Michael CASHMAN
Constituencies
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United Kingdom
Labour Party
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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United Kingdom
Labour Party
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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United Kingdom
Labour Party
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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United Kingdom
Labour Party
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
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United Kingdom
Labour Party
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
Groups
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S&D
Member
Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
2009/07/14 - 9999/12/31
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PSE
Member
Socialist Group in the European Parliament
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
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PSE
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Group of the Party of European Socialists
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
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PSE
Member
Group of the Party of European Socialists
1999/07/20 - 2004/07/19
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PSE
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Socialist Group in the European Parliament
2004/07/20 - 2009/07/13
EP staff
- Chair of Conference of Delegation Chairs 2012/03/21 - 9999/12/31
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- Member of Conference of Delegation Chairs 2009/09/30 - 2012/03/20
Committees
| Role | Committee | Start | End |
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| Member of | Committee on Development | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Member of | Committee on Petitions | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs | 2012/01/19 | 9999/12/31 |
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Delegations
| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Chair of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 2009/09/30 | 9999/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2009/09/16 | 9999/12/31 |
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| Role | Delegation | Start | End |
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| Member of | Delegation for relations with South Africa | 2009/09/16 | 2009/09/29 |
| Member of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2007/04/26 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2004/09/15 | 2006/12/31 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2002/02/07 | 2004/07/19 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2002/02/07 | 2004/07/19 |
| Member of | Delegation to the EU-Romania Joint Parliamentary Committee | 2004/09/15 | 2006/12/31 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand | 2004/09/15 | 2007/03/13 |
| Substitute of | Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand | 2007/03/14 | 2009/07/13 |
| Member of | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly | 2007/04/26 | 2009/07/13 |
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Rapporteur
| Opinion | 2013/2040(INI) | Sexual and reproductive health and rights |
| Opinion | 2012/2143(INI) | UN principle of the 'Responsibility to Protect' (R2P). Recommandation to the Council |
| Responsible | 2011/0207(NLE) | EU/ACP Agreement: second revision of the EC/African, Caribbean and Pacific States' 2000 Cotonou Partnership Agreement |
| Opinion | 2011/0060(CNS) | Judicial cooperation in civil matters: jurisdiction, applicable law and recognition and enforcement of decisions regarding property consequences of registered partnerships |
| Responsible | 2010/2037(INI) | Progress towards the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals: mid-term review in preparation of the UN high-level meeting in September 2010 |
| Responsible | 2009/2755(RPS) | Draft Council decision supplementing the Schengen Borders Code as regards the surveillance of the external maritime borders by Frontex |
| Responsible | 2008/0090(COD) | Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents |
| Responsible | 2007/0189(CNS) | European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: adoption of a Multiannual Framework for 2007-2012 (implem. Regulation (EC) No 168/2007) |
| Responsible | 2007/0185(COD) | External borders: simplified regime for the control of persons based on the unilateral recognition by Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania of certain documents as equivalent to their national visas for the purposes of transit through their territories |
| Opinion | 2006/2232(INI) | Combating HIV/AIDS within the European Union and in the neighbouring countries, 2006-2009 |
| Opinion | 2006/2087(INI) | European communication policy with citizens. White paper |
| Responsible | 2006/0279(COD) | Schengen: Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (amend. Regulation (EC) No 562/2006, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission) |
| Responsible | 2005/2135(INI) | Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions during the parliamentary year 2004-2005 |
| Responsible | 2005/2005(INI) | Confiscation of vehicles by the Greek Authorities |
| Responsible | 2005/0159(COD) | External borders: recognition by new Member States and Schengen States of residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein as equivalent to their national visas for the purpose of transit (Regulation (EC) No 539/2001) |
| Responsible | 2005/0158(COD) | External borders: simplified regime for control of persons, unilateral recognition by new Member States of documents issued by Schengen States as equivalent to their national visas for the purpose of transit (Regulation (EC) No 539/2001) |
| Responsible | 2004/2125(INI) | Access to the Institutions' documents (amend. Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001) |
| Responsible | 2004/0127(COD) | External and internal borders: Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) |
| Responsible | 2003/2032(INI) | Measures on repatriation of mortal remains |
| Responsible | 2003/2022(INI) | Documents of the European Parliament, Council and Commission: public access (implem. Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001) |
| Opinion | 2003/0242(COD) | Environment: access to information and justice, public participation, application of the Arhus Convention |
| Opinion | 2001/2192(COS) | Information, communication: framework for cooperation between institutions and with the Member States |
| Opinion | 2001/2135(REG) | EP Rules of procedure: specific provisions for public access to the European Parliament's documents |
| Opinion | 2001/2040(REG) | EP Rules of procedure: general revision |
| Opinion | 2000/2212(COS) | European Ombudsman: Code of good administrative behaviour for the officials, relations with the public. Special report |
| Responsible | 2000/0032(COD) | Documents of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission: right of public access |
| Responsible | 1999/0251(CNS) | Combating discrimination: Community action programme 2001-2006 |
Born
1950/12/17 London- Member of the Labour Party since 1975. Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee (1998- ). In the British Actors' Equity Association: Honorary Treasurer (1990-1994); Councillor (1994-1998).
- In the European Parliament: First Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Petitions (2006-2009); member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (1999-2004); member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (1999-2009); member of the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2007-2009).
- Special service award, American Association of Physicians for Human Rights (1998). Founding Director of the Stonewall Group. Patron of PressWise, Foodchain and SPACE (AIDS Counselling). Gibraltar Gay Rights, The European Policy Network, Malta Gay Rights Movement, Friends and Families for Lesbians and Gays. Trustee of the Evelyn Norris Trust. Publications: forewords to 'Cultura emprendedora y la Unión Europea' by Marcelino Oreja Arburua, and 'Pro Europe' (Verlag MVV Medien). Honorary Doctorate, Staffordshire University.
Amendments
| Amendments | Dossier |
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2008/0139(NLE) EC/Central Africa agreement: stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
2013/02/26
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to
source: PE-504.313
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2009/2150(INI) Effects of the global financial and economic crisis on developing countries and on development cooperation
2010/10/02
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas the effects of the global crisis on the middle-income developing countries should not be overlooked,
source: PE-438.374
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2009/2161(INI) Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2009) - Effective implementation after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon
2010/11/11
LIBE
2 amendments...
