33 Amendments of Sir Graham WATSON related to 2013/0120(NLE)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12c (new)
Citation 12c (new)
– having regard to Article 207 and 209 TFEU,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the PCA is the first of its kind between the European Union and Indonesia and aims at strengthening political, economic and sectoral cooperation of mutual interest and at further enhancing bilateral and regional cooperation in responding to global challenges;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the PCA contains, as essential elements, articles on human rights and counter confirmation of the values expressed ing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), as well as confirmation of the values shared by Charter of the United Nations, the United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights, and other international treaties applicable to bothe parties as expressed in the Charter of the United Nations and their attachwell as their commitment to the principles of democracy, good governance and the rule of law, and provisions on small arms and light weapons (SALW), cooperation on combating terrorism, protecting human rights and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Courtestablishing or enhancing cooperation in areas such as human rights, trade and investment, energy, tourism, transport and infrastructure, marine conservation and fisheries, industrial policy and SMEs, data protection and intellectual property rights as well as counter-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and the fight against terrorism, money laundering and terrorist financing;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Notes that Indonesia is the world's fourth most populous nation with over 240 million citizens, 40% of whom are below 25 years of , third largest democracy and the largest Muslim- majority country in the world with heterogeneous society consisting of various ethnicities, religions, languages and 90% of whom profess the Islamic faithcultures with over 240 million citizens with young demography, strategically located in an archipelago of more than 17 000 islands spanning 5 400 kilometres from east to west in the Indian and Pacific Oceans;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Highlights Indonesia's 15-year process of democratic, political, social and economic transformation, after 33 years of authoritarian military rule; notes that Indonesia is urbanising rapidly, has a fast- rising middle class, ample natural resources, the largest economy in Southeast Asia (GDP growing by more than 6% in the last two years), with half of the world's trade passing its northern maritime border, and an increasing diplomatic presence in regional and global fora, such as ASEAN, the IOC and the G20the UN, WTO, IOC, G20, as well as the ASEAN of which Indonesia is both a founder and the largest member;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Commends the progress made by Indonesia in developing democratic governance and the commitment to democracy displayed by its pluralistic society; notes, however, that the rule of law and respect for human rights – including minority rights, such as religious, ethnic, gender and LGBT rights – remain weak, while corruption and impunity are rifethe level of corruption remains high;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) Points out the fast-growing ties between the EU and Indonesia in trade and other economic areas, in view of the business opportunities offered by an economy that has attracted recordincreasing levels of foreign and domestic investment; considers, however,suggests that better infrastructure and connectivity and an improved regulatory framework are neededshould be sought through cooperation under provisions of the PCA relating to trade and investments, taxation and customs, economic policy dialogue, environment, industrial policy and SMEs as well as transport in order to unlock the full economic potential of Indonesia and promote sustainable growth and poverty reduction;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) Stresses that the PCA aims ato further strengthening relations between the EU and Indonesia, in addition to the existing cooperation mechanisms, and to cooperate in addressing global challenges, based on the shared principles of equality, mutual respect, mutual benefit, democracy, the rule of law, good governance and human rights, by developing political and economic cooperation in matters concerning trade, investments, industrial policy, the and SMEs, environment, climate change, energy, science and technology, good governance and conflict resolution, as well as tourism and culture, migration, cointellectual property rights, tourism, education and culture, migration as well as combating money launtder-terrorism and the fight against piracying and terrorist financing, drug trafficking, corruption and, organised crime and human trafficking;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) Believes that Indonesia ought to be recognised as a strategic partner by the EU and that annualregular summits should be held to review bilateral and global developments; recommends that high-level visits to Indonesia take place regularly, namely by the President of the European Commission, the High Representative/Vice-President and Members of the European Parliament, and that the issue of visas should be facilitated in such a way as to intensify people-to-people exchangeswelcomes in this regard the establishment of the Joint Committee, under article 41 of the PCA, which shall meet at least every two years in Indonesia and in Brussels alternately;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) Urges the EU and Indonesia to make full use of the PCA in order to achieve long-term geostrategic benefits in facing