3 Amendments of Leonidas DONSKIS related to 2011/2032(INI)
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, despite frequent breaches of the human rights and democracy clause and the failure of some third countries to honour the commitments made in the relevant agreements, the countries in question are penalised only very rarely, and international agreements between the EU and its partner countries, such as Partnership and Cooperation Agreements (PCAs), once put in place, are rarely suspended even in the face of gross human rights violations,
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that the suspension of an international agreement between the Union and its partner country in response to severe violations of human rights or democracy is a tool which exists to be used in certain situations; believes that the EU's consistent failure to employ this tool undermines the Union's credibility as a strong and resolute actor on the international stage;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. StressNotes the importance of choosing priority countries for election observation missions on the basis of a mission's real potential impact on the Union's relations with the country in question;logistical impossibility of sending election observation missions to all countries which could benefit from such a tool, calls on the EEAS to adopt a highly selective approach to choosing such countries for election observation missions, and points out that the Election Observation Coordination Group, which is consulted about the Union's annual programme of election observation missions, has laid down detailed criteria in this area;