Activities of Frank VANHECKE
Plenary speeches (263)
Market access to port services
Drug dependence
World hunger and the elimination of barriers to trade with the poorest countries
Work programme of the Greek Presidency
The work of the Danish presidency
Adoption of the Commission report on the progress made towards enlargement
Spanish presidency
Sexual and reproductive health and rights
EU strategy towards China (continuation)
Community patent
European Council/Belgian Presidency
Future of the European Union
Economic and employment situation in the air transport sector and in the industrial and related services sectors
Programme of the Belgian presidency
Consumption of alcohol by children and adolescents
Moratorium on death penalty
European political parties
1998 discharge, budgetary control
Talks in Austria on forming a government
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
European Council/Finnish Presidency, Chechnya, OSCE
Eurodac
Public health and food safety
Statement by Mr Prodi
Dioxin
Preparation of the European Council (18-19 June 2009) (debate)
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Equal treatment of persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (debate)
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Presentation of the Czech Presidency's programme (debate)
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EU strategy on Roma (debate)
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Annual report on the European Ombudsman's activities in 2007 (debate)
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Preparation of the European Council, including the situation of the global financial system (continuation of debate)
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Citizens' petitions during the year 2007 (debate)
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Evaluation of EU sanctions as part of the EU's actions and policies in the area of human rights (debate)
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Formation of political groups (amendment of Rule 29) (debate)
Preparation of the European Council following the Irish referendum (debate)
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Common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (debate)
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Human Rights in the World 2007 and the EU's policy on the matter - EU Election Observation Missions (debate)
The challenge of EU Development Cooperation Policy for the new Member States (debate)
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Annual policy strategy 2009 (debate)
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Lisbon Strategy - Broad Economic Policy Guidelines for 2008-2010 (debate)
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Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 13-14 December 2007) (debate)
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Future of Europe (debate)
Social reality stocktaking (debate)
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Commission legislative programme and work programme for 2008 (debate)
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Preparation of the informal summit of heads of state and government (Lisbon, 18/19 October 2007)
Equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (debate)
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Transatlantic relations (debate)
Annual political strategy 2008 (debate)
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Women in Turkey (debate)
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Economic and social consequences of restructuring in the automobile sector in Europe (debate)
Legislative and work programme of the Commission for 2007 (debate)
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Use of passenger personal data Agreement with the USA on the use of Passenger Name Record data (debate)
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Presentation of the programme of the Finnish presidency (debate)
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Increase in racist and homophobic violence in Europe (debate)
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Statement by the President
Debate on the future of Europe with the participation of the Belgian Prime Minister, Member of the European Council (debate)
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Right to freedom of expression and respect for religious beliefs (debate)
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Results of the elections in Palestine and situation in the Middle-East, and the Council's decision not to publish the report on East Jerusalem
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European Neighbourhood Policy
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Commission's legislative and work programme (2006) (continuation)
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Council Question Time
Legislative and work programme for 2006
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Preparation for the next informal European Council
Welcome
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Current problems regarding immigration
Prospects for EU-China trade relations
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Procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status
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Fight against terrorism
Meeting of the European Council (Brussels, 22 and 23 March 2005)
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Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 22-23 March 2005)
Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 22-23 March 2005)
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Programme of the Luxembourg presidency
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Turkey's progress towards accession
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Stocktaking of the Prodi Commission
Consequences of the shipwreck, off the Turkish coast, of a ship containing toxic ash
Gender aspects of the European framework of national Roma inclusion strategies (A7-0349/2013 - Lívia Járóka)
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (A7-0426/2013 - Edite Estrela)
Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014 - all sections (A7-0328/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier, Anne E. Jensen)
Migratory flows in the Mediterranean, with particular attention to the tragic events off Lampedusa (RCB7-0474/2013, B7-0474/2013, B7-0475/2013, B7-0476/2013, B7-0477/2013, B7-0478/2013, B7-0479/2013, B7-0480/2013)
Nacrt općeg proračuna Europske unije za financijsku godinu 2014. - svi dijelovi (A7-0328/2013 - Monika Hohlmeier, Anne E. Jensen) HR
