Activities of Ryszard CZARNECKI related to 2020/0157M(NLE)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Honduras on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the European Union
Amendments (3)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly supports the conclusion of the negotiations on the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) between the EU and Honduras, which not only promotes sustainable trade in legal timber products, but also aims to address illegal logging and improve forest governance, law enforcement and transparency, taking into consideration the fact that forests are important for Honduran economy, and the problem of deforestation in this country should be addressed more effectively;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of ensuring full stakeholder involvement, in particular of keeping up the participation and dialogue with indigenous people, which got off to a promising start, during the implementation and monitoring phase of the VPA, in order to adequately address their needs and foster effective cooperation;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that the success of the Agreement will also depend, inter alia, on tackling fraud and corruption, as well as on the well-developed framework of monitoring and evaluation of the Agreement and its economic, social and environmental impacts;