Activities of Boris ZALA related to 2016/2053(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the future of ACP-EU relations beyond 2020
Amendments (6)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Highlights the need to rebuild the EU-ACP relationship on fresh foundations as a fair partnership between equals, respectingthat promotes the strategic interests and shared values of the respective partners, and countries’ heterogeneity and sovereigntybutes to the strengthening of global governance and a rules-based multilateral order; stresses that the partnership must have as its objectives the United Nations SDGs, the meeting of basic needs and respect for human rights; believes that EU's engagement with ACP countries should also be conditional on the partner governments' commitment to the principles of good governance and the rule of law;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the negative effects of association agreements on the economies of ACP countries; tTakes the view that the new partnership will need to be based on developing the countries’' productive capacities, and completing the most advantageous regional integration processes, protecting traditional agriculture, and combating land grabbing, the privatisation of national natural resources and public services, and over- exploitation; emphasizes the need for combating land grabbing; in this context, calls on the EU to promote the consolidation of land property rights, including adequate registration and titling of property, in the partner countries concerned, so as to prevent economic exploitation of the most vulnerable groups;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
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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 sparkedBelieves that the EU should be at the forefront of international efforts to manage and reduce the external debt burden of ACP countries; supports the United Nations working group on an international framework for sovereign debt restructuring;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the universality of the human rights enshrined in international law, including international law on migrants and refugees, must be respected, along with the Geneva Convention; urges countries to ratify the United Nations Convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families; believes that working towards an effective multilateral framework for managing global migration flows should become a strategic priority for a future EU-ACP partnership;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Supports the decision by the United Nations to create a legal instrument to ensure that businesses respect human rights, in order to put an end to labour exploitation, neo-modern-day slavery, illicit capital flows and the financing of terrorism and armed conflicts; calls on the EU and ACP partners to step up cooperation on combating money- laundering and tax evasion;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the importance of putting an end to foreign interference in the internal affairs of ACP countries, and to neocolonial policies; supports the idea of dismantling all foreign military basBelieves that EU-ACP dialogue should also be mobilized for developing joint approaches to regional and global security challenges, particularly in the areas of conflict prevention, peace- building and security sector reform, in line with the EU's comprehensive approach; further calls for intensified cooperation in the fight against terrorism, organized crime and other transnational security challenges.