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EURO-LATIN AMERICAN PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY

Committee on Political Affairs, Security and Human Rights

MeetingTuesday, 16 July 2013, 16.30-18.30

Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 17.00 - 19.00Vilnius - Seimas

Room: Constitution Room (Building 1)

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Assemblée Parlementaire Euro-Latino AméricaineAssembleia Parlamentar Euro-Latino-Americana

Parlamentarische Versammlung Europa-Lateinamerika


DRAFT AGENDAMeeting

Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 16.30-18.30Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 17.00 - 19.00

Vilnius - SeimasRoom: Constitution Room (Building 1)

Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 16.30-18.30

1. Adoption of draft agenda

2. Exchange of views with Mr Linas Linkevicius, Foreign Affairs Minister of Lithuania, on the priorities of the Lithuanian Presidency of the European Union (tbc)

3. Possibly, election of members of the committee bureau

4. Approval of minutes of meeting of: 24 January 2013 (Santiago de Chile) PV-AP 101.319v01-00

5. Co-chairs’ announcements

6. Joint motion for a resolution: ‘Citizen participation and democracy in the EU and Latin America’EP co-rapporteur: María Irigoyen Pérez (S&D)LAC co-rapporteur: William Vélez (Parlandino)

Consideration of amendments

7. Urgent topic: Fight against drugs in the EU and the CELACExchange of views with:

Ms Déborah Salgado, Ambassador, President of the Coordination and Cooperation Mechanism on Drugs of CELAC

Mr Alexis Goosdeel, Head of Unit Reitox and International Cooperation(European Monitoring Centre for Drugs)

Dr Bettina Trueb, EU-LAC Foundation

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Wednesday, 17 July 2013, 17.00 - 19.00

8. Joint motion for a resolution: ‘Citizen participation and democracy in the EU and Latin America’EP co-rapporteur: María Irigoyen Pérez (S&D)LAC co-rapporteur: William Vélez (Parlandino)

Voting

9. Joint motion for a resolution: ‘Transparency and corruption in Europe and Latin America’EP co-rapporteur: Renate Weber (ALDE)LAC co-rapporteur: Patricio Zambrano (Parlandino)

Exchange of views

10. Any other business

11. Date and place of next meeting

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LINAS LINKEVIČIUS MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date and place of birth: 6 January 1961, Vilnius

Marital status: Married

EDUCATION

1978-1983 Faculty of Automatics, Kaunas Polytechnic Institute

WORK EXPERIENCE

From 13 December 2012 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania

2012 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the

Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of Belarus

2011-2012 Ambassador-at-Large, Transatlantic Cooperation and

Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the

Republic of Lithuania

Public consultant of the Prime Minister of the Republic of

Lithuania

2005-2011 Permanent Representative of Lithuania on the North Atlantic

Council

2000-2004 Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania

1997-2000 Ambassador, Head of the Lithuanian Mission to both the

WEU and NATO

1997 Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of

Lithuania

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1993-1996 Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania

1992-1993 Deputy Chairman of Parliamentary Commission of Foreign

Affairs, Head of Lithuanian Parliamentary delegation to the

North Atlantic Assembly

1992-1996 Member of the Seimas (Parliament) of the Republic of

Lithuania

1992 Chairman of the Council of the Lithuanian Labour Youth

Union

1990-1992 Responsible employee of the Central Committee of the

independent Lithuanian Communist Party, Senior Consultant

of the Parliamentary Group of the Democratic Labour Party

of Lithuania

1983-1989 Employee in Communist Youth Organisations

DIPLOMATIC RANK

since 2 December, 2003 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

DECORATIONS

2001 The Order of Three Stars, Third Class (Latvia)

2003 Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke

Gediminas

2004 Grand Cross of the Order of the Cross of Vytis

2005 The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, Second Class

(Estonia)

2011 Order of Honour (Georgia)

FOREIGN LANGUAGES English, Russian

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MINUTES of the meeting of

24 January 2013, 15.30 – 17.30

Santiago, Chile

Parliamentary Chamber, Chilean Chamber of Deputies

The meeting opened at 15.30 on 24 January 2013, with the Co-Chairs Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (PPE, ES) and Gabriela Cuevas (EU-Mexico JPC, PAN) in the chair.

1. Adoption of agenda AP101.295v06-00

The draft agenda was adopted as indicated in the minutes.

2. Election of members to the Committee's Bureau

Ms Gabriela Cuevas (EU-Mexico JPC, PAN) had been elected as the Committee’s Co-Chair and Mr Roy Daza (Parlatino, Venezuela) as Co-Vice-Chair.

3. Approval of minutes of the last meeting PV-AP 101.063v01-00

The minutes of the meeting on 10 November 2012 (Cádiz, Spain) were approved.

4. Joint motion for a resolution: ‘Citizen participation and democracy in the EU and Latin America’

EP co-rapporteur: María Irigoyen Pérez (S&D)LAC co-rapporteur: William Vélez (Parlandino)

Exchange of views

The two co-rapporteurs shared their final thoughts on the joint draft motion for a resolution:

María Irigoyen Pérez (S&D) reiterated that the demands of citizens had to be met, that democracy had to be reformed where it was not working, an end brought to political corruption and to ever growing inequalities, and solutions found for citizens who wanted to enter more into dialogue.

William Vélez (Parlandino) reiterated that swift action showing commitment to

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citizens had to be taken urgently and that there was a huge need for transparency and for citizen-oriented policies.

Speakers: Nuno Melo (PPE, PT), Luis De Grandes (PPE, ES), John Attard-Montalto (S&D, MT), Willy Meyer (GUE/NGL, ES), Raul Romeva (Verts, ES) and the co-rapporteurs Maria Irigoyen (S&D, ES) and William Vélez (Parlandino, Colombia)

The Co-Chair said that the deadline for tabling amendments would be announced later and that the vote would take place during the committee’s next meeting in July 2013.

5. Topic for debate: ‘Transparency and corruption in Europe and Latin America’

EP co-rapporteur: Renate Weber (ALDE)LAC co-rapporteur: Patricio Zambrano (Parlandino, Ecuador)

Exchange of views

Renate Weber (ALDE) stressed that a broad and accepted definition was needed to cover fully the term ‘corruption’. She welcomed both the setting up of the temporary CRIM Committee at the European Parliament, whose work on this subject was closely tied to work on cross-border crime, and progress made towards legislation that would make it possible to punish fraud affecting the EU and to freeze assets obtained from crime, terrorism and corruption. She finished by stressing the following points:

− need to legislate;− creation of institutional capacity;− informer protection programme;− the question of media ownership;− a ban on monopolies to help a genuine market economy; − budgetary discharge to monitor public expenditure and signal immediately any

incorrect use of said expenditure.

As Patricio Zambrano (Parlandino) was absent, his working document should be consulted.

Speakers: Jorge Pizarro (EU-Chile JPC), Gesine Meissner (ALDE), Augusto Valle (Parlacen, Nicaragua) and the co-rapporteur Renate Weber.

The Co-Chair announced that the two co-rapporteurs’ working documents would form the basis of a forthcoming joint motion for a resolution to be presented during the committee’s next meeting in July 2013.

6. Urgent topic: ‘Synergies between the CELAC-EU Summit and the Ibero-American Summit’

Mr Enrique Iglesias, Secretary-General of SEGIB, spoke on this subject, stressing the following points:

These two major summits had many points in common:

Firstly, Latin America was the meeting point for many cultures and for many of the

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values (peace, democracy, respect for human rights) that underpinned both summits. The development model was also something common to both parties. Latin America had followed the welfare state model for very many years. It was the same for the integration process, which was a common platform for the two summits. There were also synergies in key priorities: education, technology and innovation, social cooperation, youth employment, the situation of the elderly and infrastructure.But the most important and topical subject was probably experience of crises, something Latin America was extremely familiar with and which could help the European Union greatly.

Lastly, Mr Iglesias wished to send a message to the governements responsible for the two summits, calling on them to agree that the two summits should alternate with one another, thereby avoiding all duplication.Speakers: Ignacio Salafranca (PPE, ES), Roy Daza (Parlatino, Venezuela), Dorindo Cortez (Parlacen, Panama), and Ricardo Cortes Lastra (S&D, ES).The Co-Chair gave the floor back to Mr Iglesias so he could set out his conclusions. Mr Iglesias wished to emphasise that, historically, Euro-Latin American relations had been strengthened over the previous 12 years or so. Moreover, Latin America was part of a dynamic market; it was a major producer of raw materials (foodstuffs, energy, minerals, etc.), a fact that had recently consolidated the region’s position on the international stage.On the subject of integration, he added that this was now a reality and that flexibility was required. It was necessary to take the regional integration process deeper, while remaining open and proactive at international level.

Lastly, Latin America was making progress on reducing inequalities. This was a problem that affected all countries and other major issues had to be taken into consideration in solving it. For example, current youth problems were strongly linked to inequalities and initiatives targeting young people should be implemented therefore.

7. Other business

Ms Nicole Sinclaire (MEP) spoke on the Falkland Islands issue, stating that the Treaty of Lisbon recognised the Falkland Islands as a territory of the United Kingdom. The right of people to self-determination also had to be recognised and 100 % of the inhabitants of the Falkland Islands wanted to remain British.

Mr Daniel Filmus (Parlasur, Argentine) also spoke on the Falkland Islands, saying that Latin America as a whole wanted to see this disagreement settled through dialogue. He recalled Point 57 of the Montevideo Declaration:

‘We call for negotiations to be resumed between the Governments of the Argentine Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in order to find as soon as possible a peaceful, just and lasting solution to the dispute over sovereignty, in line with Resolution 2065 (XX) and other relevant resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly on the Falklands Islands;’

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Speaker: The Co-Chair Agustín Diaz de Mera (PPE, ES).

8. Date and place of next meeting

The next meeting of the Committee on Political Affairs, Security and Human Rights would take place in Europe, in July 2013, in line with the Eurolat Assembly’s programme for 2013.

The meeting adjourned at 17.30.

