2 Amendments of Alexander Graf LAMBSDORFF related to 2012/2062(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the events of the ‘Arab Spring’ have demonstrated the need to reshape the Neighbourhood Policy in order to give higher priority to dialogue with societies, which is indispensable to democratisation and transition processes; whereas this renewed policy should aim at further engaging partner countries in deeper democratic reforms and respect for fundamental rights on the basis of the ‘more for more’ approach and of mutual accountability between partner countries, the EU and its Member States; welcomes in this regard the setting up of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED)as a tangible responses by the EU to the challenges of democratisation, in our neighbourhood and beyond;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Welcomes new inititaives like the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) and the Civil Society Facility (CSF) which render EU aid more accessible, especially to civil society organizations and which can catalyses a more strategic and political EU approach to democratisation through providing context-specific, flexible and timely assistance aimed at facilitating democratic transition in partner countries;