Notes the 15 May 2015 UN Evaluation Report on Enforcement and Remedial Assistance Efforts for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by the United Nations and Related Personnel in Peacekeeping Operations; considers that the AU, the UN, the EU and Member States should exercise strong vigilance concerning such criminal matters and urges the most rigorous disciplinary and judicial procedures and the utmost effort to prevent such crimes; recommends, furthermore, appropriate training and education of PKO staff and believes the appointment of female staff and gender a ...[+++]dvisors would help overcome cultural misconceptions and reduce the occurrence of sexual violence.

whereas in March 2014 the Philippine government agreed on a peace deal for the island of Mindanao with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which involves creating an autonomous region (Bangsamoro) in the island’s Muslim south, but does not include the participation of other militia groups who oppose the peace process; whereas, however, the Philippine Congress failed to adopt the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in February 2016, and thus did not bring the peace negotiations to a successful conclusion.

10. Welcomes the constitutional amendments aimed at strengthening the independence of the judiciary by reducing political influence on the appointment of prosecutors and judicial officials at all levels through more transparent and merit-based procedures, and specifically by electing the Supreme State Prosecutor; takes note, however, of the Ombudsman’s initiative for assessing the constitutionality of these amendments and of the provisions of the law on the Constitutional Court concerning the election of Constitutional Court Judges; calls on the competent authorities to est ...[+++]ablish a solid track record of disciplinary proceedings and to ensure timely justice, together with the unification of jurisprudence; calls for further legislative and other measures to be taken and implemented in order to diminish the politicisation of the judiciary in practice, including through objective evaluation of judicial performance, clear demonstration of judicial accountability in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission, and the guaranteeing of merit-based promotions; underlines also the need to ensure the independence of misdemeanour courts from the executive branch;

– having regard to Opinions Nos CDL(2011)016, CDL(2011)001, CDL-AD(2012)001, CDL-AD(2012)009, CDL-AD(2012)020 and CDL-AD(2012)004 of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) on the new Constitution of Hungary, on the three legal questions arising from the process of drafting the new Constitution of Hungary, on Act CLXII of 2011 on the legal status and remuneration of judges of Hungary and Act CLXI of 2011 on the organisation and administration of courts of Hungary, on Act CLI of 2011 on the Constitutional Court of Hungary, on the cardinal acts on the judiciary that were amended following the adoption of opini ...[+++]on CDL-AD(2012)001 on Hungary, and on the Act on the right to freedom of conscience and religion and the legal status of churches, denominations and religious communities of Hungary,

4. Recognises the progress made in Turkey with regard to labour law; considers it imperative, however, that the law on the protection of young people be urgently adopted and the fight against child labour stepped up; endorses, in this connection, the criticisms made by the Commission regarding the inadequate administrative capacity of 'children's offices', and calls on Turkey to provide the latter with adequately trained personnel and financial assistance;

- The second proposal is that there should be a five-year time-bar on the recovery of sums owed to the Community. This limit could be extended in cases where active steps are being taken to secure recovery. As things stand, there is no general time-limit of a ‘Community’ nature (such a limit exists in certain sectoral regulations e.g. those concerning the Staff Regulations: 5 years, the regulation on the protection of the communities’ financial interests: 4 years). However, there is interference with the national legislation, where the contract refers to national law or where the judge ...[+++] is a national one applying his own law as the law of procedure. This could give rise to total chaos in those Member States where institutions’ right to collect debts is time-barred (after 3 or 10 years), or where, quite simply, no information is given on whether the deadline has lapsed until the case comes before the judge. Nor is it clear whether after the period has elapsed it is possible to accept compensation or spontaneous payment by the debtor. In brief, this proposal would introduce legal certainty for both the institutions and the debtors.