Activities of Louis MICHEL related to 2014/2231(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Evaluation of activities of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) (A8-0177/2015 - Andrzej Grzyb) NL
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the EU’s new approach to human rights and democracy – evaluating the activities of the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) since its establishment PDF (166 KB) DOC (93 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there is growing concern regarding restrictive legislation regulating the external funding of civil society organisations in some of the countries falling withinhich the EED’s geographical mand operates, increasing stigmatisation of foreign support and threats being made to political and civic activists, including EED beneficiaries;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is a need to promote objective and independent information and strengthen the media environment, including the internet and social media, in countries falling under the EED’s geographical mandin which the EED operates;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas as of 1 February 2015 the following Board of Governors Member States have pledged and contributed to the EED: Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, while the remaining 142 have not done so yet;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the complementarity of EED activities and existing EU external financial instruments, especially the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) and the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI);
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EED founding parties, especially on all EU Member States, to fulfil the obligations to whichcontinue and enhance theyir committed themselves when establishingment to the EED;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers it crucial to ensure sustainable funding for EED recipients in the long -run by strengthening complementarity links with other donorbilateral donors and the European External Financial Instruments, in particular the EIDHR, which - where appropriate – could take over the medium-term financial support of 'mature' EED beneficiaries;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 16 – point 1 (new)
(1) invites the EED and the European Commission to set up a contact group with the goal of identifying best ways for EED beneficiaries to transition to the EIDHR financial support;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 16 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the European Commission and the EEAS to come forward with specific proposals on mechanisms for programming interface and cooperation with the EED, so as to ensure coherence and sustainability in the longer term;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the EED to develop better cooperation with and open its grants to civic activism related to religious communities, including persecuted religious minorities; recalls the fact that the church has played a crucial role in opposing communist regimes and in the democratic transformation processes in Central and Eastern Europe;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the first presentation of the EED Annual Report in the Committee on Foreign Affairs, in accordance with Article 8.4 of the EED Statute, and stresses its openness for this to takes place on an annual basis as it is a good opportunity to take stock and develop new synergies; (linguistic amendment to English version text)
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the EED to continue to develop new innovative means for democracy assistance instruments in order to adjust to the growing climate of restriction in a number of countries with authoritarian regimes;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Welcomes the very good public outreach on the EED’s achievements so far, and considers that further underlining the uniqueness and added value of the EED and communicating about the subject widely on a regular basis would increase its fundraising capacity;