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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | AFET | MESZERICS Tamás ( Verts/ALE) | KUKAN Eduard ( PPE), LÓPEZ AGUILAR Juan Fernando ( S&D), NART Javier ( ALDE), SCHOLZ Helmut ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | FEMM | GIRLING Julie ( ECR) | Mariya GABRIEL ( PPE) |
Committee Opinion | INTA | BORRELLI David ( EFDD) | Patrick LE HYARIC ( GUE/NGL), Joachim STARBATTY ( ECR), Hannu TAKKULA ( ALDE) |
Committee Opinion | DEVE | SCHÖPFLIN György ( PPE) | Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY ( GUE/NGL) |
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The European Parliament adopted by 605 votes to 66 with 25 abstentions, a resolution on the implementation and review of the EU-Central Asia Strategy.
General provisions on EU commitments: Members stressed the strong strategic, political and economic interest of the EU in strengthening its bilateral and multilateral relations with all the Central Asian countries, on the basis of common shared values as stated in the existing Partnership and Cooperation Agreements between the EU and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and in the agreement - albeit not yet in force - with Turkmenistan.
They pointed out, however, that the strategic approach adopted to date to shaping relations with Central Asian countries has demonstrated only limited viability and success . They called on the EU and the five Central Asian countries to make serious efforts to achieve the aims and goals of this strategy .
On the other hand, Parliament welcomed the review of the EU-Central Asia Strategy conducted by the EEAS, the Commission and the Council in 2015. Nevertheless, it took the view that the priorities, objectives and targets should be aligned more specifically to the interests, requirements and framework conditions of the Central Asian partner states, taking account of the differences between the countries of the region and of the uniqueness of each. The objectives should be more precisely defined through individual, tailor-made country action plans , and accompanied by benchmarks and indicators with a reasonable timeframe for completion.
In this regard, the EU is called upon to:
· cooperate more intensively on an ad hoc basis with those Central Asian countries that wish to go beyond the EU Strategy for Central Asia;
· ensure that the that the disbursement of EU funds is based on measurable progress with regard, in particular, to the fields of democratisation, preventing and fighting corruption, free and fair elections, human rights, ending drug trafficking, respect for labour rules, good governance, the rule of law, development, human security and good neighbourly relations.
Members welcomed the re-establishment of the post of EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Central Asia and expected that the newly appointed EUSR will make an important contribution to the implementation of the strategy.
Democratisation, human rights and the rule of law: Parliament stressed that respect for human rights and democracy must be at the core of the EU strategy. It regretted that overall respect for democratic standards, human rights and fundamental freedoms has not yet reached an acceptable level . It recommended the EU to tailor its human rights policy and external financing instruments better, keeping a consistent long-term democratic reform as the guiding light.
Strongly condemning the continued persecution of human rights defenders, opposition political figures and journalists in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, Members called on the EEAS to use all means at its disposal to act swiftly in their defence.
Parliament noted that the EU must make it a priority to promote freedom of religion and belief and the rights of women, minors and minorities . More specifically, as regards women , the Central Asian countries are called upon to treat violence against women as a criminal offence, to properly investigate all reported cases and to implement measures to guarantee protection, assistance and access to justice for victims.
Education and youth: the EU is urged to devote more attention to the promotion of quality education among young people in the Central Asian countries, given the positive effects in terms of social inclusion, social cohesion and stability, and building sustainable democratic societies, and as the best form of prevention against violent extremism and radicalisation among youth in the region .
Members considered that the EU's positive role in the region should be advanced via education and people-to-people contacts. In this regard, they recalled the importance of the EU’s international exchange programmes, such as Erasmus +, Erasmus Mundus and Erasmus Tempus.
Economic integration, trade and sustainable development: Members underlined the growing importance of trade relations between the EU and Central Asia, with the EU now the first trading partner in the region .
Concerned at the lack of socio-economic development, which is stalled and uneven, the lack of state transparency and the consequent corruption, poor governance, weak institutional framework, lack of respect for the rule of law and low participation of civil society, Members stressed the need for the EU to further step up trade and investment relations with the Central Asian countries and for these countries to tackle corruption and promote a stable environment in order to attract foreign investment.