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LISTA DE ASISTENCIA / RECORD OF ATTENDANCE / LISTE DE PRÉSENCE / LISTA DE PRESENÇAS

Miembros EuroLat / EuroLat Members / Membres EuroLat / Membros EuroLat

PARLATINO: Elias Castillo, Dorindo Cortez, Roy Daza, Tubal Paez, Julio Salazar, Vicente Antonio Zeballos Salinas

PARLANDINO: William Vélez

PARLACEN: Edgar Dedet, William Hernandez, Gloria Oquelí, Augusto Valle

PARLASUR: José Bayardi (Co-Vicepresidente), Guillermo Carmona, Daniel Filmus

CPM UE-MEXICO: Gabriela Cuevas Barrón (Copresidente), Luis Antonio González Roldán

CPM UE-CHILE: Jorge Pizarro

PARLAMENTO EUROPEO:

Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (Copresidente), John Attard-Montalto, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, António Fernando Correia de Campos, Ricardo Cortés Lastra, Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón, Luis de Grandes Pascual, María Irigoyen Pérez, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Gesine Meissner, Nuno Melo, Emilio Menéndez del Valle, Willy Meyer, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Raül Romeva i Rueda, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Nicole Sinclaire, Renate Weber

Por invitación de los Copresidentes / At the invitation of the Co-Chairs / Sur l'invitation des co-présidents / A convite dos Co-Presidentes

: Enrique V. Iglesias (Secretario General Iberoamericano SEGIB)

Secretaría de los Parlamentos Latinoamericanos / Latin-American Parliaments Secretariat

Parlatino Humberto Peláez Gutiérrez, Victoria Valencia, Julieta de San FélixParlandino Rubén Vélez Nuñez, Pedro Montero

ParlacenParlasur Jaime Carreta

Congreso México Roberto Chaparro Senado Chile

Secretariado del Parlamento Europeo / European Parliament Secretariat

Co-Secretariado EuroLat

Pedro Neves, Julian Conthe Yoldi

DG Políticas ExternasAsistente Anneli König, Rosa-Maria Licop Cabo

Secretaría de los Grupos Políticos del PE / EP Political Groups Secretariat

PPE Juan Salafranca, Analia GlogowskiS&D Jean-François Vallin

ALDE Itziar Munoa SalaverriaVerdes/ALE Gaby Küppers

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ECR Gabriel BeszłejGUE/NGL

EFDNI

Otros participantes / Other participants

Parlamento Europeo

Laura Ballarin Cereza, Saray Espejo Benito, Isabel Garcia Tamara, Alexandra Entrena Rovers, Klaas de Boer

Comisión EuropeaEESC Paulo Barros Vale

Cuerpo DiplomáticoOtros Julieta de San Félix, Ada Martínez, Carlos Molina del Pozo (Universidad de Alcalá de Henares), Uli

Wacker (Director para América Latina de la Fundación Friedrich Naumann Stiftung, México)

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EURO-LATIN AMERICAN PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY


07.12.2012 PROVISIONAL

DRAFT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Citizen participation and democracy in Latin America and the European Union

EP Co-rapporteur: María Irigoyen Pérez (S&D)LAC Co-rapporteur: William Vélez Mesa (Parlandino)

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Citizen participation and democracy in Latin America and the European Union

The Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly,

having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and in particular Articles 18-25 (Part two) thereof on non-discrimination and citizenship of the Union,

having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in particular Chapter V (Articles 39-46) thereof on citizens’ rights,

having regard to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on the citizens’ initiative,

having regard to the declarations made at the six summits of Heads of State or Government of Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union, held respectively in Rio de Janeiro (28-29 June 1999), Madrid (17-18 May 2002), Guadalajara (28-29 May 2004), Vienna (11-13 May 2006), Lima (15-17 May 2008) and Madrid (17-18 May 2010),

having regard to the declarations adopted at the 17 Interparliamentary Conferences held between the European Union and Latin America and the Caribbean (1974-2005),

having regard to the Commission’s 2001 White Paper on Governance,

having regard to the Commission’s initiatives to encourage citizen participation: Plan D (2006), which sought to increase and deepen the debate on participatory democracy at European level, and the European Citizens’ Initiative (2010),

having regard to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report ‘Deepening democracy in a fragmented world’ (New York, UNDP, 2002),

having regard to the UNDP report ‘Democracy in Latin America: Toward a Citizens' Democracy’ (New York, UNDP, 2004),

having regard to the UNDP/OAS report ‘the Democracy of Citizenship, an agenda for building citizenship in Latin America’ (UNDP/OAS, 2009),

having regard to the UNDP/OAS report ‘Our Democracy’ (UNDP/OAS, Mexico, 2010),

having regard to the Sixth Report of the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) ‘Trust: Basis for Governability and Democratic Coexistence in Latin America and the Caribbean’ (FLACSO, San Jose, 2010),

having regard to the Report of the First International Forum of Santo Domingo, held on 28 and 29 October 2009, entitled ‘Democracy, Equitable Growth and Social Cohesion in Latin America’ (San José, 2010),

having regard to the debates on citizen participation and democracy in Latin America and the European Union held in the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EUROLAT) Committee on Political Affairs, Security and Human Rights on 22 November 2011 in Brussels (Belgium) and 9 November 2012 in Cadiz (Spain),

having regard to the working document on citizen participation and democracy in Latin America and the European Union submitted by María Irigoyen Pérez (S&D,

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Spain) to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly Committee on Political Affairs, Security and Human Rights,

having regard to the working document on citizen participation and democracy in Latin America and the European Union submitted by William Vélez (Parlandino, Colombia) to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly Committee on Political Affairs, Security and Human Rights,

A. whereas democracy is a system in which citizens decide who will govern them for a given period on the basis of free, transparent multiparty elections;

B. whereas citizenship is understood as a precept of basic equality which, in modern terms, is the equivalent of the rights and obligations that all individuals have by belonging to a national state;

C. whereas there is a need to improve the quality of democracy and to reconcile democracy and equality and sustainable development with a view to achieving full civic participation;

D. whereas democratic governance and the strengthening of the State, of its institutions and of political parties are prerequisites for democracy and social cohesion;

E. whereas representative democracy alone does not necessarily ensure prosperity and equal living conditions for all Latin American and European citizens;

F. whereas the public’s participation in the political life of their country is an essential prerequisite for the survival of the democratic system;

G. whereas a number of political parties are needed in order for citizens to participate in modern democracies; whereas parties are essential for the holding of the regular, transparent elections required under a democratic system of government;

H. whereas citizen participation appears to be both a means to an end, by improving the quality of public policies, and an end in itself, i.e. it is both a cause and a consequence of greater social cohesion and, therefore, of a better-quality democracy;

I. whereas, in recent years governments, representative institutions, political parties and associations have lost some of their prestige;

J. whereas the global economic and financial crisis, the increase in social inequalities, corruption, insecurity, violence, organised crime and the failure to respond to citizens’ needs all contribute to the public’s gradual disaffection with politics and politicians.

K. whereas some regimes are continuing to use antidemocratic methods, such as cronyism, closed circles of power, abusing the official media for propaganda purposes, and even repression, thereby diminishing the quality of democracy;

L. whereas the European Union and other regions of the world are witnessing a decline in traditional forms of public participation in politics owing both to the fact that political

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parties are too closely linked to the State and to the growing importance of new forms of political participation which have emerged as a result of broad social and technological change;

M. whereas Latin American political parties were key players in the third democratic wave, and paradoxically, they are currently beset by criticism from society and a loss of voter confidence;

N. whereas great strides have been made in promoting and safeguarding political economic and social rights in Latin America in recent decades;

O. whereas in Latin America public distrust of political parties stems from their inability to reduce social inequalities, ensure public security and fulfil their election promises;

P. whereas the participation of organised civil society (OCS) has become a basic principle of governance;

Q. whereas the roles of OCS and political parties remain distinct yet complementary: civil society is a vehicle for citizen participation whilst political parties have a representative role;

R. whereas new forms of communication such as the Internet and social networks are powerful tools for the dissemination and public discussion of political and social issues and can be a powerful tool for the dissemination of new issues on the political agenda;

1. Takes the view that in a technologically and commercially integrated world, democratic principles need to acquire practical validity at global level with a view to imbuing globalisation with democracy;

2. Stresses that for a global civil society to emerge and take root, procedures within international and supranational institutions must be made more open, participatory and democratic, with a view to increasing the involvement of developing countries in multilateral organisations and according them greater responsibilities;

3. Calls for measures to promote the active participation of citizens in political life through political parties, civil society and other means of participation conforming to democratic principles;

4. Stresses the need to generate new ways to involve citizens in public discourse and in decision-making processes to counter the representation crisis;

5. Advocates refraining from making systematic use of direct democracy mechanisms such as referenda, which should be used an ad hoc basis in exceptional circumstances;

6. Calls for greater legitimacy to be accorded to State power by fostering democratic governance and modernising State organisations, bringing them closer to the public and ensuring they have sufficient human and financial resources;

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7. Calls for monitoring and mutual oversight of compliance with the democratic principles of separation and balance between State powers and for the strengthening of national (and supranational) reporting bodies with a view to achieving greater transparency in public administration, to complying with the principle of accountability, and, thereby, to securing greater public trust in the political system;

8. Believes that citizen participation, political representation and deliberative democracy are not mutually exclusive but complementary concepts;

9. Welcomes the paradigmatic model of citizen participation in the collegiate budgetary processes in Latin America, which facilitate investment in human development projects and programmes, and which are currently being implemented in more than 15 000 municipalities around the world;

10. Recommends promoting best practices such as local participatory budgeting in Latin America, which transfers some public powers from central authorities to local and regional levels with a view to developing a participatory democracy;

11. Stresses the need for effective public policies in the key areas of taxation, social cohesion, social justice and public security that can succeed in improving the image of politics as a whole;

12. Calls for an effective, fair and redistributive tax policy to be implemented, since taxation is crucial in reducing social inequality;

13. Urges states to undertake regular consultations with indigenous, cultural or immigrant minorities whenever decisions affecting them are taken (ILO Convention 169), and to consult with local residents whenever urban planning rules are made or permits are granted for construction projects;

14. Points out that justice must be administered in a fair, timely, efficient and enforceable manner with a view to eradicating impunity and securing greater public confidence in the justice system;

15. Calls for the media to be modernised to ensure a plurality of media sources providing accurate and properly verified information, in accordance with the laws put in place to restrict monopolies and oligopolies:

16. Recommends that governments at various territorial levels put in place electronic channels and interactive social networks through which the general public can make their opinions known because these mechanisms create areas of public freedom and encourage public discussions and participation in parliaments, ministries and town councils;

17. Stresses that these electronic channels are not just used to provide free and open access to official information but also play an interactive role in involving citizens in project design, proposals and public surveys, thus building social cohesion, giving added legitimacy to decisions and strengthening citizens’ collective identity;

18. Calls for action to address the ‘computer illiteracy’ of those unfamiliar with new

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technologies with a view to facilitating their social and political inclusion and to avoiding their exclusion from democratic debate;

19. Reaffirms its faith in democracy as the form of government for the future, with the introduction of new forms of participation and discussion to enable the new social and cultural movements to express themselves politically;

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20. Instructs its Co-Presidents to forward this resolution to the Council of the European Union and the European Commission, and to the parliaments of the Member States of the European Union and all the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Latin American Parliament, the Central American Parliament, the Andean Parliament and the Mercosur Parliament, the Secretariat of the Andean Community, the Committee of Permanent Representatives of Mercosur, the Permanent Secretariat of the Latin American Economic System and the Secretaries-General of the Organization of American States, the Union of South American Nations and the United Nations.

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Amendment 1Willy Meyer (PE)

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Amendment 2Carlos José Iturgaiz Angulo (PE)




1. Takes the view that in a globalisedworld, the implementation of democratic principles needs to acquire practical validity at global level;

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2.Stresses that for a global civil society to emerge and take root, procedures within international and supranational institutions must be made more open, participatory and democratic, with a view to increasing the involvement of developing countries in multilateral organisations and according them greater responsibilities;

2. Stresses that for civil society to emerge and take root, procedures within national, international and supranational institutions must be made more open, participatory and democratic;

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2. Stresses that for a global civil society to emerge and take root, procedures within international and supranational institutions must be made more open, participatory and democratic, with a view toincreasing the involvement of developing countries in multilateral organisations and according them greater responsibilities;

2. Stresses that for a global civil society to emerge and take root, procedures within international and supranational institutions must be made more open, participatory and democratic, while the involvement of developing countries in multilateral organisations should be increased and they should be accorded greater responsibilities;

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Amendment 5Elías Castillo (Parlatino)



2. Stresses that for a global civil society to emerge and take root, procedures within international and supranational institutions must be made more open, participatory and democratic, with a view to increasing the involvement of developing countries in multilateral organisations and according them greater responsibilities;

2. Stresses that for a global civil society to emerge and take root in such a way as to respect and promote national and local cultural manifestations, procedures within international and supranational institutions must be made more open, participatory and democratic, with a view to increasing the involvement of developing countries in multilateral organisations and according them greater responsibilities;

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Amendment 6Ricardo Cortés Lastra (PE)



2. Stresses that for a global civil society to emerge and take root,

2. Stresses that for a global civil society to emerge and take root,

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procedures within international and supranational institutions must be made more open, participatory and democratic, with a view to increasing the involvement of developing countries in multilateral organisations and according them greater responsibilities;

procedures within international and supranational institutions must be made more directly participatory, open and democratic, with a view to increasing the involvement of developing countries in multilateral organisations and according them greater responsibilities;

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Amendment 7Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo García (PE)

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2a. Encourages all parts of society to take part in democracy building; acknowledges the vital role played by NGOs and other non-state actors in the promotion of democracy;

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3. Calls for measures to promote the active participation of citizens in

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political life through political parties, civil society and other means of participation conforming to democratic principles;

forms of political life through political parties which are more open and accessible to civil society;

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3a. Points out that the authorities have a responsibility to facilitate full citizen participation in political, economic and social life;

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4. Stresses the importance of new ways to involve citizens in public discourse and in decision-making processes as a means of raising political awareness;

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4a. Calls for the standardisation of the principles of joint open deliberation as part of the decision-making process in representative institutions throughout the world,with the emphasis on keeping the public fully informed about it in real time, opening channels for interaction with its representatives and ensuring the transparency thereof, motivating decisions taken on the basis of these deliberative

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processes and introducing public assessment mechanisms focusing on the objectives of the rules and decisions, detailing result evaluation criteria and setting deadlines for the publication thereof;

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5. Notes and reiterates the importance of participatorymechanisms such as popular legislative initiatives, the right of petition or referenda for the purposes of direct citizen participation, which can be used an ad hoc basis;

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5. Advocates making use of direct mechanisms such as referenda, which underpin and legitimise democratic decision making;

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5a. Regrets the pressure brought to bear by the Troika –European Commission, IMF and EuropeanCentral Bank –to prevent the holding of a referendum enabling the peoples of Europe to decide whether or not to accept the conditions imposed by the various memorandums; deplores in particular the pressure brought to bear on Greece in 2011;

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6. Calls for greater legitimacy to be accorded to State power by fostering democratic governance and modernising State organisations,bringing them closer to the public and ensuring they have sufficient human and financial resources;

6. Calls for greater legitimacy to be accorded to State power by fostering democratic governance and modernising State institutions,bringing them closer to the public and ensuring they have sufficient human and financial resources;

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6a. Stresses that it is essential for citizen participation to take place along democratic lines, making use of established mechanisms, political parties and legitimate democratic institutions representing all citizens;

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6b. Welcomes initiatives such as the Ecuadorean Organic Law on Citizen Participation, the establishment of the Ecuadorean Council for Citizen Participationand Social Control and the Venezuelan Organic Law on Municipal Councils as major steps forward and example to follow in improving citizen participation and enhancing democracy;

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7. Calls for monitoring and mutual oversight of compliance with the democratic principles of separation and balance between State powers and for the strengthening of national (and supranational) reporting bodies with a view to achieving greater transparency in public administration, to complying with the principle of accountability, and, thereby, to securing greater public trust in the political system;

7. Calls for stricter oversight of compliance with the democratic principles of separation and balance between State powers and for the strengthening of national (and supranational) reporting bodies with a view to achieving greater transparency in public administration, to complying with the principle of accountability, and, thereby, to securing greater public trust in the political system;

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7. Calls for monitoring and mutual oversight of compliance with the democratic principles of separation and balance between State powers and for the strengthening of national (and supranational) reporting bodies with a view to achieving greatertransparency in public administration, to complying with the principle of accountability, and, thereby, to securing greater public trust in the political system;

7. Calls for monitoring and mutual oversight of compliance with the democratic principles of separation and balance between State powers and for the strengthening of national (and supranational) reporting bodies with a view to achieving fulltransparency in public administration, to complying with the principle of accountability, and, thereby, to securing greater public trust in the political system;

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7a. Stresses that, to underpin itslegitimacy, the State must focus its activities on respect for human

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rights, in particular economic, social and cultural rights, given thatthe public can only identify fully with the State if it sees that these rights are being implemented in their entirety;

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8. Believes that citizen participation, political representation and deliberative democracy are not mutually exclusive but complementary concepts;

8. Believes that political representation will be enriched by a high level of citizen participation resulting from deliberative democracy;

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collegiate budgetary processes in Latin America, which facilitate investment in human development projects and programmes, and which are currently being implemented in more than 15 000 municipalities around the world;

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10. Recommends promoting best practices such as municipal participatory budgeting in Latin America, so as to transfer some public powers from central authorities to local and regional levels with a view to developing a more participatory democracy relating more closely to the public, while consistently respecting the principle of subsidiarity;

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10. Recommends promoting best practices such as local participatory budgeting in Latin America and the European Union, which transfers some public powers from central authorities to local and regional levels with a view to developing a participatory democracy;

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11. Stresses the need for effective public policies in the key areas of taxation, social cohesion, social justice and civilian security that can succeed in improving the image of politics as a whole;

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11. Stresses the need for effective public policies in the key areas of taxation, social cohesion, social justice and public security that can succeed in improving the quality of life for its inhabitants and the image of politics as a whole;

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sectors of society such as education, health, social services,etc; considers that comprehensive use of these mechanisms could be an effective way of improving management and public oversight; considers essential the recognition of existing instruments such as university governing bodies, parent-teacher associations, etc;.

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11b. Stresses that openness of public institutions must imply maximum transparency and participation, focusing on information and clarification regarding decisions adopted oncrucial issues, so as to facilitate coexistence and social harmony in areas such as human rights, taxation or the organisation and regulation of basic social services and education;

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12. Calls for an effective, fair and redistributive tax policy to be implemented, since taxation is crucial in reducing social inequalityand important for increased competitiveness;

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13. Urges states to undertake regular consultations with indigenous, cultural or immigrant minorities whenever decisions affecting them are taken (ILO Convention 169), and to consult with local residents whenever urban planning rules are made or permits are granted for construction projects; urges the European Union Member States also to introduce, encourage and promote equivalent consultation mechanisms and calls for theirdecisions to be respected;

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13. Considers that, in a democracy, legislators must be aware of the possible repercussions of theirdecisions for the public; urges states accordingly to consult indigenous, cultural or immigrant minorities whenever decisions affecting them are taken (ILO Convention 169);

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13a. Urges states to respect national minorities and not restrict their enjoyment of fundamental rights or their participation in public affairs; urges the states to reflect on what it means to be a nation in the twenty-first century in the light of the deliberations of the

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Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly;

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13b. Calls for measures to promote sustained dialogue with civil society and public bodies at every administrative level and support active citizen participation, especially among young people;

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14. Points out that justice must be administered in an independent, fair, timely, efficient and enforceable manner with a view to eradicating impunity and securing greater public confidence in the justice system;

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Amendment 39Sonia Escudero (Parlatino)




14. Points out that justice must be administered in an independent, fair, timely, efficient and enforceable manner with a view to eradicating impunity and securing greater public confidence in the justice system;

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14. Points out that justice must be administered in an equitable, timely, efficient and enforceable manner with a view to eradicating impunity and securing greater public confidence in the justice system;

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14. Points out that justice must be administered in a fair, timely,efficient and enforceable manner with a view to eradicating impunity and securing greater public confidence in the justice system;

14. Points out that justice must be administered in a fair, prompt and efficient manner with a view to eradicating impunity and securing greater public confidence in the justice system;

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14. Points out that justice must be administered in a fair, timely, efficient and enforceable manner with a view to eradicating impunity and securing greater public confidence in the justice system; points out that states must guarantee full access to justice free of charge and without restrictions being imposed for any reason whatsoever;

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15. Calls for the media to be modernised to ensure a plurality of media sources providing accurate and properly verified information, in accordance with the laws put in place to restrict monopolies and oligopolies:

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15. Calls for the media to be modernised to ensure a plurality ofmedia sources providing accurate and properly verified information, in accordance with the laws put in place to restrict monopolies and oligopolies;

15. Considers that the most advanced democracies are characterised by more modern, more independent and freer media providing accurate and properly verified information and by restrictions on the formation of monopolies and oligopolies in the supply of information;

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15a. Urges the media to rethink their purpose, clearly focusing onspecialist interpretation and analysis of the plethora of available information, while tracking down and reporting on stories of human and social interest; deplores the impact of the crisis on this sector, which is a cornerstone of individualfreedoms and calls for the media to be made more independent of the power structures most firmly anchored in Establishmenttraditions.