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Draws attention to its resolutions, as well as its oral questions with debates, in 2009 and 2010 on specific fundamental rights such as privacy, personal dignity and data protection, freedom of thought, conscience and religion, freedom of expression and information, press freedom, non-discrimination and the use of minority languages, on Roma issues, on homophobia and the discrimination
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 – indent 6 – prohibiting and eliminating all forms of discrimination
source: PE-452.639
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2009/2165(INI) Second revision of the Partnership Agreement ACP-EC (Cotonou Agreement)
2009/11/20
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls for negotiations to reinforce human rights clauses and sanctions for failure to respect such clauses, especially with regard to the human rights of minorities, women and people living with HIV/AIDS;
source: PE-430.765
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2009/2218(INI) EU Policy Coherence for Development and the 'Official Development Assistance plus concept'
2010/05/03
DEVE
7 amendments...
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new) Eb. whereas the first Millennium Development Goal aims to reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger by 2015, yet nearly a billion people still lack food on a daily basis even though the planet provides enough food to meet the needs of its entire population,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G b (new) Gb. whereas a large number of studies have shown that there are approximately EUR 900 billion per year of illicit financial flows out of developing countries, which severely hinders the fiscal revenue of developing countries and consequently their self development capacities,
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Recognises that the fulfilment of the ODA commitments is imperative but still not sufficient to tackle the development emergency and reiterates its call upon the Commission for urgent identification of additional innovative sources of finance for development, such as an international financial transaction tax to generate additional resources for financing development and global public goods; in this view welcomes and supports the contribution of the Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Firmly recalls the Commission and Member States that ODA has to remain the backbone of the European development cooperation policy aiming at eradicating poverty; therefore, underlines that if innovative sources of development financing are to be widely promoted, they must be additional, used in a pro-poor approach and cannot be used to replace ODA in any way;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 d (new) 9d. Notes that, in most developing countries, most of the MDG targets will not be met by 2015; therefore urges Member States to reach their collective target and to proceed to binding legislations and issue annual timetables to meet the promises they have made; welcomes in this view, the "Draft International Development Bill" presented by the UK government in January 2010;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for the cessation of export subsidies; i
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22a. Calls on Member States and their national parliaments to promote PCD through a specific working programme with binding timetables in order to improve the European PCD work programme along with aid efforts, whilst ensuring that this agenda is driven by partner countries and not donors alone;
source: PE-439.417
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2010/0000(INI)
2010/11/10
DEVE
14 amendments...
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that in 2009 the JPA continued to provide a framework for an open, democratic and in-depth dialogue between the European Union and the ACP countries
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the new Commissioner for Trade’s positive response to the request by several ACP countries and regions to review the contentious issues raised in the EPAs negotiations, in line with the statements made by the President of the Commission; underlines the need for a close parliamentary monitoring of the EPAs negotiation and implementation;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Notes, however, that progress is slow and confidence in EPAs as a development tool has yet to be restored;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution paragraph 3 3. Stresses in particular the crucial role of the ACP national parliaments, as well local authorities and non-state bodies, in monitoring and managing the Country and Regional Strategy Papers and in the implementation of the EDF and calls on the Commission to guarantee their involvement;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to supply all available information to the parliaments of the ACP countries and to assist them in exercising democratic scrutiny, in particular by means of capacity-building; and notably during the negotiations and implementation of the EPAs;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution paragraph 6 6. Draws attention to the JPA’s concern at the repercussions of the current financial crisis
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the undertaking given by the previous Commissioner with responsibility for development and humanitarian aid, during the abovementioned JPA session in Kigali, to subject Country and Regional Strategy Papers for the ACP countries (2008-2013) to democratic scrutiny by parliaments; likewise, welcomes the work already done by certain ACP parliaments in examining such documents; as well as JPA’s scrutiny of the RSPs ahead of the mid-term review, and calls for this input to be duly taken into account;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution paragraph 10 10. Calls
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution paragraph 14 14. Calls on the JPA to continue to address the situation in Somalia, which is endangering the lives of the Somali people, poses a threat to security in the region and
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution paragraph 18 18. Welcomes the fact that further regional meetings provided for in the Cotonou Partnership Agreement and the JPA Rules of Procedure were held in 2009; considers that these meetings make for a genuine exchange of views on regional issues, including conflict prevention and resolution, regional cohesion, human rights, environmental issues and EPA negotiations; commends the organisers of the two extremely successful meetings in Guyana and Burkina Faso;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls for the JPA to ensure a strong monitoring of the EPA negotiations during its regional meetings;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Regrets that the Council ignored the repeated calls by the European Parliament notably at the JPA in Luanda to include a stronger clause on non- discrimination in the revision of the Cotonou Agreement;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution paragraph 18 c (new) 18c. Reiterates the principle of the universality of human rights and non- discrimination as the basis upon which to enhance legitimate democratic governance and the political dialogue at the JPA;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Notes the intention of the JPA Committee on Economic Development, Finance and Trade to keep working on EPAs and on ways to get out of the crisis;
source: PE-450.654
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2010/2037(INI) Progress towards the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals: mid-term review in preparation of the UN high-level meeting in September 2010
2010/04/16
DEVE
16 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Indent 8 a (new) - having regard to the Addis Call to Urgent Action for Maternal Health and the Berlin Call to Action and the Strategic Options for NGOs which commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD/15),
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Indent 19 - having regard to its resolutions of 4 September 2008 on maternal mortality1, of 24 march 2009 on the MDG contracts2 and of
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital T a (new) Ta. whereas illicit capital flows from developing countries are estimated at 641 - 941 billion USD, and this outflows undermine developing countries capacity to generate their own resources and allocate more funds to poverty reduction1, _____________ 1 Professor Guttorm Schjelderup, Hearing European Parliament, 10 November 2010
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph V V. whereas
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the EU unilaterally to introduce a tax
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on all Member States to support UN initiatives and take measures to increase lender and borrower responsibility in sovereign debt transactions and to establish a fair, transparent and independent debt resolution mechanism;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Calls on all Member States to continue to improve donor coordination and division of labour and to untie all their aid; and improve aid effectiveness by reducing overfragmentation of aid budget;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the EU not to pressure poor countries through its trade policy into opening up vulnerable market sectors when their level of development precludes them from competing fairly on the global stage; , while enhancing the pro-poor focus of the EU Aid for Trade policy;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Calls on EU and Member States, parties to the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Espoo Convention, to fully comply to the Protocol's provisions when assisting in developing programmes and public projects in developing countries;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) III. Priority MDG targets 18a. Calls the EU to maintain a global and comprehensive approach to MDGs, recognising that all individual goals and targets are interlinked and minimum requirements for the achievement of poverty eradication; Health and education
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Calls on all Member States and the Commission to reverse the worrying decline in funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights in developing countries and to support policies on voluntary family planning, safe abortion, treatment of sexual
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls on the EU and developing countries to pay particular attention to the rights of
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) Decent Work 26a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to reinforce their efforts on the fight against the child labour, supporting specific programmes and in the guidelines of development policies and international trade;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Calls on the IMF to
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Recognises the need for developing countries to improve international accounting standards in order to prevent tax avoidance and tax evasion practices, and thereby achieving better Global Fiscal Governance;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Calls on developing countries to involve parliaments, local government and civil society, and other Non-State actors, at all stages of policy formulation and implementation;
source: PE-441.004
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2010/2070(INI) Health care systems in Sub-Saharan Africa and Global Health
2010/07/15
DEVE
2 amendments...
