6 Amendments of Aldo PATRICIELLO related to 2014/2230(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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1. Is convinced that Afghan women play a crucial role in the development of their country; while acknowledginges that the post- Taliban regime has made possible a rise of women in the public sphere, but stresses that this has almost exclusively been in urban areas where there are better educational and employment opportunities than in rural areas; strongly condemns the string of physical assaults against women, and calls on the authorities to ensure their protection and the free and safe exercise of their activities; asks the Afghan authorities not to jeopardise the recent achievements in women’s rights in order to ease peace talks with the Taliban;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
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2. Recalls that women’s and girls’ illiteracy rate, which is currently 88%, is an obstacle to their involvement in public life; encourages the authorities to further address the obstaclebarriers to girls’ access to education, including early and forced marriage, early child bearing, lattacks ofn securitychools by insurgents and insufficient geographical coverage in terms of transport infrastructure and school infrastructure;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
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3. Underlines that reinforcement of the rule of law, reform of the judiciary system and state-building – with women present in greater numbers in the institutions of that state – are key elements in enforcing legal provisions on gender equality and the protection of women’s rights;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
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Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
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3. RegretQueries the signing of the BSA and the NATO SOFA by the new Afghan administration as it undermines the sovereignty of the state of Afghanistan and its institutions and may lead to impunity of war crimes; is concerned that the NATO- Afghanistan SOFA allows Western troop deployments until the end of 2024 and beyond; is concerned by the fact that US President Obama authorised a more expansive and combative role for the US military in Afghanistan in November 2014;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
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18. Is concerned about the large trade deficit resulting in merchandise exports of USD 428.9 million and merchandise imports of USD 6.2 billion in 2012; recommendurges that higher tariffs be introduced in order to protect the economy, thereby also fostering the prospects for increased exports;