Activities of Philippe MORILLON
Plenary speeches (124)
Enlarged Europe and its neighbours
Transatlantic relations (continuation)
Joint initiative for peace, stability and democracy throughout the Middle East
Enlargement / Candidate countries (continuation)
The European Council / IGC / Italian presidency
Defence equipment
Middle East
Situation in Iraq
Situation in Iraq
New Neighbours Initiative and The Wider Europe (continuation)
Vote
Vote
Security and defence – priorities and deficiencies
Iraq
Commission policy strategy for 2004/2004 budget guidelines
Unexploded ordnance and depleted uranium ammunition
Situation in Iraq
Afghanistan: one year after the Bonn Agreement
EC-Lebanon
Destruction of cultural heritage in Hebron
Situation in Chechnya and the Middle East, including Iraq
Combating terrorism
Vote
Vote
Vote
Vote
Algeria
Iraq
Situation in Afghanistan
Spanish Presidency (continuation)
Situation in Madagascar
Situation in the Middle East
Euro-Mediterranean Foreign Ministers' meeting (Valencia, 22/23 April 2002)
Defence / armaments
Situation in the Middle East
Transatlantic relations including steel import tariffs (continuation)
Human rights
Situation in the Middle East (continued)
Middle East
Egypt
Vote
International situation
Negotiations within the framework of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention following the recent anthrax attacks
Common foreign and security policy (CFSP)
Turkey
Political and humanitarian situation in Afghanistan
Combating terrorism
Situation in the Central African Republic
Human rights
Situation in the Middle East
Afghanistan
Situation in the Middle East
Human rights
Use of depleted uranium in Bosnia and Kosovo (Balkan syndrome)
Human rights
Côte d’Ivoire
Common foreign and security policy – Afghanistan
VOTE
Turkey
Cooperation with ACP countries involved in armed conflicts
Informal European Council in Biarritz (13/14 October 2000)
Afghanistan
Situation in the Middle East – Elections in Yugoslavia
Arms trade code of conduct
Human rights
Fires in Europe
EU external action priorities (continuation)
Economic and social development of Turkey
Security and defence
Vote
Iraq
Human rights
Human rights
Situation in Turkey
Statement by the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy
Human rights
Exceptional financial aid to Kosovo
Human rights
Vote
Turkey
Millennium Bug: military, civilian and nuclear sectors
Situation in Chechnya
Checks on nuclear installations in the CEECs
Nuclear testing
European Code on arms exports
State of relations between Turkey and the EU
Human rights
Programme of the Finnish Presidency
Order of business
Decision on urgent procedure
Multi-annual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (debate)
Annual Report (2007) on the main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP - European Security Strategy and ESDP - The role of NATO in the security architecture of the EU (debate)
Situation in the Middle East/Gaza Strip (debate)
Sea piracy (debate)
Decision on urgent procedure
Space and security (debate)
European Union fishing fleet affected by the economic crisis (debate)
The crisis in the fisheries sector caused by rising fuel oil prices (debate)
Decision on urgent procedure
Fishing activities of Community and third-country fishing vessels (debate)
Fishing activities of Community and third-country fishing vessels (debate)
Situation in Chad (debate)
Reduction in unwanted by-catches and elimination of discards in European fisheries (debate)
A Maritime Policy for the EU
ESPD operation in eastern Chad and the north of Central African Republic (vote)
Euro-Mediterranean relations - Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area (debate)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (debate)
Situation in the Middle East (debate)
Situation in DR Congo (debate)
Decision on urgent procedure
Criteria for EU peace-keeping operations, especially in the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)
Management of Mediterranean Fishery Resources
Afghanistan
Human rights in the world 2004 and the EU's policy
Human rights in the world 2004 and the EU's policy
Renewal of fish stocks
Situation in Lebanon
Transfers of vessels to countries hit by the tsunami in 2004
EU relations with the Mediterranean region
Voting time (continued): see Minutes
Request for urgent procedure
Fish by-catch
Transatlantic relations
Consequences of the rise in oil prices for the European economy, agriculture and fisheries
Reports (28)
Report on the new European security and defence architecture - priorities and deficiencies - Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy PDF (157 KB) DOC (73 KB)
Report on relations between the European Union and the Arab Maghreb Union: a privileged partnership - Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy PDF (134 KB) DOC (67 KB)
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REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision repealing Directive 83/515/EEC and 11 obsolete decisions in the field of the Common Fisheries Policy PDF (118 KB) DOC (50 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation repealing 14 obsolete regulations in the field of the Common Fisheries Policy PDF (117 KB) DOC (52 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on the approval of amendments to the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries allowing for the establishment of dispute settlement procedures, the extension of the scope of the Convention and a review of the objectives of the Convention PDF (128 KB) DOC (55 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement PDF (170 KB) DOC (188 KB)
REPORT Proposal for a Council regulation concerning authorisations for fishing activities of Community fishing vessels outside Community waters and the access of third country vessels to Community waters PDF (182 KB) DOC (199 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission by Member States of statistics on aquaculture PDF (282 KB) DOC (716 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other PDF (172 KB) DOC (141 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Russian Federation on cooperation in fisheries and the conservation of the living marine resources in the Baltic Sea PDF (136 KB) DOC (83 KB)