As regards development aid , Members were of the opinion that development aid should be disbursed only in countries with a genuine commitment to the alleviation of poverty, equal and sustainable socioeconomic progress and respect for human rights, and that those countries must demonstrate that they have effective anti-corruption policies and allow the EU to monitor implementation of the corresponding efforts.
Parliament encouraged the mainstreaming of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the EU's development agenda in the region and reiterated that including the SDGs will result in more comprehensive sustainable development in the Central Asia region.
Energy, environment, water, and transport: underlining the need for energy supply and diversification to be a key element of the EU-Central Asia strategy, Parliament stressed the need for more intensive dialogue on infrastructure development, including energy and transport networks as well as high-capacity internet connections. It regarded the region as an additional potential source of energy security for the EU , with particular reference to the potential for increased cooperation with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. It called for renewed efforts to cope with and tackle the dramatic consequences of the environmental disaster of the drying-up of the Aral Sea.
Regional cooperation, security challenges and border management: Parliament supported the EU’s long-term goal of transforming the nascent EU-Central Asia High- Level Security Dialogue into a genuine forum for cooperation in addressing common security challenges in the region and beyond its borders. It highlighted the need to closer interlink the EU’s approach to Central Asia with Afghanistan and adapt existing policies to the post-2014 strategy for Afghanistan.
Stressing the importance of cooperation between the EU and the countries of Central Asia in preventing and combating terrorism, Members were deeply concerned about the activities of the extremist organisation Islamic State (IS) in recruiting growing numbers of Central Asian citizens to travel to the Middle East to fight or otherwise support IS, Al-Nusra and other terrorist and extremist organisations, prompted in part by political marginalisation and bleak economic prospects. They recognised that should a significant portion of radicalised Central Asian citizens return to their home countries, they risk challenging security and stability throughout Central Asia, Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, China and India.
Parliament called on the Council, the Commission and the EEAS to prioritise in their relations with the Central Asian states the reform of the security sector , including better funding and training, promoting religious freedom in the framework of the secular constitutions, preventive aspects of countering terrorism and efforts at rehabilitating former jihadists, as components of an overall strategy for dealing with the challenge of Islamist extremism.
Lastly, Parliament called on all international parties with influence in the region to encourage Central Asian states to make a concerted effort to better coordinate cooperation between their security services , including with respect to intelligence-sharing.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs adopted the own-initiative report by Tamás MESZERICS (Greens/EFA, HU) on the implementation and review of the EU-Central Asia Strategy.
General provisions on EU commitments : Members stressed the strong strategic, political and economic interest of the EU in strengthening its bilateral and multilateral relations with all the Central Asian countries, on the basis of common shared values as stated in the existing Partnership and Cooperation Agreements between the EU and Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and in the agreement - albeit not yet in force - with Turkmenistan.
They pointed out, however, that the strategic approach adopted to date to shaping relations with Central Asian countries has demonstrated only limited viability and success . They called on the EU and the five Central Asian countries to make serious efforts to achieve the aims and goals of this strategy.
On the other hand, Members welcomed the review of the EU-Central Asia Strategy conducted by the EEAS, the Commission and the Council in 2015. Nevertheless, they took the view that the priorities, objectives and targets should be aligned more specifically to the interests, requirements and framework conditions of the Central Asian partner states, taking account of the differences between the countries of the region and of the uniqueness of each. It should be more precisely defined through individual, tailor-made country action plans , and accompanied by benchmarks and indicators with a reasonable timeframe for completion.
In this regard, the EU is called upon to:
cooperate more intensively on an ad hoc basis with those Central Asian countries that wish to go beyond the EU Strategy for Central Asia; ensure that the disbursement of EU funds should be clearly incentive- and performance-based; increase its political visibility in the Central Asia region; adopt a concrete action plan with measureable benchmarks enabling proper evaluation of progress made in the future. cooperate with the aid and development projects of the US in the fields of human security, environment, education and climate policy.
Members welcomed the re - establishment of the post of EU Special Representative (EUSR) for Central Asia after a year-long gap, and expected that the newly appointed EUSR will make an important contribution to the implementation of the strategy.
