11 Amendments of Ivan JAKOVČIĆ related to 2015/2345(INI)
Amendment 2 #
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A. whereas NGOs are a huge asset to the European Union and play a vitalmajor role in the lives of EU citizens, by safeguarding their right to health and to a healthy environment and by defending their rights as consumers, and whereas they boost research, innovation and development cooperation;
Amendment 4 #
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1. Emphasises that NGOs are an important EU partner playing a valuable role in EU policy and programme delivery across policy areas, including – but not limited to – humanitarian and social aid inside and outside of the European Union, development cooperation, education and culture, neighbourhood policy, and the environment;
Amendment 8 #
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1. Takes the view that the Commission should foster the independence of NGOs and public involvement in their funding, with a view to dynamising the relationship between citizens and NGOs; points out that NGOs’ primary task is to promote and defend the interests of civil society, which consists of citizens at all levels of governance;
Amendment 36 #
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4. Calls on the Commission to reduce NGOs’ administrative burdens by simplifying application, implementation and reporting, ensuring there is a mix of funding for different actors and streamlining financial requirements such as audits;
Amendment 38 #
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3. Takes the view that a public register of EU-funded NGOs should be set up and that it should also give details of the amount and purpose of the subsidies paid out and the ways in which they are spent;
Amendment 41 #
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5 Recalls that NGOs differ in terms of size and, activities and territorial scope; urges that a range of grants be offered; asks the Commission to make administrative burdens proportional to grant size;
Amendment 43 #
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4. Calls on the Commission, with a view to optimisplacing its cooperation with civil society on a credible footing, to carry out regular assessments of the way in which funds allocated to NGOs are administered;
Amendment 48 #
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6. Given the unpredictable environment in which NGOs now operate, stresses that NGOs should be permitted to adjust projects during implementation based on real-time re- evaluation;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
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7. Recognises that working with multiple donors increases administrative burdens; asks the Commission, therefore, to limit and equalise minimum percentage requirements in co-funding agreements, ensure that in- kind contributions are considered eligible, harmonise external evaluation requirements and make better use of existing evaluations;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
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6. Takes the view that subsidies should be proportional to the other resources available to NGOs from other sources, so as to ensure that EU funds are allocated fairly and more appropriately;
Amendment 66 #
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8. Calls on the Commission to promotestrengthen proactive engagement with NGOs in order to focus on priorities such as simplification and better implementation.