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F e (new) Fe. Whereas there is no 'one size fits all' health care system applicable to Africa, as is the case in Europe, where differences exist between universal social security systems on the one hand, and compulsory social insurance systems on the other,
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Recognises that two major systems exist which can deliver free at the point of need health care provisions, namely universal social security systems through tax funding and compulsory social insurance systems;
source: PE-443.136
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2011/0307(COD) Securities: issuers trading on a regulated market, transparency requirements
2012/05/15
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – point 5 a (new) source: PE-489.526
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2011/0308(COD) Company law: annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings
2012/05/15
DEVE
8 amendments...
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 33 (33) The reports should serve to facilitate governments
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 1 1.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) 1a. 'Undertaking active in the extractive industry' means the highest level parent company publishing accounts within the European Union where the group of companies for which that parent company prepares consolidated financial statements, includes subsidiarity companies, branches, permanent establishments, joint ventures and associates undertaking with any activity involving the exploration, discovery, development, extraction, processing, export, transportation of, or any significant activity related to minerals, oil and natural gas deposits, as referred to in Section B-Divisions 05 to 08 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive Article 36 – paragraph 1 – point 3 3.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive Article 38 – paragraph 2 – point f (f) licence fees, rental fees, pipeline transit fees, entry fees and other considerations for licences and/or concessions;
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a directive Article 38 – paragraph 3 3. Where payments in kind are made to a government, they shall be reported in value
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a directive Article 39 – paragraph 3 – introductory part Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a directive Article 41 – paragraph 1 The Commission shall review and report on the implementation and effectiveness of this Chapter, in particular as regards the scope of the reporting obligations and the modalities of the reporting on a project basis. The review should also take into account international developments
source: PE-489.525
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2011/0344(COD) Rights and Citizenship Programme 2014-2020
2012/05/25
PETI
5 amendments...
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) to promote the effective implementation of the principles of non discrimination on the grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) To prevent and combat violence against women, children and young people as well as all hate crime and violence and to provide support for victims and groups at risk
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new) (bb) to combat all forms of intolerance and discrimination on grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Each specific objective of the Programme shall receive a balanced and fair annual allocation of funds and must ensure enough money to cover all objectives for every year of the Programme. An indicative breakdown of funding shall be made available for each specific objective.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 7 – paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Non governmental organisations who receive funding to carry out activities covered by the objectives of the Programme must be given an indication of the continuity and predictability of the annual allocation of funds they will receive from year to another.
source: PE-489.636
2012/10/07
LIBE
3 amendments...
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 7 a (new) (7a) In line with the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the EU Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-20151, discrimination on the ground of sex should be understood to also include discrimination arising from the gender identity of a person. __________________ 1 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015 (COM(2010)0491).
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b (b) to promote and mainstream equality for all and the effective implementation of the principles of non discrimination on
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new) (ba) to prevent and combat violence and hatred against any minority groups, in particular on the basis of their sex, racial or ethnic origin, language, nationality or membership of a national minority, religion or belief, disability, age and sexual orientation, and to promote tolerance and respect towards them;
source: PE-492.614
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2011/0406(COD) Financing instrument for development cooperation 2014-2020
2012/07/17
DEVE
12 amendments...
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 4 (4) The Union is founded on the values of democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity and respect for the principles of the UN Charter and international law. It seeks to develop and consolidate commitment to these values in partner countries and regions through dialogue and cooperation. In the context of this Regulation, "minorities" should be understood as a group of persons in a non-dominant position who share a common characteristic based on sex, race or ethnicity, caste, religion or belief, age, disability or disease or sexual orientation.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 16 (16)
Amendment 271 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new) In pursuing those objectives, the Union's policy and international action for development cooperation shall be guided by the MDGs and post-2015 by any internationally agreed new development targets which modify or replace the MDGs.
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 3 – paragraph 3 3. The following cross-cutting issues shall be mainstreamed in all programmes: the promotion of human rights, gender equality, women empowerment, non- discrimination, democracy, good governance, the rights of the child, the rights of minorities and indigenous peoples' rights, social inclusion and the rights of persons with disabilities, environmental sustainability including addressing climate change and combating HIV/AIDS.
Amendment 358 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – introductory part Geographic programmes
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point a (a) Democracy, human rights and the rule of law; - supporting democratisation and strengthening democracy, strengthening of the role of parliaments, - supporting the transparent and accountable functioning of institutions, decentralisation; promoting a participatory in-country dialogue on governance, - promoting media freedom, including for modern media, - promoting and protecting political and civil as well as social, economic and cultural rights and protection of minorities, - supporting the fight against discrimination based on, inter alia, sex, gender identity, racial or ethnic origin, caste, religion or belief, disability, disease, age, or sexual orientation - strengthening the rule of law and judicial systems and ensuring access to justice.
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph I – point b (b) Gender equality and the empowerment of women; - promoting gender equality and equity, - protecting the rights of women and girls, including actions against any form of violence against women and girls and support for victims of gender-based violence, including women and girls belonging to minorities, - promoting empowerment of women, including in their roles as development actors and peace-builders.