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which the general public can make their opinions known because these mechanisms create areas of public freedom and encourage public discussions and participation in parliaments, ministries and town councils;

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16. Recommends that governments at various territorial levels put in place electronic channels and interactive social networks through which the general public can make their opinions known because these mechanisms create areas of publicfreedom and encourage public discussions and participation in parliaments, ministries and town councils;

16. Stresses the importance of electronic channels and interactive social networks through which the general public can make their opinions known because these mechanisms create areas of politicalfreedom and debate; and encourage public discussions and participation in political activity and in society in general;

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16a. Notes that the local and regional authorities, being traditionally close the public, are eminently well placed to test out political innovation and calls for the introduction of observatories and exchanges of good practices to document and consolidate the knowledge acquired in this field following standard procedures similar to those tested by the United Nations ‘IT4all regions’ initiative or the Global Centre for Information and Communication Technologies in Parliament (ICTP);

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17. Urges that these electronic channels not just be used to provide free and open access to official information but also play an interactive role in involving citizens in project design, proposals and public surveys, thus building social cohesion, giving added legitimacy to decisions and strengthening citizens’ identity;

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17a. Stresses that the use of new technologies in public affairs for disseminating propaganda instead of promoting transparency and participation is a common error which hampers political innovation and discourages citizen participation;

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18. Calls for action to address the ‘computer illiteracy’ of those unfamiliar with new technologies with a view to facilitating theirsocial and political inclusion and toavoiding their exclusion from democratic debate;

18. Recommends that those who have no access to new technologies be trained as a form of social and political inclusion and a way ofavoiding their exclusion from these new instruments of democratic debate;

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18. Calls for action to address the ‘computer illiteracy’ of those unfamiliar with new technologies with a view to facilitating their social and political inclusion and to avoiding their exclusion from democratic debate;

18. Calls for action to address the ‘computer illiteracy’ of those unfamiliar with new technologiesand the digital divide affecting those who do not have access to them, with a view to facilitating their social and political inclusion and to avoiding their exclusion from

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democratic debate;

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19. Reaffirms its faith in democracy as the form of government for the future, with the introduction of new forms of participation and discussion to enable the new social and cultural movements to express themselves politically;

19. Reaffirms its faith in democracy as the only form of government and political participation enablingcitizens to express themselves politically through their legitimate elected representatives;

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19. Reaffirms its faith in democracyas the form of government for the future, with the introduction of new forms of participation and discussion to enable the new social and cultural movements to express themselves politically;

19. Reaffirms its faith in democratic rule as a form of government, with the introduction of new forms of participation and discussion to enable the new social and cultural movements to express themselves politically;

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19. Reaffirms its faith in democracyas the form of government, with the introduction of new forms of participation and discussion to enable the new social and cultural movements to express themselves politically;

19. Reaffirms its faith in democratic rule as a form of government, with the introduction of new forms of participation and discussion to enable the new social and cultural movements to express themselves politically;

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19a. Recommends the ratification of political party funding laws stipulating equal access to funding and equal campaigning conditionsand penalising embezzlement and the misappropriation of funds;

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19b. Recommends the ratification of political party funding laws stipulating equal access to funding and equal campaigning conditions and penalising embezzlement and the misappropriation of funds;

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19c. Expresses its concern at the abandonment of democratic values on the part of many European Union Member States which are prohibiting and clamping down on various forms of active and peaceable democratic participation instead of encouraging them by providing adequate funding;

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Draft motion for a resolutionParagraph 19 d (new)


19d. Calls for measures to step up dialogue, participation and monitoring by representative bodies such as parliament and congresses for the purposes of regional integration, taking account of the contributions of civil society organisations;

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19e. Calls for measures to step up dialogue, participation and monitoring by representative bodies such as parliament and congresses for the purpose of regional integration, taking account of the contributions of civil society organisations;

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19f. Takes the view that, to guarantee the independence of the Guatemalan justice system, it is necessary to uphold the previously overturned conviction of General José Efraín Ríos Montt;

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19g. Reaffirms its attachment to civil society participation in the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly through the holding of regular meetings and the distribution to its members of recommendations from these organisations;

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19h. Reaffirms its attachment to civil society participation in theEuro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly through the holding of regular meetings and the distribution to its members of recommendations from these organisations;

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Draft motion for a resolutionParagraph 19 i (new)


19i. Asserts that the legal proceedings to try crimes by US-supported Latin-American dictatorships in the twentieth century are of pivotal importance to setting the historical record straight and guaranteeing the defence of human rights;

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Draft motion for a resolutionParagraph 19 j (new)


19j. Calls for the establishment within the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly of a mechanism for the monitoring of the Association Agreements signed by its members, assessing the impact thereof and tabling regular reports to the implementing bodies in cooperation with civil society;

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Draft motion for a resolutionParagraph 19 k (new)


19k. Calls for the establishment within the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly of a mechanism for the monitoring of the Association Agreements signed by its members, assessing the impact thereof and tabling regular reports to the implementing bodies in cooperation with civil society;

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19l. Urges that attachment to human rights and democracy be accompanied by measures to set the historical record straight in both Latin America and a number ofEuropean Union Member States which have not yet investigated crimes committed during military dictatorships;

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Draft motion for a resolutionParagraph 19 m (new)


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possible to adopt a firm stance against such political coups in Latin America;

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Draft motion for a resolutionParagraph 19 n (new)


19n. Recommends that the Member States review the methods of government security forces with a view to preventing violent repression and establishing where responsibility lies whenever this does occur as a means of protecting and promoting active citizen participation;

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A. whereas democracy is a system in which access to leading government posts is the result of competitive and institutionalised elections with the existence during and between them of political freedoms, such as freedom of association, expression and movement and access to information through channels not monopolised by the State or by private bodies, thereby ensuring a maximum level of freedom and equality;

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A. whereas democracy is a system in which citizens effectively participate in the decision-making process and are able to decide who will govern them for a given period on the basis of free, transparent multiparty elections;

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A. whereas democracy is a system in which citizens decide who will govern them for a given period on the basis of free, transparent multiparty elections facilitating the effective participation of civil society in development and related government processes;

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Draft motion for a resolutionRecital A a (new)


Aa. whereas representative democracy based on free, pluralist and transparent elections offers enormous scope for improvement by means of ongoing public involvement in the deliberative and decision-making processes of government bodies through transparency and participation;

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B. whereas citizenship is understood as a precept of basic equality which, in modern terms, is the equivalent ofthe rights and obligations that all individuals have by belonging to a national state;

B. whereas the concept of citizenship means guarantees of basic equality which, in modern terms, places on an equal footingthe rights and obligations that all individuals have by belonging to a national state;

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B. whereas citizenship is understood as a basic precept of equality which, in modern terms, is the equivalent of the rights and obligations that all individuals have by belonging to a national state;

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Ba. whereas the rights of citizens as a community are based on their individual identity, the extent of their basic rights being defined at global level by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and at European level by the Charter of Fundamental Rights contained in the Lisbon Treaty; whereas no limits or restrictions may be placed on enjoyment of these rights by virtue of nationality;

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Bb. whereas national identity is an individual right and not the key to accessing the entire range of fundamental rights;

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C. whereas there is a need to improve the quality of democracy through greater citizen participationin decision making and to reconcile democracy and equality and sustainable development with a view to achieving full civic participation;

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C. whereas there is a need to improve the quality of democracy and to reconcile democracy and equity and sustainable development with a view to achieving full civic participation;

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E. whereas representativedemocracy alone does not necessarily ensure prosperity and equal living conditions for all Latin American and European citizens;

E. whereas democracy alone as a form of government does not necessarily ensure prosperity and wellbeing for all citizens, although it should guarantee equal opportunities;

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necessarily ensure prosperity and equal living conditions for all Latin American and European citizens;

equal living conditions for all Latin American and European citizens;

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Amendment 86Eliás Castillo (Parlatino)




E. whereas representative democracy alone does not necessarily ensure prosperity and equal living conditions for all Latin American and European citizens and progress towards genuine democratic participation is necessary;

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Ea. whereas citizen participationprovides an opportunity to improve government decision-making processes, factoring in all available knowledge and promoting the concept of joint responsibility in the running of public affairs;

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Draft motion for a resolutionRecital F


F. whereas the public’s participation in the political life of their country is an essential prerequisite for the survival of the democratic system;

F. whereas the public’s participation in the decision-making processes of their country is an essential prerequisite for the survival of the democratic system;

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F. whereas the public’s participation in the political life of their countryis an essential prerequisite for the survival of the democratic system;

F. whereas the public’s participation in political life is a prerequisite for the survival and proper functioning of the democratic system;

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Draft motion for a resolutionRecital F a (new)


Fa. whereas the greater the level of citizen participation in the political processes of a country, the more democratic its system;

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Draft motion for a resolutionRecital G


G. whereas a number of political parties are needed in order for citizens to participate in modern democracies; whereas parties are essential for the holding of the regular, transparent elections required under a democratic system of government;

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Ga. whereas traditional electoral processes can be accompanied by real-time oversight of government decision making, which must provide a channel of expression for not only the parties with the institutional representative status bestowed on them by elections, but also social partners of every type;

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Draft motion for a resolutionRecital G b (new)


Gb. whereas this acceptance of participation enhances the value of representative democracy, strengthening its role as an arbiter, enabling it to intercede more actively between different interests and assume its responsibility for defining the common good;

