9 Amendments of Metin KAZAK related to 2008/2097(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1.Notes that peace and stabilecurity are beneficial for development progress; notprerequisites for stability and sustainable development; acknowledges that the absenceend of hostilities that marksin post-conflict situations does not automatically lead to entrenched and lasting stability;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it vitally important that causes of instability only be tackled byUnderlines the importance of tackling the root causes of instability, such as poverty, degradation, exploitation, unequal distribution of, and access to, land and natural resources, weak governance, violations of human rights and minority rights and gender inequality, by means of development measures that are broadly in accordance with the Millennium Development Goals and othe, whilst affirming the need for social and economic measures aimed at eliminating poverty and fostering economic and social development that can create the environment required to prevent thein order to prevent any potential resurgence of conflicts;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that many Africandeveloping countries have the basic naturalare rich in the energy, natural resources and human resources required for their development; highlights the need for the propereffective management and redistribution of these resources; deplores the implication of various (local, regional, international and transnational) actors in the misappropriation and exploitation of these resources (e.g. diamonds in Angola and Sierra Leone and coltan in the Democratic Republic of Congo)neffective use and exploitation of these resources; draws attention to the need for transparency in the extractive industries and welcomes initiatives such as the Kimberley process in avoiding major conflict potentialthis regard; points out the importance of education in furthering development;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the fact that light arms account for 9 out of 10 deaths in armed conflicts in Africaa considerable number of deaths resulting from armed conflicts in the developing world; considers that EU policyies on controlling the export of weapons should be clear, effective and harmonised on the basispreventing and combating illicit trafficking in conventional arms must be further clarified, harmonised and rendered more effective, in full accordance with the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Exports; underlines the importance of thmine clegally binding Code of Conduct; aring, demilitarisation, demobilisation, rehabilitation and reintegration, as well as security sector reform in post-conflict situations;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importancrole of regional cooperation in areas that transcend political borders;cross-cutting issues; welcomes the increasing cooperation between the EU and regional structures such as the African Union and the Pacific Islands Forum; and calls on the Commission and the Council to intensify their efforts to adopt a regional approach to tackling the situation in a given countryly adjusted and tailored approaches enabling specific conflicts to be tackled;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Affirms the vitality of fair migration policies towards developing countries; notes that migration can be turned into a positive force in the development process, notably by means of remittances sent by migrants living in the EU, by curtailing the brain drain, by facilitating return migration and by preventing trafficking in human beings;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the need to strike a balance between civilian and military components of development aid in order to guarantee the functioning of basic infrastructure and government services without downplaying requirements for reconstruction, rehabilitation and the relaunching of democratic and economic processes; appraises the work of the newly established United Nations Peacebuilding Commission; and points out the need to cooperate with international partners, notably the United Nations, in aid-related issues;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Reiterates its commitment to protect the rights of women and children in post- conflict situations with the ultimate aim of taking the necessary measures for the empowerment of women – an indispensable requirement for the attainment of lasting peace and stability;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Supports the EU Programme for the Prevention of Violent Conflicts and the security and development measures envisaged in the EU Action Plan for 2009, and urges the Commission to attach high priority to the implementation of measures linked to peace-building.