REPORT Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission of statistical data on landings of fishery products in Member States and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1382/91 PDF (122 KB) DOC (62 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation concerning use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture PDF (183 KB) DOC (131 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products PDF (128 KB) DOC (88 KB)
REPORT on the 2006-2008 Action Plan for simplifying and improving the Common Fisheries Policy PDF (149 KB) DOC (83 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission of data on landings of fishery products in Member States PDF (243 KB) DOC (157 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out, for the period from 18 January 2005 to 17 January 2011, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles PDF (208 KB) DOC (198 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out, for the period from 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2007, the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire on fishing off the coast of Côte d’Ivoire PDF (218 KB) DOC (144 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2000/439/EC of 29 June 2000 on a financial contribution from the Community towards the expenditure incurred by certain Member States in collecting data, and for financing studies and pilot projects for carrying out the common fisheries policy PDF (130 KB) DOC (42 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing measures for the recovery of the sole stocks in the Western Channel and the Bay of Biscay PDF (196 KB) DOC (74 KB)
REPORT Proposal for a Council decision on the withdrawal by the European Community from the Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources in the Baltic Sea and Belts PDF (159 KB) DOC (90 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the extension of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros on fishing off the Comoros for the period from 28 February 2004 to 31 December 2004 PDF (189 KB) DOC (107 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the extension of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cape Verde on fishing off the coast of Cape Verde for the period 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005 PDF (182 KB) DOC (100 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol defining for the period 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2006 the tuna fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Democratic Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar PDF (205 KB) DOC (125 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol defining, for the period 3 December 2003 to 2 December 2007, the fishing opportunities and the financial compensation provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of Mauritius on fishing in the waters of Mauritius PDF (206 KB) DOC (128 KB)
Opinions (4)
OPINION on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (recast)
OPINION on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on the submission of catch and activity statistics by Member States fishing in the Northwest Atlantic (recast)
OPINION on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (recast)
OPINION Proposal for a Council regulation laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund
Written declarations (2)
Amendments (50)
Amendment 3 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the signature of the Lisbon Treaty, which will introduce major innovations in the field of ESDP, in particular by strengthening the office of High Representative, establishing a European External Action Service, introducing an article on mutual defence assistance, a solidarity clause and, permanent structured cooperation in the field of defence; urges all Member States to ratify the Lisbon Treaty as quickly as possible; is of the opinion that the European Parliament and national parliaments should jointly debate these innovation and an extension of the "Petersberg tasks"; hopes that the ratification process will be completed successfully and in a timely fashion in all Member States; points out that Parliament will uphold its responsibilities under the current Treaty and will closely monitor the implementation of any new innovations;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Asks the Member States concerned to brinvestigate the possibilities and possible impact of bringing under permanent structured cooperation, as envisaged in the Lisbon Treaty, existing multinational forces such as Eurocorps, Eurofor, Euromarfor, the European Gendarmerie Force, the Spanish- Italian amphibious force, the European Air Group, the European Air Coordination cell in Eindhoven, the Athens Multinational Sealift Coordination Centre (AMSCC) and all relevant forces and structures for ESDP operations;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the High Representative to assess in a White Paper the progress made, and any shortcomings, in the implementation of the ESS since 2003, including lessons learned from ESDP operations;, the link between external and internal aspects of security (the fight against terrorism); the protection of borders and critical infrastructure including protection against cyber-attacks; the security of energy supply as a challenge facing civilian, economic, technical and diplomatic efforts; unsolved regional disputes in the EU's neighbourhood, e.g. in Transnistria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Nagorno-Karabakh; humanitarian and security challenges on the African continent; and the consequences of climate change and natural disasters for civil protection and humanogether with the link and relationship between external and internal aspects of security;
