5 Amendments of Maria HEUBUCH related to 2015/2275(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Deplores that only 11 out of 28 EU Member States made pledges at the 28th September 2015 Leader's Summit on Peacekeeping;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes concern over the possible lack of transparency in EU PSOs; stresses that full investigations should be carried out if grievances arise and that crimes like sexual exploitation and abuse should be prosecuted and sentenced; recalls the need to improve current EU funding for PSOs; underlines that African security should, in the future, be monitored by the AU, supported by the international community;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets that the African Peace Facility (APF) is still mainly financed via the EDF, whereas EDF financing was clearly meant to be provisional back in 2003 when the APF was established; calls on the Commission to make a proposal during the review of the EU Multiannual Financial Framework in order to integrate the financing of the APF into the EU budget, possibly through a new instrument for building capacities in the security sector; considers that this way of financing would solve the ongoing problems related to the eligibility of some APF expenditures;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses the need for the EEAS to develop a much more efficient and strategic approach to the UN agencies in particular regarding programming of the external financial instruments; calls on the HR and relevant EU Delegations in instable regions to ensure stronger visibility of EU aid on the ground;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Requests in this context that EU support to civil society organisations (CSOs) should feature more prominently in all partnerships and a more strategic engagement with CSOs that should be mainstreamed in all external instruments and programmes and in all areas of cooperation, in particular in the peace and security agenda; recalls that the Council has recognised the essential role of CSOs here;