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2015/2839(RSP) Resolution on Angola

Progress: Procedure completed

Legal Basis:
RoP 144

Events

2015/09/10
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2015/09/10
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
Debate in Parliament
2015/09/10
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 550 votes to 14 with 60 abstentions, a resolution on Angola.

The resolution was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, Greens/EFA, ALDE, and GUE/NGL groups.

Deeply concerned about the fast deteriorating situation in terms of human rights, fundamental freedoms and democratic space in Angola, Members called on the Angolan authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all human rights defenders, including Marcos Mavungo and the 15+1 activists arrested in June 2015.

They also called on the Angolan authorities to immediately put an end to cases of arbitrary arrest, illegal detentions and torture by the police and security forces.

Gravely concerned by the continuous attempts to limit fundamental freedom in Angola, Members asked the EU Delegation in Luanda to protect human rights defenders (HRDs) worldwide through concrete, visible steps. They further asked the Delegation to step up the political dialogue with the Angolan Government in all political, trade and development relations, to ensure that the latter upheld its national and international human rights commitments.

Corruption and EU action : Members called on the EU and Member States to acknowledge the high level of corruption by the Angolan authorities, and to review the focal sectors of its National Indicative Programme under the 11th EDF.

They urged the EU to monitor, control and evaluate the effective use of funds and to ensure that the allocated budget was used in an efficient and targeted manner so that land was cleared, as it should be.

Ending violence : Parliament remained concerned that measures to combat violence against women and children had not been implemented. It called on the authorities to strengthen the fight against harmful traditional practices, such as the stigmatisation of children accused of sorcery.

It went on to recall the commitment made by Angola under the Cotonou Agreement to respect democracy, the rule of law and human rights principles and urged the Angolan Government to uphold these provisions.

Natural resources : Members urged the EU and Member States to address the transparency of trade in all natural resources, including oil, and notably to fully implement and monitor the existing legislation on country-by-country reporting. They called on the Angolan authorities and foreign companies to help strengthen governance in the extractive sector by abiding by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and to review the implementation of the Kimberley Process.

At the same time, Parliament called on Member States’ national administrations and supervisory authorities to step up vigilance of compliance with European anti-money laundering legislation, including due diligence normative principles and proper risk analysis, especially involving Politically Exposed Persons originating from Angola.

Land seizure : lastly, Members welcomed the Angolan Government’s acknowledgement of problems in relation to compensation in cases of land seizure, and welcomed the media reports that suggested that the distribution and compensation mechanisms were improving. They encouraged the Government to continue its efforts in this direction.

Documents
T8-0315/2015
2015/09/10
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2015/09/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0846/2015
2015/09/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0848/2015
2015/09/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0853/2015
2015/09/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0854/2015
2015/09/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0857/2015
2015/09/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0859/2015
2015/09/08
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0861/2015
2015/09/08
   Joint motion for resolution
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RC-B8-0846/2015

Documents

Activities

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RC-B8-0846/2015 - Résolution #

2015/09/10 Outcome: +: 550, 0: 60, -: 14
DE IT FR GB PL ES RO HU SE AT CZ NL BE SK BG HR FI EL LT PT DK SI LU MT IE EE LV CY
Total
83
64
63
59
39
46
25
19
18
18
18
20
14
13
12
11
9
17
7
15
13
7
6
6
6
5
5
6
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Germany PPE

29

Italy PPE

13

France PPE

18

Poland PPE

17

Spain PPE

13

Romania PPE

11

Hungary PPE

11

Sweden PPE

3

Austria PPE

5

Czechia PPE

7

Netherlands PPE

4

Belgium PPE

4

Slovakia PPE

6

Bulgaria PPE

7

Croatia PPE

5

Finland PPE

For (1)

Petri SARVAMAA
1

Greece PPE

4

Lithuania PPE

1

Portugal PPE

For (1)

Nuno MELO
5

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Slovenia PPE

5

Luxembourg PPE

3

Malta PPE

3

Ireland PPE

For (1)

Seán KELLY
1

Estonia PPE

For (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Latvia PPE

2

Cyprus PPE

2
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Germany S&D

23

Italy S&D

25

France S&D

12

United Kingdom S&D

18

Poland S&D

5

Spain S&D

Against (1)

José BLANCO LÓPEZ
13

Romania S&D

10

Hungary S&D

4

Sweden S&D

6

Austria S&D

5

Czechia S&D

4

Netherlands S&D

2

Belgium S&D

2

Slovakia S&D

4

Bulgaria S&D

2

Croatia S&D

2

Finland S&D

2

Greece S&D

4

Lithuania S&D

2

Portugal S&D

6

Denmark S&D

3

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Mady DELVAUX
1

Malta S&D

3

Ireland S&D

For (1)

Nessa CHILDERS
1

Estonia S&D

For (1)

Marju LAURISTIN
1

Latvia S&D

1

Cyprus S&D

2
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60

Germany ECR

8

Italy ECR

2

United Kingdom ECR

15

Poland ECR

16

Czechia ECR

2

Netherlands ECR

2

Belgium ECR

2

Slovakia ECR

3

Bulgaria ECR

2

Croatia ECR

For (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Finland ECR

For (1)

