Activities of Anna ZÁBORSKÁ related to 2010/0310M(NLE)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Iraq
Amendments (9)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the EUEU’s commitment to a longer-term support to the country and the fact that it has identified Iraq as a pilot country in which to better address and operationalise the humanitarian- development nexus in order to foster a transition from humanitarian assistance to longer term development;reconstruction and stabilisation; recalls that the Iraq crisis is a UN level 3 emergency and that 11 million people are currently in need of assistance and therefore urges the EU and its Member States, however, to enhance first of all their efforts to urgently address key humanitarian challenges and human needs, in particular regarding the more than 3 million internally displaced persons;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that poverty is widespread in the country and that although being an upper middle country, years of violence, conflict and sectarianism have considerably undermined development progress; calls on the EU to focus its development assistance, through targeted projects, on the most vulnerable groups and the people most in need, namely women and children, youth, IDPs and refugees;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Insists that sustainable and inclusive growth should be supported according to Iraqi national development priorities;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that rule of law, human rights and access to justice remain important challenges and that Iraq stands among the lowest ranking countries on the transparency index; insists on the EU to give priority to the implementation of political and economic reforms aiming at building institutional capacity and consolidating democracy;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that, during the transition from emergency assistance to development, a long-term approach, stabilisation, reforms and improvements in the areas of good governance and accountability, education, health and skills development, access to livelihood opportunities and provision of basic social services are priority areas for development assistance; looks forward to receiving concrete proposals on envisaged actions that respond to those needs and urges the Commission to provide evidence of the results and impacts achieved within the framework of the multiannual indicative programme 2014-2017;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the deterioration of the environment and infrastructure, successive droughts and desertification have greatly impacted rural populations and increased food insecurity and water shortages, in particular for displaced people; calls on the EU to work closely with the Iraqi authorities towards a more efficient and equitable use and management of natural resources;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that the provision of humanitarian aid and development assistance must be needs-based and non- partisan in order to support an effective stabilisation and reconstruction process, including safe return of religious minorities and ethnic groups into their homes; stresses that external actors, including the EU, must actively mitigate the risk of assistance being instrumentalised by domestic political actors or allocated in a way that discriminates against or privileges specific groups;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the EU to invest in local economy recovery and development, notably by increasing its support to entrepreneurship, SMEs and vocational training, promoting investment in priority areas such as energy and agriculture, and encouraging public-private partnerships; believes that creating a inciting environment for the development of the private sector will not only allow to tackle youth unemployment in the country, but also help create opportunities for the post- conflict return of IDPs and refugees;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recalls that women and girls disproportionately affected by conflict and extremism and that they are more vulnerable to violence and abuses, including sexual violence, torture, human trafficking, slavery and child marriage; stresses the need to address the specific humanitarian and development needs of women and girls, particularly in displaced communities; calls on the EU to further promote equality between women and men and women’s empowerment though its development efforts and to emphasize the role of women in recovery and peacebuilding in the country;