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The Commission should consider revising and updating this Communication so as to include established practices, such as those based on 'the Declaration', and address future challenges.
The Commission should consider revising and updating this Communication so as to include established practices, such as those based on 'the Declaration', and address future challenges.
The Role of the Parliament
The Role of the Parliament
As regards to its internal organisation, the Parliament established the Election Coordination Group in November 2001, in charge of coordinating all election observation activities and establishing the priorities for election observation.
As regards to its internal organisation, the Parliament established the Election Coordination Group in November 2001, in charge of coordinating all election observation activities and establishing the priorities for election observation.
As the elected parliamentary body of the EU, the Commission Communication envisaged a special role for the Parliament.
As the elected parliamentary body of the EU, the Commission Communication envisaged a special role for the Parliament.
Its involvement in this policy provides EU EOMs with a political added value reinforcing their visibility and increasing their level of attention from the media and the public.
Its involvement in this policy provides EU EOMs with a political added value reinforcing their visibility and increasing their level of attention from the media and the public.
It is indeed in the framework of long-term missions that the Parliament should send election observation delegations, since only such missions can provide a comprehensive and rigorous judgement of an electoral process.
It is indeed in the framework of long-term missions that the Parliament should send election observation delegations, since only such missions can provide a comprehensive and rigorous judgement of an electoral process.
The role of MEPs, however, necessarily differs from that of other Short-term Observers because, as elected parliamentarians, MEPs provide a particular perspective and experience which can lead to a careful political assessment of a given electoral process.
The role of MEPs, however, necessarily differs from that of other Short-term Observers because, as elected parliamentarians, MEPs provide a particular perspective and experience which can lead to a careful political assessment of a given electoral process.
In all, the experience of the Parliament's involvement in EU EOMs is highly positive, but some aspects can still be improved.
In all, the experience of the Parliament's involvement in EU EOMs is highly positive, but some aspects can still be improved.
A very important one is the inadequate level of compliance with the guidelines established by the Conference of Presidents by participating MEPs.
A very important one is the inadequate level of compliance with the guidelines established by the Conference of Presidents by participating MEPs.
Indeed, there have been in the past inopportune examples of MEPs lacking the necessary impartiality required from an electoral observer.
Indeed, there have been in the past inopportune examples of MEPs lacking the necessary impartiality required from an electoral observer.
In the future, MEPs who wish to participate in these delegations should strictly follow the established guidelines.
In the future, MEPs who wish to participate in these delegations should strictly follow the established guidelines.
A further increasingly controversial aspect is the role of observer delegations from the Parliament’s political groups.
A further increasingly controversial aspect is the role of observer delegations from the Parliament’s political groups.
Whereas the political groups are free to send delegations to observe elections in third countries and carry out their own agendas, their activities should not undermine the credibility and visibility of the official Parliament election observation delegation nor that of the EU EOM.
Whereas the political groups are free to send delegations to observe elections in third countries and carry out their own agendas, their activities should not undermine the credibility and visibility of the official Parliament election observation delegation nor that of the EU EOM.
Inter-Institutional Relations
Inter-Institutional Relations
EU EOMs are conducted under the community pillar and thus involve all EU institutions and Member States including the Commission delegations and the Member States’ diplomatic missions in the host countries.
EU EOMs are conducted under the community pillar and thus involve all EU institutions and Member States including the Commission delegations and the Member States’ diplomatic missions in the host countries.
The Commission plays the leading role in this policy, in charge of planning and implementing EU EOMs.
The Commission plays the leading role in this policy, in charge of planning and implementing EU EOMs.
The Council is consulted through COHOM, the Geographical Working Groups and the Human Rights Committee and the Parliament through the Election Coordination Group.
The Council is consulted through COHOM, the Geographical Working Groups and the Human Rights Committee and the Parliament through the Election Coordination Group.
Overall, EU coordination has generally been positive.
Overall, EU coordination has generally been positive.
