17 Amendments of Ignazio CORRAO related to 2017/2083(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas the number of young people aged 15-24 in Africa, which is expected to rise to 246 million, will represent a resource economic development all over the continent;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. Whereas fair and responsible trade and investments can help creating the 18 million new jobs per year needed in sub- saharan Africa to absorb the growing labour force;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU is a major guarantor of the security of the continent of Africa is of the utmost importance and whereas instability in Africa has a direct impact on stability in Europe;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to support African countries integration in global and regional trade through critical infrastructures building, access to energy, access to financial services and business training;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of this new communication, which aims to impart and strongly encourages the EU towards a 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, the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy and Agenda 2063;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of Africa as a key strategic partner and a priority for the EU; underlines that today the EU is collectively Africa's main foreign investor, its principle trading partner, a key security provider, its main source of remittances and its first partner in development and humanitarian assistance; acknowledges that the profound economic, political and societal changes underway in Africa, have an important impact on EU priorities and interests;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to help African countries develop and integrate regional value chains to allow different countries to contribute to the production of intermediate and finalised products;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to put in place and promote investments in skills development, technical and vocational training and higher university education addressed to the African youth;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls for the European Union and African States to work together to develop a strategy to increase Africa's agricultural competitiveness addressing rural development issues, constraints linked to sanitary and phytosanitary measures and access to micro-financing with a view to boosting intra-continental trade in agricultural goods, protecting the livelihoods of small farmer holders and ensuring food security;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the EU to support Africa’s ambitions of creating a genuine intra- African market andand its Member States to support existing regional integration initiatives, including a CFTA, through the tool of Aid for Trade, which should help facilitate the establishment or development of domestic productive capacity, reduce income inequality in Africa and assist with economic diversification and technology transfers; asks the Commission to avoid taking steps which might hinder these ambitions;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recognizes the importance of demographic dynamics in Africa in the 21st century making so that by 2050 Africa’s population will be 2.4 billion of predominantly young people; points out that according to projections, sub- Saharan Africa will need to create 18 million new jobs each year up to 2035 to absorb new labour market entrants thus avoiding serious consequences for the stability of societies; insists the creation of sustainable jobs, especially for young people, should be one of the priorities of EU actions in Africa; welcomes the proposal to extend support for Vocational Education and Training and Entrepreneurship by launching an EU Vet Facility to help target countries’ national stakeholders to fill the gap between the needs and opportunities of the labour market and the qualifications of graduates while at the same time promoting inclusion of vulnerable groups;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Recognises the importance of youth as a driving force for the continent’s future; acknowledges that while education in most African countries has increased significantly in the last years, many young people, especially girls, still do not complete primary education and more than 48 million youth in Sub-Saharan Africa are illiterate; calls for a strengthened support of quality education at all levels through improved bilateral programmes and the continued support of global initiatives such as the Global Partnership for Education; stresses the importance of promoting mobility partnerships, tackling the phenomenon of brain drain and supporting programs such as Erasmus+ and of harmonization of higher education through cross-border programmes and the recognition of qualifications;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the need to promote good governance, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, but also effortas well as to combat corruption on both continents, as they are indispensable elements in strengthening sustainable development;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms constitutes an invariable element of the Union’s engagement with third-country partners; call son the EU to support the vision of Africa’s Agenda 2063 by strengthening its support to democracy, the rule of law and accountable, transparent and responsive governance through the full use of existing and new frameworks and agreements; stresses the importance of fostering dialogue, information exchange and cooperation in a number of fields such as public finance management and fair and efficient tax systems, the fight to corruption, a transparent and accountable public administration, the participation of civil society and citizens in decision making processes and sustainable management of natural resources;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Is deeply concerned by cases of corporations, business enterprises as well as individuals, non-state actors and states alike causing or contributing to human rights violations and affecting the rights of vulnerable groups such as minorities, indigenous people, women and children or contributing to environmental problems; calls on the commission and the Member States to cooperate with international partners to take appropriate steps to prevent, investigate and halt such abuses and to establish a mandatory human rights due diligence for business enterprises which are owned or controlled by states.
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Considers that Africa and Europe have a shared interest and a shared responsibility concerning migration and that the crisis calls for global solutions based on solidarity, responsibility sharing, the respect of migrants' rights and the principle of non-refoulement; stresses that a strong cooperation between African countries and the EU, and in particular between countries on the two sides of the Mediterranean, is key in fighting against the trafficking of human beings and the smuggling of migrants; supports, in this regard, the implementation of comprehensive policy and legal frameworks based on the Unconventional against Transnational Organised crime and its protocols.
Amendment 250 #
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; notes the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa remains severely underfunded; welcomes the European External Investment Plan on the condition that it could really deliver on its commitments to mobilize investments in Africa, support inclusive and sustainable growth and stimulate jobs creation thus contributing to address the root causes of migration.