6.
Welcomes the adoption of the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the
World in 2012; expects a continuous commitment from the VP/HR, with regular reports
to Parliament; calls for active and constructive discussions among EU institutions in
preparing future reports that will raise the profile of the EU‘s activities in this field;
7.
Believes that the Annual Report should become an essential tool for the communication
and discussion of EU activities in the area of human rights and democracy; welcomes
therefore the commitment of the VP/HR and the EEAS to use EU annual reports as
implementation reports on the EU Strategic Framework and the Action Plan on Human
Rights and Democracy;
8.
Notes the references to actions by the EU Special Representative on Human Rights in the
Annual Report and encourages the VP/HR and the EEAS to include more in-depth
analyses, especially when it comes to his role in implementing the Strategic Framework
and the Action Plan, in order to provide an adequate description of his role and work;
9.
Acknowledges the efforts made to list the various EU actions in the field of human rights
and democracy support in the country reports, which provide a wealth of information
about the work of the EU institutions around the world; regrets, nevertheless, that the
country reports still seem to lack a systematic, clear and coherent framework that would
allow for more rigorous analysis on the impact and efficiency of EU action;
10.
Reiterates its view that the country reports should be further strengthened and should
reflect the implementation of the human rights country strategies and thus refer to specific
benchmarks based on a set of indicators to assess both positive and negative trends,
evaluate the efficiency of EU actions and provide grounds for adapting the levels of EU
support according to progress on human rights, democracy, the rule of law and good
governance;
11.
Welcomes the effort to include activities by the European Parliament in the Annual
Report, calls for use to be made of Parliament’s achievements and potential, including the
numerous studies and analyses carried out by Parliament, and strongly encourages the
VP/HR and the EEAS to report on the EU action taken on Parliament’s resolutions,
including on urgency resolutions relating to breaches of human rights; calls or a constant
flow of information and cooperation between Parliament and the EU Special
Representative for Human Rights, particularly in emergency situations;
12.
Welcomes the EU Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World in 2012,
as it shows the efforts that the EU is deploying to promote the mainstreaming of human
rights, gender equality, democracy and good governance in development policies and
instruments;
EU Policy Framework
Strategic Framework and the Action Plan
13.
Reiterates its appreciation of the EU Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human
Rights and Democracy as an important milestone in integrating and mainstreaming
human rights across all EU external policies; underlines the need for a general consensus
and enhanced coordination of the EU‘s human rights policy between the EU institutions
and the Member States; calls on the EEAS to step up its efforts to increase the sense of