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2010/0310M(NLE) Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Iraq
RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead AFET SAÏFI Tokia (EPP) GOMES Ana (S&D), VISTISEN Anders Primdahl (ECR), NART Javier (ALDE), COUSO PERMUY Javier (GUE/NGL), REIMON Michel (Verts/ALE), CASTALDO Fabio Massimo (EFD)
Opinion DEVE VÄYRYNEN Paavo (ALDE)
Opinion INTA
Lead committee dossier: AFET/8/12730
Legal Basis RoP 99-p2

Activites

  • 2018/07/04 Vote in plenary scheduled
  • 2018/06/26 Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading
    • A8-0224/2018 summary
  • 2018/06/20 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading

Documents

  • Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0224/2018
AmendmentsDossier
175 2010/0310M(NLE)
2018/04/26 AFET 138 amendments...
source: 621.064
2018/05/02 DEVE 37 amendments...
source: 621.981

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

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  • The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the report by Tokia SAÏFI (EPP, FR) containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Iraq, of the other part.  

    The EU has reaffirmed its commitment to building a strong partnership with Iraq, based on the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, and to supporting the Iraqi authorities throughout the transition to democracy and reconstruction process, while also tackling the root causes of the political, social and economic instability.

    Members welcomed the conclusion of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the EU and Iraq but called for full use to be made of the mechanisms it establishes in order to deepen the ties between the EU and Iraq.

    Although the PCA is an essential instrument for implementing the EU strategy for Iraq and for strengthening our cooperation in the country’s reconstruction, stabilisation and reconciliation at national and local level, Members also emphasised the importance of Iraqi ownership in the process of building a democratic, federal and pluralist state based on respect for human rights and rule of law.

    The report urged the EU and its Member States to:

    • step up their efforts to urgently address key humanitarian challenges and human needs, in particular regarding the more than 3 million internally displaced persons (IDPs);
    • focus development assistance, through targeted projects, on the most vulnerable groups and the people most in need, namely women and children, young people, IDPs and refugees;
    • maintain the humanitarian assistance they are currently providing to help and protect all Iraqis affected by the conflicts, using aid as a means to help consolidate governance, democracy and rule of law.

    Financial assistance: the Commission and the Member States are called on to ensure comprehensive oversight of the financial assistance they have provided to ensure that it is reaching those in need. There is a need for urgent financial assistance for the reconstruction of priority infrastructure and the restoration of essential public services, such as access to water and sanitation, electricity, education and healthcare. These reconstruction funds should be spread evenly among communities in need, regardless of the recipients’ ethnic or religious identification, and channelled through legitimate state agencies rather than through sub-state actors.

    Political dialogue and sectoral issues: the report called for the EU to strengthen its political dialogue with the Iraqi authorities in order to promote respect for human rights and the strengthening of democratic institutions through greater respect for the rule of law, good governance and an efficient judicial system. In this context, Members called for the abolition of the death penalty to be prioritised in this dialogue, and for a moratorium on the death penalty to be applied with immediate effect.

    Particular attention should be paid to the representation of women, young people and people from all ethnic and religious groups of Iraqi society, including Christians, Shia and Sunni Muslims, Yazidis and Mandaeans, Shabak, Kurds, Turkmens and others, whose demands need to be addressed.

    The EU is called on to:

    • establish a dialogue on issues relating to the fight against terrorism with a view to reforming anti-terrorism legislation and strengthening the country’s capacity to deal with terrorist threats;
    • encourage the Iraqi authorities to adopt a national strategy to deal with crimes committed by Daesh and to accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC);
    • prioritise gender equality and the eradication of all violence and discrimination against women and girls, including gender-based violence;
    • encourage and support Iraq in the diversification of its economy;
    • set up a group of experts seeking to collect all evidence of any ongoing international crime, including genocide, wherever such crimes may be committed, in preparation for the international prosecution of those responsible;
    • support Iraq in its energy transition;
    • develop cooperation opportunities in the field of science and research, notably university cooperation and partnerships, in particular as regards Erasmus+.

    Institutional relations: Members insisted that all assistance provided by the Union is subject to strict compliance with the principles of respect for human rights and the rule of law, and will be accompanied by a constant evaluation process, the results of which the European Parliament is to be duly informed of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.

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  • body: EP shadows: group: S&D name: GOMES Ana group: ECR name: VISTISEN Anders Primdahl group: ALDE name: NART Javier group: GUE/NGL name: COUSO PERMUY Javier group: Verts/ALE name: REIMON Michel group: EFD name: CASTALDO Fabio Massimo responsible: True committee: AFET date: 2017-12-04T00:00:00 committee_full: Foreign Affairs rapporteur: group: EPP name: SAÏFI Tokia
  • body: EP responsible: False committee: DEVE date: 2018-04-12T00:00:00 committee_full: Development rapporteur: group: ALDE name: VÄYRYNEN Paavo
  • body: EP responsible: False committee_full: International Trade committee: INTA
links
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    AFET/8/12730
    geographical_area
    Iraq
    reference
    2010/0310M(NLE)
    title
    Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Iraq
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    Rules of Procedure EP 099-p2
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    6.40.05.06 Relations with the countries of the Middle East