38 Amendments of Maria HEUBUCH related to 2016/2053(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
— having regard to the Joint Africa- EU Strategy, adopted by the African and European Heads of State and Government at the Lisbon summit on 9 December 2007[1] and both parties commitment to treating Africa as one, [1] http://www.africa-eu- partnership.org/sites/default/files/document s/eas2007_joint_strategy_en.pdf
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the EU-Africa Summit planned for 2017,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
- having regard to the Joint EU- Caribbean Partnership Strategy, adopted by the EU Council and CARIFORUM Ministers in November 2012,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 c (new)
Citation 9 c (new)
- having regard the EU Strategy on the Pacific and the Council conclusions on a renewed EU-Pacific Development Partnership of 14 May 2012,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 d (new)
Citation 9 d (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 6 October 2015 on the role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly report on the participation of non-state actors and local actors in JPA activities on 05 April 2009,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
- having regard to the African Union's Agenda 2063,
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU-ACP partnership was established at a time when ACP countries had not yet formed their current regional or continental cooperation structures; whereas the strength and acquis of the Cotonou Agreement are based on a number of unique characteristics: it is a legally binding document, it has an unparalleled numerical strength of 79+28 member states, it is comprehensive through its three pillars of development cooperation, political cooperation and economic and trade cooperation, it has a joint institutional framework, and it has a largededicated budget in the form of the European Development Fund (EDF);
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the CPA has been revised twice (2005 and 2010); whereas the 2010 review was concerned primarily with reinforcing the principles of differentiation and regionalisation with a focus on recognising the leading role of the African Union (AU), i.a. through the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) and peace and security issues in particular;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the Cotonou Partnership Agreement (CPA) coexists nowadays with a growing number of alternative policy and institutional frameworks, posing challenges to policy coordination and coherence for the various partners involved;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the emergence of the AU and the Joint African-EU Strategy, the Joint EU-Caribbean Partnership Strategy and the EU Strategy on the Pacific exemplify the increasingly regional approach of the EU in addressing issues of common interest and concern such as peace and security, terrorism and migration;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the longstanding relationship between the EU and the ACP has been affected by structural changes since the signature of the CPA in 2000, such as the rise of the BRICS, regionalisation dynamics and the universal 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda; whereas these contributed to the gradual disintegration of the relationship between the ACP and the EU as both parties use other continental, regional or thematic bodies to advance their respective interests;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas the heterogeneity of interests within the ACP has by and large prevented them from establishing an unified identity in international fora;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
Cf. whereas ACP Summits have performed poorly in terms of attracting heads of state and in politically engaging them into an otherwise mainly EU- oriented process;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Cotonou Framework Agreement addresses new global challenges such as climate change, migration and terrorism, but has produced few concrete results in these areas; whereas the EU and the regions/countries of the ACP increasingly choose other political frameworks than the CPA to develop collective action and articulate interests on these global challenges;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas political dialogue on essential elements, as referred to in Articles 8 and 96 of the Cotonou Agreement, is a concrete and legal means of upholding the common values of the ACP-EU partnership and promoting democracy and human rights, which are fundamental for sustainable development; but whereas in practice, political dialogue under the CPA has either been regionalised (e.g. towards the African Union) or takes place bilaterally (with limited influence from the ACP Group as a whole);
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the involvement of national parliaments, local authorities, civil society and the private sector in political dialogue has been rather limited as well as their participation in the processes of programming, follow-up and evaluation; whereas the role of the ACP Group as such has been limited to cases where Article 96 is invoked; whereas political dialogue, and Article 96 in particular, have mostly been used at a late stage of political crises and not in a preventative manner;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas the EU and the Member are bound by clear obligations under Articles 3 and 21 of the TEU to refrain from any act that may affect the human rights of persons in non-EU countries and to promote the fulfilment of human rights in their external relations;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that ACP-EU cooperation is has been a valuable and unique achievement that has strengthened bonds between ACP and EU countries and their parliaments throughout the last 40 years; underlines - provided the ACP countries demonstrate their