4 Amendments of Maria Eleni KOPPA related to 2008/2097(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that peace and stability are beneficial for development progress, but that, at the same time, development is important for lasting peace; notes that the absence of hostilities that marks post- conflict situations does not automatically lead to entrenched and lasting stability and that the revival of a sustainable economic process is essential for the creation of peace conditions;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates the conclusions of the paper on Climate Change and International Security1, presented in March 2008 to the European Council by the High Representative of the EU and the European Commission, warning that climate change threatens to overburden states and regions of the world which are already fragile and conflict-prone, creating new immigration flows and intensifying security risks for the EU; urges the Commission to take climate change considerations into account in its peace-building efforts;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the European Union's approach to immigration makes the situation worse in the countries of origin by closing European borders and calls for a more constructive approach with regard to migration and asylum, providing greater flexibility in admitting people from the fragile states in question until the situation on the ground permits safe repatriation;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that there should be no military component to development aid and that the aid should always be in accordance with international law and in line with the United Nations; notes with interest the experience of the United Nations Peacebuilding Commission; expresses its concern at the current approach adopted by donors who do not take local views into account but work on the basis of Western models; considers that African solutions should be applied to African problems and urges the EU to cooperate closely with the African Union to this end.