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Draft motion for a resolutionRecital G c (new)


Gc. whereas this calls for a reformulation of the purpose and philosophy behind the institutions, accompanied by a new approach and suitable training for those called on to represent them;functions;

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Draft motion for a resolutionRecital G d (new)


Gd. whereas democratisation and citizen participation may help consolidate freer and more effective government, is a vital instrument for the improvement of governance and should be a cornerstone of the political process in any society;

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Draft motion for a resolutionRecital H


H. whereas citizen participation appears to be both a means to an end, by improving the quality of public policies, and an end in itself, i.e. it is both a cause and a consequence of greater social cohesion and, therefore, of a better-quality democracy;

H. whereas citizen participation, which is essential to democracy, appears to be both a means to an end, by improving the quality of public policies, and an end in itself, i.e. it is both a cause and a consequence of greater social cohesion and, therefore, of a better-quality democracy;

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I. whereas, in recent years essential components of democratic systems, such as governments, representative institutions, political parties and associations have lost some of their support within society;

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I. whereas, in recent years governments, representative institutions, political parties and associations have been at risk of losing prestige if they fail to adapt to social change;

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I. whereas, in recent years governments representative institutions, political parties and associations have been at risk of losing prestige if they fail to adapt to social change;

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governments, parties, the social partners and political figures have failed to apply consistently these new concepts of governance and have too often made use of ITCs and the opportunities they offer as instruments of propaganda rather than deliberation;

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J. whereas the global economic and financial crisis, the increase in social inequalities, corruption and the failure to respond to citizens’ needs all contribute to the public’s gradual disaffection with politics and politicians; whereas problems such as growing violence, insecurity and organised crime are striking fear into the hearts of citizens, driving them away from politics;

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J. whereas the global economic and financial crisis, the increase in social and economic inequalities, corruption, insecurity, violence, organised crime and the failure to respond to citizens’ needs all contribute to the public’s gradual disaffection with politics and politicians.

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Draft motion for a resolutionRecital J



J. whereas the global economic and financial crisis, the increase in social inequalities, corruption, insecurity, violence, organised crime, human rights infringements and environmental pollution and the failure to respond to citizens’ needs all contribute to the public’s gradual disaffection with politics and politicians.

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K. whereas some regimes are continuing to use antidemocratic methods, such as cronyism, closed circles of power, abusing the officialmedia for propaganda purposes, and even repression, thereby diminishing the quality of democracy;

K. whereas certain practices arising in a number of democracies, such as nepotism or the elitist and arbitrary exercise of power for personal gain, or the use and abuse of the media are reprehensible and restrict or undermine the quality of democracy;

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K. whereas the governments of some countries are usingantidemocratic methods, such as influence-peddling, closed circles of power, bribery, abusing the media for propaganda purposes, and even repression, thereby diminishing the quality of democracy;

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K. whereas some governments are continuing to use antidemocratic methods, such as patronage, cronyism, closed circles of power, abusing the media for propaganda purposes, and even repression, thereby diminishing the quality of democracy;

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K. whereas some governments are continuing to use antidemocratic methods, such as patronage, cronyism, closed circles of power, abusing the official media for propaganda purposes, corruption and even repression, thereby diminishing the quality of democracy;

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K. whereas some governments are continuing to use antidemocratic methods, such as cronyism, closed circles of power, abusing the official media for propaganda purposes, and even repression, thereby diminishing the quality of democracy;

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Draft motion for a resolutionRecital K a (new)


Ka. whereas interferences with the division of powers, economic circumstances restricting the freedom of the media and the erosion of democratic standards are undermining public freedoms;

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Draft motion for a resolutionRecital L


L. whereas the European Union and other regions of the world are witnessing a decline in traditional forms of citizen participation in politics owing both to the fact that political parties are too closely linked to the State and to the growing importance of new forms of political participation which have emerged as a result of broad social and technological change;

L. whereas the poor impression created by political parties in the European Union and other regions of the world is resulting in disaffection and a decline in traditional forms of citizen participation in politics; whereas new forms of political participation are accordingly emerging as a result of the opportunities created by the appearance of new social networks and other social and technological changes;

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L. whereas the European Union and other regions of the world are witnessing a decline in traditional forms of citizen participation in politics owing both to the fact that the policies being followed by the majority of governments are failing to solve the principal problems facing their citizens and to the growing importance of new forms of political participation which have emerged as a result of broad social and technological change;

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L. whereas the European Union and other regions of the world are witnessing a decline in traditional forms of citizen participation in politics owing both to the fact that political parties are too closely

L. whereas the growing importance of new forms of political participation has emerged as a result of broad social and technological change;

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linked to the State and to the growing importance of new forms of political participation which haveemerged as a result of broad social and technological change;

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L. whereas the European Union and other regions of the world are witnessing a decline in traditional forms of citizen participation in politics owing both to the fact that political parties are too closely linked to the Government and to the growing importance of new forms of political participation which have emerged as a result of broad social and technological change;

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parties were key players in the third democratic wave, and paradoxically, they are currently beset by criticism from society and a loss of voter confidence;

been key players in the third democratic wave, and paradoxically, they are currently beset by criticism from society and a loss of voter confidence;

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whereas in Latin America public distrust of political parties stems from their inability to reduce social inequalities, ensure public securityand fulfil their election promises;

whereas in Latin America public distrust of political parties stems from their inability to reduce social inequalities, ensure the safety of citizens and fulfil their election promises, as well as their failure to alleviate the high levels of corruption;

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whilst political parties have a representative role;

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tools for the dissemination and public discussion of political and social issues and can be a powerful tool for the dissemination of new issues on the political agenda;

tools for the dissemination and public discussion of political and social issues and can be a powerful tool for the dissemination of new issues on the political agenda; whereas these platforms have become the medium of choice which many new social and political movements are using to spread their messages, speak out in protest, and call to action, creating what we know today as Democracy 2.0;

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having regard to the declarations made at the seven summits of Heads of State or Government of Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union, held respectively in Rio de Janeiro (28-29 June 1999), Madrid (17-18 May 2002), Guadalajara (28-29 May 2004), Vienna (11-13 May 2006), Lima (15-17 May 2008), Madrid (17-18 May 2010) and Santiago de Chile (26 and 27 January 2013);

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Fight against illicit drugs: EU signs new agreement with Russia

Today the EU and Russia completed signature of a new cooperation agreement on the control of drug precursors, at the EU-Russia Summit in Yekaterinburg.

The agreement was signed earlier on behalf of the EU by the Irish Presidency of the Council in Brussels and at the Summit by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission Catherine Ashton, while Director of the Federal Narcotics Service Viktor Ivanov signed for the Russian Federation.

The agreement will strengthen co-operation between the EU and Russia in preventing drug precursors from being trafficked for the manufacture of illegal drugs. It will enable competent authorities to exchange more practical, technical and scientific information on these chemicals, and to ensure that they are only used for legitimate purposes.

The EU already has 11 such agreements with other third countries.

Algirdas Šemeta, Commissioner responsible for Customs, said: "Customs has the dual responsibility of keeping our society safe, while facilitating trade for legitimate businesses.

Controlling drug precursors is a prime example of how this is applied. For international

threats, like narcotics trafficking, international cooperation is the best defence. Therefore,

I warmly welcome today's EU-Russia agreement to work hand-in-hand in preventing drug

precursors from being used to make illegal drugs."

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Background

Drug precursors are chemicals that are primarily used for the legitimate production of a wide range of products such as pharmaceuticals, perfumes, plastics, and cosmetics. However, they can also be misused for the production of illicit drugs such as methamphetamines, heroin or cocaine.

The EU has already concluded bilateral agreements on drug precursors with Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Mexico, United States, Chile, Turkey and China. These agreements provide for co-operation in trade monitoring and mutual administrative assistance (exchange of information).

The agreement fits in the wider framework of the 1988 United Nations Convention on Narcotic Drugs to which both the EU and the Russian Federation are parties.

It covers the 23 scheduled substances internationally controlled under the 1988 UN Convention and also establishes cooperation on controlling non-scheduled substances used for the illicit manufacture of drugs.

Useful Links

For more details on drug precursors see: http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/customs/customs_controls/drugs_precursors/index_en.htm

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DECLARATION OF ANTIGUA GUATEMALA “FOR A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY AGAINST THE WORLD DRUG

PROBLEM IN THE AMERICAS”June 7, 2013

(Adopted at the fourth plenary session, held on June 6, 2013)

THE MINISTERS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND HEADS OF DELEGATION OF THE MEMBER STATES OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) gathered in Antigua, Guatemala, at the forty-third regular session of the OAS General Assembly;

RECOGNIZING that the world drug problem, including its political, economic, social and environmental costs, has become an increasingly complex, dynamic, and multicausal challenge that creates negative effects on health, social relations, citizen security, and on the integrity of democratic institutions, public policies, development, and economic activities and that, under the principle of common and shared responsibility, which requires a comprehensive, balanced, multidisciplinary approach, built on a framework of full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms;

MINDFUL of the complexity of the world drug problem and that addressing it must take into account the different realities of member states;

RECALLING that General Assembly resolutions AG/RES. 2556 (XL-O/10) y AG/RES. 2621 (XLI-O/11) endorsed the Hemispheric Drug Strategy and its 2011-2015 Plan of Action on Drugs which reflect significant updates and reforms from earlier documents and serve as the foundation of and guide for our joint Hemispheric drug control efforts;

DEEPLY MOVED by the large number of human lives lost and cut short, as well as the great suffering c a u s e d by the world drug problem;

REITERATING the need to cooperate through a comprehensive approach, based on scientific evidence and experience, taking into account the needs and realties of each country in order to more efficiently and effectively face the challenges, threats, risks and vulnerabilities generated by the world drug problem;

RECOGNIZING that efforts and progress made at the national, subregional and hemispheric levels to address the world drug problem continue to be challenged by persistent illicit channels of production, distribution, and trafficking of drugs that are dominated by transnational and local criminal organizations and that tend to replicate and focus on each country to varying degrees;

CONVINCED that policies to reduce illicit drug demand should focus on the welfare of individuals and their environments, so that from a multisectoral and multidisciplinary approach and using available scientific evidence and best practices, be based on approaches to mitigate the negative impact of drug abuse, reinforce the social fabric, and strengthen justice, human rights, health,

