9 Amendments of Marietta GIANNAKOU related to 2011/2157(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to avoid duplication, to concentrate on strategic issues within the multilateral fora of the ENP and to use subregional and bilateral contacts for specific investment projects and cooperation programmes; calls for more effective use to be made of existing financial instruments so as to ensure that maximum benefit is derived from them; stresses the importance of building effective subregional partnerships within the wider Mediterranean region;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the Union for the Mediterranean to have been misconceived, poorly executed and even counterproductive; insists, therefore, on the full incorporation of the European side of the partnership into the conventional EU framework under the auspices of the High Representative/Vice- President and the European External Action Serviceunderpins the interaction between bilateral and regional policies so as to achieve more effectively the objectives of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation based on the mutual recognition of common values;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Β
Recital Β
Β. whereas it is in the highest interest of the EU to be economically ambitious and politically focused in its support to democratic transitions, and defence of human rights;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU should in addition provide itself with flexible and properly funded instruments in order to match its ambitions,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Although the EU does not seek to impose unilaterally a model or a ready-made recipe for political reforms, underlines that the ENP is based on shared values and the commitment to democracy, human rights, the rule of law and good governance;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. States that differentiation should be applied to trade, invites ENP partner countries to move forward on creating the conditions that will allow the establishment of Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Areas (DCFTAs) and calls on the EU to assist them in their reform efforts and to open its internal market accordingly, subject to the necessary alignment of safety and quality specifications to European standards; underlines that the EU should also assess the political, social and environmental circumstances of each country with reference to their participation in the future DCFTA;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the reference to Article 49 of the TEU and believes that all partner countries of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) have a legitimate right to strive for EU membership; believes that the conclusion of association agreements does not exclude this perspective but can, on the contrary,Stresses that a European perspective including Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union could constitute a driving force for reforms in these countries and further strengthen their commitment to shared values and principles such as democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights and good governance; believes that the conclusion of association agreements can be an important step towards further European integrationpolitical engagement;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that the EU should improve the management of migration, providing better conditions for the establishment of legal migrants in the EU; considers that the EU needs to favour legal labour migration by concluding mobility partnerships, while at the same time taking the necessary measures to prevent illegal migration;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Emphasises that the funding of the ENP should not be affected by the current sovereign debt crisis; calls at the same time for the more effective utilisation of existing financial instruments, from the which maximum possible benefit has not yet been derived;