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter A – paragraph II – point a (a)
Amendment 406 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex IV – Chapter B – paragraph 1 – point b (b) addressing governance issues and supporting policy reforms, in particular in the areas of social policies, public finance management and taxation, security (including drugs, criminality and corruption), reinforcement of good governance and public institutions (including through innovative mechanisms for the provision of technical cooperation, e.g. TAIEX and twinning), protection of human rights, including the indigenous peoples' and afro-descendents' rights and the rights of minorities, environment, fight against discrimination, fight against gender-based violence and fight against production, consumption and trafficking of drugs;
Amendment 458 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point c a (new) (c a) Non-discrimination (i) Supporting local, regional and national initiatives to promote non- discrimination on grounds of sex, gender identity, racial or ethnic origin, caste, religion or belief, disability, disease, age and sexual orientation through the development of policies, plans and budgets, as well as the exchange of good practices and expertise; (ii) Strengthening global, national, regional and local frameworks for the fight against discrimination by integrating them in all development programmes and in the aid effectiveness agenda; (iii)Ensuring a broader dialogue on non- discrimination and the protection of human rights defenders; (iv) Addressing violence on the grounds of sex, gender identity, racial or ethnic origin, caste, religion or belief, disability, disease, age and sexual orientation, and supporting the victims of such violence.
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point d – point i (i) Improving the health and well-being of people in developing countries through increasing access to, and equitable provision of, good quality essential public health services and more specifically: channelling resources—where appropriate—through results-oriented and innovative global mechanisms;
Amendment 463 #
Proposal for a regulation Annex V – Chapter A – paragraph 3 – point d – point iii (iii) supporting specific initiatives especially at regional and global level, which strengthen health systems and help countries develop and implement sound, evidence-based and sustainable national health policies, and in priority areas (e.g., child and maternal health and sexual and reproductive health and rights, access to family planning
source: PE-492.895
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2011/0412(COD) Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide 2014-2020
2012/05/16
DEVE
3 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation Recital 11 (11) Union assistance under this Regulation is designed to complement the various other tools for implementing of Union policies on democracy and human rights, which range from political dialogue and diplomatic demarches to various instruments for financial and technical cooperation, including both geographic and thematic programmes. It will also be complementary to but separate from the more crisis-related actions under the Instrument for Stability and a future European Endowment for Democracy.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) supporting and consolidating democratic reforms in third countries, by enhancing participatory and representative democracy, in particular through the key role played by national parliaments, local authorities and civil society, strengthening the overall democratic cycle, and improving the reliability of electoral processes, in particular by means of election observation missions.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation Article 2 – paragraph 2 2. The promotion and protection of gender equality, the rights of the child, rights of indigenous peoples, rights of persons with disabilities, rights of minorities, and principles such as empowerment, participation, non-
source: PE-489.498
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2011/2019(BUD) 2012 budget: mandate for the trilogue
2011/05/05
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Questions the Commission's performance assessment of the Development Cooperation Instrument and firmly opposes any cut in DCI funding;
source: PE-464.817
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2011/2025(INI) Comprehensive approach on personal data protection in the European Union
2011/03/05
LIBE
1 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas other relevant fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter, and other objectives in the Treaties, such as the right to freedom of expression and information1 and the principle of transparency2 have to be fully taken into account while ensuring the fundamental right to protection of personal data, __________________ 1 Art. 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights. 2 Art. 1 and 10 TEU, art. 15 TFEU and art. 42 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
source: PE-464.706
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2011/2047(INI) Increasing the impact of EU development policy
2011/04/18
DEVE
8 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Stresses that great dividends in increasing the impact of EU aid could already be achieved through the full implementation of principles already guiding development action such as the poverty focus of EU aid, PCD, and the Paris and Accra aid effectiveness commitments; therefore calls on the Commission to take a leadership role on these issues, especially towards the high level forum on aid effectiveness in Busan;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Reiterates its position that the collective target of devoting 0.7% of the Union’s Gross National Income (GNI) to ODA by 2015 must be met, as increasing the impact of existing aid will not be enough; urges the Commission and Member States to find new sources of development funding such as a financial transaction tax; opposes any broadening of the definition of ODA;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Takes the view that the added value of the Commission’s development aid justifies a significant increase in real terms in the budget earmarked for development aid in the next MFF (Multiannual Financial Framework); insists that EU development aid should retain a poverty focus in the next MFF;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 d (new) 13d. Reiterates the principle of the universality of human rights and non- discrimination as the basis upon which to enhance the impact of EU development policy;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Acknowledges that the development of the private sector in developing countries is crucial to creating employment opportunities, delivering services and enhancing wealth creation; stresses that, in keeping with the pro-poor agenda, EU development aid should focus on financing for domestic companies, leveraging of domestic capitals and encouraging recipient countries to create an environment conducive to the development of small, medium-sized and micro- enterprises and on the removal of barriers to formalisation, and that services and capacity-building should be targeted in particular on poorer entrepreneurs;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Stresses that the EU should ensure that its own multinational corporations contribute to inclusive growth in partner countries through paying their taxes in the country where they operate; in this view, calls on the Commission to implement country by country reporting for all European multinationals operating in developing countries;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 c (new) 19c. Urges the Commission to ensure that EU ODA for improving access to energy supports local economic development, green jobs and poverty reduction and is not tied to or used to subsidise EU businesses; further calls on the Commission not to confuse policies to increase energy access for poor people with meeting the EU’s climate mitigation goals, or own energy security needs;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Reiterates its position that mainstreaming cannot replace the provision of new and additional to 0.7% resources for tackling climate change and its impact which the EU and other donors have promised developing countries affected by climate change;
source: PE-462.861
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2011/2056(INI) Effective Raw Materials Strategy for Europe
2011/05/26
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Asks the EC to investigate the idea of a commodities trading tax as a financing mechanism towards poverty eradication, access to education and health services and achievement of MDGs and beyond;
source: PE-465.033
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2011/2069(INI) Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2010-2011)
2012/07/25
LIBE
11 amendments...
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Calls on Member States to adopt the national legislative framework to address discriminations experienced by LGBT people and same-sex couples on grounds of their sexual orientation or gender identity, and urges them to guarantee effective implementation of the existing EU legal framework and CJEU case-law
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Welcomes the Commission proposals on jurisdiction and applicable law for the property effects of marriages and registered partnerships; considers however that the choice of two different instruments 1 and of a separate approach for registered partnerships and marriages are unjustified; considers that the same choices of jurisdiction and applicable law should apply in both cases; __________________ 1 COM(2011)127 final and COM(2011)126 final.
