17 Amendments of Alf SVENSSON related to 2012/2026(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the fight against Al-Shabaab and the lack of clear political and economic stabilitpiracy in Somalia, the renewed tensions and risk of conflict between Sudan and South Sudan, the conflict-prone regions of Abiyei and Darfur, the tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea and Somalia, the tensions between Eritrea and Djibouti, and the terrorist activities of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) all contribute to making the Horn of Africa one of the most conflict-prone and tense regions in the world;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the ongoing political instability and conflict in Somalia have virtually destroyhave terribly reduced any prospects of economic development in the region; whereas the lack of stable democratic and economic prospects for the population, particularly the young, coupled with an absence of the rule of law, provides fertile ground for encouraging criminal activities, including piracy and drug smuggling, and sustains terrorist groups such as Al-Shabaab; whereas, regrettably, piracy continues to be seen by some Somalis as the only profitable and viable source of income and means to a higher standard of living;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the swearing in of a new Parliament and election of a new President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, on 10 September 2012, represented a historic moment, and an important step towards improving peace and security and demonstrated that the situation in Somalia is not irreversible;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas security and development in the Horn of Africa cannot be separated, helping the countries in the region to achieve security is integral to enabling their economies to grow and poverty to be reduced;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the important contribution made by EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTA to maritime security off the coast of Somalia by protecting World Food Programme chartered vessels delivering aid to Somalia and other vulnerable vessels, as well as supplies to AMISOM; welcomes the Council decision of 23 March 2012 prolonging EUNAVFOR Atalanta to December 2014 and extending its mandate to target the operational bases of pirates onshore; urges the Member States to ensure that EUNAVFOR Atalanta is properly supported with adequate surveillance and patrol ships, as well as with the means for pursuing pirates on land;, and their financiers and networks on land in order to ensure secure aid deliveries and create stability.
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the decision by the Foreign Affairs Council of 12 December 2011 to establish a regional maritime capacity- building initiative, called EUCAP Nestor, in order to strengthen the maritime and judicial capabilities and training of coastal police forces and judges in five countries in the Horn of Africa and the western Indian Ocean; calls for close coordination with other initiatives, including the EU's MARSIC project, under the Critical Maritime Routes Programme sponsored by the Instrument for Stability and the regional Maritime Security Programme (MASE), initiated by Eastern and Southern Africa and Indian Ocean region countries, supported by the EU and aiming at tackling piracy on land and enhancing judicial capacities to arrest, transfer, detain and prosecute piracy suspects; believes that only by enhancing the coastal security capabilities of the riparian countries will the EU and its partners be able to withdraw their naval patrols from the area;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the need for close strategic coordination amongst all security-related actors, in particular EU-NAVFOR ATALANTA, EUTM Somalia and EUCAP Nestor, as well as NATO (Operation Atlantic Shield), the UN and AMISOM; believes that the decision by the Council of 23 March 2012 to activate, on an ad hoc basis, the EU Operations Centre should facilitate greater EU coordination in the framework of the Strategy for the Horn of Africa; Underlines that by supporting security in the region, reconstruction, social development, aid deliveries, and developmental cooperation are made possible; underlines the need for human rights in the region - as mentioned in United Nations´ charter of human rights; acknowledges that the lack of these is our largest moral dilemma in the world today and emphasises therefore the importance for the EU to work together with the authorities in the region, as well as other important international and regional actors, to ensure that these human rights are recognized and guaranteed; stresses that human rights for especially women, children and religious minorities have long been neglected in the region and calls on the governments in the region to strengthen the human rights for these groups; stresses the roles of the EUSRs and the European Endowment for Democracy to further promote human rights and democracy in the region; notes that sectarian Islamism has spread in parts of the Horn of Africa and is threatening the religious freedom of Christian and other religious minorities; calls for the constitutions in the countries of the region to guarantee full human rights for religious minorities; stresses that ensuring and strengthening the rights of the Christian and other religious minorities is a prerequisite for EU development cooperation with the governments in the region.
