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Activities of György HÖLVÉNYI related to 2019/2184(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Improving development effectiveness and efficiency of aid (short presentation)
2020/11/23
Dossiers: 2019/2184(INI)

Amendments (21)

Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the study “Effective Development Cooperation - Does the EU deliver?: Detailed Analysis of EU Performance”, requested by the European Commission and published in May 20201a; _________________ 1ahttps://ec.europa.eu/international- partnerships/system/files/eu-development- effectiveness-monitoring-report- 2020_en.pdf
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the global environment is becoming more complex and uncertain, with a rise in conflict notably religious intolerance and attacks on minorities and geopolitical rivalry and more frequent and severe natural disasters, notably in developing countries, which affect the most vulnerable; whereas this highlights the need for strengthened multilateralism and continuous efforts to increase the effectiveness and impact of European aid;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU together with its Member States, as the world’s biggest donor of official development assistance (ODA), amounting to EUR 74.4 billion in 2018 and representing almost 57 % of all ODA worldwide, is committed to promoting effective development cooperation geared towards ending all forms of poverty and inequality, and to supporting its development partners in realising the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the study “Effective Development Cooperation - Does the EU deliver?: Detailed Analysis of EU Performance” points to a decreased alignment of EU Member States and EU institutions to the effectiveness principles and related indicators, in particular predictability, use of indicators drawn from partner country owned results frameworks, using partner country public financial management systems and commitment to involve partner governments in project evaluations, and transparent reporting;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas although the EU institutions and Member States, local and regional authorities as well as international organisations and civil society organisations have a large stock of data and expertise in the field of development, it remains insufficiently shared; whereas it should be made more accessible and should be used in policy- making;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas aid policies that foster equality are proven to be more effective in achieving SDG's goal, notably fighting poverty and promoting education;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the principles of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) are built on important and enduring lessons from past development strategies and practices, including both successes and failures, and that these principles remain important expressions of multilateral cooperation and coordination which the EU is committed to upholding; ; calls on the Commission to use its membership in the GPEDC and the OECD-DAC and its voice in international fora and in the governance structures of the IFIs to further strengthen the effectiveness principles and encourage adherence to them and implementation of them in all forms of development cooperation and by all actors involved in development cooperation;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recognises that effective development cooperation cannot be delivered through EU cooperation alone and can only be truly effective if all development actors collaborate; expresses concern that, when other actors do not respect and implement the effectiveness principles in their cooperation programmes, the resulting fragmentation and bypassing of partner country systems reduces the effectiveness and impact of assistance overall as a collateral, including EU assistance;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to publish, at least biannually, a report on the progress of the EU institutions and Member States on improving(including their development agencies and local and regional authorities active in development cooperation) are advancing on aid effectiveness in the planning and implementation of European development cooperation and assistance measured against a seaid in relation to the achievement of commonly agreed targets and policy objectives, notably the SDGs, and including progress towards the alignment of policy objectives and the harmonisation of procedures, in particular with regard to joint programming, joint implementation and joint results frameworks; calls on the Commission to present this progress report to the European Parliament;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that in view of the future implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), joint programming by the EU, its Members States and EU development financing partners should build upon the aid effectiveness principles; believes that the EU should collectively set strategic priorities and identify investment needs/gaps in the pre-programming phase and subsequently look at ways to optimise the range of modalities in the EU institutions’ toolbox, including grants, budget support grants and EIB loans, as well as financing from the Member States; calls on the EU institutions and Member States, accordingly, to share evidence and experience about the kinds of development interventions that tend to be successful and those that have failed, proved difficult to implement or not produced the intended impactCommission to ensure that the programming and implementation of these modalities is co-ordinated, strategically aligned with partner countries priorities and processes and focussed on delivering outcomes and impacts that are transformational for achieving the SDGs in the specific context of each partner country;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on EU institutions and Member States and other public and non- governmental actors active in development cooperation to share evidence and experience about what kind of development interventions tend to be successful and which ones have failed, proved difficult to implement or did not produce the intended impact;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the use of results- based approaches is critical for the EU’s partner countries and is a fundamental element of their capacity to deliver the SDGs for their citizens; calls on the EU and its Member States to support and use partner countries’ own national results- measuring frameworks and their monitoring and statistical systems, and to involve all relevant actors: local authorities; national parliaments; civil society, including NGOs, diasporas, churches, religious associations and communities, faith-based organisations, social movements and trade unions, indigenous peoples and foundations, and the representation of vulnerable, disabled, discriminated and marginalised people; and the private sector;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the EU and its Member States to enhance their commitment to transparent data flows through continuous investment in data visualisation, statistical reporting and the publication of open data, the application of international standards such as IATI (the International Aid Transparency Initiative Standard), and by regularly updating and developing the EU Aid Explorer;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls upon the EU and its Member States to enhance alignment of their assistance to the effectiveness principles and related indicators, in particular predictability, use of indicators drawn from partner country owned results frameworks, using partner country public financial management systems and commitment to involve partner governments in project evaluations, and transparent reporting;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Calls upon Member states to streamline, to a greater extent, their assistance with common European aid objectives in order to improve the effectiveness of EU development policy as a whole;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Supports a catalytic approach, building on decentralised and bottom-up needs assessments and programming, in strong collaboration with local communities and organisations, which is informed by a thorough analysis of the situation in each partner country; encourages South-South and triangular cooperation;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Supports the need for a catalytic approach, building on decentralised and bottom-up needs assessments and programming, which is informed by a thorough analysis of the situation in each partner country; encourages South-South and triangular cooperation; including at sub-national levels;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States for development aid policies to align with objective of gender equality so that women’s empowerment is actually achieved thus improving aid efficiency;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission to establish a network of and engage with reliable non-governmental partners, as local civil organisation, churches, faith- based organisations and specialised Member State agencies for the implementation of smaller scale projects;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Calls on the Commission to put more emphasis on local ownership and application of humanitarian-development nexus approach in protracted crises in order to secure effective addressing of needs at local level;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its request that the Council and the Member States set out a clear timeline for reaching the target of raising the ODA budget to 0.7 % of GNI considering the internal and the external economic situation, and that the Commission present a concrete action plan defining how additional resources will be leveraged towards achieving the SDGs;
2020/09/25
Committee: DEVE