commitment to taking joint action as a group -notes however that ACP-EU relations have been gradually supplanted by alternative continental strategies such as the joint Africa-EU partnership, while ACP regions and countries have developed their own regional structure and institutions around common interests, as in the case of the African Union and the Regional Economic Communities, that have become the main interlocutor for the EU and other global players; against this background, underlines that in order to improve the effectiveness of cooperation and adapt it to new challenges, a new structurepolitical and cooperation framework has to be adopted that keeps those parts of the ACP- EU acquis that are universal in character, such as commitment to human rights, good governance and democracy, the objective of the rule of law, and exchange of best practiceinstitutions such as the ICC in a common framework, while the main workpart of the cooperation and political dialogue has to be done primarily according to the principle of subsidiarity, that is, it must take place in regional agreements and related political institutions that are tailored to specific regional needs and to the mutual interests existing between the EU and the respective region;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Expresses concern over the fragmentation and duplication that the current parallel structures have created and the burden they pose for both the EU and ACP states, and considers the upcoming negotiations as a key opportunity for addressing these inadequacies and inefficiencies;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that both the common framework and the regional agreements should be legally binding; underlines that, in order to strengthen effectiveness and reduce duplication, the regional agreementsUnderlines that Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific are very different regions, facing specific geopolitical, economic and development challenges and interests that cannot easily be accommodated and pursued through an overarching structure; henceforth, takes the view that the most suitable architecture for the period beyond 2020 should, in line with the principle of subsidiarity, give priority to regionalisation dynamics and be legally binding; in particular, underlines that the future framework of cooperation with Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific should be designed in a way that takes into account existing cooperation frameworks with regional and sub-regional organisations, e.g. the African Union, Regional Economic Communities,; and regional agreements such as the Economic Partnershiptake into account regional integration process, such as the future Continental Free Trade Agreements (EPAs)a for Africa, and should allow the inclusion of additional countries, such as northern African countries, orpursuit of mutual interests through the creation of groupings in accordance with specific interests or needs (e.g. development status, as in the case of LDCs, or geographical peculiarities, as in the case of small island developing states);
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Observes that each of the three regions have largely abandoned the ACP structure to articulate and defend their interests on global public goods; takes the view that the implementation of the universal 2030 Agenda requires different approaches and means than those on which the CPA is based, as regional dynamics are gradually taking over; the universal Post-2015 Agenda is set to abandon the traditional North-South divide; development cooperation has moved beyond aid to focus more on policy coherence for sustainable development, global governance and mutual accountability;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls forBelieves that the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be placed at the centre of a new agreement, andrequire legitimacy, proximity, subsidiarity and strong participation of local authorities and non-state actors to make it effective; in particular, underlines the need of "localisation" of the SDGs at local and territorial level and the need for articulating actions from local level up to regional and continental level in the framework of existing institutional structures and policies developed at the AU level, with the aim to ensure convergence and synergies between agenda 2030 and agenda 2063 of the AU; calls for the creation of strong monitoring mechanisms to ensure that implementation of the agreement contributes to and promotes the SDGs;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for an ACP-EUStresses the need to develop a multi-stakeholders peer review mechanism to scrutinise SDG implementation in member states on a regular basis, with ACP and EU representatives not only from governmental institutions but also from parliaments, local authorities and civil society, drawing up yearly conclusions and recommendations for follow-up, calls for the future revised EU Consensus on Development to integrate provisions to this end;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the fight against poverty to remain an overarching objective of ACP-EUthe future cooperation agreement; believes, however, that a new agreement must primarily be a political projecartnership agreement and clearly leave behind the donor-recipient mentality; considers that cooperation should take place in areas of common interest where common gains can be expected, not just in economic terms but also with regard to peace and security, social justice, human rights, good governance and democracy, the environment, climate change, ecological transition towards sustainable development and other areas related to the prosperity of both ACP and EU populations;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its view that policy coherence for development (PCD) is a key element for achieving the new sustainable development agenda; believes that the comprehensive nature of the Cotonou Agreementnew framework of