11 Amendments of Birgit SCHNIEBER-JASTRAM related to 2013/2058(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates its plea to the High Representative/Vice President (HR/VP) and the EEAS to make PCD her clear priority; points out that a wider discussion with the EEAS, the Delegations and Member States and all relevant stakeholders, such as NGOs and CSOs, is needed;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that in the interest of transparency and accountability, the EEAS and DEVCO should monitor how the division of responsibilities agreed between the Commission and the EEAS works in practice and improve it in ways that avoid overlaps and ensure synergies;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that immigration, like development, should become an element in the European Union’s foreign policy, which requires a strategy that will revitalise the Union’s overall relations with its immediate neighbours;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Urges the EU, in close cooperation with third countries, to address the political, socioeconomic and cultural circumstances as these have an impact on irregular migration flows;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses that 'brain drain' can cause serious problems in developing countries, especially in the health sector; acknowledges that brain drain affecting developing countries is the result of a combination of structural causes and push and pull factors;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Reiterates that development concerns should be built into the entire process of decision making on the EU´s agricultural policy;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. CWelcomes the fact that the relevance of smallholder farming for combating hunger is recognised by the EU and calls for systematic assessment of the impact of the common agricultural policy on the local economies of developing countries;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Reiterates that more attention needs to be focused on maximising the synergies between EU climate change policies and the EU development objectives; especially in terms of tools and instruments used and the collateral development and/or climate change adaptation benefits;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for specific attention to be devoted to the special needs of smallholder agriculture and livestock farmers facing the consequences of climate change in any policy and agreements entailing possible reduction of, or constraints in the access to, resources for food production, such as land, water and mobility;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Underlines the importance of guaranteeing that imported bioenergy is produced based on acceptable working environment and employment standards, and respecting local communities and their economic and social rights, such as right to food;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Recognises the high level of responsibility of the EU for ensuring that its fisheries are based upon the same standards in terms of ecological and social sustainability and transparency inside and outside Union waters; notes that such coherence requires coordination both within the Commission itself and between the Commission and the governments of the individual Member States;