2 Amendments of László TŐKÉS related to 2018/2107(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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1. Welcomes the acknowledgement of the need to enhance transparency and accountability by the participation of civil society in monitoring the effective implementation of human rights commitments set out in international conventions; calls on the Commission to consider establishing joint oversight commissions or domestic advisory groups with the participation of local civil society and trade union representativesstresses the need to strengthen local civil society organisations, because problems can be addressed most effectively on the spot, and calls on the Commission to support the creation of domestic advisory groups with the participation of local civil society and trade union representatives; considers it important that local civil society organisations which play a role in defending the interests of marginalised communities, including people with disabilities, should be supported;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
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3. Calls on the Commission to addressStresses that the local involvement of civil society organisations is essential in order to assert interests effectively, and calls on the Commission to examine objectively, and in a comparable manner, the shrinking space for civil society, and address threats to independent trade unions and obstacles to EU funding to NGOs in scorecards and GSP+ dialogues, as these issues are directly related to legal obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and relevant provisions of the International Labour Organisation core conventions;