MEPs say that one of the factors which has compromised the application of the clause was its vague language, which did not spell out detailed procedures for ' positive ' and ' negative ' interventions in EU/third country cooperation - unlike the democracy clauses in the Cotonou Agreements with the ACP States which had been very effective.
Deputāti ziņojumā precizē, kādas procedūras jāpiemēro klauzulas noteikumu nepildīšanas gadījumā, un uzstāj, ka saistību izpildei jāseko stingrāk.