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11 Amendments of Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS related to 2018/0243(COD)

Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The general objective of the Programme "Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument" (the ‘Instrument’) should be to uphold and promote sustainable development, environment and biodiversity protection, fight climate change, eradicate poverty and tackle inequalities as part of the Union’s values and interests worldwide in order to pursue the objectives and principles of the Union’s external action, as laid down in Article 3(5), Articles 8, 21 and 2108 of the Treaty on European Union.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 428 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The new European Consensus on Development ('the Consensus')60 , signed on 7 June 2017, provides the framework for a common approach to development cooperation by the Union and its Member States to implement the 2030 Agenda and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. Eradicating poverty, tackling discrimination and inequalities, protecting the environment and biodiversity, fighting climate change, leaving no one behind and strengthening resilience are at the heart of development cooperation policy. _________________ 60 "The New European Consensus on Development 'Our World, our Dignity, Our Future'", Joint statement by the Council and the Representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission, 8 June 2017.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) This Regulation should reflect the need to focus on strategic priorities, both geographically – the European Neighbourhood and Africa, as well as countries that are fragile and most in need, but also thematically – security, migration, climate change and human righparticularly Least Developed Countries, but also thematically – democracy and human rights, gender equality, sustainable development, poverty eradication and fighting inequalities, security, migration, climate change, biodiversity, environment and global public health threats.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 505 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Civil society organisations should embrace a wide range of actors with different roles and mandates which includes all non-State, not-for-profit structures, non-partisan and non-violent, through which people organise to pursue shared objectives and ideals, whether political, cultural, social, environmental or economic. Operating from the local to the national, regional and international levels, they comprise urban and rural, formal and informal organisations.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 513 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change and biodiversity loss, protecting the environment, in line with the Union commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and the Convention on Biological Diversity, this Regulation should contribute to mainstream climate and environmental action in the Union policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 45% of the Union budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under this Regulation are expected to contribute 250% of its overall financial envelope to climate and environmental related objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the implementation of this Regulation, and the overall contribution from this Regulation should be part of relevant evaluations and review processes. As a general principle, all Union action and expenditure should be consistent with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, as well as with the Sustainable Development Goals, and not contribute to environmental degradation.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 863 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) commitment to and progress in implementing jointly agreed political, economic, environmental and social reform objectives;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 1030 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In view of possible grievances of third parties in partner countries, including communities and individuals affected by projects supported by the EFSD+ and the External Action Guarantee, the Commission and European Union delegations shall publish on their websites direct references to the complaints mechanisms of the relevant counterparts that have concluded agreements with the Commission. The Commission shall also establish a centralised grievance mechanism to provide the possibility of directly receiving complaints related to the treatment of grievances by eligible counterparts. The Commission shall take that information into account in view of future cooperation with those counterparts.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 1144 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 4 – point f
(f) Strengthening the involvement of local communities and indigenous people in climate change responses, the fight against biodiversity loss and wildlife crime, conservation of ecosystems and the governance of natural resources, including through the improvement of land use and water resources management. Promoting sustainable urban development and resilience in urban areas;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 1148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 4 – point g a (new)
(g a) Addressing biodiversity loss, implementing international and EU initiatives to address it, in particular through the promotion of the conservation, sustainable use and management of terrestrial and marine ecosystems and associated biodiversity.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 1157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 4 – point n a (new)
(na) Achieving the international commitments regarding biodiversity conservation in treaties such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and other biodiversity-related treaties
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 1361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) contribute to climate action and environmental protection and management; allocating a significant share of EFSD+ to climate action, environment and biodiversity protection related objectives, to contribute to the 50 % target of the NDICI;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE