18 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2010/0310M(NLE)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU has reaffirmed its commitment to building a strong partnership with Iraq, based on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, to supporting the Iraqi authorities in the reconstruction phase and to tackling the root causes of the political, social and economic instability;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a significant improvement in the security situation is needed to promote stabilisation, national and local reconciliation and economic and social progress in the country;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. having regard to the governance challenges facing Iraq in terms of institutional and administrative capacity building and consolidating the rule of law, law enforcement and respect for human rights; whereas human rights violations and war crimes have been committed by the previous regime, Daesh, as well as anti-Daesh forces,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas it is important to tackle unemployment and social exclusion, especially among young people, in order to prevent them from becoming easy recruits for terrorist and extremist organisations;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Iraqi authorities should view the country’s oil revenues as an opportunity and a tool for achieving sustainable social and economic reconstruction which will benefit Iraqi society as a whole, rather than distribute them in a clientelist way;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas Iraq is a patchwork of communities often in competition for power and control over national resources; whereas the terrorist and extremist groups could easily exploit inter-sectarian and local tensions;
Amendment 42 #
Ia. whereas the relatives of Daesh suspects have been penalized, marginalized, forcibly displaced and face real risks of revenge killings for abuses committed by Daesh; whereas collective punishment of a number of these individuals is undermining national and local reconciliation efforts in Iraq;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas Iraqi authorities are not allowing relatives of Daesh suspects to obtain civil documentation lost under Daesh, making impossible for them to work, enrol to school, divorce, register deaths, etc..; whereas Iraqi authorities have also denied access to aid in certain circumstances to relatives of Daesh suspects;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the PCA is an essential instrument for implementing the EU strategy for Iraq and for strengthening our cooperation in the country’s reconstruction, stabiliszation, as well as national and local reconciliation;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EU and the Member States to maintain the humanitarian assistance they are currently providing to help and protect all Iraqis affected by the conflicts; stresses that all Iraqi people have the legal right to obtain civil documentation regardless of relatives’ alleged affiliation with Daesh, as well as to access aid without any discrimination;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EU to intensify its cooperation to facilitate the stabiliszation and security of recently liberated areas and allow the safe, informed, voluntary and dignified return of internally displaced persons; stresses the need to ensure safety and protection to relatives of individuals who are suspected to have links with Daesh from any form of violence or revenge killings; encourages the EU to help Iraqi authorities in accelerating the demining organisations’ registration process with the Baghdad government and to provide technical assistance for enhancing Iraqi capacity in demining and removal of explosive hazards from these areas; encourages the EU to provide technical assistance for enhancing Iraqi capacity in demining and removal of explosive hazards from these areas;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Expresses its concern over the high degree of fragmentation of Iraqi society; calls on the EU, in coordination with the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Iraqi authorities, to provide full support for an Iraqi-owned national reconciliation strategyprocess to ensure respect for the diversity of Iraq and to promote inclusive and representative governance, at national and local level, which will help strengthen a common Iraqi citizenship;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to support the development of Iraqi civil society and its full political representation and participation in the various reform processes; maintains that particular attention should be paid to the representation of women, young people and people from ethnic and religious minorities, including Christians;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the EU and the Member States, taking into account the body of EU law in the area of combating corruption, to initiate, with the Iraqi authorities, programmes for judicial cooperation and exchange of best practices and effective tools in order to tackle widespread corruption and thereby ensure a fair distribution of the national wealth;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the EU to encourage the Iraqi authorities to adopt a national strategy to deal with crimes committed by Daesh andhuman rights violations and war crimes committed by the previous regime, Daesh, as well as anti-Daesh forces; stresses the need to address impunity by transparently and fairly investigating allegations of war crimes and human rights violations in order to hold accountable those responsible for such crimes; calls on the EU to encourage the Iraqi authorities to accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC);
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to support a reform of the judicial system, in particular with regard to transitional justice, in order to ensure compliance with international standards on fair trials and judicial independence and impartiality;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the EU to promote good relstronger cooperations between Ifederaql and its neighbours and to promotelocal authorities to effectively rebuild the country and reach long-term stability and a peaceful coexistence; to promote good and constructive relations between Iraq and its neighbours, as well as its role as a contributor to regional peace;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the launch, at the request of the Iraqi authorities and as part of the Iraqi security strategy, of a mission to support security sector reform in Iraq (EUAM Iraq); hopes that this will help strengthen the public institutions and allow an impartial and inclusive police force to be established; stresses the need to incorporate and integrate militias and non-state groups into the regular security apparatus, through tailor-made reintegrating programmes, when needed;