-sized  enterprises to develop
Georgia's ability to further innovate in different economic sectors; calls on the Commission
to explore increased sectoral cooperation in digital economy, [154, 155 Gregorova]
education and research, innovation, and to enhance ICT sector and digitalisation as well as
green technologies, and to share know-how and best practices; emphasises the importance
of focused youth programmes to create fair job opportunities; [154 Gregorova]

COMP 21 on DCFTA implementation
Covers AMs 148 (Gregorova), 149 (Mikser), INTA 5, INTA 11, INTA 12

Paragraph 15a (new)

15a. Calls on the Commission to support the full implementation of the DCFTA through
coordinated assistance, with a focus on sustainable economic development in line with the
European Green Deal as well as on support to SMEs and structural reforms in cooperation
with business and civil society [148 Gregorova, 149 Mikser], including a major reform of the
banking and financial sector aiming to combat money laundering and tax evasion; [148
Gregorova]

COMP 22 on labour rights
Covers AMs 127 (Gregorova), 128 (Arena), 151 (Mikser), 153 (Castaldo), INTA 9

Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b.   Encourages the government of Georgia to continue the comprehensive reform of
labour legislation so as to ensure better regulation of working conditions, including
continued improvements in labour inspections and social dialogue; highlights in particular
the need to amend the Labour Safety Law [153 Castaldo] in order to set up a fully-fledged
inspection system and proper anti-discrimination mechanism to explicitly monitor full
respect of [153 Castaldo] labour rights and systematically verify any workplace hazards[127
Gregorova, 128 Arena, 151 Mikser], to include a modern anti-corruption mechanism and to
ratify all respective ILO Conventions; encourages the involvement of civil society
organisations and trade unions in these reforms, in light of their importance for workers’
and social rights in Georgia; [127 Gregorova, 151 Mikser];
  COMP 23 on investment
Covers AMs 147 (Austrevicius), 150 (Fotyga), 162 (Fotyga)

Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a.  Underlines the importance of structural reforms aimed at  further  improving  the
investment climate in Georgia, including for attracting and ensuring transparency [150
Fotyga] of foreign direct investment; encourages Georgian authorities to improve capacities
of responsible institutions and increase  political support and unity over infrastructure
projects of strategic importance; [147 Austrevicius, 162 Fotyga]


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COMP 24 on macro-financial assistance
Covers AMs 156 (Gregorova), 157 (Austrevicius)

Paragraph 17

17.
Welcomes the allocation by the Commission of EUR 3.4 billion for 18 priority projects
in Georgia under the indicative trans-European transport network (TEN-T) investment action
plan;  calls on Georgia to improve its energy sector and connectivity, while ensuring
environmental sustainability, in particular preservation of biodiversity and protected sites,
during the implementation process, also taking into account local communities [157
Austrevicius, 156 Gregorova]
  COMP 25 on recital A
Covers AMs 7 (Gregorova), 8 (Bocskor)

Recital A

A.
whereas  Georgia  and  the  EU,  as  associated  partners,  are  committed  to  promoting
political association and economic integration based on common values and principles such as
democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, the rule of law and good governance;
whereas Georgian society continues to show strong support for the country’s European
aspirations and rapprochement with the EU [7 Gregorova, 8 Bocskor]

COMP 26 on citations
Covers AMs 1, 3-6 (Gregorova)
AMs that fall: 2

Citations 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 12e

12a.   having regard to the Memorandum of Understanding and the Joint Statement, signed
by the ruling and opposition parties of Georgia on 8 March, regarding the 2020
parliamentary elections;

12b.     having regard to the ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report on the
Presidential Election in Georgia of 28 February 2019;

12c.   having regard to the Opinion on the Draft Revised Constitution of Georgia by the
Venice Commission of 19 June 2017;

12d. having regard to the Venice Commission’s final opinion of 19 March 2018 on
Georgia’s constitutional reform (CDL-AD(2018)005);

12e. having regard to the Urgent Opinion on the Selection and Appointment of Supreme
Court Judges of Georgia by the Venice Commission of 16 April 2019 and the ODIHR Second
Report on the Nomination and Appointment of Supreme Court Judges in Georgia of 9
January 2020;

