19 Amendments of Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI related to 2009/2217(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
– having regard to the (forthcoming) "Kabul Conference" scheduled for held on 20 July 2010, which will assess progress in implementing decisions taken at the London Conference, and will provide an opportunity forendorsed, in principle, the comprehensive programmes presented by the Afghan Government to chart the way forward, notably onon governance, including anti- corruption, reinforcepeace and security, good governance, economic and social development, human rights, and gender equality, economic growth, and improved electoral processesand having regard to The Kabul Communique approved by the Conference, which also includes a detailed Transition Plan with well defined benchmarks for the transition of security from NATO/ISAF -coalition forces to the Afghan national security force, the army and police, by the end of 2014,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18
Citation 18
– having regard to the new US and NATONATO/ISAF counter-insurgency strategy for Afghanistan, initiated and its implementation under the command of General Stanley McChrystal and now taken over by GeneralDavid Petraeus,
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas security conditions have deteriorated, along with the popular consensuserosion of the popular acceptance of the coalition'´s presence enjoyed at one stage,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas under the 2006 Afghanistan Compact, and at the Kabul Conference donors agreed to channel an increasing proportion of their assistanceid, up to 50 percent, through the core gAfghan Government´s core budget, either directly or through trust fund mechanisms, wherever possible, but whereas the action plan for assistance envisages 77 benchmarks for Afghanistan to meet and none whatsoever for donors,
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas Afghanistan´s Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal has blamed foreign contractors for taking the bulk of the USD 4 billion which has reportedly left the country in recent years and hacriticized NATO/ISAF contracting practices for not benefitting the local Afghan economy and ISAF’s one sided interpretation of the rules on tax-free provisions in the ISAF– Afghan Government agreement, and the Minister has blamed foreign contractors for taking the bulk of ISAF-financed contracts amounting to up to four billion US dollars and which has reportedly been causing a constant exit-flow of money from the country; whereas the Afghan Government is calleding for an international investigation,
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas Afghanistan is believed to have vasthas remarkable natural resources, including rich mineral reserves, including like gas and oil, estimated at a value of USD 3three trillion, which could in turn greatly boost the country's economic developmentand whereas the Afghan Government is relying on these resources to spur economic development after peace and security has been established in the country,
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates that the EU and its Member States should support Afghanistan in the reconstruction of its own state, with stronger democratic institutions capable of ensuring national sovereignty, state unity, territorial integrity, sustainable economic development and the prosperity of the people of Afghanistan, and while respecting their historical, religious, spiritual and cultural traditions of all ethnic and religious communities in Afghan territory;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EU and the international community to increase the level of funding and support for Afghan women and non- governmental women's organisations;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that these disappointing indicators are notonly partially compensated for by the limitedcommendable progress made in infrastructure, telecommunications and basic education usually cited as achievements by donors and the Afghan Government;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls, too, on all the main humanitarian and development bodieactors active in Afghanistan (fromincluding EU Member States and, the US to the, UNAMA, UNDP and UNOPS, and from the World Bank to theand main NGOs) to drastically prune their operating expenses by allocating funds (at least 80% more than at present) directly to Afghan institutions;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recognises the potential for localrisk posed by corruption but believes that this willmay be outweighed by the strengthening thed legitimacy of the Afghan State through which the government will regain by being responsiblecapacity and credibility for implementing aid projects, and by ensuring that aid effectiveness indicators and effective monitoring mechanisms, agreed upon by both donors and the Afghan Government, are in place;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Is equally appalled by the fact that, since US and NATO/ISAF military logistics follow similar lines, European taxpayers could end up funding the Taliban through the very entities that are supposed to combat them;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Urges, therefore, NATO/ISAF and all coalition forces in Afghanistan to return to a situation whereby they provide their own military supply chain, as soon as practicable;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Firmly believes that the EU's three main prerequisites for the peace process must be an Afghan commitment to banishing Al Qaeda from the country, the elimination of poppy cultivation, and the will to establish a policy of promoting and respect foring fundamental human rights;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Is aware of different views among key players on what form negotiations should take and how inclusive they should be, and expects further elaboration of this at the forthcomingand implementation of the plans presented by the Peace Jirga in June and endorsed in principle at the Kabul Conference in July 2010;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Points out that the EU Member State military presence in Afghanistan has theof some EU Member States in Afghanistan is part of the NATO/ISAF operation and its objectives of combating the threat of international terrorism and tackling the fight against drug cultivation and trafficking;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Draws attention to the many different police training missions present on the ground, and to the funding being invested in police training, with little to show for itmited results;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Believes that the undeniable vagueness of EUPOL's remit and the uncertainty of itsits limited achievements to date prevent it from acquiring the legitimacy it deservesading EU role it deserves, and urges the EU Headquarters to give all political and material support to EUPOL;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
55. Proposes that a large-scalrenewed police training programme be launched and placed, in the first instance, under NATO command, and that EUPOL and national police mission staff be integrated into this new training mission,jointly by EUPOL and NATO/ISAF incorporating the national police units as agreed with the Afghan Government thereby eliminating duplication, waste and fragmentation;