Activities of Maurice PONGA related to 2013/2148(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the future of EU-ASEAN relations
Amendments (4)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Congratulates the ASEAN Member States on their spectacular economic progress in recent years; is nevertheless aware that economic and social inequalities continue to exist amongst and within the ASEAN countries and considers that there is still a need for a new EU strategy to promote development and combat inequality in these countries; believes that such a strategy should be based on the 2005 European Consensus on Development as well as on the principles laid down by the European Commission in its Agenda for Change1;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Also notes that poverty continues to be a problem in these countries and that it mainly affects women, the poorly-skilled, rural areas and minority ethnic or religious groups; therefore sees a need to improve the distribution of wealthincome and promote social justice at all levels, since inequality impedes economic growth and the attainment of the millennium goals and may give rise to social conflicts;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the ASEAN countries should advance towards a new phase of inclusive economic and social development, with particular emphasis on promoting their peoples’ human, social, labour and economic rights, in order to ensure fairer and more equal societies; to achieve this, considers that they should use their increased economic wealthincome to strengthen their social security and protection networks;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6a (new)
Paragraph 6a (new)
6a. Calls on the European Commission and the ASEAN countries to cooperate more fully on global problems such as sustainable management of resources and in particular of water, protecting biodiversity or the challenges connected to climate change, such as the response to the natural disasters which frequently affect ASEAN countries;