Migracijski tokovi u Sredozemlju, s posebnim naglaskom na tragične događaje nedaleko od Lampeduse (RCB7-0474/2013, B7-0474/2013, B7-0475/2013, B7-0476/2013, B7-0477/2013, B7-0478/2013, B7-0479/2013, B7-0480/2013) HR
Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014 - all sections (debate)
Rethinking education (A7-0314/2013 - Katarína Neveďalová)
2011 discharge: European Council and Council (debate)
More efficient and cost-effective interpretation in the European Parliament (A7-0233/2013 - Esther de Lange)
Programme of activities of the Lithuanian Presidency (debate)
Request for the waiver of the parliamentary immunity of Marine Le Pen (A7-0236/2013 - Cecilia Wikström)
Situation in Turkey (RCB7-0305/2013, B7-0305/2013, B7-0306/2013, B7-0307/2013, B7-0308/2013, B7-0309/2013, B7-0310/2013, B7-0311/2013)
2013 review of the organisation and functioning of the EEAS (A7-0147/2013 - Elmar Brok, Roberto Gualtieri)
Millennium development goals (A7-0165/2013 - Filip Kaczmarek)
2013 review of the organisation and functioning of the EEAS (debate)
Laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) - Application for international protection lodged in a Member State by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast version) - Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints - Granting and withdrawing international protection (recast) (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (22 May 2013) - Fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax havens - Annual tax report: how to free the EU potential for economic growth (debate)
2011 discharge
Strengthening the fight against racism, xenophobia and hate crime (debate)
Association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union (A7-0052/2013 - Patrice Tirolien)
Economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability in the euro area (A7-0172/2012 - Jean-Paul Gauzès)
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls (B7-0049/2013)
Dialogue for a peaceful solution of the Kurdish issue in Turkey (debate)
Guidelines for the 2014 budget - sections other than the Commission (debate)
EU-Iraq partnership and cooperation agreement (debate)
Urban redevelopment as contribution to economic growth (A7-0406/2012 - Andrea Cozzolino)
European Union Solidarity Fund, implementation and application (A7-0398/2012 - Rosa Estaràs Ferragut)
EU strategy for the Horn of Africa (A7-0408/2012 - Charles Tannock)
Multiannual framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (debate)
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Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter - EU's human rights strategy (debate)
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18th report on better legislation - Application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality (2010) (debate)
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2013 (debate)
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Human rights in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter (debate)
EU citizenship report 2010 (debate)
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Discriminatory Internet sites and government reactions (debate)
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19th session of the UN Human Rights Council (debate)
Single application procedure for residence and work (debate)
Parliament's position on the 2012 draft budget as modified by the Council - Mobilisation of the flexibility instrument (debate)
Mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities (debate)
Programme of activities of the Polish Presidency of the Council (debate)
A new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe (continuation of debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (24-25 March 2011) (debate)
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Parliament's position on the 2011 draft budget as modified by the Council - all sections - Draft amending budget No 3/2010: Section III - Commission - BAM (Banana Accompanying Measures) (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (16 September 2010) (debate)
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Conclusions of the European Council meeting (25-26 March 2010) (debate)
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Development of the European Citizens’ Initiative based on Article 11(4) of the Treaty on European Union (debate)
Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate)
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EU 2020 - Follow-up of the informal European Council of 11 February 2010 (debate)
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Presentation of the programme of the Spanish Presidency (debate)
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Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010 as modified by the Council (all sections) - Draft amending budget No 10/2009 of the European Union for the financial year 2009, Section III – Commission - Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument - Amendment to the multiannual financial framework 2007-2013: financing energy projects under the European Economic Recovery Plan (debate)
Freedom of information in Italy (debate)
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Restructuring of the European car industry, in particular the Opel case (debate)
Shadow reports (57)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section I – European Parliament PDF (327 KB) DOC (225 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section III – Commission and executive agencies PDF (664 KB) DOC (374 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police College for the financial year 2012 PDF (188 KB) DOC (95 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2012: performance, financial management and control PDF (241 KB) DOC (123 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2012 PDF (177 KB) DOC (85 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology for the financial year 2012 PDF (165 KB) DOC (76 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Fisheries Control Agency for the financial year 2012 PDF (180 KB) DOC (85 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority for the financial year 2012 PDF (183 KB) DOC (87 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Securities and Markets Authority for the financial year 2012 PDF (180 KB) DOC (88 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2012 PDF (181 KB) DOC (85 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Chemicals Agency for the financial year 2012 PDF (182 KB) DOC (86 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section IX – European Data Protection Supervisor PDF (156 KB) DOC (70 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2012 PDF (183 KB) DOC (88 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section VII – Committee of the Regions PDF (144 KB) DOC (64 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section VIII – European Ombudsman PDF (138 KB) DOC (64 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2012 PDF (181 KB) DOC (85 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European GNSS Agency for the financial year 2012 PDF (158 KB) DOC (71 KB)
