18 Amendments of Norbert NEUSER related to 2016/2053(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
— having regard to the ACP s8th Summit heldof ACP Heads of State and Government in Port Moresby, (Papua New Guinea) on 31 May and 1 June 2016 adopting the Waigani Communique on the future perspectives of the ACP group of states and the Port Moresby Declaration, accepting the final report of the Eminent Persons Group reflecting on the future of the ACP group,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the overarching objective of the Cotonou Agreement, "reducing and eventually eradicating poverty consistent with the objectives of sustainable development and the gradual integration of the ACP countries into the world economy" is firmly anchored in its article 1; whereas the partnership is based on a set of basic values and principles including respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, democracy based on the rule of law and transparent and accountable governance;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the ACP-EU partnership has played an important role in progress towards achieving the MDGs;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas on the other hand, results in regard to the objectives of poverty eradication and integration of ACP countries into the world economy have been insufficient to date, considering that half of the ACP Member States are still among the Least Developed Countries and that the ACP Member States together account for less than 5 % of global trade and around 2 % of global GDP;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas the Agreement takes account of the growing importance of regional integration in ACP countries and in ACP-EU cooperation as well as its role in fostering peace and security, promoting growth and tackling cross-border challenges;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the EU finances some 50 % of the costs of the ACP secretariat; whereas a number of ACP Member States are not paying their full membership contributions;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas the European Development Fund (EDF) is financed through direct contributions from EU Member States and is not subject to normal EU budgetary rules; whereas the European Parliament does not have any power over the EDF budget other than by granting discharge for disbursements already made, nor does it have formal scrutiny rights over EDF programming;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F f (new)
Recital F f (new)
Ff. whereas under the 11th EDF, some € 900 million is set aside for the African Peace Facility and some € 1.4 billion from the EDF reserve will be used for the EU Trust Fund for Africa;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F h (new)
Recital F h (new)
Fh. whereas an EDF budgetisation would allow democratic scrutiny, enhance visibility and increase transparency in the use of EU development funds; whereas on the other hand, the multi-annual nature of the EDF programmation allows for resource predictability and budgetisation could lead to a decrease of development funds to ACP countries in favour of other external policy priorities and could be seen as a weakening of the privileged EU- ACP partnership; whereas the budgetisation of the EDF could also jeopardise the financing of the African Peace Facility, as well as other important initiatives such as the Africa Trust Fund, unless a dedicated instrument for financing security expenses linked to development cooperation is created;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F i (new)
Recital F i (new)
Fi. whereas Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are defined in article 36 of the Cotonou Agreement as development instruments with the "aim to foster smooth and gradual integration of ACP States into the world economy, especially by making full use of regional integration and south-south trade"; whereas the inclusion of EPAs in the Agreement promotes policy coherence for development;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F j (new)
Recital F j (new)
Fj. whereas despite the clear recognition of the role of national parliaments, local authorities, civil society and the private sector in the Cotonou Agreement following its 2010 revision, their participation in deliberations on ACP-EU policies and activities has been limited;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F k (new)
Recital F k (new)
Fk. whereas civil society organisations are facing increasingly restrictive legislation and other obstacles that limit their activities and space;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that ACP-EU cooperation is a valuable and unique achievement that has strengthened bonds between ACP and EU countries and their parliaments throughout the last 40 years; underlines - providedin light of the ACP countries' demonstrateion of their commitment to taking joint action as a group - that in order to improve the effectiveness of cooperation and adapt it to new challenges, a new structure has to be adopted that keeps those parts of the ACP- EU acquis that are universal in character, such as commitment to human rights, good governance and democracy, the objective of the rule of law, and exchange of best practice in a common framework, while the main work has to be done according to the principle of subsidiarity, that is, it must take place in regional agreements that are tailored to specific regional needs and to the mutual interests existing between the EU and the respective region;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that the respect for internationally agreed aid effectiveness principles are key for accomplishing the 2030 Agenda and considers that a reference should be included in a future agreement;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls for the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU JPA to be invited to Joint Council meetings in order to ensure an effective and reciprocal flow of information and to improve institutional cooperation;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the JPA Bureau to develop a more strategic orientation of the Assembly work programme; Calls for future JPA Committee reports to make a clear link to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals so as to allow for continuous monitoring of each of these goals;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls for thematic topical meetings with civil society, local authorities and the private sector to be held in parallel to JPA sessions to further develop and broaden debates on topics linked to the JPA agenda;