15 Amendments of Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER related to 2017/2083(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas relations between the EU and Africa must be guided by principles of mutual interest and understanding and by shared common values within the framework of a reciproca mutually beneficial partnership;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas relations between the EU and the continent of Africa are based on various legal instruments and political strategies and whereas it is important to step up synergies and coherence between them in order to makrebalance theat partnership and make it more effective on the ground;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU is apermanent members of the UN Security Council are major guarantors of the security of the continent of Africa and whereas instability in Africa has a direct impact on the stability inof European societies;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the recognised Notes the ineffectiveness of ACP- EU cooperation and the results achieved ; stresses that a common framework which is geared towards strengthening the field of development; stresses that this common frameworkstates, mutual understanding and upholding the sovereignty of all the states must be maintained, while developing the regional dimension, including by means of increased cooperation with the African Union and the regional economic communities;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Endorses the stated desire to intensify alliancesdialogue to tackle global governancecooperation issues between the EU and Africa; stresses, in this context, the need to step up the dialogue with the AU and the importance of ensuring its financial autonomy by reducing its dependence on external financing;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the need to promote good governancethe stability of states, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, but also efforts to combat corruption on both continents, as they are indispensable elements in sustainable development;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls therefore for a frank dialogue concerning these values and principles and for them to be made a major component of cooperation, particularly by extending political reform of the African states and how to take into account the traditions of African societies, particularly by being flexible on the conditionality of development aid on strict respect for themwhich should not weaken the state;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that EUthe action should respond totaken by the Member States should be in synergy with the strategies adopted by African countries, particularly those expressed in Agenda 2063 relating to peace and security;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the urgent need to increase the capacities of developing countries and cooperation between the EU, its Member States and Africa in the field of security and in combating organised crime and trafficking in human beings;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates the importance of the African Peace Facility and its support for the various EU missions and operations deployed in Africa; calls for European peace and security actions to be stepped up, in cooperation with African and international partnertransformed by transferring responsibility to African partners and obtaining block funding for those actions alongside economic and social development projects;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the importance of the permanent members of the UN Security Council being involved in the planning, financing and implementation of security and development actions;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Supports the establishment of a continental free trade area in Africa; recalls also the development prospects presented byeconomic cooperation area in Africa; notes also the failure with regard to the development of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and trade agreements between the EU and African countries; calls on the Commission and the Member States to return to the spirit of the Lomé Convention and its asymmetric free-trade philosophy; calls for increased cooperation between the European and African private and public sectors and for concentration of investment in key sectors such as sustainable energy, basic infrastructure, sustainable use of natural resources and agriculture, particularly by means of public-private partnerships;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that migration and mobility havehas an economic, social, environmental and political impact and that this challenge must be tackled in a manner which is coordinatedresponsible and collaborative between the EU and Africa;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Wishes to see migration and mobility approached as reciprocal development tools for the twoddressed with a long-term strategy which considers demographic perspectives and helps the intellectual and economic elites to remain on the African continents,; with a long-term strategy which takes into account demographic perspectivesshes to see European universities open affiliates in large African capitals to educate the African elites where they are rather than granting them student visas used to empty the continent of tomorrow’s elite;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Supports the various initiatives adopted at European level to tackle the underlying causes of irregular migration: migration partnerships, trust funds for Africa and the European Fund for Sustainable Development; calls for their implementation to be ensured and continued efficiently and coherently by coordinating it with a policy to substantially reduce the migration flows headed for Europe;