3 Amendments of Sabine LÖSING related to 2014/2154(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Cotonou Agreement between the members of the ACP Group of States and the EU is centred on the target of reducing and eventually eradicating poverty but also contains Economic Partnership Agreements (Free-Trade Agreements) to the disadvantage of ACP countries; whereas cooperation should also contribute to the peace and security and the democratic and political stability of the ACP countries;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the JPA, as one of the joint institutions of the Cotonou Agreement, continues to provide a framework for an open, democratic and comprehensive dialogue between Members of the European Parliament and the parliamentarians from ACP countries on implementation of this Agreement, including scrutiny of development cooperation under the EDF and conclusion and implementation of the EPAs; denounces in this regard the fact that the EDF is significantly financing the African Peace Facility which is used to finance security and military operations on the African continent, which is contradictory to the main goal of EU development aid (Art. 208 (1) TFEU); welcomes the capacity of the JPA to be a forum in which difficult and controversial subjects can be discussed frankly and openly;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the fact that successful regional meetings as provided for in the Cotonou Agreement and the JPA Rules of Procedure were held in 2012 and 2013; acknowledges that these meetings make for a genuine exchange of views on regional issues, including peaceful and diplomatic conflict prevention and resolution, regional integration and cooperation, and negotiations of the WTO-compatible Economic Partnership Agreements; commends the organisers of the successful meetings in Nigeria, the Dominican Republic, Samoa and Zambia;