Democratisation, human rights and the rule of law : Members stressed that respect for human rights and democracy must be at the core of the EU strategy. They regretted that overall respect for democratic standards, human rights and fundamental freedoms has not yet reached an acceptable level . The report recommended the EU to tailor its human rights policy and external financing instruments better, keeping a consistent long-term democratic reform as the guiding light.
Strongly condemning the continued persecution of human rights defenders, opposition political figures and journalists in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, Members called on the EEAS to use all means at its disposal to act swiftly in their defence.
The report noted that the EU must make it a priority to promote freedom of religion and belief and the rights of women, minors and minorities. More specifically, as regards women , the Central Asian countries are called upon to treat violence against women as a criminal offence, to properly investigate all reported cases and to implement measures to guarantee protection, assistance and access to justice for victims.
Education and youth : the EU is urged to devote more attention to the promotion of quality education among young people in the Central Asian countries, given the positive effects in terms of social inclusion, social cohesion and stability, and building sustainable democratic societies, and as the best form of prevention against violent extremism and radicalisation among youth in the region.
They consider that the EU's positive role in the region should be advanced via education and people-to-people contacts. In this regard, they recalled the importance of the EU’s international exchange programmes, such as Erasmus +, Erasmus Mundus and Erasmus Tempus.
Economic integration, trade and sustainable development : concerned at the lack of socio-economic development, which is stalled and uneven, the lack of state transparency and the consequent corruption, poor governance, weak institutional framework, lack of respect for the rule of law and low participation of civil society, Members stressed the need for the EU to further step up trade and investment relations with the Central Asian countries and for these countries to tackle corruption and promote a stable environment in order to attract foreign investment.
As regards development aid , Members are of the opinion that development aid should be disbursed only in countries with a genuine commitment to the alleviation of poverty, equal and sustainable socioeconomic progress and respect for human rights, and that those countries must demonstrate that they have effective anti-corruption policies and allow the EU to monitor implementation of the corresponding efforts.
Members encouraged the mainstreaming of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the EU's development agenda in the region and reiterated that including the SDGs will result in more comprehensive sustainable development in the Central Asia region.
Energy, environment, water, and transport : the report stressed the need for more intensive dialogue on infrastructure development, including energy and transport networks as well as high-capacity internet connections. It regards the region as an additional potential source of energy security for the EU , with particular reference to the potential for increased cooperation with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
Regional cooperation, security challenges and border management : highlighting the importance of cooperation between the EU and the countries of Central Asia in preventing and combating terrorism, Members are deeply concerned about the activities of the extremist organisation Islamic State (IS) in recruiting growing numbers of Central Asian citizens to travel to the Middle East to fight or otherwise support IS, Al-Nusra and other terrorist and extremist organisations, prompted in part by political marginalisation and bleak economic prospects. They recognise that should a significant portion of radicalised Central Asian citizens return to their home countries, they risk challenging security and stability throughout Central Asia, Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, China and India.
Members called on the Council, the Commission and the EEAS to prioritise in their relations with the Central Asian states the reform of the security sector , including better funding and training, promoting religious freedom in the framework of the secular constitutions, preventive aspects of countering terrorism and efforts at rehabilitating former jihadists, as components of an overall strategy for dealing with the challenge of Islamist extremism.
Lastly, the report called on all international parties with influence in the region to encourage Central Asian states to make a concerted effort to better coordinate cooperation between their security services, including with respect to intelligence-sharing .
