7 Amendments of Renate WEBER related to 2008/2031(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that in cases of grave violations of human rights and democratic principles, where governments show no commitment to dialogue with the international community and all other measures have failed, sanctions are an important policy tool; considers that given their potential negative side effects, sanctions should only be applied as a measure of last resortfter all other less coercive means for exerting influence have proven ineffective;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1a (new)
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Believes that stronger mechanisms are needed at EU level in order to check and ensure that the EU’s restrictive measures are implemented by all Member States;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1b (new)
Paragraph 1b (new)
1b. Underscores that in countries subject to EU restrictive measures humanitarian aid must be delivered in strict conformity with the humanitarian principles affirmed by the EU Consensus on Humanitarian Aid (i.e. those of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence);
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1c (new)
Paragraph 1c (new)
1c. Commits its parliamentary bodies, specifically its standing and ad-hoc delegations, to use their contacts with parliaments in non-sanctioning countries to enhance understanding of existing EU sanctions regimes relevant to the region concerned and to examine possibilities for coordinated action for the promotion of human rights;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Council and the Commission to define, in close consultation with Parliament, a coherent policy strategy on sanctions; believes that this strategy must also establish principles and procedures which ensure that the positions of civil society and democratic opposition within the countries concerned are taken into account; underlines that based on this strategy, each individual case must be analysed with regard to the context and likely effectiveness before action is taken; considers that the strategy should also envisage emergency procedures to be applied in exceptional circumstances, when an immediate reaction that could have a predictable positive outcome is required from the EU;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7a (new)
Paragraph 7a (new)
7a. Underscores that sufficient time and resources, including staff specialised in human rights, must be invested by the Council and the Commission for the analyses preceding the design of sanctions and for the evaluation of sanctions and their effectiveness;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Urges that sanctions be systematically accompanied, in the context of a multifold strategy, by enhanced positive measures to support civil society, human rights defenders and all kinds of projects promoting human rights and democracy; calls for the thematic programmes and instruments (EIDHR, non-state actors, investing in people), including humanitarian aid, to contribute fully to achieving this objective;