13 Amendments of Ernst STRASSER related to 2009/2215(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union must adopt a strategic view of its relations with its southern neighbours and move beyond cooperation driven solely by considerations pertaining to security and migration,
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, for the last 15 years or so, Mediterranean countries have been developing new trading and economic partners (Russia, China, Brazil and the Gulf monarchies) and their societies have been undergoing radical changes (in terms of consumption patterns, mobility, demographic transitions and so on) with implications for internal territorial balances,
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the UfM’s two major innovations, namely its institutional set-up (co-presidency, joint permanent committee and secretariat) and operational focus (integration projects), must function effectively and transparently,
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the UfM’s secretariat needs to become the structure’s linchpin, whereas its effectiveness will depend on the ability of its staff to work independently and whereas the presence of a seniorn Israeli official and a senior Palestinian officiDeputy Secretary General cooperating within an international organisation secretariat at regional level is unprecedented and gives grounds for hope,
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. having regard to the crucial importance of the capital flows represented by the funds migrants send to people inof countries on the southern shore of the Mediterranean,
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the governments of the UfM member countries to establish an ongoing and open political dialogue characterised by mutual respect and understanding, and reaffirms its desire to see the promotion of democracy and respect for human rights and individual and collectivefundamental freedoms made the central focus of that dialogue;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 - point 6
Paragraph 4 - point 6
- ensuring smooth cooperation between the secretariat and the European Commission, and clearly defining their respective remits;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - point 1
Paragraph 6 - point 1
- calls on the UfM’s members to allocate project funding commensurate with the issues at stake, and expects an historic commitment from participants at the Barcelona Summit;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - point 2
Paragraph 6 - point 2
- emphasises that, in the period leading up to the end of the 2007-2013 financial perspectives, any financial contributions made by the Union should not affect existing or planned Euro-Mediterranean regional projects; underlines the need to increase substantially the funds allocated to the UfM in the EU’s forthcoming financial perspectives for 2014-2020;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - point 3
Paragraph 6 - point 3
- welcomes the steps taken by financial institutions at national, European (EIB- FEMIP, EBRD) and international (World Bank) level which are already active in the region, emphasises the need to identify synergies in connection with major projects, and proposes that a Euro- Mediterranean investment and development bank be set up to consolidate the North-South parity basis on which the UfM operates;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 - point 4
Paragraph 6 - point 4
- welcomes the recent launch of investment funds for the financing of UfM projects, including the InfraMed fund for infrastructure projects, and calls on the various stakeholders to encourage the development of similar initiatives;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Invites UfM member countries to simplify transfers of funds byfrom migrants to people in countries on the southern stheir horme of the Mediterraneancountries, in particular by endeavouring to reduce the costs incurred;