8 Amendments of Norica NICOLAI related to 2011/2157(INI)
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the proposal for a European Endowment for Democracy, which is a timely response to the clamour for democracy by the populations of our neighbouring countries; underlines that it should be based on the principles of transparency and flexibility and should complement already-existing EU Instruments and the exemplary work of longstanding European political or non- political foundations; stresses that its scope and organisation should be clearly defined and that its structures and procedures should be light and straightforward; calls for a truly political steering committee to be established with the participation of the European Parliament, which should also be involved in the ex-post control mechanisms;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of building a partnership with societies and, in that context, takes note of the proposal for a Civil Society Facility (CSF) as a way to target resources more effectively and efficiently towards civil society and assess the effectiveness of these programmes; proposes also the creation of a civil society forum as part of the Eastern Partnership;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EEAS and the Commission to provide a suitably clear methodology and detailed benchmarks to assess the democracy recordtic performance of these countries and to deliver regular sufficiently detailed reports, which should be the basis for the allocation of funds under the new performance-based approach ‘more for more’; asks for these reports to be presented annually to its Committee on Foreign Affairs; insists on the need to systematically include civil- society organisations at all stages of the review process;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the EEAS to monitor the implementation of these projects in the light of Commission-approved criteria;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that the EU should improve the management of migration, providing better conditions for the establishment of legal migrants in the EU; considers that the EU needs to favour legal labour migration by concluding mobility partnerships and encouraging exchanges of specialists between the EU and third countries;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that the EU should get moredecisively involved and play a more active and constructive role in resolution of regional conflicts, especially embedded conflicts, by developing more confidence- building measures, considering new pragmatic and innovative approaches, launching public communication strategies, supporting civic culture and community dialogue and strengthening good- neighbourly relations;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Emphasises that the funding of the ENP should not be affected by the current sovereign debt crisis and that a level of funding should be maintained to as to ensure the efficient implementation and completion of projects currently under way;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32