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European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Foreign Affairs 2020/2041(INI) 2.7.2020 AMENDMENTS 1 - 234 Draft opinion Anna Fotyga (PE652.358v01-00) on a new EU-Africa Strategy - a partnership for sustainable and inclusive development (2020/2041(INI)) AM\1206977EN.docx PE653.741v01-00 EN United in diversityEN AM_Com_NonLegOpinion PE653.741v01-00 2/125 AM\1206977EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Giuliano Pisapia, Maria Arena, Attila Ara-Kovács, Raphaël Glucksmann, Dietmar Köster, Javi López, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Juozas Olekas, Demetris Papadakis, Andreas Schieder, Evin Incir Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Underlines that Europe and Africa 1. Underlines that Europe and Africa are in close geographical proximity, have are in close geographical proximity, have strong historical and cultural ties and are strong, historical, cultural and socio- being brought ever closer by the increase in economic ties, which are being brought trade and shared challenges, which call ever closer by the increase in strategic for a continental-African approach and interests, such as climate change, result-oriented use of EU resources; sustainable development, and good governance, and that the prosperity of the two continents are intimately linked, which call for an holistic continental- African approach and for increased coherence between EU policies and the use of the related resources, while at the same time respecting the independence and sovereignty of African countries; Or. en Amendment 2 Stelios Kympouropoulos, Vangelis Meimarakis, Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, Antonio López-Istúriz White Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Underlines that Europe and Africa 1. Underlines that Europe and Africa are in close geographical proximity, have are in close geographical proximity, have strong historical and cultural ties and are strong historical and cultural ties and are being brought ever closer by the increase in being brought ever closer by the increase in trade and shared challenges, which call for trade and shared challenges, including but a continental-African approach and result- not limited to migration, fundamentalism, oriented use of EU resources; terrorism and violations of International Law, which call for a continental-African approach and result-oriented use of EU AM\1206977EN.docx 3/125 PE653.741v01-00 EN resources; Or. en Amendment 3 David McAllister, Michael Gahler, Daniel Caspary, Isabel Wiseler-Lima Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Underlines that Europe and Africa 1. Underlines that Europe and Africa are in close geographical proximity, have are in close geographical proximity, have strong historical and cultural ties and are strong historical and cultural ties and are being brought ever closer by the increase in being brought ever closer by a shifting trade and shared challenges, which call for geopolitical order, by the increase in trade a continental-African approach and and shared challenges such as the fight result-oriented use of EU resources; against the COVID-19 pandemic, which call for a reinvigorated political alliance and a results-oriented allocation of EU resources Or. en Amendment 4 Anna Fotyga Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Underlines that Europe and Africa 1. Underlines that Europe and Africa are in close geographical proximity, have are in close geographical proximity, have strong historical and cultural ties and are strong historical and cultural ties and are being brought ever closer by the increase in being brought ever closer by the increase in trade and shared challenges, which call for trade and shared challenges, from a continental-African approach and result- terrorism and migration to environment, oriented use of EU resources; health and climate change, which call for a continental-African approach and result- oriented use of EU resources; Or. en PE653.741v01-00 4/125 AM\1206977EN.docx EN Amendment 5 Katalin Cseh, Petras Auštrevičius, Javier Nart Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Underlines that Europe and Africa 1. Underlines that Europe and Africa are in close geographical proximity, have are in close geographical proximity, have strong historical and cultural ties and are strong historical and cultural ties and are being brought ever closer by the increase in being brought ever closer by the increase in trade and shared challenges, which call for trade and shared challenges, which call for a continental-African approach and result- a continental-African approach and result- oriented use of EU resources; oriented use of EU resources ensuring transparency and monitoring procedures; Or. en Amendment 6 Emmanuel Maurel Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Underlines that Europe and Africa 1. Underlines that Europe and Africa are in close geographical proximity, have are in close geographical proximity, have strong historical and cultural ties and are strong historical and cultural ties and are being brought ever closer by the increase in being brought ever closer by the increase in trade and shared challenges, which call for trade and shared challenges, which call for a continental-African approach and result- a continental-African approach and a use oriented use of EU resources; of EU resources geared to the just development of Africa; Or. fr Amendment 7 Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato Draft opinion Paragraph 1 AM\1206977EN.docx 5/125 PE653.741v01-00 EN Draft opinion Amendment 1. Underlines that Europe and Africa 1. Underlines that Europe and Africa are in close geographical proximity, have are in close geographical proximity, have strong historical and cultural ties and are strong historical, social and cultural ties being brought ever closer by the increase in and are being brought ever closer by the trade and shared challenges, which call for increase in trade and numerous shared a continental-African approach and result- challenges, which call for a continental- oriented use of EU resources; African approach and result-oriented use of EU resources; Or. es Amendment 8 Fabio Massimo Castaldo Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Underlines that Europe and Africa 1. Underlines that Europe and Africa are in close geographical proximity, have are in close geographical proximity, have strong historical and cultural ties and are strong historical, cultural and economic being brought ever closer by the increase ties as well as shared challenges, which in trade and shared challenges, which call call for a stronger, equal, sustainable and for a continental-African approach and mutually beneficial relationship; result-oriented use of EU resources; Or. en Amendment 9 Isabel Wiseler-Lima, David McAllister, Michael Gahler Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) Draft opinion Amendment 1a. Welcomes the Commission’s Communication “Towards a comprehensive Strategy with Africa” of 9 March and sees it as a step towards a truly geopolitical partnership; recalls that PE653.741v01-00 6/125 AM\1206977EN.docx EN together the EU and Africa face a lot of challenges, ranging from climate change and energy issues, reforming multilateral institutions and global trade, advancing human and civil rights through the advancement of democracy, lifting communities out of poverty, providing decent living conditions through the provisions of economic opportunities and meaningful employment opportunities, advancing public health and access to health care, to the combat against armed groups, terrorism, as well as human trafficking in order to ensure stability and peace, and that only by acting together will we reach our common objectives; Emphasises that the EU’s relations with Africa are of utmost importance for the future of both our continents, touching upon all fields especially political, economic, societal, cultural, scientific, and academia, and must go beyond the traditional development and humanitarian cooperation in order to truly lift our partnership to the first rang of our relationships; strongly welcomes the five partnerships proposed by the Commission’s Communication and emphasis that these partnerships will become even more important and relevant in the context of the Covid-19pandemic; however points to the need to clearly define how the new strategy is supposed to be implemented and indicate which EU actor is in charge of doing what; Or. en Amendment 10 Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Manu Pineda, Mick Wallace, Marisa Matias Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) AM\1206977EN.docx 7/125 PE653.741v01-00 EN Draft opinion Amendment 1a. Recalls that democracy is based on respect for human rights, civil and political rights, equality and non- discrimination, as well as the rights of protest and association; recalls that social and economic rights, in particular the right to work, health, education, housing, a healthy environment, access to water and food and fundamental freedoms, such as freedom of expression, are necessary for the achievement of a democratic society, and that these rights and freedoms are under threat in many EU and African countries and that numerous violations of these rights and freedoms endanger democracy by laying the foundations for authoritarian states; stresses that civil society must be inclusive, in order to represent all existing groups, such as women, LGBTI+ people, young people, people with disabilities and ethnic minorities; Or. en Amendment 11 Giuliano Pisapia, Maria Arena, Attila Ara-Kovács, Raphaël Glucksmann, Dietmar Köster, Javi López, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Juozas Olekas, Demetris