13 Amendments of György HÖLVÉNYI related to 2016/2324(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
Citation 10
— having regard to Regulation (EU) No 233/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (DCI) for the period 2014-20204 , _________________ 4 OJ L 77 15.3.2014, p. 44. and to Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing an instrument contributing to stability and peace,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/323 of 2 March 2015 on the financial regulation applicable to the 11th European Development Fund and to Declaration I of the Cotonou Agreement (“Joint Declaration on the actors of the partnership”),
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
- having regard to Article 187.2 of the Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (“the Financial Regulation”),
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
Citation 14
— having regard to the European Union’s Human Rights Guidelines, including the European Union Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, and the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of religion or belief, adopted by the Council on 24 June 2013,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas CSOs as well as Churches and religious associations or communities, have become important players in global development assistance, particularly in the delivery of social services, public awareness, the promotion of democracy, human rights and good governance, of peaceful and inclusive societies, in fostering the resilience of persons, families and local communities, countering violent extremism, and the response to humanitarian crises;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas as recognised by international organisations in their protocols and practices, churches, religious communities and associations as well as other organisations based on religion or belief are among the frontline and long-standing operational field actors in the provision of development and humanitarian assistance,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas human rights are universal and inalienable, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated; whereas civil society’s ability to act relies on the exercise of, in particular, three following fundamental freedoms, namelyrights and freedoms: the right to freedom of association, freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of express, freedom of expression and freedom of thought, conscience and religion;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Encourages the EU to develop Guidelines and monitoring tools on freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association, and to effectively implement the existing EU Guidelines, in particular the Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders and the Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Encourages the EU to adopt Guidelines on partnership with Churches and Faith-based Organisations and Religious Leaders in cooperation for development, based on the existing experience of international organisations and programmes (such as UNICEF, World Bank, WHO or the UNDP), and good practices in EU Member States and abroad;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Recalls that civil society plays an important role in promoting freedom of thought, conscience and religion and that the EU will make clear its full support for these efforts according to para. 46 of the Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief; in this context, in view of the evaluation of the implementation of these Guidelines, it encourages the EU to launch a consultation with all relevant stakeholders, including civil society, as well as churches and religious associations or communities in accordance with Article 17 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the EU to monitor counter-terrorism measures as well as aspects of anti-money laundering and transparency legislation and take action to ensure that they do not pose illegitimate limits on the funding and activities of civil society organisations; in this context, reiterates that the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) shall not be interpreted and applied in a way that unduly restricts civil society space;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Requests the competent EU services, in particular DG DEVCO, to fully implement EU legislation that considers Churches and religious associations or communities as eligible for receiving EU funds for development projects; furthermore, reiterates that applications for funding by these entities should be processed without further requirements that may give rise to discrimination against such actors;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Invites the EU Special Representative for Human Rights and the EU Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU to report annually to the European Parliament on cases of restrictions on civil society, as well as on Churches and religious associations or communities, and on the progress made in this regard;