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Calls on Member States who have adopted legislation on same-sex partnerships to recognise provisions with similar effects adopted by other Member States; recalls Member States’ obligation to fully implement Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States, including for same-sex couples and their children;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Calls on the Commission to come up with a proposal for the full mutual recognition of the effects of all civil status documents across the EU, including legal gender recognition, marriages and registered partnerships, in order to reduce discriminatory legal and administrative barriers for citizens who exercise their right to free movement;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26b. Deplores that transgender people are still considered mentally ill in a number of Member States; calls on Member States to introduce or review legal gender recognition procedures on the model of Argentina and review conditions (including forced sterilisation) set for legal gender recognition; calls on the Commission and the World Health Organisation to withdraw gender identity disorders from the list of mental and behavioural disorders and to ensure a non-pathologising reclassification in the negotiations on the 11th version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11);
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 c (new) 26c. Welcomes the new set of asylum rules introduced in the Qualification Directive which include gender identity as a ground of persecution; maintains that the asylum package must remain coherent and include sexual orientation and gender identity in the Asylum Procedure Directive;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 d (new) 26d. Calls on Member States to ensure access to employment and goods and services without discrimination on grounds of gender identity, in line with EU law1; __________________ 1 Directive 206/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast); Council Directive 2004/113/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services.
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 f (new) 26f. Welcomes the launch of a FRA survey that will gather comparable data on the experience of LGBT people in the European Union and Croatia;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 g (new) 26g. Calls on the Commission to use the results of this survey to prepare an EU Roadmap for equality on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity, with a view to adoption by 2014;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 h (new) 26h. Calls on Member States to ensure the effective protection of participants in LGBT public events, including pride marches, and to ensure these events can take place lawfully;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 i (new) 26i. Calls on Member States to fully transpose Directive 2003/86/EC of the Council on the right to family reunification, without any discrimination on the grounds of sex or sexual orientation; recalls that, according to European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence, same-sex couples fall under the scope of family life1; __________________ 1 Schalk and Kopf v Austria, Application No. 30141/04, ECHR
source: PE-494.582
2012/09/07
PETI
3 amendments...
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Council to respect its commitments in relation to fundamental rights, to unblock as a matter of urgency the Commission proposal of 2 July 2008 for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; emphasises in this context the rights of people with disabilities,
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 6 6. Deplores instances of discrimination against minorities, and calls on the Council to act effectively and responsibly to uphold the values of the Union in relation to Member States who fail to fully respect their Treaty obligations on such issues, and calls for stronger EU legislation, policies and actions on racism, xenophobia
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Commission to ensure as a matter of urgency that the Member States transpose and correctly apply Directive 2004/38/EC on the free movement of citizens, given the frequent recurrence of petitions on the subject of problems encountered, inter alia, by legally resident third-country national spouses, registered partners and partners of EU citizens, without discrimination on any grounds, in exercising their rights, as guaranteed by the Charter;
source: PE-492.847
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2011/2111(INI) EU foreign policy towards the BRICs and other emerging powers: objectives and strategies
2011/11/11
DEVE
3 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Points out that the BRICS countries are too diverse for the EU to pursue a single policy towards them; suggests instead that the EU should try to find coherent patterns and areas of BRICS interest (technical cooperation and assistance, alignment of legislative requirements, etc.) which could allow the EU to establish itself as a primary BRICS partner and to
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Believes that the EU
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
source: PE-475.916
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2011/2120(INI) Work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2010
2011/05/09
DEVE
8 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) - having regard to the 28 September 2010 Declaration by the ACP Parliamentary Assembly on the peaceful co-existence of religions and the importance given to the phenomenon of homosexuality in the ACP-EU partnership,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 b (new) - having regard to the 6 December 2010 statement made in response to the abovementioned ACP Declaration by EU Members of the ACP-EU JPA from the EPP, S&D, ALDE, Verts/ALE and GUE/NGL Groups of the European Parliament,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Encourages the JPA to keep working on additional and innovative sources of financing for development, such as a financial transaction tax;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the JPA to maintain its pressure on EU Member States to take urgent steps to meet their 0.7% GNI commitments in order to achieve the MDGs, as well as their specifi pledges to Africa and LDCs, and recommends fully transparent, multiannual, binding measures, including legislation;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Asks the European Commission to update the JPA on the state of play of the ratification of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement, as revised in Ouagadougou on 22 June 2010;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Reasserts that the principle of non- discrimination including, inter alia, on the basis of sexual orientation, will not be compromised in the ACP-EU partnership;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 source: PE-472.042
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2011/2198(INI) Women's situation in war
2011/12/10
DEVE
3 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Urges the EEAS to appoint a special envoy for the protection of women in conflict zones, with the task to see to it that all efforts of the EU’s external action are coherent with this essential objective of respecting the rights of women; insists that this special envoy should additionally address gender identity and non- discrimination;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Asks the EEAS to pay a particular attention to the growing number of corrective rapes on LGBT women taking place in pre-conflict, conflict and post- conflict situations;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Suggests the appointment of a Standing Rapporteur in the European Parliament on gender equality and women’s rights in the EU’s external relations; also responsible for gender identity and non-discrimination issues;
source: PE-473.892
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2011/2317(INI) Annual Report of the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2011
2012/05/24
PETI
8 amendments...
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the Committee on Petitions has the duty to constantly review and, where possible, to enhance its role, notably with regard to the development of democratic principles
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas the right of European citizens and residents to their legitimately acquired property continues to be an issue of grave significance for many thousands of people, as demonstrated by the petitions which are still being received on this subject, notably as regards perceived abuses of this right in Spain, on which the European Parliament has previously adopted a clear position7 ; and whereas without a resolution of this problem by the competent authorities there is no likelihood of legal certainty or trust in Spain's property rights, and economic confidence in the housing market
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas the shortcomings and problems faced by people as a result of the malfunctioning of the internal market, as illustrated by petitions, are confirmed by the European Citizenship Report 20108 , in particular as regards free movement of EU citizens and their family members, access to social security entitlements, mutual recognition of qualifications, obstacles faced by the disabled, family law issues including same-sex couples and their children and mass expulsions on the basis of ethnic or national origin such as those affecting the Roma, including also double- taxation issues;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Believes, therefore, that this role and responsibility should lead Parliament to consider ways of revitalising this fundamental part of parliamentary work
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes Parliament's decision to develop a much more practical and visible petitions portal on its website, which will facilitate access for citizens to the petitions process, provide them with information and allow them to submit petitions in a more user-friendly environment; considers that this portal should also provide practical links to other forms of redress which are available at European and national or regional level as well as a comprehensive overview of the competence of the Petitions Committee;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Reiterates its numerous calls on the Member States to comply with their obligations under the Free Movement Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the EU; reminds Member States of their obligation to facilitate entry and residence without any discrimination including for same-sex couples and their children, Roma and other minority groups;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Continues to support the efforts of petitioners to put pressure on the Spanish Government and local authorities to resolve the problems surrounding the Ley de Costas and its retrospective application; to this end supports the decision of the Petitions Committee to establish a working group at political level to consider the issue;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Urges the Spanish Government to revise the Ley de Costas in such a way as to guarantee title to those who have properly and in good faith acquired property within the reach of the jurisdiction of the Ley de Costas; in particular, calls for a reform of the Ley de Costas which ensures due process, a right of appeal,
source: PE-489.586
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2012/2002(INI) Agenda for change: the future of EU development policy
2012/06/06
DEVE
21 amendments...
