Activities of Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ related to 2017/2083(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The EU-Africa Strategy: a boost for development (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes this new communication, which aims to impart fresh impetus to the Africa-EU partnership in order to broaden and intensify it, gearing it to prosperity and stability on the two continents, in accordance with the commitments given in subscribing to the SDGs, the new European consensus for development, which serves as guideline for European development policy, the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy and Agenda 2063;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines the need for a stronger political partnership with shared responsibilities between the EU and Africa, that will give greater African ownership on programs and goals based on shared values and interest;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines within the EU/African partnership the necessity to create decent jobs and ensure decent payment and to link investment to it; calls to comply with ILO standards, including those related to a safe and healthy working environment; stresses the importance to respect and strengthen the role of social partners amongst others in involving them in monitoring, consultation processes, policy making and implementation notably of social, trade and economic policies and to support the organisation and carrying into effect of social dialogue and collective bargaining;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Recognises the fundamental role of small-scale producers to attain food security; calls for support to notably small-holder farmers and pastoralists through building up and investing in infrastructure that facilitates the regional food supply and diversity of food production and that are in line with the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems of the CFS, in granting them access to land and water, in preserving healthy water and soil ecosystems and respecting non- documented traditional use thereof, in guaranteeing access to open source seeds in great variety that also contribute to biodiversity, in facilitating participatory land use planning and rangeland management of small-scale producers, and in supporting the establishment of cooperatives;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recognises that the increasing population in Africa is both a challenge and an opportunity for the continent and therefore calls on the EU to be committed in promoting appropriate public policies and investments in health, education, and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) to ensure young people are equipped to make informed decisions about their SRH, without which social, economic and environmental resilience cannot be reached;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the EU to support Africa to build the capacity of its administrative structure by opening channels for more young Africans participation in the Erasmus+ programme: mobility of staff and students and academic cooperation by providing trainings for teachers in a few key disciplines in order to improve students' skills and education quality and relevance;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers it important to support African countries in establishing effective health systems; in this context, the importance of investing in science, technology and innovation (STI) to tackle the still huge burden of poverty-related and neglected diseases (PRNDs) that disproportionately affect the most marginalised African populations, and thereby addressing the critical need to achieve the SDGs;