REPORT on the Court of Auditors' special reports in the context of the 2012 Commission discharge PDF (440 KB) DOC (228 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2012 PDF (177 KB) DOC (83 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Banking Authority for the financial year 2012 PDF (178 KB) DOC (84 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2012 PDF (189 KB) DOC (91 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section VI – European Economic and Social Committee PDF (141 KB) DOC (65 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section IV – Court of Justice PDF (155 KB) DOC (75 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section V – Court of Auditors PDF (145 KB) DOC (69 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Clean Sky Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012 PDF (175 KB) DOC (82 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2012 PDF (176 KB) DOC (86 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators for the financial year 2012 PDF (165 KB) DOC (79 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2012 PDF (181 KB) DOC (86 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications for the financial year 2012 PDF (166 KB) DOC (78 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2012 PDF (156 KB) DOC (70 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the ENIAC Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012 PDF (185 KB) DOC (85 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Artemis Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012 PDF (184 KB) DOC (85 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012 PDF (174 KB) DOC (79 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012 PDF (175 KB) DOC (80 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section X – European External Action Service PDF (194 KB) DOC (93 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy for the financial year 2012 PDF (181 KB) DOC (76 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the SESAR Joint Undertaking for the financial year 2012 PDF (192 KB) DOC (90 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2012 PDF (177 KB) DOC (83 KB)
REPORT on the Annual Report 2012 on the Protection of the EU’s Financial Interests – Fight against fraud PDF (213 KB) DOC (106 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Network and Information Security Agency for the financial year 2012 PDF (165 KB) DOC (73 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2012 PDF (175 KB) DOC (81 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section II – European Council and Council PDF (165 KB) DOC (75 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Asylum Support Office for the financial year 2012 PDF (173 KB) DOC (86 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2012 PDF (174 KB) DOC (83 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2012 PDF (182 KB) DOC (85 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2012 PDF (177 KB) DOC (86 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2012 PDF (175 KB) DOC (83 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2012 PDF (179 KB) DOC (85 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union for the financial year 2012 PDF (182 KB) DOC (90 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Euratom Supply Agency for the financial year 2012 PDF (152 KB) DOC (69 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police Office for the financial year 2012 PDF (175 KB) DOC (84 KB)
REPORT on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget for the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth European Development Funds for the financial year 2012 PDF (262 KB) DOC (132 KB)
REPORT on: Are tools in place to monitor the effectiveness of European Social Fund spending on older workers? (Court of Auditors Special Report 25/2012) PDF (181 KB) DOC (97 KB)
REPORT on the European Investment Bank (EIB) – Annual Report 2012 PDF (237 KB) DOC (128 KB)
REPORT on the nomination of Oskar Herics as a Member of the Court of Auditors PDF (209 KB) DOC (103 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation PDF (1 MB) DOC (885 KB)
REPORT on the nomination of Alex Brenninkmeijer as a Member of the Court of Auditors PDF (187 KB) DOC (91 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a Council regulation on the ECSEL Joint Undertaking
Written declarations (20)
Amendments (44)
Amendment 1 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
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Amendment 3 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
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Amendment 4 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Asserts that, when implementing the specific clauses on the prohibition on coercion or compulsion in sexual and reproductive health matters agreed on at the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development, as well as the legally binding international human rights instruments, the EU acquis communautaire and the Union policy competencies in these matters, Union assistance should not be provided to any authority, organisation or programme which promotes, supports or participates in the management of any action which involves such human rights abuses as coercive abortion, forced sterilisation of women and men, determining foetal sex resulting in prenatal sex selection or infanticide;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. States that every child, regardless of sex, has the right to appropriate legal protection before as well as after birth1, survival and development, and reaffirms that female children have equal status under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; calls on EU delegations in developing countries to work with the governments of those countries to ensure that girl children enjoy their rights without discrimination found on their sex, inter alia by ending the unethical and discriminatory practices of prenatal sex selection, abortion of female foetuses, female infanticide, early forced marriage, female genital mutilation; __________________ 1 Declaration of the Rights of the Child, Adopted by UN General Assembly Resolution 1386 (XIV) of 10 December 1959.