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) - having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council Directive on a common system of financial transaction tax and amending Directive 2008/7/EC (COM (2011)0594),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 8 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 15 June 2010 on progress towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals: mid-term review in preparation of the UN high-level meeting in September 20104, __________________ 4 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2010)0210
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas globalisation, a major source of wealth, particularly in middle-income countries, has not, however, contributed sufficiently to reducing insecurity or indeed poverty, a stark demonstration of which is the increase in absolute number of hungry and malnourished people in the world including in many middle-income countries,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the Commission communication states that respect for human rights and good governance continue to be preconditions for development, which
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) Ea. Whereas any attempt to broaden the ODA definition designed to include the ‘Whole of the Union’ and ‘ODA+’ approaches recently proposed by the European Commission, as well as non-aid items such as financial flows, military spending, debt cancellation, particularly cancellation of export credit debts, money spent in Europe on students and refugees needs to be rejected,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new) Ec. Whereas many middle-income countries, notably Small Island Developing States (SIDS) rely on economies which remain fragile and vulnerable to the major adjustments demanded by economic globalization, as well as climate change and natural disasters,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Calls on the Commission to set, for the implementation of the differentiation concept, vulnerability criteria in the common programming guidelines of the new DCI and the 11th EDF currently under discussion, and to take into account the reality of poverty, human development and inequalities inside a country, and not only the national GNI;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 f (new) 5f. Calls for the further development of a clear linkage between relief, rehabilitation and development, particularly in light of the continuing nutrition crisis, and underlines the need for an effective and sustained assistance through a combination of Public-Private Partnerships and Corporate Social Responsibility ; renews the European Parliament and Council’s call to the European Commission for a clearer and more focused strategy on nutrition tackling food security governance and reducing food price volatility by the end of 2012;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Believes that the conditions for the use of ODA in general, and budget support in particular, must go hand-in-hand with the democratic oversight of budgets by parliaments, budgetary control organisations, local and regional authorities and civil society in partner countries;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 c (new) 10c. Calls on the European Commission, the European Council and the Member States to pay particular attention to the rights of minorities and insists that non- negotiable human rights and non- discrimination clauses are inserted into development programmes, inter alia with regard to discrimination based on gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation and towards people living with HIV/AIDS;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 h (new) 10h. In line with the Programme of Action adopted at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), held in Cairo in 1994, calls on the Commission to continue supporting a rights based approach to the population and development agenda, notably through collaboration with CSOs and UN agencies like UNFPA;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 i (new) 10i. Encourages the Council to push forward the Commission’s proposal for a well-designed, effective financial transaction tax which should raise revenue to meet inclusive global development priorities;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 j (new) 10j. Firmly reminds the Commission and the Member States that ODA has to remain the backbone of the European development cooperation policy aiming at eradicating poverty; therefore, underlines that if innovative sources of development financing are to be widely promoted, they must be additional, used in a pro-poor approach and cannot be used to replace ODA in any circumstances;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 m (new) 10m. Emphasises the need to strengthen political dialogue, particularly among the three institutions of the EU, in order to strengthen the existing level of consensus and involvement regarding the adoption of the ‘European Consensus on Development’ in 2005; believes, therefore, that the new programme can only be an instrument that is compatible with the ‘Consensus’, leading to a more effective development policy that serves the overarching cooperation development objective of the European Union, which is to eradicate poverty – in particular, through efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals and the role of healthcare and education – in a context of sustainable development;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 b (new) 11b. Welcomes the focus on a greater coordination of Member states through the development of joint programming, single EU contracts for budget support, and common EU frameworks for measuring and communicating results and for human rights conditionality;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 f (new) 11f. Recalls that, when it comes to the proposal for the 11th EDF, any new political orientation following the adoption of the Agenda for Change, must be compatible with the spirit and the letter of the Cotonou Agreement;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Recalls that an active civil society is the best guarantee – in the countries of the North and of the South – of good democratic governance, protection of vulnerable groups - in particular disabled people and minorities - private sector responsibility and an improved capacity to distribute the benefits of economic growth;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Regrets that the Commission does not put enough emphasis on the gender dimension of poverty; the EU must invest in the specific needs of women and design social protection packages that address the challenges faced by women; emphasizes that gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) are essential to the attainment of international development goals; highlights the fact that the economic and political empowerment of women is not only a driving force for gender equality but it is also fundamental to achieve overall economic growth in developing countries and reduce poverty; urges the Commission to ensure that gender equality and the empowerment of women will be mainstreamed in all EU development policies and programmes through its 2010 Gender Action Plan;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Would like the Agenda for Change to specify the important and independent role of civil society and regional and local authorities, not only in implementing development programmes and projects, but also as fundamental players in the process of developing development policies; highlights the importance of improving cooperation with them and calls for regular dialogue and consultations with them in policy-making; in this regard, underlines the importance of establishing dialogue between the EU and civil society organisations, regional and local authorities;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls for increasing awareness in the new Member States regarding the importance of development aid;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Demands that any support provided to the private sector in the form of ODA, whether as a gift or in combination with loans, come within the framework of the national plans and/or strategies of the partner countries, and that the amounts allocated be focused on the development of human resources, decent work, the sustainable management of natural resources and the development of high- quality inclusive public services for the benefit of the population; it needs to put in pace safeguards to ensure that private companies respect human rights, decent job and pay their taxes in the countries where they operate;
source: PE-491.146
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2012/2048(INI) Work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2011
2012/09/24
DEVE
1 amendments...
