Activities of Sophie MONTEL related to 2016/2053(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The future of ACP-EU relations beyond 2020 (A8-0263/2016 - Norbert Neuser) FR
Amendments (3)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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1. Is convinced that the simultaneous expiry of the Cotonou Agreement and of the Union’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) provides an opportunity to finally decide the budgetisation of the European Development Fund (EDF), with the condition of clear guarantees of ring- fencing for ACP-EU cooperation; believes that the current set-up of the EDF is an anomaly at the root of several shortcomings; stresses that budgetisation will boost the legitimacy, efficiency and, predictability and transparency of development aid while ensuring better policy coherence and visibility;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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3. Recalls that fighting poverty is the Union’s overarching objective in development cooperation and a primary way to address the root causes of migration and forced displacement; warns, in the context of the EU Trust Fund for Africa, against diverting appropriations from their intended purposes and breaching the objectives of the legal bases; recalls also the positive role of the African Peace Facility as a key instrument for stabilisation, and expects a solution to be found as part of EDF budgetisation which ensures its continuation in full observance of the Treaty; stresses its commitment to the principle of respect for the sovereignty of African states;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
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4. Supports blending grants with financial instruments in order to maximise the impact of development assistance and address market failures and investment gaps; stresses that innovative financing must not replace grants, nor must it replace the responsibility of developed countries regarding official development assistance (ODA) or of developing countries to provide services; notes the intention to launch an investment initiative for Africa and calls for the full involvement of Parliament in its establishment.expresses its wish for the Member States to be the first to address these issues as some of them have special ties with African countries;