Activities of Marielle DE SARNEZ related to 2016/2053(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The future of ACP-EU relations beyond 2020 (A8-0263/2016 - Norbert Neuser) FR
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the future of ACP-EU relations beyond 2020
Amendments (9)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the need to rebuild the EU-ACP relationship on fresh foundations as a fair partnership between equals, respecting countries’' heterogeneity and sovereignty whilst achieving good governance and democracy; stresses that the partnership must have as its objectives the United Nations SDGs, the meeting of basic needs anda free and fair society with respect for human rights;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for an effective post-Cotonou framework adapted to global challenges, based on ownership by the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and in line with the Sustainable Development Goals; stresses that a revised general framework agreement, together with the regional Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and other trade instruments, must support fair and sustainable trade and, ultimately, sustainable development and poverty reduction; calls for the new post- Cotonou framework to put joint growth and co-development between the European Union and the ACP countries at the heart of its objectives;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Supports the establishment of a continental free trade area (CFTA) targeting deep economic integration among the 54 states of the African continent; calls for the redefinition of the EU-ACP partnership to be compatible with the creation of this CFTA;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission and the ACP States to put sustainable management of natural resources at the heart of the post-Cotonou partnership;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises how important it is that the new post-Cotonou partnership should produce a ‘win-win’ outcome and that it should be based on the principles of joint growth and joint development between the EU and Africa; takes the view that the partnership must foster the industrialisation of the African continent and the development of agriculture and encourage investment in innovative policies and in sustainable development;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Takes the view that the sustainable management of natural resources must be at the heart of the post-Cotonou partnership;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that civil society involvement is a must throughout the implementation of the EPAs and the post- Cotonou process; notes the importance of a renewed ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and defends strong parliamentary oversight of the future framework; asks for results-oriented monitoring of ACP-EU cooperation, especially with regard to trade and sustainable development; calls on the Commission to monitor implementation of the EPAs regularly, with a view to their possible improvement;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites ACP countries to audit their debts with a view to their complete elimination, and invites them to claim reparations for the spoliation of natural resources by foreign multinationals, and for the wars that have been sparkedenhance their sustainability, and invites them to introduce legislation that enhances the sustainable and sound governance of natural resources; supports the United Nations working group on an international framework for sovereign debt restructuring;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6