je seznanjen z obstojem pododborov za človekove pravice, ki združujejo države ob južni obali Sredozemlja (Maroko, Tunizijo, Libanon, Jordanijo, Egipt, Izrael in palestinske oblasti) v okviru evropske sosedske politike, ter poziva Svet in Komisijo, naj v sklopu pogajanj o nadgradnji dvostranskih odnosov oblikujeta pododbore za človekove pravice z vsemi sosednjimi državami; ponovno poziva k temu, da bi bili poslanci vključeni v pripravo teh srečanj in bi bili obveščeni o njihovem izidu; izraža zadovoljstvo nad tem, da se delegacije Komisije v partnerskih državah in njene službe v Bruslju v vseh fazah posvetujejo s civilno družbo; si vseeno zastavlja vprašanje o učinkovitosti in skladnosti uporabljene metodologije in zlasti meril ocenjevanja opravljenih razprav znotraj teh pododborov; ocenjuje, da morajo pododbori omogočiti specifično spremljanje vprašanj človekovih pravic iz akcijskega načrta, čeprav poudarja, da se razprave o človekovih pravicah vseeno ne smejo omejiti zgolj na pododbore in poudarja pomen usklajevanja z drugimi pododbori, ki obravnavajo vprašanja, povezana s človekovimi pravicami, na primer migracije; poudarja, da je treba ta vprašanja vključiti v politični dialog na najvišji ravni, da se poveča usklajenost politike EU na tem področju; ostaja prepričan, da bi bila lahko evropska sosedska politika, kakor je začrtana (akcijski načrt, poročilo o spremljanju in pododbori), resnični vzvod uveljavljanja človekovih pravic, če bi Evropska unija jasno pokazala resnično politično voljo do tega, da od držav partneric skladno, sistematično in na vseh področjih zahteva spoštovanje človekovih pravic kot prednostno nalogo; zato meni, da mora biti spoštovanje človekovih pravic in demokratičnih načel temeljni pogoj za krepitev odnosov med Unijo in tretjo državo; v zvezi s sklenitvijo okvirnega sporazuma z Libijo poziva Svet in Komisijo, naj namenita ustrezno pozornost dialogu in sodelovanju glede človekovih pravic;
Notes the existence of human rights subcommittees involving countries on the southern shore of the Mediterranean (Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Israel and the Palestinian Authority) in the context of the European Neighbourhood Policy and calls on the Council and the Commission to set up human rights subcommittees with all neighbourhood countries; reiterates its call for parliamentarians to be associated with the preparations for meetings of such subcommittees and to be informed of their outcome; welcomes the consultation with civil society, both before and after, by the Commission delegation in the country concerned and by the Commission's relevant departments in Brussels; questions, however, the effectiveness and coherence of the methodology used, and, in particular, of the criteria for evaluating the discussions held in these subcommittees; believes that these subcommittees should allow the human rights issues included in the action plan to be specifically followed up but 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 increase the coherence of the EU's policy in this field; is convinced that the European Neighbourhood Policy as designed and structured (action plan, follow-up report and subcommittees) could give real leverage for the promotion of human rights were the European Union to demonstrate a genuine political will to ensure respect for the primacy of human rights in a coherent, systematic and wide-ranging manner; believes, therefore, that respect for human rights and democratic principles must be a precondition for strengthening relations between the Union and a third country; in the context of concluding a framework agreement with Libya, calls on the Council and the Commission to give due attention to dialogue and cooperation on human rights;