8 Amendments of Geoffrey VAN ORDEN related to 2015/2275(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to Article 4h and 4j of the Constitutive Act of the African Union;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the security landscape in Africa in particular has changed dramatically in the last decade, with peace enforcement and counter-terrorism operations becoming the rule rather than the exception in many areas; whereas the porous borders within the continent help fuel violence and, reduce security and provide opportunities for criminal activity;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the UN Liaison Office for Peace and Security and the Permanent Mission of the African Union in Brussels play key roles in developing relationships between their organisations and the EU, NATO and national embassies;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas in 2014 and 2015 EU financial commitments to the AU totalled €717.9m (of which €595.1m was for PSOs and €51.7m was for the operationalisation of the African Peace and Security Architecture and the Early Response Mechanism) and AU contributions were just €25m;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of early communication and enhanced procedures for crisis consultation with the UN and the AU, as well as other organisations such as NATO and the OSCE; highlights the need to improve information sharing, including on the planning, conduct and analysis of missions; encourages speedywelcomes the finaliszation of the negotiations for anand signing of the EU-UN administrative arrangement on exchanging classified information; suggests an agreement between the AU, the EU and other key actors, and the UN of a set of shared aims for African security and development;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the African PeaceRecognises the critical contribution of the African Peace Facility in developing the triangular partnership between the UN, EU and AU; believes that this Facility provides both an entry point and a potential lever for creating a stronger partnership between the EU and the AU; considers it vital that the EU institutions and Member States should remain closely engaged if the Facility is to be fully exploited; acknowledges that there are other funding mechanisms in use, but believes that given the Facility’s singular focus on Africa, as well as its clear goals, it is especially important with regard to PSOs in Africa; remains concerned at the continuing problems of financing and political will on the part of African countries;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the EU and its Member States, as well as on other members of the international community, to assist with training including discipline, equipment, logistic support and development of rules of engagement (RoE), to encouraginge and facilitatinge African states in full and continuing their commitment to the ASF; urges, in this regard, more active advocacy of the ASF in African capitals by Member State embassies and EU delegations;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recognises that the problem is often not lack of funding but, rather, how funds are spent and what other resources are utilised; questions whether the Court of Auditors’ recommendations concerning EU funds have been fully implemented; calls for regular reviews of how funding from national governments through the EU and UN is spent; believes it is vital to utilise funds effectively, given their finite nature and the scale of the problems being faced; believes accountability is an essential part of this process as well as helping to tackle endemic corruption in Africa; insists on a more thorough and transparent evaluation of PSOs supported by the EU;