14 Amendments of Edvard KOŽUŠNÍK related to 2011/2286(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that economic and technological advances in some Latin American countries make it necessary to rethink the EU's development cooperation objectives; calls for cooperation to be redirected and not cut or suspendedwhere it is needed the most to address poverty reduction; stresses that we face common challenges that we must tackle by strengthening multilateralism;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the importance of designing different development relationships based on loans, technical cooperation or exchange of best practices;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. DeplorWelcomes the Commission proposal on the DCI, which withdraws access to bilateral programmes from eleven LAC MICs; recalls however that the countries of Latin America are among the most unequal in the world in terms of per capita income and that persistent inequality occurs in a context of low socio-economic mobility; stresses that they are a group of very heterogeneous countries and differentiated cooperation should therefore be maintained, based on coordination and political dialogue;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses the importance of development aid through trade; LA-EU trade exchanges are a crucial factor in alleviating poverty and ensuring wealth creation in both continents; warns against protectionist tendencies resulting from the current economic and financial crisis;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the DCI must integrate social cohesion objectives more efficiently in its thematic, national and regional programming, mainly by supporting fairer fiscal, tax and social policiereforms which promote equality, access to public services and decent work;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Expresses its concern at the social impact of the high levels of crime and violence in the region; considers it necessary to define a new, more efficient strategy that will tackle this phenomenon as well as its economic, social and political causes;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Hopes that opening a rigorous dialogue on science, higher education and training, technology and innovation will boost the creation of a Euro-Latin American area of innovation and knowledge and help to boost competitiveness and fight de- industrialisation;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates the importance of intra- regional trade exchanges and triangular cooperation and its key role in the achievement of the MDGs, the eradication of poverty, the promotion of employment and of gender equality, education, social cohesion, agriculture and sustainable development;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the EU must concentrate its development aid to partner countries where it can have the most significant impact and must ensure that the aid is spent effectively with delivering the best possible results;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the wealth creation, fight against poverty, inequality, exclusion and discrimination, especially of women and minority ethnic groups, as well as the promotion of social cohesion and human rights, continue to be a key priority of the EU-LA strategic partnership;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EU's Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) is a key instrument in development cooperation, poverty reduction and the promotion of human rights; whereas the current reform of the GSP should efficiently and coherently contribute to achieving those objectives, guaranteeing the earnings of producers in less developed countries; whereas eligibility should not bto enable developing countries to participate more in global trade and thereby generate made conditional on the criterion of per capita GDP in the current reform of the GSP; whereas all countries are free to sign or not to sign bilateral free trade agreements with the EU and, therefore, they should continue to benefit from the GSP system so long as they continue to comply with the relevant conditionexport revenue to support economic growth and the implementation of development and poverty reduction policy strategies;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas LA countries export much less to their neighbours than do their counterparts in other continents; relatively low trade exchange is due to important distances, high tariffs, customs, separate trade agreements and inadequate infrastructure networks;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas Latin America is among the most violent regions of the world, and criminality associated with phenomena such as drug trafficking and organised crime, money-laundering, arms- trafficking and corruption, continues to be a serious problem in the region, posing a threat to its development;