5 Amendments of Birgit SCHNIEBER-JASTRAM related to 2011/2047(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Emphasises the close connection between a high impact development policy and capacity development; capacity development should be seen as an integrated process improving the capability of citizens, organisations, governments and societies to design sustainable development strategies; stresses that capacity development is a process that requires ownership by and policy space for the partner countries;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Points out, that support for capacity development not only through the instrument of budget support but also by the means of technical cooperation is essential for high impact development assistance; acknowledges that ownership of and identification with transformation processes by partner countries can increase over time when nourished by those instruments;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Considers that funding for large- scale export or infrastructure projects, while attractive in terms of delivering visible results, is not necessarily the best strategy to deliver benefits to the wider population and poor marginalized communities;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that investment projects involving the private sector which are financed by the EU in developing countries should meet internationally agreed environmental, social and transparency standards and be consistent with beneficiary countries’ development plans; objects to any kind of cooperation with private entities which would contribute directly or indirectly to any form of tax evasion; asks the Commission to review its due diligence mechanisms when deciding on funding for resource extraction projects;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Points out that a large number of CO2-emission-intensive industrial projects in developing countries receive funding by Export Credit Agencies (ECA); stresses that such funding is incoherent as it reduces the impact of both climate and sustainable development policies;