Documents
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T8-0121/2016
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A8-0051/2016
- Committee opinion: PE571.444
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE571.717
- Committee opinion: PE569.696
- Committee opinion: PE569.799
- Committee draft report: PE567.841
- Committee draft report: PE567.841
- Committee opinion: PE569.799
- Committee opinion: PE569.696
- Committee opinion: PE571.444
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE571.717
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Amendments | Dossier |
115 |
2015/2220(INI)
2015/11/12
DEVE
40 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Calls for close EU cooperation with the UN funds and agencies as well as the World Bank;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes th
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes that expectations of a transition towards Western models of democracy have been stalled or derailed, and that there is instead strong, and in some instances suffocating, authoritarianism; notes that the civil war in Tajikistan in the 1990s, insufficient commitment to human development and little readiness to engage in regional cooperation have slowed down, and in some cases even reversed, economic and social transformation; notes the problematic dependency of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and to a lesser extent Uzbekistan on remittances from migrant workers in Russia and Kazakhstan; also notes the rapidly growing economic dependence on China and Russia;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that Central Asian countries face external shocks, namely the economic slowdown in Russia and China, ongoing geopolitical tensions and the conflict in Ukraine; emphasises further that dropping commodity prices impact the oil exporting countries of the region; notes that behind this background the region's growth rate in the years since 2014 is expected to be roughly half of the last decades average;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Underlines that despite rapid economic growth in recent years the region faces high poverty rates, high income inequality and a declining life expectancy especially in rural areas where 80-90% of the population lives; stresses that the process of privatization during the economic transition has to a large extent left the mountainous regions behind; underlines that here women are particularly affected, as many men migrate into cities in search of employment, leaving women with the entire burden of farm and family work;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Emphasises that it is vital for a sustainable economic development in the region to deepen regional integration and increase intraregional trade, focus on transport networks and logistic services, improve business climate and legislative and regulatory framework especially for small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points out that, as in Africa, however, China’s input includes the mass importation of Chinese labour and civil engineering skills, which has led to some unpopularity, perhaps exacerbated in Tajikistan by the absence of so many local men, who have gone to work in Russia;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses the importance of the EU seizing the opportunity of development cooperation in order to promote respect for human rights and achieve the SDGs so as to raise levels of trade and investment in all countries in the region and strengthen the role and involvement of the social partners in civil society;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises th
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the Central Asia region is defined by its
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that climate change is creating major threats
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recognises the many difficulties in the
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recognises the many difficulties in the region posed not least by the pervasive corruption, the determination of the Uzbek and Turkmen Governments tightly to control political activities, and the poor relations between some countries, which are hindering progress in regional cooperation, and would like to see the development of local conflict resolution mechanisms, in particular with a view to
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recalls the many cases of infectious TB in the Central Asian region; underlines the importance of continuity in the spread of TB treatment in the emerging countries that no longer receive bilateral EU aid in view of the development of resistance to drugs of some strains of tuberculosis;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a coordinated joint approach with China, Russia and India to combating drugs trafficking, aimed at pinpointing its underlying causes and measures via which it can be prevented;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Notes that there is great potential for improving energy efficiency and developing renewable energy sources and that there is a very strong case for enhancing cooperation in these areas, since the EU has developed considerable policy expertise and a strong sustainable energy industry, as well as for widening cooperation in the region to ensure greater transparency over government revenues from energy sources and a strengthening of the role of civil society;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Points out that building a strategic, modern and interoperable road and railway infrastructure along the Silk Road route is a key interest for China, the EU and Russia, and that the successful integration of this region through modern and reliable infrastructure would offer a major opportunity not just for greater regional economic integration but also to promote the mobility of people and multicultural exchange, in turn producing a better environment for advancing the rule of law and democracy;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Highlights the importance of a coherent and consistent EU approach towards the region in order to avoid any overlapping and sending mixed and confusing signals; in a context of widespread authoritarianism, calls for increased EU contacts and support for civil society organisations in order to promote democracy, human rights and the rule of law as a basis for development;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Stresses the importance of quality education as basic means of building sustainable democratic societies and as prevention against violent extremism; urges the EU to consider this as a priority due to the strong youth presence in Central Asia;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that the Central Asia region is defined by its Tsarist Russian and
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Considers the strong prevalence of monocultures, such as cotton growing, as highly problematic and urges the EU to focus on rural development and sustainable farming in its development programmes;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Considers that the continued sectoral budget support in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan must be accompanied by more stringent criteria including a strong reform agenda and anti-corruption measures;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 e (new) 6e. Highlights the potential of increased cooperation with Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan with regard to EU energy security; emphasises however that energy agreements and dialogues must include strong human rights elements; calls on the EU to conduct full feasibility studies of energy projects to expand the Southern Gas Corridor, including environmental and social impact assessments;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 f (new) 6f. Calls on the EU to extend its Disaster Risk Reduction programmes in Central Asia, a region regularly hit by natural disasters;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 g (new) 6g. Calls on the EU