Amendment 29 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Requests the Council, against the background ofAcknowledges the Member States' efforts to make personnel available for civilian ESDP missions and requests the Council to take steps to avoid experiences of the kind that resulted in unsatisfactory planning and deployment of EUPOL Afghanistan, to carry out an immediate review of the decision-making, financing and deployment aspects of civilian ESDP missions and to put forward concrete proposals designed to avoid any repetition of this situation in the future;
Amendment 34 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 39 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 46 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is of the view that human security and effective multilateralism are core principles at the heart of the ESS, which – when combined with the principle of "responsibility to protect" – provides the EU with a strong political guideline when it comes to deciding whether an intervention should take place, and with a robust political mandate enabling it to intervene effectively in crises;
Amendment 65 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Title and Paragraph 20
Title and Paragraph 20
Amendment 69 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 74 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 79 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the Franco-German heavy transport helicopter project, but is also aware of the complex reasons for the shortage of available and operational helicopters, mostly related to the high costs of flight hours and maintenance; therefore urges the Member States to envisage an increase in defence expenditure for the purpose of being able to make efficient use of acquired helicopterremains extremely concerned by the lack of operational helicopters available for short- range transport, and therefore reiterates that one of the principal obstacles to modernising and transforming European forces so as to enable them to cope effectively with the security challenges of the 21st century is not the level of defence expenditure, but rather the lack of cooperation, the absence of a clear division of labour and specialisation, and the duplication and fragmentation in arms production and procurement, which increase the risk of non-interoperability between armies;
Amendment 83 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Encourages Member States to increase their exchange of intelligence through the EU Joint Situation Centre; believes that special measures need to be taken into account concerning new threats not covered in the ESS, such as the security of energy supply and the security consequences of climate change;
Amendment 92 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls for continued improvement in interoperability between EU national armed forces; deplores the existing heterogeneity in training and equipment among various armed forces of the Member States and calls for a military 'Erasmus' programme that would include common training for military personnel that could be deployed in ESDP operations;
Amendment 95 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Regrets that the establishment of the EDA came too late to prevent the emergence of three different national programmes on the unmanned air vehicle instead of a single European one, thus enabling some companies to engage in more than one project and thereby to pocket taxpayers’ money several times over, leaving the EDA with no option but to work on the insertion of unmanned aerial vehicles into the regulated airspace; expresses its preference for a single European satellite projects, whether in the fields of intelligence or communication;
Amendment 98 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 107 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Stresses that Parliament should continue to adopt a recommendation or resolution prior tobe informed about the launch of any ESDP operation (including the launch of a Battle Group), in close consultation with national parliaments, in order to impart democratic legitimacy to the operation in question; is of the opinion that, in order to ensure flexibility when Parliament is not in plenary session, its Rules should be adapted with a view to authorising its responsible committee to adopt that recommendation or resolution on its behalf;
Amendment 115 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Regards the European Union and NATO as mutually reinforcing, and urges close cooperation between them;
Amendment 118 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital –A
Recital –A
–A. recalling that the objective of the European Union's foreign and security policy is to safeguard the Union's common values, fundamental interests, independence and integrity as well as to fulfil the need to preserve peace, prevent conflicts and strengthen international security, in conformity with the principles of the United Nations Charter: a. stating that conflict and crisis prevention by civil and diplomatic means must be the overall guiding principle underlying any EU security and defence policy; b. convinced that the new security and defence measures must not result in any weakening of human rights in general, or of civil liberties and the rights of Union citizens as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights; c. emphasising that the European Security Strategy can be implemented successfully as long as there are no differing levels of security within the territory of the European Union; d. convinced that the European Security and Defence Policy should provide for the identification of "common threats" and, consequently, the elaboration of "common interests" as long as security is affected within the territory of the European Union;
Amendment 124 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C – point f
Recital C – point f
