13 Amendments of Tanja FAJON related to 2018/0243(COD)
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The implementation of this Regulation should be guided by the five priorities established in the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy (the 'Global Strategy')59 , presented on 19 June 2016, which represents the Union's vision and the framework for united and responsible external engagement in partnership with others, to advance its values and interests. The Union should enhance partnerships, promote policy dialogue and collective responses to challenges of global concern. Its action should support the Union’s interests and values in all its aspects, including preserving peace, preventing conflicts, contributing to the eradication of poverty, fighting all forms of inequalities, strengthening international security, fighting root causes of irregular migration, forcible displacement and assisting populations, countries and regions with enhanced migratory pressure and confronting natural or man-made disasters, supporting trade policy, economic diplomacy and economic cooperation, promoting digital solutions and technologies, and fostering the international dimension of Union’s policies. In promoting its interests, the Union should comply with, and promote, the principles of respect for high social and environmental standards, for the rule of law, for international law and for human rights. _________________ 59 "Shared Vision, Common Action: A Stronger Europe. A global Strategy for the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy", June 2016.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) It is essential to further step up cooperation on migration with partnerthirds countries, reaping the benefits of well- managed and regular migration by facilitating safe and legal paths of migration and asylum, including through humanitarian visas schemes and increasing the resettlement capacities of the Union and the Member States, and effectively addressing irregular migration. Such cooperation should contribute to ensuring access to international protection, addressing the root causes and drivers of irregular migration, enhancing border management and pursuing efforts in the fight against irregular migration, trafficking in human beings and migrant smuggling, and working on returns, readmission and reintegration where relevant, on the basis of mutual accountability and full respect of humanitarian and human rights obligations. Therefore, third countries' effective cooperation with the Union in this area should be an integral element in the general principles of this Regulation. An increased coherence between migration and development cooperation policies is important to ensure that development assistance supports partner countries to manage migration more effectively. This Regulation should contribute to a coordinated, holistic and structured approach to migration, maximising the synergies and applying the necessary leverage as well as solidarity, non-discrimination and non-refoulement.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) This Regulation should enable the Union to respond to challenges, needs and opportunities related to migration, in complementarity with Union migration and asylum policy. To contribute to that end, and without prejudice to unforeseen circumstances, 10% of its financial envelope is expected to be dedicated to developing legal avenues of migration, ensuring appropriate access to international protection, addressing the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement and to supporting migration management and governance including the protection of refugees and migrants' rights within the objectives of this Regulation.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The EFSD+ should aim at supporting investments as a means of contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by fostering sustainable and inclusive economic and social development and promoting the socio-economic resilience in partner countries with a particular focus on the eradication of poverty, sustainable and inclusive growth, the creation of decent jobs, economic opportunities, skills and entrepreneurship, socioeconomic sectors, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as addressing specific socioeconomic root causes of irregular migration and forcible displacement, in accordance with the relevant indicative programming documents. Special attention shouldIn particular focus should be given to improve the delivery of essential public basic services, such as health, education, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene, and social protection, and equitable access to food security and accessible, decent and affordable housing, and to improve the quality of life of rapidly growing urban populations, with special attention be given to countries identified as experiencing fragility or conflict, Least Developed Countries and heavily indebted poor countries.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) External actions are often implemented in a highly volatile environment requiring continuous and rapid adaptation to the evolving needs of Union partners and to global challenges to human rights, democracy and good governance, security and stability, climate change and environment, oceans, and the migration crisis and its root causesroot causes of migration and forcible displacement. Reconciling the principle of predictability with the need to react rapidly to new needs consequently means adapting the financial implementation of the programmes. To increase the ability of the EU to respond to unforeseen needs, building on the successful experience of the European Development Fund (EDF), an amount should be left unallocated as an emerging challenges and priorities cushion. It should be mobilised in accordance with the procedures established in this Regulation.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) to support and foster dialogue and cooperation with third countries and regions in the Neighbourhood, in Sub- Saharan Africa, in Asia and the Pacific, and in the Americas and the Caribbean and to pursue sustainable development;
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) at global level, to consolidate and support democracy, rule of law and human rights, support civil society organisations, social equality, further stability and peace and address other global challenges including migration and mobilityroot causes of irregular migration and forcible displacement, poverty and climate disasters;
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. At least 20% of the Official Development Assistance funded under this Regulation should be ring-fenced for social inclusion and human development, in order to support and strengthen the provision of basic social services, such as health - including nutrition, education and social protection, particularly to the most marginalised, and with an emphasis on women and children.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. A rights-based approach encompassing all human rights, whether civil and political or economic, social and cultural shall be applied in order to integrate human rights principles, to support the right holders in claiming their rights with a focus on poorer and more vulnerable groups and to assist partner countries in implementing their international human rights obligations. This Regulation shall give particular attention to the needs of children and youth and shall promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) without prejudice to paragraph 4, actions shall be based, to the extent possible, on a on an inclusive dialogue between the Union, the Member States and the partner countries concerned, including national and local authorities, involving civil society, national and local parliaments and otherincluding representatives of children, older persons, persons with disabilities, LGBTI persons and indigenous peoples, national, local parliaments and communities and other relevant stakeholders, in order to enhance ownership of the process and to encourage support for national and regional strategies;
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to address new needs or emerging challenges, such as those at the Union’s or its neighbours’ borders linked to crisis and post-crisis situations or migratory pressure linked to crisis and post-crisis situations, natural or man-made disasters, or large-scale abuses of human rights and fundamental freedoms;
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 1 – point c
Annex II – part A – point 1 – point c
(c) Promoting the fight against discrimination in all its forms, and the principle of equality, in particular gender equality and the rights of children and persons belonging to minorities, LGBTI persons and indigenous peoples;
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 2 – point m
Annex II – part A – point 2 – point m
(m) Promoting inclusive and equitable quality formal, informal and non-formal education for all, at all levels and including early childhood development, technical and vocational training, including in emergency and crisis situations, and including through the use of digital technologies to improve education teaching and learning;