10 Amendments of Pier Antonio PANZERI related to 2017/2083(INI)
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the importance of the political dialogue under Article 8 of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement, as well as the inclusion of respect of Human Rights, democratic principles and the rule of law as essential elements of the Agreements under Article 9 and the “appropriate measures clause” under Article 96; notes however that human rights dialogues under the Cotonou Partnership Agreement are still exclusively organised on an ad hoc, responsive and reactive basis with limited preparation ex ante and uncertain follow up; calls, therefore, on the European Commission, in the framework of the negotiations for the post-Cotonou agreement, to adopt a more structured and strategic approach to human rights dialogues by establishing interparliamentary permanent committees, on the example of those included under EU’s association agreements, with a mandate of monitoring the implementation of the essential element clauses in order to move beyond an emergency approach and engage in a more comprehensive and systematic dialogue;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the role played by civil society, the private sector, the parliamentary assemblies and local authorities in consolidating the political dialogue between the EU and Africa;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to increase the participation of civil society and social partners in the Africa- EU partnership, promoting the reinforcement of itstheir capacities and ensuring their involvement in the design and implementation of relevant reforms and policies; supports the various platforms established to make civil society a key actor in the partnership, particularly the Joint Annual Forum, whose aim is to implement the EU-Africa roadmap;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the need to promote good governance, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, but alsoto increase efforts to combat corruption and illicit capital flight and increase corporate accountability on both continents, as they are indispensable elements in sustainable development;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls therefore for a frank dialogue, with the active participation of social partners, concerning these values and principles and for them to be made a major component of cooperation, particularly by extending the conditionality of development aid on strict respect for them;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that the private sector plays a decisive role in job creation and the development process, and that it helps to finance the latter; welcomes the establishment of the European Fund for Sustainable Development, which should make it possible to support the private sector in African countries and thus promote investment and the creation of sustainable jobs; underlines the importance of the involvement of social partners by boosting the effectiveness of social dialogue at all relevant levels which is conducive of collective bargaining;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Supports the establishment of a continental free trade area in Africa; recalls also the development prospects presented by Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and trade agreements between the EU and African countries; calls for increased cooperation between the European and African private sectors and for concentration of investment in key sectors such as sustainable energy, basic infrastructure, sustainable use of natural resources and agriculture, particularly by means of public-private partnerships;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Underlines the need to maximise the development potential of free movement of persons and migration and the need to support African countries in this regard;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers it important to support African countries in establishing effective health systems; and ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), vital to ensure healthy lives and well-being by lowering maternal and newborn mortality and reducing the risk of sexually-transmitted diseases;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Supports the various initiatives adopted at European level to tackle the underlying causes of irregular migration: migration partnerships, trust funds for Africa and the European Fund for Sustainable Development; calls for their implementation to be ensured and continued efficiently and coherently; reiterates its concerns that these new policies and financial instruments may be implemented to the detriment of development objectives; asks for a stronger scrutiny role of the European Parliament in this regard to ensure that the new funding tools are compatible with EU legal basis, principles and commitments; rejects the idea of conditionality of aid based on border control, management of migratory flows or readmission agreements as the basis of partnership and cooperation with third countries;