to emphasise environmentally sustainable development in its development programmes for the region; underlines the important role the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) can play in the region in order to promote environmentally sound extraction and processing of natural resources and invites the EU to promote compliance within the region; highlights as well the challenges posed by sustainable water management, which risks being exacerbated by climate change;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 h (new) 6h. Recommends once more to place the Border Management in Central Asia and the Central Asia Drug Action Programmes under the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace rather than the Development Cooperation Instrument;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 i (new) 6i. Is concerned by regular occurrences of forced child labour in the region; urges the EU to promote compliance of all Central Asian States with international commitments, in particular those under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the ILO Minimum Age Convention and the ILO Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Proposes the launch of an EU initiative to support the pursuit of
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses the importance of the Central Asia region for the EU in terms of its economic potential, energy diversification as well as for geostrategic and security interests;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Underlines the need of having a EU- Central Asia strategy not based on geostrategic interests but designed to develop a participative and democratic society with freedom of associations for trade unions, an active civil society and to boost gender equality and women empowerment, especially in rural areas; In addition calls the EU-Central Asia strategy to be implemented and monitored in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and accordingly to the wills of their populations.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the common characteristics resulting from
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes the common characteristics resulting from more ancient history, including that of the Silk Routes, the colonisation by Turkic tribes and the reception of Islam; notes
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Points to the fact that there is also considerable diversity in the region, not least in endowments of natural resources such as fossil fuels and arable land, and – partly as a consequence of this – in the countries’ current levels of human and economic development; stresses the importance of taking into account the cultural differences within the region
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Points out that there are traditional ties of cooperation between the Central Asian States and calls on strengthening these networks of regional cooperation;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls for the coordination in the region of the EU development policies with the activities of the Member States; calls for close development policy cooperation with the United States in the framework of our sustainable development partnership; calls for cooperation also with China and Russia in developing the Central Asian region;
source: 571.518
2015/11/17
FEMM
44 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Citation 1 (new) – having regard to the EC Joint Staff Working Document "Gender equality and Women's Empowerment: Transforming lives of Girls and Women Through EU External relations 2016-2020",
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas various forms of violence against women remains a widespread problem in Uzbekistan which has no legislation prohibiting domestic violence, in Tajikistan where trafficking in persons, including sex and labour trafficking is a particular issue of concern, as well as in Kirghizstan where bride kidnapping, spousal rape and domestic violence are still reported;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Recital C c (new) Cc. whereas in Turkmenistan, data collection on women's rights is scarce, and issues such as forced marriage, discrimination against separated and divorced women, domestic violence and trafficking in women and girls, remain widespread;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Recognises that Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan face individual challenges in advancing human rights, however the region faces common challenges as regards addressing and promoting women's rights and gender equality;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that despite all five Central Asian countries ratifying the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the culture remains patriarchal and male-dominated, and significant inequalities between men and women still exist in
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that despite all five Central Asian countries ratifying the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, significant inequalities between men and women still exist in Central Asia; is concerned that
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that despite all five Central Asian countries ratifying the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, significant inequalities between men and women still exist in Central Asia; is concerned that 29% of women in the region are victims of physical or sexual violence; Calls the five countries to fully implement the CEDAW;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that despite all five Central Asian countries ratifying the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, significant inequalities between men and women still exist in Central Asia; is concerned that 29% of women in the region are victims of physical or sexual violence; reiterates that the support given by the European Union must include specific measures to eradicate discrimination against women so as to consolidate respect for human rights and the rule of law;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Asks EEAS, within the review of its Central Asia Strategy and in line with its 2016-2020 priorities, to establish a comprehensive Gender Equality Action Plan with concrete actions to improve women's rights and women's living conditions in particular in order to tackle discrimination, forced marriages, violence against women and trafficking in women and girls;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recommends that judicial personnel be made aware of, and trained in, gender issues, and points to the need to punish persons who commit gender-based violence;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that women play a full and crucial role in agricultural production and farming
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas all EU actions and initiatives should seek to promote human rights and the rule of law and whereas the EU’s priorities include respect for freedom of association, freedom of expression, and freedom of religion, and promotion of the rights of women, children, and persons belonging to minorities;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Notes that women play a full and crucial role in agricultural production and farming across all Central Asian countries, with the average share of women employed in the agricultural sector standing at 58%3 and calls all Central Asian countries to encourage employment of women and female entrepreneurship particularly in rural areas; Calls for promoting and monitoring economic and social rights and empowerment of girls and women as key objective to the EU external relations with the region; __________________ 3 World Bank statistics 2012
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Welcomes the growing importance of women in national parliaments, with a 53% increase in Turkmenistan between 2011 and 2015; regrets the fact that that trend does not extend to Uzbekistan, where there has been a sharp decline over five years 1 a; __________________ 1aWorld Bank statistics over a five-year period (2011-2015).
