1 Amendments of Michael GAHLER related to 2008/2025(BUD)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reaffirms its support for democracy and human rights as key elements of the EU's foreign policy; notes with satisfaction the increase, albeit modest, in funding for the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), including that allocated for electoral observation, and stresses that this amount provided for in the PDB 2009 should be preserved as a minimum; is concerned by the fact that European actors, such as independent political foundations, are often de facto excluded from implementation of the EIDHR at the level of Commission delegations, and demands EIDHR implementation in line with existing legislation for more effective democracy promotion;