7 Amendments of Adam BIELAN related to 2007/2208(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
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1. Takes the view that after more than 20 years of civil war Afghanistan has become a "failed state", characterised by missing or weak institutions at all levels and unable to satisfy the most basic needs of its citizens such as education, housing, health, nutrition; is convinced that the country has become a test case for the success or failure of international development assistance and the legitimacy of bi- and multi- lateral development cooperationorganisations involved in building democracy and prosperity in that country; stresses the need for the international community to demonstrate its ability to end the vicious circle of violence and poverty and to give the country the prospect of sustainable peace and development, otherwise it may prove defenceless against the forces of terror;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
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2. Stresses the urgent need for the international community to analyse what strategic and conceptual misjudgements have contributed to the current situation in Afghanistan, including an honest assessment of both the current military strategy and the strategy for civil reconstruction; concludes that a major shift of strategy is necessary as peace, security and development will only prevail if the spiral of violence is brought to an end, if the prevailing military solution is replaced by reinforced civil reconstruction efforts, and if, as a result, the confidence of the Afghan population is restored; considers in particular that "Operation Enduring Freedom" is politically counterproductive because reconciliation and consolidation of peace cannot be imposed militarily from the outside but have to be developed inside Afghanistan on the Taliban side and, if the international forces can strengthen civil reconstruction efforts;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
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13. Expresses its deep concern about the ever-expanding cultivation and trafficking of opium which has serious political and national security implications; stresses that the opium economy has become a source of corruption and undercuts public institutions, particularly those in the security and justice sectors; since there is no obvious solution, and since repressive measures aimed at crop eradication have not produced the expected results, calls on the international community and the Afghan government to strengthen them and also to develop a long-term strategy primarily aimed at comprehensive rural development, including the establishment of the necessary infrastructure and functioning administrative institutions;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the military activities of the Taliban do not pose a direct threat to Afghanistan's sovereignty and their main objective is to sow discord among the NATO allies and create the impression that it is impossible to bring peace to the region, with the result that the dispatching of new NATO forces to Afghanistan has been suspended,
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas more than half of the inhabitants of Afghanistan are living below the poverty line and the country's economy is one of the weakest in the world, with unemployment reaching 40%,
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the new Afghan Constitution does not guarantee full religious freedom, since abandoning Islam remains a punishable offence,