Amendment 7 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
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1d. Reminds that the European Court of Justice held in judgment C-34/10 that any human ovum after fertilization constitutes a human embryo, and that an human embryo constitutes a precise stadium in the development of the human body;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
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2. UrgInvites the Commission, in this context, to maintain in its development priorities the removal of all barriers to allow access to quality, affordable, acceptable and accessible sexuprenatal and reproductivematernal health care services (SRHSs) and education, including voluntary family planning, safe abortion, and youth-friendly service, relational, affective and sexual education for boys and girls under the prior responsibility of their parents1, voluntary family planning including natural family planning methods, while combating gendersex based discrimination leading to sex-selective and involuntary abortions, forced sterilization and sexual violence, as well as ensuring the provision of SRH supplies,prenatal and maternal health care supplies, including HIV prevention, treatment, care and support, without discrimination; __________________ 1 "Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children." Art 26.3 of UNGASS Resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948 (Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
Amendment 31 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Commission and the EEAS to fully respect the reservations on SHRH expressed by national governments in the concerned international treaties, conventions and programs;
Amendment 32 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Further reaffirms the sovereign right of each country to implement the recommendations of the Cairo ICPD Programme of Action or other proposals in the present resolution, consistent with national laws and development priorities, with full respect for the various religious and ethical values and cultural backgrounds of its people, and in conformity with universally recognized international human rights;
Amendment 33 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. upholds the human right to conscientious objection as outlined in Art 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Art 10 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, highlights therefore that no person, hospital or institution shall be coerced, held liable or discriminated against in any manner because of a refusal to perform, accommodate, assist or submit to an abortion, the performance of a human miscarriage, or any act which could cause the death of a human foetus or embryo, for any reason; affirms the right of conscientious objection together with the responsibility of the state to ensure that patients are able to access lawful medical care in a timely manner in particular in cases of emergency;
Amendment 34 #
2013/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. reminds § 8.25 of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development stating: "In no case should abortion be promoted as a method of family planning. (...) Prevention of unwanted pregnancies must always be given the highest priority and every attempt should be made to eliminate the need for abortion. Women who have unwanted pregnancies should have ready access to reliable information and compassionate counselling. Any measures or changes related to abortion within the health system can only be determined at the national or local level according to the national legislative process."
Amendment 28 #
2010/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expects the June 2010 European Council to agree on an ambitious and united EU position ahead of September's UN MDG meeting and to lead to new, results- oriented, additional, transparent and measurabletransparent commitments;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 33 #
2010/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 39 #
2010/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 43 #
2010/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 52 #
2010/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 56 #
2010/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on all Member States to commit to allotting significantly more resources to development cooperation and emergency aid under the next Financial Perspective and European Development Fund;
Amendment 59 #
2010/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on all Member States to increase significantly the amount of aid provided through budget support, particularly via MDG contracts, but insists democracy, human rights, governance and other essential criteria are met and that there is more and better monitoring and auditsInsists democracy, human rights, governance and other essential criteria are met and that there is more and better monitoring and audits; calls for a manifest and persistent violation of the 'essential element' clause by a government necessarily to have real consequences for European development aid for that country;
Amendment 67 #
2010/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the EU to put an end to agricultural export subsidies and other harmful aspects of our farm policy as soon as possiblePoints out that the EU has already decided, within the framework of world trade negotiations, to phase out the remaining agricultural export subsidies and that this is already the case for cereals, including wheat and barley; also points out that new research has shown that the phasing out of export subsidies is precisely to the disadvantage of the poorest countries and that only big agricultural producers such as Brazil benefit from it;
Amendment 76 #
2010/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on developing countries to spend at least 15 % of national budgets on health carePoints out that many developing countries, above all in Africa, attach little importance to the development of a comprehensive system of health care, let alone to a competitive salary for medical personnel and that, furthermore, a disproportionate amount of the money available is still being spent on medicines in place of prevention; calls, therefore, on developing countries to spend at least 15 % of national budgets on health care and primarily to pay attention to building up an army of medical personnel with doctors and nurses with recent, relevant training and teaching material which is tailored to the situation in the countries;
Amendment 78 #