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development, social inclusion, citizen security, and the collective well-being;

REITERATING the need to strengthen State institutions and its public policies and strategies, particularly those related to education, health, and citizen security, in order to enhance prevention of drug abuse, violence and related crimes, with full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms;

REITERATING also the importance of greater allocation of public and private resources for the implementation of prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and social reintegration programs for the most vulnerable populations;

REITERATING further the importance of participation by civil society in addressing the world drug problem, including the design, execution, and evaluation of public policies, based on their experience and knowledge;

MINDFUL of the need to reduce crime and violence associated with the activities of criminal organizations involved in illicit drug trafficking and related crimes, strengthening the role of the State as a guarantor of peace;

RECOGNIZING that women and minors may be victims of exploitation by illicit drug trafficking networks, posing harm to families and society at large;

CONCERNED because the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, ammunition, explosives, and other related materials have become factors that feed and strengthen organized criminal groups that engage in illicit drug trafficking;

RECOGNIZING that money laundering and corruption related to illicit drug trafficking activities impact the rule of law, democratic institutions and governance, and can distort the operation of economies;

CONCERNED ALSO at the prevalence of drugs and their abuse in the Americas;

RECOGNIZING that regulatory measures to prevent diversion of chemical substances and precursors used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic and psychotropic substances represent an important critical tool against illicit drug trafficking;

RECOGNIZING that the experiences and new approaches that different governments and societies have developed in relation to the world drug problem may provide global lessons for the evolution of current policies on drugs, particularly when they consider human beings, their environments, social integration and human dignity, using criteria for mitigating negative effects of drug abuse, and taking into account the principles set forth in the international instruments in force, including the three United Nations drug control conventions and international human rights instruments consistent with parties’ obligations;

RECOGNIZING the role of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) as a consultative and advisory body of the OAS on the abuse and production of, and illicit trafficking in, drugs, as well as its contribution to promoting multilateral cooperation among member states and strengthening their

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capacity to address the world drug problem;

RECALLING the mandate of the Heads of State and Government, gathered in Cartagena, Colombia, at the Sixth Summit of the Americas, 1/ 2/ to analyze the results of the current policy on drugs in the Americas and to explore new approaches to strengthen this struggle and to become more effective;

TAKING NOTE of the report of the Secretary General of the OAS “The Drug Problem in the Americas” pursuant to the mandate given by the Heads of State and Government, gathered at the Sixth Summit of the Americas,2/

DECLARE:

1. That it is essential that the Hemisphere continue to advance in a coordinated manner in the search for effective solutions to the world drug problem with a comprehensive integrated, strengthened, balanced and multidisciplinary approach with full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms that fully incorporates public health, education, and social inclusion, together with preventive actions to address transnational organized crime, and the strengthening of democratic institutions, as well as the promotion of local and national development.

2. That they encourage the consideration of new approaches to the world drug problem in the Americas based on scientific knowledge and evidence.

3. That it is necessary, based on the principle of common and shared responsibility, to bolster and promote hemispheric cooperation by mobilizing different resources to coordinate and strengthen a comprehensive, balanced and multidisciplinary approach that recognizes, inter alia, the different impacts and manifestations of the world drug problem in each country, allows the challenges, threats, risks, and vulnerabilities generated thereby to be effectively confronted, and includes mechanisms for the exchange of information and experiences among countries.

4. The importance of fully implementing the three international drug control conventions (including the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as amended by the 1972 Protocol, the Convention on Psychotropic Substances of 1971, and the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988), which constitute the framework of the international drug control system; as well as the importance of ratifying or acceding to, and implementing, as appropriate, the United Nations Convention against Corruption of 2003; the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime of 2000 and its three protocols: the Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air; the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children; and the Protocol Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition; the Inter-American Convention against Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives and Other Related Materials (CIFTA); the Inter-American Convention against Corruption; and the Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters.

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5. That they recognize the Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) as the only valid hemispheric tool for evaluating drug control policies in the countries that make up the inter-American system.

6. Recall that the evaluation of drug control policies must be a multilateral exercise 3/

7. That they encourage broad and open debate on the world drug problem so that all sectors of society participate and continue offering, as the case may be, their experience and knowledge of the different aspects of the phenomenon and thereby contribute to the strengthening of national strategies, as fundamental elements for the effectiveness of public policies.

8. Their commitment to strengthen the capacity of their states and institutions by fostering professionalization and improving policies and mechanisms for coordination, oversight, and transparency, in order to deal with the threats associated with the world drug problem, as well as its causes and consequences.

9. That drug abuse is also a public health problem and, therefore, it is necessary to strengthen public health systems, particularly in the areas of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation, and, at the same time, develop evidence-based national monitoring mechanisms that will enable us to identify current drug use trends, demand for and access to health services, and institutional capacities to respond to this phenomenon.

10. That drug policies must have a crosscutting human rights perspective consistent with the obligations of parties under international law, including the American Convention on Human Rights and other applicable human rights instruments, as well as the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, in order to promote and achieve, inter alia, the well-being of individuals, their social inclusion, access to justice and health.

11. That public policies to address the world drug problem must necessarily be designed and implemented with ge n d e r awareness, where appropriate.

12. Their commitment to make greater efforts to effectively reduce demand for drugs.

13. Their commitment to strengthen efforts at reducing the illicit supply of drugs.

14. That to reduce the levels of violence associated with the world drug problem and related crimes it is essential to implement and strengthen more-effective measures to prevent the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, ammunition, explosives and related materials and their illicit diversion to organized criminal groups among other security measures.

15. Their commitment, within the framework of each state’s domestic laws, to increase efforts to prevent, detect, and punish operations that launder the proceeds of criminal activities, particularly illicit drug trafficking and corruption, and to

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strengthen international cooperation to prevent those proceeds from entering into, transiting through, or egressing from our financial systems, and other asset-exchange activities as they can distort the operation of economies and affect other spheres of society.

16. That they urge those countries that produce, export, import and transit chemical substances and precursors that are used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic and psychotropic substances to strengthen, in cooperation with the private sector, their measures for controlling production, distribution, and domestic and foreign sales of chemical substances and precursors, in order to prevent their diversion toward illicit activities, and to encourage international cooperation and strategic public-private partnerships.

17. That they encourage member states, in the framework of international cooperation, to analyze, based on scientific knowledge and research, and share experiences, lessons learned and outcomes of, inter alia, their demand-reduction strategies and their impact on health, crime, the judicial system, and the prison population.

18. That they encourage member states, in accordance with their domestic law, to continue strengthening measures and policies, including a gender perspective, as appropriate, to reduce overcrowding in prisons, while promoting greater access to justice for all, and establishing penalties that are reasonable and proportionate to the severity of the crime, and supporting alternatives to incarceration in appropriate cases, particularly by increasing access to rehabilitation, comprehensive health care, and social reintegration programs; and, in that regard, they encourage member states to strive to incorporate the relevant provisions of the United Nations Standards and Norms into their practices.

19. That they encourage member states to consider, as part of their national policies, comprehensive and sustainable alternative development programs and measures—including, where appropriate, preventive alterative development—aimed at eliminating the factors that cause poverty, social exclusion, and environmental degradation in order to avert the involvement of vulnerable populations in activities connected with illicit drug production and trafficking.

20. To initiate a process of consultation, taking into account the contents of the present declaration, the general debate in the plenary, the resolutions and mandates about this matter approved in the current regular session as well as the “Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas” presented by the Secretary General.

This process will take place, among others, in the following instances:

a) At the national level, as decided by each member state;b) In regional multidisciplinary groups to consider actions strategies, according to what each interested country decides;c) In the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission at its 54th Ordinary Session;d) In the Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Americas, to be held in Medellin, Colombia in N o v e m b e r 2013;

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e) In specialized meetings coordinated by the General Secretariat of the OAS with other regional organizations and entities.

On the basis of results obtained from these processes, entrusts the Permanent Council to call for a Special Session of the General Assembly to be held no later than 2014. 4/5/6

21. To request the General Secretariat to support implementation of this Declaration, at the request of Member States, and subject to existing financial resources in the program budget of the Organization and other resources.

FOOTNOTES

1. The Republic of Ecuador enters its express reservation to references to the Sixth Summit of the Americas, held from April 14 to 15, 2012, in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, without prejudice to the contents approved by Ecuador in other negotiation contexts, as appropriate.

2. The Government of Nicaragua considers that the reference to the Summit in Cartagena, Colombia, and the appeal to strengthen the so-called “Summit of the Americas” are inappropriate in that during that event, the Heads of State and Government were unable to consider or adopt the Political Declaration, which reflected the common will of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean for the sister republic of Cuba to participate unconditionally and on a footing of sovereign equality. We reaffirm that a “Summit of the Americas” cannot be held without the presence of Cuba. The mandates and operative paragraphs on the core themes were part of the Political Declaration and as the latter were not adopted, nor were the former. For that reason, Nicaragua disagrees with making references to these documents and mandates, which were not adopted.

3. The United States respects the sovereign right of states to determine how and under what conditions its resources may be allocated. We fully support the concept that evaluations of drug policies are best conducted in a collaborative manner.

4. Observations to this paragraph were presented by the delegations of Canada, Paraguay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and the United States.

5. The United States believes that the decision on how to continue the dialogue on drugs is best suited for the Permanent Council. If the Permanent Council decides that a Special General Assembly is desirable, we believe such a meeting should be held in 2015, so as not to conflict with or detract from the March 2014 high level meeting of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND), and to provide enough time to incorporate the outcomes from the CND into the OAS Special General Assembly. We further believe that the Special General Assembly should focus specifically on strengthening the Hemispheric Drug Strategy and considering whether to undertake a new Plan of Action for 2016-2020 through CICAD. Any additional Special Sessions of the OAS General Assembly should be funded by voluntary contributions.

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6. The delegation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines understands that the various mechanisms articulated in the paragraph are sufficient to inform the next stepsin the process and is further of the view that the stipulation of an indicative date for holding a Special General Assembly is premature.

