8 Amendments of Pierre SCHAPIRA related to 2008/2236(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the rapid demographic growth of the countries neighbouring the EU, resulting in their populations becoming increasingly urbanised, represents a new challenge for the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. welcomes the launching by the Commission, under the ENPI, of the new CIUDAD programme to enable support for specific cooperation projects between European towns and towns in countries covered by the ENPI; points out that this type of initiative is very appropriate for furthering dialogue and the democratisation process; calls for larger sums to be released in view of this, to strengthen these initiatives when the mid- term review of the financial framework is conducted in 2008-2009;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the visibility of the Community assistance should be increased through targeted communication with stakeholders and the general public and recommends that contacts be developed to this end with civil society and local authorities, as they are closer to the citizens and therefore represent a competent and effective level at which to act;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Finds that, despite the increased flexibility and simplicity of the Community assistance instruments, as evidenced in particular by the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, the procedures and timeframes under the ENPI remain burdensome for civil society organisations and local authorities; calls on the Commission to conduct a comparative analysis of the procedures applied by other major donors and to present the results thereof to Parliament;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the need to increase the ENPI financial envelope in order to enable the ENP to attain its increasingly ambitious objectives and to support its new regional initiatives; asks that, when this occurs, the geographical distribution of EU financial aid between the Mediterranean countries and the countries of Eastern Europe be maintained, as provided for in the 2007- 2013 financial perspective;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Reiterates that the Mediterranean component of the European neighbourhood policy should complement the Barcelona Process, and that the ENP's objectives need to be more clearly defined in order to strengthen the Barcelona Process by favouring a multilateral regional approach;