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1962 Amendments of Maria HEUBUCH

Amendment 6 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the European Commission's reflection paper "Towards a sustainable Europe by 2030"
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 69 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas in the follow-up and review process of the Agenda 2030 at the UN, the EU has not always been united in its voting behaviour, particularly in the area of sexual and reproductive health and rights,
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 77 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas the EU, despite having played a leading role in the elaboration of the Agenda 2030, still lacks an implementation strategy for the Sustainable Development Goals,
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 82 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas in 2017, the Commission "White Paper on the future of Europe" did not include sustainable development and the Agenda 2030 as a vision and narrative for a future EU,
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 83 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
H c. whereas Better regulation had been explicitly mentioned in a Commission communication as too to use for mainstreaming the SDGs in all policy areas; whereas the revised Better Regulation Guidelines as published in July 2017 do not mention the SDGs as overarching policy framework;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 101 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Regrets that several Member States have not respected EU positions in their voting behaviour at the UN in the framework of the follow-up and review process of the Agenda 2030; urges Member States to respect article 34 TEU which obliges Member States to uphold the Union's positions in international organisations;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 104 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the Union should renew its commitment to being a global frontrunner in implementing the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs, together with its Member States, in line with the principle of subsidiarity and in close cooperation with its international partners; recalls that the EU political engagement should be reflected in the MFF 2021-2027; underlines that the 2030 Agenda must further catalyse a joined-up approach between the EU’s external action and its other policies and coherence across Union financing instruments for a global response and commitment towards sustainable growth and development;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 130 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to identify clearly existing gaps in all relevant policies in order to assess what needs to be done by 2030 in terms of EU policies, legislation, statistics and disaggregated data collection, governance and implementation and to submit a full report on those gaps without further delay so as to present a comprehensive strategy before the end of 2019;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 151 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls upon the Commission to include monitoring of the SDGs at EU level in the context of the European Semester,
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 192 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Stresses the role of development cooperation in supporting implementation of the 2030 Agenda in developing countries; welcomes the mainstreaming of the SDGs into the new European Consensus on Development; recalls that poverty eradication (SDG 1) shall remain the principal objective of EU development cooperation; recalls that SDG 1 and SDG 2 are intrinsically linked; reiterates that despite progress, the current pace and scope of implementation is unlikely to promote the transformational change needed to realise the objectives of SDG 2; calls for increased efforts to follow up on the recommendations of the 2017 HLPF Thematic review of SDG2;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 197 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to mainstream SDGs into its Better Regulation Agenda and underlines the potential for using the Better Regulation tools strategically in order to evaluate EU policy coherence with regard to the 2030 Agenda; calls on the Commission to revise swiftly the Better Regulation Agenda Guidelines in order to establish an SDG check of all new policies and legislation and to ensure full policy coherence in the implementation of the SDGs, while promoting synergies, gaining co-benefits and avoiding trade-offs, both at Union and Member State level;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 274 #

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Commission to add data related to the SDGs to the high-value datasets as defined in the Directive on open data and public sector information and to encourage the Member States to publish all reports on the SDGs under a free license;
2019/02/11
Committee: DEVEENVI
Amendment 75 #

2018/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Given (i) the high and systematic violations of the Transport Regulation from Member States, and (ii) considering the insufficient resources the Commission invests to carry out official audits on animal welfare during transport, calls on a Committee of Inquiry to be set up to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to animal welfare during transport within and outside the EU;
2018/09/27
Committee: TRAN
Amendment 1 #

2018/2107(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s Mid- Term Evaluation of the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP); welcomes the fact that the new regulation has seen an increase in exports from beneficiaries of the Everything But Arms (EBA) and GSP+ arrangements, which is an important step towards poverty eradication; notes that the focus on fewer beneficiaries under the 2012 regulation should further contribute to this aim; but recalls that GSP is at most a facilitator and for it to have a positive social and human rights impact, governments should enact effective legislation and social policies, as well as actively support institutions and legal reforms focusing on the promotion and protection of human and labour rights;
2018/12/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2018/2107(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with satisfaction that the preference utilisation rate for EBA beneficiaries is high, meaning the potential benefit for the world’s poorest countries is also high; stresses that EBA should be complemented with trade-related assistance and capacity-building if it is to become more useful; recalls, however, that there is no direct link between trade liberalisation, economic growth and poverty reduction;
2018/12/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2018/2107(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Regrets that the Mid-Term Evaluation indicates that the GSP had only a limited impact on sustainable development and environmental protection;in particular, notes with concern that the production and trade of textiles and clothing, which are the main import products under the GSP, have accelerated environment degradation in beneficiary countries in the absence of adequate environmental and waste management mechanisms[1]; [1] See Mid-Term Evaluation of GSP, cited above.
2018/12/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2018/2107(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the fact that GSP has by and large contributed to social development and human rights, in particular employment of women, implementation of good governance practices and ratification of core ILO conventions; stresses the importance of continued engagement and monitoring, together with the participation of civil society in these processesbelieves, however, that temporary withdrawal of tariff preferences in case of severe and systematic violations of fundamental rights shall be more effectively used; stresses the importance of continued engagement and monitoring, together with the participation of civil society in these processes, so as to enable all interested parties to submit petitions on alleged labour and human rights violations on companies or states benefiting from the duty-free access to the EU under the GSP list;
2018/12/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 19 #

2018/2107(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes with concern that there exists a more limited conditionality to adhere to fundamental labour and human rights under the Standard GSP and EBA arrangements; stresses the need to harmonise those standards towards the GSP+ approach as a way to improve compliance with ILO and UN conventions on labour and human rights; more broadly, stresses the need to ensure coherence between GSP and the FTA regimes, namely by providing sufficient incentives for countries to graduate from the EBA to the GSP+ status as well as from GSP+ to other FTA arrangements;
2018/12/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2018/2107(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the opinion that the more intensified GSP+ monitoring system, alongside the findings of UN and ILO monitoring bodies and information provided by third parties, has contributed to the fact that all GSP+ beneficiaries are making progress in implementing the 27 conventions; calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to improve transparency of EU’s GSP+ monitoring, whose mechanism shall equally apply to GSP and EBA beneficiary countries, and to ensure a meaningful role for CSOs and Trade Unions in this framework;
2018/12/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2018/2107(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes with concern that there is no conditionality to propel beneficiary countries of GSP and EBA arrangements to adhere to environmental standards and to comply with international conventions on climate change and environmental protection; takes the view that list of conventions on core human and labour rights as well as on environment and governance principles should be updated in the next reform of the GSP Regulation, notably by including as a new conditionality the ratification and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change, while GSP Standards and EBA arrangements should be harmonised towards the GSP+ approach; more broadly, calls on the Commission to provide technical support to improve environmental protection in the implementation of each of the three GSP arrangements;
2018/12/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 27 #

2018/2107(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for greater participation in the monitoring process from Member State embassies and development agencies.; but reiterates that the positive impact of the three GSP arrangements depend on whether the beneficiary countries have policies in place to effectively channel their resources to social and distribution- improving policies as well as adaptation and mitigation measures to limit the potential detrimental effects of increased production on the environment;
2018/12/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 48 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets that the Commission has not delivered on the objective to allocate 20% of its ODA to human development and social inclusion and even reduces the relevant budget line; requests therefore a strong increase of these appropriations;
2018/07/19
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 51 #

2018/2046(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Notes the proposed increase by 134% of the cooperation with the Middle East budget line and the increase by 6 % of the migration and asylum budget line; regrets the lack of explanation by the Commission regarding the two increases in a context where migration flows to Europe have decreased sharply; proposes therefore to reduce corresponding appropriations in order to finance the necessary increase of the human development budget line.
2018/07/19
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the New European 1. Consensus on Development in which the EU and its Member States reaffirm their commitment to Policy Coherence for Development (PCD); accordingly, stresses that the CAP reform shall neither undermine the right of people and sovereign states to democratically shape their agricultural and food policies nor shall it weaken the food production capacities and the long term food security of developing countries, in particular least developed countries (LDCs);
2018/04/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the EU’s and its Member States’ commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); stresses that the CAP reform should contribute to building a new European food system in line with the transformative nature of Agenda 2030 and the Paris Climate Agreement; to this end, believes that a paradigm shift is needed, which should evolve from a “green revolution” to an “agro-ecological approach”, in line with the conclusions of the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD) and the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food. This implies the recognition of the multifunctionality of agriculture and a rapid shift from monoculture cropping based on the intensive use of chemical inputs towards a diversified and sustainable agriculture, based on agro- ecological farming practises, strenghtening local food systems and small-scale farming;
2018/04/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for another chapter in the CAP post-2020 legislation regarding its responsibility in development policy issuNotes that although the 2014-2020 CAP has made some progress towards Policy Coherence for Development, the ban of export subsidies leave unchanged economic distortions resulting from other direct or indirect subsidies, which enable the EU agricultural sector to export agricultural commodities below their average production costs; against this background, calls for PCD to be defined as an objective and to be mainstreamed throughout the CAP post-2020 legislation; in particular, calls on the Commission to conduct systematically ex-ante and ex- post impact assessment of the CAP’s external effects and to develop a methodological framework for monitoring and evaluating the CAP’s effects on the agricultural production sector in developing countries, affordability and availability of food; suggests using this data for an alert mechanism that would signal negative effects of the CAP on livelihoods of small-scale farmers, in particular women farmers, in developing countries;
2018/04/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 21 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls the recommendations made by the UN Special Rapporteur for the right to food in its report "Agroecolgy and the Right to Food” (2011), which shows that agroecology can double food production in entire regions within 10 years while mitigating climate change, biodiversity loss and alleviating rural poverty; urges the EU and its Member States to implement the commitment made in the European Consensus for Development to support agroecology , including through the agriculture investment window of the EIP/EFSD;
2018/04/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that the CAP must respect the “do no harm” principle, be coherent with other EU policies and international obligations in the field of development, but also human rights, environment, climate, animal rights, nature protection; notes further that it is inefficient in terms of EU budget spending to generate negative externalities and then to pay for the costs these externalities generate;
2018/04/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Member States to put an end to the goal of an ever more intensified European agriculture and to cease overproduction in the livestock sector through the obligatory introduction of an area-based livestock farming system; consequently urges themNotes with concern that EU dependence on imported animal feed, particularly soy, has contributed to the growing demand for land abroad, leading to deforestation, the displacement of communities and an expansion of intoxication through the cultivation of pesticide-intensive genetically modified soy in South America; in particular, recalls that soy expansion accounted for nearly half of all forest destruction embodied in EU crop imports and 19% of all global deforestation due to agriculture between 1990 and 2008[1]; urges the Member States to cease overproduction in the livestock sector through the obligatory introduction of an area-based livestock farming system and matching EU-supply with EU-demand of animal products; consequently, calls on the EU to introduce cross-compliance criteria for animal feed in the CAP reform with the objective to reduce, and ultimately to put an end to, their imports of protein crops from third countries such as Argentina and Brazil, sincwhile increased soybean production has led to negative social and environmental impacts;entivising and enhancing domestic protein crop production, and reducing EU consumption level of meat, dairy and eggs; [1] Final report of European Commission Study “The impact of EU consumption on deforestation: Comprehensive analysis of the impact of EU consumption on deforestation” (2013), pp. 21 - 22.
2018/04/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 36 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls therefore for crop rotation with leguminous components on all applicable arable land, and for implementation of an EU-wide protein strategy aimed to decrease import dependency from developing countries; notes that the scale of livestock production in the EU at current levels is not sustainable, notes that the EU should consider expanding grass- and pasture- based grazing for ruminants, and question current levels of over-production in meat and dairy sectors that supress prices and impact LDC markets and local food security;
2018/04/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 37 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls for a forward looking CAP that effectively matches supply to EU demand using supply side management tools; calls for obligatory reductions in milk volumes when there is a surplus; notes that CAP measures and supports for increasing production capacities of sectors that are already overproducing should be discontinued;
2018/04/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a shift away from indirect und untargeted subsidies such as area payments; asks for subsides to be disbursed only if they contribute to public goods such as local jobs, biological diversity, animal welfare, clean air and water and healthy, living soils; stresses the fact that EU agricultural exports, such as dairy and tomato products, poultry and cereals, can be a veritable danger to the domestic markets in developing countries; recalls in this context the fact that the market-distorting effects ofnotes with concern that the reintroduction of coupled support in the CAP 2014-2020, for example for dairy products, and the conscious overproduction after the abolition of the milk quotas in 2015 cannot be reduced by finding so-called ‘ have market distorting effects both internally and on third countries; recalls that the abolition of the milk quotas in 2015, with the expectations of “new market outlets for European agricultural products in developing countries, because this will only aggravate the situation of farmers in these countriehas aggravated overproduction structurally, resulting in lower prices, thereby affecting the development of the dairy sector in Europe as well as in developing countries, particularly in West Africa, where exports of those subsidised dairy products is putting at risk local investments in smallholder dairy supply chain; calls on the EU to support developing countries' demands to protect their food production and to protect their population from the potentially destructive effects of cheap imports;
2018/04/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 53 #

2018/2037(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that we have to put an end to the myth that European agriculture, through intensification under the common agricultural policy, has to assume responsibility for feeding a growing world populationNotes with concern that the European agro- and food processing industry depends heavily on low-cost imports of soy, sugar cane and palm oil for its own competitiveness and for its position as an export champion; henceforth, questions the rationale of the EU to promote an export-led agricultural model to feed the world; recalls that hunger and malnutrition in developing countries are mainly related to a lack of purchasing power and/or inability of rural poor to be self-sufficient; therefore, underlines that Europe should contribute to global food security and the achievement of SDG 2 through allowing and supporting developing countries to increase and diversify their own production to become more food secure, rather than rising EU agricultural exports to developing countries.
2018/04/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that ODA alone is not sufficient to meet development needs and that the private sector can plays an essential role in the realisation of inclusive and sustainable development and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda; and stresses the need to rebalance trade and investment law with human rights law, notably in global supply chains;
2018/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that human rights abuses committed by corporations have been a cause of serious concern for decades; Stresses that when acting in development, the private sector should abide by shared principles and common values, and that development objectives and effectiveness should prevail; to this end, encourages the EU and its Member States to pursue the adoption of a coherent framework establishing mandatory human rights due diligence requirements for European corporations, based on lessons learned from EU initiatives to regulate supply chains, such as the Conflict Mineral Regulation, the Timber Regulation and the legislation on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU);
2018/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the EU to ensure that its activities, both in the field of development and trade, promote and respect human rights; strongly encourages the EU to continue its work on operationalising its Rights Based Approach in all development activities and to set up a Task Force with Member States for this purpose; likewise, reaffirms the need to fully implement extraterritorial human rights obligations of EU Member States, as set out in the Maastricht Principles, and building on the various instruments of the Council of Europe, in particular the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR);
2018/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls that there is a profound asymmetry between Trans National Corporations’ rights and obligations, particularly in investment protection treaties, where investors are being granted broad rights, such as “fair and equitable treatment”, that are not matched by enforceable obligations in terms of compliance with human rights, labour and environmental law; strongly believes that a binding and enforceable UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights could address such imbalance;
2018/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Warns against developing a double standard policy regarding the rights and obligations of corporations in investment and trade treaties; considering that the Commission has proposed to create a Multilateral Investment Court as a permanent body to enforce investor rights, stresses the importance of the EU being actively involved in the process of the Open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights (OEIGWG) and to uphold the primacy of human rights over trade interests;
2018/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that trade is not an end in itself, but that an inclusive, free and fair trade policy aligned with the SDGs can contribute to poverty eradicationa tool to implement SDGs; stresses that global trade governance should enable trade integration that create real opportunities for sustainable inclusive development for all countries; points out, in this context, that the current Special Differential Treatment (SDTs) architecture in the WTO doesn’t deliver the anticipated results; stresses the need to make SDTs more effective and operational for developing countries; recalls the principle of policy coherence for development, requiring that the objectives of development cooperation be taken into account in policies that are likely to affect developing countries; calls on the EU to systematically evaluate the impact of its trade policies on developing countries; in particular, urges the EU to ensure that of its all investment and trade agreements include provisions for mandatory and independent ex-ante and ex-post human rights impact assessments, due diligence requirements and effective accountability mechanisms;
2018/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights that trade agreements can impact negatively on food security in developing countries; regrets that the two instruments proposed by developing countries in the remit of negotiations at the WTO to promote the livelihoods of small farmers, food security and rural development, namely Special Products (SP) and a Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM) have not been established; calls on the EU to support developing countries' demands to protect their food production and to protect their population from the potentially destructive effects of cheap imports, including in the remit of Economic Partnership Agreements;
2018/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Notes with concern that bilateral and regional free trade agreements (RTAs) contain provisions which are more stringent than those adopted at WTO, often covering areas not under WTO jurisdiction, and which place considerable restrictions on national governments;
2018/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 31 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. In particular, notes with concern that, while WTO Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) is already frequently criticized for not taking sufficient account of the needs of developing countries to pursue policies necessary to promote their food security and rural development, regional and bilateral FTAs, including EPA with ACP countries, require developing countries to reduce or eliminate their tariffs even further, thereby preventing developing countries from using the flexibilities in the WTO agreements;
2018/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. RHighlights that the proliferation of bilateral and regional free trade agreements (RTAs) create a problem for the coherence of global governance of trade and undermine the central role of WTO in setting global rules; against this background, reiterates the importance of the multilateral rules-based order as the most effective way to achieve an inclusive global trading system; emphasises the importance of comprehensive, binding and enforceable provisions on social, labour and environmental standards in trade agreements; deplores that the enforceability of social or environmental clauses attached to EU FTAs remains weak; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to include a chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development in all trade agreements; stresses that these provisions shall be binding, enforceable through effective monitoring and sanctions mechanisms that allow individuals and communities, outside or within the EU, to seek redress;
2018/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 44 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the establishment of a continental free trade area in Africa; stresses that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) arcould potentially be an important instrument to promote sustainable development through trade, if accompanied by appropriate structural measures; but notes that despite year-long negotiations, only one complete Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) has been concluded until now; calls therefore on the EU and its Member States to acknowledge the difficulties encountered by developing countries related to EPAs in the Post-Cotonou process; in particular, stresses the need to conduct an in-depth analysis on their impact on African economies and their sub-sectors, their respective labour markets, and the promotion of intra-regional trade in Africa;
2018/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 52 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the importance to adapt trade policies to support national efforts to combat climate change in order to comply with the Paris Agreement, which should be considered as an “essential clause” in all future EU trade agreements;
2018/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 55 #

2018/2005(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Notes with concern that many difficulties remain to assess the relationship between trade and gender, due to a number of factors, including a lack of data; stresses the need to better understand the gender dynamics associated to trade agreements, which requires to use sex-disaggrated statistics in every single sector of the economy concerned;
2018/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)
– having regard to the High Level Expert Group final report on Sustainable Financing,
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 b (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution on Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests 2016/2222(INI),
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 19 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas forests provide essential ecosystem services, such as soil and water conservation and clean air;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas forests prevent land degradation and desertification and reduce i.e. the risk of floods, landslides and drought;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 25 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas clear, consistent and up- to-date information on forest cover is crucial for effective monitoring and law enforcement;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 27 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas FLEGT - VPA focus on industrial logging, while the vast majority of illegal logging stems from artisanal logging and timber from farms;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas FLEGT - VPA has a too narrow definition of “legality”, leaving sometimes aside crucial issues related to land tenure and rights of local people;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas FLEGT - VPA, REDD + and certification have remained separate initiatives, which should be further coordinated;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas the implementation of FLEGT objectives depends heavily on major producing, processing and trading countries such as China, Russia, India, South Korea and Japan and their commitment to fighting against illegal logging and trade in illegal timber products; and whereas bilateral political dialogue with these partners have produced limited results to date;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 31 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas a 2016 review of the EU Timber Regulation concluded that the implementation and the enforcement of the regulation was incomplete;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas a 2016 joint report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and INTERPOL1 identify forest crimes as being among the five most salient challenges to achieving the SDGs and state that illegal logging represents between 15 and 30% of the global legal trade; _________________ 1 Nellemann, C. (Editor in Chief); Henriksen, R., Kreilhuber, A., Stewart, D., Kotsovou, M., Raxter, P., Mrema, E., and Barrat, S. (Eds). 2016. The Rise of Environmental Crime – A Growing Threat to Natural Resources, Peace, Development And Security, A UNEP-INTERPOL Rapid Response Assessment, United Nations Environment Programme and RHIPTO Rapid Response, Norwegian Center for Global Analyses, www.rhipto.org.
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 39 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas forest crime can take several forms: illegal exploitation of high- value endangered wood species (CITES listed); illegal logging of timber for building material and furniture; illegal logging and laundering of wood through plantation and agricultural front companies to supply pulp for the paper industry and utilisation of the vastly unregulated wood fuel and charcoal trade to conceal illegal logging in and outside protected areas;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 40 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas large-scale deforestation for agriculture, mining and infrastructure development is causing severe human rights violations with devastating impacts on forest peoples, such as land grab, forced evictions, police harassment, arbitrary arrest, and criminalisation of community leaders, human rights defenders and activists;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 65 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas beef production, agricultural crops such as soy, and large industrial palm oil plantations and eucalyptus are the main drivers of deforestation in tropical countries;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 66 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas soy expansion accounted for nearly half of all forest destruction embodied in EU crop imports and 19% of all global deforestation due to agriculture between 1990 and 20081; _____________________ 1 Final report of European Commission Study “The impact of EU consumption on deforestation: Comprehensive analysis of the impact of EU consumption on deforestation” (2013), pp. 21 - 22.
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 67 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Jc. whereas soy expansion has led to social and environmental problems, such as soil erosion, water depletion, pesticide contamination, forced displacement of people; whereas indigenous communities have been among those most affected;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 68 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J d (new)
Jd. whereas the expansion of palm oil plantations has led to massive forest destruction and social conflicts that pit plantation companies against indigenous groups and local communities;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 69 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J e (new)
Je. whereas in recent years, many private companies have adopted commitments to eliminate or reduce deforestation associated with their supply chains, in particular focusing on commodities such as palm oil, soy, beef and timber; whereas public measures aimed at agricultural products remain nevertheless relatively rare;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 70 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J f (new)
Jf. whereas forests are vital for sustainable agriculture and improve food security and nutrition;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 71 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J g (new)
Jg. whereas forests also provide essential ecosystem services that support sustainable agriculture by regulating water flows, stabilizing soils, maintaining soil fertility, regulating the climate, and providing a viable habitat for wild pollinators and predators of agricultural pests;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 72 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J h (new)
Jh. whereas primary forests are rich in biodiversity and store 30 to 70 percent more carbon than logged or degraded forests;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 75 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Agenda 2030 recognises that forests play a critical role in sustainable development as well as for the Paris agreement;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 79 #

2018/2003(INI)

2. Notes with concern that the forest sector is particularly vulnerable to poor governance, including corruption, fraud and organised crime; deplores that even in countries that have good forest laws, implementation is weak;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 82 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is alarmed that human rights violations, land grabs and the seizure of indigenous land have intensified, driven by the expansion of infrastructure, monoculture plantations for food, fuel and fibre, logging, and carbon mitigation actions such as biofuels, natural gas or large-scale hydropower development;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 83 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes with concern that around 300,000 Forest Peoples (also referred to as “pygmies” or “batwas”) in the Central African rainforest are faced with unprecedented pressures on their lands, forest resources and societies, as forests are logged, cleared for agriculture or turned into exclusive wildlife conversation areas;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 84 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. DHighlights that illegal logging causes loss of tax revenues for developing countries; in particular, deplores the fact that offshore tax havens and tax avoidance schemes are being used to fund shell companies and subsidiaries of major pulp, logging and mining companies associated with deforestation, as confirmed by the Panama and Paradise Papers; urges once more the EU to show strong political will and determination against tax avoidance and evasion domestically and with third countries;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 87 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognizes that forests are estimated to be a major resource for more than 2.4 billion people, who rely on forest goods and services for the direct provision of food, woodfuel, building materials, medicines, employment, and cash income;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 98 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes with concern that space for civil society and communities to challenge weak governance is shrinking;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 105 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that reducing tropical deforestation is necessary to enhance the speed and scale and reduce the cost of climate change mitigation to limit climate change below 1.5 degrees; therefore urges the EU to use its global political influence to advance partnerships and progress towards Paris Agreement commitments on forests in the contexts of climate change mitigation and adaptation and to mobilize additional financing for its implementation, with the view to promote sustainable forest management in developing countries and to decouple development from deforestation;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 106 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the importance of the world’s last remaining intact primary forests for the important wildlife and disproportionally high amount of ecosystem services they provide, notes with concern the increasing rates of deforestation within these wilderness areas and the lack of global or EU policies, targets or finance dedicated to protecting them;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 108 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the announcement byCalls on the Commission thato make the FAO VGGT will become binding for the External Investment Plan; stresses that compliance with VGGT requires the existence of effective independent monitoring and enforcement, including appropriate dispute resolution and grievance mechanisms; insists that standards on land tenure are included in project design, monitoring and annual reporting and become binding for all EU external action funded by ODA;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 109 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the European Commission and the Member States to establish, as an immediate step, an effective administrative complaint mechanism for victims of human rights violations and other harmful impacts induced by ODA- funded activities to initiate investigation and reconciliation processes; this mechanism shall have standardized procedures, be of administrative nature, thus be complementary to judicial mechanisms, and EU Delegations could act as entry points;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 115 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Encourages corporations to take actions to prevent corruption in their business practices, especially related to the allocation of land tenure rights and to enlarge their external monitoring systems on labour standards to broader deforestation-related commitments;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 116 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to address the risk of conflict timber, to ensure that it is defined as illegal through the VPA process; believes that the definition of legality of the Timber Legality Assurance System (TLAS) should be enlarged to include human rights, in particular community tenure rights in all VPAs;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 117 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Deplores that defective local participation and lack of forest community agreements in land use zoning and concession allocation are common in many countries; Takes the view that the Timber Legality Assurance Systems (TLAS) should include procedural safeguards that empower communities, with the aim to reduce the likelihood of corrupt or inequitable allocation or transfers of land;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 118 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that transparency of data, better data, mapping, independent monitoring and auditing tools are essential to improving governance and facilitating compliance with zero- deforestation commitments; to these ends, calls on the EU to provide capacity building resources to developing countries;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 121 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Asks the EU to support the integration of forest and land governance objectives in the Nationally Determined Contributions of forested developing countries;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 122 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to use the proposed ‘FLEGT structured dialogue’ to undertake a proper assessment of corruption risk in the forest sector and develop measures to strengthen participation, transparency, accountability and integrity, as the elements of an anti-corruption strategy;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 123 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Recalls that greater access to customs data on imports entering the EU would increase global value chain transparency and accountability; calls on the Commission to extend customs data requirements and include the exporter and the manufacturer as mandatory customs data elements, thereby enhancing the transparency and traceability of global value chains;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 131 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the EU to introduce mandatory requirements for the financial industry to undertake robust due diligence when assessing financial and non-financial environmental, social and governance risks; calls equally for public disclosure of due diligence process, at minimum through the annual reporting of investors;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 132 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for the EU to address global deforestation by regulating European trade and consumption of forest-risk commodities, such as soy, palm oil, eucalyptus, beef, leather and cocoa, based on lessons learned from the FLEGT Action Plan, the Timber Regulation, the Conflict Mineral Regulation, the Non-Financial Reporting Directive, legislation on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) and other EU initiatives to regulate supply chains;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 139 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – point c
(c) enforce traceability of commodities and transparency, through labelling, throughout the supply chain;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 148 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the EU to introduce cross- compliance criteria for animal feed in the CAP reform with the objective of reducing imports of protein feed crops and livestock, while incentivising and enhancing domestic protein crop production, and reducing EU consumption level of meat and dairy;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 153 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the need to improve the reliability of voluntary certification schemes, through labelling, with a view to guaranteeing that only palm oil free from deforestation, forest degradation, illegitimate appropriation of land and other human rights violations enters the EU market, and that schemes such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) include all end-uses of palm oil;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 158 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure the EUTR is strictly and effectively enforced and its product scope extended to all wood-based products;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 159 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the EU to develop a green timber procurement policy to support the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems around the world;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 161 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Recalls that deforestation accounts for nearly 20% of global greenhouse gas emissions;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 162 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Is alarmed that EU’s high dependence on imports of animal feed in the form of soybeans causes deforestation abroad; is worried about the environmental impact of increasing imports biomass and rising wood demand in Europe, notably to meet the EU renewable energy targets; Calls on the EU to comply with the principle of policy coherence for development (PCD), as enshrined in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to reform i.e. its energy, agricultural and trade policy accordingly;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 166 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. NRecalls that 80% of the forests is the traditional land and territories of indigenous peoples and local communities; notes with concern that the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples has reported receiving an increasing number of allegations concerning situations where climate change mitigation projects have negatively affected the rights of indigenous peoples; stresses the need to secure tenure rights for local forests communitie, notably renewable energy projects such as biofuel production and the construction of hydroelectric dam; stresses the need to secure tenure rights for local forests communities; highlights results-based payments and REDD+ as an opportunity to enhance forest governance, tenure rights and livelihoods;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 168 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the vital role of indigenous people for sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity conservation; recalls that UNFCCC calls upon its state parties to respect the knowledge and rights of indigenous peoples as safeguards in implementing REDD+; urges partner countries to adopt measures to effectively engage indigenous peoples in climate change adaptation and mitigation measures;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 169 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Notes that the aviation industry relies heavily on carbon offsets, including forest; stresses however that forest offsets face serious criticism, since they are difficult to measure and impossible to guarantee; believes that ICAO should exclude forest offsets from the CORSIA1 mechanism; 1Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA).
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 170 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Calls on the EU and its Member States to enhance synergies between FLEGT-VPA and REDD+;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 171 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that EU policy on biofuel should be consistent with the SDGs and the principle of PCD; reiterates that EU should phase out all policy incentives for agrofuels at the latest by 2030;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 172 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Deplores that the ongoing revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) does not introduce social sustainability criteria and other indirect land use consequences taking into account risks of land-grabbing; recalls that the Directive should be consistent with international tenure rights standards, i.e. ILO Convention No 169; FAO Voluntary Guidelines on Land Tenures and Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems; stresses equally the need to introduce more stringent criteria on forest biomass to avoid that the promotion of bioenergy triggers off deforestation abroad;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 174 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the need to restore natural, biologically diverse forests; believes that forest restoration programmes should recognize local customary land rights; be inclusive and tailored to local conditions; promote nature-based solutions such as forest landscape restoration (FLR) to balance land uses, including protected areas, agroforestry, farming systems, small-scale plantations and human settlements;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 178 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recognises that sustainable wood value chains, sourced from sustainably managed forests, including sustainable forest plantations and family tree farming, can deliver important contributions to achievement of the SDGs and climate change commitments, in particular enhancement of rural livelihoods, food security, sustainable growth and reduced carbon and material footprints of the planet;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 182 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Underlines that forest crime, from unregulated or illegal burning of charcoal to large-scale corporate crimes concerning timber, paper and pulp, have major impact on global climate emissions, water reserves, desertification and rain fall patterns;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 183 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Notes with concern that, according to UNEP - INTERPOL, legislation to tackle environmental crime is deemed to be inadequate in many countries, due i.e. to lack of expertise and personnel, low fines or absence of criminal sanctions, etc. which constitute obstacles to the effective fight against these crimes;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 187 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses the need to address the root causes of environmental crime; calls on the EU and its Member States to strengthen the share of ODA to governance and judicial sector reform to combat and prevent environmental crime, especially in LDCs;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 191 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to upgrade implementation and enforcement of international law of relevance to the promotion of transparent and accountable forest management, inter alia through exchange of best practices; stringent information disclosure; robust sustainability impact assessments, monitoring and reporting systems, taking into account the need to protect forest guards; enhanced cross-sectorial and cross-agency collaboration both at national and international levels, particularly with INTERPOL and UNODC, intelligence sharing and judicial cooperation and the enlargement of the scope of the ICC to cover environmental criminality;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 193 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to include ambitious forest-specific provisions in all EU trade and investment agreements, stresses that these provisions shall be binding, enforceable through effective monitoring and sanctions mechanisms that allow individuals and communities, outside or within the EU, to seek redress;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 194 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Urges the Commission to use FTA anti-corruption chapters to address deforestation and illegal logging;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 195 #

2018/2003(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Calls on the EU to integrate forest diplomacy into its climate policy, with the aim to encourage countries which process and/or import significant quantities of tropical timber, like China and Vietnam, to adopt effective legislation banning the importation of illegally harvested timber and requiring operators to conduct due diligence (similar to the EU Timber Regulation), to this end, calls on the Commission to upgrade transparency on the discussions and actions taken under the BCM - FLEG with China;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 196 #

2018/2003(INI)

24d. Calls on the Commission and its Member States to adopt a policy stipulating that public funding, including climate finance and development funding, shall not be used to support the expansion of industrial scale logging, agriculture, mining, resource extraction, or infrastructure development into intact forest landscapes, and to co-ordinate donor policies in this respect;
2018/05/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 484 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) This Regulation should support the implementation of a modernised association agreement with countries of the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States and allow the EU and its ACP partners to develop further strong alliances on key global challenges. In particular, this Regulation should support the continuation of the established cooperation between the Union and the African Union in line with the Joint Africa- EU Strategy and build on the future EU- ACP agreement after 2020, including through a continental approach towards Africa.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 521 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) Sustainable agriculture and food systems, including sustainable fisheries, will have to address the food and nutrition security needs of a growing global population while protecting the environment. This regulation should promote sustainable agriculture, sustainable management of natural resources such as water, soil and forests. Actions under this envelope are expected to contribute 10% of its overall financial envelope to food and nutrition security by increasing support to smallholders and agro-ecological practices.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 907 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Action plans and mshall be adopted by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 34(6). Measures shall be adopted by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 35 (2). Information communicated to the European Parliament shall comprise details about the source of the financial allocation, including in the case of carryovers and re- commitments.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 1007 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c c (new)
(c c) are implemented in full respect of the Human Rights conventions, the OECD Guidelines for Multi-National Enterprises, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the ILO conventions and standards, the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, the Maastricht Principles on the Extraterritorial Obligations of States in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security and the FAO Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems;
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 1322 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – part C – point 2 – point d a (new)
(da) Providing support for effective and sustainable national policies, strategies and legal frameworks, and for equitable and sustainable access, particularly for women, to resources, including land, water, (micro) credit and other agricultural inputs for ecological intensification.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 1323 #

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – part C – point 2 – point d b (new)
(db) Actively support greater participation of civil society and farmer organisations in policy making and research programmes and increase their involvement in the implementation and evaluation of government programmes.
2018/12/17
Committee: AFETDEVE
Amendment 48 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
(5) RAcknowledging climate change as one of the biggest and most important global and societal challenges, and reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Specific Programme will contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 2530 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under thise Specific Programme are expected toshould contribute 35at least 50% of the overall financial envelope of the Specific Programme to the climate objectives, in order to support actions or parts of actions that will help to deliver a net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission economy by 2050 at the latest. Relevant actions will be identified ex-ante and fully reflected during the Specific Programme's preparation and implementation in form of the Strategic plan and work programmes, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes, thereby ensuring that the objective of investing at least 50% of the Programme’s overall financial envelope to climate- related research and innovations can be achieved efficiently and in a timely manner.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) Work programmes should state the percentage of their spending that they estimate is climate-relevant. The Commission should seek to analyse and correct any significant discrepancies with the aggregate estimate of climate-relevant spending made by beneficiaries.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 51 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 b (new)
(5 b) As part of the annual reporting, in accordance with Article 45 [Regulation establishing the Horizon Europe Framework Programme], the Commission should carry out a robust consolidation exercise to identify whether the Programme’s climate expenditure is on track to achieve the 50 % target. The Commission should provide information on the scale and results of support to the climate change objectives, differentiating between mitigation and adaptation as well as provide information on the climate contribution of relevant financial instruments, and make this publicly available. In accordance with the Court of Auditor Report 31/2016, particular attention should be paid to the contribution by the bottom-up parts of the Programme, where the share of bottom- up actions that can be considered climate- related depends upon researcher proposals. If the Programme is achieving less than 50% climate-relevant spending, the Commission should respond either by requiring a sharper focus on climate in the Work Programmes of Pillar 2, by soliciting climate-relevance in the proposals submitted under Pillar 1 or Pillar 3 or by moving budgets to parts of the Programme with proven climate- relevance from parts that are not.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For each mission, a mission board may be established. It shall be composed of around 15 high level individuals, at least half of which shall includinge relevant civil society and end-users' representatives. The mission board shall advise upon the following:
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 80 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) an indication of the amount allocated to each action and, mission and European Partnership and an indicative implementation timetable;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(a a) an estimate, where relevant, of the percentage of the Programme’s contribution that is climate-relevant. The Commission shall analyse and correct any significant discrepancies that may arise between this estimate and the aggregate estimates of funded beneficiaries in the work programme concerned.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 1
The implementation of Horizon Europe's programme-level objectives in an integrated manner will be ensured by multiannual Strategic Planning. Such planning will provide the focus on impact for the Programme overall and coherence between its different pillars, as well as synergy with other EU programmes and support to and from other EU policies. Notably, Strategic Planning shall be consistent with the Paris Agreement and the Union’s climate related long-term objective and remaining carbon budget.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 2
The Strategic Planning will promote strong engagement with citizens and civil society organisationsboth within the Strategic Planning process itself and at all other stages of research and innovation, including agenda-setting. To facilitate this, a structured dialogue will be established with civil society. The process will also promote the co-creation of knowledge, effective promotion of gender equality, including the integration of the gender dimension in research and innovation content, and will ensure and promote theResponsible Research and Innovation and adherence to the highest ethics and integrity standards.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 84 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 2
The Strategic Planning will promote strong engagement with citizens and civil society organisations at all stages of research and innovation,both within the Strategic Planning process itself and at all stages of research and innovation, including agenda-setting. To facilitate this, a structured dialogue will be established with civil society. The process will also promote the co-creation of knowledge, effective promotion of gender equality, including the integration of the gender dimension in research and innovation content, and will ensure and promote the adherence to the highest ethics and integrity standards.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2018/0225(COD)

The Strategic Planning will help to develop and realise the implementation of policy for the relevant areas covered, at EU level as well as complementing policy and policy approaches in the Member States. EU policy priorities will be taken into consideration during the Strategic Planning process to increase the contribution of research and innovation to the realisation of policy. It will also take into account foresight activities, studies and other scientific evidence and take account of relevant existing initiatives at EU and national level, and will be subject to mandatory multi-stakeholder consultation.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 107 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1
Human activities are exerting increasing pressure on soils, seas and oceans, water, air, biodiversity and other natural resources. Nourishing the planet's growing population and maintaining human well- being (physical and mental) is directly dependent on the health of natural systems and resources. However, combined with climate change, humanity's growing demand for natural resources creates environmental pressures that go far beyond sustainable levels, affecting ecosystems and their capacity to provide services for human well-being. The concepts of the circular economy, agroecology, the bioeconomy and the blue economy provide an opportunity to balance environmental, social and economic goals and to set human activities on a path to sustainability.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 109 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2
Meeting the goals of sustainable development, guaranteeing the production and consumption of safe and healthy food, promoting sustainable practices in agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry, ensuring access to clean water, soil and air for all, cleaning up the seas and oceans, preserving and restoring the planet’s vital natural systems and environment requires that we harness the potential of research and innovation. But the pathways for the transition to sustainability and ways to overcome resilient barriers are hardly understood. Making the transition to sustainable consumption and production and restoring planetary health requires investing in technologies, new business models, and social and environmental innovationshifting out of societal lock-ins, identifying and implementing paths to internalize environmental costs in our economics, gathering more and better quality data on the impact of different policies and social and environmental innovation, developing and upscaling new business models, and investing in technologies to support these. This creates new opportunities for a sustainable, resilient, innovative and responsible European economy, boosting resource efficiency, productivity and competitiveness, maintaining rural viability, and generating jobs and growth.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 115 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 3
Activities will build a knowledge base and deliver solutions to: protect, sustainably manage and use natural resources from land and sea - and enhance the role of terrestrial and aquatic systems as carbon sinks; ensure food and nutrition security, providing safe food and feed, healthy and nutritious diets; accelerate the transition of food and farming systems towards agro-ecological approaches to benefit both conventional and organic agriculture; support income diversification in rural areas; accelerate the transition from a fossil-based linear economy to a resource efficient, resilient, low emission, low-carbon circular economy, and supporting the development of a sustainable bio-based economy and the blue economy; and develop resilient and vibrant rural, coastal and urban areas.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
They will help to maintain and enhance the provision of biodiversitybiodiversity, both wild and cultivated, and secure the long-term provision of ecosystem services, climate adaptation and carbon sequestrationtorage (both on land and sea). They will help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and other emissions, waste and pollution from primary production (both terrestrial and aquatic), processing, consumption and other human activities. They will trigger investments, supporting the shift towards a circular economy, agroecology, bioeconomy and blue economy, whilst protecting environmental health and integrity. A precondition for this is improving the knowledge base on the state of biodiversity by developing and validating the methodologies needed to create reliable and comparable data sets for the whole Union.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 126 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 5
They will also foster participatory approaches to research and innovation, including the multi-actor approach and develop knowledge and innovation systems at local, regional, national and European levels. Including all actors along the agri- food supply chain in the co-creation and sharing of knowledge plays a central role in the process of developing and implementing agroecological innovations to address challenges across food systems including adaptation to climate change. Social innovation with citizens' engagement and trust in innovation will be crucial to encourage new governance, production and consumption patterns.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 129 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 6
As these challenges are complex, interlinked and global in nature, activities will follow a systemic approach, cooperating with Member States and international partners, with other funding sources and with other policy initiatives. This will involve user-driven exploitation of environmental big data sources, such as those from Copernicus, EGNOS/Galileo, INSPIRE, EOSC, GEOSS, CEOS, EMODnet. They will also be used to promote bottom-up approaches such as community-based conservation and citizen science, acknowledging the potential of local communities in developing and scaling up innovative solutions and serving as ambassadors / multipliers of such solutions.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 130 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 6 a (new)
The Cluster V will especially contribute to the mission "Carbon neutral, resilient, environmentally friendly, healthy, nutritious and zero-waste agriculture and food systems that protect biodiversity by 2030", which aims at 50% of EU agricultural land to be managed according to organic and agroecological principles, as further specified in the specific Work Programme.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 131 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 7
Research and innovation activities under this Cluster contribute in particular to the implementation of the goals of: the Environmental Action Programme, the Common Agricultural Policy, the Common Fisheries policy, the Food Law legislation, the Maritime policy, the Circular Economy Action Plan, the EU Bioeconomy Strategy, the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy, the EU Green Infrastructure strategy and the 2030 climate and energy framework as well as EU legal provisions to reduce air pollution.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 132 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 8
ATo ensure that activities will contribute directly to the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular: SDG 2 – Zero Hunger; SDG 3 – Good Health and Well- being; SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation; SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities; SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production; SDG 13 – Climate Action; SDG 14 – Life Below Water; SDG 15 - Life on Land, a screening exercise shall be carried out to identify und prioritize those research projects which carry the highest potential to advance towards achievement of the SDGs.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 138 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Biodiversity status, ecosystem protection, climate mitigation and adaptation, carbon storage in soils, food security, agriculture and forestry, land use and land use change, urban and peri-urban development, natural resources management, ocean exploitation and conservation, maritime security, and other relevant domains;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 140 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
- Co-creation, exploitation and valorisation of existing and new data while ensuring fair distribution of benefits between involved parties.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 5
– Mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services in decision-making frameworks and accounting systems of governments and businesses, as well as quantification of their benefits; providing reliable scientific research for accurately rewarding farmers under CAP agricultural schemes for benefits provided in terms of improved biodiversity and environmental performance.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 7 a (new)
- Enhancing our understanding of “tele-coupling” impacts where EU consumption affects other regions and ecosystems.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 146 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 1
Resilient and sustainable farming and forestry systems provide economic, environmental and social benefits in a changing context for primary production. In addition to contributing to food and nutrition security, they feed into dynamic value chains, manage land and natural resources as well as deliver a range of vital public goods including carbon sequestrationtorage, biodiversity preservation, pollination and public health, pest control, public health and well-being. Integrated approaches are needed to promote the multiple functions of agro- and forest (eco)systems taking into account the changing context for primary production, notably in relation to climate and environment, resource availability, demography and consumption patterns. This presupposes acquiring a better scientific understanding of the impact of different farming systems on the preservation/loss of biodiversity and ecosystems and of the ecosystem services provided by different farming systems. It is also necessary to address the spatial and socio-economic dimension of agriculture and forestry activities and mobilise the potential of rural areas.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 151 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Organic and agroecological farming carry a high potential to achieve the SDGs. Therefore, Horizon Europe aims at upscaling these farming practices. Currently, less than 10% of the EU’s total agricultural land area is farmed organically. To allow upscaling, the budget dedicated to research aimed specifically at agroecological approaches to benefit both organic and conventional systems shall be ring-fenced at 20% of the total budget spent on agriculture, forestry, rural areas and food systems. Particular focus shall be given to High Nature Value systems given their high biodiversity and cultural values, and to identifying optimal routes to income diversification, retaining rural vitality and overall sustainability to ensure that all of its dimensions are coherently addressed.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 155 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Methods, technologies and tools for sustainable and resilient production in farming and forestry and sustainable consumption of products;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 158 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
- Improving monitoring and indicators of biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services in rural areas and agroecological systems, and supporting public participation in co-learning and improving the status of farming ecosystems.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 160 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources (e.g. soils, water, nutrients and biodiversity including genetic resources) in agriculture and forestry; alternatives to fossil-based resources and adoption of circular economy principles;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 163 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Climate and environmental impact of activities in the primary sector and along the value chain; potential of agriculture and forestry as carbon sinks and for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions including negative emissions approaches;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 165 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
– Plant pests and diseases and animal health and welfare, including the development of integrated and organic farming strategies to plant and animal health care; alternatives to the use of contentious pesticides, antibiotics and other substances;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 168 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 5
– Antimicrobial resistance and threats from biological and agrochemical hazards as well as chemical contaminants tackling the links between plant, animal , ecosystems and public health from environmental, One- Health and Global- Health perspectives;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 178 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 a (new)
- Transition towards integrated and diversified food and farming systems and agronomic practices, including the use of agroecological approaches to benefit both conventional and organic agriculture;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 183 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 b (new)
- Availability, development and uptake of seeds and reproductive material for organic plant and animal production;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 184 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 c (new)
- Strengthening artisanal food production and local food supply chains; i.a. appropriate hygiene and environmental protection requirements for small and medium-sized enterprises; local and regional marketing;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 185 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 d (new)
- Emerging social, health, animal welfare and environmental risks in agriculture and food production, including methods for detecting and assessing the impact of new and unregulated techniques from plant and animal breeding, to food and feed processing;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 186 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 e (new)
- Mapping economic control over food and agriculture systems and resources;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 187 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 f (new)
- Enhancing the contribution of agriculture and the CAP to fulfilling the Birds and Habitats Directives’ goals and other international conventions, particularly through enhancing connectivity, maintaining mosaic landscapes, supporting the Green Infrastructure strategy, and identifying routes to enhance coherence between different policy fields;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 188 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 g (new)
- Monitoring the economic, social and ecological impacts of EU consumption and production of agri-food products on regions external to the EU.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 198 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Consumers' behaviour, lifestyle and motivations, promoting social innovation and societal engagement for better health and, environmental sustainability and animal welfare throughout the entire food value chain;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 200 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
– Modern food safety and authenticity systems, enhancing consumer confidence in the food system, including methods for assessing the presence and effects of residues of non-authorised or non-controlled substances;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 202 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 5
– Food system mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, including the exploration of the potential and use of the microbiome, forgotten crops, alternative proteinsreplacement of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer by leguminous crops, alternative proteins, reducing production and consumption of animal products, and ensuring risk mitigation;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 208 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 7 a (new)
- Determining the true costs (economical, ecological and social) of all steps of the production and sale of food and the comparison between a) regional, artisanal value chains and b) industrial value chains.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 213 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Sustainable and equitable biomass sourcing and production systems, focusing on high-value applications and uses, social and environmental sustainability, impact on climate and biodiversity loss reduction targets and overall resource efficiency;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 214 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 1 a (new)
- Increased understanding of the drivers and barriers for an uptake of bio- based products through research on CE- marking, labelling, application of standards, certification schemes, public procurement and regulatory activities, including from a global competition perspective;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 215 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Life sciences and their convergence with digital technologies for equitably and sustainably prospecting, understanding and sustainably use biologicalusing biological resources, with particular attention to existing and subsequent ownership rights over the use of such resources;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 221 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 5 – indent 6
– Validated methods, laboratory proficiency tests and new analytical tools for implementing food safety policiand traceability policies; detection and risk assessment methods for new plant breeding techniques;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 222 #

2018/0225(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 5 – indent 6 a (new)
- Methods for assessment of naturally occurring substances as plant health care products;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 11 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) The JRC should provide scientific and technical support for creating the new data sets and methodologies required for measuring the impact and results of Union policies and spending commitments, in fields such as the protection of biodiversity and of the environment. The Union’s policies, notably the Common Agricultural Policy, are increasingly aimed at achieving specific objectives, intended to be quantified. In some instances, the knowledge base for measuring progress towards such objectives is currently weak or even non-existent.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) With the aim of deepening the relationship between science and society and maximising benefits of their interactions, the Programme should engage and involve citizens and civil society organisations in co-designing and co- creating responsible research and innovation agendas and contents, promoting science education, making scientific knowledge publicly accessible, and facilitating participation by citizens and civil society organisations in its activities. It should do so across the Programme, in particular through multi- actor approaches, and through dedicated activities in the part 'Strengthening the European Research Area'. The engagement of citizens and civil society in research and innovation should be coupled with public outreach activities to generate and sustain public support for the Programme. The programme should also seek to remove barriers and boost synergies between science, technology, culture and the arts to obtain a new quality of sustainable innovation.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) The rules for participation and dissemination should adequately reflect the needs of the Programme taking into account the concerns raised and the recommendations made by various stakeholders. They should promote multi- actor approaches to ensure a meaningful involvement of civil society and research objectives in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
(41) RAcknowledging climate change as one of the biggest and most important global and societal challenges and reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Programme will contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 2530 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. In order to address the European Court of Auditors recommendations, compulsory climate action targets should be laid out in programme specific legislations and require ex-ante earmarking in all programming and planning processes, rather than only ex-post accounting. Accordingly, at least 50% of the Horizon Europe budget should be earmarked for climate-related expenditure and fully reflected in the formulation of strategic planning processes and subsequent work programmes.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 19 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
(41 a) Immediately after signing grant agreements, the representative of the lead beneficiary will provide a rough estimate of the percentage of the Programme’s contribution that is for climate-relevant work. This will be reported publicly alongside other data about the grant agreement.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 b (new)
(41 b) Work programmes will state the percentage of their spending that they estimate to be climate-relevant. The Commission will seek to analyse and correct any significant discrepancies with the aggregate estimate of climate-relevant spending made by beneficiaries.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 c (new)
(41 c) As part of the annual reporting, in accordance with Article 45 of this Regulation, the Commission should carry out a robust consolidation exercise to identify whether the Programme’s climate expenditure is on track to achieve the 50 % target. The Commission should provide information on the scale and results of support to the climate change objectives, differentiating between mitigation and adaptation as well as provide information on the climate contribution of relevant financial instruments, and make this publicly available. In accordance with the Court of Auditors Report 31/2016, particular attention should be paid to the contribution by the bottom-up parts of the Programme, where the share of bottom- up actions that can be considered climate- related depends upon researcher proposals. If the Programme is achieving less than 50% climate-relevant spending, the Commission will respond either by requiring a sharper focus on climate in the Work Programmes of Pillar 2, by soliciting climate-relevance in the proposals submitted under Pillar 1 or Pillar 3 or by moving budgets to parts of the Programme with proven climate- relevance from parts that are not.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17 a (new)
(17 a) “multi-actor approach" means that projects must focus on real problems or opportunities that users and citizens are facing. It also means that partners with complementary types of knowledge – scientific, practical and other – must join forces in the project activities from beginning to end;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme’s general objective is to deliver scientific, economic and societal impact from the Union’scontribute to tackle global challenges identified by the Sustainable Development Goals by investmentsing in research and innovation so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union and foster its competitiveness, including in its industry, deliver on the Union strategic priorities, and contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to strengthen the impact of research and innovation in developing, supporting and implementing Union policies, and support the uptake of research outcomes and innovative solutions in industry and society to address global challenges;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to foster all forms of innovation conducive to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, including breakthrough innovation, and strengthen market deployment of such innovative solutions;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 33 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) to foster transdisciplinary and multi-actor approaches, involving citizens, end-users, civil society, industry and the public sector, so as to link and take advantage of unique perspectives and knowledge;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. The implementation of the specific programme29 shall be based on a transparent and strategic multiannual planning of research and innovation activities, in particular for the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness', following consultations with stakeholders about priorities and the suitable types of action and forms of implementation to use. This shall ensure alignment with other relevant Union programmes. _________________ 29Strategic Planning shall be consistent with the Paris Agreement and the Union’s climate related long-term objective and remaining carbon budget. The Strategic Planning shall be integrated into the development and implementation of the integrated national energy and climate plans (NECPs) and be fully part of the national long-strategies under the Energy Union and Climate Action Governance Framework. …
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) have a clear EU-added value and contribute to reaching Union priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) be co-constructed through a meaningful participation of civil society;
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 53 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Immediately after signing the grant agreement, the lead beneficiary shall be invited to roughly estimate the percentage of the Programme’s contribution to their project that they consider to be climate-relevant. This shall be publicly reported alongside other project data.
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2018/0224(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) the programme’s activities take into account the need to develop or create data sets and validated methodologies which are currently lacking or insufficient for the purposes of monitoring progress towards achieving the CAP’s specific objectives, such as the preservation of biodiversity, as set out in Article 6 of Regulation XXXX/2019 (‘CAP Strategic Plans’ Regulation).
2018/09/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) In respect of export credits, export credit guarantees and insurance programmes, agricultural exporting state trading enterprises and international food aid, Member States may adopt national measures respecting Union law, including Policy Coherence for Development as per Article 208 TFEU and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Since the Union and its Member States are WTO Members, such national measures should also comply with the rules laid down in that WTO Ministerial Decision of 19 December 2015, as a matter of Union law and international law.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 2 a new
(-1) In Part I, the following Article 2a is inserted: Article 2a Policy Coherence for Development In accordance with Article 208 TFEU, objectives of EU development cooperation, including those agreed in the context of the United Nations and other international organisations, shall be taken into account in the implementation of this regulation. Measures taken under this regulation shall not jeopardise the food production capacity and long-term food security of developing countries, in particular of least developed countries (LDCs)
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation 1308/2013
Article 16 (1)
(3a) Article 16(1) is replaced by the following 1. Disposal of products bought in under public intervention shall take place in such a way as to: (a) avoid any disturbance of the market,Union market or third country markets (b) ensure equal access to goods and equal treatment of purchasers, and (c) be in compliance(c) avoid sale of products below the relevant public intervention price (d) comply with the commitments resulting from international agreements concluded in accordance with the TFEU. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101), and (e) comply with Policy Coherence for Development, as per Article 208 TFEU. Or. en
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 a (new)
Regulation 1308/2013
Article 205 a new
(26a) In Part III, the following Chapter VIIa (new) is inserted: Chapter VIIa Article 205a Monitoring Policy Coherence for Development 1. In accordance with Article 208 TFEU, the impact of the CAP on food systems and on long-term food security in developing countries shall be subject to regular and independent assessments. This monitoring shall pay particular attention to the impact of agro-food trade flows between the EU and developing countries on (i) food production, processing and distribution in LDCs, (ii) local smallholder producers and women farmers (iii) products deemed as sensitive by developing countries (iv) products from sectors where CAP coupled payments have been granted and where CAP crisis management measures have been deployed. 2. The assessment shall examine data from the EU market observatories, case studies, reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as evidence provided by partner countries and other relevant stakeholders such as civil society organisations. For this purpose, the sectoral and geographic scope of the EU market observatories shall be expanded to products deemed as sensitive by partner countries and to cover LDCs. The Commission shall define, by means of delegated acts, the scope and the procedure for the assessment. 3. If monitored data indicate a risk of adversely affecting the agro-food production and processing or food security of a developing country, an early warning shall be issued by the European Commission, prompting a consultation between the Union and affected farming communities as well as partner country governments to agree remedial measures. A social safeguard shall be available to affected parties. 4. Should no early warning be issued but adverse effects occur, the affected party may file a complaint. Complaints shall be received by the European Parliament's Standing Rapporteur on Policy Coherence for Development and the complaint shall be handled by Hearing Officers in the European Commission. Evidence may be presented by the affected groups and other interested parties. 5. The Commission shall transmit an annual report to the Council and to the European Parliament on the results of the assessment, the evidence received and the EU’s policy response. '
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 27 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
(27) In Article 225, points (a) to, (c) and (d) are deleted;
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
Regulation 1308/2013
Article 225 b
(b) by 30 June 2014 and also by 31 December27a) Article 225 point (b) is replaced by the following: (b) every four years and for the first time by 30 June 201822, on the development of the market situation in the milk and milk products sector, and in particular on the operation of Articles 148 to 151, Article 152(3) and Article 157(3), assessing in particular the effects on milk producers and milk production in disadvantaged regions in connection with the general objective of maintaining production in such regions, and covering potential incentives to encourage farmers to enter into joint production agreements, together with any appropriate proposals; Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 111 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ of 29 November 2017 sets out the challenges, objectives and orientations for the future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) after 2020. These objectives include, inter alia, the need for the CAP to be more result-driven, to boost modernisation and sustainability, including the economic, social, environmental and climate sustainability of the agricultural, forestry and rural areas in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreement, and to help reducing the Union legislation- related administrative burden for beneficiaries.
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 115 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) In accordance with Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the implementation of the CAP shall be in coherence with the objectives of development cooperation, including, inter alia, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In line with this policy coherence, measures taken under this regulation shall not jeopardise the food production capacity and long term food security of developing countries, in particular least developed countries (LDCs).
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 182 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) In respect of export credits, export credit guarantees and insurance programmes, agricultural exporting state trading enterprises and international food aid, Member States may adopt national measures respecting Union law, including policy coherence for development as per Article 208 TFEU and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Since the Union and its Member States are WTO Members, such national measures should also comply with the rules laid down in that WTO Ministerial Decision of 19 December 2015, as a matter of Union law and international law.
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 205 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 2 a (new)
(-1) In Part I, the following Article 2a is inserted, 'Article 2a Policy coherence for development In accordance with Article 208 TFEU, objectives of development cooperation, including those approved in the context of the United Nations and other international organisations, shall be taken into account in the implementation of this regulation. Measures taken under this regulation shall not jeopardise the food production capacity and long-term food security of developing countries, in particular of least developed countries (LDCs)'
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 480 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 148 – paragraph 2 – point (c) – point (i)
(22a) Article 148(2) point (c) point (i) is replaced by the following: “(i) the price payable for the delivery, which shall: — cover production costs, as a minimum, and — be static and be set out in the contract, and/or — be calculated by combining various factors set out in the contract, which may include market indicators reflecting changes in market conditions, the volume delivered and the quality or composition of the raw milk delivered, (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)” Or. en
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 483 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 o (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 148 – paragraph 3
(22o) In the Article 148, paragraph 3 is deleted
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 487 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 p (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 149 – paragraph 2 – point d
(22p) In Article 149, paragraph 2, the point d is deleted
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 488 #

