17 Amendments of Barbara LOCHBIHLER related to 2011/2245(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the events of the ‘'Arab Spring’' and Eastern Neighbourhood demonstrated the need for a more informed and strategic engagement on the part of the EU with countriesauthoritarian countries and those striving for democratic reforms, based on a new approach designednd different approach in order to restore credibility;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the strengthened approach to democracy and human rights support developed in the context of the EU Neighbourhood Policy and of the EU Agenda for Change needs to be accompanied by an increased capacity to react rapidly to developments concerning democracy;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the (EIDHR) focuses onEuropean Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) focuses on urgent measures as regards human rights defenders at risk, including journalists and opponents, and longer- term measures which complement the existing EU geographic instruments;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas political parties, eminent political personalities (such as dissidents, opposition figures, young leaders), social movements, representatives oflevant civil society and the; media (including journalists, bloggers, social media activists, etc.) continue to play abe central role inly important to each democracy and democratisation process, and whereas, owing to a lack of resources, a restricted mandate and leng due to restricted resources, thye EIDHR procedures,’s support forto these actors has in the p, based on an non partisan approach, hast been limited;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) show that, in order to achieve the objectives spelled out above, the creation of a new Fund is more appropriate and more effective than revision of the existing instruments, particularly the EIDHR;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to guarantee that the EED generates synergies with and complements the work carried out byplays a synergetic and complementary role relative to the work undertaken by EU Institutions, including the European Parliament, EU Member States, their agencies, and the foundations they fund, while working closely with them, creating partnerships and avoiding duplication;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to ensure that the EED plays a role which complements and does not curtail the activities of existing funding instruments, particularlfocuses exclusively on its added values to be defined and be based on a complementary role to the already existing funding instruments, particularly EIDHR and IfS, which should not be curtailed by the activities carried out by the EIDHRED; where appropriate, the EED shouldmay launch projects which can later could be continued by othe EIDHR, creating an interface with the EIDHRr instruments so as to ensure coherence and sustainability in the longer term;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to enable the EED to act in the early stages of transition, to kick-start projects which thus far could not be supported by the EU owing to bureaucratic restrictionsdue to procedural restrictions and risk mitigation; and to model the EED in such a way that it iso be less risk-averse;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
(f) address, in the early stages of funding in a specific country, a wide group of potential beneficiaries, including key political players (emerging political actors, fledgling political parties,ro- democracy players, including grassroots movements and non-registered NGOs, trade and labour unions), watchdogs, whistleblowers, individual dissidents, media outlets, and think tanks, in order to enable the EED to support a wide variety of actors striving for democratic reforms while excluding direct funding of political parties, but not capacity-building activities and trainings, as external funding of political parties may discredit them in their own country;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) enable the EED to award grants directly to the intended beneficiaries and re-grant financial resourcegive preference to awarding grants through non- profit entities, such as foundations and NGOs; particularly at the beginning,, over the direct award of grants to final beneficiaries; re- granting will be an effective mechanism to enable the EED to work with partners on the ground that have the requisite knowledge and local infrastructure and enjoy the trust of local people;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) structure the EED as an administratively flexible and efficient Brussels-based structure, with straightforward grant-award mechanisms; applicants should not be required to undergo cumbersome tendering procedures; co-financing by beneficiaries should not be a prerequisite for funding; the award of grants should, however, be conditional on compliance with strict and clear criteria and the list of beneficiaries should be made public; appropriate procedures and safeguards should be implemented to avoid any form of fraud and misuse of funds granted directly or indirectly to beneficiaries;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(la) to ensure that, while providing flexibility, the EED entails a sound and transparent financial management, has low administrative costs and low transaction costs avoiding the EED to simply result on an additional administrative layer between donors and beneficiaries;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
(lb) to ensure that the EU budget is not funding more than 50% of the EED budget and that the funding of the EED is not make at the detriment of already scarce resources allocated to human rights and democracy, in particular the EIDHR;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) to endow Parliamentthe EP with a broad political oversight role over EED activities, inter alia by ensuring that Parliament is kept and its programming, inter alia through keeping the EP informed through the presentation of the EED’s annual reports;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) ensure that Parliament is involved and consulted throughout the entire process of the creation, setting-up and running of the EED, inter alia through the inclusion of a number of MEPs on its Board of Governors and its Executive Committee, in order to guarantee political balance and to enable Parliament to provide its input into defining the political and strategic guidelines underpinning the endowment's activitie, priorities, expected results and overall financial allocations in a meaningful and systematic manner;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) ensure that Parliamentthe EP is involved and consulted throughout the entire process of the creation, setting-upactivation and running of the EED through, inter alia through the, inclusion of a number of MEPs oembers of the EP in its Board of Governors and its Executive Committee, in order to guarantee political balance and to enable Parliamentequal representation of the EP and of the other institutional actors, and to enable the EP to provide its input into defining the political and strategic guidelines underpinlining the endowment's activities in a meaningful and systematic manner;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) to ensure the setting up of an ad hoc committee in relation with the Executive Committee which should be able to react urgently to emergency situations;