12 Amendments of Tokia SAÏFI related to 2012/2062(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the cumulative effect of these policies has resulted in a piecemeal approach whereby the principle of coherence and consistency between the different areas of EU external action and between these and other policies has not been duly integrarespected; whereas these different instruments have consequently become stand-alone elements and do not serve either the legal obligation to monitor the implementation of human rights clauses or the associated policy goal;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas technological change, increasing levels of education throughout many regions of the world, the advent of certain developing countries as regional powers, the creation of new multilateral forums such as the G-20 and the emergence of an interconnected global civil society all point to the need to strengthen the consistency and coherence of current instruments uander int boost their coopernational law and in the context of global governance in order to ensure respect for human rights, and put an end to impunity for human rights violations and improve the prospects for democracy across the world;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas free access to the Internet and telecommunications encourages free and democratic debate, may be a means of giving rapid warning of human rights violations, and should therefore be a priority in the EU’s external action in support of democracy and the defence of human rights;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. ConsiderEmphasises that the inclusion of countries in North Africa and the Middle East in the Council of Europe Neighbourhood Policy will provides complementary tools for an approximation of theirwith which to approximate legislative frameworks and encourage best practices in the area of human rights; notes that the recently agreed EU-Council of Europe joint programme for strengthening democratic reforms in the Southern neighbourhood is an example of the Council of Europe’s complementary expertise on constitutional, legal and institutional reformswelcomes the European Union’s support for these countries which makes it easier for civil society organisations to obtain aid;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Regrets once again the fact that Parliament is not involved in the decision- making process for initiating consultation or suspending an agreement; strongly insists, therefore, on being a joint decision-maker in this respect and on being involved in the implementation of the requested enforcement mechanism for the clause; is of the opinion that the EU institutions, including Parliament, should have specific procedures allowing for the questioning of agreements on the basis of a fact-based assessment of the human rights situation and its evolution in the countries concerned and the implementation of the requested enforcement mechanism for the clause;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the EU is addressing its obligations under the Lisbon Treaty and the Charter by preparing human rights impact assessments prior to the launch of negotiations on all bilateral or multilateral agreements with third countries; notes that this systematic practice is the only way to ensure consistency between primary law, EU external action and the third party’s own obligations under international conventions, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); calls for these impact assessments to encompass the full range of human rights, understood as an indivisible whole; notes that they must be conducted in an independent, transparent and participatory manner, involving potentially affected communities; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to develop a robust methodology which enshrines the principles of equality and non- discrimination so as to avoid any negative impact on certain populations and which provides for mutually agreed preventive or remedial measures in the event of any negative impact, before negotiations are finalisedbegin;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Draws particular attention to the need to carry out impact assessments of those projects whose implementation carries a serious risk of violating the Charter's provisions, such as projects relating to the judiciary, border control agencies and police and security forces in countries governed by repressive regimes;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls the policy lessons learned from the Arab Spring, including the need to reversbalance previous policies focused mainly on relations with authorities and to establish an effective partnership between the EU and the governments and civil societies of partner countries; stresses the importance of creating programmes anasks the Commission and the EEAS to build supporting projects that allow for contact between civil societies in the EU and in third countries; calls on the Commiss the capacity of civil societies to participate in decision-making processes at local, regional, national and the EEAS to use the model of aninternational level (for instance via the pioneering institutionalised civil society consultation mechanism set out in the EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement as a starting-point for the development of even more inclusive mechanisms for all agreements; understands the core of the EU’s new approach as strengthening societies by means of active domestic accountability so as to support their capacity to take part in public decision-making and democratic governance processes; believes that this domestic accountability); believes that this objective should become a central pillar of the external financial instruments currently under review;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Welcomes new inititaives like the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) and the Civil Society Facility (CSF) which render EU aid more accessible, especially to civil society organizations and which can catalyses a more strategic and political EU approach to democratisation through providing context-specific, flexible and timely assistance aimed at facilitating democratic transition in partner countries;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that these events have demonstrated wilful bWelcomes the EU’s willindgness on the part of the EUto take a new approach to the realities of Arab Spring societies, including the situation of young people in those countries, which suggests the need to create exchange programmes or open up European programmes to Arab Spring youth, and for civil-society- based reflection on the causes and consequences of the lack of awareness in relatfaced with mass unemployment and a lack of prospects in their countries; insists that ongoing projects and exchange programmes need to be stepped up, particularly those initiated under the Union tofor these societies; points out that such Mediterranean; calls for reflectxion could be enhanced byon the establishment of a Euro-Arab Youth Convention;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. InsisPoints thato the High Representative and the Commission implement with conviction the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy by applying with equal attention the ‘more for more’ and ‘less for less’ principles; believes that countries clearly assessed as not making progreimplementation of the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy; welcomes the efforts made by the High Representative and the Commiss ion deep democracy should see the Union’s support reduced in line with the aims of this policy; is concerned about the perpetuation of past attitudes whereby excessive political reward is given for steps taken by partner governments which do not contribute to the direct achievement of the objectivesto see the ‘more for more’ principle applied fairly in line with the aims of this policy; insists nevertheless that the criteria used to assess progress by partner countries need to be clearly stipulated;