11 Amendments of Hanna FOLTYN-KUBICKA related to 2008/2031(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, similarly, any serious and voluntary damage caused to the environment undermines world peace and security and constitutes a violation of human rights, particularly the human right to preservation of the natural environment,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas sanctions are one of a range ofthe strongest instruments which the EU may use to implement its policy on human rights; recalling that the use of sanctions must be part of an integrated and comprehensive policy approach and must be consistent with the Union's overall strategy in the area concerned; whereas the effectiveness of sanctions depends on their simultaneous application by all Member States,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas neithere is no authoritative definition of what is a sanction under either international law or EU/EC law; whereas, however, EU nor international law includes a legal definition of what is a sanction, with the result that the concept is widely debated in international legal doctrine and existing differences of opinion have not yet been satisfactorily clarified; whereas within the framework of the CFSP, sanctions or restrictive measures are in most cases regarded as measures interrupting or reducing, wholly or in part, diplomatic or economic relations and possibly restricting communication with one or more third countries which seek to bring about a change in certain activities or policies, such as violations of international law or human rights, or policies that do not respect the rule of law or democratic principles by governments of third countries, non-state entities or individuals,,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the types of restrictive measuresanctions include a variety of measures such as arms embargoes, trade sanrestrictions, financial/economic sanctionrestrictions on capital movements, freezing of assets, flight bans, restriction on admission, diplomatic sanctions, boycotts of sports and cultural events, jamming of radio or television stations and suspension of cooperation with a third country,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas, according to the above- mentioned Basic Principles on the Use of Restrictive Measures (Sanctions) as well as the relevant Guidelines, targeted sanctions can, such as banning the admission of certain persons to the territory of the Member States, should make a difference as compared to more general sanctions, firstly because they avoid possible adverse effects on a larger group of people and secondly because they directly affect those responsible or in charge and are thus likely to be more effective in terms of bringing about policy changes; whereas, however, this has not often proved the case in practice,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the introduction and implementation of restrictive measures is based on a series of principles such as respect for international law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, including due process and the right to an effective remedy, as well as proportionality, and must provide for appropriate exemptions to take account of basic human needs of the targeted personsas well as proportionality,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that, to date, no evaluation or impact assessment has been carried out on EU sanctions policy and that it is therefore extremely difficult to gauge the policy's impact and effectiveness on the ground and thus to draw the necessary conclusions; calls on the Council and the Commission to carry out this evaluation work,; in this connection, points out that a basic criterion for this evaluation must be the achievement of lasting results;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes also that sanctions can have symbolic value as an expression of the EU's moral condemnation of the actions of the regime to which sanctions are applied, thus giving added visibility and credibility to EU foreign policy; warns, however, against placing too much emphasis on the idea of sanctions as symbolic measures, as this could result in them becoming totally devalued;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that any voluntary and irreversible degradation of the environment constitutes a threat to peace and security and a serious violation of human rights, whether it is caused by government policy or by the actions of non-state actors, such as multinationals; in this connection, calls on the Council and the Commission to include any voluntary and irreversible damage caused to the environment among the grounds which may lead to the adoption of sanctions;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Supports the use of targeted financial sanctions against key leaders of targeted regimes, which act directly on the income of the sanctioned individuals rather than on the source of income; stresses the need for these sanctions to be accompanied by appropriate measures against EU economic operators cooperating with such persons; stresses that targeted commodity sanctions targeting a specific or major source of income of a regime present the risk of more wide- ranging, indiscriminate effects on the population and may favour the development of a 'black economy'; ;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Calls on the Commission and the Council to undertake a comprehensive and in-depth evaluation of the EU sanctions policy so as to provide the necessary scrutiny of its impact and to draw all the necessary conclusions therefromdetermine what influence it has and what measures should be taken to strengthen it; urges the Commission and Council to submit a programme of such measures;