Activities of Arne LIETZ related to 2015/2353(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the preparation of the post-electoral revision of the MFF 2014-2020: Parliament’s input ahead of the Commission’s proposal
Amendments (7)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the massive scale of the global needs for humanitarian aid and for disaster risk reduction, disaster preparedness and the building of resilience in developing countries; also notes the upward pressure on these needs stemming from effects of conflicts and wars, human rights violations, bad governance and corruption, poor provision of basic social services as well as climate change and competition for scarce resources; insists that the EU’s financial means for responding to humanitarian and development issues require strengthening, especially considering the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and is convinced that this is also essential for the defence of the EU’s own interests, including its security in a broad sense;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that expenditure to cover in- donor refugee costs do not contribute to sustainable development in developing countries and to fighting the root causes of migration, in this regard reiterates that actions taken in this area should not come at the expense of EU's development policies in other areas;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recalls that the migrant and refugee crisis has significantly impacted the EU budget and will continue to request dynamic responses in the coming years; welcomes the mobilization of the flexibility instruments available for 2014- 2016 and the exhaustion of the resources available under the EU budget's Heading 3 and 4; calls in this regard for an appropriate increase of the ceilings to address the migration and refugee crisis properly;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the need for security- related expenditure in the current efforts to comprehensively address the security/development nexus and deliver on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16; believes that promoting peace, security and justice as well as education in developing countries is crucial for poverty reduction; emphasises that the funding concerned, which does not constitute Official Development Assistance (ODA), must come from other instruments than the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) or the European Development Fund (EDF);
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the need for security- related expenditure in the current efforts to comprehensively address the security/development nexus and deliver on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16; believes that promoting peace, security and justice in developing countries is crucial for poverty reduction; emphasises that the funding concerned, which does not constitute Official Development Assistance (ODA), must come from other instruments than the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) or the European Development Fund (EDF) or any other mechanisms that benefit from these instruments, such as the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa; stresses in this context the need to avoid securitisation of development instruments that should instead be aimed at poverty eradication and promotion of sustainable development;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need for adequate resources for the pursuit of the SDGs; recalls the EU’s recent renewal of its collective commitment to raise its ODA to 0.7 % of its GNI; points out that this requires substantial increases, and stresses that the MFF review should take this into account; calls on the EU-Member states to fulfil their commitment to contribute 0,7% of their GNI to ODA.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need for adequate resources for the pursuit of the SDGs; recalls the EU’s recent renewal of its collective commitment to raise its ODA to 0.7 % of its GNI; points out that this requires substantial increases, and stresses that the MFF review and revision should take this into account;