Activities of Elly SCHLEIN related to 2015/2317(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
2015 Report on policy coherence for development (debate) IT
Amendments (6)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for an EU-wide debate on PCD in the framework of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and its new 17 universal and indivisible SDGs, so as to understand better how the concept might fit with the more universal concept of PCSD;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for more participatory impact assessments, to allow relevant stakeholders, including developing countries, civil society and NGOs to participate effectively in the IA process and give their views;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Insists that EU policies which seek to manage migration should be compatible with those that seek to reduce poverty in developing countries and to tackle the root causes of migration; considers that development aid programmes and budgets should not be used for migration control purposes;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Supports an efficient, fair and transparent tax system in line with good governance principles; welcomes the package of tax transparency measures presented by the Commission on 18 March 2015 and the Anti-Tax Avoidance Package presented on 28 January 2016, including its Communication on an external strategy to promote tax good governance internationally; considers that international cooperation is vital for tackling illicit financial flows and tax evasion;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Recalls that EU tax policies can have negative impacts on developing countries, and reiterates its call to conduct a spill- over analysis of all national and EU tax policies, in order to assess the impact on developing countries and remove policies and practices which negatively affect them;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Member States properly to ensure a fair treatment of developing countries when negotiating tax treaties, taking into account their particular situation and ensuring a fair distribution of taxing rights between source and residence countries; calls Member States, in this regard, to adhere to the UN model tax convention rather than the OECD model, to conduct comprehensive impact assessments ensuring that negative impacts are avoided, to desist from reducing withholding tax rates and to ensure transparency around treaty negotiations;