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Notes that, as regards ministerial posts, women are poorly represented, accounting in 2015 for 15% and 5.7% of such posts respectively in Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan;1 b __________________ 1bWorld Bank statistics over a five-year period (2011-2015).
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Maintains that priority should be given to investment programmes that could have a greater impact on the region’s development, not least in terms of education, youth, and gender equality;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points up the importance of women's access to vocational training and university education; calls on the EU Special Representative to encourage Central Asian countries to provide incentives in that area;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Urges the EU to intensify its action in the field of education, for instance by organising teacher training and supplying educational materials;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Calls for vocational education for women to be supported, for a greater take- up of higher education to be ensured in the fields of science and technology, and for gender equality training programmes to be devised for education professionals in Central Asian countries;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Calls for efforts to be continued with a view to modernising the public education sector, promoting international academic exchanges for students and teachers, and enabling women to participate on equal terms;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recognises the steps taken by individual Central Asian countries to improve gender
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recognises the steps taken by individual Central Asian countries to improve gender equality, such as the amendments to Articles 154 and 155 of Kyrgyzstan’s Criminal Code which came into force in February 2014 and toughened the penalty for the widely practiced custom of bride- kidnapping; welcomes Kazakhstan’s Gender Equality Strategy and its 45 political, social and economic measures; asks the Commission to further support the Central Asian countries in developing their women’s rights agendas with a view to achieving gender equality and ensuring that everyone, including the most vulnerable members of society, can fully enjoy their human rights;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas shortcomings in terms of human rights, democracy, and fundamental freedoms continue to exist in the Central Asian countries and whereas closer cooperation with the EU will open the way to improvement in those areas;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes Kazakhstan's Gender Equality Strategy and its 45 political, social and economic measures; asks the Commission to further support the Central Asian countries in developing their women's rights agendas and calls for a better implementation of this strategy; Regrets the lack of female representation in Kazakh public decision- making bodies despite a 30 per cent quota being legally required in political institutions;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Asks the Commission to further support the Central Asian countries in developing their women's rights agendas and to encourage each Central Asian countries to enact legislation which explicitly prohibits all forms of violence and discrimination against women, including sexual, physical, physiological and economic abuse;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that there is a gap between the law and reality; whilst some countries have a legal code guaranteeing equal rights with regards to the distribution of property, discrimination still persists in favour of male heirs; is concerned that the lack of legal registration of marriages in Tajikistan leaves women in an especially vulnerable position after a divorce, as OSCE research that 80% of women in divorce cases are denied property rights and child support because of this;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Notes that the marriage agency industry is relatively significant in Central Asia and asks that these countries consider regulating these agencies to best protect vulnerable women from exploitation;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Urges the EU to support civil society organisations working to defend human rights and promote gender equality in Central Asian countries and to cooperate actively with international organisations involved in the gender equality field, for example the ILO, the OECD, and the UN, with a view to creating synergies serving to empower women;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Encourages the countries in the region, and calls on the Commission, to focus also on women's involvement in decision-taking, in particular political decision-taking;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Recommends that a quota system be introduced in order to provide a way of promoting women’s participation in political bodies and the democratic process, primarily as candidates;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Condemns any legislation, regulation, or government pressure that unduly curtails freedom of expression, especially that of women and other gender categories;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Maintains that EU involvement and budget support should be subject to such measurable progress regarding human rights, democracy, and fundamental freedoms as might be achieved in Central Asian countries;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes with concern that the 2015 Annual Report on Human Trafficking4 has placed Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on the ‘Watch List’, meaning that the number of victims of human trafficking is increasing;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the EU Special Representative for Central Asia, Peter Burian, has a responsibility to promote the rights of women and gender equality;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Notes with concern that the 2015 Annual Report on Human Trafficking4 has placed Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on the ‘Watch List’, meaning that the number of victims of human trafficking is increasing; calls on the EU’s Anti-Trafficking Coordinator to support Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in combating human trafficking