global security challenges, such as at bilateral, regional and multilateral fora, such as tackling climate change, and the proliferation of WMD and SALW,, combating terrorism and, organised crime, and exploring new areas of cooperationdrug trafficking, money laundering and terrorist financing, cooperating in the field of data protection as well as continuing the cooperation in other areas, not explicitly covered by the PCA, such as disaster preparedness and response, data protectionconflict resolution, SALW and maritime security, including piracy;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) Welcomes Indonesia’s ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; in 2005; as well as the recent ratifications of other UN instruments relating to migrant workers, persons with disabilities, children in armed conflicts and sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, expects the institutional and legal reforms to bring about compliance with these instruments;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) Is worried thaCommends the ratification of the UN Convention against cCorruption remains rampant in Indonesia, despite ratification of the 2006 UN Convention againsby Indonesia in 2006 , and notes the efforts taken by the Indonesian authorities, including the work done by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK), to combat and eradicate the challenges of corruption in Indonesia, however, is worried that Ccorruption and the action of the KPK-Corruption Eradication Commissionremains widespread in Indonesia, and therefore urges further action under Article 35 of the PCA to share best practices in tackling corruption, including the recovery of assets, as well economic and financial crime;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) Is concerned with Law 8/195 and the new draft law on civil organisations (the "Ormas Bill"), and urges that it bNotes the possible impact of the new law on Mass Organisations 17/2013 (Repealing the former Law on Associations 8/1985) which imposes unnecessary and sometimes onerous administrative, legal and financial restrictions on the activities of non- governmental organisations in Indonesia, and might, as a consequence, have an impact on exercising the frepealed, inasmuch as it restrictedom of association, expression and assembly; believes in this freedoms and scope of capacitiegard that the annual EU-Indonesia Human Rights dialogue is the platform to address such concerns;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) Expresses deepRemains concerned about the rise of sectarian violence,acts of discrimination and, harassment ofr violence against people belonging to religious and ethnic minorities, women and LGBT, perpetrated under coverople, sometimes pursued under various rules and regulations relating to pornography, blasphemy ofr the Pornography Lawactivities of religious minorities, and believes in this regard that the annual EU-Indonesia Human Rights dialogue is the platform to address such concerns;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) Expresses serious concern about the spate of attacks against Ahmadiyya followers on Java, as well as the vandalisation of churcheviolence against religious minorities, which is reflected in attacks against Ahmadiyya followers, Shia Muslims and the closure of churches in some parts of the country, and urges the Indonesian authorities to ensure the practical application of freedom of religion provided by the Constitution as well as to continue to promote religious tolerance, believes in this regard that the annual EU-Indonesia Human Rights dialogue is the platform to address such concerns;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) Pleads with the Indonesian authorities to consider abolishing the death penalty, or at least declaring a moratorium on its application, and urges the EU to make more of an effort to engagebelieves in this regard that the annual EU-Indonesia Human Rights dialogue is the platform to address such concerns; urges moreover the EU to engage more closely with Indonesia's civil society with a view to promoting human rights, the rule of law and the fight against corruption, as well as and advocating the abolition of the death penalty;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) Calls on the EU to offer assistance to the Indonesian authorities, as previously done in the case of Aceh, in developing a comprehensive approach to improving the situation in Papua, and not to let it continue to be a source ofremains concerned about the clashes between the security forces and the pro-independence groups, and the disturbing reports of human rights violations attributed to the security forces, as well as progress in education, healthcare and work opportunities, ability to exercise freedom of expression and assembly, which are essential for Papuans, along withs well as protection of the environment, natural resources and of their cultural identity; urges the Indonesian authorities to give free access to independent EU observers into the area;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) Commends the Indonesian government for its efforts in enabling the operation of the UNHCR in the country; stresses, however, the need to foster political and public support to asylum-seekers and refugeeuggests to foster further support to asylum-seekers and refugees, suggests, in addition, Indonesia and the EU to fully implement Article 34 of the PCA to cooperate on migration issues, including legal and illegal migration, smuggling and trafficking in human beings;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) Calls on the Indonesian authorities to envisage theUrges that the EU and Indonesia cooperate closely under article 4 of the PCA on Legal Cooperation to finalise Indonesia's ratification of the 1948 UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and to accept the jurisdiction ofhe Rome Statute on the International Criminal Court;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) Calls on EU and Indonesia to initiate the hWelcomes the continued Human rRights dDialogue provided for in the PCA, ensuring the, established in 2010, between the EU and Indonesia and suggests a wider participation and input of the civil society in the implementation of the National Plan of Action of Human Rights;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) Expresses apprehension at discriminatory regulations and Notes the difficulties in legal and administrative practices, such as the obligation ofoceedings in Indonesia for people who have not indicated on their identity cards their affiliation to one of the fivesix faiths recognised as religions in the identity card and the prohibition of inter-faith marriagesofficially recognised by the central government and for people who would like to register and obtain legal marriage documents for inter-faith marriages, suggests, in this regard, to exchange best practice to overcome such obstacles by implementing cooperation mechanisms under Article 39 of the PCA on the Modernisation of the State and Public Administration;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) Deplores the fact that, despiteAcknowledges the efforts made by the government of Indonesia, including the ratification of the Convention to Eliminate All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and other and various attempts to ban female circumcision, as well as the work done by the National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan) and the local civil society to disseminate the information about the dangers of female genital mutilation, notes that, despite these efforts and the adoption of the UN resolutions on banning female genital mutilation, this tradition is still widespread in Indonesia; practiced in some parts of Indonesia, recommends, in this respect, that the EU and Indonesia closely cooperate under Article 31 of the PCA on Health to exchange best practice aimed at exterminating genital mutilation and minimising health risks to young girls and women, posed by such procedures;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) Welcomes the emergence of the unions’ mAcknowledges the important role of labour movements in dialogues and negotiations with the government and othe effect that this is havr stakeholders to promote the working con the promotion of human rights in the work place in Indonesia; notes, however, that women workers are still subject to exploitationditions and social security rights in Indonesia; recommends that the cooperation sought under the provisions of the PCA on safeguarding human rights and non-discrimination in the form of overwork, underpayment and abuses by managementshould address issues relating to gender equality at workplace and tackling gender-based pay gap;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point w
Paragraph 1 – point w
(w) Stresses that exports from the EU to Indonesia have doubled in the last six years – valued at 9,6 billion euros in 2012 – despinotes the facat thate bilateral trade was worth only 25 billion euros, making Indonesia the EU's 29th trading partner and only fourth as an EU trading partner in the region, while Indonesia represents 40% of ASEAN’s GDP and population; notes, however, that EU investment in Indonesia is booming, ranking second in terms of foreign direct investment after Singapore, and that 1 000 EU companies have invested over 1 000 billion euros and employ 1,1 million Indonesians;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) Calls on Indonesia and the EU to move swiftly to establish the Comprehensivconsider starting negotiations of a free trade agreement, in addition to the cooperation called for in the framework of the PCA, with a view to progressively remove major trade barriers, including strengthening the Economic Partnership Agreement with a view to resultations on WTO compliance, promoting the use of international standards on TBT, improving the IPR protection, increasing transparency of trade regulations and developing customs cooperation and promovting major barriers andnon-discriminatory investment regime and thereby further increasing trade in goods, investment, services and procurement;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y
Paragraph 1 – point y
(y) Notes thatCommends Indonesia for its efforts to work in partnership with the EU to eradicate the trade in illegal timber and timber products; notes the signature of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Voluntary Partnership Agreement (FLEGT -VPA) between the EU and Indonesia in September 2013; notes that the Indonesian timber product exports to the EU rose by 114% in the first quarter of 2013, as a result of the ; looks forward to the issuance of FLEGT licences, which certify the legality of timber and timber products, for Indonesian timber and timber products to be imported into the EU, once both sides assess that Indonesia's Timber Legality Assurance System (TLAS);, is sufficiently robust; and expects that joint regular assessments will examine the capacity of relevant players to implement the TLAS, which prohibits trade in illegal products and requires due diligence on the part of EU wood industry operatorsFLEGT-VPA;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point y a (new)