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NOTEfrom: Presidencyto: Horizontal Working Party on DrugsNo. prev. doc.: DS 1041/3/13 REV 3Subject: Quito Declaration

Delegations will find in annex the above-mentioned document, adopted at the fifteenth High-Level

Meeting of the Coordination and Cooperation Mechanism on Drugs between the European Union,

Latin America and the Caribbean region held in Quito, Ecuador, on 13-14 June 2013

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ANNEX

1. The delegations from the Member States of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean

States (CELAC); Member States of the European Union, the Presidency of the Council of the

European Union, assisted by the General Secretariat of the Council, the European Commission

and the European External Action Service met in Quito on 13th and 14th June 2013 under the

co-presidencies of Ecuador and Ireland, at the XV High-Level Meeting of the Coordination and

Cooperation Mechanism on Drugs between the CELAC and the European Union.

2. RECALLING the Summits of Heads of State and Government of Latin America and the

Caribbean and the European Union previously held, and the commitments made in the bi-

regional Declarations adopted at the High-level Meetings of the Mechanism.

3. RECOGNISING that the principle of common and shared responsibility guides the individual

and joint actions of all CELAC and EU States and ensures their equal commitment to

countering the world drug problem in all its dimensions, and that encourages ever greater

international cooperation in strengthening national capacities on the basis of a comprehensive,

balanced and multidisciplinary approach.

4. Also RECOGNISING the importance of the Coordination and Cooperation Mechanism on

Drugs between CELAC and the European Union, a bi-regional framework, carried out on the

basis of dialogue, common and shared responsibility, coordination and cooperation, to tackle in

an effective way the world drug problem that affects both regions.

5. HIGHLIGHTING the efforts carried out by both regions, at the national and regional level, to

continue to address the world drug problem, expressing our concerns on the continuous threat

that this problem represents, in all its dimensions, to the wellbeing and development of all

people.

6. STRESSING the need to continue strengthening bi-regional cooperation to address all aspects

of the world drug problem, including drug control, the exchange of best practices and

experiences and the fostering of communication, as well as the exchange of relevant

information on drugs, including intelligence sharing among law enforcement authorities.

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7. EMPHASISING that the world drug problem requires an integral prevention approach,

including universal prevention, that drug dependence is a public health issue.

8. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT the need to promote adequate availability of internationally

controlled narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical and scientific purposes,

while preventing their diversion and abuse, in line with the Single Convention on Narcotic

Drugs of 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol and the Convention on Psychotropic

Substances of 1971, and recalling in that regard the Commission on Narcotic Drugs

Resolutions 53/4 of March 12th 2010, and 54/6 of March 25th 2011.

9. NOTING also the need to support initiatives of both regions to address the world drug problem,

such as the Andean Strategy on the World Drug Problem 2013-2019, the Central America

Security Strategy in relation to drugs, CARICOM’s Regional Drug Demand Reduction

Strategy, the CARICOM’s Crime and Security Strategy in relation to drugs, and the EU Drugs

Strategy.

10. WELCOMING the South American Council on the World Drug Problem, in the framework of

UNASUR.

MAKE THE FOLLOWING DECLARATION:

BI-REGIONAL COOPERATION

11. WE RECOGNISE that, in order to address the drug problem efficiently and effectively, efforts

should follow an evidence-based, integrated, multidisciplinary and balanced approach

combining drug demand reduction and drug supply reduction measures, in full conformity with

the purposes and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, international law and the

Universal Declaration of Human Rights and, in particular, with full respect for the sovereignty

and territorial integrity of States, the principle of non-intervention in the internal affairs of

States, all human rights, fundamental freedoms, the inherent dignity of all individuals and the

principles of equal rights and mutual respect among States.

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12. WE RECOGNISE the importance of the Coordination and Cooperation Mechanism on Drugs

between CELAC and the European Union and that it should be strengthened through

cooperation initiatives, facilitating the exchange of experiences and the strengthening of drug

policies. These demand driven initiatives shall be inclusive, and open to the participation of all

the countries of both regions.

13. WE WILL CONTINUE to support bi-regional projects, in the areas of both demand and supply

reduction, based on criteria of effectiveness and efficiency, sustainability, relevance and

impact, and jointly designed and implemented by both regions in full acknowledgement of their

respective priorities, rules and responsibilities. WE WILL CONTINUE to support evaluations

of all projects and their results.

14. WE EMPHASISE that bi-regional cooperation should complements efforts undertaken at local,

national, bilateral, subregional, regional and multilateral levels and RECOGNISE the

importance of ensuring that, where possible, such cooperation aligns with agreed priorities and

objectives.

15. WE TAKE NOTE OF the importance of the activities developed within the context of the

Cooperation Programme on Drug policies between Latin America and the European Union-

COPOLAD, which aims to improve the coherence, balance and impact of drugs policies in

participating countries by strengthening the exchange of mutual experiences, bi-regional

coordination and the promotion of multisectoral, comprehensive and coordinated responses.

WE SEE the potential of such initiatives in the future, and WE PROMOTE AND SUPPORT

the full involvement of the Caribbean countries in this regard.

16. WE RECALL the commitment on drugs in paragraph 35 of the EU-CELAC Santiago

Declaration and call for its full and effective implementation.

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17. WE RECALL the commitment to continue implementing the CELAC-EU Action Plan 2013-

2015, in relation to the world drug problem whose objective is to strengthen bi-regional

dialogue and effectiveness of joint efforts to tackle the world drug problem as identified and

developed in the framework of the CELAC-EU Coordination and Cooperation Mechanism on

Drugs, in accordance with the principle of common and shared responsibility, through an

integrated and balanced approach and in conformity with international law. Accordingly, WE

PROPOSE to periodically assess the progress of the Bi-regional Action Plan comprising:

dialogue, cooperation activities and initiatives and expected results.

18. WE HIGHLIGHT the convening, in early 2016, of a special session of the General Assembly

of the United Nations on the world drug problem, as agreed in UNGA resolution

A/RES/67/193, to review the progress in the implementation of the Political Declaration and

Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to

Counter the World Drug Problem, including an assessment of the achievements and challenges

in countering the drug problem, within the framework of the three international drug control

conventions and other relevant United Nations instruments. In this regard, as decided in

paragraph 36 of the CELAC-EU Santiago Declaration, we support possible responses for

enhancing the effectiveness of strategies and instruments available for the international

community to face, in an integral and balanced manner, the challenges and consequences posed

by the World Drug Problem under the principle of common and shared responsibility.

WE ALSO RECALL the commitment to identify the most effective strategies to combat the

world drug problem in all its dimensions. With this in mind, initiatives and studies being

developed in the Latin American and the Caribbean region and in the European Union, and the

participation of both regions in this process, may provide a very valuable contribution to the

regional and global discussion on the World Drug Problem.

19. Also regarding the special session of the General Assembly of the United Nations on the world

drug problem, as agreed in UNGA resolution A/RES/67/193, WE ENCOURAGE a fruitful,

wide-ranging, rational and pragmatic debate, in accordance with the rules of procedure

applicable on how the international community can work together to tackle the world’s drug

problem in the most effective way which might provide an opportunity to consider experiences

and new and improved approaches on this issue.

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DEMAND REDUCTION

20. WE RECOGNISE the fundamental need to protect our societies from drug abuse by developing

integrated evidence-based prevention strategies combining universal, selective and indicated

prevention programs, involving communities and addressing families, with a particular focus

on vulnerable groups especially children and youth. WE ALSO RECOGNISE the need for

demand reduction by promoting the development of the individual, the family and the

community, within the framework of respect for the environment and human and intercultural

rights.

21. WE ENCOURAGE work within respective legal frameworks and in compliance with

applicable international law in order to consider, as appropriate, alternatives to incarceration in

the cases of minor drug related offenses.

WE ALSO INVITE the participants of this bi-regional mechanism to consider the possibility to

promote evidence-based treatment, care, rehabilitation, social re-integration and related support

services for drug dependent persons in prisons.

WE HIGHLIGHT that a main objective when dealing with the world drug problem is

guaranteeing health and social wellbeing among individuals, families and communities, bearing

in mind the importance of social re-integration.

22. WE ENCOURAGE the implementation of evidence-based strategies to address prevention,

early intervention, treatment, rehabilitation, social reintegration and the reduction of the

negative health and social consequences of drug abuse, as well as the continuous training of

professionals, technical experts and other actors involved in the implementation of initiatives

aimed at reducing the demand for drugs.

23. WE RECOGNISE that the responsibility for addressing the World Drug Problem rests within

States. WE ENCOURAGE States to ensure that civil society plays a participatory role, where

appropriate, in prevention and rehabilitation through consultation in the development and

implementation of drug control programmes and policies, in particular with regard to aspects of

demand reduction.

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24. WE HIGHLIGHT the need to increase bi-regional efforts in the field of demand reduction. In

this respect WE RECOGNISE the importance of evidence based policies and, therefore, WE

COMMIT to promoting research to implement sound drug prevention strategies and treatments

for drug abuse, particularly among vulnerable populations. Additionally, WE HIGHLIGHT the

need for, and WE ENCOURAGE, joint efforts to improve and implement such health

promotion strategies, and treatments.

SUPPLY REDUCTION

25. WE WILL PROMOTE, when appropriate, joint actions in order to identify, investigate,

prosecute and dismantle organized criminal groups involved in any illicit activities related to

drugs, with full respect for human rights and international law, working together to develop

comprehensive capacities to counter the challenges posed by new and existing drug trafficking

routes.

26. WE ENCOURAGE the implementation of control and preventive measures in sea ports and

airports in order to tackle the use of the various transport means for drug trafficking, including

shipment containers.

27. WE EMPHASISE the need to strengthen bi-regional cooperation to prevent the diversion of

drug precursors used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs, including amphetamine-type

stimulants, and RECOGNISE that active cooperation under existing bilateral agreements on

drug precursors is essential in this regard, as these provide a strong platform for coordinating

policies and exchanging information on drug precursors in the framework of mutual

administrative assistance.

28. WE AGREE to promote exchange and cooperation in scientific research and knowledge

generation, contributing to the development and strengthening of strategies and actions

pertaining to the world drug problem; to encourage and strengthen the areas of study and

ongoing analysis under standardized parameters of the world drug problem: and to the

continued specialization of human resources in the various areas of this subject. We also agree

to encourage new forms of national, regional and interregional research as appropriate.

