4 Amendments of Gabriele ZIMMER related to 2009/2219(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the 1986 UN Declaration of the Right to Development confirms that ‘the right to development is an inalienable human right by virtue of which every human person and all peoples are entitled to participate in, contribute to, and enjoy economic, social and cultural development’; considers, therefore, that the EU has an obligation not to undermine this right and, indeed, to contribute to it through its international agreementincorporate it into international agreements and use it as a guideline for European policies;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Notes that in many developing countries fisheries, particularly small-scale fishing, and related industries play a vital role in ensuring food security, creating jobs, generating government revenues and exports and maintaining local communities; is concerned that overfishing and illegal fishing canare contributeing to local and regional unemployment and migration and are seriously undermineing sustainable development; calls therefore for EU fisheries agreements with developing countries to help foster domestic fishing industries (focusing in particular on small- and medium-sized fishing operators and firms), monitor fish stocks, combat overfishing and illegal fishing, protect biodiversity and supgradeport and foster improvements in hygiene and health standards;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EU actively to promote corporate social responsibility through its trade agreements and establish binding rules, with a view to a morestrongly ethical global trading environment in social and environmental terms;