Activities of Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF related to 2011/2245(INI)
Reports (1)
REPORT with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the modalities for the possible establishment of a European Endowment for Democracy (EED) PDF (180 KB) DOC (109 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ascertain whetherthat the EED will generate a more strategic and political EU approach to democracy support by providing context- specific, flexible, timely and bottom-up assistance with rapid reprogramming where this is needed to facilitate democratic transition in partner countries;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) emphasise the coherence and effectiveness of EU democracy support as laid out in the Agenda for Action on Democracy Support in EU External Relations and to mandate and organise the EED in this spirit;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure that the EED fosters andwhile encouragesing ‘deep and sustainable democracy’ in pre- transition and transition countrie, transition, and post- transition countries will receive a clear mandate allowing it to complement democracy support measures of other instruments, with a primary, although not exclusive, focus on the European Neighbourhood;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) address, in the early stages of funding in a specific country, a wide group of potential beneficiaries, including key political players (emerging political actors, fledgling political parties, grassroots movements and non-registered NGOs, trade unions), watchdogs, whistleblowers, individual dissidents, media outlets and think tanks, in order to enable the EED to support a wide variety of actors striving for democratic reforms; provide support to the above-mentioned political actors and movements in a pluralist manner;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) enable the EED to award grants directly to the intended beneficiaries and re-grant financial resources through non-profit entities, such as foundations and NGOs; particularly at the beginning, re-granting will be an effective mechanism to enable the EED to work with partners on the ground that have the requisite knowledge and local infrastructure and enjoy the trust of local people; allow for a core grantee structure which will limit the administrative burden for the EED;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) endow Parliament with a broad political oversight role over EED activities, inter alia by ensuring that Parliament is kept informed through the presentation of the EED’s annual reports; give sufficient space to the European Parliament to share its creative power and transitional experience from Member States in support to democratisation processes beyond Europe's borders;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) review after one year of activities the impact and performance of the EED; allow for sufficient monitoring capacity within the EED and assure independent evaluations with regard to impact and sustainability of funded actions;