Activities of Filip KACZMAREK related to 2011/0405(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument
Amendments (11)
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Article 8 of the Treaty on European Union provides for the development of a special relationship with neighbouring countries, with the aim of establishing an area of prosperity and good neighbourliness, founded on the values of the Union, as enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, and characterised by close and peaceful relations based on cooperation.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) A number of major developments have taken place since the European Neighbourhood Policy was launched and the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument was set up, triggered lately by the Arab Spring. These include a deepening of the relationship with the partners, the launch of regional initiatives and democratic transition processes in the region. This triggered a new European Neighbourhood Policy vision set out in 2011 as a result of a comprehensive Strategic Review of the Policy. It outlines key objectives for Union cooperation with Neighbourhood countries and provides for greater support to partners committed to building democratic societies and undertaking reforms, in line with the ‘more for more’ and ‘mutual accountability’ principles.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) European Union external support has increasing financing needs but the economic and budgetary situation of the Union limits the resources available for such support. The Commission must therefore seek the most efficient use of available resources by using financial instruments with leverage effect, improved accountability and transparency, especially when providing budgetary support to third countries. Such effect could be increased by enabling the use and re-use of funds invested and generated by financial instruments.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Support under this Regulation shall promote enhanced political and social cooperation and progressive economic integration between the Union and the partner countries and, in particular, the implementation of partnership and cooperation agreements, association agreements or other existing and future agreements, and jointly agreed action plans.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) sustainable and inclusive development in all aspects, poverty reduction, including through private-sector development;, public-private partnership, promotion of internal economic, social and territorial cohesion, rural development, climate action and disaster resilience;
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) actively promoting confidence building and other measures contributing to security and the prevention and settlement of conflicts, especially frozen conflicts;
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The achievement of these objectives shall be measured using notably the relevant EU periodic reports on the implementation of the policy, and for paragraphs 2(a), (d) and (e), the relevant indicators established by international organisations and other relevant bodies; for paragraphs 2(b), (c) and (d) the uptake of the EU regulatory framework by the partner countries as relevant; for paragraphs 2(c) and (f), the number of relevant agreements and cooperation actions. The indicators will include, among others, adequately monitored democratic elections and processes, including the development of democratic political parties and the guaranteeing of political rights of candidates standing in elections, level of corruption, trade flows, indicators enabling measuring internal economic disparities, including employment levels.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Union support provided under this Regulation to each partner country shall be differentiated in form and amounts according to the partner country's commitment to reforms and its progress in implementing these reforms, provided that the division of funds between the Union for the Mediterranean and the Eastern Partnership does not hamper achievement of the objectives of each of those two projects and is not conducted in such a way as to favour one at the expense of the other. Such differentiation shall reflect the level of ambition of the country's partnership with the Union, its progress in building deep and sustainable democracy, its progress in implementing agreed reform objectives, the country's needs and capacities, and the potential impact of Union support.
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Union support under this Regulation shall, in principle, be established in partnership with the beneficiaries. The partnership shall involve as appropriate, national, regional and local authorities, other stakeholders, civil society, social partners and other non-state actors in preparing, implementing and monitoring Union support in order to guarantee their ownership of the projects concerned.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. In implementing this Regulation, coherence shall be ensured with other areas of the Union external action as well as other relevant Union policies, as enshrined in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union with regard to policy coherence for development. To this end, measures financed under this Regulation, including those managed by the European Investment Bank (EIB), shall be based on the cooperation policy documents described in Article 3(1) and (2) as well as on the Union's specific interests, policy priorities and strategies. Such measures shall respect the commitments under multilateral agreements and international conventions to which the Union and partner countries are parties.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9
Article 7 – paragraph 9
9. In the event of crises or threats to democracy, the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms, or of natural or man-made disasters, an ad hoc review of the programming documents may be conducted. Such emergency review shall ensure that coherence between Union support provided under this Regulation and support provided under other Union financial instruments, such as the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) or the European Endowment for Democracy, is maintained. An emergency review may lead to the adoption of revised programming documents. Where this is the case, the Commission shall send the revised programming documents to the European Parliament and to the Council for information within one month of their adoption.