14 Amendments of Michael CASHMAN related to 2010/0000(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
paragraph 1
paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that in 2009 the JPA continued to provide a framework for an open, democratic and in-depth dialogue between the European Union and the ACP countries on the Cotonou Partnership Agreement including the EPAs; and calls for an enhanced political dialogue;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
paragraph 2
paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the new Commissioner for Trade’s positive response to the request by several ACP countries and regions to review the contentious issues raised in the EPAs negotiations, in line with the statements made by the President of the Commission; underlines the need for a close parliamentary monitoring of the EPAs negotiation and implementation;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
paragraph 2 a (new)
paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes, however, that progress is slow and confidence in EPAs as a development tool has yet to be restored;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
paragraph 3
paragraph 3
3. Stresses in particular the crucial role of the ACP national parliaments, as well local authorities and non-state bodies, in monitoring and managing the Country and Regional Strategy Papers and in the implementation of the EDF and calls on the Commission to guarantee their involvement; underlines also the need for close parliamentary scrutiny during the negotiation of EPAs;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
paragraph 5
paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to supply all available information to the parliaments of the ACP countries and to assist them in exercising democratic scrutiny, in particular by means of capacity-building; and notably during the negotiations and implementation of the EPAs;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
paragraph 6
paragraph 6
6. Draws attention to the JPA’s concern at the repercussions of the current financial crisis and, the adoption of the abovementioned Luanda Declaration on the global food and financial crises and the resolutions on the impact and on addressing the crisis on the ACP states; encourages the JPA to keep working in this area and to explore additional and innovative sources of financing for development, such as an international financial transaction tax; further calls on the JPA to address the question on the eradication of tax havens;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
paragraph 7
paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the undertaking given by the previous Commissioner with responsibility for development and humanitarian aid, during the abovementioned JPA session in Kigali, to subject Country and Regional Strategy Papers for the ACP countries (2008-2013) to democratic scrutiny by parliaments; likewise, welcomes the work already done by certain ACP parliaments in examining such documents; as well as JPA’s scrutiny of the RSPs ahead of the mid-term review, and calls for this input to be duly taken into account;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
paragraph 10
paragraph 10
10. Calls on parliaments to exercisefor a close parliamentary scrutiny of the EDF; highlights the JPA’s key position in this debate and calls on it and the parliaments of the ACP countries to take an active part therein, in particular in connection with the ratificathe context of the adoption of the revised Cotonou Partnership Agreement;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
paragraph 14
paragraph 14
14. Calls on the JPA to continue to address the situation in Somalia, which is endangering the lives of the Somali people, poses a threat to security in the region and, through the increasing incidence of lawlessness, extremism and piracy, is a source of global instabilit calls on the EU to maintain its commitments regarding the promotion of the rule of law, restoring the stability in the region and fighting piracy;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
paragraph 18
paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that further regional meetings provided for in the Cotonou Partnership Agreement and the JPA Rules of Procedure were held in 2009; considers that these meetings make for a genuine exchange of views on regional issues, including conflict prevention and resolution, regional cohesion, human rights, environmental issues and EPA negotiations; commends the organisers of the two extremely successful meetings in Guyana and Burkina Faso;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
paragraph 18 a (new)
paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for the JPA to ensure a strong monitoring of the EPA negotiations during its regional meetings;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
paragraph 18 b (new)
paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Regrets that the Council ignored the repeated calls by the European Parliament notably at the JPA in Luanda to include a stronger clause on non- discrimination in the revision of the Cotonou Agreement;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
paragraph 18 c (new)
paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Reiterates the principle of the universality of human rights and non- discrimination as the basis upon which to enhance legitimate democratic governance and the political dialogue at the JPA;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
paragraph 20 a (new)
paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes the intention of the JPA Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade to keep working on EPAs and on ways to get out of the crisis;