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on Central Asian countries to develop education campaigns about the right to live free from violence and awareness raising initiatives among the whole society and especially religious leaders about the absolute requirement to have the consent from both parties during the marriage ceremony;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on countries from the Central Asia region to properly implement or introduce legislations which prohibit all forms of violence and discrimination against women, including sexual, physical, physiological and economic abuse; to treat violence against women as a criminal offence; to properly investigate all reported cases; and to implement measures to guarantee protection, assistance and access to justice for the victims, together with mechanisms to ensure the enforcement of the law;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Stresses the need to develop trainings on violence against women and trafficking for law enforcement officers, prosecutors and judicial personnel and to stablish accessible centres and shelters with psychological and legal support for the victims;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Emphasises the importance to properly fund those institutions and bodies in charge of implementing gender equality policies and to grant independence and funding for those civil society organisations working for women's rights;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas achieving a common understanding of democracy, the rule of law and the rights of women is an essential precondition for closer cooperation between the EU and the five countries of Central Asia in areas of mutual interest; whereas, where discrimination occurs regarding access to education, healthcare and economic and cultural opportunities, the overall situation of women in the region remains more of less precarious and deeply worrying;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas raising the general standard of education will help to counteract possible radicalism among young people and reduce gender-based violence;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas there are significant differences between the experiences of women who live in rural areas and the cities, and that it is difficult to generalise between them, with women in rural areas struggling more to access their rights under national laws;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the EU must adopt urgently a gender based foreign policy in order to promote the gender equality agenda globally after 2015;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas in Kazakhstan, despite the enactment of the Strategy for Gender Equality 2006-2016, negligible changes are reported by UN institutions regarding the situation of women; whereas women face distinct economic hardship, employment discrimination and remain vulnerable to trafficking, especially for sexual exploitation;
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recognises the importance of the Central Asian region for strategic relations with the EU and insists on the strengthening of trade ties and exchanges between the two regions;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recognises that Central Asia is a strategic partner for the EU in its attempts to diversify the sources of its energy supply and ensure energy security; believes that the future EU-Central Asia strategy must have a wider vision in the energy field in compliance with European commitments in sustainable development, which should also extend to countries like Azerbaijan and Iran;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recognises that Central Asia is a
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recognises that Central Asia is a strategic partner for the EU in its attempts to diversify the sources of its energy supply and ensure energy security; believes that the future EU-Central Asia strategy must have a wider vision in the energy field, which should also extend to countries like Azerbaijan and Iran and, in the long term, Mongolia;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Strongly believes that trade can be an effective tool for promoting sustainable development and environmental governance; supports increasing EU support for development of renewable energy, energy efficiency and resource management in the Central Asian countries and encouraging cross-border cooperation among them, as a basis of sustainable development of the region;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Believes that the economic diversification of the region provides added value in terms of regional development, stability and security; considers it essential to modernise
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Believes that the economic diversification of the region provides added value in terms of regional development,
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Believes that the economic diversification of the region provides added value in terms of regional development, stability and security; considers it essential to modernise infrastructure, transport and interconnections, particularly in rural areas, taking into account social, economic and environment balance;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points out that there is a significant lack of highly-skilled, professional workforce which affects the competitiveness and economic development of the region and limits possibilities for foreign investment; calls, therefore, on the Commission and Member States to put more emphasis on support for higher education reforms, coupling of education with labour market, vocational training, student exchanges, scholarships, training and sharing of know-how, with the focus on younger generation;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes Kyrgyzstan’s request for application of the GSP+ arrangements and hopes that Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will follow its example;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recognises the importance of
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for continued efforts to support the modernisation of the economy of these countries and to
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for continued efforts to support the modernisation of the economy of these countries and to help them create a favourable environment for foreign investment by strengthening the rule of law, reducing bureaucratic burdens and administrative interference in enterprises, reforming the judicial system
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for continued efforts to support the modernisation of the economy of these countries and to help them create a favourable environment for foreign
