91. opfordrer Rådet og Kommissionen til at etablere menneskerettighedsunderudvalg for alle nabolande og navnlig for Israel som led i drøftelserne om en opgradering af de bilaterale forbindelser og i overensstemmelse med parternes hensigtserklæringer efter mødet i den 16. juni 2008; glæder sig over underudvalgets første møde med Den Palæstinensiske Myndighed den 2. december 2008; gentager sin opfordring til inddragelse af parlamentsmedlemmer i forberedelserne af underudvalgenes møder, og at de bliver underrettet om resultaterne heraf; gentager, som det gælder i Tunesiens tilfælde, at der på møderne i underudvalgene især kan fokuseres på at sikre stabiliteten i det berørte underudvalg og at skabe tillid blandt parterne; bemærker, at det underudvalg, der beskæftiger sig af Marokko, med tiden bør træde ind i en mere resultatorienteret fase, opstille konkrete benchmarks og indikatorer for fremskridt og sikre muligheden for at tage enkeltsager op; understreger, at diskussionerne om menneskerettigheder bestemt ikke bør begrænses til disse underudvalg, og fremhæver betydningen af samordning med andre underudvalg, der beskæftiger sig med menneskerettighedsrelaterede emner såsom migration; fremhæver behovet for at lade disse spørgsmål indgå i den politiske dialog på højeste plan med henblik på at styrke sammenhængen i EU's politik på dette område og reducere divergenserne i de erklæringer om menneskerettighedssituationen, der fremsættes af begge parter i pressen; glæder sig i forbindelse med indgåelsen af en rammeaftale med Libyen over, at der er indledt forhandlinger, og opfordrer Rådet og Kommissionen til at tage behørigt hensyn til dialog og samarbejde om menneskerettigheder;
Urges the Council and the Commission to set up human rights subcommittees with all neighbourhood countries, and in particular with Israel, as part of the negotiations on an upgrading of the bilateral relations and in accordance with the intention expressed by both parties as a result of the Association Council on 16 June 2008; welcomes the first meeting of the subcommittee with the Palestinian Authority on 2 December 2008; reiterates its call for parliamentarians to be associated with the preparations for meetings of such subcommittees and to be informed of their outcome; points out once again that, as in the case of Tunisia, the subcommittees’ sessions might focus on establishing the durability of the subcommittee concerned and fostering trust and confidence amongst the partners; points out that the subcommittee dealing with Morocco should eventually move towards a results-oriented phase, with the establishment of concrete benchmarks and indicators of progress, as well as the possibility of raising individual cases; stresses that discussions on human rights should certainly not be confined to these subcommittees, and emphasises the importance of coordination with other subcommittees dealing with human rights-related issues, such as migration; highlights the need to include these issues in the political dialogue up to the highest level so as to enhance the coherence of the EU’s policy in this field and reduce discrepancies in statements on the human rights situation given by both sides to the press; in the context of concluding a framework agreement with Libya, welcomes the opening of the negotiations and calls on the Council and the Commission to give due attention to dialogue and cooperation on human rights;