13 Amendments of Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ related to 2018/0166R(APP)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls TFEU art 208 in which the Union policy in the field of development cooperation shall be conducted within the framework of the principles and objectives of the Union's external action, which primary objective is the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty; stresses that the Union's development cooperation policy and that of the Member States complement and reinforce each other; recalls article 21(2) TEU sets out that the development cooperation policy contributes to the objectives of EU external action; Calls for full respect of the TFEU and the TUE legal commitments and for a development oriented external instrument in the next MFF 2021-2027;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the proposal for a Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) reflects a new approach to foreign and development policy; recalls thatunderlines that poverty eradication, sustainable human and economic development, good governance and peace and security are essential for achieving the goal of eradicating povertytackling inequality, injustice and exclusion, good governance and peace and security must be the EU´s external financial instruments primary objectives in the next MFF, as well as achieving its Sustainable Development Goals commitments honouring the TFUE art.208.2;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the next MFF must ensure that the external instruments are policy driven, serving the most effective way possible to the pursuit of the objectives of the relevant policies, as laid down in the Treaty ; recalls that EU domestic interest should not drive its neighbourhood, development, humanitarian and international cooperation agenda; underlines its opposition to the instrumentalisation of aid;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the new financing needs resulting from the deterioration of security conditions in the European Union's neighbourhood and the increase in migration flows to the Union are reflected in the mobilisation of new funds; notes that thmust be supported by Member States and Union's freseh new challenges must be added to existing sustainable development goalsfunds in the next MFF;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that country aid allocations within the EUs international cooperation programs should complemented foreign policy, while ensuring that development funding is used only for development related objectives and purposes and not to cover expenses related to the achievement of different objectives, such as border control or anti-migration policies;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that the design of the cooperation instrument should leave sufficient flexibility for tailoring programmes to the specific needs of third countries; reiterates that a substantial share of EU aid should be allocated to Least Developed Countries, as primary target of ODA; stresses that ensuring efficiency, effectiveness, visibility and policy coherence for development in the implementation; ensuring the participation of CSOs and implementing the rights-based approach to development cooperation, as well as introducing a benchmarking of 20% of funds for basic social services, are key development features to be maintained and improve in the next MFF cycle;
Amendment 24 #
2c. Stresses that gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights and empowerment must be a significant objective, across all programmes, geographic and thematic; considers that the EU budget should be gender-and conflict-sensitive;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the NDICI appears to not substantially contain thcore elements for a more pragmatic implementation of the Union's development cooperation policy and reiterates its position that a single instrument for this policy is necessary and will allow for better cooperation with partner countries and stakeholders; notes with concern the lack of explicit reference in the objectives to eradication of poverty , sustainable development, the Sustainable Development Goals and combating inequality; underlines that these priorities must be reflected explicitly in the objectives of the proposed instrument;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Draws attention to the European Union's international commitments to increase its official development assistance to 0.7% of GNI and to contribute at least0.2% of GNI towards Least Developed Countries by 2030 and to provide new and additional funding for climate action in developing countries; asserts that these commitments must be properly reflected in MFF 2021-2027;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Acknowledges the significant efforts made by the EC to increase the allocation given to humanitarian aid budget line in the next MFF. However, notes that this increase does not respond yet to the level of needs, which have more than doubled since 2011;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Welcomes the extension scope and allocation increase of the Emergency Aid Reserve to respond also to internal crises. Reminds that priority should be guarantee to sudden onset humanitarian crises outside the EU;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Stresses the need to seize the opportunity y of the next MFF to financially support Linking Relief , Rehabilitation and Development operations; underlines that implementing the humanitarian-development nexus requires ensuring complementarity of development and humanitarian activities, and a culture shift from the EU as a donor, towards more operational flexibility and risk taking to support LRRD, people and their communities resilience, early recovery and reconstruction; call for more multi-year planning and funding in EU humanitarian activities, and the systematic introduction of crisis modifiers in EU development activities in order enable EU´s partners to effectively contribute to the nexus implementation;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Underlines that the MFF 2021- 2027 must preserve and improve the EP oversight and scrutiny over the use of funds, with a clear mechanism and decision making process for the disbursement of unallocated funds, ensuring the EP impact in the programming and implementation phase of the external financial instruments; reiterates that any proposal for increased flexibility must be balanced by an improvement of transparency and accountability;