Activities of Marie Anne ISLER BÉGUIN related to 2007/2217(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Human Rights in the World 2007 and the EU's policy on the matter - EU Election Observation Missions (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers, in the light of this, that election observation is merely a first step towards democracy and that it needs to be complemented by other, adequately funded activities and post-electoral measures for the promotion of democracy; in the long term; therefore requests the maintenancincrease of the budgetary ceiling agreed by the Commission of 25% of EIDHR for EU EOMs;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to look into the feasibility of establishing an agency to manage European funds earmarked for electoral processes; points out that such funding is currently managed by organisations such as the UNDP, which do not have the flexibility required in order to respond to emergencies arising during electoral processes;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that an effective and results- oriented follow-up to EU EOMs remains the key challenge to be addressed, and that a distinction should be made between technical and political follow-up, in which all EU institutions and Member States should be involved at all levels;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls, in particular, on the Commission to include EU EOMs' recommendations in all action plans in respect of European Neighbourhood Policy countries in which EOMs are deployed;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to carefully assess the outcome of each EU EOM, to absorb the lessons learned therefrom and to clearly state in the final reports the methodological limitations of each EU EOM; moreover, calls on the Commission to make every effort to ensure that the democratic achievements of the EU EOMs (methodology, technical practice, budgetary means, electoral structures, etc.) are not called into question or obliterated once the electoral process is finished;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Proposes that working parties be set up with a view to enabling African Union partners to benefit, as part of the new EU- Africa strategy, from election observation expertise and experience, as the European Union has benefited from the ODIHR/OSCE's working methods and experience;