Activities of Alf SVENSSON related to 2011/2032(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU external policies in favour of democratisation (debate)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that democracy and human rights asre interdependent concepts by acknowledging free; argues that free and fair elections asre necessary, but not sufficient, for democratic consolidation,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that democracy as a system of government provides mechanisms for allocating political power and managing conflict, which are essential for stable and peaceful societies; notes, however, that democracy must be home grown and cannot be artificially imposed by outside agents; argues that the EU, together with the international community, can play an active role in supporting the process of democratic consolidation,
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages aid donors to treat democracy building as a political and ethical processmoral imperative, rather than simply a technical exercise,