Activities of Metin KAZAK related to 2008/2236(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The review of the European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument (debate)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council entitled 'Eastern Partnership' (SEC(2008)2974) and the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council entitled 'Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean',
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission, together with the partner governments, to further develop mechanisms for consultation with civil society, in order to better involve them in the design and monitoring of the implementation of the ENPI and of the national reform programmes; is of the view that the ENPI is a genuine tool to increase engagement with civil society and calls upon the Commission to adopt a more balanced approach for selecting priority areas, i.e. allocating more resources to civil society organisations rather than focusing solely on administrative capacity building; asks the Commission to speed up publication of the annual action programmes on its website and to persuade the partner governments to make their national programming documents regularly available to the public;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Finds that, despite the increased flexibility and simplicity of the Community assistance instruments, as evidenced in particular by the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, the procedures and timeframes under the ENPI remain burdensome for civil society organisations, especially for small NGOs; due to excessive bureaucracy, complicated reporting requirements, complexity of rules; slow, laborious and costly procedures, lack of responsibility sharing; calls on the Commission to intensify its efforts to provide assistance to and to cooperate with NGOs; calls on the Commission to conduct a comparative analysis of the procedures applied by other major donors and to present the results thereof to Parliament;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that sectoral and general budget support under the ENPI should be made available only to countries which are able to implement it in a transparent, effective and accountable manner; calls on the Commission to review the appropriateness of budget support in countries which have problems with budgetary management and control procedures and high levels of corruption; asks the Commission to strike the right balance between flexibility and transparency during the selection, implementation and monitoring of ENPI programmes;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need for a country-specific approach with regard to political conditionality; emphasises the importance of the independence of the judiciary as a factor underlying conditionalit, which aims, inter alia, at promoting democracy, rule of law and good governance, respect for human rights, minority rights and independence of judiciary;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the importance of enhancing the coordination and complementarity of the ENP initiatives, such as the Black Sea Synergy, the UfM and the future Eastern Partnership, and of the different Community assistance instruments; calls for improved synchronisation between ENPI programmes and the financial cooperation provided by the Member States, as well as international organisations;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need for enhanced cooperation on the part of the ENPI countries with the EU agencies and increased opportunities for the ENPI countries to participate in the Community programmes; calls upon the Commission to take effective measures to minimise the financial burden that falls upon third Countries to participate in these Community programmes;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for greater emphasis to be placed on increased mobility, particularly via establishment of mobility partnerships with ENP countries, and people-to-people contacts, particularly in the areas of education, research and development, business and political dialogue; supports urgent action to reduce visa fees for nationals of all ENPI countries, with an ultimate goal of visa liberalisation;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Takes the view that the recent geopolitical developments in the EU's Eastern neighbourhood underscore the importance of developing the ENP further by adapting it better to the needs of the partners, including an enhanced EU involvement in the Black Sea region and an ambitious Eastern Partnership; stresses the need to speed up, in relation to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova in particular, the establishment of a free trade zone as soon as partner countries are ready and the need to finalise as soon as possible steps towards visa freedom with the EU, as well as the need to enhance regional cooperation to promote stability and prosperity in the European neighbourhood;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that the financial envelope for Belarus needs to be increased and cooperation broadened to cover areas beyond energy, the environment and migration, with a view to pursuing the policy of re-engagement initiated by the Council in September 2008; recalls that the EU-Belarus relations will strongly depend on the commitment of the government of Belarus to democratic values; underlines the need for effective political conditionality and for guarantees that the assistance will have an immediate positive impact on citizens and will not be misused by the authorities against their political opponents;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. In view of the unsatisfactory implementation of the 1997 Partnership and Cooperation agreement, takes the view that, with regard to the programming and implementTakes the view that the EU should be focusing on the following issues during the negotiations of EU aid to the Russian Federation, the EU should strive for: n a new EU-Russia agreement : – greater Russian cooperation in identifying clear financial cooperation priorities, which would lead to better planning and multi-annual programming of aid; – guarantees that any financial assistance granted to the Russian authorities takes into consideration the strengthening of democratic standards in the Russian Federation; – increased joint ownership of projects identified for funding;