2018/0218(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 e (new)
Regulation 1308/2018
Article 149 – paragraph 2 – point e
(22e) provided that the raw milk is not covered by an obligation to deliver arising from the farmer’s membership of a cooperative in accordance with the conditions set out in the cooperative’s statutes or the rules and decisions provided for in or derived from these statutes; and In Article 149, paragraph 2, point (e) is deleted “ “ Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) In light of the new delivery model of the CAP, with its emphasis on results, it is necessary to measure outputs and impacts related to all the objectives of the CAP as outlined in Articles 5 and 6 of the Strategic Plans regulation [.../....], in order to provide assurance that the CAP funds are being used effectively.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 44 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 b (new)
(25 b) Following the principle of budgetary efficiency, public funds should not be spent in the CAP that creates other costs for the environmental, public health, or development aid; such damaging activities should not receive CAP funding. Therefore, in providing assurance on effectiveness of CAP and EU spending, the concept of what constitutes a risk to the financial interests of the Union budget should include risks to the environment, public health, and Policy Coherence for Development. This also serves to ensure coherence in the CAP's and other EU policy priorities and objectives. Minimising additional costs in other areas should ensure efficiency in public spending.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 c (new)
(25 c) Concentrated animal feeding operations should not be financed under the CAP.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 58 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
(55) Conditionality is an important element of the CAP, in ensuring that payments achieve a high degree of sustainability and ensuring a level playing field for farmers within and between member states, in particular with regard to its environmental and climate elements but also concerning public health and animal rwelated issuesfare. This implies that controls should be carried out and, where necessary, penalties should be applied to ensure the effectiveness of the conditionality system. To have athis level playing field between beneficiaries in different Member States, certain general rules on conditionality, and controls and penalties related to non- compliance should be introduced at Union level.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 60 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56 a (new)
(56 a) In order to maintain a level playing field between and within Member States in terms of farm relevant legislation and norms or good practices for environmental, public health and sanitary and animal welfare issues, there should be no exceptions to conditionality and the rules should therefore apply to all applicable beneficiaries.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 61 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 82
(82) The implementing powers of the Commission should also cover: rules aiming at reaching a uniform application of Member States' obligations regarding the protection of the financial interests of the Union and the necessary rules aiming at reaching a uniform application of checks in the Unionwhich should include the principle of budgetary efficiency by not allowing CAP payments that generate additional costs for the EU budget, and the necessary rules aiming at reaching a uniform application of checks in the Union. The Commission shall therefore also define rules ensuring the coherence between the CAP implementation by Member states and the Union’s other policies, with a particular attention being given to the environmental requirements laid down in Article 11 and 191 of the TFEU as well as the obligations in terms of Policy Coherence for Development set out in Article 208 TFEU.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 64 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The EAGF shall not finance concentrated animal feeding operations.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 65 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
interventions that lead support concentrated animal feeding operations shall not be financed under the EAFRD.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 71 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to transparency of world markets, including ensuring Policy Coherence for Development;
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 73 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23 a Monitoring Policy Coherence for Development 1. In accordance with Article 208 TFEU, the impact of the CAP on food systems and on long-term food security in developing countries shall be subject to regular and independent assessments. This monitoring shall pay particular attention to the impact of agri-food trade flows between the EU and developing countries on (i) food production, processing and distribution in LDCs, (ii) local smallholder producers and women farmers (iii) products deemed to be sensitive by developing countries (iv) products from sectors where CAP coupled payments have been granted and where CAP crisis management measures have been deployed. 2. The assessment shall examine data from the EU market observatories, case studies, reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as evidence provided by partner countries and other relevant stakeholders such as civil society organisations. For this purpose, the sectoral and geographic scope of the EU market observatories shall be expanded to products deemed to be sensitive by partner countries and to cover LDCs. The Commission shall define, by means of delegated acts, the scope of and the procedure for the assessment. 3. If monitoring data indicate a risk of adverse affects on the agri-food production and processing or food security of a developing country, an early warning shall be issued by the European Commission, prompting a consultation between the Union and affected farming communities as well as partner country governments to agree remedial measures. A social safeguard shall be available to affected parties. 4. Should no early warning be issued but adverse effects occur, the affected party may file a complaint. Complaints shall be received by the European Parliament's Standing Rapporteur on Policy Coherence for Development and the complaint shall be handled by Hearing Officers in the European Commission. Evidence may be presented by the affected groups and other interested parties. 5. The Commission shall transmit an annual report to the Council and to the European Parliament about the results of the assessment, the evidence received and the EU’s policy response.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 75 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i a (new)
(i a) it does no harm socially or environmentally and is coherent with EU policy aims and international commitments and obligations as per Articles 5 and 6 of the CAP strategic plans regulation.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 79 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The system set up by the Member States in accordance with Article 57(2) shall include systematic checks which shall also target the areas where the risk of errors is the highest and where the nature of those risks poses the highest degree of damage to the environment, climate, and public or animal health.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 82 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled 'The Future of Food and Farming' of 29 November 2017 concludes that the Common Agricultural Policy (hereinafter ‘CAP’) should continue to step up its response to future challenges and opportunities, by boosting employment, growth and investment, fighting and adapting to climate change and bringing research and innovation out of the laboratories and onto fields and markets. The CAP should furthermore address citizens' concerns regarding sustainable agriculture productional production, animal welfare and respect international obligations and commitments including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreement.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 99 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) In accordance with Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the implementation of the CAP shall be in coherence with the objectives of development cooperation, including, inter alia, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Measures taken under this regulation should jeopardise neither the food production capacity and long-term food security of developing countries, in particular least developed countries (LDCs), nor the achievement of the Union's climate change mitigation obligations under the Paris Agreement.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 129 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
(21 a) The Commission's monitoring of agricultural markets should be extended to monitoring trade flows to and from developing countries in sectors which have been identified as sensitive by the partner countries, so as to ensure the coherence of CAP related agro-food sector trade outcomes with the EU’s commitment to Policy Coherence for Development.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) In light of the new delivery model of the CAP, with its emphasis on results, it is necessary to measure outputs and impacts related to all the objectives of the CAP as outlined in Articles 5 and 6 of the Strategic Plans regulation [.../....], in order to provide assurance that the CAP funds are being used effectively.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 134 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 b (new)
(25 b) Following the principle of budgetary efficiency, public funds should not be spent in the CAP that creates other costs for the environmental, public health, or development aid; therefore such damaging activities should not receive CAP funding. Therefore in providing assurance on effectiveness of CAP and EU spending, the concept of what constitutes a risk to the financial interests of the Union budget should include risks to the environment and public health. This also serves to ensure coherence in the CAP's and other EU policy priorities and objectives. Minimising additional costs in other areas should ensure efficiency in public spending.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 135 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 c (new)
(25 c) Following the principle of budgetary efficiency, concentrated feeding operations should not be financed under the CAP.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 150 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) As regards the multi-annual performance monitoring the Commission should also have the power to suspend payments. Accordingly in cases of delayed or insufficient progress towards targets, set out in the national CAP Strategic Plan, the Commission should be empowered to request the Member State concerned to take the necessary remedial actions in accordance with an action plan to be established in consultation with the Commission anlocal, regional, national and international stakeholders. Such action plans should containing clear progress indicators, by means of an implementing act. Where the Member State fails to submit or to implement the action plan or where the action plan is manifestly insufficient to remedy the situation, the Commission should have the power to suspend the monthly or interim payments, by means of an implementing act. Particular attention should be paid to respect of the Union’s environmental legislation as well as EU and Member States' commitments to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Treaty obligations.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 154 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) As had been the case under Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, the Commission should be empowered to suspend payments when serious deficiencies exist in the governance systems, including non-compliance with Union basic requirements and unreliability of reporting. In addition, incoherence between CAP implementation and other EU policies and commitments, inter alia, the SDGs, climate, environment and human rights obligations, should be considered as a deficiency in Member states’ governance systems, as well as an inefficient use of EU funds. It is, however, necessary to review the conditions for suspending payments in order to make the mechanism more efficient. The financial consequences of such suspensions should be decided in an ad-hoc conformity procedure.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
(41) The Commission is responsible for the implementation of the Union's budget in cooperation with Member States in accordance with Article 317 of the Treaty. The Commission should thus be empowered to decide, by means of implementing acts, whether the expenditure effected by the Member States is in conformity with Union law, priorities, and international agreements, inter alia, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreement. Member States should be afforded the right to justify their decisions to make payments and should have recourse to conciliation where there is no common agreement between them and the Commission. In order to give Member States legal and financial assurances as to expenditure effected in the past, a limitation period should be set for the Commission to decide which financial consequences should follow from the non- conformity.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 167 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49 a (new)
(49 a) An additional strategic orientation to ensure the coherence of CAP related agro-food sector trade outcomes with EU development policy objectives also needs to be respected in the planning and implementation by Member States of CAP policies and instruments, particularly regarding deployment of voluntary coupled support and of the agricultural reserve in addressing market crisis situations.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 168 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
(53) Having regard to the international structure of agricultural trade and in the interest of the proper functioning of the internal market and respect for the EU’s Policy Coherence for Development obligations, it is necessary to organise cooperation among the Member States and between Member states and third countries. It is also necessary to set up a centralised documentation system at Union level concerning undertakings established in third countries and which receive or make payments. Such a system should also contribute to the identification of incoherencies between the implementation of the CAP and the objectives of the external policies of the Union. It would contribute to monitoring achievement of the CAP objectives as outlined in the strategic plans regulation [.../...], by allowing evaluation of the impact of the aforementioned undertakings in third countries on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Union’s development objectives, as provided for in Article 208 TFEU.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 169 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
(55) Conditionality is an important element of the CAP, in ensuring that payments achieve a high degree of sustainability and ensuring a level playing field for farmers within and between member states, in particular with regard to its environmental and climate elements but also concerning public health and animal rwelated issuesfare. This implies that controls should be carried out and, where necessary, penalties should be applied to ensure the effectiveness of the conditionality system. To have athis level playing field between beneficiaries in different Member States, certain general rules on conditionality, and controls and penalties related to non- compliance should be introduced at Union level.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 173 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56 a (new)
(56 a) In order to maintain a level playing field between and within Member States in terms of farm relevant legislation and norms or good practices for environmental, public health and sanitary and animal welfare issues, there should be no exceptions to conditionality and the rules should therefore apply to all applicable beneficiaries. In addition, the statutory management requirements are based on pre-existing and self-standing laws to be applied in full in their own right by all EU authorities and all citizens. However, in the risk analysis that is used to select a sample of farms to be subject to controls, Member States may chose to apply different weighting factors to reflect the likelihood of non- compliance, so that unnecessary farm controls can be avoided without putting the EU funds in danger of being misspent. For example: smaller farms receive a lower risk weighting due to their size, but higher animal densities receive a higher weighting for animal welfare and public health issues, or organic farming receives a lower risk weighting for environmental or climate issues.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 181 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
(67) In this context the role played by civil society, including by the media and non-governmental organisations and their contribution to reinforcing the administrations' control framework against fraud and any misuse of public funds, should be properly recognised. The aforementioned actors should furthermore be encouraged to highlight and refer to the Commission Hearing officer established in [ref. Strategic plans reg.] when identifying incoherence between the implementation of the CAP and other Union policies, especially the EU environmental and development policies.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 188 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 82
(82) The implementing powers of the Commission should also cover: rules aiming at reaching a uniform application of Member States' obligations regarding the protection of the financial interests of the Union and the necessary rules aiming at reaching a uniform application of checks in the Unionwhich should include the principle of budgetary efficiency by not allowing CAP payments that generate additional costs for the EU budget, and the necessary rules aiming at reaching a uniform application of checks in the Union. The Commission shall therefore also define rules ensuring the coherence between the CAP implementation by Member states and the Union’s other policies, with a particular attention being given to the environmental requirements laid down in Article 11 and 191 of the TFEU as well as the obligations in terms of Policy Coherence for Development set out in Article 208 TFEU.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 219 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The EAGF shall not finance concentrated feeding operations, following the principle of budgetary efficiency.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 221 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Following the principle of budgetary efficiency, interventions that lead support concentrated feeding operations shall not be financed under the EAFRD.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 226 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) measures required for the analysis, management, monitoring, information exchange and implementation of the CAP, and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Paris Climate Agreement, as well as measures relating to the implementation of control systems and technical and administrative assistance;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 227 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the actions taken by the Commission through remote-sensing applications used for the monitoring of agricultural resources and Member States' participation in farming practices consistent with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreement, in accordance with Article 23;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 229 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) studies on the CAP and evaluations of measures financed by the Funds, including improvement of evaluation methods and exchange of information on practices under the CAP, including consultations with local, regional, national, and international stakeholders, academic experts, NGOs, as well as studies carried out with the European Investment Bank (EIB);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 230 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) contribution to measures relating to the dissemination of information, raising awareness, promoting cooperation and exchanging experiences at Unlocal, regional, national, EU and international level, and taken in the context of rural development interventions, including the networking of the parties concerned;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 281 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) to promote and ensure harmonised application of Union rules and commitments and obligations to international agreements.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 307 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The certification body shall have the necessary technical expertise, not solely from a financial management aspect but also related to achieving the intended aims of the interventions and payments rewarding public goods. All data and information used to enable the certifying bodies to give assurance that the objectives and targets of the CAP are indeed being reached, as well as the assumptions made, shall be made available transparently and shall be evidence based and verifiable by third parties. It shall be operationally independent from the paying agency and the coordinating body concerned as well as from the authority which has accredited that agency and the bodies responsible for the implementation and the monitoring of the CAP.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 402 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) equitably and sustainably manage Union agricultural markets in a global context, including establishing and expanding market monitoring mechanisms at a regional and global level, taking account of development objectives;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 405 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure agri-economic and agri- environmental-climate monitoring of agricultural land use and agricultural land use change, including agro-forestry, and monitoring of the condition of soil and crops so as to enable estimates to be made, in particular as regards yields and agricultural production and agricultural impacts associated with exceptional circumstances and to assess resilience of agricultural systems against climate change, as well as to assess progress on implementing agricultural practices helping to reach climate goals and targets established by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreements;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 406 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) ensure sufficient monitoring of the natural resources upon which agricultural production is dependent, particularly soil and water, to enable sound assessment of efficacy of CAP spending to deliver public goods.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 407 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to transparency of world markets, including ensuring policy coherence for development ;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 409 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Pursuant to point (c) of Article 7 the Commission shall finance the actions concerning the collection or purchase of data needed to implement and monitor the CAP and its effects, both inside and outside of the Union, including satellite data, geo-spatial data and meteorological data, the creation of a spatial data infrastructure and a website, the carrying out of specific studies on climatic conditions, remote sensing used to assist in the monitoring of agricultural land use change and soil health and quality and the updating of agri-meteorological and econometric data and models. Where necessary, those actions shall be carried out in collaboration with EEA, Eurostat, JRC, national laboratories and bodies or with the involvement of the private sector on the condition that impartiality and transparency are assured, in the spirit of open source information for shared and common resources in the public realm.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 410 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The Commission and Member States shall collaborate to enable access to the data and information necessary to measure progress and performance of the CAP; this may include sharing information and data.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 411 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 b (new)
The Commission shall ensure funding to maintain, and if needed expand, LUCAS and other tools available to measure the development of topsoil formation and humification, soil erosion, pesticide accumulation, in order to allow it to provide assurance of effective spending of EU funds to achieve the objectives of the CAP outlined in the Strategic Plans Regulation [.../....].
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 412 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 a (new)
Article 23 a Monitoring Policy Coherence for Development 1. In accordance with Article 208 TFEU, the impact of the CAP on food systems and on long-term food security in developing countries shall be subject to regular and independent assessments. This monitoring shall pay particular attention to the impact of agri-food trade flows between the EU and developing countries on (i) food production, processing and distribution in LDCs, (ii) local smallholder producers and women farmers (iii) products deemed to be sensitive by developing countries (iv) products from sectors where CAP coupled payments have been granted and where CAP crisis management measures have been deployed. 2. The assessment shall examine data from the EU market observatories, case studies, reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as evidence provided by partner countries and other relevant stakeholders such as civil society organisations. For this purpose, the sectoral and geographic scope of the EU market observatories shall be expanded to products deemed to be sensitive by partner countries and to cover LDCs. The Commission shall define, by means of delegated acts, the scope of and the procedure for the assessment. 3. If monitoring data indicate a risk of adverse affects on the agri-food production and processing or food security of a developing country, an early warning shall be issued by the European Commission, prompting a consultation between the Union and affected farming communities as well as partner country governments to agree remedial measures. A social safeguard shall be available to affected parties. 4. Should no early warning be issued but adverse effects occur, the affected party may file a complaint. Complaints shall be received by the European Parliament's Standing Rapporteur on Policy Coherence for Development and the complaint shall be handled by Hearing Officers in the European Commission. Evidence may be presented by the affected groups and other interested parties. 5. The Commission shall transmit an annual report to the Council and to the European Parliament about the results of the assessment, the evidence received and the EU’s policy response.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 437 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. After receiving the last annual performance report on the implementation of a CAP Strategic Plan and on the condition that the Member State concerned has demonstrated to the Commission that it is achieving quantified, measurable and objective or scientifically verifiable results towards climate, environmental, and development sustainability including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement , the Commission shall pay the balance, subject to the availability of resources, on the basis of the financial plan in force at the level of the types of EAFRD interventions, the annual accounts for the last execution year for the relevant CAP Strategic Plan and of the corresponding clearance decisions. Those accounts shall be presented to the Commission no later than six months after the final eligibility date of expenditure provided for in Article 80(3) of Regulation (EU) No…/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] and shall cover the expenditure effected by the paying agency up to the last eligibility date of expenditure.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 474 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) it is matched by a corresponding reported output as per annex I of the CAP strategic plans regulation that assures at least a Union-wide baseline of sustainability, and
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 475 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i a (new)
(i a) it does no harm socially or environmentally and is coherent with EU policy aims and international commitments and obligations as per Articles 5 and 6 of the CAP strategic plans regulation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 478 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) it has been effected in accordance with the applicable governance systems, not extending to the eligibility conditions for individual beneficiaries laid down in the national CAP Strategic Planrespecting the conditionalities laid down in the national CAP Strategic Plans that ensure a common approach and a level playing field between member states.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 547 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The provision of information financed pursuant to point (e) of Article 7 shall aim, in particular, to help explain, implement and develop the CAP and to raise public awareness of its content and objectives to reinstate consumer confidence followincluding its impact on climate, environment and development both inside and outside of the Union. This is to inform citizens about the challenges faced, including crises, through impartial, evidence-based and objective information campaigns, to inform farmers and other parties active in rural areas, and to promote the Europeantransition to a sustainable EU model of agriculture, as well as to help citizens understand it.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 567 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall make available to the Commission information about irregularities within the meaning of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2988/95 and other cases of non-compliance with the conditions established by Member States in the CAP Strategic Plan, suspected fraud cases detected, and information about the steps taken pursuant to Section 3 of this Chapter to recover undue payments in connection with those irregularities and frauds. The Commission will summarise this information and publish multiannual reports, communicating them to the European Parliament.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 636 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The system set up by the Member States in accordance with Article 57(2) shall include systematic checks which shall also target the areas where the risk of errors is the highest and where the nature of those risks poses the highest degree of damage to the environment, climate, and public or animal health.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 644 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Checks shall not be carried out by the Member States at the level of the EIB or other international financial institutions in which a Member State is a shareholder. Those systematic conformity and coherence checks should be carried out on EU or appropriate level.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 654 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 2
2. The integrated system shall apply to the area- and animal-basedall interventions listed in Chapters II and IV of Title III of Regulation (EU) …/… [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] and to the measures referred to in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 228/201331 and in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 229/201332 respectively. _________________ 31 Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) 247/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 23). 32 Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 41).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 664 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 2
2. The integrated system shall operate on the basis of electronic databases and geographic information systems and shall enable the exchange and integration of data between the electronic databases and the geographic information systems (GIS). To this end, GIS shall enable layering of geo- spatial data on farm parcels and cadastral or reference parcels to those delimiting protected zones and designated areas established according to the EU legislation listed in Annex XI of the Regulation (EU) …/… [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation], such as Natura 2000 areas or Nitrate vulnerable zones, as well as the landscape features and ecological infrastructures (trees, hedges, ponds, buffer strips, riparian margins, etc.).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 671 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Member States shall ensure that beneficiaries and potential beneficiaries have access to all the reference data and attribute data regarding the land they use or intend to use, in order to enable them to make an accurate application.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 709 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall send the Commission a list of undertakings established in a third country for which payment of the amount in question has or should have been made or received in that Member State. When necessary, the Commission shall invite experts from third countries, including development countries, in order to obtain an assessment on the external impacts of CAP implementation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 729 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall set up a control system to ensure that all beneficiaries of the aid referred to in Article 11 of Regulation (EU) …/… [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] and in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 and in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 respectively, comply with the obligations referred to in Section 2 of Chapter 1 of Title III of Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation]. There should be no exemptions to this provision, although Member States may continue to use weighting factors, applied to the whole population of CAP beneficiaries, to adjust the control sample to target farms, providing assurance of sound financial expenditure of EU funds while avoiding unnecessary controls of least risky farms.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 747 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) establish the control sample for the checks referred to in point (a) to be carried out each year on the basis of a risk analysis and shall include a random component and shall provide the control sample to cover at least 15% of beneficiaries receiving the aid provided for in Section 2 of Chapter 1 of Title III of Regulation (EU) …/… [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation].
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 749 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(d a) The control sample shall cover at least 10% of beneficiaries identified as being at risk of non-compliance of animal welfare legislation, based on risk factors identified by the Member States.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 761 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
With regard to forest areas, however, the administrative penalty referred to in the first subparagraph shall not apply where no support is claimed for the area concerned in accordance with Articles 65 and 66 of Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation].deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 792 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In the case of non-compliance due to negligence that is not minor, the percentage of reduction shall be as a general rule 3proportional to the negative impacts on the environment, public health, workers rights or animal welfare, but as a minimum 7% of the total amount of the payments referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 809 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3
3. In case of reoccurrence of non- compliance that is not minor, the percentage reduction shall be higher than the one to be applied in case of non- compliance due to negligence and sanctioned for the first time. It shall be proportional to the negative impacts on the environment, public health, workers rights or animal welfare. The sanction should be at least 25% of the total amount of the payments referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 818 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4
4. In case of intentional non- compliance that is not minor, the percentage shall be higher than the one applied in case of reoccurrence pursuantat least 50% of the total amount of the payments referred to in paragraph 31 of this Article and may go as far as total exclusion from payments and may apply for one or more calendar years. It shall be proportional to the negative impacts on the environment, public health, workers rights or animal welfare.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 828 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. In cases where a beneficiary has been condemned for crimes in the jurisdiction of the member states that relate to CAP payments or use of CAP funds, for example fraud, environmental crimes, abuse of workers' rights or animal welfare, payment exclusions shall be automatically applied retroactively from the start of the misdeed, in proportion to the length and severity of the crime.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 832 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1
Member States may retain 20 100% of the amounts resulting from the application of the reductions and exclusions referred to in Article 86 and spend it on the Farm Advisory System to ensure beneficiaries in general are informed and empowered to abide by the EU level conditionalites set out in articles 11 and 12 of the Strategic Plans Regulation [..../....] section 2 of chapter I of title III.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 845 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 2
2. [Article 44(3)-(5) of Regulation (EU) …/…CPR Regulation] shall apply in respect of beneficiaries of EAFRD and EAGF, where relevant; however, the amounts corresponding to the national contribution and the co-financing rate, as provided for in points (h) and (i) of Article 44(3) of that Regulation shall not apply to EAGF.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 848 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
"location" means either the municipality where the beneficiary or ultimate beneficial owner is resident or is registered and, where available, the postal code or the part thereof identifying the municipality, or the parcel on which the operation has taken place".
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 852 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The information referred to in Article 44(3)-(5) of that Regulation shall be made available on a single website per Member State. It shall remain available for twofive years from the date of the initial publication.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 854 #

2018/0217(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall not publish the information referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 44(3) of the Regulation (EU) …/…[CPR Regulation] if the amount of aid received in one year by a beneficiary is equal to or less then EUR 1 250.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 116 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
(41) The objectives of the CAP should also be pursued through support for investments, productive as well as non- productive, on farm as well as off-farm. Such investments may concern, inter alia, infrastructures related to the development, modernisation or adaptation to climate change of agriculture and forestry, including access to farm and forest land, land consolidation and improvement, agro- forestry practices and the supply and saving of energy and water. Investments in on-farm infrastructures should only be allowed if they pass a double test, demonstrating that they simultaneously have positive effects in terms of the environmental, climate and biodiversity specific objectives set out in Article 6 of this regulation and on the business situation of the agricultural holding. Furthermore, in order to better ensure the consistency of the CAP Strategic Plans with Union objectives, as well as a level playing field between Member States, a negative list of investment topics is included in this Regulation.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 127 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
(75) As part of the performance, monitor and evaluation framework, Member States should monitor and report annually to the Commission on the progress made. The information provided by the Member States are the basis on which the Commission should report on the progress towards the achievement of specific objectives over the whole programming period using for this purpose a core set of indicators. Using data from the Member States, the Commission should publish the Ecological Footprint of agro-food production and consumption in the EU annually.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 132 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) "concentrated animal feeding operation" means a livestock holding rearing animals at a density beyond that permitted by the area and natural resources, or carrying capacity, of the holding, or in the case of cattle and ruminants, where the animals are without access to grazing or without the appropriate amount of supporting forage hectares to support pasture- or grassland- based grazing or foraging.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 140 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Union and Member States targets 1. In line with the objectives set out in articles 5 and 6 of the regulation, the combined CAP Strategic Plans shall lead to: (a) a net increase of the numbers or farmers, agricultural workers and associated jobs in rural areas; (b) a decrease by 30% of Greenhouse Gases emissions linked to the Agricultural Sector by 2027. (c) halting and reversing the loss of biodiversity (d) halting and reversing the spread of antimicrobial resistance (e) halting and reversing the loss of pollinators, birds and insects (f) increasing the genetic diversity both within and between crops and animals (g) reducing exports of living animals (h) reducing air and water pollution due to the agricultural sector (i) maintaining and increasing the surface of permanent grassland (j) reducing the use of pesticides, in line with Directive 2009/128/EC 2. In their draft Strategic Plans, Members States shall indicate how they intend to contribute to these targets and propose precise national targets. 3. In line with the procedure outlined in Chapter III of title V, the Commission shall make sure that the combination of national targets will allow the achievement of the Union target set out in paragraph 1, that the interventions planned by Members States are sufficient to reach their national targets. In order to ensure a level-playing field, the Commission shall ensure that Member States have adopted similar national targets.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 149 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) by at least 25 % for the tranche between EUR 6035 000 and EUR 7540 000;
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 151 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) by at least 50 % for the tranche between EUR 7540 000 and EUR 9045 000;
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 153 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) by at least 75 % for the tranche between EUR 9045 000 and EUR 1050 000;
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 155 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) by 100 % for the amount exceeding EUR 1050 000.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 159 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall providgradually increase support for voluntary schemes for the climate and the environment ('eco- schemes') under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 162 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. When drafting their CAP Strategic Plans Member States shall prioritise farming systems which deliver multiple benefits in an effective way for the achievement of objectives of Article 6.1, such as the enhanced management of permanent pastures, landscape features, and organic farming.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 164 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. When a Member State proposes voluntary coupled support in their strategic plan as envisaged in Article 106, the Commission shall ensure that: (a) the aid meets the do no harm principle; (b) there is a clear environmental or social need or benefit, justified with empirical quantifiable and independently verifiable evidence; (c) the support is used to satisfy the Union´s food security needs and does not create distortions of the internal or international markets; (d) the granting of the support coupled income support does not lead to trade outcomes which adversely impact on agro-food sector investment, production and processing development in partner developing countries; (e) voluntary coupled support is not be granted for markets that are in crisis due to overproduction or oversupply; (f) support for livestock production is only be granted for low population densities within limits of the ecological carrying capacities of the river basins concerned according to the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC, and is linked to sufficient areas of fodder or grazing to be maintained without external inputs; On the basis of its assessment of the above conditions, the Commission may approve or, in coordination with that Member State, as described in Articles 115 and 116 of this Regulation, adjust the variables proposed by that Member State.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 170 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Concentrated animal feeding operations shall not be eligible for coupled support.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 171 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission and Member States shall ensure though the procedure outlined in title V of this regulation, that the CAP strategic plans contain provisions to ensure that by the end of the strategic plan programming period, the total livestock stocking density per Member State shall not exceed 0.7 livestock units per hectare.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 172 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 3 – section 3 a (new)
Section 3a Organic Farming Article 13a Organic Farming 1. Member States shall include in their CAP Strategic Plans an analysis of the organic agriculture sector, as defined under Regulation 2018/848, of its production, of the expected demand, and of its potential to fulfil CAP objectives. 2. Member States shall set up objectives to increase the share of agricultural land under organic management as well as to develop the whole organic supply chain, in view to meet the growing demand for organic products. 3. Member States shall assess the level of support needed for agricultural land managed under the organic certification and shall support organic conversion and maintenance accordingly, either through rural development measures in article 65 or through eco- schemes in article 28, or through a combination of both. Member States should ensure that allocated budgets match the expected growth in organic production.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 173 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 a (new)
Article 58a The leguminous crop sector Objectives of the leguminous crops sector 1. Member States shall pursue the following objectives in the leguminous crops sector: (a) The scheme shall increase sustainable legume production and consumption across the Union, to increase self-sufficiency according to the targets set in Annex I; (b) Arable leguminous crops supported by the Union’s financial assistance shall be part of a crop rotation of at least three years, or of a mix of species in temporary grassland on arable land. This rotation shall be compatible with schemes for the climate and environment (“eco-schemes”) in Article 28, under which rotations of four years and more can be rewarded. The scheme may also reward under-cropping or intercropping which is not otherwise rewarded under other measures; (c) Pasture based grazing of high species diversity pasture or mowing of high species diversity meadow for fodder on permanent pasture that contains leguminous species in the sward may also be subsidised, on the condition that re- ploughing and re-seeding does not occur; (d) The measures referred to in this Article shall be coherent with the Union´s climatic and environmental commitments and legislation, and not cause direct or indirect land use change, having a genuinely positive impact on global greenhouse gas emissions according to the Global Biosphere Management Model [GLOBIOM]. (e) Monocultural or continuous cropping of leguminous crops shall not be supported by these payments. (f) Decreasing dependency on concentrated feed mix containing soya, especially imported soya originating from land that has recently been deforested or converted, in line with the SDG 15, the EU pledge on zero deforestation and existing private company commitments on zero deforestation. (g) Closing nutrient cycling loops and tightening them to local and regional river basin scales in line with the Water Framework Directive. (h) Boosting local and regional markets in food and animal feed and locally adapted low input seed varieties.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 174 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 b (new)
Article 58b Types of interventions: As regards the objectives referred to in Article 58a Member States choose in to their CAP Strategic Plans one or more of the following types of interventions: (a) investments in tangible and non- tangible assets; research and experimental production, as well as other actions, including actions for: (i) soil conservation, including the genuine and proven enhancement of soil carbon without systemic reliance on pesticides; (ii) increasing efficiency of water use and management, including water saving; (iii) promoting the use of varieties and management practices adapted to changing climate conditions; (iv) improving management practices to increase pest resilience of crops to pests and decreasing susceptibility to pests; (v) reduction of pesticide use and dependency; (vi) creating and maintaining agricultural habitats favourable to biodiversity, without use of pesticides; (b) advisory services and technical assistance, in particular regarding climate change adaptation and mitigation, also on selection by the farmer of the most appropriate crop rotation; (c) training including coaching and exchange of best practices; (d) organic production and techniques; (e) actions to increase the sustainability and efficiency of transport and of storage of products;
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 175 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may only grant support to investments in infrastructure on agricultural holdings that simultaneously demonstrate positive effects in terms of the environmental, climate and biodiversity objectives set out in Article 6 of this regulation, on the one hand, and on the business situation of the agricultural holding, on the other.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 176 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) investments that may increase already-observed overproduction or market imbalances at the regional, national or European level.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 178 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 350% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 179 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
A maximum 10% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX may be used to finance tangible investments referred to in Article 68. Investments referred to in Article 68 (4) shall not count towards the 10% maximum.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 180 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. At least 50% of the total EAGF contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan shall be reserved for schemes for the climate and the environment as described in Article 28.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 183 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The indicative financial allocations for the eco-schemes referred to in Article 28 shall be at least 30% in 2021 and 2022, 40% in 2023 and 2024, 50% in 2025 and 2026 and 60% in 2027.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 189 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 2
For the specific environmental and climate objectives referred to in points (d), (e), and (f) of Article 6(1), the assessment shall take into account the national environmental and climate plans emanating from the legislative instruments referred to in Annex XI, the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the objective to reduce EU Greenhouse gases emissions linked to Agriculture by 30 % by 2027.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 190 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) an explanation of how the environment and climate architecture of the CAP Strategic Plan is meant to contribute to already established long-term national targets set out in or deriving from the legislative instruments referred to in Annex XI, the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the objective to reduce EU Greenhouse gases emissions linked to Agriculture by 30 % by 2027;
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 196 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 119 – paragraph 1
The Managing Authority and the Monitoring Committee shall monitor the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan and progress made towards achieving the targets of the CAP Strategic Plan on the basis of the output and result indicators. Using data from the Member States, the Commission should publish the Ecological Footprint of agro-food production and consumption in the EU annually.
2018/12/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 451 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 39 (1 (b)), Article 42 and Article 43(2) thereof,
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 477 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Since the CAP needs to sharpen its responses to thegrowing challenges and opportunities as they manifest themselves at Union, international, national, regional, rural, local and farm levels, it is necessary to streamlinimprove the governance of the CAP and improve its delivery on the Union objectives and to significantly decrease the administrative burden. In the CAP based on delivery of performance (‘delivery model’), the Union should set the basiccommon policy parameters to respond to the identified challenges, such as objectives of the CAP and basic requireincluding rural developments, while Member States should bear greater responsibility as to how they meet the objectives and achieve common EU and national targets. Enhanced subsidiarity makes it possible to better take into account local conditions and needs, tailoring the support to maximise the contribution to Union objectives.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 483 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The use of common definitions entirely set at Union level has caused certain difficulties for Member States to cater their own specificities at national, regional, and local level. Member States should therefore be given the flexibility to specify certain definitions in their CAP Strategic Plan. In order to ensure a common economic, ecological and social level playing field, a certain framework has, however, to be set at Union level constituting the necessary essential elements to be included in those definitions (‘framework definitions’).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 488 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) In order to ensure that the Union can respect its international obligations on domestic support as set out in the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, and in particular that the basic income support for sustainability and related types of interventions continue to be notified as ‘Green Box’ support which has no, or at most minimal, trade-distorting effects or effects on production, the framework definition for ‘agricultural activity’ should provide for both the production of agricultural products or the maintenance of agro-ecological production systems and the social fabric in the agricultural area. In light of adjusting to local conditions, Member States should lay down the actual definitions of agricultural activity in line with EU obligations like the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate and biodiversity goals in their CAP Strategic Plans.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 539 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) In order to give substance to the objectives of the CAP as established by Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), as well as to ensure that the Union adequately addresses its most recent challenges and international commitments, it is appropriate to provide for a set of general objectives reflecting the orientations given in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’. A set of specific objectives should be further defined at Union level and applied by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans. WhileIn order to strikinge a balance across the dimensions of sustainable development, in line with the impact assessment, tMember States should be required to take action to achieve all specific objectives simultaneously. These specific objectives should translate the general objectives of the CAP into more concrete priorities and take into account relevant Union legislation, particularly with regard to climate, energyboth wild and agro-biodiversity, water protection, public health, employment, renewable energy, animal welfare and environment.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 549 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Being the world’s largest agri-food exporter and importer, the CAP has considerable influence on international agricultural markets, thus potentially affecting agricultural production capacities and food consumption patterns in third countries, the livelihoods of small-scale farmers, and the resilience of rural communities and ecosystems. The CAP shall take account of the objectives of EUs development cooperation, as set out in Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) establishing the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD), and of the Right to Development as set out be the Declaration on the Right to Development.1a Measures taken under this regulation must not jeopardise the food production and processing capacity and long term food security of developing countries, notably Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and should respect the ‘do no harm’ principle as well as international obligations in the fields of development, human rights, climate and the environment. _________________ 1a Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 41/128 of 4 December 1986
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 570 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Horizontal principles as set out in Article 3 of the Treaty on the European Union ('TEU') and in Article 10 of the TFEU, including principles of subsidiarity and proportionality as set out in Article 5 of the TEU should be respected in the implementation of CAP Strategic plans. Member States and the Commission should aim at eliminating inequalities and at promoting equality between men and women and integrating the gender perspective, as well as at combating discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. The Funds should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation, discrimination or exclusion. The objectives of the Funds should be pursued in the framework of sustainable development and in line with the Aarhus Convention and the Union's promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment and combating climate change as set out in Article 11 and Article 191(1) of the TFEU, while applying the polluter pays principle.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 571 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) The objectives of CAP Strategic plans should be pursued in the framework of the objectives set out in the European Pillar of Social rights. In order to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all, it is necessary to target support towards the overarching and legally binding 2030 Agenda of the United Nations and to contribute to the SDGs and their targets set by 2030. Member States should ensure consistency, coherence and synergies with the European Pillar of Social Rights and the SDGs, taking into account local challenges.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 583 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) In order to foster a smart and resilient agricultural sector, direct payments keep on constituting an essential part to guarantee athe lion’s share of budgets and consequently hold a potential to contribute to fairm income support to farmers. Likewise, investments into farm restructuring, modernisation, innovation, diversification and uptake of new technologies are necessary to improve farmers’ market rew. To improve farmers’ market reward, a better position of farmers in the supply chain and strengthening of short supply chains is necessardy.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 591 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 – introductory part
(16) Bolstering environmental care and, preservation of biodiversity and genetic diversity in the agricultural system as well as climate action and contributing to the achievement of Union environmental- and climate-related objectives is a very high priority in the future of Union agriculture and, forestry and rural development. The architecture of the CAP should therefore reflect greaterhigh ambition with respect to these objectives. By virtue of the delivery model, action taken to tackleavoid further environmental degradation and climate change caused by unsustainable farming systems should be result-driven and Article 11 TFEU should, for this purpose, be considered as an obligation of result. As many rural areas in the Union suffer from structural problems and disadvantages such as lack of access to markets and decreasing return of added value to rural regions, lack of attractive employment opportunities, education, training and extension services responding to the challenges mentioned above, underinvestment in connectivity, infrastructures and essential services, as well as youth drain, it is fundamental to strengthen the socio-economic fabric in those areas, in line with the Cork 2.0. Declaration, promoting social inclusion, generational renewal and the development of resilient villages and enterprises across the European countryside. As indicated in the Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’, new rural value chains such as renewable energy, agro-ecological food systems, decentralized infrastructure for processing and marketing of farm products , the circular economy, and ecotourism can offer inclusive economical development and job potential for rural areas. In this context, financial instruments can play a crucial role for ensuring access to financing and for bolstering the growth capacity of farms and rural enterprises. There is a potential for employment opportunities in rural areas, including also legally staying third country nationals, promoting their social and economic integration especially in the framework of the LEADER and Community-led Local Development strategies.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 626 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 b (new)
(17b) The EU should contribute to global food security though policy coherence and supporting efforts to reduce developing countries’ dependence on food imports. The CAP should contribute to strengthening developing countries’ resilience to external shocks linked to price volatility of agricultural commodities, and to harnessing the potential of small-scale farmers and small agricultural enterprises in developing countries, with the aim of increasing and diversifying their production capacities for domestic and regional agri-food markets.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 640 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) In order to maintain a level playing field between and within Member States in terms of farm relevant legislation and norms or good practices for environmental, public health and sanitary and animal welfare issues, there should be no exceptions to conditionality and the rules should therefore apply to all applicable beneficiaries. In addition, the statutory management requirements are based on pre-existing and self-standing laws to be applied in full in their own right by all EU authorities and all citizens. However, in the risk analysis that is used to select a sample off arms to be subject to controls, Member States may choose to apply different weighting factors to reflect the likelihood of non- compliance, so that unnecessary farm controls can be avoided without putting the EU funds in danger of being misspent. For example: smaller farms receive a lower risk weighting due to their size, but higher animal densities receive a higher weighting for animal welfare and public health issues, or organic farming receives a lower risk weighting for environmental or climate issues
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 652 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) The framework of standards of GAECs aims to contribute to the mitigation and adaptation to climate change, the tackling of water challenges, the protection and quality of soil and the protection and quality of biodiversity. The framework needs to be enhanced to take into account in particular the practices set until 2020 under the greening of direct payments, the mitigation of climate change and the need to improve farms sustainability, and in particular the nutrients management and chemical input reduction. It is acknowledged that each GAEC contributes to multiple objectives. In order to implement the framework, Member States should define a national standard for each of the standards set at Union level taking into account the specific characteristics of the area concerned, including soil and climatic conditions, existing farming conditions, land use, crop rotation, farming practices and farm structures. Member States may also define in addition other national standards related to the main objectives laid down in Annex III in order to improve the environmental and climate delivery of the GAEC framework. As part of GAEC framework, in order to support both the agronomic and the environmental performance of farms, nutrieninput management plans will be established with the help of a dedicated electronic Farm Sustainability Tool made available by the Member States to individual farmers. The tool should provide on-farm decision support starting from minimum nutrient and chemicals management functionalities. A wide interoperability and modularity should also ensure the possibility to add other electronic on-farm and e-governance applications. In order to ensure a level playing field between farmers and across the Union, the Commission may provide support to the Member States in the design of the Tool as well as with the data storage and processing services required.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 672 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) Member States should setprovide high-quality farm advisory services for the purpose of improving the sustainable management and overall performance of agricultural holdings and rural businesses, covering economic, environmental and social dimensions, and to identify the necessary improvements as regards all measures at farm level provided for in the CAP Strategic Plans. These farm advisory services should help farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support to become more aware of the relationship between farm management and land management on the one hand, and certain standards, requirements and information, including environmental and climate ones, on the other hand. The list of the latter includes standards applying to or necessary for farmers and other CAP beneficiaries and set in the CAP Strategic Plan, as well as those stemming from the legislation on water, on the sustainable use of pesticides, as well as the initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance and the management of risks. In order to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the advice, Member States should integrate advisors within the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), in order to be able to deliver up-to-date technological and scientific information developed by research and innovation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 674 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) To ensure the provision of high quality advice to all farmers in the Union, the Commission should define minimum standards for farm advisory services, in terms of the quality and territorial coverage of the advice provided. The Commission should, prior to the entry into force of this regulation and for the purposes of quality control, accredit all farm advisory services. In cases where it concludes that a farm advisory service does not meet minimum standards, the Commission should notify the Member State concerned in writing and request it to take remedial action.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 736 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) The creation and development of new economic activity in the agricultural sector by young farmers is financially challenging and constitutes an element that should be considered in the allocation and targeting of direct payments. This development is essential for the economic cooperation, inclusiveness and competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the Union and, for this reason, Member States may establish a complementary income support for young farmers. This type of interventions should be established to provide young farmers with an additional income support after the initial setting up.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 739 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
(30 a) Member States should, via their Farm Advisory services, provide information geared towards young farmers and new entrants on access to land and on innovative and non- conventional approaches that are best suited to starting a new farm, such as the development of new business models based on end-users, the development of more sustainable farming systems, the development of new organisational models (e.g. share farming, pre-financing, crowdsourcing), the increase of connections between farming and the local community, and the adaptation of traditional knowledge to develop business innovations (e.g. artisanal food production);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 762 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowed to use part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments for coupled income support in order to improve competitiveness, sustainability, and/or quality in certain sectors and productions that are particularly important for social, economic or environmental reasons and undergo certain difficulties. Furthermore, Member States should also be allowed to use an additional part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments to grant coupled income support specifically for the support of protein crop production in order to reduce the Union's deficit in this regardCoupled income support should respond to clear environmental or social need or benefit. In line with 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement, coupled income support should not have negative effects on developing countries and should not create distortions of the internal and international market, which adversely impact on agro-food sector investment, production and processing development in partner developing countries, but should only be granted for production methods that are more animal- and/or environment-friendly than the legal minimum standard requires. Furthermore, Member States should also be allowed to use an additional part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments to grant coupled income support specifically for the support of protein crop production in order to reduce the Union's deficit in this regard while minimising the impact of the Union´s consumption of agricultural commodities on global deforestation, notably soy and oil palm products. Therefore the production of leguminous plants grown as part of a crop rotation on arable land should be supported as part of a Union-wide protein strategy aimed at decreasing import dependency on soy and animal feed from third countries.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 778 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33 a (new)
(33 a) To contribute to monitoring compliance with the Union’s commitments to Policy Coherence for Development, the mandate of the EU market observatories should be expanded to monitor trends of agro-food trade between the EU and developing countries, particularly Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The scope of monitoring should include collecting data on the volume and value of trade in agricultural products deemed sensitive by partner countries, as well as data on products from sectors where CAP coupled payments are granted and where CAP crisis management measures are deployed. Monitoring should also examine relevant data from case studies, and international reporting, for example on the Sustainable Development Goals. The Commission should assess the monitored data against a benchmark and issue an early warning if trade developments risk to adversely affect agri-food production and processing in developing countries, specifically LDCs. An early warning will prompt consultations between the Union and affected partners to agree on appropriate remedial measures respecting the Right to Development.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 779 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
(34 a) In order to ensure the compliance of coupled income support in the cotton sector with the Union's international obligations regarding Policy Coherence for Development, Member States deploying such support should monitor its production and trade consequences and report to the Commission, with a view to facilitating the Commission’s monitoring of the impact of cotton coupled support on cotton production in partner developing countries, notably on food security.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 787 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
(36 a) A leguminous crops sector scheme should be introduced, with three aims. Firstly, decreasing dependency on concentrated feed mix containing soya, especially imported soya originating from land that has recently been deforested or converted, in line with the SDG 15, the Union´s pledge on zero deforestation and existing private company commitments on zero deforestation. Secondly, closing nutrient cycling loops and tightening them to local and regional river basin scales in line with the Water Framework Directive. Thirdly, boosting local and regional markets in food and animal feed and locally adapted low input seed varieties. Monocultural or continuous cropping of leguminous crops should not be supported by these payments.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 791 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) For interventions for rural development, principles are defined at Union level, particularly with regard to the basic requirements for the Member States to apply selection criteria. However, Member States should have ample discretion to define specific conditions according to their needs. Types of interventions for rural development include payments for environmental, climate and other management commitments that Member States should support throughout their territories, in accordance with their national, regional taking into account regions which were legally formalised and currently into force or local specific needs. Member States should grant payments to farmers and other land managers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments that contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to the protection and improvement of the environment including water quality and quantity, air quality, soil, biodiversity and ecosystem services including voluntary commitments in Natura 2000 and support for genetic diversity. Support under payments for management commitments may also be granted in the form of locally-led, integrated or cooperative approaches and result-based interventions.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 816 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
(39) Forestry measures should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forest Strategy, and be based on Member States' national or sub-national forest programs or equivalent instruments, which should build on the commitments stemming from the Regulation on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission and removals from land use, land use energy and forestry [LULUCF Regulation] and those made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. Interventions should be based on forest management plans or equivalent instruments and may comprise forest area development and sustainable management of forests, including the afforestation of land and the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems; the protection, restoration and improvement of forest resources, taking into account adaptation needs; investments to guarantee and enhance forest conservation, diversification and resilience, and the provision of forest ecosystem and climate services; and measures and investments in support of the renewable energy and bio- economy.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 830 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
(41) The objectives of the CAP should also be pursued through support for investments, productive as well as non- productive, on farm as well as off-farm. Such investments may concern, inter alia, infrastructures related to the development, modernisation or adaptation to climate change of agriculture and forestry, including access to farm and forest land, land consolidation and improvement, agro- forestry practices and the supply and saving of energy and water. Investments in on-farm infrastructures should only be allowed if they pass a double test, demonstrating that they simultaneously have positive effects in terms of the environmental, climate and biodiversity specific objectives set out in Article 6 of this regulation and on the business situation of the agricultural holding. Furthermore, in order to better ensure the consistency of the CAP Strategic Plans with Union objectives, as well as a level playing field between Member States, a negative list of investment topics is included in this Regulation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 842 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
(42) In the light of the need to fill the investment gap in the Union agricultural sector and improve access to financial instruments for priority groups, notably young farmers and new entrants with higher risk profiles, use of the InvestEU guarantee and combination of grants and financial instruments should be encouraged. Since the use of financial instruments across Member States varies considerably as a result of differences in terms of access to finance, banking sector development, presence of risk capital, familiarity of public administrations and potential range of beneficiaries, Member States should establish in the CAP Strategic Plan appropriate targets, beneficiaries and preferential conditions, and other possible eligibility rules.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 877 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
(44) In the light of the need to ensure appropriate risk management tools, insurance premia and mutual funds should be maintained, financed by the EAGFRD. The category of mutual funds encompasses both those linked to production losses, and the general and sector-specific income stabilisation tools, linked to income losses.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 893 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45 a (new)
(45 a) In order to ensure effectiveness of projects initiated by the local communities, as well as the efficient use of allocated funding, Member States should establish in the financial rules that expenses for financial and administrative management of operations, implemented by the local rural communities and other similar local actors with a view to pursuing strategies referred to in Article 25(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) [XXX/XXXX] [CPR], are acknowledged as eligible for EU funding.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 898 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
(46) The Communication on ‘The Future of Food and Farming’ mentions the exchange of knowledge and focus on innovation as a cross cutting objective for the new CAP. The CAP should continue to support the interactive innovation model, which enhances the collaboration between actors to make best use of complementary types of knowledge with a view to spreading practical solutions. Farm advisory services should be strengthened within the AKIS. The CAP Strategic Plan should provide information on how advisory services, research and rural networks will work together. Each Member State or region, including the regions, which were legally formalised and currently into force, as appropriate, can fund a number of actions aimed at knowledge exchange and innovation, using the types of interventions developed in this Regulation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 911 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) Support for direct payments under the CAP Strategic Plans should be granted within national allocations to be fixed by this Regulation. These national allocations should reflect a continuation of the changes whIt is essential to point out that in the period covered by the allocations to Member States with the lowest support level per hectare are gradually increased to close 50% of the gap towards 90% of the Union average. In order to take into account the reduction of payments' mechanism and the use of its product in the Member State, the total indicative fina2021-2027 MFF, the convergence process must be fully completed in order both to achieve fair competition among Member States and to establish the principles of equality on an EU-wide basis, and that the European Councial allocations per year in the CAP Strategic Plan of a Member State should be allowed to exceed the national allocationdecision contained in the Presidency conclusions of 24-25 October 2002 has to be completely implemented.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 922 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
(49) In order to facilitate the management of EAFRD funds, a singlet is necessary to establish the maximum contribution rates for support from the EAFRD should be set in relation to public expenditure in the Member States. In order to take account of their particular importance or nature, specific contribution rates should be set in relation to certain types of operations. In order to mitigate the specific constraints resulting from the level of development, the remoteness and insularity, an appropriate EAFRD contribution rate should be set for less developed regions, the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU and the smaller Aegean islandsThose rates should reflect the level of economic development of regions in terms of GDP per capita in relation to the EU-27 average.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 927 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49 a (new)
(49 a) Objective criteria should be established for categorising regions and areas at Union level for support from the EAFRD. To this end, the identification of the regions and areas at Union level should be based on the common system of classification of the regions established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2016/2066[1]. Latest classifications and data should be used to ensure adequate support, in particular for addressing lagging behind regions and interregional disparities inside a Member State. [1] Commission Regulation (EU) No2016/2066 of 21 November 2016 amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS), (OJ L L 322, 29.11.2016, p. 1–61
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 931 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
(50) EAFRD should not provide support to investments that would harm the environment. Hence it is necessary to provide in this Regulation a number ofdouble rule that all infrastructure investments on agricultural holdings must simultaneously demonstrate positive effects on the environment, climate and biodiversity, on the one hand, and on the business situation of the agricultural holding, on the other. In addition, a number of more specific exclusion rules, as well as the possibility to further develop both types of these guarantees in delegated acts. Notably, the EAFRD should not finance investments in irrigation which do not contribute towards the achievement, or the preservation, of good status of the associated water body or bodies and investments in afforestation which are not consistent with climate and environmental objectives in line with sustainable forest management principles.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 948 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
(52) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Program will contribute to mainstream climate action in the Union's policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25at least 30 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under the CAP are expected to contribute 40 % of the overall financial envelope of the CAP to climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Program's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 955 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
(53) The transfer of responsibility to Member States for assessing needs and achieving targets goes hand in hand with an increased flexibility to set up the combination of both types of interventions in the form of direct payments, sectoral types of interventions and types of interventions for rural development. This should be supported by some flexibility to adjust the relevant national allocations of funds. When Member States estimate that the pre-allocated envelope for EAFRD is too low to have room for all intended measures, a certain degree of flexibility is therefore justified, while at the same time avoiding considerable fluctuations in the level of annual direct income support versus the amounts available for multi- annual interventions under EAFRD.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 988 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
(58) The CAP Strategic Plans should aim to ensure enhanced coherence across the multiple tools of the CAP and its external dimension, since it should cover types of interventions in the form of direct payments, sectoral types of interventions and types of interventions for rural development. They should also ensure and demonstrate the alignment and appropriateness of the choices made by Member States to the Union priorities and objectives. It is therefore appropriate that they contain a result-oriented intervention strategy structured around the specific objectives of the CAP, including quantified targets in relation to these objectives. In order to allow their monitoring on an annual basis, it is appropriate that these targets are based on result indicators.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 992 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58 a (new)
(58 a) The existing knowledge base, in terms of the quantity and quality of available information, varies considerably for the purposes of monitoring the specific objectives set out in Article 6 of this proposal.For some specific objectives, in particular for monitoring biodiversity, the knowledge base is currently weak or even non-existent, in particular in terms of creating robust impact indicators, such as for pollinators and crop biodiversity. Specific objectives and indicators set for the Union as a whole in Article 6 and Annex 1 respectively should be based on a shared or comparable knowledge base and methodologies in all Member States. The Commission should identify areas where knowledge gaps exist and use the Union budget to provide a common response to knowledge-related and monitoring obstacles related to all Article 6 specific objectives and indicators. It should draw up a report on this issue no later than December 31, 2020 and make its findings public.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 995 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
(59) The strategy should also highlight complementarity both between CAP tools and with the other Uncohesion policies. In particular, each CAP Strategic Plan should take account of environmental and climate legislation where appropriate, the Union’s commitments to Policy Coherence for Development, and national plans emanating from this legislation should be described as part of the analysis of the current situation ('SWOT analysis'). It is appropriate to list the legislative instruments which should specifically be referred to in the CAP Strategic Plan.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 999 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
(60) Considering that flexibility should be accorded to Member States as regards the choice of delegating part of the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan at regional level on the basis of a national framework, in order to facilitate co- ordination among the regions in addressing nation-wide challenges, it is appropriate that the CAP Strategic Plans provide a description of the interplay between national and regional interventions, whereas identification of the regions in the Member States should be based on the common system of classification of the regions established by Regulation (EC)No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and the Council, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No2016/2066.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1009 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
(64) In view of the concerns related to administrative burden under shared management, simplification should also be subject to a specific attention in the CAP Strategic Plan. In order to avoid imposition of disproportionate burden, the administrative simplification task has to be a shared responsibility by the Union and the Member States, therefore the latter shall be assisted by the Commission.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1033 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
(71) The EAFRD should support through technical assistance, at the initiative of the Commission, actions relating to the fulfilment of the tasks referred to in [Article 7 HzR], including improving the quantity and quality of baseline data available for monitoring the specific objectives laid out in Article 6 and the relevance and accuracy of the corresponding indicators laid out in Annex I. Technical assistance may also be provided, at the initiative of Member States, for the purpose of the fulfilment of the tasks necessary for the effective administration and implementation of support in relation to the CAP Strategic Plan. An increase of the technical assistance at the initiative of Member States is only available for Malta.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1035 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
(71) The EAFRD should support through technical assistance, at the initiative of the Commission, actions relating to the fulfilment of the tasks referred to in [Article 7 HzR]. Technical assistance may also be provided, at the initiative of Member States, for the purpose of the fulfilment of the tasks necessary for the effective administration and implementation of support in relation to the CAP Strategic Plan. An increase of the technical assistance at the initiative of Member States is only available for Malta, including capacity- building for staff of national administrations and civil society organisations, as well as for analytical support in tasks linked to evidence-based policymaking under this regulation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1043 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
(74) The result-orientation triggered by the delivery model requires a strong performance framework, particularly since CAP Strategic Plans would contribute to broad general objectives for other shared managed policies, such as water policy. A performance-based policy implies annual and multi-annual assessment on the basis of selected outputs, result and impact indicators, as defined in the performance monitoring and evaluation framework. To this end, a limited and targeted set of indicators should be selected in a way which reflects as closely as possible whether the supported intervention contributes to achieving the envisaged objectives. Result and output indicators relating to climate- and environment- related objectives may, such as water quality and quantity, should include interventions set out in national environmental and climate-planning instruments emanating from Union legislation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1061 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 83
(83) In order to ensure legal certainty, protect the rights of farmers both inside and outside the Union and guarantee a smooth, coherent and efficient functioning of types of interventions in the form of direct payments, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of rules making the granting of payments conditional upon the use of certified seeds of certain hemp varieties and the procedure for the determination of hemp varieties and the verification of their tetrahydrocannabinol content; rules for good agricultural and environmental condition and certain related elements in respect of the eligibility requirements; and on the content of the declaration and the requirements for the activation of payment entitlements; further rules on eco-schemes; measures to avoid that beneficiaries of coupled income support suffering from structural market imbalances in a sector, including the decision that such support may continue to be paid until 2027 on the basis of the production units for which it was granted in a past reference period; rules and conditions for the authorisation of land and varieties for the purposes of the crop- specific payment for cotton and rules on the conditions for the granting of that payment.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1115 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) ‘policy coherence for development’ means that the Union shall, in line with article 208 TFEU, take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements, and in pursuing its domestic policy objectives, that it shall avoid negative policy measures which adversely affect the EU's development objectives;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1120 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(j a) ‘food security’ means the right of people to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agricultural systems;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1152 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) 'agricultural area' shall be defined in a way that it is composed of arable land, permanent crops and permanent grassland. Member States may also consider landscape elements as part of the agricultural area. The terms 'arable land', 'permanent crops' and 'permanent grassland' shall be further specified by Member States within the following framework:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1181 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) 'permanent grassland and permanent pasture' (together referred to as 'permanent grassland')pasture' shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, used to growincluding grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may. The definition shall be broad enough to cover silvopastoral and agroforestry systems and so include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which canmay be grazed or produce animal feed. The definition shall ensure coherence with achieving the objectives (d), (e) and (f) referred to in Article 6 (1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1189 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iii a) "temporary grassland" shall be defined as grass or herbaceous species grown on arable land for less than five consecutive years, or beyond five years where ploughing and reseeding occur. It shall not count towards carbon sinking or climate goals.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1200 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) that, during the year for which support is requested, is used for an agricultural activity or, where the area is also used for non-agricultural activities, is predominantly used for agricultural activities, and which is at the farmer's disposal. Where duly justified for environmental reasons, eligible hectares may also include certain areas used for agricultural activities only every second yearat intervals of several years or not permanently.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1230 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuinactive farmers' shall be defined in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers, part-time or semi-subsistence farmers, or organisations who engage in High Nature Value farming, who may be active on either local, regional, national or global markets. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuinactive farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers., and/or can be based on a negative list of structures that shall not be supported by CAP funds. (This change from "genuine" to "active" applies throughout the text)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1294 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(e b) "small farmer" shall be defined in a way that includes small scale producers including part time and semi-subsistence farmers who generate below an average farm output of 8 000 EUR per year, or generate up to 30% of the national average annual farm output, whichever is the highest;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1300 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Support from the EAGF and EAFRD shall aim to further improve the sustainable development of farming, food and rural areas and shall contribute to, both inside and outside the EU, and shall achievinge the following general objectives:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1302 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster a smartn inclusive, resilient and diversified agricultural sector ensuring food securityproduction ensuring sustainable, decentralized and long term food security, avoiding overproduction and ensuring Policy Coherence for Development;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1317 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to bolster environmental care, biodiversity and climate action and to contribute to themeet all environmental- and climate-related objectives of the Union;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1323 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to strengthen the socio-economic fabric of rural areas and achieve a balanced territorial development of rural economies and communities including the creation and maintenance of employment.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1331 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Those objectives shall be coimplemented byin a manner to achieve the cross-cutting objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the obligations under the Paris Agreement, in line with Article 11 TFEU. Where conducive to these goals, the regulation aims at modernising the sector by fostering and sharing of knowledge, innovation and ditechniques and agroecologitcalisation approaches in agriculture and rural areas, and encouraging their uptake.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1341 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
These objectives shall be achieved while aiming at external convergence between EU Member States.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1343 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The achievement of the general objectives shall be pursued through simultaneously achieving the following specific objectives:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1428 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) attract young farmers and new entrants, promote gender equality, and facilitate bsusinesstainable development of businesses in rural areas;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1486 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) systematically take into account the objectives of development cooperation and contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, avoiding negative external impacts of the Union's policies on developing countries and their populations.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1494 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. When pursuing the specific objectives Member States shall ensure simplification and performance of the CAP support, as well as coherence with the different objectives and existing obligations such as Policy Coherence for development, and Sustainable Development Goals.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1508 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a Union and Member States targets 1. In line with the objectives set out in articles 5 and 6 of the regulation, the combined CAP Strategic Plans shall lead to:(a) a net increase of the numbers or farmers, agricultural workers and associated jobs in rural areas; (b) a decrease by 30% of Greenhouse Gases emissions linked to the Agricultural Sector by 2027. (c) halting and reversing the loss of biodiversity (d) halting and reversing the spread of antimicrobial resistance (e) halting and reversing the loss of pollinators, birds and insects (f) increasing the the genetic diversity both within crops and animals (g) reducing exports of living animals (h) reducing air and water pollution due to the Agricultural sector (i) maintaining and increasing the surface of permanent grassland (j) reducing the use of pesticides, in line with Directive 2009/128/EC 2. In their draft Strategic Plans, Members States shall indicate how they intend to contribute to these targets and propose precise national targets. 3. In line with the procedure outlined in Chapter III of title V, the Commission shall make sure that the the combination of national targets will allow the achievement of the Union target set out in paragraph 1, that the interventions planned by members states are sufficient to reach their national targets. In order to ensure a level-playing field, the Commission shall ensure that Member States have adopted similar national targets.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1526 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The common output, result and impact indicators are set out in Annex I. Progress toward achieving the Union aims should be measured using the impact indicators.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1568 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 b (new)
Article 9 b Sustainable development The objectives of the CAP strategic plans shall be pursued in line with the principle of sustainable development and with the Union promotion of the aim of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment, as set out in Article 11 and Article 191(1) TFEU, taking into account the polluter pays principle. The Member States and the Commission shall ensure that environmental protection requirements, resource efficiency, climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity, disaster resilience, and risk prevention and management are promoted in the preparation and implementation of CAP specific objectives. Interventions shall be planned and carried out in accordance with the principle of policy coherence for development as set out in Article 208 TFEU.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1569 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 c (new)
Article 9 c Compliance with the Paris Agreement 1. The objectives of the CAP Strategic Plans shall be pursued in line with the Paris Agreement, and in view to reach the global objectives set out in the Agreement and the commitments described in the EU and Member States Nationally Determined Contributions. 2. The Common Agricultural Policy shall aim to reduce Greenhouse gases emissions of the agricultural and food sector in the EU by 30% by 2027. 3. Member States shall ensure that their Strategic plans are in line with already established long-term national targets set out in or deriving from the legislative instruments referred to in Annex XI and with the objectives set out in paragraph 2. 4. The Commission shall make sure, before approving Strategic Plans, that the combination of all Strategic Plans targets and measures will allow the fulfilment of the climate objectives set out in this article. 5. In order to maintain a level playing field across the Union, the Commission must make sure that national climate targets and measures of each member state are similar.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1586 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a Global dimension of the CAP 1. In accordance with Article 208 TFEU the Union and Member States shall ensure that development cooperation objectives are taken into account in all CAP interventions, and respect the Right to Food as well as the Right to Development. 2. Member States shall ensure that CAP strategic plans contribute to the maximum extent possible to the timely achievement of the goals set in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, notably SDG 2, SDG 10, SDG 12, and SDG 13, as well as in the Paris Agreement. Therefore CAP interventions shall: (i) contribute to developing diversified and sustainable agriculture and resilient agro- ecological practices both in the Union and in partner countries; (ii) contribute to maintaining the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants, farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, in the Union and in partner countries; (iii) contribute to harnessing the potential of small-scale farmers, small agricultural enterprises, in particular women farmers, indigenous peoples active in agricultural production and pastoralists, both in the Union and in partner countries; (iv) contribute to the development of local food systems and domestic and regional markets both in the Union and in partner countries, with the aim of minimising food import dependency and shortening food chains; (v) end trade practices that distort global trade on agricultural markets; (vi) fully integrate climate change mitigation and adaptation measures; (vii) respect the “Climate first, trade second” principle 3. The compliance of the CAP with Policy Coherence for Development shall be assessed on a regular basis, inter alia using data from the monitoring mechanism set out in Article 119a. The Commission shall report to the Council and to the European Parliament about the results of the assessment and the EU’s policy response.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1590 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall include in their CAP Strategic Plans a system of conditionality, under which an significant administrative penalty shall be imposed on beneficiaries receiving direct payments under Chapter II of this Title or the annual premia under Articles 65, 66 and 67 who dare found after controls by the member state as defined in chapter IV of Title IV of the horizontal regulation [.../...] to not comply with the statutory management requirements under Union law and the standards for good agricultural and environmental condition of land established in the CAP Strategic Plan, as listed in Annex III, relating to the following specific areas:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1612 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Conditionality shall apply to all CAP beneficiaries, although Member States may continue to use weighting factors, applied to the whole population of CAP beneficiaries, to adjust the control sample to target farms, providing assurance of sound financial expenditure of EU funds while avoiding unnecessary controls of farms with lower risk of non- compliance
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1630 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all agricultural areas including land which is no longer used for production purposes, is maintained in good agricultural and environmental condition. Member States shall define, at national or regional level, minimum standards for beneficiaries for good agricultural and environmental condition of land in line with the main objective of the standards as referred to in Annex III, taking into account the specific characteristics of the areas concerned, including soil and climatic condition, existing farming systems, land use, crop rotation including legumes, farming practices, the surrounding environment and farm structures.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1654 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission shall assess the effectiveness of GAEC standards for meeting their objectives as laid down in Annex III.It shall undertake that assessment on the basis of the description of each standard contained in the CAP Strategic Plan, as set out in Article 98 (b) of this regulation.The assessment shall take into account the efficiency of the standard (cost/benefit analysis) and the existence of alternatives.The assessment may include holistic approaches, where one or more standards contribute to attaining several objectives simultaneously. If it has concerns over the effectiveness of a GAEC standard for meeting its objective(s), the Commission shall address observations to the Member State concerned under Article 106(3), and take in to account the opinion of the monitoring committee. The Commission shall reject GAEC standards that are ineffective for meeting the objectives laid down in Annex III.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1673 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall establish a system for providing the Fa farm Ssustainability Ttool for Nutrientinput reductions referred to in Annex III, with the minimum content and functionalities defined therein, to beneficiaries, who shall use the Tool. Or. en (This AM applies throughout the text.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1696 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation with rules for good agricultural and environmental condition, including for improving the effectiveness of GAEC standards for meeting the objectives referred to in Annex III, establishing the elements of the system of the ratio of permanent grassland, the year of reference and the rate of conversion under GAEC 1 as referred to in Annex III, the format and additional minimum elements and functionalities of the Fa farm Ssustainability Ttool for Nutrientinput reductions.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1711 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall include in the CAP Strategic Plan a system providing independent services for advising farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support on land management and farm management ('farm advisory services').
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1714 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Commission shall define minimum standards for farm advisory services, in terms of the quality, independence and territorial coverage of the advice provided.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1716 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. A Member State shall ensure that all farm advisory services operating on its territory are accredited prior to the approval of its first CAP Strategic Plan.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1717 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation with rules for the accreditation of farm advisory services.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1738 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Member States shall ensure that the farm advice given is adapted to the diversity of farms and production modes.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1745 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the requirements as defined by Member States for implementing Directive 2000/60/EC, Directive 92/43/EEC, Directive 2009/147/EC, Directive 2008/50/EC, Directive (EU) 2016/2284, Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, Implementing Regulations (EU) 20163/429, Article 55 of85, 2018/783, 2018/784 and 2018/785 Regulation (EU) 2016/429, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 and Directive 2009/128/EC, Directive 98/58/EC, Directive 1999/74/EC, Directive 2007/43/EC, Directive 2008/119/EC, Directive 2008/120/EC, Regulation (EC) 2008/543 and Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, while encouraging the transition to agro-ecological practices ; _________________ 30 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1746 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(b a) agro-ecological practices that deliver the highest environmental services, contribute to climate change mitigation, increase of biodiversity, while increasing farmers’ independence;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1754 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f
(f) development of digital technologies in agriculture and rural areas as referred to in Article 102(b) in so far as they are coherent with all the objectives in article 6(1), and conducive to achieving the sustainable development goals and Paris climate obligations.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1773 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f b (new)
(f b) sustainable farming practices, which help maintaining ecosystems, that strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change and that progressively improve land and soil quality, in line with SDG2 targets;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1781 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f c (new)
(f c) equal rights and opportunities for all farmers and beneficiaries, including the promotion of equality between men and women in farming and rural development
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1783 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f d (new)
(f d) implementation of the recommendations developed using data from the farm sustainability tool, as referred to in Article 12.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1786 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point f e (new)
(f e) information geared towards young farmers and new entrants on access to land and innovative and non- conventional approaches that are best suited to starting a new farm;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1797 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 1 – section 3 a (new)
Section 3a Organic Farming Article 13a Organic Farming 1.Member States shall include in their CAP Strategic Plans an analysis of the organic agriculture sector, as defined under Regulation 2018/848, of its production, of the expected demand, and of its potential to fulfil CAP objectives. 2.Member States shall set up objectives to increase the share of agricultural land under organic management as well as to develop the whole organic supply chain, in view to meet the growing demand for organic products. 3. Member States shall assess the level of support needed for agricultural land managed under the organic certification and shall support organic conversion and maintenance accordingly, either through rural development measures in article 65 or through eco-schemes in article 28, or through a combination of both. Member States should ensure that allocated budgets match the expected growth in organic production.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1802 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the basic income support for sustainability;support; (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1805 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability;first hectares; (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1809 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the complementary income support for young farmers; and new entrants; (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1819 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the coupled income support;production-coupled support; (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1916 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Other sources of income or financial assets, at the household or ultimate beneficiary level, shall be considered to avoid payments to farms that require no support.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1937 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the salaries linked to an agricultural activity declared by the farmer, including taxes and social contributions related to employment; and, provided they are employed with an appropriate contract and provided the employment contract is subject to social insurance contribution.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1973 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
To calculate the amounts referred to in points a) and b), Member States shall use the average standard salaries linked to an agricultural activity at national or regional level multiplied by the number of annual work units declared by the farmer concerned.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2012 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall set an area threshold and only grant decoupled direct payments to genuine farmers whose eligible area of the holding for which decoupled direct payments are claimed goes beyond this area threshold. When setting the area threshold, Member States shall aim at ensuring that decoupled direct payments may only be granted to genuine farmers if: (a) the management of the corresponding payments does not cause excessive administrative burden, and (b) the corresponding amounts make an effective contribution to the objectives set out in Article 6(1) to which decoupled direct payments contribute.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2126 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) farmers who have newly set up a holding for the first time, as head of the holding and with appropriate training or acquired necessary skills as defined by the Member States for young farmers.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2199 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure redistribution of support from bigger to smaller or medium-sized farms by providing for a redistributive income support in the form of an annual decoupled payment per eligible hectare to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support referred to in Article 17. In case the farm is part of a legal person, or a group of natural or legal persons, the redistributive income support shall not be applied at the level of the individual holding, but at the level of the ultimate beneficial owner.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2217 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish an amount per hectare or different amounts for different ranges of hectares, as well as the maximum number of hectares per farmer for which the redistributive income support shall be paid. The maximum payment entitlement to be set by Member States shall not be higher than 30 hectares.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2224 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall grant access to this payment starting from the first hectare and shall not introduce an higher access threshold.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2251 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. As part of their obligations to contribute to the specific objective ‘attract young farmers and facilitate business development in rural areas’ set out in point (g) of Article 6(1) and to dedicate at least 2% of their allocations for direct payments to this objective in accordance with Article 86(4), Member States may provide a complementary income support for young farmers who have newly set up for the first time and who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support as referred to in Article 17, under the conditions that these payments are used for sustainable production and that incomes / financial assets do not exceed the threshold set in Article 15.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2327 #