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Reiterates the importance of an enhanced, genuine and more comprehensive political dialogue on human rights, including non- discrimination on the grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;
source: PE-496.407
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2012/2062(INI) Review of the EU's human rights strategy
2012/09/20
DEVE
4 amendments...
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 1 1. Reaffirms that the universal human rights and freedoms as stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights apply to every human being, regardless of any circumstance or situation,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 8 8. Recalls that democracy and the rule of law are prerequisites for, but not identical to, the fulfilment of human rights; calls on the EU to support the establishment of democratic and human rights-based ideals throughout society, especially with a view to promoting gender equality
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Insists that enforceable and non- negotiable human rights clauses are included in all agreements concluded by the European Union with third countries;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Section 1 – paragraph 9 9. Emphasises that the new EU Special Representative for Human Rights must take the development aspect as a basis for all efforts and expects a close collaboration with the European Parliament and its relevant committees on this issue;
source: PE-496.453
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2012/2097(INI) Corporate Social Responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery
2012/11/20
DEVE
7 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that, as a purely voluntary commitment, CSR is insufficient to deal with externalities resulting from the operations of multinationals, including environmental degradation and human and labour rights violations; reiterates its call for the establishment of legally binding obligations for foreign investors operating in developing countries to respect human rights
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that CSR should result in clear commitments
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that CSR should apply to the entire global supply chain, including all levels of sub-contracting and whether in the supply of goods, workers or services, that it should include provisions to extend protection to migrant, agency and posted workers and that it should be based on fair pay and decent working conditions and guarantee trade union rights and freedoms; takes the view that the concept of Responsible Supply Chain Management needs to be further elaborated as a mechanism for delivering CSR;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers that EU companies should be legally liable in their home countries for violations of fundamental human, employment and trade union rights committed abroad by their subsidiaries and entities they control; insists that any enterprise that is found to be blacklisting workers or breaching human rights and labour standards should be excluded from receiving EU grants and funding and from taking part in calls for tender or other public procurement contracts at EU, national or public authority level;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Insists that it is the duty of the state to protect against violations of human and labour rights, including by businesses, to hold companies accountable, to uphold freedom of association and collective bargaining rights, and to provide access to justice for victims; calls on the Commission to provide effective measures to operationalise the UN Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework put forward by John Ruggie, the UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes that CSR is a mechanism with which employers can support their workers and local communities in developing countries and that it can ensure gains are equitably shared to develop sustainable economic and social prosperity and lift more people out of poverty, especially in times of financial crisis; regrets that protocols for social intervention are currently only voluntary and urges the Commission to make these binding;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls for full and active consultation and involvement of representative organisations, including trade unions, in the development, operation and monitoring of companies’ CSR processes and structures, including through the on- going development of workers’ skills and qualifications through training and lifelong learning, working with employers in a genuine partnership approach;
source: PE-500.608
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2012/2098(INI) Corporate Social Responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth
2012/11/20
DEVE
7 amendments...
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that, as a purely voluntary commitment, CSR is insufficient to deal with externalities resulting from the operations of multinationals, including environmental degradation and human and labour rights violations; reiterates its call for the establishment of legally binding obligations for foreign investors operating in developing countries to respect human rights
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that CSR should result in clear commitments
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Stresses that CSR should apply to the entire global supply chain, including all levels of sub-contracting and whether in the supply of goods, workers or services, that it should include provisions to extend protection to migrant, agency and posted workers and that it should be based on fair pay and decent working conditions and guarantee trade union rights and freedoms; takes the view that the concept of Responsible Supply Chain Management needs to be further elaborated as a mechanism for delivering CSR;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers that EU companies should be legally liable in their home countries for violations of fundamental human, employment and trade union rights committed abroad by their subsidiaries and entities they control; insists that any enterprise that is found to be blacklisting workers or breaching human rights and labour standards should be excluded from receiving EU grants and funding and from taking part in calls for tender or other public procurement contracts at EU, national or public authority level;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Insists that it is the duty of the state to protect against violations of human and labour rights, including by businesses, to hold companies accountable, to uphold freedom of association and collective bargaining rights, and to provide access to justice for victims; calls on the Commission to provide effective measures to operationalise the UN Protect, Respect and Remedy Framework put forward by John Ruggie, the UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Notes that CSR is a mechanism with which employers can support their workers and local communities in developing countries and that it can ensure gains are equitably shared to develop sustainable economic and social prosperity and lift more people out of poverty, especially in times of financial crisis; regrets that protocols for social intervention are currently only voluntary and urges the Commission to make these binding;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls for full and active consultation and involvement of representative organisations, including trade unions, in the development, operation and monitoring of companies’ CSR processes and structures, including through the on- going development of workers’ skills and qualifications through training and lifelong learning, working with employers in a genuine partnership approach;
source: PE-500.609
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2012/2136(INI) Impact of the financial and economic crisis on human rights
2012/09/11
DEVE
2 amendments...
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Deplores that, in times of crisis, the rights of women and the rights of minorities are severely breached and insists that increased attention is given during these times to the fight against discrimination on the basis of sex, religion or belief, racial or ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that human rights are genuinely protected in the remit of any trade and investment agreements concluded or revised, through binding and non-negotiable human rights clauses; insists that the Commission conducts systematic human rights impact assessments of trade and investment agreements to help ensure effective enforcement of human rights;
source: PE-500.469
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2012/2143(INI) UN principle of the 'Responsibility to Protect' (R2P). Recommandation to the Council
2013/01/30
DEVE
3 amendments...
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Recalls that cooperation with regional organisations is an important dimension of R2P work; notes that the forthcoming EU-Africa Summit in 2014 provides a good opportunity to show support to AU leadership and promote African ownership of R2P;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) source: PE-504.200
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2012/2145(INI) Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter
2012/12/10
DEVE
5 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Underlines the fact that the EU should use its soft power and further promote and consolidate the values of freedom, democracy, development, respect for human rights, and the principles of the rule of law and good governance upon which it is founded, through political dialogue and cooperation with third countries;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Urges the EU to maintain and honour its role as a leading defender of human rights in the world, by the effective, consistent and considered use of all available instruments for the promotion and protection of human rights and the effectiveness of our development aid policy;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that building legitimate democratic foundations and civil society is a long-term process requiring
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Emphasises the importance of binding and non-negotiable human rights clauses and effective dispute mechanisms in
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Insists that the political dialogue on Human Rights between the EU and third countries must cover a more inclusive and comprehensive definition of non- discrimination, inter alia on the basis of religion or belief, sex, racial or ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity;
source: PE-497.909
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Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) - having regard to the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) decided upon in Cairo in 1994, recognising that sexual and reproductive health and rights are fundamental to realise sustainable development,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 9 a (new) - having regard to the Commission Communication of 27 February 2012 on "A decent life for all: Ending poverty and giving the world a sustainable future",
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas global challenges remain – hunger, lack of proper and safe sanitation, insufficient levels of primary education, high unemployment and gender inequality;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas 50 years of donor-driven development policy have created excessive addiction and dependency1; __________________ 1 http://www.ecdpm- talkingpoints.org/african-consultations- post2015-development-agenda.