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INTA’s position in form of a letter to AFET report on Annual
implementing report on the EU association agreement with Georgia
(INTA’s Rapporteur Markéta GREGOROVÁ)
The  Committee  on  International  Trade  calls  on  the  Committee  on  Foreign  Affairs,  as  the
committee responsible, to incorporate the following suggestions into its motion for a resolution:
1.  Highlights that Georgia continues to be the European Union’s key partner in the region;
notes that the EU is the biggest trading partner for Georgia representing 27% share of its
total trade;  Celebrates  Georgia’s  20th  anniversary  as  a  Member  of  the World Trade
Organization (WTO) on 14 June 2020; considers Georgia to be an ally in its call for
enhanced multilateralism;
2.
Welcomes the continued good cooperation on trade and economic relations between the
EU and Georgia, and acknowledges the important and growing partnership between the
two parties;
3.    Welcomes what has been achieved under the Single Support Framework, and encourages
fast and effective implementation of the new assistance programmes, which focus on
energy efficiency, solid waste management and water supply and sanitation;
4.
Calls  for  greater  and  more  committed  efforts  in  the  approximation  of  rule  of  law
standards, in particular those aiming at strengthening an independent judiciary, reform
of  the  general  prosecutors´  office  as  well  as  ensuring  transparency,  international
standards and merit-based  criteria when  naming high-level judges for  the Supreme
Court  of  Georgia  and  other  high-level judiciary institutions,  which  is  a  necessary
condition for a mature market economy;
5.   Calls on  the Commission  to  continuously  search  for  ways  to  improve  the  trade
relationship  and  provide  technical  assistance  to  Georgia  and  to  further  deepen the
economic integration through  continued  support  for  the  full  implementation  of  the
current DCFTA;
6.     Recalls that the EU-Georgia Association Agreement/DCFTA has an objective of gradual
integration of Georgia to the Single Market; calls on the European Commission to be
more vocal in setting the target of the access to the Single Market for Georgia and step
up initiatives aimed at deeper sectoral integration with a view to achieve more policy
convergence of Georgia with the EU and make the deliverables of bilateral cooperation
more visible and measurable for both sides;
7.    Encourages the continuation of the fight against corruption and state capture, as well as
the promotion of public administration reform and modernisation, decentralisation, and
good governance, which would further trade integration between Georgia and the EU;
8.
Calls for enhanced cooperation in the digital economy and continued improvements in
connectivity which facilitate e-commerce and digital trade, as well as climate action and
environmental protection, and acknowledges the efforts made in this regard;
9.
Recalls  that  decent  work  is  an  integral  part  of  sustainable  economic  development;
Welcomes the steps undertaken by Georgia for full enforcement of labour legislation;
Encourages the government of Georgia to continue extensive labour legislation reform
so as to ensure better regulation  of  working  conditions  including  continued
improvements in labour inspections and social dialogue; in particular highlights the need
to amend the Labour Safety Law in order to set up a fully-fledged inspection system
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and proper anti-discrimination mechanism to explicitly monitor labour rights and
systematically  verify  any  workplace  hazards,  to  include  a  modern  anti-corruption
mechanism and to ratify all respective ILO Conventions; encourages the involvement
of  civil  society  organisations  and  trade  unions  in  these  reforms,  in  light  of  their
importance for workers’ and social rights in Georgia;
10.  Urges the European Commission to support Georgia in better EU market access and calls
for Georgian and EU businesses to further utilize the benefits of the DCFTA, and in
particular for SMEs as the backbone of the economy, and regional business to develop
closer bilateral trade links, to thereby improve Georgia's trade balance with the EU and
strengthen its macro-financial stability; notes in particular the importance of continued
and adequate EU financial and technical support for harmonisation of standards to ensure
maximum opportunities for economic integration; urges greater progress in particular on
reforming Rules of Origin;
11.  Calls on the Commission to support  full  implementation  of  the  DCFTA  through
coordinated assistance, to promote sustainable economic development, and support
structural reforms in the economic system, including promoting of market principles, fair
business climate, in particular for SMEs, and independent regulatory mechanisms, in
cooperation with businesses and civil society, including a major reform of the banking
and financial sector aiming to combat money laundering and tax evasion;
12.  Urges  the  EU  to  ensure  that  DCFTA  do  not  run  counter  to  the  imperative  for
environmental and climate action or initiatives in the European Green Deal;
13.  Encourages  local  and  national  institutions  of  Georgia  to  be  represented  by  a  higher
number  of  women,  recalling  that  trade  is  an  important  tool  for  women's  economic
empowerment, and further progress against all types of discrimination is a necessary step
to achieving this;
14.  Underlines  the  importance  of  transparency  and  encourages  the  authorities  in  further
informing the local entrepreneurs and mass media about DCFTA implementation.

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