29 Amendments of Roselyne LEFRANÇOIS related to 2007/2212(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
- having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 302/93 of 8 February 19931920/2006 of the European Parliament and onf the establishment of aCouncil of 12 December 2006 on the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction12, which recasts the earlier legislation,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a more searching dialogue between and with the various components of civil society (at transnational, national, regional and local level) and theon a European institutionsscale should be promoted, and having regard to the benefits which a proper, effective dialogue with civil society may contribute towith a view to improving the formulation, implementation and assessment of decisions relating to drugs policies at both Member-State and EU level,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. having regard in particular to the breadth of experience which civil society can bring to particular areaspects of drugs policies, such as prevention, the provision of information, rehabilitation treatmentssupport for those emerging from dependence, and social reintegration,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the priority objective for the 2005-2012 EU drugs strategy is to strengthen the role played by civil society in relation to drugsncludes the need for adequate consultation with civil society,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. having regard to the very favourable reception given by most organisations that responded to the Commission consultation to the idea of thematic linking of existing networks,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the importancfundamental role of civil society as a key player in drugs policiesin the development, implementation and evaluation of drugs policies; stresses in particular the added value represented by their experience on the ground, their capacity for innovation and their potential in terms of information exchange and best practice;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of setting up the Civil Society Drugs Forum as a first step towards the more practical and constructive involvement of European civil-society associations in Community activities relating to drugs policies to prevent drug use and combat drugs;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets the fact that certain associations have criticised the lack of transparency in the criteria used for selecting the associations taking part in the Civil Society Drugs Foruthe process of selecting participants in the Civil Society Drugs Forum has been perceived by certain organisations as lacking in transparency, and calls on the Commission to think about how to remedy this problem;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that the purpose of the Civil Society Drugs Forum is not to create an assembly intended to voice various ideologies but to create a practical means of supporting the drawing up and the implementation of drugs policies to prevent drug use and combat drugs on the basis of practical advice;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the limitedpoor participation in the Civil Society Drugis Forum on the part of organisations representing the new Member States; insists upon the need for civil society in the new Member States to be made aware and more extensively involved, in view of the importance of those countries in an enlarged EU;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Hopes that dialogue with civil society will have a tangible impact on the EU’s decision-making process; considers, therefore, that dialogue with civil societythe former should be given institutional status as a means of conducting consult, inter alia through: continuous - official participation by the Forum in the evaluation of the Action Plan for 2005-2012 that will be carried out by the Commission in 2008; - more far-reaching and transparent relations with the EU institutions in connection with the objectives set out in the EU’s 2005-2012 drugs strategy and with future initiatives; Member States; - the permanent presence of the Forum at meetings held by the Union’s Presidency with national drug action coordinators; - permanent contacts with Parliament, and the latter’s holding of an annual conference with the Forum; - strong synergy between the activities of the Forum and those of the European. Observatory for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OEDT), which could devote a section of its annual report to the activities of European civil society;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. encourages thematic linking of existing networks, either in the margins of the Civil Society Drugs Forum or in the form of working parties or subgroups within the framework of the latter;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls upon all parties involved at both EU and Member-State level to pay greater attention to the innovative aspects which civil society’s experience may contribute to the achievement of the objectives set out in the EU’s 2005-2012 drugs strategy, with particular reference to policies on damage- reduction policies, rehabilitation policies, support for those emerging from dependence and social- reintegration policies;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Attaches importance to strengthening the dialogue at European level with consumers’ associationorganisations representing drug users – a necessary aspect of any response to the challenges of social reintegration and rehabilitationproviding support for those emerging from dependence;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for enhanced involvement of civil society in preventing the use of psychotropic substances in the workplace and in providing information on such use; on the Member States and the Commission to promote initiatives by civil society aimed at: - reinforcing prevention and information on the risks of using drugs and psychotropic substances in the workplace and among young people; - treating drug addicts who are in prison; - putting in place detailed prevention plans to combat the use of drugs and psychotropic substances in at-risk urban neighbourhoods, particularly among young people, with the help of social and trade union organisations, ; - organising information campaigns on drugs and their damaging effects on health, in collaboration with parents’, students’ and teachers’ organisations; - implementing damage-reduction policies by direct contact work in the streets;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32