(ya) Recognizes Indonesia’s and the EU’s key role in tackling climate change , given their geo-political and economic importance, territorial extent as well as population size, welcomes the increasing role of Indonesia in international climate change negotiations, praises Indonesia’s ambitious plans announced in 2009 to cut the growth of emissions and its call for international support to help the country to achieve even greater reductions, notes that deforestation and land use change are mainly responsible for greenhouse gas emissions in Indonesia but the growing energy sector is expected to take over from forestry by 2027, calls, therefore, the Parties to the PCA to immediately establish institutionalised bilateral cooperation mechanism under Article 23 of the PCA on Energy, which could be built on the example of the UK Climate Change Unit (UKCCU) Indonesia established in 2011, in order to diversify energy supplies, via developing new and renewable forms of energy and their transmission infrastructures to connect renewable energy to centres of demand, and to achieve rational use of energy in order to combat climate change and to promote sustainable development;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point y b (new)
(yb) Welcomes the aviation agreement signed by the EU and Indonesia in 2011, which removes nationality restrictions in bilateral air services and is a step strengthening overall cooperation between the EU and Indonesia, recommends further steps to be taken under article 34 of the PCA on Transport, in particular establishing a close dialogue in the field of maritime and land transport to enhance the infrastructure in the Indonesian archipelago, as well as to fully implement international transport security, safety and pollution prevention standards;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point y c (new)
(yc) Notes that tourism is one of the leading sectors of the Indonesian economy, stresses in this regard that Article 17 of the PCA provides an excellent opportunity to exchange information and to establish best practices how to maximize the Indonesian potential of natural and cultural heritage and mitigate negative impacts, such as pollution or damages to the marine ecosystems, in order to develop sustainable tourism models and to increase positive contribution of tourism, in respect of the interests of the local communities;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point y d (new)
(yd) Notes that the people-to-people exchanges between Indonesia and the EU have been implemented via Erasmus Mundus II programme which awarded 200 scholarships between 2008-2010, acknowledges that the EC envisages workshops and seminars to increase the understanding and the knowledge by Indonesian SMEs about international standards and quality requirements, urges, however, to further intensify student and academic staff exchanges and to establish regular training schemes under Article 25 on Culture and Education, to exchange best practices and know-how in the field of tourism, entrepreneurialism, and languages; calls, in addition, in this context Indonesia and the EU to look into starting negotiations on visa liberalization measures to facilitate people-to-people exchanges;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z
Paragraph 1 – point z
(z) Notes that the EU and its Member States provided more than 388 million dollars in development assistance to Indonesia in 2012, and recommends that that assistance be applied in supporting education, general capacity-building and the environment and combating climate change; between 2007 and 2013, approximately 400 million euros were provided by the EU to Indonesia in development assistance, recognizes that as of 2014 Indonesia will no longer be eligible for MIP after having achieved the status of lower middle income country (LMIC), while it continues to benefit from the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GPS), urges, therefore, Indonesia to continue implementing the policies prioritised and funded previously by MIPs, such as education, trade and investment, law enforcement and justice general capacity-building as well as climate change, believes that the bilateral cooperation under the PCA, combined with the financing of the European Investment Bank (EIB), and any future economic partnership agreements, will play a vital role in furthering such priorities in Indonesia;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point aa
Paragraph 1 – point aa
(aa) Takes the view that the EU should offer assistance in the implementatSuggests that Indonesia and the EU identify areas of cooperation, under the provisions of the new 5-10 year Master Plan for Development and that it should share its experience in respect ofPCA, to better implement and manage Indonesia’s Economic Master Plan (MP3EI), by exchanging know-how and best practice for public- private partnerships, so that financ and, as part of G20 obligations of Indonesial arrangements will not fuel corruption and overburden taxpayersnd some of the EU Member States, cooperate closely in tackling profit shifting, tax avoidance and automatic exchange of tax information;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point ab
Paragraph 1 – point ab
(ab) Welcomes the PCA's provisions designed to promote cooperation and facilitate trade and inve which testifies to the growing importance of EU- Indonesian ties and opens a new era in bilateral relations by stmrent flows and people-to-people exchanges in the context of EU-ASEAN initiatives; stresses that bilateral and multilateral cooperation may foster conflict resolution at the regional and global level, and improve efficiency in fighting terrorism, piracy, gthening political, economic and sectoral cooperation across a wide range of policy fields as well as enables to enhance cooperation between Indonesia and the EU in responding to global challenges, in addition to the existing cooperation in the context of other international organisations, where both are playing an increasingly imporgtanised crimt role, and calls, therefore, money laundering and tax havens all the Member States to ratify the PCA, which has been signed already in 2009, without any further delay;