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29. WE WELCOME initiatives aimed at ensuring the availability of evidence, including the

development of any project aimed to set up a traceability and profiling system of chemical

precursors through an analysis of seized drugs, in full compliance with international

conventions on the matter and according to national legislation and existing regional

frameworks.

30. WE RECOGNISE that synthetic drugs pose a significant worldwide problem affecting the EU

and, increasingly, also the CELAC. At the same time, noting the challenges posed by the

involvement of organized criminal groups in the production, manufacture and distribution of

synthetic drugs, WE COMMIT to pursue, as appropriate, effective initiatives to tackle the

aforementioned activities.

31. WE WILL PROMOTE, where appropriate, joint actions that contribute to the development and

success of investigations on money laundering related to drug trafficking; on the means used to

carry out illicit activities of this kind; and on the proceeds arising from these activities as an

indispensable element for tackling the problem of illicit trafficking of drugs. We will also

promote actions that contribute to the strengthening of capacities for prevention, detection,

investigation, prosecution and sanctions, in accordance with the respective national legislations,

of money laundering and diversion of precursors which may be linked to drug trafficking.

32. WE ARE COMMITTED to strengthening judicial cooperation between both regions,

promoting the use of internationally accepted procedures for mutual legal assistance and for the

distribution of assets in case of international seizures and confiscation; and to reinforcing, in

accordance with each domestic legal framework, the national and international coordination for

the identification, investigation, prosecution and sanction of individuals and legal entities

engaged in money laundering, and, where possible, the recovery of the assets involved.

33. WE NOTE the Special Communique on the Originary and Ancestral Coca, Natural Heritage of

Bolivia and Peru, adopted in the framework of the CELAC summit, on December 3, 2011. We

further take note of the Special Communiqué adopted in the framework of the CELAC summit,

on 28th January 2013, on the re-accession of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, to the United

Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961, as amended by the 1972 Protocol.

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34. We welcome the results of the High-Level International Conference on Alternative

Development, held in Lima, Peru, from 14 to 16 November 2012, including the Lima

Ministerial Declaration and the International Guiding Principles on Alternative Development.

35. WE HIGHLIGHT the need to strengthen alternative development policies, including preventive

alternative development where appropriate, in line with the Resolution of the Commission on

Narcotic Drugs of the United Nations on the Guiding Principles on Alternative Development

2013, and taking into account the protection of ecosystems in order to achieve comprehensive

and sustainable development that discourages vulnerable and affected populations from getting

involved in illicit activities related to drugs.

36. WE APPROVE the 2012-2013 Annual Report of Activities.

37. WE AGREE to convene the XVI High Level Meeting of the Coordination and Cooperation

Mechanism on Drugs between the CELAC and the European Union in 2014 under the co-

presidencies of Greece and Guatemala.

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11346/13 JV/fm 1DG D 2C EN

COUNCIL OFTHE EUROPEAN UNION

Brussels, 21 June 2013

11346/13

CORDROGUE 57COLAT 23AMLAT 13

NOTEfrom: Presidencyto: Horizontal Working Party on DrugsSubject: EU-CELAC Coordination and Cooperation Mechanism on Drugs

- Annual Report June 2012 - May 2013

Delegations will find in annex the above-mentioned document, adopted at the fifteenth High-

Level Meeting of the Coordination and Cooperation Mechanism on Drugs between the European

Union, Latin America and the Caribbean region held in Quito, Ecuador, on 13-14 June 2013.

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ANNEX

This report is the result of the regular analysis of the activities carried out and results achieved

within the framework of the Mechanism in the period from June 2012 to May 2013. The

information contained in this report is limited to inter-regional programmes and does not contain

information on other funded EU programmes at regional and bilateral level in the field of drugs.

1. XIV High Level Meeting of the Mechanism

The XIV High Level Meeting of the Mechanism was held on 4-5 June 2012 in Brussels, under the

co-presidency of Denmark, with significant support from Poland (and Poland chairing the meeting),

and the Dominican Republic.

The thematic discussions during the meeting focused on drug demand and supply reduction under

the topics "Comprehensive approach to face the problem of synthetic drugs and new psychoactive

substances", "Alternative justice" and "Judicial cooperation". The EU and the CELAC also updated

each other on recent developments of the drug situation in their respective regions and discussed the

state of play of bi-regional cooperation.

Chile proposed conducting a project aimed at setting up a traceability system of chemical precursors

through an analysis of seized drugs and Ecuador proposed the creation of a Stamp for Alternative

Development, including preventive alternative development, as a voluntary instrument for the

commercialisation of products stemming from alternative, integral and sustainable development

programmes and from programmes and projects that prevent vulnerable populations from getting

involved in illicit activities linked to the illicit drugs offer.

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The High Level Meeting approved the Brussels Declaration, tackling the drug problem from various

angles and, among other topics, welcoming the progress made in the implementation of the Cocaine

Route Programme and in the revitalisation of most existing bilateral agreements on drug precursors,

and calling for the strengthening of judicial cooperation between both regions as well as

cooperation aimed at preventing the diversion of drug precursors used in the illicit manufacture of

narcotic drugs. It also mentioned the need to strengthen the EU-CELAC Mechanism on Drugs, to

take into account drug use among prisoners while developing drugs policies, to consider providing

treatment as an alternative to incarceration and it drew attention to the challenges posed by

synthetic drugs.

The meeting also adopted the Annual Report of the Mechanism for the period July 2011-May 2012.

2. EU-CELAC Technical Committee Meetings

Three meetings of the Technical Committee took place during this period: on 4 July 2012 under the

co-presidency of Cyprus and Ecuador, and on 17 April 2013 and 23 May 2013 under the co-

presidency of Ireland and Ecuador.

The meeting of 4 July was dedicated to discussing the results of the High Level Meeting in

Brussels. The delegations further talked about ways to improve the efficient functioning of the EU-

CELAC Mechanism on Drugs and the Chilean and Ecuadorian delegations respectively informed

the meeting about the status of the drug precursors traceability project and the project concerning

the Stamp for Alternative Development, including preventive alternative development.

The other two meetings dealt with preparations for the XV High Level Meeting to be held in Quito

on 13-14 June 2013, identifying a number of topics for the thematic debates during the High Level

Meeting and discussing the draft Quito Declaration. Delegations shared the latest information on the

drug situation in their respective regions and ongoing cooperation activities and projects.

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3. EU-CELAC Cooperation

Cooperation Program on drug policies between Latin America and the European Union

(COPOLAD)

COPOLAD (2010-2014) is a partnership cooperation programme between the European Union and

Latin America, funded by the European Commission, and aiming to improve the coherence, balance

and impact of drugs policies, in the participating countries, through the exchange of mutual

experiences, bi-regional coordination and the promotion of multisectoral, comprehensive and

coordinated responses.

The current reporting period started with the Second Annual Conference of COPOLAD which took

place in Brussels on 6-7 June 2012, just after the High Level Meeting of the Mechanism.

This Conference allowed reporting on the activities carried out within the first period of the

programme, as well as presenting and discussing various subjects related to all four components of

COPOLAD:

(1.) Strengthening the opportunities and spaces for information exchange, coordination and

cooperation among the competent authorities at the EU-CELAC Mechanism on Drugs;

(2.) Consolidation of national drug observatories;

(3.) Capacity-building on demand reduction; and

(4.) Capacity-building on supply reduction.

During this period, all activities developed under each of these components were implemented as

expected in the work plan, with high involvement of beneficiaries. The initiative under component 1

was further advanced. It consists of an e-room for the EU-CELAC Coordination and Cooperation

Mechanism on Drugs, making available all the work developed by the Mechanism, as well as

contributing to better communication and coordination among the countries from both regions.

It also gathers a significant amount of documents and information produced by the Mechanism

since 1999.

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In March 2013 the COPOLAD budget (originally €6 million) was increased by more than half a

million, with a view to additional activities in direct support of the EU-CELAC Mechanism on

Drugs, paying special attention to increasing the participation of all beneficiary countries in

COPOLAD (participation in seminars; studies; translation costs).

Synergies were also developed in the area of supply reduction between COPOLAD and the relevant

components of the Cocaine Route Programme with a view to ensuring the coherence and

complementarity of the various EU-funded programmes in CELAC countries.

4. Other EU-funded inter-regional initiatives

We take note of some initiatives in which some CELAC countries take part.

The Cocaine Route Programme

The multi-year Cocaine Route programme was adopted in 2009, and the European Union has

committed almost €30 million to over 36 countries along the cocaine route from the production

countries in Latin America to Europe via Central America, the Caribbean and West Africa.

The overall objective of this global action is to enhance the capacity for international cooperation of

law enforcement and judicial services of the partner countries to contribute to the fight against

international criminal networks. The project consists of eight components with the aim of creating

trans-regional synergies to tackle organised crime along the cocaine route.

Among the components of this programme, the following programmes are open to the participation

of CELAC countries:

1. Prevention of the diversion of drug precursors in the Latin American and Caribbean region

(PRELAC)

The project's general objective is to contribute to the fight against the manufacture of drugs

and their trafficking by assisting the region to tackle the diversion of precursors from the licit

trade in collaboration with private sector operators.

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The project is already operational in seventeen CELAC countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,

Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama,

Paraguay, Peru, , Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

2. Airport Communication Programme (AIRCOP)

The main objective of this programme is to strengthen the anti-drug capacities at selected

airports in West Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean in order to intercept cocaine

shipments by air.

3. AMERIPOL project

This project supports AMERIPOL, consisting of 20 member states and 11 permanent

observers. The main aim of the project is to contribute to strengthening cooperation of law

enforcement, judicial and prosecuting authorities of Latin America and the Caribbean

countries and the EU in tackling trans-regional organised crime. Direct beneficiaries of the

project include AMERIPOL Member States, such as Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador,

Peru, Panama, as well as Martinique, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago.

4. GAFISUD project

The Financial Action Task Force of South America (GAFISUD) project started in 2009 for a

period of 36 months with the main objective to support the fight against money laundering

and financial crime in Latin America and the Caribbean countries. The funds are directly

awarded to GAFISUD.

In order to give a greater coherence and wider complementarity effect to this trans-regional action,

the Cocaine Route Monitoring and Support (CORMS) component was established. Its mandate is to

liaise and create synergies among the different components of the Cocaine Route Programme.

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