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for continued efforts to support the modernisation and diversification of the economy of these countries and to help them create a favourable environment for foreign investment by strengthening the rule of law, reducing bureaucratic burdens and administrative interference in enterprises, reforming the judicial system to ensure the protection of foreign investment, and fighting corruption;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls for continued efforts to support the modernisation of the economy of these countries and to help them create a favourable environment for foreign investment by strengthening the rule of law, reducing bureaucratic burdens and
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes the increase in macrofinancial assistance, and calls for this instrument to be employed on the basis of stringent cost-benefit criteria and detailed impact assessments which focus on spillover effects;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Following the findings of the OECD, recognises the particular importance of FDI-SME business linkage programmes (BLPs) as a tool for diversification and maximising the spill-over effect of investments, enabling Central Asian countries to tie FDI more closely with their domestic economies, enhancing their competitiveness while gaining access to international markets, finance, technology and management skills; in this regard, calls upon the governments of Central Asian states to initiate these programmes and to increase the involvement of stakeholders in already existing BLPs; points out that in order to ensure that local production meets international quality standards, complementary measures such as offering training programmes that help SMEs upgrade the skills of their staff or aiding SMEs in embracing internationally- recognised quality standards, need to be put in place;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes that the EU, working with the Member States, should continue to promote specific regional integration and confidence-building policies, but also reward positive steps made by individual Central Asian states or groups of countries through increased cooperation. takes that view that EU measures should be geared to the needs and specific characteristics of each country; emphasises the need to deepen political dialogue and foster confidence-building measures among the countries in the region;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recognises that the cooperation of Uzbekistan with the International Labour Organisation on the subject of cotton harvesting is continuing on an encouraging path and that progress on the issue of systematic child labour is being made; notes, however, that the situation of forced labour and the intimidation and coercion of non- governmental human and labour rights groups during the monitoring of the 2015 cotton harvest needs to be improved;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Emphasises that education and vocational training, like investment and economic development, are fundamental to social and democratic progress in the countries of Central Asia and among their citizens; takes the view that cooperation with Europe in that area must be based on a targeted, proven instrument, such as Erasmus+;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recognises the importance of the Central Asian region for strategic relations with the EU and insists on the strengthening of trade ties and exchanges between the two regions on the basis of common values as enshrined in the bilateral Partnership and Cooperation Agreements (PCAs); calls for the EU
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Taking into consideration the highlights of the Strategy progress reports, emphasises the importance of Member States' involvement in the implementation of EU assistance in order to bring higher impact and results.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Recalls that the Parliament decided not to consider its consent to the Protocol to the PCA extending the provisions of the Agreement to bilateral trade in textiles, until it is confirmed that concrete reforms have been implemented and yielded substantial results in such a way that also the practice of forced labour, additionally to child labour, is effectively in the progress of being eradicated in Uzbekistan;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the conclusion of the EPCA with Kazakhstan, and calls on the Commission to step up negotiations with other countries in the region; insists on the importance to have a comprehensive approach with a strong political and human rights dialogue beside the strengthening of commercial and economic relations; reiterates its position that progress in the negotiations depends on the progress made in political reform; believes that WTO membership also makes an important contribution in this respect
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Is concerned that the human and fundamental rights situation in Kazakhstan has continuously deteriorated after the conclusion of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement in October 2014, while in the meantime the EU has upgraded its economic relation with the country; calls on the Commission to further monitor the situation and initiate appropriate measures;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes the positive efforts of Kazakhstan in eliminating bureaucratic burdens and improving regulatory framework for businesses, which is now in the 41st global ranking position in the World Bank Doing Business Index; calls on all Central Asian countries to step up their efforts in this regard to improve business climate and eliminate barriers to cross-border trade; points out that corruption remains one of the biggest impediments for foreign investment in the region;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Urges the Commission to forge closer political and diplomatic ties with Turkmenistan, and hopes that the PCA can be speedily concluded and an EU delegation office opened in Ashgabat;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recognises that Central Asia is a strategic partner for the EU in its attempts to diversify the sources of its energy supply and ensure energy security while remaining committed to the decarbonisation of the EU economy; believes that the future EU-Central Asia strategy must have a wider vision
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