12 Amendments of Nikolaos CHOUNTIS related to 2011/0176(COD)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The European Union is a major provider of economic, financial and technical assistance to third countries. Union macro-financial assistance (hereinafter "macro-financial assistance") has proved an efficient instrument for economic stabilisation and a driver for structural reforms in the beneficiary countries. In accordance with its overall policy vis-à-vis candidate, potential candidate, and neighbourhood countries, the Union should be in a position to provide macro-financial assistance to those countries with the aim of developing a zone of shared stability, security, and prosperity, always with the consent of both parties.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The Commission should ensure that macro-financial assistance is in line with the key principles, objectives and measures taken within the different areas of external action and other relevant Union policies, whereby the Union should not seek to impose these but agree on them with the countries receiving assistance.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Macro-financial assistance should support the beneficiary countries' commitments to common values with the Union, includingsuch as democracy, the rule of law, good governance, respect for human rights, sustainable development and poverty reduction, as well as to the principles of open, rules-based and fair trade.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point c
Article 2 – point c
c) Other third countries in exceptional and duly justified circumstances. Such countries must be politically, economically and geographically close to the European Union.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Progress on mutual market opening, the development of rules- based and fair trade and other priorities in the context of the Union's external policy should also be duly taken into account in designing the policy measures.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. The policy measures shall be consistent with the existing partnership agreements, cooperation agreements or association agreements concluded between the Union and the beneficiary country and with the macroeconomic adjustment and structural reform programmes implemented by the beneficiary country with the support of the IMF.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part 1 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – part 1 – paragraph 5