2 Amendments of Elmar BROK related to 2018/2159(INI)
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the role of the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG) and its lead MEPs as the operational body for coordinating mediation and dialogue initiatives and welcomes new initiatives such as the Jean Monnet Dialogue for peace and democracy and the Young Political Leaders’ programme, and recommends that these should be developed further; (using the historic Maison Jean Monnet in Bazoches, France), the activities on election-related violence, the inter-party dialogue and consensus-building, as well as the Young Political Leaders’ programme, and recommends that these should be developed further as key instruments of the European Parliament in the area of mediation, facilitation and dialogue; - Welcomes the partnership with the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada in the format of "Jean-Monnet Dialogues" with the aim to build consensus among political factions and parties in the Rada and most importantly transforming the political culture towards a modern European parliamentary approach based on democratic dialogue and consensus building; - Welcomes the conclusions of the fifth Jean Monnet Dialogue, which took place on 11-13 October 2018, where steps were taken concerning supporting the implementation of the Association Agreement; Recognises the request for the European Parliament to work with the European Commission to facilitate a dialogue with key stakeholders from the Verkhovna Rada and the Government, on improving the effectiveness of the Verkhovna Rada in its role in relation to the implementation of the Association Agreement (Brok); - Welcomes the new tri-partite initiative of the Speakers of the Parliaments of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia to establish a regional parliamentary assembly as an important platform for regional dialogue on strategic issues including the implementation of Association Agreements and responding to key security challenges including hybrid war and disinformation; Considers the European Parliament's support to this regional parliamentary dialogue as an important sign of its commitment to the region in the face of common regional security challenges;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recommends that the existing parliamentary training and coaching programmes available for Members of the European Parliament, particularly those appointed as mediators or Chief Observers, as well as training programmes for third country parliamentarians, political parties and staff, be further developed, including those on gender aspects;