Traduction de «Special Fund for Strengthening Democracy » (Anglais → Français) :

A third IcSP action of €10 million will have the four components: strengthening of Democracy; support to monitoring of Human Rights by OHCHR in concentration areas of the FARC-EP; support to the General Prosecutors Office (Special Unit to fight organised crime); peace education to Colombian Armed Forces in post conflict (human rights).

15. Expresses great concern at the very limited coverage of the Gezi Park events by Turkish media and the dismissal of journalists who criticised the government’s reactions to those events; recalls that freedom of expression and media pluralism, including digital and social media, are at the heart of European values and that an independent press is crucial to a democratic society, as it enables citizens to take an active part in the collective decision-making processes on an informed basis and therefore strengthens democracy; expresses deep concern at the new internet law which introduces excessive controls on, and monitoring of, inter ...[+++]net access and has the potential to significantly impact on free expression, investigative journalism, democratic scrutiny and access to politically diverse information over the internet; points to the serious concerns expressed by the EU and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and asks the Government of Turkey to revise the law in line with European standards on media freedom and freedom of expression; reiterates once again its concern at the fact that most media are owned by, and concentrated in, large conglomerates with a wide range of business interests, and points to the worrying and widespread phenomenon of self-censorship by media owners and journalists; is concerned about the dismissal of journalists from positions in the media as a result of their criticising the government; is deeply concerned about the procedures used to punish the owners of critical media; raises concerns about the implications of accreditation by state institutions, mainly targeting the opposition media; expresses deep concern at the particularly high number of journalists currently in pre-trial detention, which undermines freedom of expression and of the media, and calls on Turkey’s judicial authorities to review and address these cases as soon as possible; highlights the special role of public service media in strengthening d ...

LIFT (Livelihoods and Food Security Trust Fund) is a multi-donor trust fund improving the lives and prospects of smallholder farmers and landless people in rural Myanmar; 'STEP Democracy' supports Myanmar's diverse political and civil actors to seize historic opportunities to explore options to build inclusive, democratic institutions and appeal to the active, informed participation of society; 'My Justice' improves access to justice and legal aid for the poor and vulne ...[+++]rable, develops legal capacity of justice sector professionals and strengthens selected rule of law institutions to better fulfil their mandates; The 'Joint Peace Fund' supports nationally-led efforts to achieve a lasting settlement of ethnic armed conflict in Myanmar; 'SMART Myanmar': actively promotes sustainable consumption and production of garments “Made in Myanmar”, a concept with emphasis on resource efficiency and social responsibility.

23. Urges the BiH authorities to encourage the development of independent and diverse media that are free of political interference, ethnic fragmentation and polarisation; highlights the special role of public service media in strengthening democracy and social cohesion, and calls on the authorities to ensure that such media are financially sustainable and independent and comply with European standards; regrets the continued political pressure affecting journalists and the threats against them; expresses its co ...[+++]ncern over the attempts to undermine the independence of the Communications Regulatory Agency and the public service broadcasters; recalls that free media represent an essential component of a stable democracy;

9 || "Smart specialization" || Member States will be able to make effective use of cohesion and structural funds strengthened by the concept of "smart specialization" to contribute to growth and job creation.

12. Calls on the Commission to take account of the recommendations of its rapporteur on the decentralisation of the management of the Meda programme, to back the proposal to transfer part of the funds from the Meda programme to the Meda Democracy programme, in order to strengthen the process of democratisation in Tunisia and to ensure that the projects funded by Meda Democracy are selected without any interference on the part of th ...[+++]e Tunisian Government;