2018/0216(COD)

2a. Member States shall carry out ex- ante evaluations of such schemes to calculate their potential benefits for the climate and environment. Member States shall submit such ex-ante evaluations and a description of each eco-scheme considered, including eligibility rules and the potential number of beneficiaries, to the Commission at least 6 months prior to the submission of their CAP Strategic Plan.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2330 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish the list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment for which the effectiveness of the measures has been proven with objective, evidence based and peer reviewed science, and which lead to achieving coherently and simultaneously all the objectives (d), (e) and (f) and (i) of article 6(1).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2353 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. When drafting their CAP Strategic Plans Member States should prioritise farming systems which deliver multiple benefits in an effective way for the achievement of objectives (d), (e), (f) and (i) of Article 6.1, such as the enhanced management of permanent pastures, landscape features, and organic farming.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2369 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Coherence between measures shall be ensured by the Commission. Funding shall not be permitted for practices that are intended to improve the climate at the expense of the environment or of animal welfare;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2376 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Eco-schemes may be tailored to address specific regional needs for the environment and climate identified in the CAP Strategic Plans.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2378 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments coveringWhen applying chapter III of title V, the Commission shall ensure when evaluating Member States’ strategic plans that Member States shall only provide payments under this type of interventions that cover commitments which:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2393 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyondhave a significantly higher positive impact than the minimum requirements for the use of fertilisers and plant protection products, have on the environment, and go significantly beyond minimum requirements for animal welfare, as well as other mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2420 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) are different from, or complementary to, commitments in respect of which payments are granted under Article 65.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2445 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) payments additional to the basic income support as set out in Subsection 2 of this Section, only for the hectares that are concerned by the ecological practice; or
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2469 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Additional payments should be eligible if clustered geographically to achieve larger-scale plans for support of habitat connectivity and the EU’s Green Infrastructure strategy.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2473 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 3 – chapter 2 – section 3 – subsection 1 – title
Coupled income support (this amendment applies throughout the text)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2493 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Coupled income support shall take the form of an annual payment per hectare or animal that may be capped by Member States to ensure better distribution of the support.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2499 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall ensure in line with chapter III of title V that coupled support for livestock shall only be granted to farms that stay within a defined maximum livestock stocking density for a given river basin 1a. _________________ 1a As defined in Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the Community action in the field of water policy
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2502 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. When a Member State proposes voluntary coupled support in its strategic plan as envisaged in Article 106, the Commission shall ensure that: (a) the aid meets the do no harm principle; (b) there is a clear environmental or social need or benefit, justified with empirical quantifiable and independently verifiable evidence; (c) the support is used to satisfy the Union´s food security needs and does not create distortions of the internal or international markets; (d) the granting of the support coupled income support does not lead to trade outcomes which adversely impact on agro-food sector investment, production and processing development in partner developing countries; (e) voluntary coupled support is not be granted for markets that are in crisis due to overproduction or oversupply; (f) support for livestock production is only be granted for low population densities within limits of the ecological carrying capacities of the river basins concerned according to the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC, and is linked to sufficient areas of fodder or grazing to be maintained without external inputs; On the fulfilment of the above conditions, the Commission may approve or, in coordination with that Member State, as described in Articles 115 and 116 of this Regulation, adjust the variables proposed by that Member State.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2522 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Coupled income support may only be granted to the following sectors and productions or specific types of farming therein where these are important for economic, social or environmental reasons, that go beyond minimum legal standards for animal welfare or environment, or where these are important for economic, social or environmental reasons, and their need is justified under the procedure outlined chapter III of title V with empirical quantifiable and independently verifiable evidence: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silkworms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables, short rotation coppice and other non-food crops, excluding trees, used for the production of products that have the potential to substitute fossil materials.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2538 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall ensure, in line with chapter III of title V, that coupled support is not granted to sectors in regions experiencing overproduction.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2541 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Beneficiaries shall only be eligible for coupled payments if their standards of production are higher than the relevant minimum environmental and animal welfare standards in force
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2550 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When the coupled income support concerns bovine animals or sheeps and goats, Member States may only support animals raised in a grass-fed, pasture- based grazing system and with significantly higher environmental or animal welfare results.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2554 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission and Member States shall ensure though the procedure outlined in title V of this regulation, that the CAP strategic plans contain provisions to ensure that by the end of the strategic plan programming period, the total livestock stocking density per Member State shall not exceed 0.7 livestock units per hectare.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2555 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Concentrated animal feeding operations shall not be eligible for coupled support.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2556 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31a Monitoring As part of monitoring policy coherence for development as described in Article 119a (new), Member States and Commission shall monitor the coupled support aid granted. If negative effects are found, the coupled support for the sector in question shall be discontinued or scaled down as appropriate, to meet the above conditions. The Commission shall be empowered to initiate dialogues with developing country partners where the deployment of coupled support is adversely impacting on local agro-food sector development, with a view to taking remedial measures (including within the framework of EU trade policy) to mitigate the adverse effects being experienced. Where necessary, the Commission may adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138, supplementing this Regulation with measures to be adopted by Member States when deploying coupled income support, so as to eliminate the adverse effects on agro-food sector development in partner countries.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2557 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32
Measures to avoid beneficiaries of coupled income support suffering from structural market imbalances in a sector The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 supplementing this Regulation as regards measures in order to avoid beneficiaries of coupled income support suffering from structural market imbalances in a sector. Those delegated acts may allow Member States to decide that coupled income support may continue to be paid until 2027 on the basis of the production units for which such support was granted in a past reference period.Article 32 deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2585 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) the leguminous crop sector;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2598 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) other sectors referred to in points (a) to (h), (k), (m), (o) to, (p), (r), (ts) and (w) of Article 1(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2617 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
TNotwithstanding, in respect of Articles 5 and 6 on overall objectives, the following objectives shall be pursued in the fruit and vegetables sector:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2623 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) concentration of supply and the placing on the market of the products of the fruit and vegetables sector, including through direct marketing and without inhibiting the diversity of products; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a) and (c) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2647 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) boosting products' commercial value, diversity and quality, including improving product quality and developing products with a protected designation of origin, with a protected geographical indication or covered by a national quality schemes; those objectives relate to the specific objective set out in point (b) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2688 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) integrated production, promoting, developing and implementing methods of production respectful of the environment, environmentally sound cultivation practices and production techniques, sustainable use of natural resources in particular protection of water, soil and other natural resources, while reducing pesticide and other input dependency;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2700 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) actions to improve pest crop resilience against pests and decreasilienceng susceptibility to pests; avoiding monocultures and continuous cropping, promoting production systems that boost especially biological and structural diversity;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2714 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) promotion and communication, including actions and activities aimed at diversification and consolidation of the fruit and vegetables markets and at informing about the health advantages of consumption of fruit and vegetables;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2720 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) advisory services and technical assistance, in particular concerning agroecology, sustainable pest control techniques, sustainable use of pesticides andalternatives to pesticides, requirements of the sustainable use of pesticides directive especially the eight principles of integrated pest management, reducing agrochemical dependency, and contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2727 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point p
(p) training and exchange of best practices in particular concerning sustainable pest control techniques, sustainable use of pesticidesalternatives to pesticides, requirements of the sustainable use of pesticides directive especially the eight principles of integrated pest management, reducing agrochemical dependency and contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2746 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) harvest insurance that contributes to safeguarding producers' incomes where there are losses as an unavoidable consequence of natural disasters, adverseextreme and unexpected climatic events, diseases or pest infestations and at the same time ensuring that beneficiaries take necessary risk prevention measures;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2758 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) advisory services and technical assistance, in particular concerning sustainableagroecological pest control techniques, reduction of the use of pesticides, implementation of integrated pest management and sustainable use of pesticides.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2872 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
TNotwithstanding respect of articles 5 and 6 on overall objectives, the Member States shall pursue at least one of the specific objectives referred to in Article 6(1) in the apiculture sector.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2885 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) actions to enhance genetic diversity among bee colonies
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2888 #

2018/0216(COD)

(d) actions to support laboratories for the analysis of apiculture products, including analysis of substances potentially toxic to bees;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2903 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) measures to improve the pollination of honeybees and other wild pollinators;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2910 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) Financing of flowering strips and bee pastures, and other foraging areas for pollinators;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2917 #

2018/0216(COD)

2. Member States shall substantiate in their CAP Strategic Plans their choice of specific objectives and types of intervention. Within the chosen types of intervention, Member States shall define the interventions. These shall include measures to ensure the reduction of pesticides potentially harmful for bees, and to develop and implement early warning systems between beekeepers and their neighbours to avoid widespread bee losses due to poisoning.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2936 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Notwithstanding respect of articles 5 and 6 on overall objectives, Member States shall pursue one or more of the following objectives in the wine sector:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2937 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall pursue the following objective (a) and one or more of the following objectives (b) to (i) in the wine sector:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2938 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) improve competitiveness of Union wine producers includingby contributing to improvement of sustainable and diversified production systems and reduction of environmental impact of the Union wine sector. This includes the implementation of production methods respectful of the environment, environmentally sound cultivation practices and production techniques, through enhancing the genetic, biological and structural diversity of vineyards, through a sustainable use of natural resources in particular the protection of water, soil and other natural resources while reducing pesticide dependency; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (b) to (f) and (h) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2944 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(aa) the quantified reduction of the use of pesticides in vineyards, according to the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2947 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) improve performance of Union wine enterprises and their adaptation to European market demands, as well as increase their long-term competitiveness as regards the production and marketing of grapevine products, including energy savings, global energy efficiency and sustainable processes; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a), to (e), (g) and (h) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2951 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to safeguarding Union wine producers' incomes where they incur losses as a consequence of unavoidable natural disasters, adverse climatic events, animals, diseases or pest infestations, and with any insurance contingent upon the undertaking of risk reduction measures; that objective relates to the objective set out in point (a) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2957 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) contribute to increasing consumer awareness about responsible consumption of wine and about Union quality schemes for wine; that objective relates to the specific objectives set out in points (b) and (i) of Article 6(1);deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2963 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) improve competitiveness of Union grapevine products in third countries, in line with Policy Coherence for development; that objective relates to the objectives set out in points (b) and (h) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2965 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) improve competitivenesssustainability of Union grapevine products in third countries; that objective relates to the objectives set out in points (bd) and (he) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2971 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) restructuring and conversion of vineyards, including enhancement of the genetic diversity of vineyards, as well as structural and non-crop biological diversity to prevent monocultural landscapes, soil care including vegetative cover and pesticide free weed control, replanting of vineyards where that is necessary following mandatory grubbing up for health or phytosanitary reasons on the instruction of the Member State competent authority, but excluding the normal renewal of vineyards consisting of replanting of the same parcel of land with the same grape variety according to the same system of vine cultivation, when vines have to come to the end of their natural life;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2989 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) harvest insurance against income losses as a consequence of adverse climatic events assimilated to natural disasters, adverse climatic events, animals, plant diseases or pest infestations; no insurance shall be given unless producers actively undertake measures to minimise these risks;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2994 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) information actions concerning Union wines carried out in Member States encouraging responsible consumption of wine or promoting Union quality schemes covering designations of origin and geographical indications;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2996 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promotion carried out in third countries, consisting of one or more of the following: (i) public relations, promotion or advertisement actions, in particular highlighting the high standards of the Union products, especially in terms of quality, food safety or the environment; (ii) participation at events, fairs or exhibitions of international importance; (iii) information campaigns, in particular on the Union quality schemes concerning designations of origin, geographical indications and organic production; (iv) studies of new markets, necessary for the expansion of market outlets; (v) studies to evaluate the results of the information and promotion measures; (vi) preparation of technical files, including laboratory tests and assessments, concerning oenological practices, phytosanitary and hygiene rules, as well as other third country requirements for import of products of the wine sector, to facilitate access to third country markets;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3034 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Union financial assistance for harvest insurance referred to in point (d) of Article 52(1) shall be paid only for producers who undertake measures that actively minimise or eliminate risks (such as soil protection, deepening topsoil, adding structural, biological and genetic diversity in the cultivated landscape), and shall not exceed:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3035 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 4 – point b – point i
(i) unavoidable losses referred to in point (a) and against losses caused by adverse climatic events;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3036 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 4 – point b – point ii
(ii) unavoidable losses caused by animals, plant diseases or pest infestations.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3049 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 6
6. The Union financial assistance for information actions and promotion referred to in points (g) and (h) of Article 52(1) shall not exceed 520% of eligible expenditure.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3064 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4
4. The Member States concerned shall set in their CAP Strategic Plans a minimum percentage20% of expenditure for actions aimed at protection of the environment, adaption to climate change, improving sustainability of production systems and processes, reduction of environmental impact of the Union wine sector, energy savings and improving global energy efficiency in the wine sector.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3068 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall ensure that the total annual amount received by a single ultimate beneficiary for interventions in the wine sector does not exceed EUR 200 000.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3069 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Support shall be conditional upon environment and biodiversity requirements that go beyond the minimum standards, with particular focus on maintenance of landscape features and implementing management practices beneficial for biodiversity.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3073 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
TNotwithstanding respect of articles 5 and 6 on overall objectives, the Member States referred to in Article 82(4) shall pursue one or more ofat least objective (c) amongst the following objectives in the olive oil and table olives sector:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3074 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) reduction of environmental impact of and contribution to climate action through olive cultivation, including by enhancing the genetic diversity among olive trees, preventing monocultural landscapes, enhancing soil care including vegetative cover and pesticide free weed control; that objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (ef) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3077 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) research and development of sustainable production methods, including pest resiliencesystem approaches to managing pests, alternatives to pesticide use, integrated pest management, maintenance and recovery of biodiversity, agroecosystem resilience to climate change and pests, innovative practices boosting economic competitinclusiveness and bolstering market developments including income diversification; that objective relates to the specific objectives set out in points (a), (c) and (i) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3079 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) Protection and enhancement of biodiversity and ecosystem services including soil retention.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3098 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 a (new)
Article 58a THE LEGUMINOUS CROPS SECTOR Objectives of the leguminous crops sector: Notwithstanding respect of articles 5 and 6 on overall objectives, Member States shall pursue the following objectives in the leguminous crops sector: (a) The scheme shall increase sustainable legume production and consumption across the EU, to increase self-sufficiency of food and feed according to the targets set in Annex I. (b) Arable leguminous crops supported with this payment shall be part of a crop rotation of at least 4 years, or a mix of species in temporary grassland on arable land. This shall be compatible with schemes for the climate and environment (“eco-schemes”) in Article 28, under which rotations of 4 years and more can be rewarded. The scheme may also reward under-cropping or intercropping e.g. by subterranean clover which is not otherwise rewarded under other measures. (c) Pasture based grazing of high species diversity pasture or mowing of high species diversity meadow for fodder on genuinely permanent pasture that contains leguminous species in the sward may also be subsidised, on the condition that re-ploughing and re-seeding (“refreshing”) does not occur. (d) Monocultural or continuous cropping of leguminous crops shall not be supported by these payments. (e) Decreasing dependency on concentrated feed mix containing soya, especially imported soya originating from land that has recently been deforested or converted, in line with the SDG 15, the EU pledge on zero deforestation and existing private company commitments on zero deforestation. (f) Closing nutrient cycling loops and tightening them to local and regional river basin scales in line with the Water Framework Directive. (g) Boosting local and regional markets in food and animal feed and locally adapted low input seed varieties. Measures financed under this sector shall be coherent with EU climatic and environmental commitments and legislation, and not cause direct or indirect land use change, having a genuinely positive impact on global greenhouse gas emissions according to GLOBIOM.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3099 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 b (new)
Article 58b THE LEGUMINOUS CROP SECTOR Types of interventions: As regards the objectives referred to in Article 58a Member States choose in to their CAP Strategic Plans one or more of the following types of interventions: (a) investments in tangible and non- tangible assets; research and experimental production, as well as other actions, including actions for: (i) soil conservation, including the genuine and proven enhancement of soil carbon without systemic reliance on pesticides; (ii) increasing efficiency of water use and management, including water saving; (iii) promoting the use of varieties and management practices adapted to changing climate conditions; (iv) improving management practices to increase pest resilience of crops to pests and decreasing susceptibility to pests; (v) reduction of pesticide use and dependency; (vi) creating and maintaining agricultural habitats favourable to biodiversity, without use of pesticides; (b) advisory services and technical assistance, in particular regarding climate change adaptation and mitigation, also on selection by the farmer of the most appropriate crop rotation; (c) training including coaching and exchange of best practices; (d) organic production and techniques; (e) actions to increase the sustainability and efficiency of transport and of storage of products;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3102 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Member States shallNotwithstanding respect of articles 5 and 6 on overall objectives, the Member States shall pursue the following objectives (c) and (e) and may pursue one or more of the other following objectives in the other sectors referred to in point (f) of Article 39:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3106 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) planning of production, adjusting production to demand, particularly in terms of quality, diversity and quantity, optimisation of production costs and returns on investments and stabilising producer prices; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a), (b), (c) and (i) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3107 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) concentration of supply and placing on the market of the products concerned, without inhibiting the diversity of products and operators; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a) and (c) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3108 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) research and development of sustainable production methods, including pest resiliencethrough system based organic plant and animal breeding, focused on enhancement of genetic diversity, pest and climate resilience, structural and non-crop biological diversity to prevent monocultural landscapes, soil care including vegetative cover and pesticide free weed control , innovative practices and production techniques boosting long term economic competitiveness and bolstering market developments; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a), (c) and (i) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3117 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) Payments for livestock may only be for pasture based grazing within the limits of the landscape and the ecological carrying capacity, and must be in coherence with other policy objectives, in particular the right to development and the right to food.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3123 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) promotion and marketing of the products of one or more sectors referred to in point (f) of Article 40; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (b) and (c) of Article 6(1);deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3134 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) soil conservation, including the genuine and proven enhancement of soil carbon sinking, without systemic reliance on pesticides;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3143 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
(v) reduction of waste through less packaging and ecological packaging;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3150 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
(viii) improving pest resiliencemanagement practices to increase resilience and decrease susceptibility of crops to pests;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3153 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ix
(ix) reducing risks and impactssignificant reduction of pesticide use; and dependency
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3165 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) advisory services and technical assistance, in particular regarding biodiversity and environment, climate change adaptmitigation and mitigadaptation;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3175 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) promotion, communication and marketing including actions and activities aimed in particular at raising consumer awareness about the Union quality schemes and the importance of healthy diets, and at diversification of markets;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3187 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) replanting of orchards where that is necessary following mandatory grubbing up for health or phytosanitary reasons on the instruction of the Member State competent authority or to adapt to climate change; topsoil must not be removed in the grubbing up process ;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3196 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) harvest and production insurance that contributes to safeguarding producers' incomes where there are losses as a consequence of unavoidable natural disasters, adverse climatic events, diseases or pest infestations and at the same time ensuring that all beneficiaries take necessary risk prevention measures.; no insurance shall be given unless producers actively undertake measures to minimise their risks;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3251 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Member States concerned shall set in their CAP Strategic Plans a minimum 20% of expenditure for actions aimed at the objectives (d) to (f) of Article 6(1), including protection of the environment, adaption to climate change, improving sustainability of production systems and processes, reduction of environmental impact of the sectors, energy savings and improving global energy efficiency in the sector concerned.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3276 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) installation of young farmers, new entrants and rural business start-up; (This amendment applies throughout the text.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3303 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – title
65 Environmental, climate and other management commitments sustainability commitments Or. en (This change applies throughout the text.)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3328 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall only grant payments to farmers and other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the specific objectives (d), (e), (f), and (i) set out in Article 6(1).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3337 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, decentralised facilities for small scale processing, storage and marketing of regional leguminous crop varieties grown in rotation, as well as other mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3352 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) are different from, or complementary to, commitments in respect of which payments are granted under Article 28.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3366 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall compensate beneficiaries forat least covering costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. They shall also provide a financial incentive to beneficiaries to participate in environmental, climate and other management commitments. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3390 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 7
7. Member States mayshall promote and support collective schemes and result- based payments schemes to encourage farmers to deliver a significant enhancement of the quality of the environment at a larger scale and in a measurable way.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3410 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 9
9. Where support under this type of interventions is granted to agri- environment-climate commitments, commitments to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007, significant reduction of the use of pesticides, and forest environmental and climate services, Member States shall establish a payment per hectare.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3420 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 10
10. Member States shall ensure that persons carrying out operations under this type of interventions have access to the knowledge and information required to implement such operations, including access to expert opinion on the transition to environmentally and climatic friendly methods of agricultural production, including organic farming.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3431 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall grant payments from the EAGF for natural or other area-specific constraints under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3446 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may only grant payments under this type of interventions in order to compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone related to the natural or other area-specific constraints in the area concerned. They shall also provide a financial incentive to beneficiaries to continue farming in these areas.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3489 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may only grant support to investments in infrastructure on agricultural holdings that simultaneously demonstrate positive effects in terms of the environmental, climate and biodiversity objectives set out in Article 6 of this regulation, on the one hand, and on the business situation of the agricultural holding, on the other.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3515 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) investments in irrigation which are not consistent with the achievement of good status of water bodies, as laid down in Article 4(1) of Directive 2000/60/EC, including expansion of irrigation affecting water bodies whose status has been defined as less than good in the relevant river basin management plan; , or irrigation schemes without water metering, or irrigation schemes that do not implement advanced and effective protection against soil erosion, or do not increase humus levels and topsoil formation; Or. en (See Article 46 of Regulation 1305/2013)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3536 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) investments in afforestation which are not consistent with climate and environmental objectives in line with sustainable forest management principles, as developed in the Pan-European Guidelines for Afforestation and Reforestation, in particular afforestation of species-rich meadows.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3543 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) investments that may increase already-observed overproduction or market imbalances at the regional, national or European level.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3568 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) non-productive investments linked to the specific animal welfare objective set out in point (i) of Article 6(1).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3612 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – title
69 Installation of young farmers, new entrants and rural business start-up
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3614 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – title
69 Installation of young farmers and sustainable rural business start-up
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3622 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for the installation of young farmers, new entrants and rural business start-up under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3634 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) the installation of new entrants in the first 10 years following the start of operation who fulfil the others conditions included in the definition set out in point (e) of Article 4(1)
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3658 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall grant support in the form of lump sums. Support shall be limited to the maximum amount of EUR 100 000 and may be combined with financial instruments. The amount given to new entrants shall correspond to half the amount given to young farmers.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3664 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Investments shall only be allocated to young farmers and new entrants whose income and financial assets do not exceed thresholds as set in Article 15.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3665 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Investments shall only be allocated to sustainable business start-ups that respond to eligibility criteria that ensure that funds benefit those start-ups which have the maximum positive impact on ecological and social goods (biodiversity, environment, climate, water, soil fertility, animal welfare, regional food supply, and job creation). Member States shall, in consultation with stakeholders and civil society, draw up this list of eligibility criteria.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3673 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay grant support for risk management tools under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans., funding it with the EAGF
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3687 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay grant support under this type of interventions in order to promote risk mitigation and management tools, which help genuine farmers avoid, reduce and manage production and income risks related to their agricultural activity which are not foreseen and outside their control and which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3697 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) financial contributions to premiums for insurance schemes;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3713 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) financial contributions for risk mitigation such as the protection of landscape features and soils that help reducing risks like drought, floods and fire.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3723 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the types and coverage of eligible insurance schemes and mutual funds;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3733 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Support shall not be granted to farmers that have failed to avoid risks through good management as required by GAEC.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3741 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that support is granted only where risk mitigation or minimisation measures have been undertaken and for covering losses of at least 230% of the average annual production or income of the farmer in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period excluding the highest and lowest entry.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3754 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall limit the support to the maximum rate of 760% of the eligible costs.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3786 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Member States shall not support interventions that risk resulting in negative effects for the environment.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3847 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States may decide to not apply selection criteria for investment interventions clearly targeting environmental purposes or realised in connection with restoration activities.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3857 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of point (d) of this paragraph, management fees shall be performance based. Where bodies implementing a holding fund and/or specific funds, in accordance with Article 53(3) of Regulation (EU) [CPR], are selected through a direct award of contract, the amount of management cost and fees paid to these bodies that can be declared as eligible expenditure shall be subject to a threshold of [up to 52%] of the total amount of CAP Strategic Plan contributions disbursed to final recipients in loans, equity or quasi-equity investments or set aside as agreed in guarantee contracts.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3867 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Where support is granted on the basis of additional costs and income foregone in accordance with Articles 65, 66 and 67, Member States shall ensure that the relevant calculations are adequate and accurate and established in advance on the basis of a fair, equitable and verifiable calculation method. To this end, a body that is functionally independent from the authorities responsible for the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan and possesses the appropriate expertise shall perform the calculations or confirm the adequacy and accuracy of the calculations.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3868 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Articles 65, 66, 67 and 69, the support granted under this Chapter may take any of the following forms:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3875 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) risk management tools as laid down in Article 70
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3876 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) payments for areas of natural constraints as laid down under article 66
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3877 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 2
2. The EAFRD shall finance the types of interventions referred to in Chapter IV of Title III, except article 70.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4003 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. At least 3 % of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for farm advisory services referred to in Article 13 and knowledge exchange and information interventions under Article 72.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4020 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 350% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4031 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
At least 5% of the total EAGF contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex VII shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific food safety and animal welfare-related objective set out in point (i) of Article 6(1).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4042 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
A maximum 46% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX may be used to finance the actions of technical assistance at the initiative of the Member States referred to in Article 112.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4047 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The EAFRD contribution may be increased to 68% for CAP Strategic plans where the total amount of Union support for rural development is up to EUR 90 million.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4049 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
A maximum 10% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX may be used to finance tangible investments referred to in Article 68. Investments referred to in Article 68 (4) shall not count towards the 10% maximum.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4051 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. At least 30% of the total EAGF contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan shall be reserved for complementary redistributive support for first hectares as described in Article 26.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4062 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. At least 50% of the total EAGF contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan shall be reserved for schemes for the climate and the environment as described in Article 28.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4066 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. A maximum of 30% of the amounts laid down in Annex VII shall be earmarked for basic income support for viability as referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III. This maximum shall decrease to 0 % until 2027, to allow for funds to be redirected towards more targeted measures.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4090 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 10% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4097 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from the first sub- paragraph, Member States that in accordance with Article 53(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 used for the purpose of voluntary coupled support more than 13% of their annual national ceiling set out in Annex II to that Regulation, may decide to use for the purpose of coupled income support more than 10% of the amount set out in Annex VII. The resulting percentage shall not exceed the percentage approved by the Commission for voluntary coupled support in respect of claim year 2018.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4132 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The indicative financial allocations for the eco-schemes referred to in Article 28 shall be at least 30% in 2021 and 2022, 40% in 2023 and 2024, 50% in 2025 and 2026 and 60% in 2027.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4148 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1
1. On the basis of the information provided by Member States the Commission shall evaluate the contribution of the policy to the climate change objectives using a simple, accurate and common methodology.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4151 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The contribution to the expenditure target shall be estimated through the application of specific weightings differentiated on the basis whether the support makes a significant or a moderate contribuIndependent scientific studies shall be carried to determine the contribution to GHG emissions reduction or GHG sequestration of the different activities implemented by Member States. Based on these studies, the Commission shall propose a tracking methodology, making sure that: (a) only expenditures allocated to activities that contribute significantly to emission reduction and sequestration, are counted as climate expenditure; (b) the percentage of each expenditure that is considered as climate expenditure is proportional towards climate change objectives. These weighting shall be as follows: the actual positive impact of the activity on GHG emissions or sequestration; (c) the expenditures allocated to activities that have a negative impact on GHG emissions and sequestration are deducted from the total climate expenditure, using a similar methodology.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4155 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 40% for the expenditure under the Basic Income Support for Sustainability and the Complementary Income Support referred to in Title III, Chapter II, section II, subsections 2 and 3;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4161 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 100% for expenditure under the schemes for the climate and the environment referred to in Title III, Chapter II, section II, subsection 4;deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4165 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 100% for expenditure for the interventions referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 86(2);deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4170 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) 40% for expenditure for natural or other area-specific constraints referred to in Article 66.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4196 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) up to 1520% of the Member State's allocation for direct payments set out in Annex IV after deduction of the allocations for cotton set in Annex VI for calendar years 2021 to 2026 to the Member State's allocation for EAFRD in financial years 2022 – 2027; or
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4210 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) up to 1530 percentage points provided that Member States use the corresponding increase for EAFRD financed interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives referred to in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1);
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4225 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 2
Based on the SWOT analysis referred to in Article 103(2) and an assessment of needs referred to in Article 96, Member State shall establish in the CAP Strategic Plans an intervention strategy as referred to in Article 97 in which quantitative targets and milestones shall be set to achieve the specific objectives set out to in Article 6. The targets shall be defined using a common set of result and impact indicators set out in Annex I.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4248 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall aim to make, through their CAP Strategic Plans and in particular through the elements of the intervention strategy referred to in point (a) of Article 97(2), a greater overall contribution to the achievement of the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) in comparison to the overall contribution made to the achievement of the objective laid down in point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 110(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 through support under the EAGF and the EAFRD in the period 2014 to 2020.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4249 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 92 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Payments towards organic conversion and maintenance in CAP Strategic Plans under articles 28 and 65 of this Regulation shall exceed the total payments made before 2021 under Rural Development to organic farmers, calculated as a yearly average using constant prices.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4267 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall make CAP Strategic Plans and related annexes public, both at the draft stage and after their approval, in order to allow an informed public debate to take place. Member States shall consult partners on the arrangements for the publication of CAP Strategic Plans and related documentation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4283 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) relevant bodies representing civil society and where relevantenvironmental partners and other parts of civil society, in particular those whose activities are related to the specific objectives laid out in Article 6 of this proposal, and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4288 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Local Action Groups or other sub- regional development agencies which are capable of deploying funds under the LEADER intervention.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4291 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall involve those partners on equal footing in the preparation and implementation of the CAP Strategic Plans, notably in defining the modalities for the assessment of needs. Member States shall also involve all partners in decisions on the timetable and procedural steps involved in the preparation of the CAP Strategic Plans, ensuring that enough time is set aside for coordination and debate among the diverse actors involved. The organisation and implementation of partnership shall be carried out in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 240/2014.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4296 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 94 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall establish a contact point for partners to ensure that those ones can have direct access to the Commission.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4313 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) a description of the structure for delivery of the rural development programme, including devolution of detailed decision-making to Local Action Groups or other sub-regional development agencies which are authorised to deploy funds under the LEADER intervention
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4318 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Annex III on the consultation of the partners and a documentation of comments submitted by partners and whether and how these comments have been taken into account by the managing authority;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4336 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) analysis of trade-offs and conflicts between objectives and instruments, and how Member States intend to reduce or mitigate them to achieve all CAP objectives of Articles 5 and 6.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4340 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) a summary of the areas where a knowledge base is missing or is insufficient for the purposes of providing a full description of the current situation as regards the specific objectives laid down in Article 6 of this proposal and for the purposes of monitoring those objectives.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4349 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) targets for each relevant common and, where relevant, CAP Strategic Plan specific result and impact indicators and related milestones. The value of these targets shall be justified in view of the assessment of needs referred to in Article 96. As regards the specific objectives set out in points (d), (e), and (f) of Article 6(1), targets shall be derived from the elements of explanation given in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 of this Article;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4371 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) an explanation of how the CAP Strategic Plan is meant to contribute to the specific objective on societal demands on food and health set out in point (i) of Article 6(1), and in particular to reaching the objectives and complying with legislative instruments referred to in Annex XIa.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4372 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 98 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) an explanation of how the Strategic Plan will support organic agriculture in order to contribute to matching production to growing demand of organic agriculture, as set out in Article 13a on Organic Agriculture
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4415 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The description of the elements that ensure modernisation of the CAP referred to in point (g) of Article 95(1) shall highlight the elements of the CAP Strategic Plan that support the modernisation of the agricultural sector and the CAP to meet new challenges including transitioning to sustainability, and shall contain in particular:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4419 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) an overview of how the CAP Strategic Plan will contribute to the cross- cutting general objective related to fostering and sharing of knowledge, innovation and digitalisation as far as it is conducive to achieving the SDGs and goals of the Paris climate agreement and encouraging their uptake set out in the second subparagraph of Article 5, notably through:
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4422 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
(ia) systematic assurance of how the measures taken shall not lead to increases in dependency, but rather to increase farmer autonomy;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4423 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii a (new)
(iia) coherence with achieving the sustainable development goals and international agreements on climate;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4424 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 102 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a description of the strategy for the development of appropriate digital technologies in agriculture and rural areas and, with due attention to sustainability, scale, necessity and farmer autonomy, for the use of these technologies to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the CAP Strategic Plan interventions without engendering new input or financial dependencies among farmers.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4428 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The SWOT analysis shall be based on the current situation of the area covered by the CAP strategic plan and shall comprise, for each specific objective set out in Article 6(1) and for the contribution to organic farming as set out in article 13a, a comprehensive overall description of the current situation of the area covered by the CAP Strategic Plan, based on common context indicators and other quantitative and qualitative up-to-date information such as studies, past evaluation reports, sectoral analysis and lessons learned from previous experiences.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4437 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 3
3. Annex III to the CAP Strategic Plan referred to in point (c) of Article 95(2) shall include the outcomes of the consultation of the partners and a brief description of how the consultation was carried outa full description of the procedures and timetable used for the consultation of partners, the criteria used for the selection of partners and their relevance in terms of the specific objectives set out in Article 6. It shall describe the outcomes of the consultation, including a summary of the observations of partners on the draft CAP Strategic Plan and of how these were taken into account in the final version submitted to the Commission.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4438 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 3
3. Annex III to the CAP Strategic Plan referred to in point (c) of Article 95(2) shall include the outcomes of the consultation of the partners and a brief description of how the consultation was carried out. It shall also include a documentation of comments submitted by partners and whether and how these comments have been taken into account by the managing authority and its justification thereof.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4452 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 amending this Chapter as regards the content of the CAP Strategic Plan and its annexes. In doing so the Commission shall ensure that Annexes I to III, XI and XII may only be amended by adding.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4473 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall also make sure that the combination of Member States targets allow the European Union as a whole to meet its climate commitments and EU targets set out in Article 6a.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4493 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. All Strategic Plans shall be made open to the public for the period of evaluation for comments and proposed changes.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4534 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Requests for amendments will be open to the public and go through a similar evaluation procedure as in Article 106.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4609 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The membership of the Monitoring Committee shall include representatives of the national network of Local Action Groups or other sub- regional development agencies which are deploying funds under the LEADER intervention.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4625 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) issues relating to the quality and quantity of data and indicators available for monitoring;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4629 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) administrative capacity building for public authorities, civil society bodies as set out in Article 94 and beneficiaries, where relevant.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4641 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 4 – point e a (new)
(ea) Indicators and (in situ) monitoring procedures with respect to these.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4642 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of a Member State, the EAFRD may support actions which are necessary for the effective administration and implementation of support in relation to the CAP Strategic Plan, including the establishing and operating of the national CAP networks referred to in Article 113(1) and capacity building for staff of national administrations and civil society organisations, as well as for analytical support in tasks linked to evidence-based policymaking under this regulation. The actions referred to in this paragraph may concern previous and subsequent CAP Strategic Plan periods.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4648 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of a Member State, the EAFRD may support actions which are necessary for the effective administration and implementation of support in relation to the CAP Strategic Plan, including for Local Action Groups and the establishing and operating of the national CAP networks referred to in Article 113(1). The actions referred to in this paragraph may concern previous and subsequent CAP Strategic Plan periods.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4662 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) and support inter-regional and transnational cooperation between Local Action Groups, including such Groups located in EU-candidate, Associate or Neighbourhood countries.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4663 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) support capacity-building of Local Action Groups and of those staff of Managing Authorities and Paying Agencies which handle the relationship with Local Action Groups;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4667 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 2
2. The aim of the EIP shall be to stimulate innovation and improve the exchange of knowledgepread sustainable innovative practices and improve the exchange of knowledge, including between the research and farming sectors and peer-to-peer acquisition of skills, techniques and approaches, in order to achieve sustainable systems.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4669 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) create added value by better linking research and farming practice and encouraging the wider use of available innovation measures, including agroecological ones;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4670 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) promote the faster and wider transposition of innovative solutions, including agroecological ones, into practice; and
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4671 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) inform the scientific community about the research needs of farming practiceers.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4675 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) developing innovative solutions focusing on farmers' or, foresters' or consumers' needs while also tackling the interactions across the supply chain where useful;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4678 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
The envisaged innovation may be agroecological, based on new but also on traditional practices in a new geographical or environmental context.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4704 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 115 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) the coherence of measures set out in the plan with the Union´s development policy objectives.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4713 #

