Activities of Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS related to 2011/0405(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument
Amendments (2)
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) European Union external support has increasing financing needs but the ongoing economic and budgetary situationausterity crisis of the Union limits the resources available for such support. The Commission must therefore seek the most efficient and practical use of available resources by using financial instruments with leverage effect. Such effect could be increased by enabling the use and re-use of funds invested and generated by financial instruments.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The changes taking place in the European neighbourhood of North Africa and the Middle-East must contribute towards the end of discrimination of women and their full participation in society on equal terms with men. The Union is committed to strongly oppose the use of sexual violence and the intimidation and targeting of women in particular with regard to the specific problems of human trafficking and Female Genital Mutilation. The Union places at the top of its agenda the need to end the discrimination and persecution of Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender (LGBT) people in the European neighbourhood region, and that countries which discriminate against LGBT people, in particular those countries which still criminalise homosexuality, and are in receipt of Union financial aid should have such funds frozen or withdrawn.