8 Amendments of Takis HADJIGEORGIOU related to 2009/2217(INI)
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls, too, on all the main humanitarian and development bodies active in Afghanistan (from EU Member States and the US to the UNDP and UNOPS, and from the World Bank to the main NGOsthe UNDP and UNOPS to the main NGOs, and the EU Member States and the US, as well as the World Bank) to drastically prune their operating expenses by allocating funds (at least 80% more than at present) directly to Afghan institutions; (Justification: The aim is to point out that we do not consider the activities of the US and the World Bank in Afghanistan to be humanitarian and pro-development.)
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Urges, therefore, NATO and all coalition forces in Afghanistan to return to a situation whereby they provide their own military supply chain, as soon as practicableto withdraw their troops from Afghanistan immediately;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Believes that much of the blame for the present impasse in Afghanistan rests with early miscalculations by coalition forces who foresaw a speedy military victory over the Taliban and an easy transition to a stable country run by a legitimate government with strong Western backing continuing military presence in the country aimed at exploiting its sources of wealth and its geostrategic importance;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Fears that these errors have fuelled the resurgence of the Taliban in over half the country, exacerbating the deterioration in security and in respect for human rights, particularly those of women;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Firmly believes that the EU’s three main prerequisites for the peace process must be an Afghan commitment to banishing Al Qaeda from the country, the elimination of poppy cultivation, and the will to establish respect for fundamental human rightthe withdrawal of foreign occupying forces, the takeover of power by the Afghans themselves in order to tackle the question of Al Qaeda, and the direct channelling of international economic assistance towards the development of a welfare state with social welfare services and measures to support the eradication of poverty, the elimination of poppy cultivation, and the will to establish immediate implementation of fundamental human rights, together with the provision of free education, healthcare and jobs with rights for all Afghan citizens;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Stresses that this presence is totally unneeds to be ended and until such time should be neither influenced by nor in any way related to recent plans by the Afghan Government to exploit its potentially vast mining and minerals industry;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55