2018/0216(COD)

(e) support a common learning process related to monitoring and evaluation, identifying areas where baseline data is missing or insufficient and for which more relevant and accurate indicators can be developed.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4722 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 119 a (new)
Article 119 a Monitoring Policy Coherence for Development 1. In accordance with Article 208 TFEU, the impact of the CAP on food systems and on long-term food security in developing countries shall be subject to regular and independent assessments. This monitoring shall pay particular attention to the impact of agro-food trade flows between the EU and developing countries on: (i) food production, processing and distribution in LDCs, (ii) local smallholder producers and women farmers, (iii) products deemed as sensitive by developing countries, (iv) products from sectors where CAP coupled payments have been granted and where CAP crisis management measures have been deployed. 2. The assessment shall examine data from the EU market observatories, case studies, reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals, as well as evidence provided by partner countries and other relevant stakeholders such as civil society organisations. For this purpose, the sectoral and geographic scope of the EU market observatories shall be expanded to products deemed as sensitive by partner countries and to cover LDCs. The Commission shall define, by means of delegated acts, the scope and the procedure for the assessment. 3. If monitored data indicate a risk of adversely affecting the agro-food production and processing or food security of a developing country, an early warning shall be issued by the European Commission, prompting a consultation between the Union and affected farming communities as well as partner country governments to agree remedial measures. A social safeguard shall be available to affected parties. 4. Should no early warning be issued but adverse effects occur, the affected party may file a complaint. Complaints shall be received by the European Parliament's Standing Rapporteur on Policy Coherence for Development and the complaint shall be handled by Hearing Officers in the European Commission. Evidence may be presented by the affected groups and other interested parties. 5. The Commission shall transmit an annual report to the Council and to the European Parliament on the results of the assessment, the evidence received and the EU’s policy response.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4737 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 1
1. By 15 February 2023 and 15 February of each subsequent year until and including 2030, the Member States shall submit to the Commission an annual performance report on the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan in the previous financial year, taking into account its internal and external effects. The report submitted in 2023 shall cover the financial years 2021 and 2022. For direct payments as referred to in Chapter II of Title III, the report shall cover only financial year 2022.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4753 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Annual performance reports shall set out key qualitative and quantitative information the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan by reference to financial data, output and, result and impact indicators and in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 118. They shall also include information about realised outputs and impacts, realised expenditure, realised results and distance to respective targets.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4759 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
For the types of interventions which are not subject to Article 89 of this Regulation, and where the realised output and the realised expenditure ratio deviates by 5033% from the annual planned output and expenditure ratio, the Member State shall submit a justification for this deviation.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4780 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 121 – paragraph 9
9. Where the reported value of one or more result indicators reveals a gap of more than 215% from the respective milestone for the reporting year concerned, the Commission may ask the Member State to submit an action plan in accordance with Article 39(1) of Regulation (EU) [HzR], describing the intended remedial actions and the expected timeframe.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4800 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 7 – Chapter II a (new)
CHAPTER IIa (new) - MID-TERM PERFORMANCE REPORT Article 122 a (new) - Mid-term performance report 1. By the end of 2025 the Member States shall submit to the Commission amid-term performance report, evaluating the overall impact of the Strategic Plan on the achievement of the GAP specific objectives referred to in Article 6covering the period until the end of 2024. 2. The mid-term performance report shall set out key qualitative and quantitative information on the implementation of the Strategic Plan with regards to the achievement of the impact indicators as referred to in Annex I of this regulation. 3. Where the reported value of one or more impact indicator shows no improvement compared to the situation described in the needs assessment as referred to in Article 103(2), the Commission may ask the Member State to submit an action plan in accordance with Article 39(1) of Regulation (EU)[HzR],describing the intended remedial actions and the expected timeframe in order to archive the targets defined for the impact indicators as referred to in Article91(1). 4. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down rules for the presentation of the content of the mid- term performance report. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 139(2).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4801 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Title 7 – Chapter 3 – title
INCENTIVE SYSTEM FOR GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL, CLIMATE AND CLANIMATL WELFARE PERFORMANCE
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4822 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 123 – paragraph 1
1. A performance bonus may be attributed to Member States in the year 2026 to reward satisfactory performance in relation to the environmental, climate and clanimatl welfare targets provided that the Member State concerned has met the condition set out in Article 124(1).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4849 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 124 – paragraph 1
1. Based on the performance review of the year 2026, the performance bonus withheld from a Member State’s allocation following the second paragraph of Article 123 shall be attributed to this Member State if the result indicators applied to the specific environmental- and, climate- and animal welfare related objectives set out in points (d), (e), (f) and (fi) of Article 6(1) in its CAP Strategic Plan have achieved at least 90% of their target value for the year 2025.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4867 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 125 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the contribution of the CAP Strategic Plan to the CAP specific objectives, and for the contribution of organic farming set out in article 13a taking into account national and regional needs and potential for development as well as lessons drawn from implementation of the CAP in previous programming periods;
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4884 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide the Commission with all the necessary information or data enabling it to perform the monitoring and evaluation of the CAP. Expenditure incurred by the paying agencies, as described in Article 35 of the Regulation on the financing, management and monitoring of the CAP, shall only be financed by the Union upon the provision by the Member States of such information and data.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4886 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 2
2. Data needed for the context and impact indicators shall primarily come from established data sources, such as the Farm Accountancy Data Network and Eurostat. Where data for these indicators are not available or not complete, the gaps shall be addressed in the context of the European Statistical Program established under Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council40 , the legal framework governing the Farm Accountancy Data Network or through formal agreements with other data providers such as the Joint Research Centre and the European Environment Agency. Where data for certain indicators are not complete, the Commission shall propose alternative indicators based on the result of research and pilot projects while also considering EU wide data collections such as the LUCAS survey. _________________ 40 Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programs of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4890 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 3
3. Existing administrative registers such as the IACS, LPIS, animal and vineyard registers shall be maintained. The IACS and LPIS shall be further developed to better meet the statistical needs of the CAP and kept up to date and accurate, in order to provide assurance of correct spending of EU funds and delivery of results via the new delivery model. The IACS and LPIS shall be further developed to better enable the measuring and monitoring of results and impacts of the CAP as defined in articles 5 and 6, and provide statistical data and information to allow their sound, evidence based evaluation. Data from administrative registers shall be used as much as possible for statistical purposes and to monitor compliance, in cooperation with statistical authorities in Member States and with Eurostat.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4894 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 130 – paragraph 1
Where support under Title III of this Regulation is granted to forms of cooperation between undertakings, it may be granted only to such forms of cooperation which comply with the competition rules as they apply by virtue of Articles 206 to 209 of the Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.deleted
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4912 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 138 – paragraph 2
2. Corinna The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 4, 7, 12, 13, 15, 23, 28, 32, 35, 36, 37, 41, 50,78, 81, 104 and 141 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of seven years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the seven-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
2018/12/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4943 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.2 a (new)
R.2a Knowledge and advice on the sustainable use of pesticides: Number of independent advisors advising on IPM, low input systems and techniques alternative to chemical inputs
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4945 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.3
R.3 Digitising agricultureReducing input dependency: Share of farmers benefitting from support to appropriate precision farming technology through CAP that leads to reduced input dependency and resource use
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4951 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.5 a (new)
I.5a Global food security and Policy coherence for development: income of small-scale food producers in LDCs; SDG FAO indicators
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4952 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.6 a (new)
R.6a Policy coherence for development: food price abnormalities in sectors where CAP support is deployed
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4953 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.6 b (new)
R.6b Policy coherence for development: Number of early warnings issued by the EU market observatories per sector where CAP support is deployed; Number of complaints filed by developing country partners to Hearing Officers
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4954 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.6 c (new)
R.6c Maintaining and increasing the number of farmers: Number of CAP beneficiaries
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4955 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.6 d (new)
R.6d Maintaining and increasing the number of small farmers: Number of CAP beneficiaries per size categories; number of small farmers according to Eurostat definitions
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4956 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.3
O.3 Number of CAP support beneficiaries, and number of ultimate beneficial owners of agricultural holdings
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4961 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.6 a (new)
I.6a Relocalise, diversify and balance production sectors: share of the regional agricultural area used for each production sector
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4963 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.9 a (new)
R.9a Diversification and building of regional markets: share of the regional agricultural area used for each crop or production sector
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4964 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.9 b (new)
R.9b Development of organic agriculture: share of farmers receiving payments to convert to or maintain organic farming practices
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4977 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.9 a (new)
I.9a Improving resilience with enhanced agro-biodiversity: Agrobiodiversity Index, measuring varietal diversity within and among crop species
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4981 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.12
I.12 Increase sustainable energy in agriculture: Production of renewable energy from agriculture and forestrydeleted
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4983 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.12
I.12 Increase sustainable energy in agricultureoforestry: Production of renewable energy from agriculture and forestry oforestry Or. en Justification
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4985 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – R.12 a (new)
R.12a Improving resilience with enhanced agro-biodiversity: share of agricultural land under ‘eco-schemes’ using practices and choices beneficial for agro-biodiversity
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4986 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.13
I.13 Reducing soil erosion and increase resilience against flooding: Percentage of land in moderate and severe soil erosion on agricultural land
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4987 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.13 a (new)
I.13a Building topsoils and increasing water and nutrient retention capacity: Percentage of humus in topsoils
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4993 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.15
R.15 Green energy from agriculture and Limiting biofuel linked indirect land-use change and global deforestryation: Investments in renewable energy production capacity, including bio- based (MW)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5001 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.18
R.18 Improving soils and increasing their resilience against extreme weather conditions: Share of agricultural land under management commitments beneficial for soil management, as outlined in the FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Soil Sustainable Management Practices
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5003 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.18 a (new)
R.18a Soil health: Abundance and diversity of soil biota
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5004 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.19
R.19 Improving air quality: Share of agricultural land under commitments to reduce ammonia emission, in accordance with National Air Pollution Control Programmes, for example National Emissions Ceilings
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5005 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.20
R.20 Protecting water quality: Share of agricultural land under management commitments for water quality, in accordance with Nitrates Action Programmes and notified through the Programmes of Measures in the River Basin Management Plans
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5008 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.22
R.22 Sustainable water use: Share of irrigated land under commitments to improve water balance, including measures to reduce soil erosion, water metering and to increase soil water retention capacity, in accordance with the Programmes of Measures in the River Basin Management Plans
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5012 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17
O.17 Number of projects supporting genetic res farmers receiving coupled income for productions involving the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources, including rare animal breeds
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5013 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17 a (new)
O.17a Number of interventions supporting actions to conserve genetic resources for food and agriculture or actions to enhance genetic diversity in cultivated plants, in the fruits and vegetables sector
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5014 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17 b (new)
O.17b Number of plant breeding programs focused on high genetic diversity in the fruits and vegetables sector
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5015 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17 c (new)
O.17c Number of organic plant breeding programmes in the fruits and vegetables sector
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5016 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17 d (new)
O.17d Number of plant breeding programmes focused on low input agriculture in the fruits and vegetables sector
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5017 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17 e (new)
O.17e Number of interventions supporting actions to enhance genetic diversity among beehives
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5018 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17 f (new)
O.17f Number of interventions supporting actions to enhance the genetic diversity of vineyards
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5019 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17 g (new)
O.17g Number of interventions supporting actions to enhance the diversity of hops
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5020 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.17 h (new)
O.17h Number of interventions supporting actions to enhance the genetic diversity of olive trees
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5021 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.22 a (new)
R.22a Improve the status of water bodies: share of agricultural land under river basin management plans (Water Framework Directive)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5022 #

2018/0216(COD)

R.24a Closing nutrient cycles: sale/use of concentrated feed mix
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5023 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.24 b (new)
R.24b Respecting the ecological carrying capacity of the river basin: livestock density compared to area of fodder and grazing (permanent or temporary grassland on arable land)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5024 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.24 c (new)
R.24c Protection of soils through crop rotation: Share of arable land where crop rotations including a leguminous component is applied
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5028 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20
I.20 Enhance provision of ecosystemnvironmental services: Share of UAA covered with landscape features and ecological infrastructure
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5030 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.20 a (new)
I.20a Reversing the loss of pollinators: Pollinators Index, including bees and butterflies
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5037 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.26
R.26 Protecting forest ecosystems: Share of forest land under management commitments for supporting landscape, biodiversity and ecosystem services, in accordance with the requirements of the EU biodiversity strategy
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5039 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.27
R.27 Preserving habitats and species: Share of agricultural land under management commitments supporting biodiversity conservation or restoration, in accordance with the requirements of the EU biodiversity strategy
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5041 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.27 a (new)
R.27a Preserving habitats and species: favourable conservation status of farmland species and habitats protected under Directives 92/43/EEC, 2009/147/EC and 2000/60/EC
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5042 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.27 b (new)
R.27b Reversing pollinator decline: Pollinator Index, including bees and butterflies
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5043 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.27 c (new)
R.27c Reversing pollinator decline: Areas under productive and non- productive pollinator-friendly land use
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5044 #

2018/0216(COD)

R.27d Boosting on farm biodiversity; share of land in agricultural areas devoted to non-productive features (GAEC 9) which is pesticide free
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5045 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.27 e (new)
R.27e Reducing pesticides dependency: volumes of pesticides sold and used (pesticides statistics)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5046 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.27 f (new)
R.27f Reduction of pesticide use: share of agricultural land under Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5047 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.28
R.28 Supporting Natura 2000: area in Natura 2000 sites in good condition under commitments for protection, maintenance and restoration, in accordance with the Prioritised Action Frameworks
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5048 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.29
R.29 Preserving landscape features and ecological infrastructure: Share of agriculture land under commitments for managing landscape features and green infrastructure, including hedgerows and trees
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5075 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.26 a (new)
I.26a Sustainable use of veterinary products in livestock: Sales and use of veterinary products in food producing animals
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5077 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.36 a (new)
R.36a Reduced use of veterinary products: Reduced sales of antibiotics, share of livestock units covered by supported actions to limit the use of veterinary products
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5078 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.27
I.27 SustainablReduce use of pesticides: Reduce risks and impactsuse and dependency ofn pesticides**
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5080 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.27 a (new)
I.27a Input reduction: Reduced use of biocides
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5081 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.37
R.37 SustainablReduce pesticide use: Share of agricultural land concerned by supported specific actions which lead to a sustainable use of pesticides in order to reduce risks and impactsreduce use and dependency ofn pesticides
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5084 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.37 a (new)
R.37a Phasing out use of biocides: share of agricultural land concerned by supported specific actions leading to biocide dependency reduction
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5085 #

2018/0216(COD)

R.37b Reduction of the use of agrochemicals: share of agricultural land where no pesticides or biocides are used
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5104 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 1 – Main objective of the standard
General safeguard against ploughing and reseeding or conversion to other agricultural uses to preserve carbon stock
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5113 #

2018/0216(COD)

AppropriatEffective protection of wetland and peatland
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5114 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 3 – Main objective of the standard
Maintenance of soil organic matter, reducing air pollution
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5118 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 1 – Requirements and standards – indent 2 a (new)
Articles 4 and 11 as regards use of meters for water abstraction within the limits of the river basin
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5119 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 1 – Main objective of the standard (new)
Reducing water pollution and eutrophication, increasing water quality and achieving good status of water bodies and groundwater
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5122 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 4
Establishment of buffer strips along water courses Protection of river coursewithout use of agrochemicals Protection of river courses, water supplies and aquatic species or ecosystems against pollution, toxicity and run-off
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5130 #

2018/0216(COD)

Use of Farm Sustainability Tools for Nutrients Sustainable management of nutrientsinput reduction, and tools to monitor soil biota and humification Sustainable management of inputs including nutrients and agrochemicals, long term fertility, carbon sinking, water retention
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5134 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Climate and environment – GAEC 5 a (new)
Requirements and standards: Maximum livestock densities within the carrying capacity of the river basin, linked to area of fodder or pasture grazing for ruminants Main objective of the standard Closed loop nutrient cycling, minimising excess nutrient losses and water pollution
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5135 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Main issue – Title 3
Healthy, living Soil (protection and quality, building topsoils)
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5140 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 6 – Requirements and standards
TillageAppropriate tillage and soil management reducing the risk of soil degradation, including slope consideration
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5159 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 8
Crop rotation Preserve the soil potential Minimum four years crop rotation including a leguminous component on all arable land Preserve the soil potential (avoiding monocultures, decreasing susceptibility to pest attack), increase soil biota and nitrogen fixing for soil fertility, breaking pests’ reproductive cycles
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5181 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 1
- Minimum share of agricultural area devoted to non-productive features or areas without use of agro-chemicals
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5183 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Main objective of the standard
Maintenance of non-productive features and area to improve on-farm biodiversity, including functional biodiversity and beneficial species
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5186 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 4 a (new)
- Measures for preserving and enhancing agro-biodiversity
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5204 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 10 – Main objective of the standard
Protection of habitats and species, carbon sinking
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5234 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 15 a (new)
Council Directive 1999/74/EC of 19 July 1999 laying down minimum standards for the protection of laying hens (OJ L 203, 3.8.1999, p. 53): Articles 3 to 6
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5235 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 15 b (new)
Council Directive 2007/43/EC of 28 June 2007 laying down minimum rules for the protection of chickens kept for meat production (OJ L 182, 12.7.2007, p. 19) Article 3
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5236 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 15 c (new)
Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1) Article 3
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5237 #

2018/0216(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 15 d (new)
Council Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 of 24 September 2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing (OJ L 303, 18.11.2009, p. 1) Articles 3 and 4
2018/12/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 55 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In order to support the harmonious development of the Union's territory at different levels, the ERDF should support cross-border cooperation, transnational cooperation, maritime cooperation, outermost regions’ cooperation and interregional cooperation under the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg). The principles on multi-level governance and partnership should be taken into account, and place-based approaches should be strengthened as well as the principle of non- discrimination.
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 56 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The cross-border cooperation component should aim to tackle common challenges identified jointly in the border regions, and to exploit the untapped growth potential in border areas as evidenced in the Communication of the Commission 'Boosting Growth and Cohesion in EU Border Regions’23 ('Border Regions Communication'). Consequently, the cross- border component should be limited tosupport cooperation on land borders and cross- border cooperation on maritime borders should be integrated into the transnational component maritime border regions. _________________ 23 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament 'Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions' - COM(2017) 534 final, 20.9.2017.
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 58 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation component should aim to strengthen cooperation by means of actions conducive to integrated territorial development linked to the Union's cohesion policy priorities, and should also include maritime cross-border cooperation. Transnational cooperation should cover larger territories on the mainland of the Union, whereas maritime cooperation should cover territories around sea-basins and integrate cross-border cooperation on maritime borders during the programming period 2014-2020. Maximum flexibility should be given to continue implementing previous maritime cross- border cooperation within a larger maritime cooperation framework, in particular by defining the territory covered, the specific objectives for such cooperation, the requirements for a project partnership and the setting-up of sub- programmes and specific steering committees.
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 60 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Based on the experience with the interregional cooperation programmes under Interreg and the lack of such cooperation within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal during the programming period 2014-2020, the interregional cooperation component should focus more specifically on boosting the effectiveness of cohesion policy. That component should therefore be limited to two programmes, one to enable all kind of experience, innovative approaches and capacity building for programmes under both goals and to promote European groupings of territorial cooperation ('EGTCs') set up or to be set up pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 and one to improve the analysis of development trends. Project-based cooperation throughout the Union should be integrated into the new component on interregional innovation investments and closely linked to the implementation of the Communication from the Commission 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth'25 , in particular to support thematic smart specialisation platforms on fields such as energy, industrial modernisationrenewable energy, circular economy, industrial modernisation, agro-ecological farming or agrifood. Finally, integrated territorial development focusing on functional urban areas or urban areas should be concentrated within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and in one accompanying instrument, the ‘European Urban Initiative”. The two programmes under the interregional cooperation component should cover the whole Union and should also be open for the participation of third countries. _________________ 24 Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19). 25 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth' - COM(2017) 376 final, 18.7.2017.
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 66 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) It is necessary to set out the resources allocated to each of the different components of Interreg, including each Member State's share of the global amounts for the cross-border cooperation, the transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation, the outermost regions’ cooperation and the interregional cooperation, the potential available to Member States concerning flexibility between those components. Compared to the programming period 2014-2020, the share for cross-border cooperation should be reduced, while the share for transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation should be increased because of the integration of maritime cooperation, and a new outermost regions’ cooperation component should be created.
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 67 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) This Regulation should add twoan Interreg-specific objectives, one to support an Interreg-specific objective strengthening institutional capacity, enhancing legal and administrative cooperation, in particular where linked to implementation of the Border Regions Communication, intensify cooperation between citizens, civil society actors and institutions and the development and coordination of macro-regional and sea- basin strategies, and one to address specific external cooperation issues such as safety, security, border crossing management and migration.
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 69 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) The provisions on the criteria for operations to be considered as genuinely joint and cooperative, on the partnership within an Interreg operation and on the obligations of the lead partner as set out during the programme period 2014-2020 should on be continued. However, Interreg partners should cooperate in all fourt least three dimensions (development, implementation, staffing andor financing) and, under outermost regions’ cooperation, in three out of four, as it should be simpler to combine support from the ERDF and external financing instruments from the Union both on the level of programmes and operations.
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 70 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
(26 a) Member States may not introduce additional rules which complicate the access to funds for the beneficiaries.
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 71 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
(30 a) It is appropriate to encourage financial discipline. At the same time, arrangements for de-commitment of budgetary commitments should take into account of the complexity of Interreg programmes and their implementation.
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 73 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) internal cross-border cooperation between adjacent land or maritime border regions of two or more Member States or between adjacent land border regions of at least one Member State and one or more third countries listed in Article 4(3); or
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 74 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) external cross-border cooperation, between adjacent land or maritime border regions of at least one Member State and of one or more of the following:
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 76 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Regions on maritime borders which are connected over the sea by a fixed link shall also be supported under cross-border cooperation.deleted
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 77 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. For external cross-border cooperation, the regions to be supported by IPA III or NDICI shall be NUTS level 3 regions of the respective partner country or, in the absence of NUTS classification, equivalent areas along all land borders between Member States and partner countries eligible under IPA III or NDICI.
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 78 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
The co-financing rate at the level of each Interreg programme shall be not higher than 70 %, unless, with regard to external cross-border or component 3 Interreg programmes, a higher percentage is fixed in Regulations (EU) [IPA III], [NDICI] or Council Decision (EU) [OCTP] respectively or in any act adopted thereunder85 %.
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 81 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) promoting social inclusion and tackling poverty, including by enhancing equal opportunities and, gender equality, combating discrimination across borders and support for marginalised communities.
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 83 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii
(ii) enhance efficient public administration by promoting legal and administrative cooperation and cooperation between citizens, civil society actors and institutions, in particular, with a view to resolving legal and other obstacles in border regions;
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 86 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Under external cross-border and component 2 and 3 Interreg programmes the ERDF and, where applicable, the external financing instruments of the Union shall also contribute to the external Interreg-specific objective 'a safer and more secure Europe', in particular by actions in the fields of border crossing management and mobility and migration management, including the protection of migrants.deleted
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 88 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. An additional 150% of the ERDF and, where applicable, of the external financing instruments of the Union allocations under priorities other than for technical assistance to each Interreg programme under components 1, 2 and 3, shall be allocated on the Interreg-specific objective of 'a better Interreg governance' or on the external Interreg-specific objective of 'a safer and more secure Europe'.
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 90 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The contribution from the ERDF or, where applicable, an external financing instrument of the Union, to a small project fund within an Interreg programme shall not exceed EUR 20 000 000 or 1520 % of the total allocation of the Interreg programme, whichever is lower.
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 91 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 2
2. The managing authority and the audit authority shall be located in the same Member State.deleted
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 92 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 2021: 12%;
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 93 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) 2022: 12%;
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 94 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 2023: 12%;
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 95 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) 2024: 1,5%;
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 96 #

2018/0199(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 a (new)
Article 50 a Decommitments By way of derogation from Article 99.1 of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the Commission shall decommit any amount in an Interreg programme which has not been used for pre-financing in accordance with Article 49 or for which a payment application has not been submitted by 26 December of the third calendar year following the year of the budget commitments of the years 2021 to 2026.
2018/10/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. NoteStrongly regrets that the proposal for a Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) reflects a new approach to foreign and development policy; recalls that sustainable economic development, good governance and peace and security are essential for achiev which clearly subordinates development policies to EU interests; recalls that the first Sustainable Development Goal concerns the fight against poverty, a key aim of EU development policies and that a key aspect of a high quality development policy is that it is designed and implemented ing the goal of eradicating povertyprimary interest of developing countries;
2018/09/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 12 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that the European Parliament resolution 2017/2052 of 14 March 2018 calling for separate dedicated instruments for the pre-accession assistance, for the neighbourhood, for development and for humanitarian aid was not honoured; reaffirms that a dedicated development instrument is the best option for an effective development policy promoting the economic development and welfare of developing countries, particularly LDCs; recalls that article 208 of the TFEU defines the eradication of poverty as the primary objective of development cooperation;
2018/09/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
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 these new challenges mustConsiders that EU development, foreign, security and migration policies all remain underfunded; welcomes the proposed increase in financial allocations for EU external actions; considers however that creating the NDICI risks exacerbating the problems highlighted in the mid-term review of the external financial instruments which outlined that increasing demands from other policy fields have moved EU development policies away from poverty alleviation; urges for all external migration and security policies to be adfunded to existing sustainablefrom a separate instrument rather than being mixed up with development goalsfunding;
2018/09/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. ConsidNotes with concersn that the NDICI appears to contain the 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 stakeholderproposed NDICI contains several flexibility mechanisms such as reserves, cushions and rapid response frameworks; notes with concern that such a high level of flexibility could undermine development effectiveness, most notably due to a lack of predictability of ODA; further fears that increased flexibility limits the scope of parliamentary scrutiny; regrets that the NDICI proposal lacks a clear elaboration regarding its governance and management structures;
2018/09/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its support for the integration of the European Development Fund (EDF) in the EU budget, with provision also being made for the total additionality of the funds thus transferred; stresses the opportunity that the NDICI represents for boosting the development of the sub-Saharan region through a more targeted neighbourhood policy.
2018/09/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 50 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance that the next MFF in its entirety complies with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development as elaborated in article 208 TFEU and contributes to the fulfilment of the Sustainable Development Goals.
2018/09/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 51 #

2018/0166R(APP)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Recalls that gender equality is enshrined in the EU Treaty and should be included in all EU activities so as to deliver equality in practice; stresses that gender budgeting must become an integral part of the MFF by including a clear commitment in the MFF Regulation;
2018/09/17
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Different operators are active in the agricultural and food supply chain at the stages of production, processing, importing, exporting, marketing, distribution and retail of , retail and sale to final consumers of agri-food products. The chain is by far the most important channel for bringing agri-food products from “farm to fork”. Those operators trade agricultural and food products, that is to say primary agricultural products, including fishery and aquaculture products, as listed in Annex I to the Treaty for use as food, and other food products not listed in that Annex but processed from agricultural products for use as food.
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 13 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) The number and size of operators vary across the different stages of the agricultural and food supply chain. Differences in bargaining power relate to the different levels of concentration of operators and can enable the unfair exercise of bargaining power by using unfair trading practices. Unfair trading practices are in particular harmful for small and medium-sized operators in the food supply chain, both inside and outside of the Union. Agricultural producers, who supply primary agricultural products, are largelyoften small and medium- sized actors in the agricultural and food supply chain.
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) A minimum Union standard of protection against certain manifestly unfair trading practices should be introduced to reduce the occurrence of such practices and, to contribute to ensuring a fair standard of living for agricultural producers inside and outside the Union, to prevent unsafe and unsustainable practices, precarious working conditions, and to reduce food safety risks and food waste along the food supply chain. It should benefit all agricultural producers or any natural or legal person that supplies agricultural and food products, including producer organisations and associations of producer organisations, provided that all those persons meet the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises set out in the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC12 . Those mwithout raising their administrative burden. Micro, small or medium suppliers are particularly vulnerable to unfair trading practices and least able to weather them without negative effects on their economic viability. As the financial pressure on small and medium- sized enterprises caused by unfair trading practices often passes through the chain and reaches agricultural producers, rules on unfair trading practices should also protect small and medium-sized intermediary suppliers at the stages downstream of primary production. Protection of intermediary suppliers inside and outside the Union should also avoid unintended consequences (notably in terms of unduly raising prices) of trade diversion away from agricultural producers and their associations, who produce processed products, to non- protected suppliers. __________________ 12 OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36.
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) STo ensure the EU meets its Treaty obligation of Policy Coherence for Development and its commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals, suppliers established outside the Union should be able to rely on the Union minimum standard when they sell agricultural and food products to buyers established in the Unionmarketing and placing those products on the EU market to avoid unintended distorting effects resulting from the protection of suppliers in the Union.
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Complaints by producer organisations or associations of such organisations, as well as by organisations working with producers or with a proven expertise on trading practices in food supply chains, including non- governmental and civil society organisations, can serve to protect the identity of individual members of the organisation who are small and medium- sized suppliers and consider themselves exposed to unfair trading practices. Enforcement authorities of the Member States should therefore be able to accept and act upon complaints by such entities while protecting the procedural rights of the defendant.
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive applies to certain unfair trading practices which occur in relation to the sales of agricultural and food products by a supplier that is a small and medium-sized enterprise to a buyer that is not a small and medium-sized enterpriseo a buyer, including transactions between producer organisations or cooperatives and their members.
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) “buyer” means any natural or legal person established in the Union who buys food products by way of trade, irrespective of their place of establishment, who buys agricultural or food products by way of trade to place them on the EU market. The term "buyer" may include a group of such natural and legal persons;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 27 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) "unfair trading practices” means practices that - grossly deviate from good and fair commercial conduct, are contrary to good faith and fair dealing and are unilaterally imposed by buyer to supplier, or - impose or attempt to impose an unjustified and disproportionate transfer of a buyer’s economic risk to the supplier; or a significant imbalance of rights and obligations on the supplier in the commercial relationship before, during or after the contract;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) a “supply agreement” is a written agreement between a supplier and a buyer that clearly and transparently covers the relevant elements of the commercial agreement, including the names of the parties, their rights and obligations, price, duration, terms of delivery, terms of payment, as well as the cause, the execution of the contract and the effect of terminating the contract.
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) “small and medium-sized enterprise” means an enterprise within the meaning of the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises set out in the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC14 ; __________________ 14Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5/2003, p. 36).deleted
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the followingall unfair trading practices are prohibited, including at least the following trading practices:
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 31 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a buyer cancels orders of perishable food products at such short notice that a supplier cannot reasonably be expected to find an alternative to commercialise or use these products at the same value;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 33 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a buyer unilaterally and retroactively changes the terms of the supply agreement concerning the frequency, timing or volume of the supply or delivery, the quality standards, or the prices of the food products, or the terms of payment;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a supplier pays for the wastage of food products that occurs once the product has passed into the buyer's premisesownership and that is not caused by the negligence or fault of the supplier.
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 35 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) a buyer sells an agri-food product below the cost at which it was purchased, to stimulate sales of other products (“loss leader”);
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 37 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) a buyer claims, in an inconsistent manner, that products do not meet cosmetic specifications, in order to cancel or reduce the terms of the supply agreement;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) a buyer uses overly strict ‘minimum life on receipt criteria’ in order to reject a previously agreed order, or to reject an order that, for reasons unrelated to the supplier, has not been processed quickly enough;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 39 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)
(dd) a buyer requires suppliers to bear the financial costs of inaccurate forecasting provided by the buyer in order for the supplier to plan their production to meet forecasted orders.
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 43 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. A supplier established outside the EU shall address a complaint to the enforcement authority of any Member State. Upon receipt of the complaint, the enforcement authority shall forward it to the enforcement authority (if different) of the Member State in which the buyer suspected to have engaged in a prohibited trading practice is established.
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 44 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Where the buyer is established outside of the Union, the supplier shall address a complaint to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which it is established. For cases where the supplier is established outside of the Union, the supplier can address a complaint to any designated enforcement authority.
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Producer organisations or associations of producer organisations whose member(s) or member(s) of their members consider(s) that they are affected by a prohibited trading practice, as well as organisations working with producers or with a proven expertise on trading practices in food supply chains, including non-governmental organisations and civil society organisations, shall have the right to submit a complaint.
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 50 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts setting out criteria and a methodology to be taken into account by enforcement authorities when imposing pecuniary fines, having regard to at least the following elements: the turnover of the infringer, the benefits accrued by the infringer from the unfair trading practice, the number and status of the victims of the infringement, the repeated use of unfair trading practices by a buyer.
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 56 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. By 15 March of each year, Member States shall send to the Commission a report on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the food supply chain. That report shall contain, in particular, all relevant data on the application and enforcement of the rules under this Directive in the Member State concerned in the previous year, with a particular attention to cross-border unfair trading practices and their direct and indirect impacts on suppliers, including suppliers based outside the Union. Member States shall also report on the impact of the implementation of the current Directive on reducing food waste, increasing food safety and promoting sustainable practices in the food supply chain.
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 57 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. No soonlater than three years after the date of application of this Directive and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive and present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. The report shall pay particular attention to the effectiveness of the Directive in protecting the most vulnerable actors against unfair trading practices throughout the food supply chain, both inside and outside the Union. It shall also evaluate the contribution of the Directive to reducing food waste, increasing food quality and promoting sustainable practices in the food supply chain. The report shall consider the need to review the Directive, in particular to include new forms of UTPs, and to make use of data on input costs and price transmission through the agricultural food supply chain, to establish criteria for determining fair prices within a supply agreement. On the basis of this report, the Commission may present appropriate legislative proposals.
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 64 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Different operators are active in the agricultural and food supply chain at the stages of production, processing, importing, exporting, marketing, distribution and retail of , retail and sale to final consumers of agri-food products. The chain is by far the most important channel for bringing agri-food products from “farm to fork”. Those operators trade agricultural and food products, that is to say primary agricultural products, including fishery and aquaculture products, as listed in Annex I to the Treaty for use as food, and other food products not listed in that Annex but processed from agricultural products for use as food.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) The number and size of operators vary across the different stages of the agricultural and food supply chain. Differences in bargaining power relate to the different levels of concentration of operators and can enable the unfair exercise of bargaining power by using unfair trading practices. Unfair trading practices are in particular harmful for small and medium-sized operators in the food supply chain, both inside and outside of the Union. Agricultural producers, who supply primary agricultural products, are largelyoften small and medium- sized actors in the agricultural and food supply chain.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) While business risk is inherent in all economic activity, agricultural production is particularly fraught with uncertainty due to its reliance on biological processes, since agricultural products are to a greater or lesser extent perishable and seasonable, and its exposure to weather conditions. In an agricultural policy environment that is distinctly more market- oriented than in the past, protection against unfair trading practices has become more important for operators active in the agricultural and food supply chain and in particular for agricultural producers and their organisations.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) A majority of all Member States, but not all of them, have specific national rules that protect suppliers against unfair trading practices occurring in business-to- business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain. Where reliance on contract law or self-regulatory initiatives is possible, fear of retaliation against a complainant limits the practical value of these forms of redress. Certain Member States, which have specific rules on unfair trading practices in place, therefore entrust administrative authorities with their enforcement. However, Member States’ unfair trading practices rules - to the extent they exist - are characterised by significant divergence.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) A minimum Union standard of protection against certain manifestly unfair trading practices should be introduced to reduce the occurrence of such practices and, to contribute to ensuring a fair standard of living for agricultural producers inside and outside the Union, to prevent unsafe and unsustainable practices, precarious working conditions, and to reduce food safety risks and food waste along the food supply chain. It should benefit all agricultural producers or any natural or legal person that supplies agricultural and food products, including producer organisations and associations of producer organisations, provided that all those persons meet the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises set out in the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC12 . Those m. Micro, small or medium suppliers are particularly vulnerable to unfair trading practices and least able to weather them without negative effects on their economic viability. As the financial pressure on small and medium- sized enterprises caused by unfair trading practices often passes through the chain and reaches agricultural producers, rules on unfair trading practices should also protect small and medium-sized intermediary suppliers at the stages downstream of primary production. Protection of intermediary suppliers inside and outside the Union should also avoid unintended consequences (notably in terms of unduly raising prices) of trade diversion away from agricultural producers and their associations, who produce processed products, to non-protected suppliers. _________________ 12OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) STo ensure the EU meets its Treaty obligation of Policy Coherence for Development and its commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals, suppliers established outside the Union should be able to rely on the Union minimum standard when they sell agricultural and food products to buyers established in the Unionmarketing and placing those products on the EU market to avoid unintended distorting effects resulting from the protection of suppliers in the Union.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 106 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) The relevant rules should apply to business conduct by larger, that is to say non-small and medium-sized, operators in the agricultural and food supply chain as they are the ones who normally possess stronger relative bargaining power when trading with small and medium-sized suppliers.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 115 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) As a majority of Member States already have national rules on unfair trading practices, albeit diverging, it is appropriate to use the tool of a Directive to introduce a minimum protection standard under Union law. This should enable Member States to integrate the relevant rules into their national legal order in such a way as to bring about a cohesive regime. Member States should not be precluded from adopting and applying on their territory stricter national laws protecting small and medium-sized suppliers and buyers against unfair trading practices occurring in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain, subject to the limits of Union law applicable to the functioning of the internal market.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 121 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) As unfair trading practices may occur at any stage of the sale of an agricultural or food product, i.e. before, during or after a sales transaction, Member States should ensure that the provisions of this Directive should apply to such practices whenever they occur.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 124 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) When deciding whether an individual trading practice is considered unfair it is important to reduce the risk of limiting the use of fair and efficiency- creating agreements agreed between parties. As a result, it is appropriate to distinguish practices that are foreseen in clear and unambiguous terms in supply agreements between parties, and which do not result from the unfair exercise of bargaining power or from the exploitation of an economic dependence, from practices that occur after the transaction has started without being agreed in advance in clear and unambiguous terms, so that only unilateral and retrospective changes to those relevant terms of the supply agreement are prohibited. However, certain trading practices are considered as unfair by their very nature and should not be subject to the parties’ contractual freedom to deviate from them.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Complaints by producer organisations or associations of such organisations, as well as by organisations working with producers or with a proven expertise on trading practices in food supply chains, including non- governmental and civil society organisations, can serve to protect the identity of individual members of the organisation who are small and medium- sized suppliers and consider themselves exposed to unfair trading practices. Enforcement authorities of the Member States should therefore be able to accept and act upon complaints by such entities while protecting the procedural rights of the defendant.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 161 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) The enforcement authorities of the Member States should have the necessary powers that enable them to effectively gather any factual information by way of information requests or by undertaking on-site inspections. They should have the power to order the termination of a prohibited practice, where applicable. The existence of a deterrent, such as the power to impose fines and the publication of investigation results, can encourage behavioural change and pre-litigation solutions between the parties and should therefore be part of the powers of the enforcement authorities. The Commission and the enforcement authorities of the Member States should cooperate closelyrdinate their actions closely via the establishment of a Coordination Forum, so as to ensure a common approach with respect to the application of the rules set out in this Directive. In particular, the enforcement authorities should provide each other mutual assistance, for example by sharing information and, assisting in investigations and taking enforcement measures for cases which have a cross-border dimension.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 166 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) To facilitate effectiveensure a proper enforcement, the Commission should help organise meetings betweenestablish a Coordination Forum with representatives of the enforcement authorities of the Member States where best practices can be exchanged and relevant information can be shared. The Commission should also establish and manage a website to facilitate those exchangesis coordination.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 175 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) In the interest of an effective implementation of the policy in respect of unfair trading practices in business-to- business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain, the Commission should review the application of this Directive and submit a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. The review should also pay particular attention to whether protection of small and medium-sized buyers of food products in the supply chain – in addition to the protection of small and medium sized suppliers – in the future would be justified,
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 181 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive establishes a minimum list of prohibited unfair trading practices between buyers and suppliers in the agricultural and food supply chain and lays down minimum rules concerning their enforcement and arrangements for the coordination between enforcement authorities.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 207 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive applies to certain unfair trading practices which occur in relation to the sales of agricultural and food products by a supplier that is a small and medium-sized enterprise to a buyer that is not a small and medium-sized enterpriseo a buyer, including transactions between producer organisations or cooperatives and their members.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 228 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point –a (new)
(-a) "unfair trading practices” means practices that - grossly deviate from good and fair commercial conduct, are contrary to good faith and fair dealing and are unilaterally imposed by buyer to supplier, or - impose or attempt to impose an unjustified and disproportionate transfer of a buyer’s economic risk to the supplier; or a significant imbalance of rights and obligations on the supplier in the commercial relationship before, during or after the contract;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 234 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) “buyer” means any natural or legal person established in the Union who buys food products by way of trade, irrespective of their place of establishment, who buys agricultural or food products by way of trade to place them on the EU market. The term "buyer" may include a group of such natural and legal persons;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 247 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) “supplier” means any agricultural producer or any natural or legal person, irrespective of their place of establishment, who sells agricultural or food products. The term “supplier” may include a group of such agricultural producers or such natural and legal persons, including producer organisations and associations of producer organisations;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 263 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) “small and medium-sized enterprise” means an enterprise within the meaning of the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises set out in the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC14 ; _________________ 14 Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5/2003, p. 36).deleted
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 273 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) “agricultural and food products” means products listed in Annex I to the Treaty intended for use as food as well as products not listed in that Annex, but processed from those products for use as food;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 287 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) “perishable food products” means fresh agricultural and food products that will become unfit for human consumption or proper use, in particular as a result of the product's microbiological instability, unless they are stored, treated, packaged or otherwise conserved to prevent them from becoming unfit.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 301 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) a “supply agreement” is a written agreement between a supplier and a buyer that clearly and transparently covers the relevant elements of the commercial agreement, including the names of the parties, their rights and obligations, price, duration, terms of delivery, terms of payment, as well as the cause, the execution of the contract and the effect of terminating the contract.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 305 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the followingall unfair trading practices are prohibited, including at least the following trading practices:
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 312 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) A buyer pays a supplier for non- perishable food products more than 60 calendar days after the receipt of the supplier's invoice or more than 60 calendar days after the date of the delivery of the non-perishable food products, if this date is later.This prohibition shall be without prejudice: - to the consequences of late payments and remedies as laid down in Directive 2011/7/EU, - to the option of a buyer and a supplier to agree on a value sharing clause within the meaning of Article 172a of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 340 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a buyer unilaterally cancels orders of perishable food products at such short notice that a supplier cannot reasonably be expected to find an alternative to commercialise or use these products at the same value;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 346 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a buyer unilaterally and retroactively changes the terms of the supply agreement concerning the frequency, timing or volume of the supply or delivery, the quality standards or the prices of the agri-food products, or the terms of payments;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 364 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a supplier pays for the wastage of agri-food products that occurs once the product has passed into the buyer's premisesownership and that is not caused by the negligence or fault of the supplier.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 376 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) a buyer sells an agri-food product below the cost at which it was purchased, to stimulate sales of other products (“loss leader”);
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 382 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) a buyer of agricultural products or food products fails to provide the supplier with the supply agreement in written form, including sufficiently detailed and unambiguous information on the contractual terms and conditions of the purchase of agri-food products and the general conditions of sale;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 417 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) a buyer claims, in an inconsistent manner, that products do not meet cosmetic specifications, in order to cancel or reduce the terms of the supply agreement;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 422 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d d (new)
(dd) a buyer uses overly strict ‘minimum life on receipt criteria’ in order to reject a previously agreed order, or to reject an order that, for reasons unrelated to the supplier, has not been processed quickly enough.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 429 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d e (new)
(de) a buyer requires suppliers to bear the financial costs of inaccurate forecasting provided by the buyer in order for the supplier to plan their production to meet forecasted orders.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 474 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a buyer returns unsold agricultural or food products to a supplier;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 481 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a buyer charges a supplier payment as a condition for the stocking, displaying or listing agricultural or food products of the supplier;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 485 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) a supplier pays for the promotion of agricultural or food products sold by the buyer. Prior to a promotion and if that promotion is initiated by the buyer, the buyer shall specify the period of the promotion and the expected quantity of the agricultural or food products to be ordered;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 494 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) a supplier pays for the marketing of agricultural and food products by the buyer.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 528 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Each Member State shall designate a public authority to enforce the prohibitions laid down in Article 3 at national level ("enforcement authority"), and inform the Commission of the designation.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 530 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that the designated enforcement authority has the necessary resources, including sufficient budget and expertise, to fulfil their obligations.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 539 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. A supplier shall address a complaint to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which the buyer suspected to have engaged in a prohibited trading practice is established. , or to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which the supplier is established. In the latter case, the enforcement authority shall forward the complaint to the enforcement authority of the Member State where the buyer suspected to have engaged in a prohibited trading practice is established.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 555 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. A supplier established outside the EU shall address a complaint to the enforcement authority of any Member State. Upon receipt of the complaint, the enforcement authority shall forward it to the enforcement authority (if different) of the Member State in which the buyer suspected to have engaged in a prohibited trading practice is established
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 556 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Where the buyer is established outside of the Union, the supplier shall address a complaint to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which it is established. For cases where the supplier is established outside of the Union, the supplier can address a complaint to any designated enforcement authority.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 561 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Producer organisations or associations of producer organisations whose member(s) or member(s) of their members consider(s) that they are affected by a prohibited trading practice, as well as organisations working with producers or with a proven expertise on trading practices in food supply chains, including non-governmental organisations and civil society organisations, shall have the right to submit a complaint.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 578 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Within one month of receiving the complaint, the enforcement authority shall inform the complainant of its decision on whether to act on a complaint. Where the enforcement authority considers that there are insufficient grounds for acting on a complaint, it shall inform the complainant about the reasons.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 584 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Where the enforcement authority extends the investigation for an additional six months, as per Article 6 (1) a, it shall inform the complainant of this extension and its reasons for it.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 589 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to initiate and conduct investigations on its own initiative or based on a complaint, within a period of maximum six months, with an extension of an additional six months in complex and duly justified cases;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 598 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) to undertake, upon request of a supplier, mediation or dispute resolution functions, and to ensure the proceedings are held privately where the supplier so requests;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 599 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) to perform unannounced on-site inspections within the framework of its investigations;
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 627 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Delegated Acts The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts setting out criteria and a common methodology for use by enforcement authorities when determining the amount of pecuniary fines, having regard to at least the following elements: the turnover of the infringer, the benefits accrued by the infringer from the unfair trading practice, the number and status of the victims of the infringement, the repeated use of unfair trading practices by a buyer.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 631 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The following mechanisms for cooperation between enforcement authorities shall be established: (a) at the request of an applicant enforcement authority, the requested authority shall, without delay, provide to the applicant authority any relevant information to establish whether an UTP has occurred or is occurring. The requested authority shall undertake the appropriate and necessary investigations to fulfil this request; (b) at the request of an applicant enforcement authority, the requested authority shall take all necessary and proportionate enforcement measures to terminate the prohibited trading practice within a maximum period of six months. The requested authority shall regularly inform the applicant authority of the measures it undertakes or foresees.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 634 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The enforcement authorities shall meet at least once per year to discuss the application of this Directive owithin the basis of the annual reports referred to in Article 9(1) and best practices in the area it covers. The Commission shall facilitate those meetingsframework of a Coordination Forum under the supervision of the Commission.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 643 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7a Coordination Forum 1. The Commission shall establish, chair and manage a Coordination Forum composed of representatives appointed by each enforcement authority. 2. The Coordination Forum shall meet at least once a year and enable enforcement authorities: - to monitor and discuss the application of this Directive based on the annual reports referred to in Article 9(1); - to exchange best practices, especially as concerns cases with a cross-border dimension; - to consider and analyse new forms of UTPs; - to cooperate in setting and imposing penalties, including pecuniary fines, in cases involving operators from more than one Member State.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 663 #

2018/0082(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. No soonlater than three years after the date of application of this Directive and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive and present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. The report shall pay particular attention to the effectiveness of the Directive in protecting the most vulnerable actors against unfair trading practices throughout the food supply chain, both inside and outside the Union. It shall also evaluate the contribution of the Directive to reducing food waste, increasing food quality and promoting sustainable practices in the food supply chain. The report shall consider the need to review the Directive, in particular to include new forms of UTPs, and to make use of data on input costs and price transmission through the agricultural food supply chain, to establish criteria for determining fair prices within a supply agreement. On the basis of this report, the Commission may present appropriate legislative proposals.
2018/07/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2017/2594(RSP)


Recital G
G. whereas while a lack of resilience can result in immediate needs – including a humanitarian response to save lives or political and diplomatic efforts to end conflict – fostering resilience needs to be understood as a long-term effort embedded in the promotion of sustainable development; whereas as part of the EU’s foreign policy and development cooperation programmes promoting resilience needs to be context-specific and seek to contribute to the strengthening national resilience strategies owned by partner countries’ governments that are also accountable to their populations;
2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 25 #

2017/2594(RSP)


Recital i a (new)
i a. whereas empowering women is key in order to foster resilience;
2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2017/2594(RSP)


Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the current EU approach to resilience, as set out in the 2012 Communication and 2013 Council Conclusions, remains fundamentally valid and should be continued, whilst recognising the need to incorporate lessons learnt from the implementation of this policy into the new Joint Communication; wonders how the Communication will take into account elements from evaluations as a major planned evaluation will only take place in 2018; believes that the 2013-2020 Action Plan for resilience should be fully implemented;
2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 41 #

2017/2594(RSP)


Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that building resilience in partner countries is a long-term process and that this therefore needs to be integrated into development programmes; stresses that the new Joint Communication should recognise this and support the promotion of resilience as essential element of the sustainable development strategies of partner countries, particularly in fragile states; notes that these strategies need to be context-specific and in line with the principles of effective development including country ownership and shared mutual accountability to European citizens and those from partner countries; underlines in this regard the important monitoring and scrutiny role of the European Parliament and of national parliaments;
2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 51 #

2017/2594(RSP)


Paragraph 7
7. Calls for community resilience and a focus on vulnerable groups – including the poorest in society, minorities, women, children, people with disabilities and the elderly – to remain central to the promotion of resilience in the external action of the EU; highlights the central role played by civil society organisations in building resilience; underlines also the importance of collecting and disseminating disaggregated data to understand the situation of vulnerable groups;
2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 70 #

2017/2594(RSP)


Paragraph 12
12. Calls for sufficient resources to be devoted to the promotion of resilience, in line with its place as one of the strategic priorities of the EU; would welcome a strategic reflection ahead of the next multi- annual financial framework of how the EU can better use existing external financing instruments and innovative mechanisms like Trust Funds, to promote resilience; stresses that actions can be financed from different instruments working in a complementary manner and underlines that resources drawn from development cooperation instruments need to maintain poverty reduction as their central objective; considers that short term mechanisms like Trust Funds are not appropriate instruments in order to foster resilience;
2017/03/29
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2017/2586(RSP)


Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the proposal from the European Commission to revise the 2005 European Consensus on Development to reflect the new global development context following the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as changes in the EU’s legal and institutional structure since the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty;
2017/04/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2017/2586(RSP)


Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the clear recognition by the new Consensus that the primarRegrets that the new Consensus waters down the focus on the fight against poverty as a key objective of EU development policy is the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty in line with the Article 208 of the TFEU; reiterates that this should be done fully in line with the principles of effective development cooperation: ownership of development priorities by develop, does not reaffirm EU and Member States key ODA commitments and constitutes therefore a clear step back ing countries, focus on results, inclusive partnerships and transparency and accountabilitymparison to the 2005 Consensus;
2017/04/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2017/2586(RSP)


