Activities of Monica MACOVEI related to 2011/0412(COD)
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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide DOC (607 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This financing instrument contributes to achieving the objectives of the Union's external action, including those of the European Development Policy and of the Human Rights Policy announced by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton on December 12, 2011.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) A special effort will be put into communication and visibility actions to support and complement EIDHR activities and to make widely known EU support for democracy and human rights and its impact. Such actions shall always meet the requirements of confidentiality and security required for certain EIDHR activities.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Union assistance under this Regulation is designed to complement the various other tools for implementing of Union policies on democracy and human rights, which range from political dialogue and diplomatic demarches to various instruments for financial and technical cooperation, including both geographic and thematic programmes. It will also complement the more crisis-related actions under the Instrument for Stability and the new proposed instruments (such as Civil Society Facility - ENP and European Endowment for Democracy).
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The assistance will be accessible to organizations that promote democratic values and might not be legally registered or recognized by partner governments' authorities, while taking the necessary measures to guarantee that they are not exposed to repression by their government on the basis of the transfer of EU/EIDHR funds.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Furthermore, whilst democracy and human rights objectives must be increasingly mainstreamed in all external assistance financing instruments, Union assistance under this Regulation will have a specific complementary and additional role by virtue of its global nature and its independence of action from the consent of third country governments and other public authorities. This will allow for cooperation with civil society on sensitive human rights and democracy issues possible, providing the flexibility to respond to changing circumstances by the range of funding mechanisms available (framework agreement, re-granting, direct grants, low-value grants), in order to allow the instrument to be adaptable, reactive to urgency and high risk situations and effective both for short term and long term actions. It should also provide Union capacity to articulate and support specific objectives and measures at international level which are neither geographically linked nor crisis related and which may require a transnational approach or involve operations both within the Union and in a range of third countries. Moreover, it will provide the necessary framework for operations, such as support for independent European Union election observation missions requiring policy coherence, a unified management system and common operating standards.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2– point a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2– point a (new)
(a) supporting the democratization process in countries which have expressed their wish for greater political integration with the European Union through the negotiation of Association Agreements, in conformity with the "more for more" principle;
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) supporting and consolidating democratic reforms in third countries, by enhancing good governance and participatory and representative democracy, strengthening the overall democratic cycle, and improving the reliability of electoral processes, in particular by means of election observation missions.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. assisting local communities, in particular in areas where there are unsolved frozen conflicts, through development assistance, financial support for small and medium businesses and trade and for confidence-building measures as well as projects encouraging people-to-people contacts; such actions will promote our shared European values and strengthen security in those areas, in particular in Eastern Partnership Countries as well as combat poverty and discrimination and ensure human rights for all.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support to and enhancement of human rights-based approaches, the participatory and representative democracy, including parliamentary democracy, and the processes of democratisation, mainly through civil society organisations, inter alia in:
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) strengthening the rule of law, promoting the independence of the judiciary, encouragsupporting and evaluating legal and institutional reforms, and promoting access to justice;
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) supporting reforms to achieve effective and transparent democratic accountability and oversight, including that of the security and justice sectors, and encouragstrengthening measures against corruption;
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v a (new)
(va) supporting political representation that is closest to citizens; strengthening local democracy by ensuring better cooperation between civil society organizations and local authorities;
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) by supporting measures aimed at the consistent integration of electoral processes into the democratic cycle and at implementing recommendations made by Union Election Observation Missions and which promote democratic values;
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The promotion and protection of gender equality, the rights of the child, rights of indigenous peoples, rights of persons with disabilities, and principles such as empowerment, participation, non- discrimination of vulnerable groups and accountability shall be taken into account whenevere relevant for allthe different assistance measures referred to in this Regulation.