20 Amendments of Geoffrey VAN ORDEN related to 2018/0247(COD)
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The enlargement policy of the Union is an investment in peace, security and stability in Europe. It has the potential to provides increased economic and trade opportunities to the mutual benefit of the Union and the aspiring Member States. The prospect of Union membership hascan have a powerful transformative effect, embedding positive democratic, political, economic and societal change.
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Assistance should also be provided in compliance with the agreements concluded by the Union with the beneficiaries listed in Annex I. Assistance should mainly focus on assisting the beneficiaries listed in Annex I to strengthen, as applicable, to ensure that a transitional justice process, as defined by the United Nations, is conducted, to ensure long term stability and reconciliation. Secondly, the assistance should focus on strengthening democratic institutions and the rule of law, reforming the judiciary and public administration, respect fundamental rights and promote genderpromoting rights and equality, tolerance, social inclusion and non-discrimination. Assistance should also support the key principles and rights as defined in the European Pillar of Social Rights.17; a key focus shall be the management of borders and migration flows as well as the fight against terrorism. Assistance should also support the key principles of liberal democratic values. Assistance should continue to support their efforts to advance regional, macro-regional and cross-border cooperation as well as territorial development, including through implementation of Union macro-regional strategies. It should also enhance their economic and social development and economic governance, underpinning a smart, sustainable and inclusive growth agenda, including through implementation of regional development, agriculture and rural development, social and employment policies and the development of the digital economy and society, also in line with the flagship initiative Digital Agenda for the Western Balkans. _________________ 17 European Pillar of Social Rights solemnly proclaimed by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission at the Gothenburg Social Summit for Fair Jobs and Growth, Gothenburg 17 November 2017.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Enhanced strategic and operational cooperation between the Union and the beneficiaries listed in Annex I on security is pivotal to addressing effectively and efficiently security and terrorism thre, terrorism and other threats to stability and peace within Member States.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It is essential to further step up cooperation on migration including border management, ensuring access to international protection, sharing relevant information, strengtheneffective management of irregular migration, the prompt and safe return of illegal migrants, and the capability to determinge the development benefits of migration, facilitating legal and labour migrneed for and possible provision of international protection, sharing relevant information, enhancing border control and pursuing our effort in the fight against irregular migration, trafficking in human beings and, migrant smuggling and terrorism.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Strengthening the rule of law, including the fight against corruption and organised crime, and good governance, including public administration reform, remain key challenges in most of the beneficiaries listed in Annex I and are essential in order for beneficiaries to come closer to the Union and later to fully assume the obligations of Union membershipmove towards closer ties with the Union. In view of the longer- term nature of the reforms pursued in those areas and the need to build up track recordon a solid foundation of sustainable results, financial assistance under this Regulation should address the requirements placed on the beneficiaries listed in Annex I as early as possiblin a manner that ensures lasting and real change.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The transition from direct management of pre-accession funds by the Commission to indirect management by the beneficiaries listed in Annex I should be progressive and in line with the respective capacities of those beneficiaries and with full fiduciary safeguards applied, including but not limited to: transparent accounting and tendering procedures; and external periodical review by OLAF. Assistance should continue to make use of the structures and instruments that have proved their worth in the pre-accession process.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Union should seek the most efficient use of available resources in order to optimise the impact of its external action. That should be achieved through coherence and complementarity among the Union's external financing instruments, as well as the creation of synergies with other Union policies and programmes. Interventions by recognised international organisations such as the United Nations and the OSCE as well as any bilateral support provided by Member States should also be included in this drive for optimised impact. This includes, where relevant, coherence and complementarity with macro-financial assistance.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) External actions are often implemented in a highly volatile environment requiring a continuous and rapid adaptation to the evolving needs of Union partners and to global challenges such asproblems with the implementation of; human rights, democracy and good governance, security and stability, climate change and environment and irregular migration and its root causes. Reconciling the principle of predictability with the need to react rapidly to new needs consequently means adapting the financial implementation of the programmes. To increase the ability of the Union to respond to unforeseen needs, while respecting the principle that the Union budget is set annually, this Regulation should preserve the possibility to apply the flexibilities already allowed by the Financial Regulation for other policies, namely carry-overs and re-commitments of committed funds, to ensure an efficient use of the EU funds both for the EU citizens of Member States and the beneficiaries listed in Annex I, thus maximising the EU funds available for the EU external action interventions.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. IPA III shall have the following specific objectives:
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) To strengthen the rule of law, democracy, the respect of human rights, fundamental rights and international law, civil society and security as well as improve migration management includingnd ensure as a top priority the improvement of migration, as well as border management;
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) To reinforce the effectiveness of public administration and support warranted structural reforms and good governance at all levels;
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) To shape the rules, standards, policies and practicesencourage the population of the beneficiaries listed in Annex I into alignment to those of the Union and to reinforcee rules, standards, policies and practices of the Union and to encourage a locally driven reconciliation process and good neighbourly relations, as well as people to people contacts and communication;
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) ensure a locally led comprehensive transitional justice process as defined by the United Nations
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) EU Member States, beneficiaries listed in Annex I to this Regulation, contracting parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and countries covered by the Annex I of the [NDICI Regulation]Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and the United Kingdom, and
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Establishing and promoting from an early stage the proper functioning of the institutions necessary in order to secure the rule of law. The focus shall be to establish and promote secure border management, ensuring effective management of irregular migration, the prompt and safe return of illegal migrants, the potential for information sharing and the need to combat and prevent the activities of organised criminal and terrorist- networks. Interventions in this area shall aim at: establishing independent, accountable and efficient judicial systems, including transparent and merit-based recruitment and promoting judicial cooperation, evaluation and promotion systems and effective disciplinary procedures in cases of wrongdoing; ensuring the establishment of robust systems to protect the borders, manage migration flows and provide asylum to those in need; developing effective tools to prevent and fight organised crime, trafficking in human beings, migrants smuggling, money laundering/financing of terrorism and corruption; promoting and protecting human rights, rights of persons belonging to minorities including Roma as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons fundamental freedomminorities, including freedom of the media and data protection.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point d
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) Strengthening the Union and its partners' capacity to prevent conflict, build peace and address pre-and post-crisis including through early warning and conflict-sensitive risk analysis; promoting people to people networking, a comprehensive locally driven transitional justice process as defined by the United Nations in order to facilitate reconciliation, peace-building and confidence-building measures, supporting capacity building in support of security and development (CBSD) actions.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point h
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) Fostering quality employment and access to the labour market. Interventions in this area shall aim at: tackling high unemployment and inactivity by supporting sustainable labour market integration in particular of young people (especially those not in employment, education or training (NEET)), women, long-term unemployed and all under- represented groups. Measures shall stimulate quality job creation and support the effective enforcement of labour rules and standards across the entire territory, also ensuring that EU registered companies operating in the Region follow the standards set by the EU. Other key areas of intervention shall be to support gender equality, promoting employability and productivity, the adaptation of workers and enterprises to change, the establishment of a sustainable social dialogue and the modernisation and strengthening of labour market institutions such as public employment services and labour inspectorates.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point i
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) Promoting social protection and inclusion and combating poverty. Interventions in this area shall aim at modernising social protection systems to providebe sustainable and subsequently effective, efficient, and provide adequate protection throughout all stages of a person’s life, fostering social inclusion, promoting equal opportunities and addressing inequalities and poverty. Interventions in this area shall also focus on: integrating marginalised communities such as the Roma; combating the discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; enhancing access to affordable,of minorities, providing sustainable and high quality services, such as early childhood education and care, housing, healthcare and essential social services and long term care, including through the modernisation of social protection systems.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promoting employment, labour mobility and social and cultural inclusion across borders through, inter alia: integrating cross-border labour markets, including cross-border mobility; joint local employment initiatives; information and advisory services and joint training; gender equality; equal opportunities; integration of immigrants' communities and vulnerable group for minorities; investment in public employment services; and supporting investment in public health and social services;
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 2
Annex IV – paragraph 2