8 Amendments of Eva JOLY related to 2012/2063(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Considers that all EU policy areas having an external impact must be designed to support developing countries' sustainable needs in order to fight poverty, guarantee decent income and livelihood as well as the fulfilment of basic human rights, including social, economic and environmental rights;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Believes that Policy Coherence for Development must be based on the recognition of the right of a country or a region to democratically define its own policies, priorities and strategies to protect their populations' livelihoods in line with the UN International covenant on Economic, social and Cultural rights;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Invites the European Ombudsman and the Commission to work together in order to ensure the availability of an effective complaints mechanism against incoherencies in the EU's development policy using the UNDP Human Development criteria as a standard against which concrete measures and actions can be evaluated;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10 e. Points out that fair trade between the EU and developing countries entails paying a fair price for the resources and agricultural products of the developing countries, i.e. a price which reflects the internal and external costs, while guaranteeing ILO's core labour standards for working conditions as well as international standards on environmental protection;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 f (new)
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10 f. Is of the view that current bilateral Free Trade negotiations and agreements with developing countries contain commitments which circumscribe the right of these countries to choose their own development strategies, including regulatory reforms to develop their agriculture and industry without being exposed to unfair competition; believes that developing countries should protect their economy and proceed to selective market openings, as was the case in Europe;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Stresses that any access to fisheries resources in third countries' waters must respect not only Article 62 of UNCLOS regarding surplus stocks but also Articles 69 and 70 on the rights of land-locked and geographically disadvantaged States within the region, taking into account the nutritional and socioeconomic needs of local populations;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14 d. Considers that any system of attributing fishing opportunities to countries within Regional Fisheries Managements Organisations (RFMOs) must include the legitimate rights and aspirations of developing States to develop their own fisheries; insists that the EU oppose the introduction of Transferable Fishing Concessions schemes in RFMOs, since they would jeopardise the livelihood and well being of dependent communities of developing countries;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Believes that the challenges posed by climate change must be addressed through structural reforms and calls for a systematic climate change risk assessment into all aspects of EU's policy planning and decision making including trade, agriculture, food security, etc., and demands that the result of this assessment be used to formulate clear and coherent country and regional strategy papers, as well as development programmes and projects;