9 Amendments of Costas BOTOPOULOS related to 2008/2231(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the experience gained in connection with the Barcelona Process to be used in order to inject new energy and vitality into relations between the European Union and its Mediterranean partners, without disrupting those relations;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the principle of co-presidency, on a basis of parity, equality and joint governance, and, on the assumption that the Treaty of Lisbon will enter into force, considers that it should be consistent with the resulting institutional framework regarding the external representation of the European Union;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – introductory part
Paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. Considers it essential for the EMPA to be estrengthenablished as the parliamentary dimension of the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean; considers
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 5 a (new)
Paragraph 7 – indent 5 a (new)
– that parliamentary representatives of countries which are not part of the Barcelona Process should be invited to participate;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal for the establishment of a Joint Permanent Committee, composed of permanent representatives from all EU Member States and Mediterranean partner countries, which should lead to a reinforced and more balanced governance;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the secretariat of the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean should be composed of officials seconded from the countries participating in the process and should be integrated into the departments of the Commission and that; its seat must be selected by reference to the Barcelona Process acquis, to criteria based on operational effectiveness and to the host country’s compliance with democratic values and financial capacity;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the secretariat of the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean should be integrated into the departments of the Commission and that its seat must be selected by reference to the Barcelona Process acquis,according to criteria based on operational effectiveness and to the host country’s compliance with democratic values and financial capacity;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the secretariat of the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean must be tasked to draw up and manage projects as well as to coordinate the processoverall process; it shall report to the Euro-Mediterranean Committee and to the EMPA;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the need to establish a Euro-Mediterranean Investment and Development Bank capable of attracting direct foreign investment for the realisation of projects responding to the needs of the citizens in the region;