12 Amendments of Cécile Kashetu KYENGE related to 2016/2324(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (the Cotonou Agreement), and to its revisions of 2005 and 2010,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas civil society plays a central role in building and strengthening democracy, monitoring the power of the State and promoting good governance, transparency, effectiveness, openness, responsiveness and accountability;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas numerous civil society groups have been seeking to engage in constitutional reform processes to protect democratic principles and institutions;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Cotonou Agreement strongly recognises civil society as a key actor within the EU and ACP cooperation, embracing multiple roles in development and democratic governance;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the expiry of the Cotonou agreement in 2020 provides the opportunity to review the ACP-EU partnership and to further increase the participation of civil society organizations in deliberations on ACP-EU policies;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the central role played by civil society in developing countries in supporting democracy, promoting transparency, accountability and good governance, in particular in the fight against corruption, and its potential implications on country’s economic and human development;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists that states have the primary responsibility and are under the obligation to protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms of all persons, and have a duty to provide a political, legal and administrative environment conducive to a free and functioning civil society; in that regard, urges states to create and maintain, in law and in practice, a safe and enabling environment in which civil society can operate free from interference and insecurity;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that civic participation and strength of civil society should be taken into consideration as an indicator for democracy; strongly encourages that any inter-parliamentary debate on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights include members of civil society organisations;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls equally that the for profit private sector is a key partner in achieving the SDGs, and has an important role to play in fostering civic space; calls on the EU to introduce a positive conditionality on the involvement of CSOs when development funds are allocated in support of for profit private sector initiatives for development cooperation;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. CEmphasises the importance of civil society space for empowering persons belonging to minorities and vulnerable groups, and in that regard calls upon States to ensure that legislation, policies and practices do not undermine the enjoyment by such persons of their human rights or the activities of civil society in defending their rights; calls on the EU to strengthen its support for the full participation of minorities and other vulnerable groups in cultural, social, economic and political processes;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the EU not to shrink spaces for CSOs through its funding modalities and mechanisms that minimise the number of potential interlocutors, by inviting at the consultations only the organisations that have on-going contracts and by increasing procurement contracts for activities that could be successfully carried out by CSOs;