11 Amendments of Nadezhda NEYNSKY related to 2011/0412(COD)
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Strategy papers shall set out the priority areas selected for financing by the Union during the period of validity of this Regulation, the specific objectives, the expected results and the performance indicators. They shall also give the indicative financial allocation, both overall and per priority area; this may be given in the form of a range, where appropriate, with a variation of not more than 10 % of the lower indicative amount.
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Strategy papers shall be approved in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 15 (3) of the Common Implementing Regulation. When significant changes of circumstances and policy so require and the implied budgetary impact is higher than the financial threshold as referred to in Article 2(2) of the Common Implementing Regulation, strategy papers shall be updated in accordance with the same procedure.
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 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Democracy and human rights are inextricably linked, as recalled in the Council Conclusions of 18 November 2009, on democracy support in the EU's external relations. The fundamental freedoms of expression and association are the preconditions for political pluralism and democratic processes, whereas democratic control and separation of powers are essential to sustain an independent judiciary and the rule of law which in turn are required for effective protection of human rights.
Amendment 64 #
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. Funding provided under this Regulation should not overlap with funding from other Union external action instruments.
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 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 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) promoting freedom of association and assembly, unhindered movement of persons, freedom of opinion and expression,; including artistic and cultural expression, free press and independent pluralistic media, both traditional and ICT based, internet freedom and measures to combat administrative and political obstacles to the exercise of these freedoms, including the fight against censorship;
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 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;