June 20111, as well as the pledges made by the EU on this occasion2, – having regard to Council Decision 2011/168/CFSP of 21 March 2011 on the International Criminal Court3, and the revised action plan of 12 July 2011 to follow up on the Council Decision on the International Criminal Court, – having regard to its resolution of 14 December 2011 on the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy4, – having regard to the Joint Communication by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission to the European Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 8 March 2011 entitled ‘A Partnership for Democracy and Shared Prosperity with the Southern Mediterranean’ (COM(2011)0200), – having regard to the Joint Communication of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission of 25 May 2011 entitled ‘A new response to a changing Neighbourhood’ (COM(2011)0303), – having regard to the Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on the European Neighbourhood Policy adopted on 20 June 2011 at its 3101st meeting, – having regard to the Foreign Affairs Council Conclusions on the European Endowment for Democracy adopted on 1 December 2011 at its 3130th meeting, and the Declaration on the establishment of a European Endowment for Democracy agreed by COREPER on 15 December 2011, – having regard to its recommendation of 29 March 2012 to the Council on the modalities for the possible establishment of a European Endowment for Democracy (EED)5, – having regard to its resolution of 7 July 2011 on EU external policies in favour of democratisation6, – having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions from 25 October 2011 entitled “A renewed EU strategy 2011-14 for Corporate Social Responsibility”, – having regard to its recommendation to the Council of 2 February 2012 on a consistent policy towards regimes against which the EU applies restrictive measures, when their leaders exercise their personal and commercial interests within EU borders7, – having regard to the Report of the UN Special Rapporteur of 16 May 2011 (A/HRC/17/27) 1 OJ C 161 E, 31.5.2011, p.78. http://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/rdonlyres/18B88265-BC63-4DFF-BE56903F2062B797/0/RC9ENGFRASPA.pdf OJ L 76, 22.3.2011, p. 56. Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0576. Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0113. OJ C 291 E, 4.10.2011, p. 171. Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0018. 2 3 4 5 6 7

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