A good example is the celebration of joint conferences and seminars, such as the Joint Commission-Parliament Seminar on EU Election Observation in September 2007.
A good example is the celebration of joint conferences and seminars, such as the Joint Commission-Parliament Seminar on EU Election Observation in September 2007.
EU coordination has, however, in the past, suffered some severe incoherencies.
EU coordination has, however, in the past, suffered some severe incoherencies.
A key aspect is the need to coordinate all public statements made with regard to the findings of EU EOMs, as the former have a crucial impact on the effectiveness, credibility and visibility of the later.
A key aspect is the need to coordinate all public statements made with regard to the findings of EU EOMs, as the former have a crucial impact on the effectiveness, credibility and visibility of the later.
In this regard, the press conference, where the statement of preliminary findings should be released for the first time, has been identified as a crucial moment.
In this regard, the press conference, where the statement of preliminary findings should be released for the first time, has been identified as a crucial moment.
This has regrettably not always been the case.
This has regrettably not always been the case.
For instance, the EU EOM in Togo 2007 was seriously undermined, when the Commission issued a press release commenting on the elections some few hours before the official press conference took place in Lomé.
For instance, the EU EOM in Togo 2007 was seriously undermined, when the Commission issued a press release commenting on the elections some few hours before the official press conference took place in Lomé.
Furthermore, there should be an enhanced consultation between institutions.
Furthermore, there should be an enhanced consultation between institutions.
In particular, the Council should regularly participate in EGC meetings and the Parliament should be given observer status at COHOM.
In particular, the Council should regularly participate in EGC meetings and the Parliament should be given observer status at COHOM.
Insufficient and even incoherent follow-up to EU EOMs still occurs in many cases and clearly limits their impact and effectiveness.
Insufficient and even incoherent follow-up to EU EOMs still occurs in many cases and clearly limits their impact and effectiveness.
In this light, some past examples have shown that the EU and its Member have continued to conduct "business as usual" with states whose electoral processes had been severely criticized by an EU EOM.
In this light, some past examples have shown that the EU and its Member have continued to conduct "business as usual" with states whose electoral processes had been severely criticized by an EU EOM.
A regrettable example was the 2005 elections in Ethiopia, after which, despite the violent suppression of the opposition and wide-spread arrests, the EU did not invoke art.
A regrettable example was the 2005 elections in Ethiopia, after which, despite the violent suppression of the opposition and wide-spread arrests, the EU did not invoke art.
96 of the Cotonou Agreement.
96 of the Cotonou Agreement.
On the other side, electoral process that were perceived as democratic and up to international standards by EU EOMs, have been criticized by the EU and its Members.
On the other side, electoral process that were perceived as democratic and up to international standards by EU EOMs, have been criticized by the EU and its Members.
This was the case with the legislative elections in the West Bank and Gaza in 2006.
This was the case with the legislative elections in the West Bank and Gaza in 2006.
These incoherencies are deeply regrettable and seriously undermine the fragile idea of democracy in these countries as well as the image of the EU as a global actor.
These incoherencies are deeply regrettable and seriously undermine the fragile idea of democracy in these countries as well as the image of the EU as a global actor.
Follow-up remains, therefore, the key challenge to be addressed and, in this regard, a clear distinction needs to be made between technical and political follow-up.
Follow-up remains, therefore, the key challenge to be addressed and, in this regard, a clear distinction needs to be made between technical and political follow-up.
To begin with, some aspects of elections cannot be fully covered under the current model.
To begin with, some aspects of elections cannot be fully covered under the current model.
The process of drafting the electoral legal framework or that of voter registration as well as the electoral complaints and appeals can not always be comprehensively covered by an EU EOM deployed for around three months.
The process of drafting the electoral legal framework or that of voter registration as well as the electoral complaints and appeals can not always be comprehensively covered by an EU EOM deployed for around three months.