f. the failure as yet to sign the technical agreements drafted between EU and NATO with a view to ensuring coordination in Kosovo between KFOR and the possible future ESDP mission, and in Afghanistan between EUPOL and ISAF, due to opposition by Turkey,
Amendment 127 #
2008/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas continuous efforts need to be made to avoid duplication and to increase interoperability within the EU, and whereas the most cost-effective way of doing this is to share and pool defence assets in order to maximise Europe's defence capability,
Amendment 2 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that after more than 20 years of civil war Afghanistan has become a "failed state", characterised by missing or weConsiders that any assessment of Afghanistan must take institutions at all levels and unable to satisfy the most basic needs of its citizens such as education, housing, health, nutrition; is convinced that the country has become a test case for the success or failure of international development assistance and the legitimacy of bi- and multi- lateral development cooperation; stresses the need for the international community to demonstrate its ability to end the vicious circle of violence and poverty and to give the country the prospect of sustainable peace and developmentto account the very difficult period the country has experienced in the past 30 years, during which time the Afghan population was subjected to a brutal occupation by the Soviet Union followed by a period of total anarchy and unprecedented repression on the part of the fundamentalist Taliban regime;
Amendment 10 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Draws attention to the lasting effects of the wars that have taken place in the country, the millions of victims, the disabled, refugees and displaced and the material costs resulting from the destruction of almost all the main infrastructure;
Amendment 11 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the efforts and progress made since 2002 by the Afghan people and institutions towards establishing the rule of law and democracy and the search for stability; considers these achievements to be extremely important with regard to the structural problems of a lack of legality and respect for humanity dignity that characterised Afghanistan under the Soviet regime and the Taliban;
Amendment 12 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Considers, in particular, that the massive turnout at the country's various elections attests to the desire of the women and men of Afghanistan to help establish a country based on the principles of active and participatory democracy; stresses that these elections have provided an example in the regional context and for developing countries experiencing serious armed conflicts;
Amendment 13 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Highlights the continuing difficulties and growing threats resulting from the weakness of the institutions intended to provided for the citizens’ basic needs, such as education, housing, health and food; stresses the need for Afghanistan’s institutions to continue to fight against all forms of corruption and to put in place effective policies to improve social conditions for the population;
Amendment 16 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. StressTakes the urgent need for the international community to analyse what strategic and conceptual misjudgements have contributed to the current situation in Afghanistan, including an honest assessment of both the current military strategy and the strategy for civil reconstruction; concludes that a major shift of strategy is necessary as peace, security and development will only prevail if the spiral of violence is brought to an end, if the prevailing military solution is replaced by reinforced civil reconstruction efforts, and if, as a result, the confidence of the Afghan population is restored; considers in particular that "Operation Enduring Freedom" is politically counterproductive because reconciliation and consolidation of peace cannot be imposed militarily from the outside but have to be developed inside Afghanistanview that the financial commitments by the international community must be continued and strengthened in order to ensure that the country has the necessary resources to face up to the challenges, but deplores the insufficient coordination between the various sources of aid and the considerable delays in payments intended for many programmes;
Amendment 33 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Supports the efforts of NATO forces to improve security in the country and tackle local and international terrorism, and considers the presence of these forces to be essential in order to ensure the country’s future;
Amendment 43 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that thealthough mainy problem facing the country is restoring security; notes that Afghanistan's security problems are more complex than just a war on terror and therefore they require more than a military solution; pointvinces enjoy relative stability, particularly in the north and centre of Afghanistan, the main problem facing the country remains restoring security, which is an important precondition for asserting the rule of law in the face of persistent Taliban activity in certain areas outf that security is a prerequisite for the rule of law, which in turn creates an atmosphere conducive to human development, and that strengthening the rule of law can serve as an important means to advance the freedom of peoe country, the power of the warlords and criminal activity associated with drug trafficking; is concerned by the upsurge in attacks against the civilian population, Afghan institutions and NATO forces; notes that Afghanistan's security problems are more complex to exercise choices and enhance their capacity to live meaningful and healthy liveshan just a war on terror and therefore they require more than a military solution;
