Activities of Cristian Dan PREDA related to 2009/2165(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Second revision of the ACP-EU Partnership agreement (Cotonou agreement) (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on the second revision of the Partnership Agreement ACP-EC (the "Cotonou Agreement") PDF (199 KB) DOC (127 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the conclusion and implementation of the regional Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) is an additional challenge for ACP-EU relations; which will inevitably lead to challenge, and, at the same time, an opportunity for ACP-EU relations; whereas the regionalisation of the ACP group and undermine the joint ACP-EC institutions; whereas there is a need to reconcile is a need to adapt the ACP - EC institutions to the regionalisation of the ACP-EU relations with, bearing in mind the unity and coherence of the ACP group and the stability of the ACP-EC institutions,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that parliaments and civil society organisations were - once again - not involved in the decision- making process that led to the identification of areas and articles of the Cotonou Agreement for revision and to the establishment of the negotiating mandates adopted by the Council of the EU and the ACP Council of Ministers;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need to consolidate the political dimension of the Cotonou Agreement, particularly in respect of the commitment of the parties to implement the obligations stemming from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and ACP governments to include the fight against abuses of tax havens, tax evasion and illicit capital flight as a matter of priority in the Cotonou Agreement; calls therefore for a binding mechanism, whichfor the establishment of a binding mechanism, at United Nations level, which should forces all transnational corporations to disclose automatically the profits made and the taxes paid in every ACP country where they operate;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the negotiators to avoid the adverse impacts of farm land acquisition (such as expropriation of small farmers and unsustainable use of land and water) by recognising the right of the population to control farm land and other vital natural resources and by adopting guiding principles in this line;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the importance of the parliamentary dimension of the Cotonou Agreement, embodied in the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA); expresses its firm commitment to the JPA playing its full role in ensuring parliamentary participation in actions and processes under the Cotonou Agreement; resolves to deny assent to any revision of that Agreement which reduces the role of the JPA, including the frequency of its plenary sessions;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the strengthening and upgrading of the ACP-EU JPA and insists for provisions to be made in the Cotonou Agreement to allow the JPA to scrutinise the country and regional strategy papers, the ACP-EC EPAs and the European Development Fund;