To tackle this, the Commission should establish a standard response procedure by deploying specialised missions to analyse these specific aspects of the electoral process.
To tackle this, the Commission should establish a standard response procedure by deploying specialised missions to analyse these specific aspects of the electoral process.
As regards technical follow-up, election assistance remains the best form to provide a long-term strategic engagement throughout the electoral cycle that best interacts with EU EOMs.
As regards technical follow-up, election assistance remains the best form to provide a long-term strategic engagement throughout the electoral cycle that best interacts with EU EOMs.
In this light, beyond observation, the EU has given considerable attention to the methodology of assistance where it has invested significantly more funds: over € 400 million since 2000.
In this light, beyond observation, the EU has given considerable attention to the methodology of assistance where it has invested significantly more funds: over € 400 million since 2000.
A special attention needs to be given in this respect to reinforcing the independence and credibility of Electoral Managements Bodies (EMBs), since this plays an essential role in increasing public confidence in elections and might help to reduce post-election violence.
A special attention needs to be given in this respect to reinforcing the independence and credibility of Electoral Managements Bodies (EMBs), since this plays an essential role in increasing public confidence in elections and might help to reduce post-election violence.
Nevertheless, on some occasions, the root cause for poor election practice is political rather than technical.
Nevertheless, on some occasions, the root cause for poor election practice is political rather than technical.
It is in these cases where follow-up at the political level can make an impact and where all institutions should send a common, coordinated message.
It is in these cases where follow-up at the political level can make an impact and where all institutions should send a common, coordinated message.
The Council and the Commission should bring the findings of EU EOMs into their political dialogues with the country concerned and should not fail to refer to these findings in their declarations and statements.
The Council and the Commission should bring the findings of EU EOMs into their political dialogues with the country concerned and should not fail to refer to these findings in their declarations and statements.
The Parliament, in turn, should continue to incorporate these findings into its resolutions.
The Parliament, in turn, should continue to incorporate these findings into its resolutions.
A positive experience in this sense was the prompt statements of the Parliament and the Council right after the 2007 Kenyan elections, which extensively refer to the findings of the EU EOM.
A positive experience in this sense was the prompt statements of the Parliament and the Council right after the 2007 Kenyan elections, which extensively refer to the findings of the EU EOM.
Furthermore, it is evident that a democratic parliamentary election is of limited value if the elected institution enjoys no significant powers and is dominated by the executive.
Furthermore, it is evident that a democratic parliamentary election is of limited value if the elected institution enjoys no significant powers and is dominated by the executive.
In this light, the Parliament should be determined to play an important role in the field of parliamentary institution building.
In this light, the Parliament should be determined to play an important role in the field of parliamentary institution building.
A further important trend for future practice should be the organisation of joint election observation delegations with the counterpart members of the ACP-EU JPA, the EMPA and the EuroLat.
A further important trend for future practice should be the organisation of joint election observation delegations with the counterpart members of the ACP-EU JPA, the EMPA and the EuroLat.
This would enhance the level of mutual understanding, facilitate the exchange of expertise and reinforce parliamentary capacity building.
This would enhance the level of mutual understanding, facilitate the exchange of expertise and reinforce parliamentary capacity building.
