8 Amendments of Anders SELLSTRÖM related to 2018/0256M(NLE)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that Western Sahara is a separate and distinct territory in relation to any State, including the Kingdom of Morocco, according to the EU Court of Justice; insists therefore that this fundamental aspect of the ECJ ruling is taken into account in the agreement, including in its implementation at technical level;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recalls that the United Nations and the EU and its Member States do not recognise the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco over Western Sahara;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Recalls the long-standing position of the EU in support of the right to self- determination of the people of Western Sahara and of the efforts of the United Nations in support of the enjoyment of this right by the Saharawi people;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that it is important for this agreement to give guarantees regarding respect for international law, including human rights, in relation to the Sahrawi people in the territories concerned;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls the obligation under article 21 of the Treaty of the European Union for the EU and its Member States to respect the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law; underlines in this respect that article 2 of the UN Charter includes the respect for the principle of self-determination of peoples;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. NotStresses that this agreement does not imply any form of recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara and that the EU’s position remains that of supporting UN efforts to secure a fair, lasting and mutually acceptable settlement of the Western Sahara conflict, on the basis of the right to self- determination of the Sahrawi people and in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions; reiterates, therefore, its full support to the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Mr Horst Köhler, in helping the parties to achieve this settlement;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that during inclusivConsiders that the consultations led by the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) with a wide variety of Western Saharan local representatives, civil society organisations and other organisat- that was carried out after the agreement was negotiated with Morocco - were not inclusive; regrets that the Commissions and bodies, broad support was expressed for the socio-economic benefits the proposed tariff preferences would bringthe EEAS did not travel to Western Sahara nor to the refugee camps in Tinduf for these consultations;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes good note of the exchange of letters and acknowledges the efforts of the Commission and the EEAS in trying, within the remit of their competences, to evaluate the benefits for the population and to ascertain their consent to this agreement; stresses, nevertheless, that the Court of Justice of the EU stated the irrelevance of determining the benefits and only required the consent of the people of Western Sahara; underlines that more could be done to improve the traceability of products coming from Western Sahara; invites the Commission services, therefore, to engage further with the Moroccan authorities to improve this aspect, notably in order to produce clear and reliable statistics.;