2010/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the EU and developing couPoints out that it is estimated that tens of thousands of health workers from Africa emigrate abroad every year, and that this only further aggravates the already very critical situation in which medical personnel and health care in general find themselves; considers that the European Blue Card actively contributes to promote free access to health and educationthis trend; points out that such a brain drain is also a consequence of the fact that the training of many African health workers is based on teaching content that is derived from training centres in the West, which means that their knowledge is better geared to the situation in Europe or America than in Africa;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. CallPoints onut the EU and partner governments to increase investment in farming and food securityat many developing countries are seriously neglecting their agriculture, and therefore calls on those countries to ldevels that guarantee freedom from hunger for all, looking particularly at urgent hunger needs, small-scale farming and social protection programmesote far more of their national budgets to agriculture and to implement a comprehensive agricultural development policy; points out in this connection that a study by the UN food agency has shown that Congo could easily feed 700 million people, 10 times its population, but that it is a net importer of every conceivable type of food;
Amendment 9 #
2009/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 10 #
2009/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas both EU donors and developing country governments are failing to meet their spending benchmarks for health and education,
Amendment 12 #
2009/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the developing world faces an urgent shortage of qualified health personnel and whereas many skilled workers, in health and other sectors, are not returning home to benefit their own communities; whereas the European blue card will result in a further brain drain from developing countries, with all the detrimental effects which it entails,
Amendment 14 #
2009/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 16 #
2009/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 29 #
2009/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges all developing countries to foster independent parliaments, able to contribute effectively to deepening democracy by freely exercising their legislative, budgetary and scrutiny functions; at the same time, draws attention to the enormous importance of a judicial system which operates independently and is properly developed;
Amendment 49 #
2009/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 53 #
2009/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 67 #
2009/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Believes that the EU should take account of human rights and governance criteria when drawing up trade agreements with developing countries and should not hesitate to apply sanctions when states fail to respect their governance obligations; deplores the fact that the clauses dealing with human rights and good governance (the 'essential element' clauses) have to date in many cases remained ineffective, although both now and in the past numerous manifest and persistent violations have occurred;
Amendment 76 #
2009/2171(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
Amendment 37 #
2009/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges ACP countries to establish policies, based on respect for human rights, democratic principles, rule of law, sound economic development and decent work, in order to combat brain drain and allow ACP countries to use their trained work force for their own development; considers in this context that the blue card system and the Commission's reception centres in Africa yet further encourage and aggravate this brain drain;
Amendment 38 #
2009/2165(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges that, when revising the agreement, full consideration be given to fighting illegal immigration and that the granting of development aid (or part of it) be made dependent on efforts by the countries concerned to combat it and their readiness to take back their nationals if they are deported;
Amendment 153 #
2009/2069(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 101 a (new)
Paragraph 101 a (new)
101a. States that the matter upon which the President of the Bureau said that the Bureau would have to reflect carefully at its meeting of 16 June 2009, namely the decline in turnout in European elections, is a political issue and as such is a matter exclusively for the appropriate political bodies of Parliament, that is to say the committees and the Plenary;
Amendment 154 #
2009/2069(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 101 b (new)
Paragraph 101 b (new)
Amendment 160 #
2009/2069(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 107 a (new)
Paragraph 107 a (new)
107a. Notes that, since the political groups receive funds from the European Parliament budget, the Financial Regulation is fully applicable to them;
Amendment 163 #
2009/2069(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 113 a (new)
Paragraph 113 a (new)
113a. Believes that the large annual increase in the allocation to European political parties is not justifiable, and asks that the amount should at least be frozen;
Amendment 164 #
2009/2069(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 113 b (new)
Paragraph 113 b (new)
113b. Notes that the audit reports submitted by European political parties are far too sketchy; asks that Parliament should only accept proper audit reports which express an opinion on the legality, appropriateness, fitness for purpose and efficacy of the expenditure in question;
Amendment 169 #
2009/2069(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 117 a (new)
Paragraph 117 a (new)
117a. Deplores the Bureau's careless and inadequate attitude in regard to the scrutiny of spending by European political parties;
Amendment 171 #
2009/2069(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 120 a (new)
Paragraph 120 a (new)
120a. Notes that the failure of almost all the political foundations to submit detailed work programmes prompts the conclusion that they are unable or unwilling to meet the statutory requirements for receiving European grants, and as a result render themselves ineligible to receive such grants;
Amendment 172 #
2009/2069(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 120 b (new)
Paragraph 120 b (new)
120b. Decides that grants to a political foundation which fails to submit a detailed work programme will be halted forthwith;
Amendment 173 #
2009/2069(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 120 c (new)
Paragraph 120 c (new)
120c. Deplores the Bureau's careless and inadequate attitude in regard to the scrutiny of spending by European political foundations;
Amendment 176 #
2009/2069(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 123
Paragraph 123
123. Supports fully the creation of European political parties and European political foundations and their activities; believes that full transparency as regards the parties' and foundations' financial management and achievement of planned results is of utmost importance for theto European citizens;