Activities of Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK related to 2018/2159(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on building EU capacity on conflict prevention and mediation PDF (175 KB) DOC (58 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the principles and purposes of the UN Charter,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the 1975 Helsinki Final act of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and all its principles, as a cornerstone document for the European and wider regional security order,
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas it is essential to include and support the active and meaningful participation of local actors, especiallyincluding women, minorities, indigenous peoples and youth, when promoting and facilitating capacity and confidence building in mediation, dialogue and reconciliation;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas regional organisations, such as the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and its 1975 Helsinki Final Act, which among others stipulates the principles of the non-use of force, territorial integrity of states, equal rights and self-determination of peoples, play a key role in conflict prevention and mediation;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the European Union’s prioritisation of conflict prevention and mediation in the framework or in support of existing agreed negotiating formats and principles; underlines that such an approach is delivering a high degree of EU added value in political, social, economic and human security terms;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the establishment, under the authority of the VP/HR, of an EU high- level advisory board on mediation with the aim of setting up a gender-scomprehensitive pool of experienced senior political mediators to make available political and technical expertise at short notice;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the establishment of other interinstitutional mechanisms such as task forces for specific conflict prevention situations; reiterates that each conflict should be viewed independently;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the establishment of a dedicated service within the EEAS for conflict prevention and mediation and the development of tools such as the Early Warning System and horizon scanning; calls for investments to further develop such tools and for full involvement of EU Delegations in this process;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls the growing need for conflict prevention in addressing the root causes of conflict and in achieving the SDGs, with a particular focus on democracy and human rights, the rule of law, judicial reform and support for civil society and gender programmepeople to people contacts;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that Parliament's capacities could be further developed with the appointment of a Vice-President responsible for coordinating mediation and facilitation of dialogue activities, who would act in close cooperation with the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG);
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines the role of European Parliament's Sakharov Prize in rising awareness about the conflicts around the world; calls for increase of the awarded amount in the next Parliamentary term;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Underlines the importance of confidence building measures and people to people contacts in conflict prevention and resolution;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Takes the view that growing challenges demand higherappropriate appropriations for conflict prevention and the provision of dedicated staff capacity; recalls that the implementation of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda includes gender budgeting and adequate earmarked funding;