Paragraph 4
4. EndorseRejects the Joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on the new European Consensus on Development – Our World, Our Dignity, Our Future;
2017/04/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 19 June 2017 on EU engagement with civil society in external relations,
2018/01/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the resolution of the European Parliament of 23 September 2013 on local authorities and civil society: Europe’s engagement in support of sustainable development,
2018/01/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 c (new)
- having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council of 15 December 2017 on the mid-term review of the External Financing Instruments,
2018/01/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation 2 d (new)
- having regard to the European Court of Auditor's Special Report 18/2014 on EuropeAid's Evaluation and Results Oriented Monitoring Systems,
2018/01/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the Commission considers in its mid-term review report that the current external instrument architecture is generally fit for purpose,
2018/01/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the Commission states in its mid-term review that it is difficult to measure the overall effectiveness of the instruments in meeting their objectives, partly because of the difficulty in defining appropriate monitoring and evaluation systems at the instrument-level (p.10); recalls that the Court of Auditors pointed to serious deficiencies in EuropeAid's evaluation system in its Special Report 18/2014,
2018/01/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the Common Implementing Regulation (CIR) contains key provisions on development and aid effectiveness principles such as untying of aid and the use of partner countries' own institutions, systems and procedures,
2018/01/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas the EU has recognised the importance of partnerships with civil society organisations (CSOs) in external relations; whereas this includes involvement of CSOs in programming and implementing external instruments; whereas such a more strategic engagement has not been implement yet;
2018/01/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Is pleased to note that the evaluation of the different instruments and the mid-term review report consider the current architecture generally fit for purpose and that therefore a major restructuring is not needed,
2018/01/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 16 #

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Regrets that it is not possible for the Commission to measure if the different instruments reach their objectives; recalls in that context the observations made by the European Court of Auditors in its Special Report 18/2014 on EuropeAid's Evaluation and Results Oriented Monitoring Systems; calls on the Commission to use this occasion in order to improve its evaluation and monitoring system along the recommendations made by the Court;
2018/01/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Recalls the key importance of development and aid effectiveness principles in external action as highlighted in the Common Implementing Regulation and calls on the Commission to maintain these principles throughout all the measures it will take following the mid-term review report;
2018/01/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Regrets that the issue of a lack of CSO participation in programming and implementing external instruments has not been raised in the Commission's mid- term review report; calls on the Commission to mainstream a more strategic involvement of CSOs in all external instruments and programmes as requested by both the Council and the European Parliament,
2018/01/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2017/2280(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Suggests to consider the integration of Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) into the framework of the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI), with the goal to provide a more stable political frame for emergency budget support,
2018/01/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
– having regard to the Council conclusions of 19 June 2017 on EU engagement with civil society in external relations,
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
– having regard to the resolution of the European Parliament of 22 October 2013 on local authorities and civil society: Europe’s engagement in support of sustainable development,
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 c (new)
– having regard to the European Court of Auditor's Special Report 18/2014 on EuropeAid's Evaluation and Results Oriented Monitoring Systems,
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission's Communication "A new, modern Multiannual Financial Framework for a European Union that delivers efficiently on its priorities post-2020" of 14 February 2018,
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital –A (new)
-A. whereas the Commission states in its mid-term review that it is difficult to measure the overall effectiveness of the instruments in meeting their objectives, partly because of the recent start of the new instruments and partly because of the difficulty in defining appropriate monitoring and evaluation systems at the instrument-level;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security PolicyTreaty of Lisbon, the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid and the new European Consensus on Development determine the EU strategy on development cooperation and humanitarian aid; whereas the Council has adopted in addition a Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy which also deals inter alia with development cooperation;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the evaluations confirm that using the different geographic and thematic instruments in a coherent manner is actually possible;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the evaluation of the 11th EDF states that "there is a real threat that EDF will be pushed into responding to agendas that distance it from its primary objective of poverty alleviation, which are difficult to reconcile with the EDF’s core values and compromise what it does well", that "despite consultations, government and CSOs’ views (with some notable exceptions such as in the Pacific region), have rarely been taken account of in programming choices" and that "the EDF11 programming thus used a top- down approach to apply the concentration principle but at the cost of the Cotonou Agreement’s central principle of partnership";
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas on the EU-Africa Emergency Trust fund, the EDF evaluation states that "compared to standard EDF projects, the shortened preparation and approval time, the indirect involvement of the EU in project implementation and the fact that these projects originate from EU priority concerns rather than as a response to PCs [partner countries]’ long-term objectives, all raise concerns over the likely effectiveness and sustainability of EU TF projects and over the ability of the EU to closely monitor their implementation";
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas according to the EDF evaluation, by April 2017, nearly 500 million € from the EDF reserve had been disbursed to support operations of the Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department of the European Commission (ECHO), nearly 500 € million allocated in emergency support to individual countries and 1.5 billion € disbursed to the EU- Africa Emergency Trust Fund; whereas EDF also contributes to the new external investment fund;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 35 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas despite having received billions of euros for years from the EDF and despite serious concerns from the EU Commission on its financial management, the African Peace Facility has not been part of the EDF evaluation; whereas the African Peace Facility has not been properly evaluated since 2011;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 37 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas the evaluation of the 11th EDF points to serious limitations in monitoring and evaluation systems of cooperation results which are seriously constraining the EDF’s ability to report on effectiveness; whereas according to the evaluators blending only mobilises additional resources in 50 % of the cases;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)
Df. whereas the evaluation on the DCI states that "the DCI remains overall relevant and fit for purpose, both when it was adopted and at the mid-point of its implementation. It is broadly in line with new policy documents (e.g. the new European Consensus on Development and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development) although implementing certain priorities, could be difficult in its current format.";
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 42 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D h (new)
Dh. whereas the DCI evaluation points as well to problems in the EU's monitoring and evaluation set-up making it difficult to measure results;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 43 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D i (new)
Di. whereas the EU has recognised the importance of partnerships with civil society organisations(CSOs) in external relations; whereas this includes involvement of CSOs in programming and implementing external instruments;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D k (new)
Dk. whereas one of the results of the mid-term report on Afghanistan is the intention of the Commission to shift funding of subsistence farming to agro- businesses;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 62 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the fact that a large number of countries have graduated from the EDF and the DCI in the last few years as they have become upper-middle income countries (UMICs)become upper- middle income countries (UMICs), with the effect that they respectively graduated from bilateral cooperation under the DCI or received reduced bilateral cooperation grants under the EDF;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 88 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Regrets that the mid-term review did not cover the African Peace Facility, which has not been properly evaluated for years; considers that in times where more and more political emphasis is put on the security-development nexus, evidence- based policy-making is key;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 99 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Is surprised by the discrepancy between the evaluation results and the mid-term review conclusions drawn by the Commission; regrets that the serious problems of lack of partnership and the risk to lose the focus on poverty alleviation of the instruments is not addressed at all in the Commission's conclusions despite this being a key element of the evaluation;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 120 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Is worriedConsiders it normal that UMICs that have graduated from the EDF and the DCI may be faced with a funding gap that places them in a situation of vulnerability; calls on the Commission to reflect on the consequences and to facilitate their access to EFIs tailored to their needsbilateral cooperation under the DCI or received reduced bilateral cooperation grants under the EDF may be faced with a funding gap; calls on the Commission to reflect on the consequences and to facilitate their access to EFIs tailored to their needs, in particular the partnership instrument while guaranteeing a certain amount of development funding in a limited transition phase;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 126 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Is of the view that EFIs should continue to support both EU and local CSOs and systematically facilitate their active participation in multi-stakeholder dialogues on EU policies and on all programming processes across all instruments; considers, furthermore, that the EU should promote the role of CSOs as watchdogs both inside and outside the EU; welcomes in this context the Commission's intention to deepen and consolidate ongoing work to build partnerships and dialogue with civil society working in development and to enhance dialogue and involvement of networks of CSOs in EU policymaking and processes;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 136 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the strict application of preconditions allowing for the use of budget support and for a more systematic monitoring of this aid modality in partner countries; regrets that the Commission has resorted to budget support in Afghanistan, a highly corrupt country, despite a negative recommendation from Parliament;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 140 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Warns against abusive recourse to trust funds; is concerned at the fact that contributions from Member States and other donors to trust funds have been below expectations, with negative consequences for their effectiveness; is seriously worried about the findings from the EDF evaluation on the effectiveness of the EU-Africa Trust Fund;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 145 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Regrets that the Commission has not seized the opportunity of the Mid- Term Review to adapt its policies to the requirements included in the European Consensus on the support to small-scale and sustainable agro-ecological farming; notes that on the contrary, proposed measures include even more support to large-scale farming and agro-businesses;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 146 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. IHighlights the evaluations' conclusions that in particular EDF has shown a very high degree of flexibility in reacting to political urgencies; is of the view that in a context of multiple crises and uncertainty, the EFIs need to have sufficient flexibikey problem of EFIs is the absence of an instrument pursuing EU foreign politcy to be able to adjust swiftly to changing priorities and unfoobjectives besides development; this results, as shown in the evaluations, in an increaseed pressure on devents, and to deliver rapidly on the ground; recommends, to this end, a smart use of the EFIs reserve or the unused funds, more flexibility in the multiannual programming, an appropriate combination of funding modalities and greater simplification at implementation levellopment instruments to fund actions barely related to the fight against poverty; recommends, to this end, the creation of new instruments for dealing with EU foreign policy interests, which would avoid constantly using EFI reserves; considers that excessive simplification would run counter to the need to align to partner countries' priorities and to include stakeholders into programming and planning;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 156 #

2017/2258(INI)

30a. Is worried by the findings from the evaluators about the lack of monitoring and evaluation systems which make it difficult to measure results; highlights on the other hand the numerous positive findings on EU development policies in audits from the European Court of Auditors; recalls the observations made by the European Court of Auditors in its Special Report 18/2014 on EuropeAid's Evaluation and Results Oriented Monitoring Systems; calls on the Commission to use this occasion in order to further improve its results framework system along the recommendations made by the Court;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 164 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Notes the Commission's conclusions that coherence among instruments could be enhanced by streamlining their number; highlights that such a finding is not part of any of the different evaluations;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 165 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Considers that the sometimes occurring lack of coherence between the different instruments is essentially a management problem within the Commission and EEAS services; stresses the absolute necessity to maintain separate development and humanitarian aid instruments respecting key development principles in light of the evaluation findings concerning the threat to the central objective of poverty alleviation in the new framework of shifting policy priorities and the lack of partnership;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 166 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 c (new)
31c. Given the shift in aid modalities from direct grants to trust funds and blended finance, including through the European Fund for Sustainable Development, invites the Council, Commission and European Investment Bank to adopt an inter-institutional agreement with the European Parliament on transparency, accountability and parliamentary scrutiny on the basis of the policy principles set out in the New European Consensus on Development;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 176 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Considers it necessary to increase the current levels of EU ODA in the future architecture of the EFIs post-2020, so as to enable the EU to honour its collective commitment to provide 0.7 % of Gross National Income (GNI) in ODA and allocate 0.2 % of ODA/GNI to the least developed countries; welcomes in this context the recent Commission's communication on the new Multi-annual Financial Framework;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 183 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Is of the view that the transfer of funds between objectives and for changing priorities within an instrument should only take place on the basis of real needs of partner countries, without compromising the principles and objectives of the instrument and with adequate involvement of the monitoring authority; calls in particular for a clear distinction between ODA-eligible funding and other, non- ODA-eligible funding; is against any transfer of funds earmarked for DAC able activities to programmes that cannot be accounted for as ODA; emphasises the need for ODA-targets within EFI Regulations to safeguard this;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 199 #

2017/2258(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
44. Stresses that budgetisation of the EDF should be accompanied by a proportional increase to the agreed EU budget ceiling so as to neither lead to a cut in the EU’s financial commitment to the ACP countries nor to an overall decrease in EU development assistance in the post- 2020 MFF;
2018/03/01
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1. Notes that the increase of large- scale land acquisitions, driven mainly by agribusiness, the forestry, biofuels and tourism industries, has impacted negatively on indigenous people, which are forced away from their lands;
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 a (new)
-1a. Reiterates that indigenous people around the world suffer disproportionally from violations of human rights, from crime, health problems, and high rates of poverty as they comprise 15 percent of those living in poverty while they account for 5 per cent of the world’s population only;
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2017/2206(INI)

1. Recalls Article 208 TFEU, Agenda 2030 and the fact that the EU is bound by a rights-based approach to development;deleted
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the Agenda 2030 addresses these development concerns of indigenous peoples and underlines that a stepped up effort for its implementation is needed; stresses the need to strengthen the Indigenous Peoples Major Group for Sustainable Development (IPMG) as the global mechanism for coordination and concerted efforts to advance the rights and development priorities of indigenous peoples; calls on the European Commission to better liaise with and include the IMPG in its Multi- Stakeholder Platform on SDGs;
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls the EU’s commitment to follow a Rights-Based Approach (RBA) to development, which includes the respect of indigenous peoples’ rights as defined in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), and singles out the principles of accountability and participation, non- discrimination; strongly encourages the EU to continue its work on operationalising this Rights Based Approach in all development activities and to set up a Task Force with Member States for this purpose; calls for an update of the respective implementation plan with clear timelines and indicators to measure progress;
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Recalls Article 208 TFEU and the principle of Policy Coherence of Development, notes with concern that the EU energy, agriculture, trade and investment policies have proven to be drivers of landgrabbing in third countries as large-scale land acquisitions negatively impact indigenous peoples’ access to land; deplores that the ongoing revision of the Renewable Energy Directive has so far failed to introduce social and sustainability criteria taking into account risks of land grabbing; recalls that the Directive should be consistent with international tenure right standards;
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 13 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. DeploresIs alarmed by the allegations that ODAcertain cooperation programmes funded by Official Development Assistance, notably climate change mitigation projects, have negatively affected the rights of indigenous peoples; regrets that the REDD+ programme has failed to secure tenure rights for local forest communities; urges the EUuropean Commission and the Member States to support the inclusion of human rights obligations in all domestic and international mitigation and adaptation instruments and calls for the establishment of effective complaint and redress mechanisms;
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 19 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the European Commission and the Member States to establish, as an immediate step, an effective administrative complaint mechanism for victims of human rights violations and other harmful impacts induced by ODA- funded activities to initiate investigation and reconciliation processes; this mechanism shall have standardized procedures, be of administrative nature, thus be complementary to judicial mechanisms, and EU Delegations could act as entry points;
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on development partners to carry out thorough assessments before the usage of land declared as “empty”, “idle” or “unused” is to be changed as this can threaten indigenous peoples’ livelihoods and their access to land, forests or natural resources; recalls that indigenous peoples should not be displaced from their lands or territories and if relocation is deemed necessary, the affected people should receive just, fair and equitable compensation; singles out the specific case of nomadic pastoralist people;
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 25 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Recalls that 80% of forests worldwide constitutes traditional lands and territories of indigenous peoples; stresses the vital role of indigenous people for sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity conservation; recalls that UNFCCC calls upon its state parties to respect the knowledge and rights of indigenous peoples as safeguards in implementing REDD+; urges partner countries to adopt measures to effectively engage indigenous peoples in climate change adaptation and mitigation measures;
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. UDeplores that in many countries affected by land grabbing, effective access to justice and remedy for indigenous peoples and pastoralists is limited due to weak governance and because their land rights are often not formally recognised under local or national legal frameworks; urges partner countries to recognise and protect pastoralist and indigenous peoples’ rights to customary ownership and control of their lands and natural resources as set out in the UNDRIP and ILO Convention 169, i.e. by enabling collective registration of land use and by putting in place policies aimed at ensuring more equitable access to land; calls for the EU to support partner countries in this and in applying the principle of fFree, pPrior and iInformed cConsent (FPIC) to large-scale land acquisitions, as set out in the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests and in compliance with international human rights law;
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that between 200 and 500 million people worldwide practise pastoralism and that pastoralism is central to livelihood strategies in the drylands and mountainous regions of East Africa; stresses the need to foster sustainable pastoralism to reach the SDGs; encourages the EU and its Member States to support the African Governance Architecture (AGA) and in particular the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights, in order to implement the African Union Policy Framework on Pastoralism in Africa and, more broadly, to recognise pastoralists’ and indigenous peoples’ rights related to communal ownership of ancestral land, the right to dispose freely of natural resources and their rights to culture and religion;
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 37 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes with concern that human rights risks associated with mining, oil and gas extraction fall disproportionally on indigenous people; calls on developing countries to carry out mandatory human rights impact assessments prior to all new activities in these sectors and to disclose their findings; stresses the need to ensure that the legislation governing the granting of concessions includes provisions on FPIC; recommends the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) to broaden its standards to include protection of the human rights of local and indigenous communities;
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 39 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Highlights the link between the right to food and land rights for indigenous peoples; points out that, according to the United Nations report on the State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (1), the promotion of new technologies such as improved seeds, chemical fertilizers and pesticides, the introduction of cash-crop cultivation and large plantation schemes have caused environmental degradation and destroyed ecosystems, affecting many indigenous communities to the point of forcing them to resettle elsewhere; [1] http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/docu ments/SOWIP/press%20package/sowip- press-package-en.pdf
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 41 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that bilateral investment agreements often fail to recognise indigenous peoples’ land rights; recalls that international investment law has to respectcomply with international human rights law, including the right of governments to regulate in the public interest; calls on dDevelopment fFinance iInstitutions that fund investments to strengthen their human rights safeguards;,
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the EU to ensure that of its all investment and trade agreements include provisions for mandatory and independent ex-ante and ex-post human rights impact assessments, due diligence requirements and effective accountability mechanisms; stresses the need to develop databases to systematically record and disclose land deals in third countries involving EU actors in order to ensure more transparency and, ultimately, more accountability;
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 51 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the factannouncement of the European Commission that the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests will become binding for the External Investment Plan; insists that they should become binding for all EU ODA projectsexternal action funded by ODA;
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 57 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls forRecalls that the European Convention on Human Rights defines both domestic and extraterritorial obligations for states regarding their duties to provide access to remedies for victims of human rights violations; calls on the EU to take legally binding measures to hold corporationEuropean corporate and financial entities accountable for breaches of human rights in third countries and to provide effective remedy, complaint and sanction mechanisms., including in cases of their involvement in landgrabbing;
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 62 #

2017/2206(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Regrets the serious shortcomings of the UN “Protect, Respect, Remedy” framework and the Guiding Principles on business and human rights with regard to both indigenous peoples’ rights and land rights; calls on the EU to engage constructively in the work of the UN Human Rights Council on an international legally binding instrument to regulate, in international human rights law, the activities of transnational corporations and other business enterprises; while this process is ongoing encourages such corporations to recognise the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in codes of business conduct or other voluntary frameworks;
2018/03/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) which respects vulnerable sectors of European agriculture, such as dairy and sheep and goat meatmulti-lateral framework which respects and protects agriculture as the base of national, regional and local food security and sovereignty, can be of mutual benefit, offering opportunities for European producers and advancing the EU’s position as a key playerconsumers and securing livelihoods and high social and environmental standards on the global marketscale;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 7 #

2017/2193(INI)

1. Believes that an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive balanced free trade agreement (FTA) which respects vulnerable sectors of European agriculture, such as dairy and sheep and goat meat, can be of mutual benefit, offeringwould offer only modest opportunities for European producers and advancing the EU’s position as a key player on the global market, while putting them under further competitive pressure;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 8 #

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) which respects vulnerable sectors of European agriculture, such as dairy and sheep and goat meat, can be of mutual benefit, offering opportunities for European producers and advancing the EU’s position as a key player on the global marketvulnerable sectors of European agriculture, such as dairy and sheep and goat meat, should be excluded from the trade mandate;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive or unsustainable pressure, for instance by introducing transitional periods or appropriate quotas, or by not making any commitments in the most sensitive sectors; calls on the Commission to factor in respect for seasonal cycles of production in Europe, particularly for the lamb sector;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive or unsustainable pressure, for instance by introducing transitional periods or appropriate quotas, orsuch as dairy and sheep and goat meat, by not making any commitments in the most sensitive sectors; calls on the Commission to factor in respect for seasonal cycles of production in Europe, particularly for the lamb sector;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to make negotiations dependent on exclusion of sensitive agricultural products and, should this not be possible, refrain from concluding a trade agreement;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2017/2193(INI)

2b. Calls on the Council to reflect on the appropriateness of starting yet another series of bilateral negotiations for a trade and investment agreement, as it will divert efforts from the urgent need to re- establish the WTO as the primary venue for trade policy making;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that nothing in the agreement should prevent either side from regulating independently to set and implement legitimate policy objectives, including social, environmental and public health goals and safeguards;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Stresses that European agriculture has a special role to play in maintaining the fabric of rural communities and in feeding European populations; emphasises that farmers and their livelihoods should not be bargaining chips in trade deals;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to conclude as soon as possible its assessment of the potential impact of an EU-New Zealand FTA in order to be able to evaluate completely the possible gains and losses of such a trade deal for European producers, specified for a bilateral, regional and multilateral framework of negotiations;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Expresses a preference for a multilateral framework concentrating on the establishment of common standards;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 98 #

2017/2193(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the Commission must engage in a fully transparent, timely and comprehensive manner with all agricultural stakeholders on all aspects of the negotiations, maintaining and improving upon the level of transparency implemented for the TTIP negotiations with the USA, and requests that the Committee on Agriculture be kept informed of developments in relation to agriculture;
2017/09/12
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas sheep- and goat-farming play an important role in ensuring environmental sustainability, being as they are present in 70% of geographically disadvantaged areas and contribute to preserving biodiversity and combating soil erosion, the build-up of unwanted biomass, levee damages, avalanches and forest fires;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas sheep’s wool is not recognized as an agricultural product under Annex I of the TFEU, but is only classified as an animal by-product under the regulation 142/2011;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 80 #

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas this lack of recognition brings disadvantages to sheep farmers compared to other farmers, because firstly, wool is subject to higher requirements than recognized agricultural products when transported, and secondly, market interventions through a shared market organisation are not possible for sheep’s wool;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 177 #

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to qualify wool as an agricultural product under Annex I of the TFEU;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 191 #

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Supports maintaining or, where possible, increasing coupled aid for pasture based sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 364 #

2017/2117(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Requests the Commission to examine whether EU state aid regulations can be further developed in order to include measures to prevent damages caused by predators and to allow for a compensation rate of 100%;
2017/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the European Parliament resolution on the ‘State of play of farmland concentration in the EU: how to facilitate the access to land for farmers’, adopted on 27 April 2017
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, amongst new entrants, women are identified as primary farmer at greater rates than in the agricultural sector in general;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas young farmers and new entrants represent important sources of innovation and entrepreneurship within agriculture, bringing benefits such as the introduction of new knowledge or techniques, the development of new business models based on end-users, the development of more sustainable farming systems, the development of new organisational models (e.g. share farming, pre-financing, crowd sourcing), the increase of connections between farming and the local community, and the adaptation of traditional knowledge to develop business innovations (e.g. artisanal food production);
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas access to land has been identified as the most important barrier to young farmers and new entrants;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 47 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas their access to land is obstructed by, on the one hand, the loss of agricultural land through soil sealing, urban development, tourism, infrastructure projects, changes of use and the spread of desertification caused by climate change, and, on the other hand, by the concentration of land in the hands of corporate groups with subsidiaries and investors from outside the farming sector;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 48 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Cf. whereas acquisition of land by means of share purchases and transactions involving large areas of land and speculative price rises pose serious and increasingly alarming problems for new entrants and young farmers in many Member States;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C g (new)
Cg. whereas the current supports, whilst facilitating access to finance or capital, do not address the substantial issue of gaining access to land in order to establish a new farm;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C h (new)
Ch. whereas 80% of CAP subsidies are distributed to only 20% of EU farms, and the actual distribution of subsidies could be even more unequal, as the available statistics do not make it possible to establish anything about the ownership and control of farms;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recommends that the support to the ‘Young Farmer Scheme’ should continue andbecome subject to eligibility criteria to ensure that funds benefit those young farmers whose holdings which have the maximum positive impact on ecological and social goods (biodiversity, environment, climate, water, soil fertility, animal welfare, regional food supply, and job creation) and recommends that the maximum level of national funding allocation be increased beyond 2 % in order to encourage generational renewal
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reminds that young farmers are particularly engaged in organic and agro- ecological agriculture and activities to develop short supply chains, and calls for focused support for these activities, as it would disproportionately benefit young farmers;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recommends that supports should be accompanied by qualified and independent advisory servicesfinan;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 84 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Recommends that distinctive supports are offered to young farmers and new entrants, including lifting the age limit for new entrants, since entrants at a range of ages bring innovations and new resources into agriculture;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Recommends that the age limit for new entrants should be abolished, and the age limit for young farmers be set at 44, to better suit the current farming demographic and allow better evaluation by adjusting to Eurostat age groups;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 153 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that payments to young farmers should not be delayed, but made periodically and predictably to prevent young farmers from falling into debt and thus hampering their projects;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 181 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to give new entrants and young farmers priority in the access to farmland, by making full use of regulatory instruments, in line with treaty provisions, that are already implemented successfully in some Member States, such as state licensing of land sales and leases, rights of pre- emption, obligations for tenants to engage in farming, restrictions on the right of purchase by legal persons, ceilings on the number of hectares that maybe bought, preference for farmers, land banking, indexation of prices with reference to farm incomes, preferential access to state- owned land, taxes, etc.;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 191 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Encourages Member States to set up and/or strengthen non-profit land mobility agencies with state participation and under state supervision, equipped with a land fund and a pre-emptive right for the purpose of improving agricultural structure, which can be entrusted with accompanying the settlement of young farmers and new entrants;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 200 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that a proper definition of an active farmer will help generational renewal, drive structural change and aid land mobility;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 202 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that the definition of active farmer should include criteria other than the level of agricultural production, so as not to exclude part-time farmers or those who have diversified their activities, and that are providing ecological and social goods (biodiversity, environment, climate, water, soil fertility, animal welfare, regional food supply, and job creation);
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 218 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on Member States to raise pensions for farmers to the level of average pensions of employees, and to ensure that farmers’ pensions are above the poverty line as a minimum;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 231 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the Member States and the regions should be given more power to regulate farmland and set restrictions to that end, particularly with a view to tackling Europe’s land-grabbing and concentration phenomenon, including the trend towards share purchases by corporate groups with subsidiaries, which is limiting young farmers’ options when starting out;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 235 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the Commission Interpretative Communication on the Acquisition of Farmland and European Union Law, but points out that the Communication does not reflect sufficiently on how to regulate share purchases by corporate groups which are often active transnationally; calls on the Commission to update the Communication in this respect;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 239 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Commission to finance a study on the current state of land concentration in Europe that takes into account the phenomenon of corporate groups with subsidiaries that acquire and control land via share deals, and that analyses the risks that land concentration poses, not only as concerns access to land for young farmers and new entrants, but also as concerns food supply, employment, the environment, soil quality and rural development in general;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 241 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to collect data on the acquisition of land by means of share purchases and on transactions involving large areas of land, and to ensure that corporate groups with subsidiaries which receive agricultural payments are recorded and identifiable both in the EU Farm Structure Survey and in the EU database on CAP beneficiaries;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 242 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to adopt legal protection measures to protect young farmers’ holdings and projects from the development of urban projects or infrastructures that may damage their investments;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 243 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Recommends interconnection of the collected data with the Business Registers Interconnection System (BRIS);
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 251 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that a proper definition of active farmer will help generational renewal, drive structural change and aid land mobility;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 271 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make information available to young farmers and new entrants on innovative and non- conventional approaches that are best suited to starting a new farm, such as the development of new business models based on end-users, the development of more sustainable farming systems, the development of new organisational models (e.g. share farming, pre-financing, crowdsourcing), the increase of connections between farming and the local community, and the adaptation of traditional knowledge to develop business innovations (e.g. artisanal food production);
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 281 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls for women's entrepreneurial spirit and initiatives to be encouraged, in particular through the promotion of female ownership, networks of female young farmers, new entrants and entrepreneurs, and provision in the financial sector for facilitating access for rural businesswomen to investment and credit, thus enabling them to develop businesses from which they can make a stable living;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 287 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that developing modern agro-ecological agricultural practices will make agriculture more attractive to young farmers; stresses the need to support innovative and non-conventional approaches such as agro-ecology, new business models based on end-users and digital farming technology, and urges the Commission to ensure that any future CAP reflects this;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 293 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Asks the Commission and the Member States for a firm commitment to direct marketing channels that allow young farmers to sell their products in local markets in a more sustainable way and with a greater benefit;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 303 #

2017/2088(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Commission to orient direct payments towards small-scale holdings and agro-ecological farming in the upcoming CAP-reform, as this will disproportionately benefit younger and new entrant farmers;
2018/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the central pillar for cooperation between the EU and Africa at the continental level is the Joint Africa- EU Strategy (JAES) adopted in 2007; whereas relations between the EU and Africa must be guided by principles of mutual interest and understanding and by shared common values within the framework of a reciprocal partnership;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the Cotonou Agreement with the EU, to which 79 ACP States are parties, including 48 in sub-Saharan Africa, governs the main partnership between the EU and Africa; whereas the EU has also established relations with African countries that are not parties to the Cotonou Agreement under the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) and the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI); whereas the EU-ACP partnership was established at a time when ACP countries had not yet formed their current regional or continental cooperation structures; whereas the emergence of the AU in 2003 and the Joint African-EU Strategy in 2007 makes it essential to streamline the various policy frameworks between the EU and Africa; whereas the objective to “treat Africa as one” is clearly stated it the preamble of the JAES;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas migration features prominently in the EU global strategy on foreign and security policy and constitutes a priority topic in the EU’s external relations including its relations with Africa; and whereas the priorities identified by Africa on migration differ from the EU-centred approach to tackling migration to the EU;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 42 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the financial autonomy of the African Union is necessary to give impetus to the process of political African integration; whereas the 2016 Kaberuka plan has created expectations regarding the sustainable financing of the African Union, through a 0.2% levy on imports entering the African continent; and whereas the JAES calls for adapting the legal and financial frameworks to the needs and objectives of the partnership;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 47 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes this new communicationTakes note of the Communication entitled “For a Renewed Impetus of the Africa - EU Partnership”, which aims to impart fresh impetus to the Africa-EU partnership in order to broaden and intensify it, gearing it to prosperity and stability on the two continents, in accordance with the commitments given in subscribing to the SDGs, the new European consensus for development, the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy and Agenda 2063;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 51 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. CWhile considersing it vital to intensify relations between the EU and Africa and to establish ‘win-win’ cooperation to meet shared challenges and secure common benefits, particularly in priority fields such as economic development and job creation, good governance, security, migration, the environment, education and youth, believes that forging a real partnership implies to tackle equally Africa’s top priorities, including their concerns regarding the implementation of Economic Partnership Agreement, especially in terms of regional integration and industrialisation;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 56 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Invites the EU and the AU to have a frank dialogue on EPAs to evaluate to what extent they contribute to the realisation of the economic goals of the AU’s 2063 Agenda, particularly the goal to increase intra-African trade to 50%by 2050;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 58 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the recognised effectiveness of ACP-EU cooperation and the results achieved in the field of development; stresses that this common framework must be maintained, while developing the regional dimension, including by means of increased cooperation withStresses the need to streamline the various policy frameworks between the EU and Africa; notes that the EU and the regions/countries of the ACP increasingly choose other political frameworks than the Cotonou Partnership Agreement to develop collective action and articulate interests on these global challenges, as in the case of the African Union and the rRegional eEconomic cCommunities, that have become the main interlocutor for the EU and other global players;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 64 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the 2007 JAES stresses the need for a continent-to- continent partnership between the EU and AU, where Africa is treated as one and stresses that the partnership is based on common interests and objectives; recalls that developing this EU-AU partnership enables further regionalization and should be considered as an option for ACP relations post-Cotonou;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 66 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that non-aid policies in the EU and Africa need to be better geared towards attaining the SDGs, including by ensuring Policy Coherence for Development (PCD). To this end, the EU and the AU should enhance coherence between all policies and initiatives with development objectives;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 78 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of including the principles of transparency and good governance in the EU-Africa Strategy and its planning, implementation and evaluation;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 97 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the need to promoteat good governance, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, but also efforts to combat corruption on both contin are indispensable for sustainable development and long-term security improvements, asnd they are indispensable elements in sustainable developmentse values should therefore not be subordinated to security concerns;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 110 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the need to address the question of human rights and governance on the basis of international and existing legal instruments, laws, principles and mechanisms established i.e. by the AU and the existing regional and pan-African governance bodies, so as to strengthen ownership;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 112 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the organisation of a joint high-level AU-EU conference on electoral processes, democracy and governance in Africa and Europe, and calls for the European Parliament and the PAP to be fully involved in it;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 116 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Reiterates its call to European Union member states and African states to continue supporting the Rome Statute and the International Criminal Court (ICC); calls on all signatories of the Rome Statute to ratify it as soon as possible;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 123 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the urgent need to increase the capacities of developing countries and cooperation between the EU and Africa in the field of security and in combating organised crime and trafficking in human beings; notes that this should be done through specific security instruments and additional funding;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 127 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates the importance of the African Peace Facility and its support for’s contribution to the operationalization of the African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) and African-led Peace Support Operations (PSOs); reiterates the importance of the various EU missions and operations deployed in Africa; calls for European peace and security actions to be stepped up, in cooperation with African and international partners;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 132 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that Africa is particularly vulnerable to the impact of climate change; considers it necessary to supportessential for the EU to develop a strategic approach to building climate resilience and to support accordingly African countries in their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt; recalls that it isstresses the importance of climate change as a risk multiplier for conflict, drought, famine and migration; in particular, underlines that the recent outbreak of famine in South Sudan, Nigeria and Somalia highlighted the effect and inter- linkages of insecurity, climate change, food and water shortage; points out that these challenges have led to unprecedented levels of forced displacements in Africa; against this background, recalls that it is all the more vital to respect the commitment given in Paris in 2015 to allocate USD 100 billion to developing countries by 2020;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 137 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the EU and the AU to promote synergies between food security and climate since agriculture and food systems are not only impacted by, but also drive, climate change;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 139 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Urges the EU, in a context where agricultural food systems are responsible for up to 29% of global greenhouse gas emissions, to scale up its assistance to sustainable agriculture and the development of domestic markets to cope with climate change, targeting its support to small-scale farmers, crop diversification, agro-forestry and agro- ecological practises;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 148 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that the private sector plays a decisive role in job creation and the development process, and that it helps to finance the latter; welcomes; recalls that the establishment of the European Fund for Sustainable Development, which should make it possibleaim to support the private sector in African countries, particularly local business and SMEs in fragile countries, and thus promote investment and the creation of sustainable jobs;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 164 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Supports the establishment of a continental free trade area in Africa; recalls also the development prospects presented by Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and trade agreements between the EU and African countriesiterates that trade agreements should be a leverage to promote sustainable development, human rights, fair and ethical trade; against this background, deems that an in-depth analysis on the impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) on African economies and their sub-sectors, their respective labour markets, and the promotion of intra-regional trade in Africa is needed; calls for increased cooperation between the European and African private sectors and for concentration of investment in key sectors such as sustainable energy, basic infrastructure, sustainable use of natural resources and sustainable agriculture, particularly by means of public-private partnerships;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 181 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Deplores the fact that, each year, some USD 50 billion is drained out of Africa in the form of illicit financial flows, which exceeds total annual Official Development Assistance (ODA) and undermines efforts for domestic revenue mobilisation; calls therefore on both parties to create effective tools to combat tax evasion and to support initiatives to increase the corporate responavoidance; in particular, calls for public transparency of who is the ultimate beneficial owner of legal entities, trusts and sibmility of businessear legal arrangements;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 183 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Reiterates its call on EU and AU member states to constructively participate in the intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights to work towards the setting-up of a mandatory and enforceable regulatory framework, based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, on the way corporations comply with human rights and obligations with respect to social and environmental standards;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 193 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that Africa’s population is growing rapidly, which necessitates a long- term strategic vision; stresses the crucial role of the emancipation of women, gender equality and education, particularly of girls, in building a resilient society; stresses the need to offer opportunities and ensure non-discrimination of those in disadvantaged, vulnerable and marginalised situations including children, older persons, persons with disabilities, LGBTI persons and indigenous peoples; calls on the EU and AU to prioritize the implementation of the SDG's as this contributes to countering the demographic challenge;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 224 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Reiterates the need to ensure respect of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in line with the Agenda 2030 and Policy Coherence for Development;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 229 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes the focus put by the Commission in its Communication “for a renewed impetus of the Africa - EU Partnership” on reducing migration and refugee flows; deems that this approach is not constructive for an EU - AU partnership, while prioritising migration risks distorting and damaging development policies aimed at poverty alleviation; against this background, reiterates that ODA should not be diverted away from its ultimate objective of reducing poverty;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 230 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Recalls that the EU should further support the AU’s priority in improving remittance mechanisms as remittances make up a larger flow of money to developing countries than the total ODA and can significantly contribute to achieving Agenda 2030;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 243 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Wishes to see migration and mobility approached as reciprocal development tools for the two continents, with a long-term strategy which takes into account demographic perspectives; welcomes the plan to expand African countries’ participation in Erasmus+ programmes with the goal to encourage mobility of staff, students and young people. Notes the need that ensuring circular migration is possible within these programmes is essential to ensure it contributes to sustainable development;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 247 #

2017/2083(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. SupportNotes the various initiatives adopted at European level to tackle the underlying causes of irregular migration: migration partnerships, trust funds for Africa and the European Fund for Sustainable Development; calls for their implementation to be ensured and continued efficiently and coherently; reiterates its call for creating avenues for legal migration, in line with the recommendations of the Valletta Action Plan;
2017/09/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the EU’s commitment to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda must guide the preparation of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and that the EU’s support for such implementation in developing countries must increaserefore EU development cooperation must keep its focus on long term objectives such as the eradication of poverty, tackling inequality and exclusion, promoting democratic governance and human rights, and enhancing sustainable and inclusive development;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that a dedicated development instrument is the best option for a high quality development policy in the interest of developing countries, particularly the least developed ones, with the primary objective of eradicating poverty while respecting internationally agreed development and aid effectiveness principles;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 41 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises the need to fulfil the EU commitment to allocate 20% of its development spending to both social inclusion and human development;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 44 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for reconfirming the EU commitment to gender mainstreaming in the next MFF and to ensure that policy coherence for development is respected throughout all EU policies;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls for the next MFF to be sustainability proofed as a practical way of ensuring policy coherence for development in EU funding decisions; such an approach should ensure that EU internal and external funding is in line with development cooperation objectives and maximises the effectiveness of the whole EU budget by preventing contradictory and wasteful spending;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 49 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the crucial role of official development assistance (ODA) in least developed countries and fragile states and insists that the EU should honour its commitment to reach 0.20% of ODA/GNI to least developed countries (LDCs) by 2030, in order to leave no one behind; notes its potential to facilitate the mobilisation of financing for development from other sources, private and public, domestic and international; supports the EU’s new efforts at stimulating private investment through blending grants and loans and providing guarantees, provided that they take place in a framework respecting sustainable development criteria, also in countries where the needs are great, but the risks are high; notes that important funding needs will arise as a result;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 58 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recommends that an in-depth assessment of the financial and development additionality and human rights, social and environmental impact of the European Fund for Sustainable Development is conducted before engaging more ODA resources into these types of modalities;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 88 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that losses of funds for EU development cooperation caused by Brexit must be compensated for; supports the integration of the European Development Fund (EDF) into the EU budget in the context of an overall increase of the total of EU-managed ODA; insists that incorporating the EDF into the EU budget should not lead to a reduction of overall spending for the EU's development assistance;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 106 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that Heading 4 resources have been very much under strain during the current MFF and that development funds have been increasingly used as a reserve for emerging priorities in other policy fields; calls for the next MFF to foresee sufficient flexibility in order to react to crisis situations, possibly through a global MFF margin, while allowing for full scrutiny by the European Parliament;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 110 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Highlights that developing countries are most vulnerable and mostly affected by climate change; calls in this context on the Commission to mainstream climate change considerations into all financing instruments and to increase the current goal which foresees that 20 % of all EU financing is spend on climate change related actions;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 113 #

2017/2052(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the EU to scale up its assistance to sustainable agriculture to cope with climate change, targeting its support to small-scale farmers, crop diversification, agro-forestry and agro- ecological practises;
2017/12/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 13 #

2017/2044(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls that in the 2017 budget, the DCI-human development budget line was reduced compared to the initial multi- annual planning;notes that the Commission stated that this was merely a backloading exercise and not a cut to the programme:considers it therefore important to preserve a substantial increase of the human development budget line in comparison to last year's budget;
2017/09/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2017/2028(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights that surveys show that corruption is widespread in land administration and is increasingly tainting all phases of land deals, resulting in a wide range of adverse human rights impacts, ranging from forced displacement of communities without adequate compensation to the killing of land defenders[1]; furthermore, notes with concern that human rights violations risk to intensify in a context of rising demand for food, fuel and commodities and increasing large-scale land investments in developing countries; [1] Olivier De Schutter, « Tainted Lands. Corruption in Large-Scale Land Deals », in International Corporate Accountability Roundtable & Global Witness ( November 2016). https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaig ns/land-deals/tainted-lands-corruption- large-scale-land-deals/
2017/05/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2017/2028(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Underlines that corruption enables land grabbing in a number of ways most notably when investors pay bribes to public officials in exchange for favorable land leases or acquisitions without the consent of the people who live on it, or when investors rely on weak rule of law or corrupt remedial schemes to deny land users' access to remedies; urges once more the investing companies to seek the free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) of all affected communities, including indigenous peoples and to take human rights due diligence measures, including through the setting-up of a strong whistleblower protection mechanism, to ensure that their subsidiaries and business partners do not resort to corruption;
2017/05/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 12 #

2017/2028(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Recalls that the financial sector has a key role to play in preventing corrupt practices that facilitates land grabbing in particular; reiterates that banks and financial institutions should undertake "customer due diligence" to combat money laundering linked to corruption and ensure that investors they support undertake effectively human rights due diligence; calls on the EU and its Member States to require disclosure of details about companies' land acquisitions in third countries and to upgrade its support to developing countries to ensure effective implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (VGGT) as a means to address corruption in land deals;
2017/05/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2017/2028(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that trade deals, along with bindingmandatory and enforceable human rights clauses ensuring that private companies respect human rights and the highest social and environmental standards, are essential to fight corruption;
2017/05/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 19 #

2017/2028(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes with concern that the most relevant international conventions such as the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and initiatives aiming to fight corruption and illicit financial flows fail to deliver concrete results at their implementation stage; recalls that the development of an EU external anti- corruption strategy is essential to combat corruption and financial crime effectively;
2017/05/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 23 #

2017/2028(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the EU to enhance the transparency and accountability of its Official Development Assistance in order to comply effectively with the standards set out in the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) and with internationally agreed development effectiveness principles; calls equally on the EU to develop a strong holistic risk management system to prevent development aid from contributing to corruption in recipient countries i.e. by linking budget support to clear anti-corruption objectives; to this end, stresses the need to set up robust mechanisms to monitor its implementation;
2017/05/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2017/2028(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. In order to eradicate high level corruption, calls on the Commission, in the context of budget support, to pay attention to the transparency in operations involving privatization and deals of public assets, notably land, and to participate in OECD support programmes for developing countries in corporate governance of state owned enterprises;
2017/05/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2017/2028(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. URecalls that corruption is closely related to activities such as money laundering, tax evasion, illicit trade; in this light, stresses that transparency should be the cornerstone of all anti- corruption strategies; in particular, underlines the importance of tackling tax fraud and tax avoidance, which undermine domestic resources mobilisation for social policies, by way of effective measures such as compulsory country-by- country reporting for multinationals and disclosure of beneficial ownership of companies, trusts or holdings;
2017/05/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 12 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to United Nations Security Council resolutions on women, peace and security 1325 (2000);1820 (2009);1888 (2009);1889 (2010);1960 (2011);2106 (2013);2122 (2013) and 2242 (2015),
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 25 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the principle of equality between women and men is enshrined in the EU Treaty and gender mainstreaming shall be promoimplemented in all EU activities as enshrined in Article 8 TFEU so as to deliver equality in practice;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 36 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas it is difficult to determine the budget allocated to actions pursuing gender equality as gender mainstreaming is not yet internalised in all budget allocations and spending decisions as part of a gender budgeting methodology;whereas according to the Commission EU financial commitments to gender equality have increased but the Commission’s and the EEAS’s human resource capacity to manage this increasing volume of work did not;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 39 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
D b. whereas gender equality tends to be absent from programme and project monitoring systems and evaluation processes and whereas gender analysis is hardly used in order to inform country strategy objectives, programmes, projects and dialogue;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 48 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the release in August 2017 of the first annual implementation report for the year 2016, which demonstrates a clearertain momentum towards the implementation of the GAP II;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 52 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that the concept of gender mainstreaming is still often poorly understood and that qualitative reporting which would allow an evaluation of the implementation of the Gender Action Plan into existing policies and projects is lacking;welcomes the efforts made in providing training to some implementing actors;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 74 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the expansion of the gender action plan to all EU external services and to the member states and notes the impoa certaint progress in shifting EU institutional cultureachieved at headquarters and delegation levels; reiterates however the need for continued improvements in coherence and coordination among EU institutions and member states while using the existing structures and budget;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 81 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Positively notes the practical steps towards culture change: placing the overall responsibility for reporting on the GAP lying with the head of delegation, an increased number of high level staff involved in the implementation of the GAP II and the appointment of an increasing number of gender champions and gender focal points in EU delegations; regrets however that only 20% of the gender focal point positions are covered and that no gender champions have been reported from fragile and conflict states; calls for more management level time to be dedicated to gender and for the remaining delegations to appoint their gender focal points. All gender focal points should be given sufficient time and capacity to carry out their tasks;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 94 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes that only a few recurrent components of gender equality are applied in programming and project selection;calls on implementing actors to use the whole scope of gender equality;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 96 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Strongly regrets that, as per the European Parliament's study assessment on the implementation of the GAP II, current programming appears to side-line the gender dimension in situations of crisis or difficult conflicts;and that, among other outcomes, this has meant that girls and women victims of war rape do not have access to non-discriminatory care, specifically comprehensive medical care, including abortion, despite the GAP II aiming to empower women to have control over their sexual and reproductive life;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 99 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Regrets that in a context of shrinking civil society space Objective 18 focusing on women’s rights organisations and women’s human rights defenders is receiving little attention;is concerned that the thematic priority on political and civil rights, specifically the participation of women and girls in political and civil rights, has been given little priority in GAP II implementation;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 115 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for strengthening human resource capacity dedicated to gender mainstreaming within the Commission services through tailored training and, rearrangement of the existing structures and additional staff; suggests that increased staff training as well as a gender focal point per unit and a gender coordination group across units in DG DEVCO, DG NEAR, DGECHO and the EEAS would better help to mainstream gender across the external policy units;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 118 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Welcomes the guidance note of 8 March 2016 that outlines the resources and tools for the implementation of GAP II that applies to DG DEVCO and EEAS and calls for the implementation of a guidance note for all the European services involved in the implementation of GAP II;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 119 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls on the Commission to systematically implement the GAP II, including in humanitarian settings where it must provide non-discriminatory access to medical services, in line with international humanitarian law;calls once again on the Commission to actively inform its humanitarian partners that the Commission's policy foresees that, in cases where the pregnancy threatens a woman’s or a girl’s life or causes unbearable suffering, international humanitarian law and/or international human rights law may justify offering a safe abortion rather than perpetuating what amounts to inhumane treatment;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 128 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the link between trade and gender is not sufficiently addressed in the GAP II; recalls in this respect that negotiation of trade agreements could be used as an effective tool for advancing equality between women and men and calls for all EU trade agreements to include referenclabour rights chapters and specific clauses ton women’s rights and gender equality;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 131 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the EEAS to promote the role of women as peace-builders, to encourage women’s participation in leadership and decision-making process, and to place these tasks at the core of the EU Global Strategy and Political Dialogues, particularly when it comes to conflict prevention and promoting human rights and democratic reform in post- conflict reconstruction;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 132 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Welcomes the thematic priority on economic and social Empowerment and the analysis of barriers in accessing productive resources including land and the corresponding activities;reiterates that while the EU has committed to investing in gender equality in agriculture, women farmers are not primary targets of agricultural ODA and calls on the EU and its Member States to allocate more resources to women farmers, in line with Objective 5 of the GAP II;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 135 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Strongly encourages the institutions to substantially improve the ratio of women Heads of Delegations, which is now 28 women out of 138 EU delegations, and the ratio of women Heads of Missions, which is now 5 out of 17;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 146 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls for the establishment of a sanction system for EU delegations lacking commitment in the GAP implementation;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 149 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Notes that adequate funding on gender equality in external relations will be necessary to sustain political commitment to this goal;stresses that current funding for gender equality and women’s empowerment actions remain inadequate and urges to reverse this situation in the next MFF;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 150 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13 c. Strongly condemns the reinstatement and expansion of the Global Gag Rule and its impact on women’s and girls’ global health care and rights;reiterates its call on the EU, together with its Member States, to fill the financing gap left by the US in the area of sexual and reproductive health and rights, using EU development funding;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 164 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the importance of using gender mainstreaming inobligation under the treaties to apply gender mainstreaming in all EU activities, including political dialogues and across sectorial policy dialogues;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 167 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Notes that gender mainstreaming training is taking place only in some delegations and that large parts of the staff trained had contractual status with temporary assignments;calls on the EU delegations to fix this situation;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 169 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of conducting systematic gender analysis, using sex-disaggregated data, with the participation of local CSOs and women’s groups; welcomes that 42 country gender analyses have been completed and encourages rapid completion for all other countries; encourages the EU to explore possibilities for sharing and managing gender analysis in a more systematic manner to help improve coordination and a far higher use of gender equality criteria in programme and project monitoring systems and evaluation processes and for gender analysis to play a role in defining country strategy objectives, programmes, projects and dialogue; encourages the EU to explore possibilities for sharing and managing gender analysis in a more systematic manner to help improve coordination and not to limit gender analysis to obvious policy fields like education and maternal health, but to consider as well policy fields, which are currently wrongly considered to be gender neutral notably agriculture, climate or energy;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 198 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages European Parliament delegations in their work with their partner countries to enquire systematically about gender programming and work on promoting gender equality as well as women’s empowerment and to include meetings with women organisations (women business organisations, organisations representing female workers, organisations defending human and women rights, etc.) in the mission programmes;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 206 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the European Parliament to ensure a better gender-balanced composition of members taking part in its delegations;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 213 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Calls on the Commission to collect gender-disaggregated data in the implementation of EU financed programmes on women’s empowerment;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 215 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Recalls, however, that engendering data is more than collecting gender- disaggregated data and calls for the improvement of data collection in order to be able to make a qualitative analysis of women’s situation, for example, regarding working conditions;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 216 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20 c. Stresses the need to improve the reliability of the gender analysis by harmonising the data collected by EU delegations in a manner to make it comparable;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 217 #