cooperation should promotes PCD and should therefore be safeguarded in a new agreementbe equally conductive to improving the coherence of the EU's external action;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the essential elements in the Cotonou Agreement regarding human rights clauses and sanctions for failure to respect such clauses, inter alia with regard to discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity, democratic principles and the rule of law with reference to the ICC to continue to form the value-based foundation of any new agreement; calls for good governance to be added as an essential element;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that political dialogue is a fundamental part of the Cotonou Agreement, and that Articles 8 and 96 are a concrete and legal means to uphold the essential elements of ACP-EU relations, though they have not always been used effectively in the past, while the inclusiveness of the political dialogue is often very limited; calls for political dialogue to remain a central and legal pillar in the overarching framework and on the regional level of the new agreementnew cooperative framework with the duly mandated and legitimate regional political institutions; calls for political dialogue to be used more effectively and systematically and in a proactive way in order to prevent political crises and to address i.e. all sensitive political issues regarding EU - Africa relationship;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines in this regard that political dialogue is a valuable basis for improving the situation of the peoples of the partner countries; regrets the insufficient use of this instrument and its weak effectiveness so far; calls, therefore, for improved monitoring of the human rights situation andstresses the need to address the question of human rights and governance ofn the other essential and fundamental elements of the Agreebasis of international and the existing legal instruments, and for a regular biennial or multiannual evaluation and joint reports on the respect of these elements by all ACP-EU member states with the purpose of naming, shaming and praising; calls for the results of these reports to be presented at laws, principles and mechanisms established i.e. by the AU and the existing regional and pan-African governance bodies, so as to strengthen overarching ACP-EU meetings and used as a basis for political dialoguewnership;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Future ACP-EU institutions of the new cooperation framework
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for Joint ACP-EU Council meetings to include topical and urgent political debates, including on sensitive issues, with the aim of adopting joint conclusions on them; calls on the relevant ACP and EU member state ministries to improve their participation at the level of ministers, in order to give the meetings the necessary political legitimacy and confer the needed visibility on the principle of partnership;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for the new ACP-EUcooperation agreement to include a strong parliamentary dimension, through a Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA), that will provide for a democratic and comprehensive parliamentary dialogue, including on difficult and sensitive subjects, advance common (regional) political projects, and provide a democratic underpinning for them, scrutinise the executive’'s work as well as development cooperation, promote democracy and human rights, and thus make an important contribution to an ACP-EU new cooperation partnership on an equal footing;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the JPA should ensure the adequate and proportional representation and participation of all political forces in its debates; calls, therefore, for the ACP national delegations to the JPA to include representatives of their national political spectrum, including the opposition;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the JPA to be aligned with the new regional structure, thus focusing its work in regional fora on issues of regional importance, strongly involving the region’s natnational and regional parliaments while also maintaining regular, but less frequent, joint ACP-EU meetings; stresses the need for strengthening the current cooperation between the EP and the Pan-African Parliament;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for further efforts to be made to improve JPA scrutiny of development programming and follow-up to such scrutiny; calls on the Commission and ACP governments to promote the involvement of ACP national parliaments, local authorities and civil society actors in the pre- and post-scrutiny of development programming, and to supply all available information in a timely manner to ACP national parliaments in order to assist them in their exercise of democratic scrutiny;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underscores that the 11th EDF is the main source of funding for the African Peace Facility (APF), despite the fact that this was meant to be a provisional solution when the APF was established in 2003; calls for the creation of a dedicated off- budget instrument for financing security expenses linked to development cooperation;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Strongly advocates the full integrationObserves that the substance of two of the three pillars of the ECPAs into a new ACP- EU agreement, in order (trade and political dialogue) have largely moved into regional frameworks; stresses the need to ensure continuity for EPA linkages in the existing Cotonou Agreement to sustainability provisions on good governance, respect of human rights and social and environmental standards, and because it would provide a framework for development and policy coherence; stresses equally the need to ensure that EPA are not undermining the regional integration processes; and calls for a joint monitoring process of the impact of EPA;