9 Amendments of Feleknas UCA related to 2008/2097(INI)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the stimulation of private economic initiative must take place through the application of the principles of competition, low taxation, minimal regulation and stable currenciea stable economic environment and stable currencies stimulate economic initiative, but it is also essential to develop and strengthen public services to protect and meet the basic needs of citizens,
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1a (new)
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Demands, bearing in mind that direct or indirect external influences frequently contribute to conflict formation, that the sovereignty of states must be safeguarded and stresses that direct or indirect interference in the internal affairs of states contravenes the United Nations ban on intervention pursuant to Article 2(7) of the UN Charter;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2a (new)
Paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Takes the view that the vast majority of victims of armed conflicts are killed by light weapons, that European Union policy on arms export control must be clear, effective and based on a legally binding code of conduct and that it must be harmonised;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that in post-conflict situations the transition from military to civilian security must take place as soon as is practicable and that civilian indigenous police forces should supplement and eventually replace international forcesnational police forces are responsible for protecting the population and must ensure this protection;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that former combatant leaders should be encouraged tomust renounce violence entirely before being brought into formal institutional structures which encourage power sharing, whilst ensuring that the public and all relevant stakeholders are kept actively informed and involved in all debates concerning power sharing arrangements;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. ONotes that many African countries have the basic natural resources required for their development; observes that natural resources such as oil and diamonds can drive countries back to the conflict cycle; deplores the implication of various (local, regional, international and transnational) actors in the misappropriation and exploitation of these resources; draws attention to the need for transparency in the extractive industries; recognising the achievements of the Kimberley Process calls for it to be strengthened and more effectively enforced;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Commends the interaction between the EU and the International Criminal Court (ICC); stresses that EU support is essential for the enforcement of the ICC mandate; believes that there is a need for more sustained effortsit is vital that all states should sign and ratify the Rome Statute in order to make the ICC system more operational, coherent and consistent; urges the EU and AU Member States to address the implementation of all arrest warrants issued by the ICC in a consistent way immediately in all conflict situations;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that sustainable peace is in many ways contingent on community- based involvement and ownership of the peace process - a process which can only be legitimate and succeed if women are equally involved and recognised as having a vital role to play - andin their important social function and their decisive role in food production and family welfare in developing countries in particular; calls, bearing in mind that women and children account for 80% of refugees, for particular support to be provided for women and for women to be recognised as having a vital role to play in promoting peace and stability, and stresses that the role of the international community in supporting civil society networks that link local, national, and international initiatives is crucial to the peace process;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23a (new)
Paragraph 23a (new)
23a. Stresses that development assistance is an extremely important element in consolidating peace and preventing conflict in fragile states, but development assistance and assistance towards conflict resolution must not include any military resources or components;