2017/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Points that international and national partners, academia, think tanks, and women’s organisations should not only be consulted but their input and expertise should also feed into the monitoring of EU financed activities and programmes on gender equality;
2017/11/16
Committee: DEVEFEMM
Amendment 1 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
–1. Whereas the EU and its Member States are all signatories to the Paris agreement. As such, they are committed to limiting global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the 2030 Agenda and its sustainability goals; stresses that, although the there is an urgent need for their better implementation and reform of policies affecting EU farming iandustry is already making a valuable con food, such as the CAP and complementary policies, e.g. trade; Considers that the SDGs most relevant to EU agriculture and food systems are : – SDG 2 (access to safe, nutribution to sustainability, through the Common Agricultural Policy and stringent environmental requirements, it still needs to adapt betterus and sufficient food produced by sustainable and resilient agricultural practices, maintaining genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals; as well as equal access to land, technology and markets, and decent incomes for small-scale food producers and family farmers); – SDG 3 (healthy lives and well- being, in particular protection against environmental diseases); – SDG 5 (gender equality and empowerment), SDG 6 (quality and sustainability of water resources); – SDG 7 (sustainable energy); – SDG 12 (sustainable consumption and production patterns); – SDG 13 (combatting climate change and its impacts); – SDG 14 (protection of oceans, seas and marine resources); – SDG 15 (protecting, restoring and promoting sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably managing forests, combatting desertification, and halting and reversing land degradation and halting biodiversity loss), – SDG 17 (global partnership for sustainable development). Considers that EU policies still need to adapt agriculture to the many challenges facing it;
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 15 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that although it is difficult to consider the EU farming sector in isolation, entwined as it is with global supply chains of inputs, e.g. agricultural commodities that drive deforestation like soya and palm oil, and outputs with global effect such as GHG emissions and toxic pollutants, it is a useful starting point to assess where the EU's impacts can be minimised.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes the constant trend of increased loss of biodiversity driven inter alia by habitat loss, climate change, direct and indirect intoxication, use of genetically uniform seeds and animal breeds; Recalls however that a sufficient level of functional biodiversity is needed in order for agro-ecosystems to function normally to cycle nutrients and water, and ensure pollination and optimal fruiting, balanced predator-pest population dynamics that prevent pest booms, as well as buffering against external shocks such as droughts and floods; Recalls further that decreasing biodiversity levels ultimately makes human survival much more difficult ;
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Recalls that agro-ecological systems are made up of living elements, that can be harnessed for sustainable and resilient production; notes the detrimental effect of the pesticide and fertiliser industry's business model that locks farmers in to using products that remove functional biodiversity and make the systems more and more input dependent;
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Calls for a non-toxic future that achieves sustainable food production by using free ecosystem services and natural processes, ensured by high biodiversity and species abundance in agro- ecosystems that are self-enforcing and self-enriching, so as to achieve autonomous long term fertility and productivity;
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Considers that in order to fulfil the EU's climate goals in the agriculture sector, actions with beneficial synergies between biodiversity, environmental, and climate goals should be prioritised. Considers that climate change adaptation and mitigation actions should include: management of hedges, buffer strips and trees on agricultural land; agroforestry and mixed use woodland plantings; prevention of tree removal and deforestation; use of cover/catch crops and crop residues on land; carbon and topsoil auditing; improved nitrogen efficiency and biological N fixation1a in rotations and in grass mixes; restoration and preservation of carbon sinks like wetland, peatland, and damaged agricultural lands. Where mitigation actions have potentially harmful environmental trade-offs, for example decreasing functional biodiversity, these should either be safeguarded against or avoided. __________________ 1a Effective mitigation actions are listed in line with table70 of the report "Effective performance of tools for climate action policy". Biological N fixation is included because of its high mitigation potential as well as other benefits, such as reduction of feed import dependency. Low or no tillage are omitted because of their low potential and high risk of increased use of herbicides and fungicides.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 30 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Calls for binding EU pesticide reduction targets and pesticide risk assessment to be based solely on public, peer-reviewed studies or studies commissioned by competent public authorities and funded by applicants.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 43 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the EU farming industrysector provides jobs for millions of people in rural areas, guarantees food supplies and attracts people to rural areas as a place in which to live, work and relax; points out further that high biodiversity and high nature value landscapes are needed to attract people to the countryside; points out the use of agroforestry and increased protection for permanent pastures to build up biodiversity and to preserve the touristic added value of rural areas. In addition, the great value of Rural Development in building viable, robust and vibrant rural communities and economies is highlighted in this context, against a trend of decreasing financial commitment by the EU and Member States.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need for better implementation of existing CAP instruments to ensure a decent income for the farming community; in this regard, calls on Member States to make full use of the possibility to cap direct payments above 150.000€; to redistribute 30% of direct payments in favour of small farms; to reallocate 15% of first pillar payments to the second pillar; and calls on the European Commission to make these redistributive instruments mandatory;
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for farming to be developed by focusing on small and medium sized family holdings and exploiting the advantages of local and regional value chains, with more emphasis on peri-urban links and direct sales that has been a successful model in many parts of the EU;
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Cautions against further export orientation of EU agriculture and asks for funds for export promotion schemes to be reduced. Notes that exports make EU farmers dependent on instable external markets and puts additional pressure on producers' prices; they also have negative effects on food production in developing countries and on the well-being of live animals transported for long hours without adequate welfare conditions;
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 68 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for effective implementation of SDG 2.5 on genetic resources, and points out that the most effective way to maintain genetic diversity in agriculture is by using it in situ; notes that adaptation to climate change is dependent upon high genetic variation; notes the increasingly concentrated seed markets and decreased variation per variety; calls on public support for breeding landraces and heterogeneous materials, especially for leguminous crops and certain vegetable and animal species where there is a lack of genetically diverse seeds and materials adapted to the needs of agro-ecological farming; points out further that especially in the global South the fastest and most resource-effective way of breeding seeds to adapt to climate change and make crops more resilient is by allowing farmers to breed their own seeds through participative selection, also maintaining landraces and heterogeneous materials; therefore encourages the role played by farm seed systems and exchanges to empower farmers, and recognises participative breeding as a long tradition of innovation in rural communities;
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 74 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the significance of sustainable forest management in Europe, which secures jobs, generates added value and makes a crucial contribution to the achievement of biodiversity, climate and environmental protection targets; cautions against policy actions based on the false assumption that biofuels are carbon neutral and calls for realistic and accurate net-net accounting.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for land degradation neutrality, i.e. zero degradation of soil and land, via effective implementation of the SDG 15.3, to protect the soils we have left and to rehabilitate degraded lands to full health and productivity; Notes that this SDG is key to reach the other goals on food and water security, to end poverty and ensure climate action.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 86 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance for farms of bioenergy based exclusively on waste and residues, which can helps to secure farmers' incomes, by offering them an additional product to sell,and can create jobs in rural areas; points out the risk of a conflict between food and energy production, though conversion or displacement of productive farmland that would otherwise be used for the production of food; cautions that investment in infrastructure to produce bioenergy demands a return on capital, which develops its own dynamics, namely growing monocultures to feed into bioenergy plants rather than using only waste and creates jobs in rural areas;sidues in order to amortise the investments made; cautions that many biofuel production pathways increase overall greenhouse gas emission when emissions from indirect land use change are taken into account 1a __________________ 1aCommission Renewable Energy Progress report, SWD(2015) 117 final - https://ec.europa.eu//tranparency/regdoc/r ep/1/2015/EN/1-2015-293-EN-F1-1.PDF
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 95 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that legislation should adapt policy-making to meet the objectives of the SDGs, and stop the incentivising practises that have pushed the EU away from meeting the SDGs, such as incentives for food-based biofuels, e.g. palm oil.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 98 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that, by using agricultural waste, the biocircular economy can help to reduce the environmental impact of farming, by aiming the form ofo reduce emissions of greenhouse gases and pollutants into the air, soil and bodies of water, and can also contribute to the more efficient and sustainable use of resources; Stresses that the use of food waste for energy production must not cause a clash between food and fuel, and energy needs should be met rather by using waste and by-products that are not useful in any other process higher up the waste hierarchy;
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 110 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the contribution that the livestock sector makes to the EU economy,climate change, pollution of water and soils especially in regions with a high density of animals, and environmental degradation and disease in third countries where pesticide- intensive feed monocultures are grown for export to Europe and draws attention to its potential to contribute to a better functioning agricultural ecosystem and a climate- friendly farming industry, notably by ensuring local sourcing of feed; notes the need for instruments to limit supply to primarily EU demands, especially where this oversupply destroys the market as in the dairy sector;
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 120 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes also the resource waste involved in feeding grain to animals and the trophic losses and inevitable energy inefficiencies involved in rearing animals for food; notes in this context the relative resource-efficiency of reducing meat consumption from current historically high levels and replacing meat with more pulses, whole grains, seeds for more optimal human nutrition with less environmental impact.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 121 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Notes that by maintaining genuinely permanent grassland, pasture- based livestock farming can play its role in mitigating climate change and biodiversity loss;
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 122 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Notes that growing leguminous crops in arable rotation can provide a win-win-win situation for farmers, animals, biodiversity and climate needs; and calls on the EU Commission to come forward with a protein plan that includes leguminous crops in rotation;
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 126 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Regards further progress in precision farming, digitalisation, plant and animal breedand mainstreaming andof integrated pest management as essential, because increased efficiencfunctional biodiversity will help to reduce the impact of farming on the environment and also getting biodiversity to work for farmers will help improve incomes, soil health and performance, help in pest control and improve pollinisation.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that farmers are increasingly in debt and need low cost, low tech but equally effective solutions that don't leave them penniless and input dependent.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Notes further that low tech applications does not necessarily mean low research or innovation, as many systems especially biological control options require investment in science to discover and make applicable natural plant defence solutions.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 148 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Recalls in this context the importance of publically-funded independent, peer-reviewed science that is free from vested interest in pushing certain input dependency models.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 149 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Recalls that soil is not a sterile substrate, notes further that living systems like soil do not operate as a "black box" - there are synergies, inhibitions and buffering occurring. So precision farming adding precise amounts of N or P may be appropriate on a sterile, dead soil and with a massive capital investment and years of debt to follow, but for the vast majority of farmers, they can get better results for far less money or debt by simply bringing soil back to life via composting, kick-starting nutrient cycling, building topsoil and including leguminous crops in rotation, with equal if not better results in terms of productivity. Notes further that in a living soil all the essential nutrients are liberated, not only N/P/K, resulting in more robust and healthy plant growth which benefits from protection and nutrition from beneficial species.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 151 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Calls therefore for a Do No Harm agricultural policy and for policy coherence with development and environmental policy, to ensure that at least natural and social capital is not degraded further.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 152 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Calls for the SDGs to guide the CAP reform process and the policy direction beyond 2020, and calls for the next MFF to be SDG-compliant.
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 153 #

2017/2009(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 g (new)
8g. Notes the significant potential of resource-efficient and long-term agro- ecological approaches based on high species diversity, the presence of beneficial species, the spreading of risks and the recycling of waste; Notes that such agronomic techniques – boosting natural processes such as topsoil formation, water and pest regulation or closed loop nutrient cycling – can assure long-term productivity and fertility at a low cost to farmers and administrations; Notes that sustainable soil management can produce up to 58 % more of the world's food 1a ; Advocates agroecological approaches, in particular those that focus on soils, including permaculture, agro- forestry, crop rotation and inter-cropping, especially using leguminous plants, under-sowing, composting and mulching, in order to increase delivery of ecosystem functions and, thereby, raise productivity and fertility in the long term using natural processes; Notes the synergies between soil-based and tree-based approaches and of adapting agro-ecosystems to climate change 2a ; __________________ 1a FAO, Global Soil Partnership. 2awhole paragraph taken from the Agri opinion on the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition 2015/2277(INI)
2017/03/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 3 #

2016/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women,
2017/06/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2016/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 26 October 2016 on corporate liability for serious human rights abuses in third countries,
2017/06/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 35 #

2016/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas CSOs cover a wide spectrum of human rights, including the one to development, to education, the equal rights of men and women, as well as activities in the social and environmental fields;
2017/06/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 41 #

2016/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the 2016 State of Civil Society Report considered 2015 a dismal year for civil society, with civic rights being placed under serious threat in more than a hundred countries; whereas the Sub- Saharan African and Middle East and North African (MENA) regions are particularly concerned by this report, as they are more often faced with situations of political stress, conflict and fragility; whereas the situation in Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and even in certain EU Member States is also of concern;
2017/06/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 68 #

2016/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Is deeply concerned that the closing down of civil society space in developing countries is being carried out in increasingly subtle and sophisticated ways, which are harder to tackle and range from legislation, administrative, reporting and, taxation, banking requirements, and limitations to funding to the criminalisation and stigmatisation of CSO representatives, defamation, administrative harassment, online repression, censorship, arbitrary detention, gender based violence, torture and assassination;
2017/06/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 75 #

2016/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Insists that states have the primary responsibility and are under the obligation to protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms of all persons, and have a duty to provide a political, legal and administrative environment conducive to a free and functioning civil society; this includes the right to create CSOs, ensure their free operation and access to funding, including through foreign sources;
2017/06/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 79 #

2016/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Strongly encourages the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to promote an effective, joint implementation of the EU Guidelines for Human Rights Defenders in all third countries where civil society is at risk by taking the following concrete steps: o adopting local strategies for the full operationalisation of the “EU Guidelines on HRDs”, and ensuring there are no protection gaps, o strengthening capacities and tools in EU delegations and Member States’ embassies in partner countries on human rights and on business and human rights, o sanctioning of serious human rights abuses: concrete measures against persons responsible for human rights offences (e.g. military personnel, members of governments) such as travel restrictions, freezing of foreign accounts, use of international criminal law.
2017/06/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 81 #

2016/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission for the adoption of EU guidelines on association and assembly to complete existing guidelines on freedom of expression and to promote a more coherent and systematic approach to civil society space;
2017/06/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 91 #

2016/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Warns the EU and its Member States against a more lenient approach on shrinking civil society space and other human rights issues when countries are concerned with whom the EU cooperates on migration issues; underlines that shrinking civil society space and human rights violations may contribute to forced migration;
2017/06/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 106 #

2016/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the EU to become an active facilitator and to promote institutional mechanisms for reinforced dialogues and partnerships among developing countries governments, CSOs, local authorities and the private sector on an enabling civil society environment; underlines the importance of safe spaces for such dialogues;
2017/06/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 109 #

2016/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls equally thatthe responsibility of the private sector is a key partner n respecting achieving the SDGs, and has an important role to play in fostering civic spacell human rights and stresses that private companies should be held accountable and liable for any involvement in cases of human rights’ violations;
2017/06/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 115 #

2016/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Requests the EU to establish mandatory and legally enforceable human rights due diligence for business activities in third countries of companies domiciled in the EU; calls on the EU to contribute positively to the UN process on a binding international treaty;
2017/06/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 117 #

2016/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls the responsibility of the private sector in avoiding human rights violations and stresses the private companies should be held accountable and liable for any involvement in cases of human rights’ abuse;
2017/06/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 121 #

2016/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Regrets that the civil society space is sometimes threatened in certain EU Member States; calls on the Commission to closely monitor such breaches of EU fundamental values and supports sanctioning perpetrators, including through reducing EU funding;
2017/06/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 127 #

2016/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the EU to strengthen its support for the full participation of minorities and other vulnerable groups in cultural, social, economic and political processes as well as women;
2017/06/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 134 #

2016/2324(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the critical role played by women in social progress; calls on the EU to insist on the need for supporting the creation of a safe and enabling environment for women’s CSOs and women’s rights defenders, particularly in conflict-affected regions and to address specific gendered forms of repression and defamation faced by women activists;
2017/06/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the UNCTAD roadmap on Sovereign DebtWorkouts (April 2015);
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas these initiatives, accompanied by the commodity price boom, have improved the financial situation of many developing countries, while exceptionally low interest rates since the 2008 financial crisis have also contributed to debt sustainability; but whereas, however, there can be no guarantees of this favourable set of circumstances continuing to prevailcommodity prices have fallen since 2008, whereas a new debt crisis has begun in impoverished countries, with Mozambique, Chad, Congo and Gambia unable to pay;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
D a. Whereas debt crisis triggered by falling commodity prices and volatile capital flows represent an ongoing threat of debt sustainability, especially for developing countries, which continue to be dependent on commodity exports;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 21 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas, while the UNCTAD principles for responsible sovereign lending and borrowing and the G20 operational guidelines for sustainable financing are undeniably useful for the formulation of regulatory framework provisions, priority must be given to ending irresponsible practices through the introduction of suitenforceable deterrents and penalties;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
J a. Whereas the increasing use of public-private partnerships in developing countries under the EU External Investment Plan and the G20 Compact with Africa could add to state indebtedness; whereas PPP investors are protected by bilateral investment treaties, notably their investor-to-state dispute settlement mechanisms, that enable them to litigate against the host states;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L
L. whereas the mobilisation of domestic resources is being hampered by tax evasion and harmful tax competition and by the transfer of transnational corporate profits in particular; whereas the OECD base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) initiative is a welcome but insufficient response to this situation; whereas there is a need to set-up of an intergovernmental body for tax cooperation under the auspices of the UN to enable developing countries to participate equally in the global reform of existing international tax rules ;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 33 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
M a. Whereas the fulfilment of Agenda 2030 and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda entails considering new SDGs financing options, such as the setting-up of financial transaction taxes and foreign currency transaction tax;whereas according to the estimations of the Bank for International Settlement (BIS), a foreign currency transaction tax of 0.1 percent would easily finance the SDGs in all LICs and LMICs[1]. [1] « Revisiting Debt Sustainability in Africa. Background Paper for UNCTAD’s 2016 Economic Development in Africa Report: “Debt Dynamics and Development Finance in Africa”.
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas existing debt service default proceedings for countries differ fundamentally from insolvency proceedings for businesses falling within national jurisdictions, since no provision is made for impartial arbitration before a court of law; whereas short-term loans, subject to terms and conditions and disbursed in tranches, are provided by the IMF, whose mission is to ensure the stability of the international financial system; whereas the Paris Club of creditor countries takes decisions regarding debt relief, while private creditors are represented by the London Club, through which they are able to coordinate their actions; whereas no procedures exist that are applicable across the board for arbitration between debt-laden countries and their creditorthere is no permanent forum for coordinating decision-making on debt restructuring by all creditors in a country in debt distress;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 48 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that credit facilities are an essential means of ensuring a dignified future for developing countries; conversely, underlines that sustainable debt is a precondition for achieving Agenda 2030; henceforth, believes that SDG implementation requires the setting- up of effective institutions for debt crisis prevention and resolution;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 50 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes with concern that lending to impoverished countries increased dramatically from 2008; fears a cycle of new debt crisis, stresses the need for more transparency, better regulation of lenders, tax justice and to enabling countries to be less dependent on commodity exports;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 52 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that credit facilities are inextricably linked to other forms of development funding, including earnings from trade, tax revenue and remittances from migrants to developing countries, as well as official development aid; in particular, recalls that domestic resources mobilisation through taxation is the most important source of revenue for financing sustainable development; to these ends, urges the EU to step up its capacity building assistance in developing countries to curb illicit financial flows, to support an efficient, progressive and transparent tax system in line with good governance principles as well as to increase its assistance to combat corruption and recover stolen asset;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 63 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that responsibility for spiralling (external) debt rests primarily with the politicians governing the countries in question andbut that, in many cases, their creditors must also be held accountable for the resulting debt crisis; more broadly, stresses the co-responsibility of debtors and creditors to prevent and resolve debt crisis through more responsible lending and borrowing;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 66 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Points out that blending risks leading to a debt bubble, notably in Sub- Saharan Africa and the Caribbean countries with limited revenues to service their debt; accordingly, calls on donors to give the majority of their aid to LDCs in the form of grant; reiterates that any decision to promote the use of PPPs through blending in developing countries should be based on a thorough assessment of these mechanisms, particularly in terms of development and financial additionality, transparency and accountability, and on the lessons learned from past experience; asks that the review of the EFSD includes clear criteria on debt sustainability;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 67 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Highlights the importance of defining safeguards mechanism to prevent contingent government liabilities from undermining the debt sustainability of developing countries; in particular, urges multilateral development banks to conduct ex ante fiscal risk impact assessments of PPP projects (taking into account the full fiscal risks over the lifetime of PPP projects), so as not to undermine the debt sustainability of developing countries; takes the view that IMF and World Bank should include all PPP costs in their Debt Sustainability Analysis;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 81 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Endorses the guiding principles on foreign debt and human rights formulated by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, under which the right to achievement of the sustainable development goals should take priority over debt repayment; calls on Member States of the European Union to promote the systematic use of human rights impact assessments as part of debt sustainability assessments undertaken by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 85 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes that IMF - World Bank Debt Sustainability Assessment (DSA) are usually used by lenders to guide their lending; stresses the need to address their pitfalls, most notably the monitoring of external private debt and the lack of integration of human rights;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 88 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Supports UNCTAD recommendation to set up an African Commodity Price Stabilisation Fund to reduce the reliability on debt financing whenever there is a significant change in commodity prices;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 90 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the creditor countries to give preference in future to increasedprovide more grants financing for SDG investments and keep to their long- standing promise to provide 0.7% of GNI as official development aid rather than debt servifinancing, where evaluation reports indicate that achievement of the SDGs is being compromised on a long-term basis by dwindling public finances; in addition, urges creditor countries to establish innovative and diversified new sources of finance to achieve SDGs, such as foreign currency transaction tax and financial transaction tax, that can contribute to country’s debt sustainability, particularly at times of financial crisis;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 92 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Is concerned about the OECD DAC revision of ODA reporting criteria, particularly for Private Sector Instruments, as broadened reporting criteria create incentives for the usage of certain aid modalities, most notably loans and guarantees; notes that while these discussions are ongoing, donors are currently already allowed to report certain loans and guarantees as ODA without an agreed set of rules in place; stresses the need to build in safeguards on transparency and indebtedness.
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 99 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Endorses the principles set out by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development for responsible credit policy, which highlight in particular the shared responsibility of creditors and borrowers (UNCTAD Principles on Promoting Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing), as well as the need for parliamentary control, which is an essential component of public funding operations; believes that UNCTAD Principles on Promoting Responsible Lending and Borrowing should be turned into legally binding and enforceable instruments;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 100 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Deems that transparency and accountability are essential to supporting responsible sovereign lending and borrowing; to this end, calls on Member States of the European Union to build upon commitments made in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, and the G20 Operational Guidelines on Sustainable Financing, to make lenders more responsible of their loans, based on existing principles of transparency and accountability that prevails in the extractive industries (IETA) or by exploring the feasibility of mandatory reporting of all loans by public and private creditors to developing countries in a public database register;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 102 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Stresses the need to settle a multilateral regulatory model to address odious and illegitimate debts; to this end, takes the view that debt restructuring operation should come along an independent debt audit as a way to differentiate illegitimate and odious lending, that should be cancelled;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 109 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 – introductory part
14. Stresses the need to resolve debt crisis in a fair, speedy and sustainable manner through the setting-up of an international debt workout mechanism, that build upon the UNCTAD roadmap on sovereign debt work out and the idea of the so-called Stiglitz Commission of establishing an International Debt Restructuring Court (IDRC); Calls on the EU Member States to act on the mandate adopted in Resolution A/RES/69/319 of 10 September 2015 in order to:
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 125 #

2016/2241(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the EU Member States to adopt, on the Commission’s initiative, a regulation based on Belgian legislation seeking to prevent speculation and litigation on sovereign debt by vulture funds;
2018/01/31
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 16 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recognises that many farmers are in a difficult economic situation due to low food prices and a failed agricultural policy that is based on mass production of cheap food for the world market rather than on the supply for EU demand;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that producers to some extent accept the wastage or destruction of food as part of the balance of profitability;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 19 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls for the establishment in EU legislation of a comprehensive food waste hierarchy with a clear focus on source prevention; stresses that prevention at source is the top priority in the waste hierarchy for food waste; notes that thereafter comes use for the human diet, and only then feedstuffs for animals, then composting and anaerobic decomposition, i.e. a) source prevention; b) edible food rescue, prioritising human use over animal feed and the reprocessing into non-food products; c) organic recycling; d) energy recovery; e) disposal;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that the processing industry to some extent accepts the wastage or destruction of food as part of the balance of profitability;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. stresses that the use of food waste for energy production must not cause a clash between food and fuel, and energy needs should be met rather by using waste and by-products that are not useful in any other process higher up the waste hierarchy (e.g. organic waste ought to act as input for composting/topsoil creation);
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 27 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Notes that consumers to some extent accept the wastage or destruction of food for reasons of convenience;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Stresses that the industrialization of European agriculture has led to the sector putting heavy pressure on natural resources such as water, soil and energy to an extent that is not sustainable; stresses that, in terms of circular economy and resource efficiency, it is not appropriate to use natural resources for the production of food, only to subsequently waste a considerable share of it, even in order to generate additional income;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses in this connection that cognitive education and practical cooking knowledge and skills are the best prevention against food wastage in the private sphere;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the potential for optimisation of use of former foodstuffsnon-avoidable food waste and by- products from the food chain in feed production and its importance for primary production, but stresses the need for increased traceability; and using separation and treatment processes that bring food safety risk down to zero; Is concerned that "clarification of relevant EU legislation related to waste, food and feed in order to facilitate food donation and utilisation of former foodstuffs for animal feed", as announced for 2016 1a , has not yet been tackled; _________________ 1aAnnex to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committtee and the Committee of the regions: „Closing the loop- An action plan for the Circular Economy (2015)
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 47 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of cooperation, for example via Producer Organisations, for increased access to finance for innovation and investment in treatment technologies such as composting and anaerobic digestion or further processing of products which couldnon-avoidable food waste which could even in some cases allow farmers to access new markets and customers; Stresses further that the top priority must be to avoid food waste as laid down in the Waste Framework Directive; Notes that investment in infrastructure to deal with food waste demands a return on capital, which can develop its own dynamics, namely to produce more food waste instead of avoiding it in order to pay back the investments made;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the benefits of access to data and forecasts and developing advance production programmes for farmers, enabling them to better match supply to demand and minimise wastage; emphasises the need for state-coordinated or EU supported measures for dynamic and reactive supply management in the event of a crisis induced by over- production, in order to align production with EU demand, thus stabilising prices and reducing waste;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 65 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that agricultural incomes should be increased by providing farmers with fair and remunerative farm gate prices, using public funds to pay for services provided to society, and aligning production with EU demand (to avoid the low prices caused by over-production or foreign policy changes);
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the EU-Commission and Member States to provide additional incentives for the prevention of food waste;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 71 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to better inform farmers and consumers about more efficient management of energy, water and natural resources throughout the food chain, so as to significantly reduce waste of resources and food, with the aim of reducing input costs and nutrient wastage and increasing innovation and sustainability within farming systems;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that increased research and information is needed on enabling access to secondary market opportunities and alternative uses for products which would otherwise be ploughed back into the soil or wato avoid food waste in primary production and to replace resource-wasting practices in agricultural production, food processing or distribution, with environmentally- friendly methods; Notes that use as compost is a priority lower down the efficiency cascade, to be used once other options are exhausted;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes the contamination risk involved from plastic and metal in food waste inputs to compost and soil, and onwards to freshwater and marine ecosystems, and urges that this pollution route be minimised; Recalls in addition the intention of the sewage sludge in agriculture directive, to minimise contamination in agricultural soils; calls therefore for caution when considering mixing of waste streams and for appropriate safeguards;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 92 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the difficulty in quantifying food wastage at the primary production stage, and calls on the Commission to identify and disseminate to Member States best practice in relation to gathering data on food loss and food waste on farms and ports without placing an additional administrative burden on farmers; and fisherfolk; considers that new data to be collected in the Common Fisheries Policy1a should provide better information on losses in the fishing industry; _________________ 1aThe fisheries committee will not have an opinion, yet fish related food waste is an enormous issue for resource efficiency
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 114 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Stresses however that the use of stocks and food that would otherwise be wasted, either for the vulnerable poor in food banks or in energy production, does not preclude the need for good supply management and wise management of the food chain which avoids systematic structural surpluses and which matches EU production with demand;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 125 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that somconsiderable wastage at farm level is also due to the role played by retailers in relation to excessive retailer standards regarding product specifications such as size/quality grades or appearance of fruit and vegetables, cancelled orders owing to changes in consumer demand, and over-production as a result of requirements to meet seasonal demands.; Notes that when the Commission removed the regulations on standardised fruits and vegetables, they were brought back by the retailers via their contracts with farmers;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 138 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Member States to encourage and support initiatives geared to stimulating sustainable small- and medium-scale production that is linked to local and regional markets and consumption; acknowledges that local markets are environmentally sustainable and contribute to the stability of the primary sector; asks that the common agricultural policy earmark, in the future, the necessary funding to promote stability in the primary sector, for example by means of direct sales, local markets and all measures to promote low or zero food miles 1a ; _________________ 1aEP resolution of 19.01.2012 on how to avoid food wastage: strategies for a more efficient food chain in the EU (2011/2175 INI)
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 150 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Notes the significant waste of resources and money, including input cost and vet bills, involved with feeding high protein grains to ruminants, especially when farmers are suffering from an overproduction in milk; notes that ruminants have evolved to eat grass and other vegetation and obtain protein by digesting bacterial fermentations; calls for information to farmers and promotion of less input-dependent systems based predominantly on grazing;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Notes also the resource waste involved in feeding grain to animals and the trophic losses and inevitable energy inefficiencies involved in rearing animals for food; notes in this context the relative resource-efficiency of reducing meat consumption from current historically high levels and replacing meat with more pulses, legumes, whole grains and seeds and for optimal human nutrition with less environmental impact;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 165 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Notes the absurdity of mass producing evermore limited range of staple food commodities and shipping them around the world where identical cargoes pass each other in container ships; notes this is the antithesis of short food chains and is completely wasteful of limited resources, yet is the basis for international trade deals like TTIP and CETA;
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 167 #

2016/2223(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8 e. Notes that we already massively overproduce as between and third and half of all food produced ends up as waste, therefore questions the presentation of the supposed need to increase production still further by 2050; therefore considers that emphasis should rather be placed on promoting less wasteful production, processing and distribution methods.
2017/02/09
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that sustainable agriculture, food security and sustainable forest management are core objectives of the SDGs; notes with concern that palm oil is an important driver of deforestation, particularly in Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Liberia, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Columbia and Peru; recalls that forests are essential for climate-change adaptation and mitigation;
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1 a. Highlights the low deforestation rates of indigenous lands with secured customary systems of tenure and resource management, which has high potential for cost-effective reduction of emissions and securing global ecosystem services; calls for utilization of international climate and development funds to secure indigenous and community lands and to support indigenous peoples and communities who invest in protecting their lands.
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1 b. Recalls that poor rural women are especially dependent on forest resources for their subsistence; stresses the necessity to mainstream gender in national forest policies and institutions, so as to promote i.e. the equal access of women to the ownership of land and other resources;
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern that agriculture remains the most significant driver of global deforestation and that around half of all tropical deforestation since 2000 has been due to illegal conversion of forests for commercial agriculture which may also entail a conflict risk; Calls for improved coordination of forest, agriculture, land use and rural development policies with a view to achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the climate change commitments;
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes with concern that the global rush for land is driven by increasing global demand for biofuel and raw materials, speculation on land and agricultural commodities; underlines the ECA's Special Report N° 18/2016 conclusion that the EU certification system for the sustainability of biofuels is not fully reliable; calls on the EU Institutions to include as part of the reform of the Renewable Energy Directive specific verification procedures regarding land tenure conflicts, forced/child labour, poor working conditions for farmers and dangers to health and safety in in its voluntary scheme; likewise, calls on the EU to take into account the impact of ILUC and to include social responsibility requirements in the reform of the RED;
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the EU to establish a binding regulatory framework to ensure that all agricultural commodity importers' supply chains are traceable to the origin of the raw material;
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase- out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacy of voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in addressing land grabs and human rights violations; calls for binding regulations on agricultural commodity importers’ supply chainon the private sector and other stakeholders to upgrade certification standards to prevent land grabbing and minimise the risks of land conflict and rights abuses as well as to strengthen complaint procedures in certification systems;
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 25 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Embraces the objective set in the Amsterdam Declaration of 2015 in Support of a Fully Sustainable Palm Oil Supply Chain by 2020; and encourages the EU to engage major players such as India and China on strengthening responsible and sustainable production in the palm oil supply chain;
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to put in place mechanisms to address the conversion of forests for commercial agriculture within the FLEGT Action Plan, Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) framework; calls for increased EU financial and technical assistance to producer countries and their local authorities with a view to combating corruption and improving governance; calls on the Commission to urgently put forward an EU action plan on deforestation and forest degradation;
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 50 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Is alarmed by the impacts of palm oil production on the human rights of indigenous peoples and small farmers, including their customary systems of tenure and resource management; calls on governments of palm-oil-producing countries to commit to and implement the ILO core labour standards and Decent Work agenda; calls for the elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor, including child labour; improvement of the position of migrant workers; freedom of association; and the establishment of a legitimate, accessible, and transparent grievance mechanism, consistent with international best practices;
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 63 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that many land deals breach the principle of local communities' free, prior and informed consent; calls for the EU and its Member States to ensure that EU-based investors adhere fully to international standards on responsible investment in agriculture, anotably the FAO-OECD Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply Chains; the FAO voluntary guidelines on land tenure; the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD's Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises; underlines the need to take steps to ensure access to remedy for victims of corporate abuses.
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 66 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Insists on development financial institutions ensuring that their social and environmental safeguard policies are binding, fully aligned with international human rights law; calls for increased transparency to the funding of private financial institutions and public financial bodies;
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 70 #

2016/2222(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the Commission to put forward an EU action plan on responsible business conduct;
2017/02/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2016/2220(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas statelessness has an important impact on human rights and civil duties, access to land and property, social security, services, and social position; whereas this undermines the development prospects of affected populations and the effective implementation of the 2030 Agenda;
2016/12/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 13 #

2016/2220(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Welcomes the EU support to stateless persons in South and Southe EUast Asia through various instruments and encourages the Union to continue its efforts in order to address the impact of statelessness on development, peace and stability as an integral part of its development cooperation programmes and, more broadly, its external action.
2016/12/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2016/2202(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Regrets that the European Court of Auditors was unable once more to deliver a positive declaration of assurance on EDF spending in 2015; highlights the comparatively high error rate of 5.8 % if non error-prone spending like budget support and payments to international organisations are left out; notes that this error rate is substantially higher than the error rate of Global Europe spending from the Union budget and requests the Commission to explain this fact;
2017/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2016/2202(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes, in principle,Notes the setting- up of the EU Emergency Trust Fund (EUTF) for Africa but regrets that no prior consultation of Parliament took place although Parliament enjoys reinforced oversight of EDF programming based on a political commitment made by the Commission; notes that the Commission announced it was committing a total of EUR 1,5 billion from the 11th EDF to the EUTF while other donors pledged EUR 81,5 million but that by mid-November 2016 it had paid only EUR 47,14 million; welcomes the efforts to enhance the transparency of decisions on EUTF projects but underlines the fact that an adequate format for the regular consultation of Parliament is still lacking;
2017/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2016/2202(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights the primary importance for an effective Union development policy of internationally agreed development effectiveness principles subscribed to by the Union such as ownership, untied aid, mutually agreed conditionalities, alignment to beneficiary countries' priorities; regrets a worrying trend by the Union to ignore these principles and give preference to projects more guided by short term political Union interests, as in the case of migration; considers this to be a threat to fulfilling development objectives;
2017/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2016/2202(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Notes that the Commission does not trust the implementation of the African Peace Facility, which has been operational for years; in this context it is surprised by the proposal of the Commission to divert even more development funds to security actions in Africa; underlines also that the financing of the African Peace Facility from EDF has been a provisional solution for 15 years now; stresses that development funding has made a very important financial contribution to African security policies over all those years whereas Union security spending for development purposes is non existing;
2017/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2016/2151(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights the primary importance for an effective Union development policy of internationally agreed development effectiveness principles subscribed to by the Union such as ownership, untied aid, mutually agreed conditionalities, alignment to beneficiary countries' priorities; regrets a worrying trend by the Union to ignore these principles and rather to give preference to projects guided by short term political Union interests, as in the case of migration; considers this to be a threat to fulfilling development objectives;
2017/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2016/2151(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Welcomes in this context the European Court of Auditors' special report No 9/2016 on the Union's external migration spending in Southern Mediterranean and Eastern Neighbourhood countries; highlights that the Court comes to the conclusion that the Union's external migration spending has failed to demonstrate its effectiveness, that it is impossible to measure its results, that the Commission's approach to ensure that migration has a positive development impact is unclear, that return and readmission support is having little impact and that respect for human rights of migrants, which should underpin all actions, remains theoretical and is only rarely translated into practice;
2017/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2016/2151(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Welcomes the European Court of Auditors' special report No 15/2016 on humanitarian aid spending in the Great Lakes region; highlights that the Court concludes that humanitarian aid to the population affected by conflict in the African Great Lakes area was, generally, managed effectively by the Commission; stresses the stark contrast to migration spending and sees this as further proof that well planned development policies deliver much better results than short term driven migration activism;
2017/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2016/2151(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Is very worried by a noticeable trend in recent Commission proposals to ignore legally binding provisions of the DCI regulation when it comes to ODA eligible expenditure and eligible countries for DCI spending; recalls that legality of the Union spending is a key principle of sound financial management and that political considerations should not take precedence over clearly spelled out legal provisions if the Commission wants to remain credible on rule of law issues; reminds the Commission in this context about the recent judgment of the European Court of Justice on cooperation with Morocco and the Western Sahara issue, in which the Court ruled that the Union has consistently infringed international law;
2017/02/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the infringement proceedings against the Member States Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, which the Commission is either planning or has already brought;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 7 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas this unequal distribution of farmland is the counterpart of unequal distribution of CAP subsidies, as direct payments, which account for a large proportion of CAP expenditure, are mainly made per hectare;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 9 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the actual distribution of land and subsidies could be even more unequal, as the statistics available do not make it possible to establish anything about the ownership and control of farms;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas land, a is an increasingly scarce andsset, which is non-renewable, asset, should not be treated as an ordinary item of merchandise, nd whereas land is the basis of the human right to healthy and sufficient food and of many ecosystem services vital to survival and therefore should not be treated as an ordinary item of merchandise but its availability under private law should be guided and limited, and whereas land is furthermore doubly threatened both by the loss of agricultural land through soil sealing, urban development and infrastructure projects, and by the concentration of land in the hands of large- scale agricultural undertakings and investors from outside the farming sector;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 34 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the Member States, for their political decisions on land market policy, need comprehensive, up-to- date, transparent and high-quality data on land tenure, property structures, leasing structures, price and volume movements on the land markets, as regards both ownership and renting and also relevant social and environmental indicators at European level have so far been lacking and, in some Member States, are collected and published only incompletely;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas political decisions and legislation on land market policy are matters for the Member States, but have a serious impact on the competitiveness of farms on the internal market;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the sale of land to non- agricultural investors and holding companies is an urgent problem throughout the Union and whereas the new Member States in particular, since the moratoriums on the sale of land to foreigners expired, have faced particularly strong pressure to amend their legislation, because the comparatively low land prices accelerate the sale of farmland to large investors;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas a broad distribution of assets in agricultural land is an essential founding principle of the social market economy and an important precondition for the social cohesion of a country’s economy, for job creation in rural areas and for high agricultural value added;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas farmland areas are particularly important for water management and the climate, as well as for biodiversity and, soil fertility, and are alread and landscape conservation, and are increasingly suffering as a result of climate change and, soil erosion and poor cultivation;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas land ownershipsmall-scale, diverse, multifunctional, site-specific agriculture with small and medium-sized farms, distributed ownership, secure tenure and access to common land, is the best way of ensuring a responsible relationship with the land and sustainable land management, and also fosters identification and a sense of belonging, encouraging people to remain in rural areas and enabling them to work there; whereas this has an positive impact on the socio-economic infrastructure of rural areas, and whereas the separation of ownership and possessionunequal distribution of, and access to, land and natural resources increases the risk of a division within society, a loss in quality of work and life, and impoverishment;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the aim of Europe’s agricultural policy is a multi-functional agriculture characterised by capital- owningsmall to medium-sized family and cooperative farms with land ownership, a broad distribution of assets and, secure tenure and access to commonland, which are managed sustainably and thus guarantee a diverse, residence-based agricultural structure with traditions, legal certainty and responsibility for the benefit of society, the environment and future generations;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas agriculture based on small and medium-sized farms run by families alone or with the support of consumers (Community Supported Agriculture, CSA) is a very promising model for the future, including from the economic point of view, as these farms often feature a good deal of internal diversification, making them resilient, and contribute to a high level of added value in rural areas;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 106 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K
K. whereas farmland prices and rents have risen in many regions to a level which makes it economically impossible for many farms to hold on to rented land or acquire the additional land needed to keep farms viablesmall and medium-sized farms viable, let alone to start new farms, as there is hardly any land on the market;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 109 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas in many Member States sale prices and, in some cases, rents for farmland are no longer based on the farm incomes which can be derived from food production;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas demand for food and feed is supplemented by rising demand for raw materials for the 'bioeconomy', such as biofuels and raw materials for the chemicals and textiles industries, which inspires interest in acquiring farmland on the part of new operators;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 126 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas, particularly since the 2007 financial and economic crisis, purchases of farmland have been regarded as a safe investment and, in many Member States, farmland has been bought up in alarming quantities by non-agricultural investors, and whereas land ownership will remain a safe investment even in the event of future inflation;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 134 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas Member States forgo tax revenue if land changes hands as a result of acquisition of shares, because in many Member States the law on land transactions which is in force does not apply to acquisition of shares;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 137 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas the existing rules on the capping of direct payments above EUR 150 000 become inoperative if legal persons own multiple agricultural subsidiaries, each of which receives less than EUR 150 000 in direct payments;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 138 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M c (new)
Mc. whereas limited companies are moving into farming at an alarming speed, often operate across borders and often have business models which are guided far more by land speculation than by an interest in agricultural production;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M d (new)
Md. whereas the problems which have been described apply not only to farmland but, with a similar degree of urgency, to forests and fisheries as well;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 145 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the creation of a central observatory tasked with recording the level of farmland concentration in the EU, changes in land use and the market behaviour of owners and tenants, and with issuing regular reportsat EU level tasked with obtaining an overview of farmland tenure throughout the Union, recording purchase prices and rents at NUTS 2 level, and observing and regularly reporting on the loss of farmland due to changes in land use, trends in soil fertility and land erosion;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 161 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to createtake up once again the project of creating a legal basis in order to ensure the regular collection of data of comparable quality on rent levels and land prices, in connection with all sales of farmland and farm shcluding the acquisition of land by means of share purchases and on transactions involving large areas by agricultural undertakingsof land, the loss of tenure and speculative price rises, in all Member States;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 182 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it sensible to create a uniform, Europe-wide land inventory in which all ownership rights and rights of use in respect of farm land are recorded in an up-to-date and accurate manner and presented in a comprehensible form in a publicly accessible digital data bankon the one hand made available to the licensing authorities and on the other hand published in the form of anonymised statistics;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 189 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission, for the first time in 2017 and subsequently at regular intervals, to report to the Council and Parliament on the situation regarding land use, structure, prices and national and European policies and laws on the ownership and renting of farmland, summarising the available data on soil fertility and erosion and on sealing and changes of use of farmland;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 190 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission, on this basis, to draw up a separate regular report to the FAO Committee on World Food Security concerning the implementation of the Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the European Union;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 211 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that land policy must help to ensure or restore a socially desirable broad distribution of land ownership and appropriate access to land, as ithis has direct implications for everyone’s living and working conditions and quality of life, and noterecalls the important social function of land ownership given that a loss of farms and jobs will lead to the collapse of European smallholder agriculture and the demise of rural areas, and thus to structural changes that are undesirable for society as a whole;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 222 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends that the Member States give farmers priority in the purchase of farmlandto small and medium- sized and young farmers with regard to access to farmland, and to focus particularly on promoting sustainable production methods, particularly at a time when non-farmers are increasingly interested in purchasing agricultural plots;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 242 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that land market policy should help make it easier for young people to enter agriculture, over and above the encouragement for young farmers enshrined in the common agricultural policy; calls, therefore, for a comprehensive approach that helps enable qualifiskilled young farmers and new entrepreneurs to take over or start farms;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 244 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to launch a comprehensive inquiry into the problems which arise in the transfer of farms from one generation to another, with particular reference to the transfer of farms outside the family;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 265 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Encourages the Member States to use instruments to regulate the market in land, which are already being used successfully in some Member States, such as state licensing of land sales and leases, rights of pre-emption, obligations to cultivate the land in person, restrictions on the right of purchase by legal persons, ceilings on the number of hectares that may be bought, preference for local buyers, land banking, indexation of prices with reference to farm incomes, etc.; would remind Member States that tax legislation gives them an effective lever by means of which to regulate the land market; considers the French model of the 'SAFER' not-for-profit public limited companies to be an excellent example, but at the same time points out that existing models constantly need to be adapted to meet new challenges and take into account national circumstances;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 274 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the implementation by the EU and its Member States, in the interest of developing a clear EU guiding principle for the structure of farming, of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, which has been ratified by all Member States; calls in particular for measures to be taken to subordinate the use of, and control over, such resources which are state-owned to wider social, economic and environmental objectives, and for an end to be put to undesirable impacts which land speculation and concentration have on local communities, particularly endangered groups;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 277 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers that in future the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) should be designed to: - prevent public funds from being used to subsidise ownership rather than farming of farmland; - support small and medium-sized farms by means of mandatory capping and redistribution of hectare-based direct payments; - do more to promote and support access for young farmers of both genders and new entrants to farming;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 291 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Proposes a mandatory cap onreducing the part of direct payments exceeding the upper limit of EUR 150 000 by 5%, as set out in Article 11 of Regulation No 1307/2013 (the Direct Payments Regulation), as well as the compulsory reduction by at least 5% of the part of the basic payment due to the farmer which exceedsmandatory capping using the upper limit of EUR 15300 000;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 295 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to publish information not only on owners of farms that receive CAP subsidies but also on recipients such as land owners/parent companies;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 312 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Notes that is essential to level out direct payment rates between member states in order to ensure a level playing field for competition in the EU's single market, as well as for sustainable production;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 321 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Encourages Member States to make greater use of the scope already available to them to cap and redistribute CAP funds;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 325 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to monitor all relevant policy areas to see whether they promote or counteract the concentration of agricultural land in the EU, such as agriculture, energy, environment, regional development, mobility, finance and investment, to see whether they promote or counteract the concentration of agricultural land in the EU, and to launch a consultation process in order, jointly with farmers and their organisations, as well as other relevant stakeholders, to assess the current state of implementation of the Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests ;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 331 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recommends that Member States undertake a targeted examination of the national implementation of the existing CAP with reference to undesirable effects on concentration of land;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 343 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Endorses the Commission’s finding that land is a finite resource which is already under much pressure as a result of climate change, soil erosion and over- exploitation, and calls for farmland to be given special protection with a view to compliance with the four fundamental European freedoms, so that the Member States can regulate the use, sale and letting of agricultural land in the light of social and environmental criteria;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 345 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Suggests that, in the interests of interinstitutional transparency, the Commission should give the European Parliament better insight into the documents on infringements of the Treaties and preliminary proceedings in connection with regulation of the land market by the Member States;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 349 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to draw up and publish a list of criteria making it clear to the Member States what land market regulation measures arepolicy objectives in the public interest and what measures for their attainment are, in its opinion, permitted in the context of the four freedoms of the European Union;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 354 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to draw up an overview of the national provisions which currently apply to the purchase, sale and leasing of farmland and also to assess how efficient they are in attaining the above-mentioned objectives;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 357 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Recognises the sovereignty of Member States with regard to land transactions, yet considers, at the same time, that an EU directive is needed to set out common European objectives and lay down legal minimum standards;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 361 #

2016/2141(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to raise the awareness of the Member States about, and support them in combating, corruption in connection with land saletransactions;
2016/12/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
- having regard to the fundamental Conventions of the International Labour Organisation on child labour, forced labour, discrimination and freedom of association and collective bargaining,
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
- having regard to the Sustainability Compact for Continuous Improvements in Labour Rights and Factory Safety in the Ready-Made Garment and Knitwear Industry in Bangladesh,
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 12 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
- having regard to the 2013 Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh,
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the "Vision Zero Fund", initiated in 2015 by the G7 in cooperation with the ILO to foster occupational safety and health in production countries,
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work commits Member States to respect and promote principles and rights in four categories, regardless of whether they have ratified the relevant Conventions, namely, freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation; the elimination of forced or compulsory labour and the abolition of child labour;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights apply to all States and to all business enterprises, both transnational and others, regardless of their size, location, ownership and structure;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas collective bargaining is one means of ensuring that wage and productivity growth go hand in hand, but whereas the use in the global supply chain of non-standard forms of employment, including subcontracting and informal work, has weaken collective agreements; whereas many workers in the garment sector do not earn a living wage;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 44 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas most human rights violations in the garment sector are labour- rights related and include the denial of workers fundamental right to join or form a union of their choosing and bargain collectively in good faith; whereas this has led to widespread labour rights violations ranging from poverty wages, wage theft, unsafe workplaces, and sexual harassment, to precarious work; whereas these decent work deficits are particularly acute in export processing zones (EPZs) linked to global supply chains, which are often characterized by exemptions from labour laws and taxes, and restrictions on trade union activities and collective bargaining;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 49 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas initiatives led by the private sector, such as codes of conduct, labels, self-assessments and social audits, have not proven to be at all effective over the last 20 years in terms of increasing workers’ rights' rights, safeguarding human rights and improving sustainability in the garment supply chain;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 52 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas efforts of corporations to promote workplace compliance can support, but not replace, the effectiveness and efficiency of public governance systems, namely State's duty to promote compliance and enforce national labour laws and regulations, including labour administration and inspection functions, dispute resolution and prosecution of violators, and to ratify and implement international labour standards;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 73 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas there are many migrants and refugees working in the garment sector as they are a source of cheap, unregistered and extremely vulnerable labour; whereas they are particularly vulnerable to labour exploitation;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 79 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas trade agreements are an important tool to promote decent work in global supply chains in combination with social dialogue and firm-level monitoring;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 91 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that EU trade and investment policies are interlinked with social protection, development, human rights and environmental policies; reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee policy coherence for development on business and human rights at all levels, in particular in relation to the Union's trade and investment policy, which implies i.e. to improve the effectiveness of social conditionality in bilateral and regional agreements through a greater involvement and consultation of social partners and civil society in the negotiations and implementation of labour provisions and a systematic use of comprehensive ex ante and ex post "trade sustainability impact assessments";
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 129 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the EU and its Member States to promote, through policy dialogue and capacity building, the take-up and effective enforcement of international labour standards and human rights by partner countries based on ILO Conventions and recommendations; stresses in this context that respecting the right to join and form a union and engage in collective bargaining is a key criterion for business accountability; on this line, calls on the EU to commit governments of developing countries to upgrade the role of labour unions and to actively promote social dialogue and fundamental principles and rights at work, including freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining for all workers, regardless of their employment status;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 130 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Acknowledges that, while the responsibility of enforcing labour laws remain with the State, developing countries may have limited capacity and resources to effectively monitor an enforce compliance with law and regulations; to close the governance gap, calls on the EU, in the remit of its development cooperation programmes, to strengthen capacity building and to provide governments of developing countries with technical assistance on labour administration and inspection systems, including in subcontracting factories, and access to appropriate and effective remedy and complaint mechanism, including in EPZs, where long working hours, forced overtime and pay discrimination are common practise;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 149 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the need to enhance codes of conduct, labels and fair trade schemes, and of ensuring alignment with international standards such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the upcoming OECD due diligence guidance for the garment and footwear sectorUN Global Compact, ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Entreprises and Social Policy (MNE Declaration), the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the upcoming OECD due diligence guidance for the garment and footwear sector; stresses equally the need to scale-up cross-border social dialogue through the conclusion of International framework agreements (IFAs) to promote workers' rights in the supply chains of MNEs;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 155 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Recalls that the inclusion of social provisions in public procurement processes can have a strong effect on workers' rights and working conditions along global supply chains; regrets however, that according to ILO studies[1], most social provisions limit the responsibilities to the first-tier contractor, while subcontracting and outsourcing provisions are included in public procurement contracts on an ad hoc basis; calls on the EU to provide assistance to developing countries to enable public procurement policy to be a tool to promote fundamental principles and rights at work; [1] Report IV of ILO, 105th Session, 2016 (p. 45)
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 165 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that it is crucial to ensure increased access to information on the conduct of enterprises; considers it fundamental to introduce a mandatory reporting system and due diligence for EU companies that outsource their production to third countries; believes that responsibility should extend throughout the entire supply chain, including sub- contractors in the formal and informal economy, including in Export processing zones, and commends existing efforts to this effect; believes, however, that the EU is best placed to develop a common framework through legislation on mandatory transnational, remedy for victims, due diligence and supply chain transparency and traceability;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 169 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the need for comprehensive data on corporate sustainability performance; in this context, the elaboration of common definitions and standards for the collection, comparison and assessment of statistical data notably on imports, and welcomes the holistic approach of the Higg Index in measuring enterprises' environmental, social and labour impacts; urges to continue improvements and transparency of the Higg Index;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 171 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recalls that taxation is an important tool for the promotion of decent work; deems, with a view to ensuring that all companies, including multinationals, pay taxes to the governments of countries where economic activity occurs and value is created, that tax incentives such as tax exemptions in EPZs should be reconsidered alongside exemptions from national labour law and regulations;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 174 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Calls on development finance institutions to strengthen labour conditionalities in their performance standards as a contractual condition of financing;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 177 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Notes that the "hot spots" countries covered by the flagship initiative have preferential access to the EU market; calls on the EU to ensure that human rights conditions linked to unilateral trade preferences such as GSP or GSP+ are effectively implemented and monitored; to this end, urges the Commission to give more weight to ILO reports and its supervisory bodies findings in its monitoring and evaluation activities and to better liaise with local agencies of ILO and the United Nations in the beneficiary country to fully take into account their views and their experience;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 184 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Welcomes the legally binding Bangladesh Accord as it includes trade unions and includes remediation of inspected factories; calls to extend its deadline and encourages its replication in other high-risk countries;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 186 #

2016/2140(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Invites the European Commission to undertake a thorough examination, in consultation with civil society, of existing barriers to justice in cases brought before Member State courts for alleged abuses to human rights committed by EU enterprises or within their supply chain in Third countries. This assessment should be geared towards identifying and promoting the adoption of effective measures that remove or alleviate these barriers;
2017/02/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2016/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 10
– having regard to regard to Article 208 TFEU, which defines the reduction and eradication of poverty as the primary objective of EU development policy and requires that the Union and its Member States comply with the commitments which they have agreed to in the context of the UN and other competent organisations and take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that they implement which are likely to affect developing countries,
2016/10/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2016/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas Official Development Assistance (ODA) can play a crucial role in delivering on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular in low-income countries and in fighting extreme poverty and inequality, if it respects the principles of effective development cooperation, namely country and democratic ownership, transparency and accountability, focus on results, and inclusiveness and aid conditions derived exclusively from developing countries' own development policies;
2016/10/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2016/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas EU programming has been found to be largely aligned to countries national development plans, while following a very top-down approach with sector choices largely being made at headquarter level, sometimes overruling country priorities and EU delegation recommendations; whereas there is a clear risk that with the current EU migration agenda, this situation will worsen;
2016/10/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 47 #

2016/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that sufficient funding is a prerequisite for effective development cooperation; urges therefore EU Member States to fulfil their commitment on the 0.7 % ODA/GNI target; warns against the dilution of ODA criteria with the aim of covering expenses other than those directly linked to promoting sustainable development in the developing countries;
2016/10/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 71 #

2016/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls that aid conditionalities should be derived from developing countries' own development policies; notes with grave concern that the EU and Member States are currently attaching conditions to aid related to cooperation by developing countries on migration issues, which is clearly a donor concern; is seriously worried by this blatant violation of a key internationally agreed development effectiveness principle;
2016/10/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 75 #

2016/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses the key role of official development assistance in fulfilling the development effectiveness agenda; underlines that ODA is more flexible, predictable and accountable than other flows potentially contributing to development;
2016/10/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 88 #

2016/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that enterprises involved in development partnerships abide by the principles of corporate accountability throughout the whole lifecycle of projects, including by respecting the UN Global Compact on human rights, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, ILO core labour standards, environmental standards and the UN Convention Against Corruption; highlights the need for Member States to draw up national plans to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and especially the due diligence regulation;
2016/10/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 92 #

2016/2139(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the role in development of citizens, local communities, faith-based organisations, civil society organisations (CSOs), academia and elected representatives, and stresses that all these actors need to be involved in furthering and implementing the effectiveness agenda at various levels; believes that their effective contribution requires their participatory involvement in planning, mutual accountability and transparency, and that donors should improve predictability and speediness when working with these actors as implementing partners;
2016/10/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2016/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses that the achievement of the right to health for all prevails over the protection of intellectual property rights and depends i.e. on investment in global health research, including health technologies and drugs for poverty-related and neglected diseases (PRNDs);
2016/09/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2016/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Recalls that PRNDs affect more than one billion people, claim millions of lives every year and are primarily endemic in developing countries; notes that tools to prevent, diagnose and treat PRNDs are often still lacking or unsuitable to the conditions of individuals and communities in developing countries;
2016/09/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2016/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Recalls that EDCTP2 shall contribute to the reduction of the social and economic burden of poverty-related diseases in developing countries, in particular in sub-Saharan Africa, by accelerating the clinical development of effective, safe, accessible, appropriate and affordable medical interventions for poverty-related diseases, in partnership with sub-Saharan Africa;
2016/09/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2016/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Notes with concern that gender discrimination and inequalities occur in health and social care research in developing countries, thereby affecting the development of appropriate and targeted treatments; in particular, points out that patients in developing countries are inadequately represented in pharmacology research; notes that special populations, including children and pregnant women, have been neglected in tuberculosis drug development; stresses the need to collect and store samples for pharmacogenetic study in future clinical trials, based on gender;
2016/09/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2016/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that infectious disease (e.g. HIV infection, malaria and anaemia) and adverse pregnancy outcome (e.g. stillbirth) are highest in LMIC; calls for including pregnant women in clinical trials as a way to reduce morbidity and mortality in mothers and infants;
2016/09/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2016/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that according to WHO, while "mental disorders" denote a range of mental and behavioural disorders, such as depression, bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, dementia, autism, " mental health" is conceptualised as a state of well-being in which the individual realises his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community; welcomes the fact that for the first time, world leaders are recognising the promotion of mental health and well- being, and the prevention of treatment of substance abuse, as health priorities within the global development agenda;
2016/09/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2016/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Recalls that mental health is heavily gendered; stresses that gender inequality, income disparities, women's greater exposure to poverty and overwork, socio-economic discrimination, gender- based violence, including violation of their sexual and reproductive rights, expose them further to mental health disorders of depression and anxiety;
2016/09/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2016/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Highlights that the World Health Organisation (WHO) reports no significant difference between gender for severe mental disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, while high gender difference prevails for depression and anxiety;
2016/09/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2016/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that while 26 PRNDs contributed to 14% of the global disease burden, they received only 1.4% of global health-related R&D expenditure[1]; [1] Research and development expenditure for poverty-related and neglected diseases: an analysis of economic and epidemiological data. The Lancet, 2013 ;
2016/09/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 25 #