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the situation in middle-income countries (MICs), where 75% of the world's poor people live, should not be overlooked when reviewing the MDGs;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) I a. whereas Africa exports substantially more capital to the world in comparison to what it receives in terms of international aid and remittances1; __________________ 1 http://www.ecdpm- talkingpoints.org/african-consultations- post2015-development-agenda.
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 a (new) Affirms that the Millennium Development Goals defined in 2000 are part of many successes in middle-income countries and developing countries and these results must be rightly analysed for the future framework in order to achieve more global and sustainable results;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Stresses that the global landscape has dramatically changed over the last decade, as has the nature of poverty, with
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Calls for the EU to show leadership and responsibility in the process and to adopt a common and effective position on the principles and goals that should be part of the new post-
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Calls for a renewed approach to poverty eradication which takes into consideration the importance of inclusive growth, redistribution of wealth, environmental sustainability, fighting inequalities, human rights and good governance;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls for the integration of gender mainstreaming into a growth-oriented approach to end poverty and for the inclusion of gender equality into all EU programmes, policies and strategies;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Stresses the importance of reducing gender gaps in education for raising the average quality of human capital and in health for better progress in improving maternal health and reducing child mortality rates;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7 b. Asks for the EU to strongly defend the right to the highest attainable standard of health, including sexual and reproductive health and rights and integration of HIV/AIDS, inter alia the provision of voluntary family planning, safe abortion and contraceptives;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 c (new) 7 c. Insists that the post-2015 framework must include targets on accessibility, affordability, quality health care and also concrete work towards the establishment of basic health care systems that ensure prevention, treatment, care and support for all people, including the most marginalised and vulnerable groups such as minorities, prisoners, migrants, undocumented people, sex workers, and drug users;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Stresses that universal health coverage (UHC) and high quality education for all should be considered to be major goals of the post-
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Stresses that the post-2015 sustainable development framework requires respect for the principle of democratic governance, effective, transparent and accountable institutions at all levels and a truly functioning and empowered civil society; insists that the framework must be driven by the key notions of participatory democracy and effective citizenship through the full and increased exercise of civic and political rights;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Urges the international community to pay special attention to creating an enabling and participatory environment
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Recommends the creation of an overarching equality goal, both within and between countries;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Encourages the EU to support developing countries in building up their political will and in increasing efforts to improve the level of implementation of legal human rights instruments; and in promoting non-discrimination and fighting any legal, policy, regulatory barriers and punitive provision based on age, gender, ethnicity, race, caste, religion, belief, disability, HIV status, social status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other status;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Recognises the inseparable links between energy, water, sustainable land use, natural resources efficiency, marine protection and biodiversity, deforestation
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Points out that promoting universal access to
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Recalls the commitment made to allocate 0.7 % of gross national income (GNI) to official development assistance (ODA) by 2015; stresses that this level should at least be maintained in a future framework and calls on all Member States to introduce this through binding legislation and to adopt multiannual budget timetables to meet this commitment;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Considers that innovative sources of financing and new partnerships will play a crucial role in a new development landscape; and reiterates its call for a financial transaction tax as an additional source of financing for development;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24 a. Insists that funding to fight and adapt to the effects of climate change be genuinely additional to existing commitments;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 29. Points out that a new set of indicators other than GDP is necessary in order to overcome new challenges, and should therefore include the human development index, the poverty headcount ratio, the poverty gap index
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Calls on developing countries to establish a genuine business regulatory framework focusing on a business code of conduct, promotion of full and productive employment and decent work, respect for human rights, and social and environmental
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 a (new) 31 a. Considers that the principal aim of support to the private sector should be to lift people in developing countries out of poverty and help strengthen the private sector in developing countries, given that failure to do so would result in unbalanced development and growth;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Emphasises that economic growth should contribute to decent job creation and social inclusion; calls for the establishment of
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Calls on the EU to continue to pay particular attention to the clear linkages between PCD and the post-2015 MDGs, in particular in the following priority areas: trade and finance, climate change, agriculture, fisheries, food security, migration, energy, and peace and security policies;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Stresses that the future development framework should contain a reference to
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Urges the EU to act as a driving force, ensuring complementarity and division of labour within the development process, in an inclusive and transparent manner through, amongst others, an increased use of joint programming;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 14 a (new) Welcomes the ambitious and engaging Commission Communication of 27 February 2013 on "A decent life for all";
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 a (new) 39 a. Urges the EU to lead with one strong and single voice during the discussions on the post-2015 framework and up until the UN Summit;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 – point a a. the architecture of the post-2015 development agenda should reflect new global
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 – point a a (new) a a. the definition of the future agenda must be guided by the full participation and ownership of the developing and middle-income countries; while the new responsibilities and burdens generated need to be equally but justly shared between all countries;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 – point b b. the future agenda should be ambitious, universal, global in nature, multidimensional and flexible, with targets tailored to each
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 – point c c. it is essential to respect the principles of mutual responsibility, accountability, transparency, democracy, human rights, ownership, good governance, the rule of law, equity and justice, and gender equality;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 – point d d. the success of future goals may be determined by the ability of
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 – point e e. it is indispensable to mobilise all possible financial recourses and innovative financing mechanisms for development, paying particular attention to: i) the fight against corruption, tax havens and tax evasion; ii) the responsibilities of emerging economies in the development agenda, also encouraging south-south and triangular cooperation; iii) the improvement of monitoring mechanisms; and iv) PCD;
source: PE-508.032
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Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. to ensure full consistency and compliance of possible further developments and applications of the Responsibility to Protect principle with international humanitarian law, while working towards its universality as a tool for preventive diplomacy and a driver for human development.
source: PE-508.041
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