7 Amendments of Maria Eleni KOPPA related to 2012/2303(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Common Position 2008/944/CFSP is a legally binding framework laying down eight criteria, and whereas that, if they are not met, an export licence should be denied (criteria 1-4) or consideration should at least be given to doing so (criteria 5-8); whereas, however, the member states maintain the final control on all aspects of arms export licensing and the implementation of the Common Position is not subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the EU;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. Whereas developing nations continue to be the primary focus of foreign arms sales activity by weapons suppliers; whereas, during the period 2004-2011, the value of arms transfer agreements with developing nations comprised two-thirds of all such agreements worldwide; whereas irresponsible arms transfers and arms-related debt are undermining the chance for many developing countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas the international arms trade is considered by Transparency International to be one of the three most corrupt businesses in the world;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that, operating through non- transparent processes, arms purchases have contributed significantly to the over- indebtedness of some countries, including a number of Member States; insists, therefore, that there should be greater transparency with respect to the purchase and sale of arms and that information on the intra-Community arms trade should continue to be included in the EU annual report;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Urges the member states and other negotiating parties to favour robustness with regard to the content and membership of the future treaty, as opposed to favouring a weak treaty with universal consensus;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the EUN Member States to adoptwork for the adoption of additional binding criteria, as international standards at the UN and the EU level, for guiding arms export decision-makers and, in the process, to take account of, in particular, the destination country's situation as regards human rights, the impact on the country's socio-economic development and the preservation of regional peace and security;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Highlights the importance of transparency and accountability mechanisms in the effective implementation of any international agreement on arms control; calls, therefore, for the inclusion of mechanisms for exchange of information and best practices between States Parties on arms exports, imports and transfer decisions in addition to strong and clear provisions for public annual reporting by the States Parties on all arms transfer decisions, including information on types, amounts and recipients of equipment authorised for transfer and on the implementation of the full scope and provisions of the treaty;