2016/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the EU to promote effective and fair financing of research that benefits the health of all and ensures that innovations and interventions lead to affordable and accessible solutions. In particular, models that dissociate costs of R&D and the prices of medicines should be explored including the opportunities for technology transfer to developing countries;
2016/09/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2016/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Notes that the past 20 years have seen a considerable shift in the location of industry-sponsored clinical drug trials; these tests being increasingly carried out in low- and middle-income countries, where it is easier to find subjects; less expensive to conduct clinical trials, and where regulatory constraints are either less stringent or less actively monitored;
2016/09/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2016/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the EU regulatory authorities to ascertain that the same standards regarding clinical trials are complied both within and outside their jurisdictions before granting drug market authorisation;
2016/09/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 35 #

2016/2096(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on developing countries to develop a robust legislative framework with a functional independent control system that comply with World Health Organisation (WHO) Guidelines for Good Clinical Practice (GCP) for trials on pharmaceutical products and the Declaration of Helsinki (DoH) of the World Medical Association (WMA);
2016/09/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard the October 2012 Council Conclusions on "The roots of democracy and sustainable development: Europe's engagement with Civil Society in external relations",
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
– having regard to the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy published in June 2016,8 _________________ 8 Council document 10715/16deleted
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to the Joint Staff Working Document on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women through EU External Relations 2016-2020 (SWD(2015) 182 final) and to the Council Conclusions of 26 October 2015 in which the respective Gender Action Plan 2016-2020 is endorsed,
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas a revision of the European Consensus on Development is timely and necessary considering the changed external framework - including the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris COP 21 Agreement on climate change, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, new or increasing global challenges such as climate change and, the context of migration, more diversified developing countries, emerging donors and new global actors, and internal EU changes including those arising from the Treaty of Lisbon, the Agenda for Change and the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas European Union development policy is an important complement to Member State development policy which should focus on areas of comparative advantage and on ways in which the global role of the EU as an organisatcharacterised by a multitude of actors, which leads to inefficiencies and reduced effectiveness; whereas efforts to better divide labour among the Commission can further the objectives of its development policyd Member States in their development assistance need to be increased;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 48 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the EU has created strong conditionalities between development assistance and cooperation from beneficiary countries on migration issues; whereas this is a clear violation of internationally agreed, including by the EU, development effectiveness principles;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 52 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the European Commission is refocusing its development policies under the new prism of migration management; whereas migration issues constitute often a short-term EU priority; whereas European Union development cooperation policy shall have as its primary objective the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty, as set out by Article 208 TFEU and be based on development effectiveness principles which state that partner country ownership of priorities is key to effective development;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 54 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of the European Consensus on Development in providing a joint and coherent position at both EU and Member State levels on the objectives, values and principles and main aspects of development cooperation; believes that the Consensus acquis and in particular its holistic approach and the clear primary objective of fighting poverty must be safeguarded in its revision; recalls that Member State and EU-level development policies should reinforce and complement each otherstresses that a clear definition of development policy based on the primary focus of the fight against poverty combined with stringent respect for development effectiveness principles like alignment to partner countries' priorities, untied aid, ownership and partnership is a precondition for Parliament's support to a new Consensus;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 65 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the importagrets that the European Union Global Strategy has redefined the treaty concept of a clear European external strategy requiring coherence of policiepolicy coherence for development into a strategy where development is used for policy coherence in other areas, notably on peace and security, migration, trade, the environment and climate change, humanitarian assistance and development cooperation and trade and that this approach also figures in the Commission's proposal for a new Consensus; reiterates, however, that development objectives are goals in their own right; recalls the treaty-based obligation enshrined in Article 208 TFEU to 'take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries'; strongly underlines that Parliament will not accept a new Consensus with a watered-down concept of development policy as foreseen in the EU Global Strategy;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 95 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises the special role of the good governance dimension of sustainable development; callsUnderlines that the key feature of the Agenda 2030 is the recognition onf the EU to strengthen the balance between economic, social and environmental domains by putting in placinterdependence between the 17 goals, and the need to pursue all of them in an effective mand supporting the right mechanisms and processes of good governancener; stresses that this precludes giving any goal a special priority;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 107 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of the principle of democratic ownership, giving developing countries the primary responsibility for their own development but also allowing national parliaments and political parties, regional and local authorities, civil society and other stakeholders to fully play their respective roles alongside national governments; strongly regrets in this context that the EU is conducting more and more an EU interest driven development policy, notably in the context of migration policies;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 114 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the importance of plural and inclusive democracy, and calls for the EU to promote a level playing field for political parties and a dynamic civil society in all its actions, including through capacitizen-driven, participatory monitoring and accountability mechanisms at the sub- national, national and regional level; recognises that consultation with civil society-building and through dialogue with partner countries to allow sufficient civil society spa is one of the crucial factors to have success in all programming sectors, in order to achieve inclusive governance;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 123 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that upholding the rights of women and girls, including their sexual and reproductive health and rights and eliminating violence and discrimination against them, including the harmful practices of child, early and forced marriage, and female genital mutilation, are essential to realizing their human rights;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 137 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Requests that the Consensus shall confirm the EU's commitment to allocate 20% of its ODA to human development;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 138 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. In the light of demographic growth, most notably in Africa and in the LDCs, taking into account the fthe relative slow demographic transition in Africa, with reduced average family sizes but in a slower pacte that of the 21 countries with the highest fertility, 19 are in Africa, that Nigeria is the country with the world’s fastest-growing population, and that by 2050 more than half of global population growth is expected to be in Africa and this is a problem forn in other regions, the resulting increase of the African share in global population growth until 2030 and the challenges this creates for achieving sustainable development goals in Africa; suggests that EU development cooperation should put more emphasis on programmes that address this topic; calls therefore on the EU to champion sexual and reproductive rights worldwide as well as to promote scale-up of universal access to voluntary contraception and family planning services;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 166 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the need for tailor-made development strategies, locally owned and designed, to take into consideration specific challenges faced by individual countries or by groups of countries such as the Small Island Developing States (SIDS), fragile states and Land Locked Developing countries (LLDCs);
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 182 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the progress made but calls for further efforts by the EU and its Member States towards joint programming and implementaction in order to pool resources, improve the in-country division of labour, reduce transaction costs, avoid overlaps and aid fragmentation, and promote country ownership of development strategies and alignment to partner countries' priorities; calls on the EU and its Member States to further coordinate their actions with other donors and organisations;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 188 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates that Official Development Assistance (ODA) should remain the backbone of EU development policy; recalls the EU’s commitment to achieving the ODA target of 0.7 % of GNI by 2030; stresses the importance of other countries, developed and emerging, also scaling up their ODA provision; underlines the important role of ODA as a catalyst for change and a lever for the mobilisation of other resources; recalls the EU's commitment to mobilise resources for climate action in developing countries towards developed countries' commitment to mobilise $100bn/year and to maintain a doubling of biodiversity funding to developing countries;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 195 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that addressing the SDGs will require financing and action for development going beyond ODA and public policies; stresses the need for domestic as well as international and for private as well as public financing, and for policies linking public and private pro- development action and inducing an environment promoting growth and its equitable distribution through national budge; highlights the risks of private financing in developing countries, which is often not conducive to sustainable development and underlines the urgent need for legally binding international framework on business and human rights;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 209 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. The EU and its Member States should also look at the spill over impact on developing countries of their own tax arrangements and laws, and undertake reforms needed to ensure European companies making profits in developing countries pay their fair share of tax in those countries;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 214 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. StressNotes the need forinstruments of blending and public-private partnerships in order to leverage financing beyond ODA, but underlines the need for these to be limited to certain sectors in order not to erode universal access for all to quality essential public services, to be based on transparent criteria and to clearly demonstrate their additionality and positive developmental impact; underlines that financed projects should respect national development objectives, internationally recognised social and environmental standards, the needs and rights of local populations, and the principles of development effectiveness; recognises in this regard that traditional land use, for example by smallholders and pastoralists, is usually not documented but needs to be respected and protected; reiterates that enterprises involved in development partnerships should respect the principles of corporate social responsibility (CSR);
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 228 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Considers it indispensable that the new Consensus should make reference to a strong EU commitment to put in place a legally binding international framework to hold companies accountable for their malpractice in the countries where they operate, since they impact all areas of society – from profiting from child labour to the absence of a living wage, from oil spills to mass deforestation, from harassment of human rights defenders to land grabbing;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 234 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Underlines the key importance of internal and external policy coherence for development (PCD) in achieving the SDGs; reiterates the need for further efforts by EU institutions and Member States to take account of development cooperation objectives in all internal and external policies likely to affect developing countries, to find effective mechanisms to implement and evaluate PCDuse existing best practices at Member States level to implement and evaluate PCD, ensure PCD is implemented with a gender sensitive approach, and to include all stakeholders in this process;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 248 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Recalls that the nexus connecting trade, economic development and poverty reduction does not function automatically; recalls that historical evidence demonstrates the need to protect domestic producers from cheap foreign imports during nascent economic development; accordingly, reiterates that the Commission should demonstrate flexibility with developing countries and explore more flexible ways to achieve WTO-compatible asymmetrical market access, including through waivers from WTO rules; underlines that unilateral trade preferences to the benefit of developing countries which are not least developed countries are still existing in order to favour development; considers as well that the new Consensus should contain a reference to the EU commitment to promote fair and ethical trade schemes with small producers in developing countries;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 250 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Recalls that trade agreements should be a leverage to promote around the world values like sustainable development, human rights, fair and ethical trade and the fight against corruption; urges the EU to set up its trade agreements so as to foster responsible investor behaviour and guarantee effective compliance with international human rights laws; warns against developing a double standard policy regarding the rights and obligations of corporations; recalls that the CSR voluntary approach has failed to tackle human rights and environmental abuses of Transnational Corporations; henceforth, reiterates that corporate actors must be obliged to respect international and domestic law and be held accountable where they are found in breach; stresses that EU assistance to governments of third countries in implementing social and environmental regulation is a necessary complement to advancing the CSR of European business worldwide;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 265 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Believes that synergimutually adapted approaches between the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and development instruments need to be fostered in order to find the right balance between conflict prevention, conflict resolution and post-conflict rehabilitation and development; stresses that external policy programmes and measures to this end have to be comprehensive, tailor-made toe need to increase the very limited CSDP financing in theis country situation and, when financed through means foreseen for development policy, correspond to core development objectives as defined under ODA; underlines that the core tasks of development cooperation remain to support countries in their endeavour to create stable and peaceful states that respect good governance, the rule of law and human rights, and to seek to establish sustainable functioning market economies with the purpose of bringing prosperity to the peopleext in order to allow its wider use among others to the benefit of development in line with PCD; regrets the very important diversion of development money for years in order to finance security policy measures and stresses that new non development related financing instruments should be put in place for security policies;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 272 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses the central role of development cooperation in addressing the root causes of forced migration, such as state fragility, conflicts, insecurity and marginalisation, poverty and human rights violpoverty as a long term root cause of migrations; calls therefore for migration-linkedincreasing the means to development assistance to focus on promoting inclusion and economic opportunities, democracy- building, good governance and the rule of law, and policy space for civil socieand to respect internationally agreed development effectiveness principles in order to enhance the fight against poverty;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 277 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Underlines that countries of origin and transit for migrants need tailor-made solutions for development that fit their respective political and socio-economic situations; stresses the need for such cooperation to promote human rights, good governance, peace and democracy- building and should be based on common interests and shared values;deleted
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 297 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
40. Strongly believes that the global presence of the EU and its Member States makes them well placed to continue to play a leading international role in addressing global public goods and challenges (GPGC); calls for a GPGC chapter to be included in the revised Consensus, clearly outlining the priority areas to be tackled, among them insecurity and state fragility, migration, health and educationwhich are increasingly under stress, disproportionately affecting the poor; calls for global public goods and environmental challenges to be mainstreamed across the Consensus, clearly outlining the priority areas to be tackled, among them the fight against all forms of inequality, health and education, women's rights, including their reproductive health rights, demographic challenges and urbanisation, the environment, energy and climate change, the right to food security, nutrition, and new technological challenges, barriers and opportunities;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 302 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Recalls that small scale and family farming, which is the most common agricultural model worldwide, plays a key role in the fulfilment of the SDGs: it contributes substantially to food security, to the fight against soil erosion and biodiversity loss, and to the mitigation of climate change, while providing jobs; stresses that the EU should henceforth promote worldwide sustainable agriculture focussing on agro-ecological practices, peasants' rights and informal seed systems as a means of ensuring food security and a decent life and fair income for farmers;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 310 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
40b. Recalls the crucial role forests play in climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation and considers therefore that the new Consensus should recognise this fact and the need to strengthen measures that contribute to good forest governance;
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 327 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 12
EU development policydeleted
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 328 #

2016/2094(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
41. Reiterates the comparative advantages offered by EU development action, including its global presence, the flexibility offered by its range of instruments and delivery methods, its role in and commitment to policy coherence and coordination, its rights- and democracy-based approach, its scale in terms of providing a critical mass in grants, and its consistent support to civil society;deleted
2016/12/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas around 70% of the world’s poor live in rural areas and depend directly on biological diversity for their livelihoods; whereas the protection of biodiversity is therefore important for sustainable livelihoods and pro-poor development; whereas conversely, the involvement of local communities can be crucial for success in such protection;
2016/07/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas global biodiversity and ecosystem services are under threat due to land use changes, unsustainable use of natural resources, pollution and climate change; in particular, whereas many endangered species face greater challenges than before owing to rapid urbanisation, loss of habitat and illegal wildlife trade;
2016/07/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas wildlife protection can, however, have a considerable price for local communities, as some species are dangerous to humanconflict between people and animals, which result from loss of habitats and growing needs of humans, constitutes a major threat to the continued survival of many species in different parts of the world; whereas forest loss cand destroy plantations and other property or kill livestockgradation is mostly caused by the expansion of agricultural land, intensive harvesting of timber, wood for fuel and other forest products, as well as overgrazing; whereas wild species which come into contact with humans are often killed or captured; whereas confronting armed poachers can be utterly risky;
2016/07/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas elephants and rhinoceros are most prominent among the animals being killed to feed rising demand for their tusks and horns across the world; whereas poachers may be driven by poverty or are exploited by criminal organisations seeking to recruit hunters with knowledge of the local terrain;
2016/07/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 19 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas illegal wildlife trade involves poachers, armed non-state actors from source countries, international crime groups and institutional corruption across global network chains and a range of players involved in demand countries; whereas wildlife trafficking fuels instability and undermines security;
2016/07/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that biodiversity and resilient ecosystems support livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, enable access to water and to health and contribute significantly to climate change mitigation and adaptation; accordingly, deems crucial to protect biodiversity and ecosystem services to ensure sustainable livelihoods contribute to poverty reduction worldwide;
2016/07/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the B4Life flagship initiative on biodiversity protection, implemented in particular via the European Development Fund and the Development Cooperation Instrument, as well as objective 1.2 of the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking relating to rural communities; calls on the Commission to ensure that relevant actions are consistent with the fundamental poverty reduction objective of EU development policy, reflect the potential of local communities to contribute to wildlife protection, and include creative solutions, adapted to local conditions, to human-wildlife conflicts; in particular, calls on the EU to promote income-generating activities in the protected areas and their buffer zones (i.e. through sustainable tourism) and to strengthen local capacities accordingly;
2016/07/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that wildlife and forest crime should be treated with the same attention as any other transnational organised crime; consequently, law enforcement should not limit itself to poachers, but target as well the higher echelons of organised crime;
2016/07/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 31 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Urges governments of the supply countries to: (i) improve the rule of law and create effective deterrents by strengthening criminal investigation, prosecution and sentencing; (ii) enact stronger laws treating illicit wildlife trafficking as a ‘serious crime’ deserving the same level of attention and gravity as other forms of transnational organised crime; (iii) allocate more resources to combating wildlife crime, particularly to strengthen wildlife law enforcement, trade controls, monitoring, and customs detection and seizure; (iv) to commit to a zero-tolerance policy on corruption;
2016/07/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that collective interventions at the global level are needed to counter wildlife crime, including its financial dimension through international cooperation on anti-money laundering; stresses equally the need to launch awareness-raising campaigns to curb the demand for wildlife products;
2016/07/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Urges supply, transit and demand countries to deepen their levels of cooperation to combat illegal wildlife trade along the entire chain; to this end, calls equally for increased cooperation between i.e. INTERPOL, World Customs Organisation, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC);
2016/07/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 39 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls on the EU to upgrade its financial and technical support through DCI and EDF in developing countries to implement national wildlife regulations in line with CITES recommendations, particularly for those with insufficient resources to enforce legislation and prosecute smugglers;
2016/07/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 46 #

2016/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that poverty and weak administrations enable criminals to corrupt poorly paid officials of enforcement authorities; Stresses the need to responsibly manage the risks associated with combating poaching, which is often perpetrated by heavily armed and well- organised criminal groups; highlights that widespread corruption, institutional weakness, state erosion, mismanagement and weak penalties for wildlife crime are major challenges to address to combat effectively transnational wildlife trafficking; urges the EU to support developing countries in their efforts to reduce poaching incentives by improving economic opportunities and promoting good governance; providing training and support to agencies addressing the illegal wildlife trade; and raising awareness of the illegal trade in wildlife;
2016/07/18
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that Sustainable Development Goal 3, with nine quantitative and four qualitative targets, clearly states that by 2030 everyone should have access to good mental and physical health throughout their lives; underlines that, each year, 100 million people fall into poverty because of health costs which are disproportionate to their incomes, and that, according to the WHO, over one third of the world's population, with over 50 % in Africa, does not have access to medicines, while an increasing number of sick people in developing countries, especially in Central and South America, are claiming their health rights through the courts;
2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes with concern that according to the WHO, most low- and middle- income countries lack a robust institutional framework to mitigate high prices of patented pharmaceutical products; stresses that human right to health, which includes access to medicine and health technologies, supersedes IPRs; recalls that in line with SDG 3, governments have a duty to develop universal health coverage and to ensure that all people have equitable and affordable access to medicine and health technologies; in particular, deems that all governments have a duty to: i) invest public resources in basic science and in medical R&D; ii) develop norms and systems that prioritize R&D towards patient-driven health needs; iii) promote transparency and coordination of efforts in R&D; iv) ensure affordability and access to medicines; v) and create the necessary legal instruments to monitor and hold accountable pharmaceutical companies in relation to their human rights responsibilities and access to medicines;
2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. UEmphasises that the IPR regime for pharmaceutical products shall be consistent with international human rights law and public health requirements; accordingly, urges not to use free trade agreements with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to introduce TRIPS- plus intellectual property (IP) rules that extend monopoly protection, and not to introduce new IP enforcement rules or investment protection to the detriment of access to medicines; takes the view that LDCs should not be required to implement TRIPS provisions;
2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes with concern that patents hinder innovation regarding medicines for diseases where there is no profitable market; stresses that medical research should focus on the medical needs of all people, including neglected diseases in developing countries;
2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Supports competition in generic medicines, which allows broad access to medicines in LMICs; calls, in particular, for the EU to support actively governments that use the available legal measures, including TRIPS safeguards and flexibilities (such as compulsory licencing provisions and parallel imports), to protect and promote public health; calls also for the EU to immediately stop targeting countries such as India that have implemented progressive TRIPS- compliant IP policies which promote access to medicines, through its watch-list of 'priority countries';
2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 49 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that governments and parliaments of developing countries must retain the right to regulate private investment, including to determine the grounds for granting compulsory licences (as reaffirmed in the 2001 Doha Declaration on TRIPS) and to set conditions on technology transfer that support the country's development; deems essential not to include provisions in investment agreements that allow investor-state-dispute-settlement i.e. with respect to IP or other investment claims based on health products;
2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 52 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that a fair balance must be stroke between innovation and patients' access to affordable medicines; calls on the EU to engage in meaningful technology transfer with LDCs with the aim to reach the SDG 3 objective on health; likewise, calls on the EU to further contribute to the achievement of universal health coverage in developing countries through technical assistance and development aid; more broadly, calls on the EU to encourage policies that "de- link" the financing of R&D from the price of medicines, e.g. through the use of patent pools, open source research, grants, subsidies, etc.;
2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 58 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, without transparency of research and development costs to originator companies and information on the actual prices paid for medicines across the EU, any discussion on fair medicine prices remains impossible; stresses equally that the results of clinical trials should be accessible to researchers and the public; recalls the Commission's commitment to greater transparency of EU positions, specific legal proposals, and negotiating texts in the TTIP negotiations;
2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 61 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Deems that TTIP represents a potential threat to developing countries' interest, in a context where TTIP consists of a pioneering effort to strengthen and expand multilateral rules (WTO-Plus) or to generate global standards and norms that will apply to other trade agreements around the world; in particular, notes with concern that TTIP could among others offer new opportunities for the pharmaceutical industry to demand further IP protections and lengthen the period of market exclusivity for its products; emphasises that such move is particularly worrisome for developing countries since it would entail longer monopolies, less generic competition and limits on pricing policies, and therefore damage the public health system of developing countries;
2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 69 #

2016/2057(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. URecalls that tiered pricing doesn't necessarily lead to "affordability". In reverse, experience shows that robust generic competition and technology transfers results in lower prices; urges to take advantage of the ongoing review process of the EU Tiered Pricing Regulation to repeal it unless it can be amended, in close collaboration with the Commission's Directorates-General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) and for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTÉ), in order to support all measures that countries have at their disposal to ensure affordable access to medicines.;
2016/09/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
— having regard to the Joint Africa- EU Strategy, adopted by the African and European Heads of State and Government at the Lisbon summit on 9 December 2007[1] and both parties commitment to treating Africa as one, [1] http://www.africa-eu- partnership.org/sites/default/files/document s/eas2007_joint_strategy_en.pdf
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the EU-Africa Summit planned for 2017,
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
- having regard to the Joint EU- Caribbean Partnership Strategy, adopted by the EU Council and CARIFORUM Ministers in November 2012,
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 c (new)
- having regard the EU Strategy on the Pacific and the Council conclusions on a renewed EU-Pacific Development Partnership of 14 May 2012,
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 d (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 6 October 2015 on the role of local authorities in developing countries in development cooperation,
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly report on the participation of non-state actors and local actors in JPA activities on 05 April 2009,
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
- having regard to the African Union's Agenda 2063,
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the EU-ACP partnership was established at a time when ACP countries had not yet formed their current regional or continental cooperation structures; whereas the strength and acquis of the Cotonou Agreement are based on a number of unique characteristics: it is a legally binding document, it has an unparalleled numerical strength of 79+28 member states, it is comprehensive through its three pillars of development cooperation, political cooperation and economic and trade cooperation, it has a joint institutional framework, and it has a largededicated budget in the form of the European Development Fund (EDF);
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the CPA has been revised twice (2005 and 2010); whereas the 2010 review was concerned primarily with reinforcing the principles of differentiation and regionalisation with a focus on recognising the leading role of the African Union (AU), i.a. through the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) and peace and security issues in particular;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 25 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the Cotonou Partnership Agreement (CPA) coexists nowadays with a growing number of alternative policy and institutional frameworks, posing challenges to policy coordination and coherence for the various partners involved;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the emergence of the AU and the Joint African-EU Strategy, the Joint EU-Caribbean Partnership Strategy and the EU Strategy on the Pacific exemplify the increasingly regional approach of the EU in addressing issues of common interest and concern such as peace and security, terrorism and migration;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the longstanding relationship between the EU and the ACP has been affected by structural changes since the signature of the CPA in 2000, such as the rise of the BRICS, regionalisation dynamics and the universal 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda; whereas these contributed to the gradual disintegration of the relationship between the ACP and the EU as both parties use other continental, regional or thematic bodies to advance their respective interests;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 33 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas the heterogeneity of interests within the ACP has by and large prevented them from establishing an unified identity in international fora;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 35 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Cf. whereas ACP Summits have performed poorly in terms of attracting heads of state and in politically engaging them into an otherwise mainly EU- oriented process;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 36 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the Cotonou Framework Agreement addresses new global challenges such as climate change, migration and terrorism, but has produced few concrete results in these areas; whereas the EU and the regions/countries of the ACP increasingly choose other political frameworks than the CPA to develop collective action and articulate interests on these global challenges;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 44 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas political dialogue on essential elements, as referred to in Articles 8 and 96 of the Cotonou Agreement, is a concrete and legal means of upholding the common values of the ACP-EU partnership and promoting democracy and human rights, which are fundamental for sustainable development; but whereas in practice, political dialogue under the CPA has either been regionalised (e.g. towards the African Union) or takes place bilaterally (with limited influence from the ACP Group as a whole);
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 50 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the involvement of national parliaments, local authorities, civil society and the private sector in political dialogue has been rather limited as well as their participation in the processes of programming, follow-up and evaluation; whereas the role of the ACP Group as such has been limited to cases where Article 96 is invoked; whereas political dialogue, and Article 96 in particular, have mostly been used at a late stage of political crises and not in a preventative manner;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 56 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas the EU and the Member are bound by clear obligations under Articles 3 and 21 of the TEU to refrain from any act that may affect the human rights of persons in non-EU countries and to promote the fulfilment of human rights in their external relations;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 65 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that ACP-EU cooperation is has been a valuable and unique achievement that has strengthened bonds between ACP and EU countries and their parliaments throughout the last 40 years; underlines - provided the ACP countries demonstrate their commitment to taking joint action as a group -notes however that ACP-EU relations have been gradually supplanted by alternative continental strategies such as the joint Africa-EU partnership, while ACP regions and countries have developed their own regional structure and institutions around common interests, as in the case of the African Union and the Regional Economic Communities, that have become the main interlocutor for the EU and other global players; against this background, underlines that in order to improve the effectiveness of cooperation and adapt it to new challenges, a new structurepolitical and cooperation framework has to be adopted that keeps those parts of the ACP- EU acquis that are universal in character, such as commitment to human rights, good governance and democracy, the objective of the rule of law, and exchange of best practiceinstitutions such as the ICC in a common framework, while the main workpart of the cooperation and political dialogue has to be done primarily according to the principle of subsidiarity, that is, it must take place in regional agreements and related political institutions that are tailored to specific regional needs and to the mutual interests existing between the EU and the respective region;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 75 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Expresses concern over the fragmentation and duplication that the current parallel structures have created and the burden they pose for both the EU and ACP states, and considers the upcoming negotiations as a key opportunity for addressing these inadequacies and inefficiencies;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 77 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that both the common framework and the regional agreements should be legally binding; underlines that, in order to strengthen effectiveness and reduce duplication, the regional agreementsUnderlines that Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific are very different regions, facing specific geopolitical, economic and development challenges and interests that cannot easily be accommodated and pursued through an overarching structure; henceforth, takes the view that the most suitable architecture for the period beyond 2020 should, in line with the principle of subsidiarity, give priority to regionalisation dynamics and be legally binding; in particular, underlines that the future framework of cooperation with Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific should be designed in a way that takes into account existing cooperation frameworks with regional and sub-regional organisations, e.g. the African Union, Regional Economic Communities,; and regional agreements such as the Economic Partnershiptake into account regional integration process, such as the future Continental Free Trade Agreements (EPAs)a for Africa, and should allow the inclusion of additional countries, such as northern African countries, orpursuit of mutual interests through the creation of groupings in accordance with specific interests or needs (e.g. development status, as in the case of LDCs, or geographical peculiarities, as in the case of small island developing states);
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 84 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Observes that each of the three regions have largely abandoned the ACP structure to articulate and defend their interests on global public goods; takes the view that the implementation of the universal 2030 Agenda requires different approaches and means than those on which the CPA is based, as regional dynamics are gradually taking over; the universal Post-2015 Agenda is set to abandon the traditional North-South divide; development cooperation has moved beyond aid to focus more on policy coherence for sustainable development, global governance and mutual accountability;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 86 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Calls forBelieves that the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be placed at the centre of a new agreement, andrequire legitimacy, proximity, subsidiarity and strong participation of local authorities and non-state actors to make it effective; in particular, underlines the need of "localisation" of the SDGs at local and territorial level and the need for articulating actions from local level up to regional and continental level in the framework of existing institutional structures and policies developed at the AU level, with the aim to ensure convergence and synergies between agenda 2030 and agenda 2063 of the AU; calls for the creation of strong monitoring mechanisms to ensure that implementation of the agreement contributes to and promotes the SDGs;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 89 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for an ACP-EUStresses the need to develop a multi-stakeholders peer review mechanism to scrutinise SDG implementation in member states on a regular basis, with ACP and EU representatives not only from governmental institutions but also from parliaments, local authorities and civil society, drawing up yearly conclusions and recommendations for follow-up, calls for the future revised EU Consensus on Development to integrate provisions to this end;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 102 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the fight against poverty to remain an overarching objective of ACP-EUthe future cooperation agreement; believes, however, that a new agreement must primarily be a political projecartnership agreement and clearly leave behind the donor-recipient mentality; considers that cooperation should take place in areas of common interest where common gains can be expected, not just in economic terms but also with regard to peace and security, social justice, human rights, good governance and democracy, the environment, climate change, ecological transition towards sustainable development and other areas related to the prosperity of both ACP and EU populations;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 110 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its view that policy coherence for development (PCD) is a key element for achieving the new sustainable development agenda; believes that the comprehensive nature of the Cotonou Agreementnew framework of cooperation should promotes PCD and should therefore be safeguarded in a new agreementbe equally conductive to improving the coherence of the EU's external action;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 112 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the essential elements in the Cotonou Agreement regarding human rights clauses and sanctions for failure to respect such clauses, inter alia with regard to discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation or gender identity, democratic principles and the rule of law with reference to the ICC to continue to form the value-based foundation of any new agreement; calls for good governance to be added as an essential element;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 120 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that political dialogue is a fundamental part of the Cotonou Agreement, and that Articles 8 and 96 are a concrete and legal means to uphold the essential elements of ACP-EU relations, though they have not always been used effectively in the past, while the inclusiveness of the political dialogue is often very limited; calls for political dialogue to remain a central and legal pillar in the overarching framework and on the regional level of the new agreementnew cooperative framework with the duly mandated and legitimate regional political institutions; calls for political dialogue to be used more effectively and systematically and in a proactive way in order to prevent political crises and to address i.e. all sensitive political issues regarding EU - Africa relationship;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 126 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines in this regard that political dialogue is a valuable basis for improving the situation of the peoples of the partner countries; regrets the insufficient use of this instrument and its weak effectiveness so far; calls, therefore, for improved monitoring of the human rights situation andstresses the need to address the question of human rights and governance ofn the other essential and fundamental elements of the Agreebasis of international and the existing legal instruments, and for a regular biennial or multiannual evaluation and joint reports on the respect of these elements by all ACP-EU member states with the purpose of naming, shaming and praising; calls for the results of these reports to be presented at laws, principles and mechanisms established i.e. by the AU and the existing regional and pan-African governance bodies, so as to strengthen overarching ACP-EU meetings and used as a basis for political dialoguewnership;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 152 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Future ACP-EU institutions of the new cooperation framework
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 153 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for Joint ACP-EU Council meetings to include topical and urgent political debates, including on sensitive issues, with the aim of adopting joint conclusions on them; calls on the relevant ACP and EU member state ministries to improve their participation at the level of ministers, in order to give the meetings the necessary political legitimacy and confer the needed visibility on the principle of partnership;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 158 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for the new ACP-EUcooperation agreement to include a strong parliamentary dimension, through a Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA), that will provide for a democratic and comprehensive parliamentary dialogue, including on difficult and sensitive subjects, advance common (regional) political projects, and provide a democratic underpinning for them, scrutinise the executive's work as well as development cooperation, promote democracy and human rights, and thus make an important contribution to an ACP-EU new cooperation partnership on an equal footing;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 164 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the JPA should ensure the adequate and proportional representation and participation of all political forces in its debates; calls, therefore, for the ACP national delegations to the JPA to include representatives of their national political spectrum, including the opposition;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 168 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the JPA to be aligned with the new regional structure, thus focusing its work in regional fora on issues of regional importance, strongly involving the region’s natnational and regional parliaments while also maintaining regular, but less frequent, joint ACP-EU meetings; stresses the need for strengthening the current cooperation between the EP and the Pan-African Parliament;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 174 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for an alignment of common resolutions in the overarching ACP-EU forum on urgent international topics, delays regarding SDG-relevant topics and breaches of human rights, and an alignment of resolutions in regional or other respective meetings on current topics and issues that are urgent and of particular interest for a region or a specific group;deleted
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 184 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for further efforts to be made to improve JPA scrutiny of development programming and follow-up to such scrutiny; calls on the Commission and ACP governments to promote the involvement of ACP national parliaments, local authorities and civil society actors in the pre- and post-scrutiny of development programming, and to supply all available information in a timely manner to ACP national parliaments in order to assist them in their exercise of democratic scrutiny;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 198 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Underscores that the 11th EDF is the main source of funding for the African Peace Facility (APF), despite the fact that this was meant to be a provisional solution when the APF was established in 2003; calls for the creation of a dedicated off- budget instrument for financing security expenses linked to development cooperation;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 211 #

2016/2053(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Strongly advocates the full integrationObserves that the substance of two of the three pillars of the ECPAs into a new ACP- EU agreement, in order (trade and political dialogue) have largely moved into regional frameworks; stresses the need to ensure continuity for EPA linkages in the existing Cotonou Agreement to sustainability provisions on good governance, respect of human rights and social and environmental standards, and because it would provide a framework for development and policy coherence; stresses equally the need to ensure that EPA are not undermining the regional integration processes; and calls for a joint monitoring process of the impact of EPA;
2016/06/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 93 #

2016/0389(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – General characteristics – Legal personality of the holding – Legal person – indent 1 (new)
If yes, is the holding part of a corporate yes/no group made up of units that are legally independent
2017/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 97 #

2016/0389(COD)

- If land is rented, who is the owner Yes/no of the land? - If land is rented, is the owner of Yes/no the land a legal person?
2017/06/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 82 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The Union's ambitious External Investment Plan (EIP) is neededntends to support investments starting in Africa and the Union's Neighbourhood as a means to promote the sustainable development goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ('the 2030 Agenda') as well as the commitments under the recently revised European Neighbourhood Policy thus addressing root causes of migration. It should also contribute to the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (COP 21).
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 88 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The EIP should incorporate the Union commitment under the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development. It should also allow Europeanlow investors and private companies, including small and medium-sized enterprises, to participate more effectively to sustainable development in partner countries in line with the Union development and neighbourhood policies.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 95 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) This is in line with the Union Global Strategy for Foreign and Security Policy which embeds challenges such as migration and resilience in the overall EU foreign policy, ensuring coherence and synergies with European development and Neighbourhood policies.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 102 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The EIP should provide an integrated financial package to finance investments starting in regions of Africa for countries that are signatories to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 200022 and the Neighbourhood countries, thereby creating growth and employment opportunities, maximising additionality, delivering innovative productsmaking sure not to increase debt risks or macroeconomic vulnerability, thereby supporting longer term development through creating sustained growth and employment opportunities, with particular focus on gender equality and the empowerment of women and youth, supporting the implementation of the EU Gender Action Plan, ensuring additionality, and crowding-in private sector funds. __________________ 22OJ L 317, 15.12.2000 as last amended by OJ L 287, 4.11.2010, while respecting human rights, and not creating negative environmental externalities.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 113 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The EFSD should incorporate the Union's commitments on development effectiveness and deriving from the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on Financing for Development. Actions under the EFSD Regulation should be designed so as to fulfil the criteria for Official Development Assistance (ODA) established by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 119 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The European Fund for Sustainable Development (EFSD) should be composed of regional investment platforms, which will combine financing from existing blending facilities and the EFSD Guarantee. The existing blending facilities for Africa are created by Commission Decision C(2015)5210 and by Commission Implementing Decision C(2016)3436 for the Neighbourhood. Each regional investment platform should have an operational board that supports the Commission in defining and monitoring regional and sectorial investment goals, regional, sectorial and thematic investment windows, formulates opinions on the blending operations and discusses the use of the EFSD Guarantee in line with the investment windows to be defined.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 120 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In the light of the European Court of Auditors findings1a regarding the use of blending in EU external relations, highlighting the fact that for nearly half of the projects examined there was insufficient evidence to conclude that the grants were justified, and that for a number of these cases there were indications that the investments would have been made without the EU contribution, it is paramount that blending should only be used when the Commission can clearly demonstrate its added value. _____________________ 1a http://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocu ments/SR14_16/SR14_16_EN.pdf
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 126 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Furthermore, the EFSD should operate as 'one-stop-shop' to receive financing proposals from financial institutions and public or private investors and deliver a wide range of financial support to eligible investments. The EFSD Guarantee should be backed by the EFSD Guarantee Fund. The EFSD should deploy innovativeproven instruments to support investments and involve the private sector.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 133 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Moreover, the Strategic Board should support the Commission in setting strategic guidance and overall investment goals. The Strategic Board should also support coordination and coherence between the regional platforms and respect commitments on policy coherence for development. This should ensure complementarity of the various instruments in external action. The Strategic Board should be co-chaired by the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to ensure consistency and coherence with Union external policy objectives and partnership frameworks with third countries.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 143 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Monitoring the quality of supported financing and investment operations is of key importance in order to ensure that they effectively contribute to sustainable development. EU delegations would be well placed to perform such tasks, but as their capacities are limited, it is of paramount importance to include reliable civil society organisations both locally and internationally.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 148 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) In order to increase the impact of the EFSD Guarantee in view of the needs in the regions concerned, Member States should have the possibility of providinge contributions in the form of a guarantee or cash. Those contributions could be earmarked by region, sector or investment window.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 157 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) The Commission should report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on the financing and investment operations covered by the EFSD Guarantee, and the plans for coming year, with a view to ensuring full accountability to the European citizens. The report should be made public in order to allow relevant stakeholders, including civil society, to express their views. All other documents relating to the fund should be made publicly available, with a limited regime of exceptions. The Commission should also report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on the management of the EFSD Guarantee Fund so that accountability and transparency are ensured.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 175 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) In order to fulfil the political commitments of the EU on renewable energy, energy efficiency and climate change a minimum share of 240% for the funding allocated under the EFSD should be devoted to financing and investment operations relevant for these sectors.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 176 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) In order to contribute to the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change, all EFSD funded projects should meet the Agreement's stated objective to align financial flows with low greenhouse gas emission and climate resilient development, thus supporting operations and projects that actively promote climate protection and resilience, while respecting land rights of local communities.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 178 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 b (new)
(20b) Remittances' flows to developing countries are by far more important than official development flows. Therefore projects or instruments which facilitate the transfer of remittances and lower costs thereof should be eligible for funding allocated under the EFSD.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 180 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) 'additionality' means the principle ensuring that the EFSD Guarantee supportsupport, including via blending facilities, contributes to sustainable development by achieving positive results above and beyond what could have been achieved without the support. Financial interventions may not be aimed at replacing the support of a Member State or third country, private funding or another Union financial intervention, as well as that it is aimed at addressing market failures and avoiding crowding out other public or private investments or by an international financial institution.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 182 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The purpose of the EFSD as an integrated financial package shall be to support through the supply of financing capacity in the form of grants, guarantees and other financial instruments to eligible counterparts investments and increased access to financing starting in African and Neighbourhood partner countries, striving for a balanced coverage of partner countries within the respective regions, ensuring adequate presence of fragile and least developed countries and fostering regional integration.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 195 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The EFSD shall contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda with a particular focus on sustainable growth, job creation, socio-economic sectors and on the support to micro, small and medium sized enterprises, thus addressing root causes of migration and contributing to sustainable reintegration of returned migrants in their countries of origin while maximising additionality, delivering innovative products, and operate in respect of development effectiveness principles like alignment to partner countries' priorities, untied aid and mutually agreed conditionalities, with a particular focus on sustainable growth, job creation, socio-economic sectors and on the support to micro, small and medium sized enterprises while ensuring additionality and crowding in private sector funds.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 196 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In order to fulfil the political commitments of the EU on renewable energy, energy efficiency and climate change a minimum share of 40% for the funding allocated under the EFSD shall be devoted to financing and investment operations relevant for these sectors.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 199 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The EFSD shall be composed of regional investment platforms, which will combine financing from existing blending facilities and the EFSD Guarantee, complemented by advisory hubs.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 214 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The strategic board shall be composed of representatives of the Commission and of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (High Representative), of the Member States, the European Parliament and of the EIB. The Commission mayshall invite other contributors to become members of the strategic board having regard where appropriate to the view of the board. Partner Countries and rRelevant regional organisations, the eligible counterparts and the European Parliamentand other stakeholders such as civil society groups may be given observer status, where appropriate. The strategic board shall be co-chaired by the Commission and the High Representative. The strategic board shall ensure proper consultation of a diversity of stakeholders in partner countries.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 223 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Advisory Hubs Neighbourhood region and Africa 1. Advisory Hubs shall have as its objective to build upon existing advisory services in order to provide advisory support and capacity building for the identification, preparation and development and long term maintenance of projects and to act as technical advisory hubs for project financing within the Neighbourhood region or Africa. Such support shall include providing targeted support on the use of technical assistance for project structuring, on the use of innovative financial instruments and advice, as appropriate, on relevant issues relating to Union law, taking into account the specificities and needs of partner countries. 2. The advisory hubs shall provide services in addition to those already available under other Union programmes, including: (a) providing a single point of entry for technical assistance for authorities and project promoters; (b) assisting project promoters, where appropriate, in developing their projects so that they fulfil the eligibility criteria and contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda. (c) leveraging local knowledge (d) providing a platform for peer-to- peer exchange and sharing of know-how regarding project development; (e) providing advice on the establishment of investment platforms 3. Advisory hub services shall be available for public and private project promoters, including national promotional banks or institutions and investment platforms or funds and regional and local public entities. 4. Advisory hubs shall contribute to the setting up of local monitoring groups comprising a diverse group of local stakeholders. 5. The Union shall contribute up to a maximum of EUR 10 000 000 per annum towards covering the costs of advisors hubs.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 232 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Eligibility and debarment criteria for the use of the EFSD Guarantee
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 239 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) contribute to economic and social development, with particular focus on sustainability and sustainable job creation (in particular for youth and women), thus addressing root causes of migration and contributing to sustainable reintegration of returned migrants in their countries of origin;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 247 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) target socio-economic sectors, in particular infrastructure including sustainrenewable energy, water, low-carbon transport, information and communications technologies, environment, sustainable use of natural resources, agro-ecological farming and blue growth, social infrastructure, human capital, in order to improve the socio-economic environment;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 262 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) provide finance in favour of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises with a particular focus on private and cooperative sector development;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 267 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) provide financial instruments aimed at addressing the bottlenecks to private investments with a positive developmental impact, including first loss guarantees to portfolios guarantees to private sector projects such as loan guarantees for small and medium-sized enterprises and guarantees for specific risks for infrastructure projects and other risk capital;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 273 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) allocate at least 40% of the financing to investments with the principle objective of climate action;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 280 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) maximise the mobilisation ofobilise significantly private sector capital.;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 283 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) ensure long term local capacity is fostered for maintenance and other long term tasks required to ensure the sustainability of the operations;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 286 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
(eb) fulfil the criteria for Official Development Assistance (ODA) established by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 289 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e c (new)
(ec) ease the flow of remittances and reduce their costs;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 290 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e d (new)
(ed) are implemented in full respect of the Human Rights conventions, the OECD Guidelines for Multi-National Enterprises, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the ILO conventions and standards, the Maastricht Principles on the Extraterritorial Obligations of States in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 291 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e e (new)
(ee) undergo a publicly available participatory ex ante human rights and environmental impact assessment identifying and addressing risks in those fields.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 292 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The EFSD Guarantee shall not support financing and investment operations which, (a) are linked to the military or security sector (b) support the development of nuclear energy (c) further fossil fuel and carbon lock- in (d) have significant environmental external costs (e) promote the use of genetically modified seeds (f) promote large-scale industrialised monoculture farming (g) are linked to mega-dams (h) are in sectors or projects that have risks of undermining the human rights in partner countries such as land grabbing and the forced displacement of populations. A publicly available ex ante human rights and environmental impact assessment shall be carried out to identify such risks.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 295 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. On a case by case basis the 3. Commission may allow combined financing from different Union instruments. as long as this does not lead to reduced financing for other developmental objectives.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 301 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 21(1) to (3) and (5) to supplement this Regulation by establishing a public scoreboard of indicators to ensure an independent and transparent assessment of the potential and actual use of the guarantee, in particular with regard to the criteria mentioned in paragraph 2.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 307 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) bodies governed by the private law of a Member State that provide adequate financial guarantees, by derogation from Article 58(1)(c)(vii) of Regulation (EU) No 966/2012, and that disclose what extra- financial factors ("Environment Social and Governance ESG") such as climate change, resource scarcity, misaligned executive compensation or corruption they consider as part of their fiduciary duty.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 309 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) bodies governed by the private law of a partner country that provide adequate financial guarantees, by derogation from Article 58(1)(c)(vii) of Regulation (EU) No 966/2012, and that disclose what extra- financial factors ("Environment Social and Governance ESG") such as climate change, resource scarcity, misaligned executive compensation or corruption they consider as part of their fiduciary duty.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 312 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall select the eligible counterparts pursuant to Article 61 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012. while preference is given to eligible counterparts: – established in the African and Neighbourhood partner countries respectively, – with a proven track record of sustainable and responsible investment favouring participatory approaches and ownership in designing and setting up programmes and projects, – using reliable monitoring and evaluation methods, including on qualitative aspects, like environmental and social standards and additionality, – having in their governance structure an efficient and independent grievance mechanism.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 326 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The guarantee agreements shall be publicly available, with a limited regime of exceptions, and contain, in particular, provisions concerning the following:
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 332 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) for debt instruments the principal and all interests and amounts due to the selected eligible counterpart, but not received by it in accordance with the terms of the financing operations aftert the time of an event of default has occurreding;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 333 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) for equity investments the amounts invested and their associated financing costs;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 334 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – point c
(c) for other financing and investment operations referred to in Article 8(2) the amounts used and their associated funding costs;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 335 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – point d
(d) all relevant expenses and recovery costs related to an event of default, unless deducted from recovery proceeds.deleted
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 337 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) possible contributions from Member States anmounting to at least one third of ther contributorsions from the general budget of the Union;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 339 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) possible contributions from other contributors;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 342 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall submit an annual report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the financing and investment operation covered by the EFSD Guarantee. This report shall be made public. It shall include the following elements and be presented to and discussed with a broad range of stakeholders in the competent committees of the European Parliament. It shall include the following elements which shall be presented in a country-specific format:
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 346 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(–a) an assessment of the overall contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda with a special focus on the fight against poverty;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 347 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point -a a (new)
(–aa) an assessment of the share of funding devoted to financing and investment operations relevant for political commitments of the EU on renewable energy, energy efficiency and climate change;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 353 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the financial amount transferred to beneficiaries and an assessment of financing and investment operations by each counterpart on an aggregated basis including a gender analysis of the operations covered based on evidence and on sex-disaggregated data;
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 359 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) detailed objectives and plans for the coming year.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 364 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. By 31 December 2020 and every three years thereafter, the Commission shall evaluate the use of the EFSD Guarantee Fund. The Commission shall submit its evaluation report to the European Parliament and the Council. That evaluation report shall be accompanied by an opinion of the Court of Auditors on the management of the EFSD guarantee fund and the effectiveness and additionality of EFSD operations.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 370 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Extensive minutes of the meetings of the strategic and operational boards shall be published without delay. The scoreboard of indicators shall be made public once an operation under the guarantee is approved. In accordance with its transparency policies and general Union principles on access to documents and information, the eligible counterparts shall make publicly available on their websites all information and documents relating to all financing and investment operations covered by the EFSD Guarantee under this Regulation, relating in particular to the manner in which those operations contribute to the requirements of this Regulawith a strictly limited regime of exceptions.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 375 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17a Grievance and redress mechanism The European Commission shall establish an EU centralised Grievance Mechanism for all EFSD supported projects. This grievance mechanism shall be contacted directly by stakeholders affected by EFSD operations, and by stakeholders dissatisfied with how their complaints are addressed by the grievance mechanisms of EFSD counterparts.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 376 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The external audit of the activities undertaken in accordance with this Regulation shall be carried out by the Court of Auditors in accordance with Article 287 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and is thus subject to the discharge procedure in accordance with Article 319 TFEU.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 377 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission or the eligible counterparts shall notify the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) promptly and provide it with the necessary information when, at any stage of the preparation, implementation or closure of financing and investment operations covered by this Regulation, they have grounds for suspecting fraud, corruption, embezzlement, money laundering or any other illegal activity that may affect the financial interests of the Union.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 378 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
OLAF may carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, in accordance with the provisions and procedures laid down in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 in order to protect the financial interests of the Union, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption, embezzlement, money laundering financing of terrorism, tax fraud and tax evasion, or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union in connection with any financing and investment operations covered by this Regulation. OLAF may transmit any information obtained in the course of its investigations to the competent authorities of the Member States concerned.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 379 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. In their financing and investment operations, the eligible counterparts shall not support any activities carried out for illegal purposes, including money laundering, terrorist financing, organised crime, tax fraud and tax evasion, corruption, and fraud affecting the financial interests of the Union. The eligible counterparts shall not participate in any financing or investment operation through a vehicle located in a non- cooperative jurisdiction, in accordance with its policy towards weakly regulated or non-coopercharacterised in particular by no, or only nominal, or low taxes, a lack of effective automatic exchange of information in tax matters, a lack of transparency in legislative, jurisdictions based on policies of the Union,dicial or administrative provisions and providing harmful tax measures as defined by the Code of Conduct on Business taxation or, identified by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development or the Financial Action Task Forceas being a non- cooperative jurisdiction or, identified as high risk countries pursuant to article 9 paragraph 2 of DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/849 or included in the common EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 380 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. In its financing and investment operations, the eligible counterpart shall apply the principles and standards set out in Union law on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing and in particular Regulation (EU) 2015/847 of the European Parliament and of the Council35 and Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council36. The eligible counterparts shall make both direct funding and funding via intermediaries under this Regulation contingent upon the disclosure of beneficial ownership information in accordance with Directive (EU) 2015/849 and publish country-by-country reporting data in line with the requirements of article 89,1 of Directive 2013/36/EU. __________________ 35 Regulation (EU) 2015/847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on information accompanying transfers of funds and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1781/2006 (OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 1). 36 Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directive 2006/70/EC (OJ L 141, 5.6.2015, p. 73).
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 384 #

2016/0281(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20a Exercise of the delegation 1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of three years from 4 July 2017. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the three-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period. The delegation of power referred to in Article 8 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 3. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 4. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 8 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of one month of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by one month at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
2017/03/27
Committee: AFETDEVEBUDG
Amendment 14 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The European Council conclusions of October 2014 foresaw that the target should be delivered collectively by the Union in the most cost-effective manner possible, with the reductions in the Emissions Trading System (ETS) and non- ETS sectors amounting to 43% and 30% by 2030 compared to 2005 respectively, with efforts distributed on the basis of relative Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. All sectors of the economy should contribute to achieving these emission reductions, and all Member States should participate in this effort, balancing considerations of fairness and solidarity, and national targets within the group of Member States with a GDP per capita above the Union average should be relatively adjusted to reflect cost- effectiveness in a fair and balanced manner. Achieving these greenhouse gas emission reductions should boost efficiency and innovation in the European economy and in particular should promote improvements, notably in buildings, agriculture, waste management and, transport and dietary patterns, in so far as they fall under the scope of this Regulation.
2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 17 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
(Effective mitigation actions are listed in line with table70 of the report “Effective(2a) In order to achieve those emissions reductions and in an effort to maximise the role of the agriculture sector, Member States should promote mitigation actions with the greatest potential to reduce emissions of non-CO2 gases methane and nitrous oxide and fossil carbon dioxide covered in this Regulation, as well as net emissions of biogenic carbon dioxide covered in Regulation [LULUCF]. Actions with beneficial synergies between biodiversity, environmental, and climate goals should be prioritised. Where mitigation actions have potentially harmful environmental tradeoffs, for example decreasing functional biodiversity, these should either be safeguarded against or avoided. Climate mitigation actions should include: conversion of arable to permanent grassland; management of hedges, buffer strips and trees on agricultural land; new agroforestry and mixed woodland planting schemes of native species; prevention of tree removal and deforestation; use of cover/catch crops and crop residues on land; carbon auditing and soil/nutrient management plans; improved nitrogen efficiency and biological N fixation in rotations and in grass mixes; wetland/peat land restoration and conservation; limiting animal rearing to ensure animals are fed with local feed and to avoid the inefficient feeding of grain to animals in terms of resources and climate; promoting sustainable low- emissions and healthy human diets, containing less animal products, substituted with healthy alternatives in the form of pulses, grains, seeds, vegetables and fruits. Or. en performance of tools for climate action policy”.)
2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) On 10 June 2016 the Commission presented the proposal for the EU to ratify the Paris agreementThe Council ratified the Paris Agreement on 5 October 2016, following the consent given by the European Parliament on 4 October 2016. The Paris Agreement entered into force on 4 November 2016 and aims at keeping the increase in global temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. This legislative proposal forms part of the implementation of the EU’s commitment in the Paris agreement. The Union’s commitment to economy-wide emission reductions was confirmed in the intended nationally determined contribution of the Union and its Member States that was submitted to the Secretariat of the UNFCCC on 6 March 2015.
2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) A range of Union measures enhance Member States’ ability to meet their climate commitments and are crucial to achieving necessary emission reductions in the sectors covered by this Regulation. These include legislation on fluorinated greenhouse gases, CO2-reductions from road vehicles, energy performance of building, renewables, energy efficiency and the Circular Economy, as well as Union funding instruments for climate- related investments, including funding the transition to a sustainable, high biodiversity and low-emissions food and farming system as an important goal of the common agricultural policy (CAP).
2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Regulation [ ] [on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework] lays down accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals relating to land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF). While the environmental outcome under this Regulation in terms of the levels of greenhouse gas emission reductions that are made is affected by taking into account a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland as defined in Regulation [ ], flexibility for a maximum quantity of 280 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent of these removals divided among Member States according to the figures in Annex III should be included as an additional possibility for Member States to meet their commitments when needed. Where the delegated act to update the forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans pursuant to Article 8 (6) of Regulation [LULUCF] is adopted, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Article 7 to reflect a contribution of the accounting category managed forest land in the flexibility provided by that Article. Before adopting such a delegated act, the Commission should evaluate the robustness of accounting for managed forest land based on available data, and in particular the consistency of projected and actual harvesting rates. In addition, the possibility to voluntarily delete annual emission allocation units should be allowed under this Regulation in order to allow for such amounts to be taken into account when assessing Member States’ compliance with requirements under Regulation [ ].deleted (Linked to deletion of Article 7)
2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure efficient, transparent and cost-effective reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and of other information necessary to assess progress with Member States’ annual emissions allocations, the requirements for annual reporting and evaluation under this Regulation are integrated with the relevant Articles under Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013, which should therefore be amended accordingly. The amendment of that Regulation should also ensure that progress of Member States in making emission reductions continues to be evaluated annually, taking into account progress in Union policies and measures and information from Member States. Every two years, the evaluation should include the projected progress of the Union towards meeting its reduction commitments and of Member States towards fulfilling their obligations. However, the application of deductions should only be considered at five-year intervals, so that the potential contribution from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland taking place pursuant to Regulation [ ] can be considered. This is without prejudice to the duty of the Commission to ensure compliance with the obligations of Member States resulting from this Regulation or to the power of the Commission to initiate infringement proceedings for this purpose. (Linked to deletion of Article 7)
2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In order to provide for the appropriate accounting of transactions under this Regulation including the use of flexibilities and the application of compliance checks the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Article 11. The necessary provisions should be contained in a single instrument combining the accounting provisions pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC, Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, Regulation [ ] and this Regulation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter-institutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation applies to the greenhouse gas emissions from IPCC source categories of energy, industrial processes and product use, agriculture and waste as determined pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 525/2013, excluding emissions from the activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87/EC. The zero emission factor for biomass is only applied to bioenergy from waste and residues.
2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Subject to the flexibilitiesy provided for in Articles 5, 6 and 7, to the adjustment pursuant to Article 10(2) and taking into account any deduction resulting from the application of Article 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, each Member State shall ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions in each year between 2021 and 2029 do not exceed the level defined by a linear trajectory, starting in 2020 on the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during 2016, 2017 and 2018 determined pursuant to paragraph 3 and ending in 2030 on the limit set for that Member State in Annex I to this Regulation.
2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. This implementing act shall also specify, based on the percentages notified by Member States under Article 6(2), the quantities that may be taken into account for their compliance under Article 9 between 2021 and 2030. If the sum of all Member States’ quantities were to exceed the collective total of 100 million, the quantities for each Member State shall be reduced on a pro rata basis so that the collective total is not exceeded.deleted
2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 74 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may use the flexibilities set out in paragraphs 2 to 6 of this Article, and in Articles 6 and 7.
2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6
Flexibility for certain Member States following reduction of EU ETS 1. limited cancellation of up to a maximum of 100 million EU ETS allowances as defined in Article 3(a) of Directive 2003/87/EC collectively taken into account for their compliance under this Regulation are listed in Annex II to this Regulation. 2. shall notify the Commission by 31 December 2019 of any intention to make use of a limited cancellation of allowances up to the percentage listed in Annex II for that Member State, for their compliance under Article 9. 3. Central Administrator designated under Article 20 of Directive 2003/87/EC (thereafter “the Central Administrator”) shall take into account the quantity referred to in Article 4(4) for that Member States’ compliance under Article 9. One- tenth of the quantity of allowances determined pursuant to Article 4(4) shall be cancelled pursuant to Article 12(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC for each year from 2021 to 2030.Article 6 deleted allowances Member States that may have a Member States listed in Annex II At a Member State’s request, the
2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 88 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Additional use of up to 280 million net removals from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed 1. To the extent that a Member State’s emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year, a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from the combined accounting categories of deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grassland referred to in Article 2 of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] may be taken into account for its compliance under Article 9 of this Regulation for that year, provided that: (a) the cumulative quantity taken into account for that Member State for all years of the period from 2021 to 2030 does not exceed the level set in Annex III for that Member State; (b) such quantity is in excess of that Member State’s requirements under Article 4 of Regulation [ ][LULUCF]; (c) the Member State has not acquired more net removals under Regulation [ ][LULUCF] from other Member States than it has transferred; and (d) the Member State has complied with the requirements of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF]. 2. Where the delegated act to update the forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans pursuant to Article 8 (6) of Regulation [LULUCF] is adopted, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt article 7 delegated act to modify paragraph 1 of this Article in order to reflect a contribution of the accounting category managed forest land in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation.grassland
2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 120 #