ПРОЕКТОСТАНОВИЩЕ на комисията по развитие
OPINION OF THE COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT (*)
относно мисиите на ЕС за наблюдение на избори: цели, практики и бъдещи предизвикателства
on EU Election Observation Missions: objectives, practices and future challenges
(*) Процедура на засилено сътрудничество между комисии – член 47 от Правилника за дейността
(*) Procedure with associated committees - Rule 47 of the Rules of Procedure
А. като има предвид, че, както се посочва в приетата на 1 април 1999 г. в Страсбург резолюция на Съвместната парламентарна асамблея АКТБ-ЕС относно сътрудничеството между държавите от АКТБ и ЕС и участието в изборните процеси в държавите от АКТБ и относно ролята на Съвместната асамблея
A. whereas as stated in the resolution of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly adopted on 1 April 1999 in Strasbourg on ACP-EU cooperation and involvement in electoral processes in ACP countries and the role of the Joint Assembly
ОВ C 271, 24.9.1999 г., стр. 57. , намаляването на бедността, което е основната цел на европейската политика за развитие, изисква наличието на демокрация на участието и отговорни, некорумпирани правителства,
OJ C 271, 24.9.1999, p.57. , reducing poverty, which is the central objective of the EU's development policy, requires the existence of participatory democracy and responsible, corruption-free governments,
Б. като има предвид, че, както се подчертава в Споразумението за партньорство между членовете на групата държави от Африка, Карибите и Тихоокеанския басейн, от една страна, и Европейската общност и нейните държави-членки, от друга страна, подписано в Котону, Бенин, на 23 юни 2000 г.
B. whereas as underlined in the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou, Benin, on 23 June 2000
ОВ L 317, 15.12.2000 г., стр. 3.
OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p.
(Споразумение от Котону), партньорството между държавите от АКТБ и ЕС активно ще спомага за насърчаването на правата на човека, процеса на демократизация, утвърждаването на принципа на правовата държава и доброто управление,
3. (the Cotonou Agreement), the partnership between the ACP States and the EU shall actively support the promotion of human rights, process of democratisation, consolidation of the rule of law, and good governance,
10. призовава да се обърне сериозно внимание, където е възможно, на добавената стойност от консултациите, сътрудничеството и обмена на опит между Парламента и парламентарните делегации и мисии на АКТБ в по-широкия контекст на външните дейности на ЕС и във връзка с други национални и международни мисии за наблюдение;
Calls for serious consideration to be given to the added value, where practicable, of consultation, cooperation and knowledge-sharing between Parliament and ACP parliamentary delegations and missions in the broader context of the external action of the EU, and in relation to other national and international observation missions;
Roberta Alma Anastase, Bastiaan Belder, André Brie, Elmar Brok, Colm Burke, Marco Cappato, Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos, Hélène Flautre, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Michael Gahler, Bronisław Geremek, Maciej Marian Giertych, Alfred Gomolka, Klaus Hänsch, Richard Howitt, Jana Hybášková, Jelko Kacin, Ioannis Kasoulides, Metin Kazak, Maria Eleni Koppa, Helmut Kuhne, Vytautas Landsbergis, Johannes Lebech, Francisco José Millán Mon, Philippe Morillon, Pasqualina Napoletano, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, null Nicholson of Winterbourne, Raimon Obiols i Germà, Vural Öger, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Cem Özdemir, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Béatrice Patrie, Alojz Peterle, Hubert Pirker, Samuli Pohjamo, Michel Rocard, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Libor Rouček, Christian Rovsing, Katrin Saks, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, György Schöpflin, Inese Vaidere, Ari Vatanen, Kristian Vigenin, Zbigniew Zaleski, Josef Zieleniec
Roberta Alma Anastase, Bastiaan Belder, André Brie, Elmar Brok, Colm Burke, Marco Cappato, Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos, Hélène Flautre, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Michael Gahler, Bronisław Geremek, Maciej Marian Giertych, Alfred Gomolka, Klaus Hänsch, Richard Howitt, Jana Hybášková, Jelko Kacin, Ioannis Kasoulides, Metin Kazak, Maria Eleni Koppa, Helmut Kuhne, Vytautas Landsbergis, Johannes Lebech, Francisco José Millán Mon, Philippe Morillon, Pasqualina Napoletano, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, Raimon Obiols i Germà, Vural Öger, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Cem Özdemir, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Béatrice Patrie, Alojz Peterle, Hubert Pirker, Samuli Pohjamo, Michel Rocard, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Libor Rouček, Christian Rovsing, Katrin Saks, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, György Schöpflin, Inese Vaidere, Ari Vatanen, Kristian Vigenin, Zbigniew Zaleski, Josef Zieleniec
Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Giulietto Chiesa, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Milan Horáček, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Tunne Kelam, Doris Pack, Aloyzas Sakalas, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García
Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Giulietto Chiesa, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Milan Horáček, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Tunne Kelam, Doris Pack, Aloyzas Sakalas, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García
относно безследно изчезналите лица в Кипър − последващи действия след резолюцията на Европейския парламент от 15 март 2007 г.
