European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights) (COM(2006)0354 - C6-0206/2006 - 2006/0116(COD))
Date: 2006-12-12
Institutions: Committee on Foreign Affairs, European Parliament
Subjects: EU aid, EU financial instrument, cooperation policy, democratisation, foreign policy, human rights

23.12.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 317 E/185

Tuesday, 12 December 2006

P6_TA(2006)0548

Financing instrument
worldwide ***I

for the promotion of democracy and human rights

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation of the European
Parliament and of the Council on establishing a financing instrument for the promotion of
democracy and human rights worldwide (European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights)
(COM(2006)0354 — C6-0206/2006 — 2006/0116(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2006)0354),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 179(1) and 181a(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the

Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0206/2006),

— having regard to the Declaration of the Commission on the Democratic Scrutiny and Coherence of
External Actions annexed to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline
and sound financial management (1) (IIA) and the related exchange of letters,

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on
Development, of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and of the Committee on
Budgets (A6-0376/2006);

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2. Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal
substantially or replace it with another text;

3. Considers that the financial envelope indicated in the legislative proposal must be compatible with the
ceiling of heading 4 of the multiannual financial framework and points out that the annual amount will be
decided within the annual budgetary procedure, in accordance with point 37 of the IIA;

4.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.

(1) OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0116

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 12 December 2006 with a view to
the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2006 of the European Parliament and Council on establishing
a financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (European
Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 179(1) and
181a(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty (1),

(1) Position of the European Parliament of 12 December 2006.