16 Amendments of Ana GOMES related to 2011/2245(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU Treaties enshrine universal human rights and democracy as founding values of the Union and as principles and objectives of the Union's external action;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the events of the ‘Arab Spring’ demonstrated the need for a more informed andn urgent strategic engagement on the part of the EU with countries striving for democratic reforms, based on a new approach designed to restore credibility;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the uprising in Northern Africa and the Middle East reinforces the urgency of addressing instability and undemocratic regimes in the EU's neighbourhood as relevant to Europe's own security and stability;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure that the EED fosters and encourages ‘deep and sustainable democracy’ in pre-transition and transition countries, with a primary, although not exclusive, focus on the European Neighbourhood; take due account of the EU's strategic interest in promoting democracy as a tool to foster human security worldwide;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ensure that the EED plays a role which complements and does not curtail the activities of existing funding instruments; emphasizes that the setting up of a European Endowment for Democracy must not lead to overlapping and duplication with existing instruments, particularly the EIDHR; where appropriate, the EED should launch projects which can later be continued by the EIDHR, creating an interface with the EIDHR so as to ensure coherence and sustainability in the longer term;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) enable the EED to act in the early stages of transition, to kick-start projects and innovative solutions and ideas from the ground which thus far could not be supported by the EU owing to bureaucratic restrictions; and model the EED in such a way that it is less risk-averse;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) enable the EED to act in the early stages of transition, to kick-start projects which thus far could not be supported by the EU owing to bureaucratic restrictidue to procedural reasons; and model the EED in such a way that it is less risk-averse; regrets however that the community framework could not be used for such projects; highlights the importance of the community method and calls on the Commission to examine how EU instruments could be reformed and changed, so that they in the future also allow for swift and rapid response mechanisms;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) enable the EED to primarily 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;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) maintainensure that the EU have political influence in accordance with its' budgetary contribution; establish a transparent and inclusive governance structure, providing a balanced mix between representatives from the Member States and EU institutions, including Parliament, and independent experts and practitioners; strike a clear balance between the autonomy and independence of the EED and its accountability to its funders;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) maintain a transparent and inclusive governance structure, providing a balanced mix between representatives from the Member States and EU institutCouncil, Commissions, including Parliament, and independent experts and practitioners; strike a balance between the autonomy and independence of the EED and its accountability to its funders;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) take into account that the funding for the Endowment will come mainly from the EU budget; review the composition of the Board of Governors and its Executive Committee, so that Member States will be represented through the Council, regardless of individual financial contributions, and strengthen the European Parliament's representation, to ensure participation of its core political spectrum;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) ensure that the EED has robust links with beneficiary groups, but without having regional offices, relying instead on EU delegations, local organisations or independent experts and practitioners;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) structure the EED as an administratively flexible and efficient Brussels-based structure, with straightforward grant-award mechanisms administered by staff trained in application of the Financial Regulation applicable to the EU budget; applicants should not be required to undergo cumbersome tendering procedures; co- financing by beneficiaries should not be a prerequisite for funding;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) guarantee that the EU's contribution to the EED budget is delivered in full conformity with EU financial rules, whilst reaffirming the right of the budgetary authority to monitor and scrutinise the way this funding is used by appropriately trained staff, and ensure transparency of the allocation of EU funds; underlines the right of the budgetary authority to monitor, scrutinise, and grant discharge on the implementation of EU funds; recalls the Commission's responsibility to implement and supervise EU funds in accordance with financial regulation rules;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) increase participation of the European Parliament in the governing board of this instrument, so as to guarantee proper influence in line with the Parliament's responsibility as one arm of the EU's budgetary authority; ensure that Parliament is involved and consulted throughout the entire process of the creation, setting-up and running of the EED, inter alia through the inclusion of a number of MEPs on its Board of Governors and its Executive Committee, in order to guarantee political balance and to enable Parliament to provide its input into defining the political and strategic guidelines underpinning the endowment's activities in a meaningful and systematic manner;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) ensure that Parliament is involved and consulted throughout the entire process of the creation, setting-up and running of the EED, inter alia through the inclusion of a number of MEPs reflecting the core political composition of the Parliament on its Board of Governors and its Executive Committee, in order to guarantee political balance and to enable Parliament to provide its input into defining the political and strategic guidelines underpinning the endowment's activities in a meaningful and systematic manner;