14 Amendments of Ignazio CORRAO related to 2016/2053(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the numerical strength of the ACP and EU member states has not sufficiently translated intodelivered the results that could have been expected from joint action in global fora;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Cotonou Agreement addresses new global challenges which are however priorities for the EU such as climate change, migration and terrorism, but has produced few concrete results in these areas;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that ACP-EU cooperation is a valuable and unique achievement that has strengthened bonds between ACP and EU countries and their parliaments throughout the last 40 years; underlines - provided the ACP countries demonstrate their commitment to taking joint action as a group - that in order to improve the effectiveness of cooperation and adapt it to new challenges, a new structure has to be adopted – in a renewed spirit, dedicated to effectiveness, of mutual cooperation – that keeps those parts of the ACP- EU acquis that are universal in character, such as commitment to human rights, good governance and democracy, the objective of the rule of law, and exchange of best practice in a common framework, while the main work has to be done according to the principle of subsidiarity, that is, it must take place in regional agreements that are tailored to specific regional needs and to the mutual interests existing between the EU and the respective regiongrounded in respect for the aforementioned values;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that both the common framework and the regional agreements should be legally binding; underlines that, in order to strengthen effectiveness and reduce duplication, the regional agreements with Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific should be designed in a way that takes into account existing regional and sub-regional organisations, e.g. the African Union, Regional Economic Communities, and regional agreements such as the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), and should allow the inclusion of additional countries, such as northern African countries, or the creation of groupings in accordance with specific interests or needs (e.g. development status, as in the case of LDCs, or geographical peculiarities, as in the case of small island developing states);
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the fight against poverty to remain an overarching objective of ACP-EU cooperation; believes, however, that a new agreement must primarily be a political project and clearly leave behind the not exclusively based on a ‘donor-recipient’ mentality; considers that cooperation should take place in areas of common interest where common gains can be expected, not just in economic terms but also with regard tofirstly in peace and security, human rights, the rule of law and good governance and, democracy, the environment, climate change and other areas related to the prosperity of both ACP and EU populations, making mutual economic benefits conditional upon attainment of these aims;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the essential elements in the Cotonou Agreement regarding human rights, environmental protection, democratic principles and the rule of law to continue to form the value-based foundation of a new agreement; calls for good governance to be added as an essential element;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that political dialogue is a fundamental part of the Cotonou Agreement, and that Articles 8 and 96 are a concrete and legal means to uphold the essential elements of ACP-EU relations, though they have not always been used effectively in the past; calls for political dialogue to remain a central and legal pillar in the overarching framework and on the regional level of the new agreement; calls strongly for political dialogue to be used more effectively and systematically and in a more proactive way in order to prevent political crises and hopes to see the new instrument place a strong emphasis on this, furnishing too the instruments necessary for effectiveness in achieving this;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines in this regard that political dialogue is a valuable basis for improving the situation of the peoples of the partner countries; regrets the insufficient use of this instrument and its weak effectiveness so far; calls strongly, therefore, for improved monitoring of the human rights situation and of the other essential and fundamental elements of the Agreement, and for a regular biennial or multiannual evaluation and joint reports on the respect of these elements by all ACP- EU member states with the purpose of naming, shaming and praising; calls for the results of these reports to be presented at the overarching ACP-EU meetings and used as a basis for political dialogue;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the private sector can play a pivotal role in the development process and can contribute to financing development, provided investment occurs with respect for the people and for traditional ownership or use, and for the environment; calls, therefore, for private investment to be supported under the auspices of the European Investment Bank (EIB) provided it is in line with international of human rights law and social and environmental protection rules; calls, furthermore, for local and national private sectors to be allowed to participate listened to during policymaking, and at the programming and implementation stages;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the JPA should ensure the adequate and proportional representation and participation of all political forces in its debates; calls, therefore, for the ACP national delegations to the JPA to include parliamentary representatives of their national political spectrum, including the opposition and for the presence of the opposition to be ensured through binding provisions;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the JPA to be aligned with the new regional structure, thus focusing its work in regional fora on issues of regional importance, strongly involving the region’s national parliaments while also maintaining regular, but less frequent, joint ACP-EU meetings;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates most forcefully its call for budgetisation of the EDF in order to enhance efficiency and effectiveness, democratic scrutiny, and the visibility and coherence of EU development financing; stresses, however, that this budgetisation should be conditioned by i) a guaranteed ring-fencing of developing funds to maintain the level of financing for developing countries; and ii) a permanent solution for EU financing of security expenses linked to development cooperation; underlines that all Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) in need should also in the future be eligible for EU development aid;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates that the EPAs could constitute a basis for regional cooperation and that they must be instruments for development and regional integration; highlights, therefore, the need for legally binding sustainability provisions (on human rights and social and environmental standards) in all EPAs, and underlines the importance of creating effective monitoring systems that include a wide range of civil society in order to avoid the negative effects of trade liberalisation;