Amendment 55 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 65 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need to redefine the role of the provincial reconstruction teams (PRTs) as a result of the wider role of the military, which is increasingly overlapping withby harmonising their mandates of civilian aid agencies, causing significant friction; is convinced that the goals of humanitarian organisations, which operate on the basis of neutrality, independence and impartiality, and those of the military are not compatible; strongly believes that the PRTs should concentrate on specific objectives related to security, training, emphasising their contribution to re- establishing security and leaving responsibility for development actions to civilian anid working with the Afghan police and military, and supporting tagencies whe reach of the central government into insecure areas they are able to assume that responsibility;
Amendment 76 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Strongly supports the urgent need to develop and strengthen the nascent civil society in Afghanistan, which requires a lot of time and effort to develop gradually a broad awareness of the importance of human rights and democracy, and in particular gender equality and education; in order to overcome the prevailing "culture of violence" the international donor community should lend financial and technical support to local projects aimed at reconciliationbelieves that the European Union must play an increasing role in supporting Afghan civil society;
Amendment 79 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. EWelcomes the work of the independent media in Afghanistan, which have re- established a core of information pluralism in the country after decades in which all expression of freedom was absent; considers freedom of the press and freedom of expression to be essential conditions for the country’s social development and for relations between Afghanistan and the European Union; expresses its concern about President Karzai's refusal to sign the new mass media draft on 15 December 2007 following its approval in the two houses of parliament; calls on the President to clarify the status of the draft media law and recalls the government's commitment in the Afghanistan Compact to develop "independent and pluralistic" media;
Amendment 91 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes Afghanistan's progress in improving women’s political representation; expresses its solidarity with all the women in the country who are struggling to defend and promote their rights; remains concerned about the huge income disparities between men and women, very low literacy rate of women, the injustices to women and girls, both in the denial ofifficulty of accessing basic services like healthcare and education and the lack of employment opportunities as well as high levels of domestic violence and discrimination; stresses the urgent need for measures aimed at protecting the rights of women to be built into legal and political reform; calls on the Council and the Commission to lend active support to such an initiative and to earmark funds for measures which will help build the country's capacity to protect the rights of women and girls;
Amendment 103 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. CSupports the Commission’s efforts to help Afghanistan and calls on the Commission to regularly evaluate the effectiveness of the Community'sEuropean Union financial assistance for Afghanistan, in particular the Commission's contribution to the Trust Funds, in order to achieve greater transparency; urges the Commission to keep the European Parliament adequately informed about the results of such evaluation;
Amendment 106 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Secretary-General of NATO, the Council and the Commission, and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
Amendment 115 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the United States – with support from the United Kingdom – began Operation Enduring Freedom on 7 October 2001; whereas four other EU Member States - the Czech Republic, France, Poland and Romania - are among the coalition forces participating in the operation; whereas apart from Cyprus and Malta all EU Member States contribute troops to the NATO-led ISAF mission, amounting to more than 21,500 troops; whereas the first provincial reconstruction teams (PRTs) started in late 2001 and currently there are approximately 3425 PRTs operating in the entire country,
Amendment 117 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 120 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 131 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
Amendment 132 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 133 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
Amendment 134 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
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Amendment 136 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
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Amendment 137 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
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Amendment 138 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
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Amendment 141 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
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Amendment 142 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
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Amendment 145 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
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Amendment 146 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
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- having regard to the visit of the delegation from the Afghan Parliament (Wolesi Jirga) to the European Parliament on 286 to 30 November 20087,
Amendment 148 #
2007/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
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