5 Amendments of Klaus BUCHNER related to 2016/0029(COD)
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission conclusion for the 11 September 2016 parliamentary elections in Belarus reported that, despite some first steps taken by the Belarusian authorities, "a number of key long- standing OSCE/ODIHR and Council of Europe Venice Commission recommendations have yet to be addressed, and the need for comprehensive electoral reform, as part of the broader democratization process, remains."
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Article 207 TFEU requires the Union's commercial policy to be based on the principles and objectives of the Union's external action.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 c (new)
Recital 3 c (new)
(3c) Article 21 TEU commits the Union to a Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) guided by the principles which have inspired its own creation, and which it shall seek to advance in the world: democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point-1 (new)
Article 1 – point-1 (new)
Regulation (EU) No 2015/936
Article 11 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3a (new)
(-1) In Article 11, the following paragraph is inserted: 3a. When a third country has failed to meet its international obligations in terms of respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and all other relevant international and domestic human rights instruments, the Commission reserves the right to list the third country in question in Annexe II of this Regulation.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 2015/936
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3