Activities of Eva JOLY related to 2009/2165(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Second revision of the ACP-EU Partnership agreement (Cotonou agreement) (debate)
Second revision of the ACP-EU Partnership agreement (Cotonou agreement) (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT Report on the second revision of the Partnership Agreement ACP-EC (the "Cotonou Agreement") PDF (199 KB) DOC (127 KB)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that parliaments andthe European Parliament, the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and national parliaments of the ACP States as well as civil society organisations were - once again - not involved in the decision-making process that led to the identification of areas and articles of the Cotonou Agreement for revision and to the establishment of the negotiating mandates adopted by the Council of the EU and the ACP Council of Ministers;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on ACP-EU negotiators to review the European Investment Bank (EIB) policy on offshore financial centres on the basis of more stringent criteria than the OECD listing for the definition of prohibited and monitored jurisdictions, and to ensure its implementation and provide annual reports on progress;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers that structural changes in the EIB’s organisational and governance structure is necessary in order to ensure fulfilment of its development obligations in the context of the current review of the Cotonou Agreement and the ongoing mid- term review and renewal of the EIB’s external lending mandate;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Expresses concern that increased regionalisation of ACP-EU relations may represent a threat to the coherence and strength of the ACP Group and may hinder the functioning of the joint ACP- EU institutions under the Cotonou Agreement;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Believes firmly in the key role that ACP national parliaments may play in all aspects of development cooperation actions, including programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; calls for the revision of the Cotonou Agreement to give those parliaments formal recognition as participants in EDF-financed cooperation;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission and ACP States to stick with the OECD Development Assistance Committee (OECD/DAC) definition of Official Development Assistance (ODA) while preparing country and regional strategy papers to be financed under the 10th EDF;