Jussi HALLA-AHO
1

Greece ECR

For (1)

Notis MARIAS
1

Denmark ECR

4

Latvia ECR

For (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
1
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55

Germany ALDE

3

France ALDE

4

United Kingdom ALDE

1

Spain ALDE

7

Romania ALDE

3

Sweden ALDE

3

Austria ALDE

For (1)

Angelika MLINAR
1

Czechia ALDE

4

Netherlands ALDE

6

Belgium ALDE

4

Bulgaria ALDE

For (1)

Iskra MIHAYLOVA
1

Croatia ALDE

2

Finland ALDE

3

Lithuania ALDE

2

Portugal ALDE

2

Denmark ALDE

3

Slovenia ALDE

For (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Estonia ALDE

3
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
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Germany Verts/ALE

12

France Verts/ALE

5

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

4

Spain Verts/ALE

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Hungary Verts/ALE

2

Sweden Verts/ALE

3

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

1

Croatia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Davor ŠKRLEC
1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Heidi HAUTALA
1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Slovenia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Igor ŠOLTES
1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

Claude TURMES
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
38

Germany GUE/NGL

8

Italy GUE/NGL

3

France GUE/NGL

2

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

Spain GUE/NGL

9

Sweden GUE/NGL

For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

For (1)

Anja HAZEKAMP
1

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Greece GUE/NGL

4

Portugal GUE/NGL

For (1)

Marisa MATIAS

Against (1)

Inês Cristina ZUBER
2

Denmark GUE/NGL

For (1)

Rina Ronja KARI
1

Ireland GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Luke Ming FLANAGAN
3

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2
icon: EFDD EFDD
42

Italy EFDD

17

France EFDD

1

United Kingdom EFDD

19

Poland EFDD

1

Sweden EFDD

2

Czechia EFDD

Abstain (1)

Petr MACH
1

Lithuania EFDD

For (1)

Rolandas PAKSAS
1
icon: ENF ENF
34

Italy ENF

4

France ENF

20

United Kingdom ENF

Abstain (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1

Romania ENF

Abstain (1)

Laurenţiu REBEGA
1

Austria ENF

4

Netherlands ENF

3

Belgium ENF

For (1)

Gerolf ANNEMANS
1
icon: NI NI
7

France NI

Abstain (1)

Bruno GOLLNISCH
1

Hungary NI

2

Greece NI

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    • date: 2015-09-10T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=26141&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
    • date: 2015-09-10T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20150910&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
    • date: 2015-09-10T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2015-0315 title: T8-0315/2015 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 550 votes to 14 with 60 abstentions, a resolution on Angola. The resolution was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ECR, Greens/EFA, ALDE, and GUE/NGL groups. Deeply concerned about the fast deteriorating situation in terms of human rights, fundamental freedoms and democratic space in Angola, Members called on the Angolan authorities to immediately and unconditionally release all human rights defenders, including Marcos Mavungo and the 15+1 activists arrested in June 2015. They also called on the Angolan authorities to immediately put an end to cases of arbitrary arrest, illegal detentions and torture by the police and security forces. Gravely concerned by the continuous attempts to limit fundamental freedom in Angola, Members asked the EU Delegation in Luanda to protect human rights defenders (HRDs) worldwide through concrete, visible steps. They further asked the Delegation to step up the political dialogue with the Angolan Government in all political, trade and development relations, to ensure that the latter upheld its national and international human rights commitments. Corruption and EU action : Members called on the EU and Member States to acknowledge the high level of corruption by the Angolan authorities, and to review the focal sectors of its National Indicative Programme under the 11th EDF. They urged the EU to monitor, control and evaluate the effective use of funds and to ensure that the allocated budget was used in an efficient and targeted manner so that land was cleared, as it should be. Ending violence : Parliament remained concerned that measures to combat violence against women and children had not been implemented. It called on the authorities to strengthen the fight against harmful traditional practices, such as the stigmatisation of children accused of sorcery. It went on to recall the commitment made by Angola under the Cotonou Agreement to respect democracy, the rule of law and human rights principles and urged the Angolan Government to uphold these provisions. Natural resources : Members urged the EU and Member States to address the transparency of trade in all natural resources, including oil, and notably to fully implement and monitor the existing legislation on country-by-country reporting. They called on the Angolan authorities and foreign companies to help strengthen governance in the extractive sector by abiding by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and to review the implementation of the Kimberley Process. At the same time, Parliament called on Member States’ national administrations and supervisory authorities to step up vigilance of compliance with European anti-money laundering legislation, including due diligence normative principles and proper risk analysis, especially involving Politically Exposed Persons originating from Angola. Land seizure : lastly, Members welcomed the Angolan Government’s acknowledgement of problems in relation to compensation in cases of land seizure, and welcomed the media reports that suggested that the distribution and compensation mechanisms were improving. They encouraged the Government to continue its efforts in this direction.
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