18 Amendments of Elena VALENCIANO related to 2018/0256M(NLE)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco keep historical relations, maintain a close cooperation developed through a broad partnership that covers political, economic and social aspects, as strengthened by the Advanced Status and the willingness of both parties to further develop it
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is no information available that would existing procedures do not provide sufficient information to enable the EU customs authorities to determine whether products exported from Morocco originate in Western Sahara;, therefore preventing compliance with the spirit of the CJEU ruling.
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, following the CJEU judgment, the Council gave the Commission a mandate to modify the Liberalisation Agreement in order to allow for the inclusion of Western Saharan products; whereas their inclusion by definition necessitates some form of traceability to identify such products
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas in order to allow the parties to assess the impact of the agreement on sustainable development affecting the people concerned and the exploitation of natural resources, there must be specific mechanisms for exchanging information and evaluating such effects
Amendment 51 #
K. whereas the EU and its Member States do not recognise the sovereignty of Morocco over the territory of Western Sahara; whereas the United Nations and the African Union recognise the Front Polisario as representative of the people, but neither the EU nor its Member States do;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Fully supports and encourages the ongoing peace process under the auspices of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary- General Horst Köhler, and; emphasises that the ratification of the amended Liberalisation Agreement between the EU and Morocco has to be strictly without prejudice to the outcome of the peace process over Western Sahara;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes note of the tensions between different interestslegitimate interests of the people in the territory and believes that a respected and accepted end to the ongoing conflictprocess over Western Sahara is required to ensure the broader participation of all groups in the territory’s economic development; is, at the same time, convinced that the local population also has the right to develop while awaiting a political solution;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses, on the basis of talks with various local economic actors and electedactors and civil society representatives held in the territory or during meetings at the European Parliament, that some parties express their consent to the agreement by defending their right to economic development, while others consider that the settlement of the political conflict should precede the granting of trade preferences;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the CJEU did not specify in its judgment how the people’s consent has to be expressed and considers therefore that some uncertainty remains as regards this criterion;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises the present economic, social and environmental development observed in Dakhla and Lâayoune and the significaat the promotion of social and sustainable development is primary aim of the agreement which presents potential for further creation of both low- and high-skilled local employment opportunities;
Amendment 101 #
7. Believes that the EU tariff preferences have had a positive impact on the agricultural and fisheries products sectors and their export levels in the non- autonomous territory of Western Sahara; but however remains cautious that these must produce local value added and provide decent work to the local population.
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Insists, however,Acknowledges the existing investments in several sectors and insists that further efforts are necessary to ensure increased inclusion in all parts of the local economy;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. EndorRecognises business initiatives by young Sahrawis individuals, especially those coming from young people, many of whom are women, and highlights their need for extended export opportunities in order to allow for further investment in sectors with high employment demand;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Warns of the adverse effects of a permanent withdrawal of tariff preferences on products from the non-autonomous territory of Western Sahara, and the message this sends to the younger generation and its potential to develop the territory; underlines the risk of activities being relocated to other regions in Morocco where they would benefit from the preferences;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is convinced that an EU presence through trade and investment is preferable to withdrawalan asset when it comes to engagement in and monitoring of human rights and individual freedoms, and demands a rigorous dialogue with Morocco part on these issues over the non-autonomous territory of Western Sahara;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is deeply concerned that until now it ihas basically impossibleeen difficult to identify which products are exported from the non- autonomous territory of Western Sahara;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. EmphasisesStresses that Parliament, in order to give its consent, requires certainty on the compliance of the ECJ rulings by the modified agreement; emphasises, in this view, that a key criterion for Parliament is to ensure that there will be a mechanism in place to technically traceidentify products from Western Sahara at the moment of import so that Member States customs authorities have a clear indication of their origin; calls on the EU and Morocco to swiftly present a viable solution to this endrecognizes the efforts by the Commission and Morocco in finding a viable solution to this end and calls on them to swiftly agree and present it to this Parliament; expects the corrective measures laid down in the agreement to be used in that regard;