Activities of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2011/0405(COD)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Neighbourhood Instrument PDF (890 KB) DOC (1 MB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The Union's external action under the instrument established by this Regulation should have an impact reflected in concrete changes in the partner countries. That impact should whenever possible be monitored through adequate mechanisms and assessed on the basis of pre-defined, clear, transparent and measurable indicators.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The revised European Neighbourhood Policy was set out in 2011 and taking into consideration the latest developments in the Arab World, following a comprehensive strategic review of the Policy. In order to achieve the objectives of the Policy, it is necessary to establish strong and clear links between the Policy framework and the support to be provided under the instrument established by this Regulation. The Union should aim to be a real reform partner with an emphasis on the concrete impact on the lives of people, rather than reacting to unwelcome and worrying developments in partner countries.
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Under the European Neighbourhood Policy, the Union offers Neighbourhood countries a privileged relationship, building upon a mutual commitment to and promotion of the values of democracy and human rights, the rule of law, good governance and the principles of market economy and sustainable development. The Union will invoke conditionality clauses to ensure compliance with the core commitments and objectives of the privileged relationship.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The European Endowment for Democracy (EED) takes into account the strengthened approach to democracy and human rights support developed in the context of the European Neighbourhood Policy and the European Agenda for Change and will increase the capacity to react both rapidly and consistently to developments concerning democracy and the rule of law.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The Union and its Member States should improve the coherence and the complementarity of their respective policies on cooperation with neighbouring countries. To ensure that the Union's cooperation and that of the Member States complement and reinforce each other, it is appropriate to provide for joint programming which should be implemented whenever possible and relevant. The European External Action Service (EEAS) should be instrumental in enhancing and optimising the cooperation between the Union and its Member States.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The achievement of these specific objectives shall be measured using notably the relevant EU periodic reports on the implementation of the policy, and for paragraphs 2(a), (d) and (e), the relevant indicators established by international organisations and other relevant bodies; for paragraphs 2(b), (c) and (d) the uptake of the EU regulatory framework by the partner countries as relevant; for paragraphs 2(c) and (f), the number of relevant agreements and cooperation actions. The indicators will include, among others, adequately monitored democratic elections, level of corruption, trade flows, indicators enabling measuring internal economic disparities, including employment levelsthrough adequate mechanisms using predefined, clear, transparent and measurable indicators, while avoiding the creation of any unnecessary additional administrative burdens. The list of those indicators shall be established by the Commission and the European External Action Service in close cooperation with the European Parliament.
Amendment 220 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The annual progress reports on each partner country published by the Commission shall assess the progress referred to in paragraph 1a. They shall outline trends compared to the previous years and include recommendations on the possible enhancement of support or on its continuation. The annual progress reports will also be published online and communicated to the public.