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Salutes the work of the Roadmap Signatories, Traditional Elders, National Constituent Assembly, the new Federal Parliament and the Technical Selection Committee for their roles in ending the transition period; welcomes the commitment of the outgoing President to support and work with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud; urges all political actors in Somalia to cooperate with the new authorities;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Welcomes President Hassan Sheikh's vision for Somalia and his intention to ensure formation of inclusive, broad- based governing institutions, stabilisation, the rule of law and good governance, economic recovery, peace building and reconciliation, public service delivery, improved relations between Somalia and the rest of the world; urges him to respect his commitment to transparent and accountable governance, to fighting corruption at all levels, and to ensuring inclusive dialogue and setting up representative and accountable institutions at the national, regional, district and local levels, in accordance with the Provisional Constitution of Somalia;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Considers it desirable to seize the opportunity presented by the opening up of the succession to the late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who died on 20 August 2012, by the election of the new Somali President, and the approach of Kenyan legislative elections in 2013, to (i) work on promoting respect for constitutional norms, the rule of law, human rights, and gender equality through cooperation and dialogue with Horn partners, (ii) continue work on institutional development, democracy building and democratization, (iii) monitor the follow-up of Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) recommendations and providing support for their implementation where relevant, (iv) reinforce political dialogue at country and regional level, and continue to raise issues of human rights, including wherever appropriate, extra-judicial killings, arbitrary arrest and imprisonment, and the fight against impunity, (v) support an independent civil society that is able to express social agendas.
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the very positive example of Somaliland, which has demonstrated its capacity to develop and consolidate its democratic, economic and administrative structures over more than twenty years; notes that Somaliland has so far been very successful in consolidating security and stability on its territory and in cooperating in the fight against piracy and terrorism; expresses concern, however, that should Al-Shabaab regroup in its mountainous border regions, Somaliland may become vulnerable; stresses, therefore, that it is essential to support Somaliland in the fight against terrorism, including promoting economic diversification and building capacity for youth employment; stresses that in the quest for a solution for the long- term stability and security of Somalia it is important to evaluate the positive example of Somaliland's stability; notes that Somaliland currently seeksupports Somaliland’s re-recognition as a separate state in its own right;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Government of Ethiopia to formally endorse the Boundary Commission's virtual demarcation between Eritrea and Ethiopia as final and binding; calls on the Eritrean Government to agree to engage in dialogue with Ethiopia in order to address the process of disengagement of troops from the border and physical demarcation in accordance with the Border Commission's decision, as well as the normalisation of relations with Ethiopia, including the reopening of the border; calls on the international community to devise a roadmap to assist Eritrea in restoring its political and economic structures and create the capacity for long-term sustainability and effective functioning; emphasises that all assistance which does not pursue humanitarian objectives should be made strictly conditional on a commitment by the Eritrean authorities to facilitate a democratic transition and the improvement of the human rights situation in the country;introduction of human rights situation in the country; calls for freedom of speech, press and religion, as well as the introduction of free and fair elections and democracy in the country; calls for the immediate release of political prisoners, including the jailed journalist Dawit Isaac who has imprisoned without a trial for over 4000 days.
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the urgent need for an agreement on the sharing of oil revenues between Sudan and South Sudan and that a renewed conflict between the two could have dire consequences for the sustainability of South Sudan as a newly independent state and imperil regional stability; supports the efforts of the panel headed by the former South African president Thabo Mbeki to resolve all outstanding issues, and calls on the EUSR for Sudan and South Sudan to make all possible efforts to ensure that the Mbeki panel retains a central role in promoting a solution between Sudan and South Sudan; calls on the EUSR for Sudan and South Sudan to coordinate with the Head of Delegations in Sudan and South Sudan to ensure that EU engagement, political efforts and assistance maintain a very high degree of visibility; Calls on both nations to conclude a comprehensive agreement on all outstanding issues in accordance with the AU Roadmap and UN Security Council Resolution 2046; stresses the urgent need for a total ceasefire in the Darfur region. Underlines the necessity of Omar Al Bashir to be handed over to the ICC to face trial over crimes against humanity.
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the urgent need for an agreement on the sharing of oil revenues between Sudan and South Sudan and that a renewed conflict between the two could have dire consequences for the sustainability of South Sudan as a newly independent state and imperil regional stability; supports the efforts of the panel headed by the former South African president Thabo Mbeki to resolve all outstanding issues, and calls on the EUSR for Sudan and South Sudan to make all possible efforts to ensure that the Mbeki panel retains a central role in promoting a solution between Sudan and South Sudan; stresses the importance of continuous assistance to South Sudan with a view to creating and sustaining an effective civil society; calls on the EUSR for Sudan and South Sudan to coordinate with the Head of Delegations in Sudan and South Sudan to ensure that EU engagement, political efforts and assistance maintain a very high degree of visibility;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the European Union and its states to continue to provide neutral, impartial and independent humanitarian assistance to vulnerable populations and to support the countries of the region in strengthening their national capacities through disaster risk reduction strategies and long-term development cooperation programmes in the areas of drought- preparedness, agriculture, rural development and food security;