3 Amendments of Lucas HARTONG related to 2011/0406(COD)
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Union and the Member States should improve the consistency and the complementarity of their respective policies on development cooperation, in particular by responding to partner countries' and regions' priorities at country and regional level. To ensure that the Union's development cooperation policy and that of the Member States complement and reinforce each other, it is appropriate to provide for joint programming procedures which should be implemented whenever possible and relevantIn accordance with the subsidiarity principle, development policy is a task for the Member States and not for the Union.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Fighting climate change and protecting the environment are among the great challenges which face the Union and where the need for international action is urgent. In accordance with the intent stated in Commission Communication "A budget for Europe 2020" of 29 June 2011, this Regulation should contribute to the objective of addressing at least 20%not relevant challenges in the context of development aid. It is neither desirable nor necessary for the Member States ofr the EU budget to low carbon and cliCommission to matke resilient society, and the global public goods and challenges programme should use at least 25% of its funds to cover climate change and environment. Actions in these two areas should, wherever possible, be mutually supportive in order to reinforce their impactmore money available for this purpose in the budget, and certainly not in the current economic hard times.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should under no circumstances be conferred on the Commission, given that development aid is a matter for the Member States in accordance with the subsidiarity principle..