18 Amendments of Pedro SILVA PEREIRA related to 2014/2205(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to its report of 19 May 2015 on Financing for Development and especially its call for the alignment of the private sector with the SDGs,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
- having regard to the UNIDO's Lima Declaration: Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID)1, __________________ 1 http://www.unido.org/fileadmin/Lima_De claration.pdf
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the private sector is a very broad term encompassing a wide range of actors and needs to be specified;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas manufacturing with around 470 million jobs worldwide in 2009 and around half a billion jobs worldwide in 20131 , provides high potential for employment and wealth generation as well as for decent and highly qualified work; __________________ 1 https://www.unido.org/fileadmin/user_me dia/Research_and_Statistics/UNIDO_IDR _2013_main_report.pdf
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's initiative to endorse the private sector in becoming, alongside other governmental and non- governmental development organisations, a truen important partner in achieving inclusive and sustainable development, poverty reduction and empowerment of the local economies;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls the Commission to recognise the diversity of the private sector and the challenges that are faced in alleviating the poverty of the most marginalized and the hardest to reach;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the vast potential of the EU's value added in partnering with the private sector, in close coordination with its Member States, and relevant International Organisations;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls the Commission to prioritise investment in domestic small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), as they offer the greatest potential to drive equitable development in countries;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights that the defence of human rights, gender equality, social cohesion and the fight against inequalities should remain at the core of development activities; recalls the need to comply with agreed international standards such as the International Labour Organisation (ILO) standards and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; calls for binding international rules for firms on compliance with human rights, labour law and environmental standards and urges the European Commission to take the lead by developing a clearly defined framework agreement governing all partnership agreements with private sector in line with the Corporate Social Responsibility principles and standards;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Calls for European development efforts to play a significant role in implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, including working with European enterprises and investors to ensure full compliance with the guiding principles and the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprise in their business activities and in their supply chains in developing countries;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that the private sector and especially local SMEs must be part of the policy dialogue, including industrial policies, alongside all other development partners; recognises that the private sector includes actors such as social enterprises and Fairtrade organisations which have social and environmental principles built in to their work; calls on the Commission to recognise these efforts in its work on the role of the private sector in development;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the European Commission to champion the proposal from investors and other stakeholders to support binding rules on social, environmental and human rights reporting by business, consistent with the EU directive on non- financial reporting, which are encompassed as one of the new proposed UN Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Calls for greater transparency in finance to help combat corruption and illicit financial flows, including through the development of fair and effective tax systems;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls on the EU to work on strengthening capacity building of partner countries to assess when it is appropriate to engage in PPP projects and how to manage them in the public interest, including in planning, contract negotiation, management, accounting and minimising contingent liabilities;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses, that support for local SMEs/SMIs can be enhanced not only through financing instruments, but also through technology transfer, capacity building, sustainable supplier development and business linkages;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Urges the Commission to give the highest primacy to the full compliance with development effectiveness principles like ownership, accountability and transparency, before expanding the scope of blending operations; insists that the Commission clearly demonstrates the financial and development additionality of EU grants for blended projects, as recommended by the Court of Auditors; calls on the Commission to democratise the governance structure of the EU Blending Platform and the regional blending facilities, by properly engaging with all relevant stakeholders at the local level, including partner governments, national parliaments, private sector actors, trade unions and local communities;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23