22 Amendments of Marco CAPPATO related to 2007/2212(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a more searching dialogue between the various components of civil society (at national, regional and local level) and the European institutions should be promoted, and having regard to the benefits which a proper, effective dialogue with civil society may contribute to the formulation, implementation and assessment of decisions relating to drugsnarcotics-related policies at both Member- State and EU level, If adopted this amendment applies also to Recital F and to paragraphs 1 and 4.
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. having regard in particular to the breadth of experience which civil society can bring to particular areas of drugsnarcotic policies, such as prevention, the provision of information, rehabilitation treatments and social reintegration, If adopted this amendment applies also to Recital C and to paragraphs 2, 9, 16, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33 and 34.
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Green Paper on the role of civil society in drugs policy in the EU and the establishment of the Civil Society Drugs Forum represent thea first practical steps towards the achievement of that objective,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. having regard to the importance of greater synergy between civil society and the EU institutions and bodies for the purpose of establishing a relationship based on continuous consultation and encouraging the exchange of information and best practices, with particular attention to scientific contributions,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of the role to be played by civil society in the formulation, implementation and assessment of drug policies - the added value of that society stemming from experience gained at grass- roots level; in this connection, acknowledges the potential which civil society has to offer as regards the exchange of information and sound practices scientifically tested and documented in the actual application of drugs policies;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the role of NGOs and voluntary organisations to be of essential to thvalue in the possible development of innovative and/or alternative approaches based on a realistscientific assessment of existing needs;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. RegDeplorets the fact that there has been a delay in the implementation of the funding made available in connection with that Programme;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. RegretsNotes with concern the fact that certainsome associations have criticised the lack of transparency in the criteria used for selecting the associations taking part in the Civil Society Drugs Forum; and hopes that in the future enlargements of the Forum will happen in a more transparent way;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the importance of formally involving, among other independent bodies, the Civil Society Drugs Forum in the assessment of the 2005-2008 Action Plan which the Commission is preparing to undertake in 2008;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of continuous dialogue between civil society and the European Parliament; to this end, proposes that an annual conference promoted by the European Parliament and involving the Civil Society Drugs Forum and other concerned groups be held for the purpose of sharing information and discussing and analysing current topics relating to drugs policies;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the importance of action by civil society in the achievement of the objectives set out in the EU's 2005-2012 drugs strategy as regards prevention, the provision of information and the management of problems associated with drugs dependencithe problematic use of narcotic substances;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls upon all parties involved at both EU and Member-State level to pay greater attention to the innovative aspects which civil society's experience may contribute to the achievement of the objectives set out in the EU's 2005-2012 drugs strategy, with particular reference to damagepublic awareness initiatives, harm-reduction policies, rehabilitation policies and social- reintegration policies;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that the specific skills of civil-society organisations may enable the latter to play an important role in the treatment of drug addictsusers of narcotic substances, who are in prison;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to promote – with the cooperation of parents' and students' organisations and scientists – programmes which will enable campaigns concerning drugs and the effects which they may have on health to be conducted in schools, reaching out to different demographic groups;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses the importance of civil-society organisations in street activities relating to the implementation of damageharm-reduction policies;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls upon the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights to carry out an analysis into the effects of anti-drugs policies and to assess the extent to which such policies have resulted in the infringement of European civil society's fundamentindividual rights;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Acknowledges the importance of the role played by civil society in connection with the external dimension of Europe's drugs policy and values the fact that the EU is the world leader in the fight against drugs as regards the financing of external programmes and initiativesponsoring programmes and initiatives aiming at the control of narcotics;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for consideration and support to be given to an external European strategy which will have a sustainable, tangible and practical impact on the situation in the regions where the raw materials of drugs are produced; for narcotics are produced, including possible alternative approaches, such as the diversion to the legal market of medicines or their exploitation for non-toxic products, to the current programmes and initiatives promoted by regional and international organisations;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Emphasises the experience of European organisations which are involved in promoting the switching from local cultivation to commercial, therapeutic and other medical uses;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to follow up to the European Parliament's Recommendation to the Council of 25 October 2007 on production of opium for medical purposes in Afghanistan and support the civil- society initiatives relating to cooperation with Afghanistan in the fight against drugs and in that country's democratisation process and designed to promote pilot schemes such as 'poppies for medicine', which are intended to establish the benefits which may be derived from the granting of licences for the use of poppy crops for medical purposes and to determine in what way this may be brought about;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to take advantage of cooperation involving scientific institutes of Member States, scientific organizations and medical reviews, as well as study centres, associations, specialist institutes and civil- society operators which in recent years have provided a reference point for policies designed to combat drugs trafficking and for the analysis of the geo- political situation and of the economic flows stemming from the international narcotics trade;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Views with interestNotes the experience of the Vienna NGOs Committee on Narcotic Drugs – an NGO committee representing civil society at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC); in particular, emphasises the usefulness of and hopes that a wider participation of organisations and individuals will characterise the future activities of such a Committee, bearing in mind proposals such as 'Beyond 2008' – an initiative whose main objective is to promote the role of civil society in the ten- year revision of the parameters established in 1998 at the UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on narcotic drugs; proposes to establish similar consultations amongst European associations with a view to the revision ofng the EU's drugs strategy after 2012;