on Missing persons in Cyprus − Follow-up to the European Parliament resolution of 15 March 2007
PE 400.663v03-00
PE 400.663v03-00
РЕЗУЛТАТ ОТ ОКОНЧАТЕЛНОТО ГЛАСУВАНЕ В КОМИСИЯ.....................................6
RESULT OF FINAL VOTE IN COMMITTEE...........................................................................6
– като взе предвид своята резолюция от 15 март 2007 г. относно безследно изчезналите лица в Кипър
– having regard to its resolution of 15 March 2007 on missing persons in Cyprus
– като взе предвид съответните доклади на генералния секретар на ООН
– having regard to the relevant reports of the United Nations SecretaryGeneral
Предимно последния доклад относно дейността на ООН в Кипър (S/2007/699), Глава IV. , резолюциите на Съвета за сигурност на ООН
Notably the latest one on the United Nations operation in Cyprus (S/2007/699), Chapter IV. , resolutions of the United Nations Security Council
Предимно резолюция 1789 (2007) от 14 декември 2007 г. и международните инициативи, предприети с цел разследване на случилото се с безследно изчезналите лица в Кипър
Notably resolution 1789 (2007) of 14 December 2007. and international initiatives taken to investigate the fate of missing persons in Cyprus
Комитет за безследно изчезналите лица в Кипър:
Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus:
– като взе предвид решенията на Европейския съд по правата на човека (ЕСПЧ) от 10 май 2001 г.
– having regard to the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) of 10 May 2001
– като взе предвид доклада на комисията по граждански свободи, правосъдие и вътрешни работи ( A6-0139/2008 ),
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs ( A6-0139/2008 ),
А. като има предвид, че посещението от страна на докладчика към Комитета за безследно изчезналите лица (КБИЛ) на местата, на които се извършва ексхумацията, антропологичната лаборатория на двете общности, както и на семействата на безследно изчезнали лица в Кипър, беше свързано изключително с целта да се проучи хуманитарният проблем по отношение на безследно изчезналите лица (кипърски гърци и кипърски турци), който произлиза от правото на техните роднини да узнаят участта им,
A. whereas the visit of the rapporteur to the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) to the exhumation sites, to the bi-communal anthropological laboratory and to the families of missing persons in Cyprus was exclusively meant to examine the humanitarian problem of the missing persons (Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots) deriving from the right of the relatives of the missing persons to know their fate,
Б. като има предвид, че все още продължава силната болка и непоносимото страдание на семействата на изчезналите лица, които с десетилетия не са знаели за участта на своите скъпи родственици, и че поради това трябва да се положат всички възможни усилия за ускоряване на разследванията, докато все още очевидци могат да дадат показания,
B. whereas the great agony and suffering of the families of the missing persons, who have remained ignorant of the fate of their beloved relatives for decades, still continues and whereas all efforts must therefore be made to expedite the investigations while eye-witnesses can still give evidence,
В. като има предвид, че КБИЛ в Кипър е постигнал напредък след 2004 г., при ексхумацията и идентифицирането на останките, и демонстрира решителността си да не спира дотук, с оглед постигане на резултати, които могат да бъдат реализирани само ако се увеличи капацитетът му, особено по отношение на работата на терен,
C. whereas the CMP in Cyprus has made progress since 2004, with the exhumation and identification of remains, and shows determination to move forward, with a view to achieving results which can only be achieved if their capacity is increased, particularly in the field,