3 Amendments of Geoffrey VAN ORDEN related to 2011/2032(INI)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the Union has at its disposal a wide range of instruments for supporting democracy and human rights (including: political, economic and trade agreements, which contain clauses on human rights and democracy; the special incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance (GSP+); political dialogues; CFSP actions; ESDP missions; financing instruments; and election observation missions), but whereas it is essential to develop a coherent and more effective set of instruments tailored to the situation in each country,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the EU should be more sensitive to the social, political, economic and strategic realities of a country when deciding whether to award or withdraw trading preferences such as GSP+,
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges the efforts made by the Union, in many cases via the EIDHR, to support certain players working to effect democratic reform, including human rights defenders and independent media; stresses, however, the need to strengthen the organisation of political parties without taking sid, particularly those that promote democratic values in common with those of EU Member States; calls for systematic support for new, democratically elected parliaments, especially in countries in transition and those to which the EU has sent election observation missions;