8 Amendments of Jules MAATEN related to 2008/2031(INI)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that a sanctions policy leads de facto to the isolation of the country concerned but should under no circumstances isolate the population, unless coordinated with other political instruments, economic sanctions can succeed only with great difficulty in facilitating political reform within the regime targeted; stresses, therefore, that any sanctions taken against government authorities should systematically be coupled with political and financial support for civil society in the relevant country;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Insists, therefore, on the systematic incEmphasises once again the proposals set out in Parliament's above-mentioned resolustion of human rights clauses and a specific implementation mechanism in all new bilateral agreements signed with third countries; recalls, in this connection, the importance of the recommendations issued with a view to more effective and systematic implementation of the clause, namely the formulation of objectives and reference criteria, regular evaluation, involvement14 February 2006 on human rights and democracy clauses in European Union agreements; stresses in particular the need to include such clauses in all EU agreements, including sector-specific agreements; reiterates its call for the human rights clauses to be implemented through a more transparent procedure of consultation between the parties, including Parliament, detailing the political and legal mechanisms to be used in the event of a request for bilateral cooperation being suspended ofn the European Parliament and civil society at all stages of the clause's implementation; grounds of repeated and/or systematic human rights violations in breach of international law; considers that such clauses should also include details of a mechanism to allow for the temporary suspension of a cooperation agreement as well as a warning mechanism;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the EU to systematically develop a dialogue with non-sanctioning states with a view to reaching a common position on restrictive measures, especially at regional level; points out that, as shown in the case of Burma/Myanmar, sanctions do not often bring about the required change of policy or activities when the international community is divided and major players are not involved in their implementation;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for a more in-depth analysis of each specific situation prior to the adoption of sanctions in order to assess the potential impact of different sanctions, and to determine which are the most effective in the light of all other relevant factors and comparable experiences; considers that a prior analysis is all the more justified since it is difficult to backtrack once the sanctions process has been initiated without undermining the EU's credibility and the expression of the EU's support for the population of the target third country, given the fact that the country's authorities can instrumentalise the EU decision; considers that prior analysis of this kind should not prejudice the possibility of adopting sanctions by urgent procedure;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for the systematic inclusion in the legal instruments of clear and specific benchmarks as conditions for the lifting of the sanctions; insists, in particular, that the reference criteria should be established on the basis of an independent evaluation and should not be altered at a later stage, depending on political changes within the Council;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls for enhanced cooperation by the Council and the Commission with the SWIFT management and shareholders in Europe, so as to achieve improved results in the freezing of blacklisted accounts and the elimination of money transfers from/to such accounts;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Calls on the Commission to set up a group of independent experts to puttake systematic responsibility for putting forward, as and when necessary, the most appropriate restrictive measures, to draw up regular reports on developments on the basis of the established criteria and objectives and, where necessary, to suggest ways in which implementation of sanctions might be improved; considers that the setting-up of such a group would improve transparency and discussions on sanctions in general, and would also strengthen the implementation and ongoing monitoring of sanctions in particular; considers that the setting-upCommission should play a more proactive role in defining a clear EU policy ofn such a groupanctions; invites the Commission to set up an independent working group on sanctions that would improve transparency and discussions on sanctions in general, and would also strengthen the implementation and ongoing monitoring of sanctions in particular cases;