6 Amendments of Marielle DE SARNEZ related to 2011/2113(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Reiterates its strongfull support for the legitimate democratic aspirations expressed by the peoples of several countries in the EU’s southern Mediterranean neighbourhood; encourages the transitional authorities to bring about a peaceful transition to genuine democracy as quickly as possible; calls on; urges the national authorities to respect their peoples’ right to demonstrate peacefully, and to refrain from any violent repression;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
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2. Recalls the importance of tolerance for a stable society and calls on the countries in polidemocratical transition to ensure full respect for all fundamental rights, including freedom of expression and freedom of religion, conscience and thought for all citizens, both men and women, including the members of Coptic Christian communities; emphasises that free access to information and communications and uncensored access to the Internet (Internet freedom) are universal rights that are essential to ensure transparency and accountability in public life;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
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3. Welcomes the tailor-made approach towards the partner countries followed in the joint communication of the Commission and the Vice-President/High Representative (VP/HR) entitled ’A New Response to a Changing Neighbourhood‘; calls on the European External Action Service (EEAS) to provide more details on how principles such as mutual accountability and conditionality (‘more for more‘) will be put into practice., at this point in time when the Commission has just opened negotiations aimed at establishing deep and comprehensive free trade areas (DCFTA) with Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia, to provide as soon as possible more details on how principles such as mutual accountability and conditionality (‘more for more‘) will be put into practice and requests that Parliament be fully involved in assessing compliance with the conditionality established; insists on the EU’s trade and investment policy for the southern Mediterranean going hand in hand with an effective implementation of clauses on respect for human rights;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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4. Welcomes, in this context, the launch of the EU-Tunisia Task Force, the first task force put in place with a southern Mediterranean country with a view to ensuring better coordination of European and international support for the country’s transition; welcomes the fact that Parliament was involved in the first meeting; asks the VP/HR and the Commission to continue to involve Parliament, as an observer, in this and future initiatives; welcomes the creation within the European Parliament of a monitoring group on the Southern Mediterranean to monitor the EU response to the crises in the Mediterranean countries;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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5. Urges the Commission to adopt a strategy that strengthens its role as an investor by developing specific guidelines for responsible investment, with a view to reducing social inequalities and territorial gaps and promoting the diversification of local economies, and stresses that combating corruption at all levels should be a top priority for the EU in the development of trade and financial relations with its Southern partners; welcomes the work undertaken by the European Investment Bank, notably through the Facility for Euro- Mediterranean Investment and Partnership, and by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and emphasises the importance and necessity of establishing more synergies with other national and international financial establishments also active in these countries;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
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6. Welcomes the recent fair and transparent elections in Tunisia, which provide a good example for other countries in the region; underlines the importance of free and fair elections in creating inclusive, transparent and democratic societies,enabling the unity of these countries to be ensured by the establishment of democratic and pluralistic institutions thus laying the groundwork for increased stability, which is itself a necessary precondition for attracting international investment and generating sustainable growth.