2016/0231(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III
[...]deleted
2017/03/07
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 9 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 208, 209(1) and 212(2) thereof,
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1 a (new)
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, in particular Articles 24, 40 and 41(2),
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 12 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 (new)
(-1) Article 208(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union clearly states that Union development cooperation policy “shall have as its primary objective the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty.”.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The 2005 European Consensus on Development recognised the link between security and development, while highlighting their complementary nature.16 __________________ 16 Joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on European Union Development Policy entitled “The European Consensus”, Official Journal, C 46 of 24.2.2006
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted in September 2015, underlines the importance of promoting peaceful and inclusive societies both as a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 16) and in order to achieve other development policy outcomes. SDG 16.a specifically requests tostates that “strengthen relevant national institutions, including through international cooperation, for building capacities at all levels, in particular in developing countries, for preventing violence and combatting terrorism and crimeing the rule of law and promoting human rights is key to this process, as is reducing the flow of illicit arms [...]”.17 __________________ 17 United Nations, A/RES/70/1, Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 25 September 2015
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Article 24 of the Treaty on European Union sets out specific rules and procedures for the Union's common foreign and security policy. Furthermore, Article 40 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) states that the implementation of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) is not to be done at the expense of other policies like development cooperation and Article 41 TEU excludes financing of operations with military and defence implications through the Union budget.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) The OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) High Level Meeting Communiqué of 19 February 2016 updated the reporting directives on Official Development Assistance (ODA) in the field of peace and security1a. The financing of the actions undertaken in accordance with this Regulation qualifies as ODA when it complies with the eligibility requirements laid down by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD. In conformity with that Communiqué, ODA eligible activities involving the partner country's armed forces include: support for civilian oversight and democratic control of the military; under exceptional circumstances, i.e. whenever a specific asset, capability or asset requirement cannot timely or effectively be met using the available civilian assets, the possible delivery of humanitarian aid or development services through the military, provided that it respects the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence and that the performance of development services is warranted; and training of partner countries military personnel under civilian oversight and with a clear developmental purpose for the benefit of civilians in the areas of human rights and rule of law, protection of women in conflict and prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, international humanitarian law, prevention and treatment of communicable diseases, the fight against corruption, including the prevention of predatory behaviour against civilians, transparency, respect of civilian oversight and democratic control. __________________ 1aDocument DCD/DAC(2016)3/FINAL of 8 April 2016 1bDocument DCD/DAC(2016)3/FINAL of 8 April 2016
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) Supporting security sector actors, including the militaryarmed forces under exceptional circumstances, in third countries in a conflict prevention, crisis management or stabilisation context is essential to ensure appropriate conditions for poverty eradication and development. Those actions are particularly necessary to ensure the protection of civilian populations in the areas affected by conflict, crises or fragilitycompliance with Official Development Aid eligibility requirements as laid down by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD in third countries in a crisis context is essential to ensure appropriate conditions for poverty eradication and development. Good governance and effective democratic control and civilian oversight of the security system, including the military, as well as compliance with human rights and the rule of law principles are essential attributes of a well-functioning State in any context, and should be promoted through a wider security sector reform support to third countries.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The Council conclusions on Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) of 18 May 2015 called to explore options to enhance coherence and coordination between EU security and development actions, as well as to improve the delivery of capacity building in support of security and development, notably in terms of financing instruments.19 They also invited to develop an EU-wide strategic framework for Security Sector Reform, bringing together CSDP and all other relevant Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) tools as well as development cooperation instruments and freedom, security and justice actors. __________________ 19Foreign Affairs Council (Defence formation) conclusions on CSDP, document 8971/15 of 18 May 2015deleted
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 35 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Capacity building of armed forces in third countries should only be undertaken as part of the Union's development cooperation policy when it primarily pursues objectives in the field of development in limited areas which comply with Official Development Aid eligibility requirements as laid down by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD and as part of the Union's CFSP when it primarily pursues objectives in the field of peace and security, in compliance with Article 40 TEU. This Regulation should comply with the procedures and the allocation of powers amongst the Union’s institutions in the framework of the Union's development cooperation policy and its CFSP.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 40 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 b (new)
(6b) As regards the options available within the CFSP, the European Parliament resolution of 22 November 2016 on the European Defence Union pointed out in paragraph 47 to a possible reform of the ATHENA mechanism aiming at enlarging its potential for cost- sharing and common funding, especially with regard to building the capacity of military actors in partner countries (with respect to training, mentoring, advice, provision of equipment, infrastructure improvement and other services). A similar mechanism was developed outside of the Union budget by means of the African Peace Facility.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 41 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 c (new)
(6c) The Council conclusions1a on the Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2015 - 2019 of 20 July 2015, in particular the annexed EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy and its point 21(c), calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Council to develop and implement, by 2017, a due diligence policy to ensure that the Union’s support to security forces is in compliance with and contributes to the implementation of the Union’s human rights policy and is consistent with the promotion, protection and enforcement of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, as applicable. __________________ 1a http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-10897-2015-INIT/en/pdf
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 44 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1a
Where Union assistance is provided to the security sector actors, this may also include military actorarmed forces under exceptional circumstances and, in any event, shall comply with Official Development Aid eligibility requirements as laid down by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD as provided for in Article 3a, in particular in the context of a wider security sector reform process and/or capacity building in support of security and development in third countries, in line with the overarching objective of achieving sustainable development.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 46 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – title
Capacity building in supporthe context of security and developmentsector reform
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 49 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 1
1. In order to contribute to sustainable development and in particular the achievement of stable, peaceful and inclusive societies, Union assistance under this Regulation may be used to build the capacity of military actorsactors, including armed forces of a third country, in partner countries, under the exceptional circumstances and in compliance with Official Development Aid eligibility requirements as laid down by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD as set out in paragraph 3 of this Article.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 51 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 2
2. Assistance may cover in particular the provision of capacity building programmes in support of security and develop, under exceptional circumstances and in limited areas, in compliance with Official Development Aid eligibility requirements as laid down by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD and subject to all conditions and restrictions laid down in Articles 3, 4 and 4a below. Such assistance may include, under civilian oversight, training, mentoring and advice on, inter alia, human rights and the rule of law, civilian oversight and democratic control of the military, protection of woment, including training, mentoring and advice, as well as the provision of equipment, infrastructure improvements and provision of other services. conflict and prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, international humanitarian law, humanitarian response and disaster relief preparedness, prevention and treatment of communicable diseases, the fight against corruption, including the prevention of predatory behaviour against civilians, and transparency, as well as the provision of equipment, infrastructure improvements and provision of other services needed for the delivery of humanitarian aid or development services through the military while respecting the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence or the performance of development services.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 57 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Assistance pursuant to this Article shall only be providedremain exceptional and shall be provided under the following two conditions:
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 58 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) where requirements cannot be met by recourse to non-military actors to adequately reach Union objectives under this Regulation and the premise of the achievement of stable, peacefultimely or effectively be met using available civilian assets to ensure the delivery of humanitarian anid inclusive societies is denied by a serious threat to the existence of functioning State institutions, as well as to the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, or State institutions can no longer cope with this serious threator development services, provided that the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence are respected and the performance of development services is warranted; and
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 59 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) where a consensus exists between the country concerned and, the international community and/or the European Union that the security sector, and in particular the military, are key for stability, peace and development, particularly in crises and fragile contexts and situationsincluding the country's armed forces, are key for preserving, establishing or re-establishing the conditions essential for sustainable development.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 62 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the procurement of arms, spare parts and ammunition or any other equipment designed to deliver lethal force;
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 64 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) training which is solely designed to contribute to the fighting capacity of the armed forces or aimed at any purposes other than those in compliance with Official Development Aid eligibility requirements as laid down by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 65 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
4a. Support to armed forces under this Regulation shall be subject to the following restrictions: (a) in the case of developing countries, the Union’s support shall comply with Official Development Aid eligibility requirements as laid down by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD; (b) , in developing and other third countries the Union’s support shall exclude actions primarily aimed at building military capacities for security purposes.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 67 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 5
5. When designing and implementing measures pursuant to this Article, the Commission shalland the EEAS shall ensure full complementarity with other Union external assistance instruments as well as with overall external action consistency, including the CFSP, and promote ownership by the partner country. It shall also develop the necessary elements and the good practices required for ensuring sustainability in the medium and long term and promote the rule of law and established international law principles.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 70 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 3a – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall establish appropriate risk assessment, monitoring and evaluation procedures for measures pursuant to this Article and, without delay, shall make that information publicly available.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 71 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 7 – paragraph 1
(3) In Article 7, paragraph (1) is replaced by the following: “1. Article 3, and to Article 3a as appropriate, shall be provided through exceptdeleted Unional assistance measures and interim response programmes.”pursuant to
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 75 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Thematic strategy papers shall constitute the general basis for the implementation of assistance pursuant to Articles 4 and 5, and to Article 3a as appropriate. Thematic strategy papers shall provide a framework for cooperation between the Union and the partner countries or regions concerned.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 77 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) No 230/2014
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall ensure that measures adopted under this Regulation in relation to the fight against terrorism and organised crime, as well as measures covered under Article 3a, are implemented in accordance with international law, including international humanitarian law, and the Union's due diligence policy to ensure that the Union’s support to security forces is in compliance with and contributes to the implementation of the Union’s human rights policy and is consistent with the promotion, protection and enforcement of international human rights law and international humanitarian law. The Commission shall, without delay, make its relevant assessments publicly available.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 79 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) no 230/2014
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(6a) In paragraph 3 of Article 13, the following point is inserted: (ba) 21 percentage points of the financial envelope shall be allocated to measures falling under Article 5;
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 80 #

2016/0207(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new)
Regulation (EU) no 230/2014
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point b b new
(6b) In paragraph 3 of Article 13, the following point is inserted: (bb) assistance falling under Article 3a shall be limited to a maximum of EUR 100 000 000.
2017/05/12
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2016/0005(NLE)

The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to recommend that Parliament decline to give its consent to the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part.
2016/06/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Reminds that the first years of the new MFF were characterised by severe payment shortages in the budget with negative implications for the implementation of external action programmes; calls for avoiding the reoccurrence of this problem by foreseeing an adequate payment level in line with the level of commitment appropriations;
2016/04/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
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, growing economic and social inequality, human rights violations, bad governance and corruption, poor provision of basic social services, including weak health systems and the lack of investments into health innovation, 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 newly established 2030 Agenda, and is convinced that this is also essential for the defence of the EU’s own interests, including its security in a broad sense;
2016/04/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reiterates that actions to tackle humanitarian challenges should not come at the expense of the EU´s development funding and policies in other areas; also notes in this regard that public expenditure to cover the costs for the EU internal management of the current high influx of refugees, although partly covered by the OECD DAC definition of ODA, do not contribute to the strengthening of low- and middle-income countries' economies, governance, or basic social services, thus does not contribute to fighting the root causes of migration;
2016/04/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that the financing of the African Peace Facility via the European Development Fund was intended to be a provisional solution; regrets that this provisional solution has now been in place for over 10 years; calls on the Commission to make a proposal in order to finance the African Peace Facility through other means;
2016/04/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 23 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
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 reviewsion should take this into account; calls on the EU to adopt a timeline and a plan in order to reach the 0.7 % goal;
2016/04/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for the mid-term evaluation of the MFF development programmes to take into account existing EU commitments for financial allocation and common principles of development cooperation such as democratic ownership and partnership, participation of civil society, and gender equality, among others; recommends that insufficiently implemented commitments are, if needed, adequately resourced with the necessary budget;
2016/04/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Recalls the EU commitment to allocate at least 20% of its ODA to basic social services, with a focus on education and health; believes that enjoying the highest attainable standard of health is a fundamental human right and that universal access to health care and coverage, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, is a powerful development enabler and fundamental to promote gender equality, improved nutrition and education outcomes; consequently stresses the need for health-related expenditure in the context of rapidly emerging epidemics and in light of the need for comprehensive investment to create resilient health systems and provide affordable access to essential medicines in many low and middle income countries in order to deliver on the 2030 Agenda;
2016/04/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2015/2353(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Reminds that the EU has taken strong commitments regarding aid effectiveness, in particular the need to respect the principle of democratic ownership of development programmes by aid recipients and alignment of EU aid to developing countries' priorities; notes that these principles have not been upheld in the EU response to migration, e.g. in the set-up of the EU-Africa Trust fund which was specifically created in order to circumvent lengthier EDF procedures respecting aid effectiveness principles; calls on the Commission to fully respect aid effectiveness principles in defining and implementing development policy.
2016/04/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Finds it regrettable that there is currently an increasing tendency towards the indirect expropriation of landowners as part of the implementation of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC and the Biodiversity Strategy; urges the Commission to take action to safeguard property rights as a key component of the development of the Alpine regions;deleted
2016/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Finds it regrettable that there is currently an increasSupports the effective implementation of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC and the Biodiversity Strategy as critical ing tendency towards the indirect expropriation of landowners as part of the implementation of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEChe effort to preserve fragile landscapes and ecosystems and to protect rare and endangered species; notes that these instruments play an important role in attracting sustainable tourism to Alpine regions and the Biodiversity Strategy; urges the Commission to take action to safeguard property rights as a key component ofnce contribute to economic development as well as environmental protection; opposes any attempt by the Commission to use the REFIT process to undermine or reduce the dlevelopment of the Alpine regions; of protection provided by the Habitats Directive.
2016/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 84 #

2015/2324(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Notes that extensive grassland dairy farming in mountain regions such as the Alps is under threat due to chronically low prices from an oversupply of the market, coupled with structurally high production costs imposed by geography; calls for new regulatory measures within the Common Agricultural Policy to promote and protect mountain dairy farming, primarily through a publicly regulated system of collective supply management of milk production which provides financial incentives to dairy farmers to reduce production during times of oversupply and low prices, and financial penalties to those who overproduce, in order to stabilise prices;
2016/03/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the fiscal space of developing countries is de facto constrained by the requirements of global investors and financial markets; whereas developing countries have been offering various tax incentives and exemptions to attract or retain investors, leading to harmful tax competition and a 'race to the bottom';
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need to develop governance processes to promote PCD at the global level;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 27 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to systematically consult human rights organisations at an early stage of and throughout the policy-making process and to put in place stronger safeguards and mechanisms to better balance stakeholders' representativeness and specifically avoid the dominance of the private sector in public consultations; recalls that public interests must always prevail over private interests;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets the fact that although impact assessments represent a significant tool for achieving PCD, assessments of development impacts remain few in number; hopes that the Better Regulation Package and its guidelines will improve this situationcalls on the Commission systematically to take into account development and human rights in all impact assessments, which should include methodologies to improve the consultation processes and enhance the transparency and efficiency of monitoring mechanisms; hopes that the Better Regulation Package and its guidelines will improve this situation; to this end, calls on the Commission to guarantee that there is a specific in-house expertise on human rights, gender and development on the Regulatory Scrutiny Board;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that more emphasis must be put on institutional coordination, whether between EU institutions or with Member States; calls on governments of Member States to embed PCD in a legally binding act and to define a Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) action plan to operationalise it; considers that national parliaments should be further involved in the PCD agenda in their capacity to hold their government accountable and to scrutinise progress in this field;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 46 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Welcomes the EU Gender Action Plan 2016-2020; emphasises the utmost importance of the therein stipulated institutional culture shift in ensuring PCD, and encourages the monitoring and implementation of its objectives in all EU external action, including in EU-funded projects at country level;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 47 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges that the EU is facing its biggest refugee crisis since World War II; stresses that strengthening the link between migration and development policies is essentialfar from clear-cut in order to address the root causes of this phenomenon; underlines that violent conflicts constitute the key root cause of mass migration, and that they need to be addressed first and foremost through security and diplomatic instruments; welcomes the adoption of the European Agenda on Migration, which develops a comprehensive response to the crisis (COM(2015)0240);
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 59 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Emphasises that it is important to understand the causes and consequences of international migration from a gender perspective, including the process of decision-making involved and the mechanisms leading to migration; recalls that women and girls, as refugees and migrants are particularly vulnerable when they find themselves in situations where their security cannot be ensured and where they may be subject to sexual violence or exploitation;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 62 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Recalls that trade agreements should be used as leverage to promote values like sustainable development, human rights, fair and ethical trade and the fight against corruption around the world;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 64 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that the EU and its Member States remain the most important Aid for Trade donor in the world (EUR 11.7 billion in 2013 - SWD(2015)0128); deems that Aid for Trade should help promote processing and diversification of production; assist regional integration and technology transfers; and help facilitate the establishment or development of domestic productive capacity and the reduction of income inequality; welcomes the Commission's aims to make trade agreements development-friendly, while recognising that Official Development Assistance (ODA) is a key source of financing for sustainable development, if mobilised efficiently;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 69 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Recalls that SDG target 17.15 acknowledges the need to respect each country's policy space for poverty eradication and sustainable development; reiterates the right of developing countries to regulate investment so as to ensure obligations and duties for all investors, including foreign, with the aim of protecting human rights, labour and environmental standards; to this end, calls on the EU and its Member States to initiate participatory reviews of their investment agreements to eliminate inconsistencies of these treaties with international human rights obligations, namely the UN Global Compact on human rights, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, ILO core labour standards, environmental standards, and the UN Convention Against Corruption;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 78 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls, however, that aid alone is not sufficient; believes that innovative and diversified sources of financing, such as a financial transaction tax, carbon tax, air ticket levy, rents from natural resources, etc. must be considered and that coherence should be strengthened between public, private, international and domestic financing; recognises the essential role of the private sector in this regard;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 86 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. SRecalls that domestic resource mobilisation through taxation is the most important source of revenue for financing sustainable development; emphasises that the EU can play an important role to build capacity in developing countries to curb illicit financial flows; supports an efficient, fairprogressive 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; considers that international cooperation is vital for tackling illicit financial flows and tax evasion;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 93 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses the EU's responsibility to promote and operationalise globally the principle of PCD in tax matters; to this effect, urges the EU to strive for the establishment of a new intergovernmental body under the auspices of the UN on international cooperation on tax matters, to enable developing countries to participate equally in the global reform of existing international tax rules;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 98 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the EU to make full use of the OECD Model Tax Convention which includes an optional provision for assistance in tax collection, which can be included in bilateral conventions where each country agrees to help in the collection of taxes levied by the other country;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 109 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. CRecalls that food is a basic human right; calls on the EU to evaluate systematically the impact of EU agricultural, trade and energy policies – such as biofuel policy – on food security in the developing world; urges the Commission to continue to concentrate on small- and medium-scale farming, to support crop diversification and to promote sustainable agro-forestry and agro-ecological practices in line with the conclusions of the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD), the recommendations of the UN special rapporteur on the right to food, and the SDGs; stresses that substantive issues of policy coherence and impact need to be addressed in the ongoing monitoring of the EU's Food Security Policy Framework (COM(2010)0127); calls on the EU to operationalise complaint mechanisms for all people affected by EU policies to claim their right to food;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 115 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines that eradication of hunger also requires stopping speculation on food and combatting land grabbing; calls on the EU and its Member States to contribute to the prevention of land grabs by supporting developing countries in the national implementation of the UN Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 121 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the need to reconcile domestic policies with the global agenda to make PCD effective; to this effect, calls on the EU to design and implement binding climate, energy efficiency and renewable energy targets and measures in all relevant EU policies in line with the recent COP21 – Paris climate agreement which calls for a limit to the temperature increase of 1.5°C;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 134 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the EU to strengthen its capacities for crisis prevention and to reinforce the synergies between the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and development instruments, finding a balance between short-term responses to crises and longer-term development strategies; suggests that creating a new instrument dedicated to the development-security nexus might limit incoherencies and increase the efficiency of PCD; stresses that in order to achieve the 0.7 % of ODA/GNI target, this instrument should not be financed through existing developing instruments, but through new budgetary appropriations;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 139 #

2015/2317(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to continue improving links between humanitarian aid, development cooperation and resilience to disasters so as to enable a more flexible and effective response to growing needs;
2016/03/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the mountain grassland managed by small farms has great ecological and economic importance; ruminants are the principal users of grasslands, keeping landscapes accessible and inhabited and so benefiting local food production, tourism, biodiversity and the environment;
2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas milk production is of vital importance to small farmers in areas with a large proportion of mountain grassland;
2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas mountain milk accounts for around 10% of milk from the EU-27, but constitutes 2/3 of milk and involves 3/4 of producers in Austria, Slovenia and Finland, and that the corresponding figures also remain very significant in a further ten or so countries; whereas in most of these humid mountain regions, and also in outermost regions, milk herds are the principal users of grasslands, keeping landscapes accessible and inhabited and so benefiting tourism, biodiversity and the environment;
2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that measures under the second pillar of the CAP must ensure the sustainability and diversification of agricultural production in mountain areas by supporting the emergence of projects that create added value, innovation projects, agricultural investment projects and farm development projects and projects to maintain processing enterprises; points out that in-situ processing and marketing on farms or alpine pastures means greater added value for smallholdings and micro farms and enhances the tourist potential of these locations; points out that touristic facilities can further enhance their profile by using local agricultural products; stresses that these funds should be used as tools to boost the competitiveness of the regional agricultural sector and / or as a means of allowing the economic diversification of farms;
2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 80 #

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that measures under the second pillar of the CAP must ensure the sustainability and diversification of agricultural production in mountain areas by supporting the emergence of projects that create added value, innovation projects, agricultural investment projects and farm development projects and projects to maintain processing enterprises; stresses that these funds should be used as tools to boost the competitiveness of the regional agricultural sector and / or as a means of allowing the economic diversification of farms; encourages Member States and regions to make use of the opportunity under the Rural Development Regulation to create thematic sub-programmes focused around the needs of mountain areas, which are eligible for higher support rates for public funding;
2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 97 #

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that, given the substantial logistical problems arising with regard to transport and the generally small quantities of milk produced on individual farms, collection costs in mountain areas, disadvantaged areas and outermost regions, are particularly high, placing them at a major geographical and competitive disadvantage; calls on the Member States and regions accordingly to earmark state subsidies for processing plants, so as to offset the higher costs of collection compared with those in more favourable locations;
2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 98 #

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for urgent complementary studies to assess the territorial impact of milk quota abolition by groups of countries, regions, particularly outermost regions, and soil and climate zones – mountain areas, disadvantaged areas, intermediate mixed farming areas (livestock farming, lowlands) – so that the risks of relocation and abandonment of farms in numerous regions can be anticipated and, if possible limited;
2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 99 #

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls on the Commission to redefine a coherent rural and milk development project for mountain areas, for disadvantaged milk production areas and for Member States where most of the milk is produced by very small farms;
2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 121 #

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of establishing producer groups or organisations to strengthen the bargaining power of farmers in the food chain; underlines the necessity of the use of supply management mechanisms by producer groups and organisations to avoid excessive market volatility and to ensure fair and stable prices for producers, particularly in the milk market, through incentives for farmers to reduce production at time of price stress and penalties for increasing production, along the lines proposed by the European Milk Board;
2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 136 #

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to strengthen promotion and information initiatives concerning the 'mountain products' label and, more generally, the PDO, PGI and TSG labels.; however, expresses concern that the "mountain products" label allows for animals to spend significant parts of their lifespan outside mountain areas, and allows for significant quantities of raw materials, feed and for processing to be sourced from and to occur outside of mountain areas; therefore, questions the use of this label in terms of providing accurate information to consumers;
2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Takes the view that any transfer of volume of raw milk sourced from less favoured areas (mountainous areas, intermediate LFAs, areas with a specific natural handicap) to an area which is not a LFA, or between different types of LFA, must be authorised in advance by the inter-branch organisation to which the collector and producer concerned belong;
2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 142 #

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses the need for small scale farmers in mountain areas to keep and develop more regionalised and local markets, which can be promoted through the development of European policy on short supply chains;
2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 143 #

2015/2279(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Stresses that hygiene and marketing rules have to fit to the special size of markets and their demands, therefore the hygiene standards should be adequate and applicable for mountain farmers, farmers in disadvantaged areas and outermost regions as well as for the milk-processors in these areas;
2016/01/19
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 7 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas investment in small-scale farming has been neglected over the last thirty years in Africa, while low-income countries' dependence on food import grew significantly, rendering them vulnerable to price variations on international markets;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the food crisis of 2008 generated a universal recognition of the need to support smallholder food production for domestic markets;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 12 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the launch of structural adjustment programmes in the early 1980s contributed to the development of an export-led agriculture, where priority was given to increase the production of cash crops for global markets; whereas such choice favoured large-scale, highly capitalised and mechanised forms of production, while small-scale farming was comparatively neglected;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 13 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas international markets will be more volatile in the future; whereas countries should not take the risk of being excessively dependent on imports but rather invest primarily in domestic food production to build resilience;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas family farmers and smallholders have been largely excluded from NASFN;a human-rights based approach requires a high degree of participation by communities, civil society, minorities, women, etc. in the decision making process; whereas family farmers and smallholders have been largely excluded from NASFN; whereas women represent up to 50% of family farmers in SSA[1]; [1]The State of Food and Agriculture. Women in Agriculture. Closing the gender gap for development, FAO (2011). http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i2050e/i20 50e.pdf,
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas family farmers and smallholders have demonstrated their ability to provide diversified products and to increase food production sustainably, through the use of agro-ecological practices;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 21 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas agriculture accounts for at least 14% of the total annual greenhouse gas emissions, mostly due to the use of nitrogen fertilizers;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 27 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas gender is a very important dimension of investment in agriculture in Africa; whereas rural women have long been discriminated in their access to a range of productive resources, including land, credit, inputs and services;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas until recently, support provided to agriculture has concentrated on male-managed export crops, leaving women largely in charge of handling the task of producing food for the sustenance of the family;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas FAO estimates that about 75 % of plant genetic diversity has been lost worldwide; whereas wide-scale genetic erosion increases our vulnerability to climate change and to the appearance of new pests and diseases;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Gd. whereas control, ownership and affordability of seeds are essential to food security resilience of poor farmers;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas commitments taken under the CCF on regulatory reforms in the seed sector aim to strengthen plant breeder's rights at the expense of the current farmers' seed systems on which poorest farmers still largely rely upon;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 37 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Deplores the lack of consultation of African CSOs in the launch of the NAFSN; stresses that participation of food-insecure groups in the policies that affect them should become the cornerstone of all food security policies;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that NAFSN promotes intensive agriculture that heavily relies on chemical fertilisers and hybrid seeds, with consequences affecting local communities such as soil erosion, ecological and health risks and biodiversity loss; notes equally that the development of extensive irrigation in the targeted geographical investment areas may reduce water availability for other users, such as small-scale farmers or pastoralists;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 43 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the expansion of large- scale agricultural production through mega-PPPs in areas of high-carbon stock, such as peat land or forests can contribute to climate change;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 44 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes with concern that in Malawi NAFSN promotes the expansion of tobacco production instead of supporting alternative livelihoods in accordance with obligations under the World Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) of 2005 and commitments made in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 46 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes with concern that CCFs refer only selectively to international standards that define responsible investment in agriculture; and that they neither refer to the FAO 2004 Voluntary Guidelines to support the progressive realisation of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security nor to any duties of the private investors to respect human rights;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 55 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Deems that mega-PPPs are inherently risky in Sub-Sahara African countries, where governance is poor and provides opportunities for corruption; Stresses that private companies involved in multilateral development initiatives should be accountable for their actions; calls on the parties to NAFSN, to this end, to set up aindependent and strict accountability mechanism, including an appeal mechanism for local people and communities;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 58 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that multinationals operating under the NAFSN favour large-scale contract farming, which risks marginalising small-scale producers; calls on the ten African states in the NAFSN to ensure that contract farming benefit both buyers and local suppliers; to this end, deems crucial to strengthen i.e. farmers' organisations so as to improve the bargaining position of farmers;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 61 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the CCFs to be revised so as to effectively tackle the risks of contract farming and out-grower schemes for small- scale producers by ensuring fair contract provisions, including pricing arrangements, respect for women's rights, support to sustainable agriculture and appropriate dispute settlement mechanisms;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 65 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Notes with concern that investors and local elites involved in land deals often describe the areas being targeted as "empty", "idle" or "under-utilised", yet very little land in Africa is truly idle, given i.e. pastoralist activities;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 71 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on African countries to recognise all legitimate rights to land, including informal, indigenous and customary tenure rights;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 73 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Recalls equally that user rights derived from customary tenure should be recognised and protected by a legal system in line with the provisions and rulings of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 77 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Calls on parties to NAFSN to put in place independent grievance mechanisms for those communities affected by land dispossession as a result of large-scale investment projects;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 78 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Recalls that combatting malnutrition requires a close linking of agriculture, food and public health sectors;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 81 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Urges African governments to invest in local food systems in order to boost rural economies and guarantee local people's rights of access to and control over resources including farmers' seeds; to put in place the necessary infrastructure and support measures to build and protect local, national and regional markets that benefit family farmers and provide quality food for consumers at accessible price; to ensure the effective engagement of small- scale producers in policy processes and implementation;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 88 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. In particular, notes with concern that UPOV favours genetic uniformity in crop varieties, which narrows down the genetic diversity, contribute to the loss of biodiversity, lead to growing concentration in seed supply and ultimately endanger livelihoods and food security; on this ground, urges the EU to refrain from influencing African seed law reform through the adoption of 1991 UPOV provisions;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 89 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Recalls that TRIPS provisions which request some form of protection for plant varieties do not force developing countries to adopt UPOV regime; it does enable countries to develop sui generis systems which are better adapted to the characteristics of each country's agricultural production and to traditional farmer-based seed systems, while LDCs that are parties to the WTO are exempted to comply with such provisions of TRIPS agreement; highlights that sui generis systems shall be supportive of and do not counter the objectives and the obligations under the CBD, the Nagoya Protocol and the ITPGRFA;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 90 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Deplores the corporate's request to harmonise Seed Laws which will be based on the principles of distinctness, uniformity and stability (DUS) in the African context via regional institutions and which will hamper the development and growth of farmer-based seed systems on the national and regional level since farmer-based seed systems usually do not breed and save seeds that fulfil the DUS criteria;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 91 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Urges the G7 Member States to support farmer managed seed systems via community seed banks;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 92 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 e (new)
17e. Recalls that while commercial seed varieties may improve yields in the short term, traditional farmers' varieties, landraces and associated knowledge are best suited to adapt to specific agro- ecological environments and climate change; in addition, their higher performance depend on the use of inputs (fertilisers, pesticides, hybrid seeds), which risk trapping farmers in a vicious circle of debt;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 93 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Notes with concern that patentingthe introduction and spread of certified seeds in Africa increases smallholder dependence, makes indebtedness more probable and erodes seed diversity;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 94 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. In addition, notes with concern that the risks of dependency of developing countries are significantly increased by the strengthening of the role of intellectual property rights in the food system through 'TRIPS-plus' provisions in trade agreements, which protect such rights beyond the minimum requirements of the WTO TRIPS agreement;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 99 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Urges African countries not to implement national or regional biosafety regimes with lower standards of biosafety than those set out in the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 100 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Stresses the risk of increased marginalisation of women in decision making, resulting from the development of certain commercial crops; notes that agricultural training often targets men and tend to side-line women, who therefore find themselves excluded from the management of land and crops that they looked after traditionally;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 101 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Regrets that the CCFs largely fail to define precise commitments on gender budgeting or monitor progress through disaggregated data; stresses the need to move from abstract and general commitments to concrete and precise ones in the remit of national action plan to empower women as rights-holders;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 112 #

2015/2277(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Stresses that G7 Member States should guarantee African countries the right to protect their agricultural sector through tariff and tax regimes that favour family and smallholder farming;
2016/02/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2015/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Deplores that only 11 out of 28 EU Member States made pledges at the 28th September 2015 Leader's Summit on Peacekeeping;
2016/02/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2015/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes concern over the possible lack of transparency in EU PSOs; stresses that full investigations should be carried out if grievances arise and that crimes like sexual exploitation and abuse should be prosecuted and sentenced; recalls the need to improve current EU funding for PSOs; underlines that African security should, in the future, be monitored by the AU, supported by the international community;
2016/02/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2015/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Regrets that the African Peace Facility (APF) is still mainly financed via the EDF, whereas EDF financing was clearly meant to be provisional back in 2003 when the APF was established; calls on the Commission to make a proposal during the review of the EU Multiannual Financial Framework in order to integrate the financing of the APF into the EU budget, possibly through a new instrument for building capacities in the security sector; considers that this way of financing would solve the ongoing problems related to the eligibility of some APF expenditures;
2016/02/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2015/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses the need for the EEAS to develop a much more efficient and strategic approach to the UN agencies in particular regarding programming of the external financial instruments; calls on the HR and relevant EU Delegations in instable regions to ensure stronger visibility of EU aid on the ground;
2016/02/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #

2015/2275(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Requests in this context that EU support to civil society organisations (CSOs) should feature more prominently in all partnerships and a more strategic engagement with CSOs that should be mainstreamed in all external instruments and programmes and in all areas of cooperation, in particular in the peace and security agenda; recalls that the Council has recognised the essential role of CSOs here;
2016/02/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2015/2272(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the development cooperation goals – in particular those of promoting good governance, human rights, democracy and justice, combating poverty, reducing inequalities and social exclusion, tackling barriers to economic growth, and improving health and education – all contribute to addressing the root causes of recent security and migration challenges; stresses in this context that in order to address the security-development nexus properly, new dedicated financing mechanisms with flexible financingoutside existing development cooperation instruments must be developed;
2016/02/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2015/2272(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the importance of the EU honouring the 0.7 % / GNI goal and the financial commitments made in the framework of the Global Climate Agreement; reminds that helping developing countries generating increased tax revenues is key for their autonomous development; recalls the responsibility the EU has in the context of the fight against tax evasion, tax avoidance from multinational corporations in developing countries and the reduction of fiscal space through trade agreements;
2016/02/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that EU trade and investment policies are interlinked with EU development policies and have an impact on developing countries; calls for the Commission to respect the principle of Policy Coherence for Development in all trade negotiations; stresses the need to focus on the effective implementation and monitoring of the sustainable development chapters in trade agreements, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals; calls the Commission to guarantee in all trade agreements the highest global standards on human rights, ILO standards, social protection, social dialogue, gender equality, public and universal health coverage, universal access to medicines, and food security;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 16 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to increase transparency and democratic accountability on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) negotiation process, and on all trade policies, by duly taking into account concerns expressed by trade unions and civil society organisations, including the CSOs of developing countries; urges the Commission to increase accessibility to all consolidated negotiation documents, as the only democratic possibility for civil society and citizens concerned to be informed and involved into the process; request the Commission to commission an independent study of TiSA's impact on developing countries from the Sustainable Development Goals perspective to effectively assess the impact TiSA would have in third countries;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes the view that TiSA poses a challenge to the achievement of SDGs, which aims among others to revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development; deems that this objective can only be achieved if developing countries have an equal decision making role in global economic and financial institutions to ensure that their interests are fully reflected; believes that the negotiation of TiSA outside the Doha process is all the more damaging for developing countries and the multilateral trading system that Global value chains (GVCs), which makes investment, services and IPRs more and more interlinked, have become a dominant feature of world trade;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 21 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that the 2008 financial systemic crisis demonstrated the need to define strong prudential regulations on liberalisation of financial services to maintain the soundness and stability of the financial markets; deems in this context that further liberalisation of financial services through TiSA risks to increase global economic instability, thereby affecting equally developing countries' economy;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Notes with concern that TiSA risks to threaten the right to food by encouraging privatisation of water supply and distribution, whose impact could be particularly detrimental in developing countries, where 80% of fresh water is dedicated to agricultural sector; underlines equally that, in a context where agriculture has become more volatile and is increasingly dependent on international financial circuits, TiSA could encourage food speculation, by restricting government's scope and capacity for financial regulation; deems that any efforts to curb speculation and limit volatility in commodity markets, including food, should in no circumstances be designated "barriers to trade in services", while water and sanitation services should be immediately excluded from the scope of negotiations;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 35 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. RFears that the negotiation of TiSA outside the Doha process will further undermine efforts to conclude a trade round for Development, where developing countries' priorities, such as distortions in trade in agricultural products, will be fully reflected; recalls TiSA's risks of increasing asymmetric international trade relations between countries; ask the Commission to respect developing countries governments and parliament's policy space on investment regulations in order to ensure obligations and duties on all investors, including foreign, so that human rights, labour and environmental standards are respected;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 41 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that according to the UNCTAD, the service sector constitutes approximatively 51% of GDP in developing countries; notes also that service exports from African countries are increasing; in this context, takes the view that the perspective of a plurilateral and preferential agreement risks creating trade diversion and trade erosion at the expense of developing countries;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 42 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recalls that SDG target 17.15 acknowledges the need to respect each country's policy space and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development; but notes that TiSA undermines the right of countries to regulate i.a. by the intention to submit Domestic Regulation to a necessity test; notes equally that the combination of a ratchet and standstill clause which applies to national treatment in a hybrid list will make it impossible to reverse the level of liberalisation in the public interest; hence, deems it crucial to negotiate on the basis of a positive list only and to drop standstill and ratchet clauses; more broadly, warns against turning TiSA into new global standards as these provisions would i.e. be particularly damaging for developing countries, whose priorities are to develop service sector, including services of general economic interests, and strong regulatory framework;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 55 #

2015/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls the Commission to mainstream gender equality and women's empowerment in its trade policy and to consider the negative impact that TiSA and other trade agreements may have in this respect in developing countries; underlines, in this respect, the gender dimension of trade in services in Africa, where the proportion of women employed by the service sector exceeds female employment in manufacturing;
2015/11/13
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to ensure that the post- 2015 d2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development agenda and all its future implementation and monitoring measures are underpinned by the human-rights-based approach (HRBA) and the eradication of poverty, reduction of inequalities and social exclusion and include, inter alia, women’s and girls' rights, minority rights, children’s rights, good governance, the fight against corruption and democracy, the right to health, and sexual and reproductive health and rights, including access to family planning, as key elements for sustainable development;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes with great concern that according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) around 21 million men, women and children around the world are in a form of slavery; highlights the need to address human rights in a holistic and indivisible fashion by emphasising and strongly committing to economic, social and cultural rights, since without these rights there can be no development; stresses the need to tackle the root causes of poverty; highlights the obligation to respect international labour standards, in line with the fulfilment of the ILO Decent Work Agenda, and calls for the setting-up of a universal social protection floor; takes the view that social issues should have a more central place in the EU's external relations; regrets, in this context, that the EU does not have a homogenous formula for a "social clause" to be inserted in all external trade agreements;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 21 #

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the EU to maintain and honour its role as a leading defender of human rights in the world, by the effective, consistent and considered use of all available instruments for the promotion and protection of human rights and its defenders and the effectiveness of our development aid policy; recalls the commitment made in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development to deliver social protection and essential public services for all, including health and education;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the importance of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) in achieving respect for human rights; calls on the EU to ensure that the necessary guidelines, impact assessments and monitoring and reporting mechanisms make PCD a reality in EU policies and in those of its Member States, especially in trade and agriculture;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. SRegrets that a holistic approach regarding the way corporations abide by human rights is globally still lacking, which allows certain states and companies to circumvent them; stresses the need for corporate accountability and for a clear and quick implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; calls on the Commission to take all necessary initiatives to present a legally binding international instrument on business and human rights; in particular, insists upon the need to set up effective remedies to sanction corporations guilty of human rights violations and to provide redress for the victims of such violations;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 36 #

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that repeated infringements of core labour standards have been reported in several countries with GSP Plus status, but that this has not led to suspension of preferences, which contradicts the principle of Policy Coherence for Development; henceforth, urges the genuine enforcement of GSP Plus to be implemented alongside a suitable transparent reporting mechanism and funding for civil society monitoring; regrets equally that the EU preferential trade agreements do not provide for genuine enforcement mechanisms; accordingly, emphasises the importance of systematically including human rights clauses in trade agreements and the need to include a complaint mechanism in those clauses;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 43 #

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes with deep concern that indigenous peoples are particularly affected by human rights violations related to resource extraction; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to support rigorous legal frameworks and initiatives aiming at transparency and good governance of mining and other resource sectors which respect local people's free, prior and informed consent and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2015/2229(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the EU and its delegations to increase their political dialogue with governments in breach of human rights, democracy and the rule of the law, and insists that the political dialogue on human rights between the EU and third countries must cover a more inclusive and comprehensive definition of non- discrimination, inter alia on the basis of religion or belief, sex, racial or ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity; reiterates that the involvement of civil society in this dialogue is crucial to promote the effective enjoyment of human rights and stresses the key role the EU can have in strengthening the role of civil society in this regard;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2015/2203(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that EU development aid expenditures often take place in very challenging environments which increase the difficulties when it comes to project implementation, evaluations and expenditure controls; development aid is therefore more error prone than other EU policy areas;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2203(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Notes that the Court of Auditors' estimated error rate for European Development Fund (EDF) expenditures has increased from 3.4 to 3.8 % between 2013 and 2014; underlines that this error rate is still substantially lower than the error rates of EU expenditures managed by Member States;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2015/2203(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Notes that most of the errors stem from non-compliance with procurement rules and that according to the Court of Auditors better ex-ante project controls from the Commission could have significantly reduced the error rate; supports the Court's recommendation to improve ex-ante controls;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2015/2203(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Stresses that External Assistance Management Reports by EU delegations constitute snap shots as concerns the implementation of EU external aid projects and can therefore not be considered as final project evaluations; warns therefore against premature and biased conclusions as to the general effectiveness of EU aid policies;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2015/2203(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1d. Welcomes the Court's Special Report 18/2014 on EuropeAid's Evaluation and Results Oriented Monitoring Systems; is concerned by its findings which point to serious deficiencies when it comes to EuropeAid's evaluation system; highlights that a badly functioning evaluation system increases the risks of selecting projects lacking quality or which do not reach their objectives; notes and is worried by the diverging views between the Commission and the Court of Auditors concerning reliable information on the effectiveness of budget support operations; believes that there is a link between a lack of staff in EU delegations and in EuropeAid's evaluation unit and the problems highlighted by the Court of Auditors; considers this to be an illustration of the detrimental consequences staff reductions may have for the efficient functioning of EU programmes; urges nevertheless EuropeAid to address immediately the various weaknesses in its evaluation and monitoring systems pointed to in the Court's Special Report;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2015/2203(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1e. Welcomes the Court of Auditors' Special Report n°14/2015 on the ACP Investment Facility; is pleased that the Court comes to the conclusion that the Investment Facility has a clear added value;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that EU development aid and humanitarian aid expenditures often take place in very challenging environments which increase the difficulties when it comes to project implementation, evaluations and expenditure controls; development aid and humanitarian aid are therefore more error prone than other EU policy areas;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Notes that the Court of Auditors' estimated error rate for "Global Europe" expenditures has increased from 2.1 to 2.7 % between 2013 and 2014; underlines that this error rate is still substantially lower than the error rates of EU expenditures managed by Member States;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Notes that according to the Court of Auditors 57 % of errors are related to ineligible expenditures; supports the Court's recommendation to EuropeAid to improve ex-ante controls and to make better use of on the spot visits in order to detect errors;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1c. Welcomes that according to the Court of Auditors the control procedures put in place by DG ECHO when it comes to financial transactions are working correctly and that its reporting system is reliable; congratulates DG ECHO for this;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that in 2014, two projects linked to border management in Libya worth EUR 12.9 million were financed via DCI; recalls that the primary objective of DCI is to reduce poverty; reiterates its strong concern that development programmes may be used for purposes not directly related to development; recalls that such an approach will not help the EU to reach the objective of 0.7 % of GNI to be used for official development aid;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Trusts that DG DEVCO will addressWelcomes the Court's Special Report 18/2014 on EuropeAid's Evaluation and Results Oriented Monitoring Systems; is concerned by its findings which point to serious deficiencies when it comes to EuropeAid's evaluation system; highlights that a badly functioning evaluation system increases the risks of selecting projects lacking quality or which do not reach their objectives; notes and is worried by the diverging views between the Commission and the Court of Auditors when it comes to reliable information on the effectiveness of budget support operations; believes that there is a link between a lack of staff in EU delegations and in EuropeAid's evaluation unit and the problems highlighted by the Court of Auditors; considers this to be an illustration of the detrimental consequences staff reductions may have for the efficient functioning of EU programmes; urges nevertheless EuropeAid to address immediately the various weaknesses in its evaluation and monitoring systems pointed to in the Court's Special Report 18/2014; ;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is seriously concerned by the findings of the Court of Auditors' Special Report n°11/2015 on the management by the Commission of Fisheries Partnership Agreements (FPAs); notes that the Court expresses doubts on the sustainability of FPAs due to the difficult application of the surplus fishing concept; notes as well that the Court seriously puts into question the quality of the Commission's monitoring of the implementation of FPAs; regrets as well that ex-post evaluations of FPAs are insufficiently used in the set-up of follow-up agreements, according to the Court; urges the Commission to implement as soon as possible the Court's numerous recommendations;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that External Assistance Management Reports by EU delegations constitute snap shots as concerns the implementation of EU external aid projects and can therefore not be considered as final project evaluations; warns therefore against premature and biased conclusions as to the general effectiveness of EU aid policies;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 16 #

2015/2154(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets that due to a shortage of payment credits in 2014, budget support payments to Morocco and Jordan worth a global amount of EUR 43 million could not be made in 2014 as contractually foreseen; deems this to be seriously detrimental to the EU's credibility and holds the Council entirely responsible for this due to its irresponsible budget policies;
2016/01/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the EU is responsible for some of the loss and degradation of biodiversity beyond its borders, notably due to its unsustainable consumption patterns, and that making the EU's economy more resource- efficient is imperative also for this reason; urges the EU to better anchor its international biodiversity commitments to its climate change and Europe 2020 strategy; stresses that a more resource efficient economy and a reduction of overconsumption can enable the EU to reduce its dependence on natural resources, in particular from outside Europe; recalls equally that ecosystem- based approaches to climate change mitigation and adaptation can offer cost- effective alternatives to technological solutions, while progress in many applied sciences depends on the long-term availability and diversity of natural assets;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the removal of environmentally harmful subsidies, in line with the 2020 Strategy and the Aichi biodiversity target 3;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Deplores that actions taken by the EU to reverse biodiversity loss remains outweighed by continued and growing pressures on Europe's biodiversity, such as land-use change, pollution and climate change; recalls that biodiversity loss is costly for society as a whole, particularly for economic actors in sectors that depend directly on ecosystem services, such as farmers; calls on the EU to mainstream biodiversity across sectors in the economy and to enable synergies in the implementation of the various international multilateral environmental agreements;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the economic value of biodiversity should be reflected in indicators guiding decision-making (without leading to the commodification of biodiversity), and going beyond GDP; is convinced that this will benefit the pursuit of the SDGs; on this line, calls for the systematic integration of biodiversity values into national accounting system as part of the SDGs monitoring process;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 12 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that maintaining climate change well below 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial levels will be essential to prevent biodiversity loss; in contrast, recalls that a range of ecosystems act as buffer against natural hazards, thereby contributing to climate change adaptation and mitigation strategy;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. NRecalls that forests are home to around 90% of terrestrial biodiversity, while more than one billion people depend on them for their livelihoods; notes with concern that rising EU demand for woody biomass risks threatening biodiversity and forest ecosystems on which poor people in developing countries depend for their livelihood; fears that EU import dependency may spark widespread deforestation in developing countries, trigger off illegal logging and weaken Voluntary Partnership Agreements under Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT); reminds that an increased use of biomass could lead to an intensification of forestry practises and a reduction of the forest carbon stocks, thus jeopardising the EU objective of limiting climate temperature increase below 2 degrees Celsius; calls for the EU to develop an EU action plan on deforestation and forest degradation which is applicable at the global level;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the current absence of social and environmental sustainability criteria for biomass production within the framework of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED); under those circumstances, deems that bioenergy could play a negative role in the fight against climate change and become a major additional driver of land grabs, food insecurity, deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries; deems it crucial to develop international, legally binding sustainability standards for all sectors of biomass use, together with binding sustainable forest management criteria;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 27 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the expansion of agrofuels has relied overwhelmingly on the expansion of large-scale industrial monoculture, thereby extending agricultural practices that are harmful for the environment, biodiversity, soil fertility and water availability; urges the Commission to review the EU's policy on biofuels so as to ensure coherence with the commitments the EU has entered into under the Convention on Biological Diversity, with climate policy and commitments (including those entered into at COP 21), and with the objectives of the UN-REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) programme; in particular, calls on the EU to amend the REDD to upgrade its sustainability and certification criteria regarding biofuels, to apply strict monitoring and enforcement mechanisms to guarantee that these criteria are met, to put an end to financial incentives for industrial biofuels and to waive the binding 10% EU target for renewable energy in transport;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to protect agricultural biodiversity in developing countries in order to achieve food security; calls therefore on the Commission to invest in agro-ecology in developing countries, in line with the recommendations of the UN Special rapporteur on the right to food; recalls that farmers' right to produce, exchange and sell seeds freely underpins 90 % of agricultural livelihoods on the African continent, and that seed diversity is vital in building the resilience of African farming to climate change;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 31 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. UNotes that EU development assistance and trade agreements concluded between the EU and African countries are influencing African seed law reform by including provisions on intellectual property protection, that seek to facilitate cross-border trade in seeds and protect commercial seed varieties; urges the Commission to ensure that the EU's commitments to farmers' rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture are reflected in all technical assistance and financial support for seed policy development; calls for the EU, in line with the EU food security policy framework, also to support intellectual property rights regimes that enhance the development of locally adapted seed varieties and farmer- saved seeds;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that trade agreements, land grabbing, monoculture, meat overconsumption and industrial livestock farming are exerting growing pressure on climate change and biodiversity worldwide, as they result in ongoing rise of CO2, land fragmentation and loss of habitats;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 42 #

2015/2137(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the EU to reduce its biodiversity footprint worldwide and to bring it within the ecological limits of ecosystems by making its trade and other relevant policies consistent with its commitments on biodiversity protection, and to assist developing countries in their efforts to conserve biodiversity and ensure its sustainable use;
2015/11/11
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2015/2119(INI)

The Commission should duly take into account the following points during the implementA. whereas the negotiations ofn the Agreement: 1. Access by EU vessels to the surplus of fisheries resources should be limited in accordance with the maximum sustainable yield after the nutrition needs of the local populations have been met; 2. The Commission should endeavour to include in the multiannual sectoral programme provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol objectives leading to a real development of local fisheries, in particular artisanal fishProtocol were interrupted for several years and then concluded on the basis of outdated data when it comes to stock assessment, catches and available stock surpluses, and whereas data collection and analysis is furthermore complicated by the lack of overvies, and fish- processing industry, including by means of more landingw of fishing activities of third parties in Guinea-Bissau, as well waters. B. whereas other economic activities and partnerships in the fisherie is thus a risk that EU ves sector; 3. Possibilities for employment of local seamen on board EU vessels provided for by the Protocol should be fully exploited; 4. The improvements in fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance capacity observed under the previous Protocol should be reinforced. To this effect, support in the areas of legislation, statistics, reporting and resource management should be continued; 5. Measures to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in exclusive economic zone of Guinea Bissau should be reinforced including by imls will not limit themselves to surplus fishing and there are doubts on the ability of the Guinea-Bissau authorities to adequately manage the funds provided through the multiannual sectoral programme provided monitoring, control and surveillance through the extensive use of satellite- based vessel monitoring system, logbooks, inspectors and implementation of regional fisheries organisations' decisions; 6. The Commission should engage in a political dialogue with the authorities of Guinea Bissau with a view to guaranteeing that the principles of transparency and equal treatment as regards access of foreign fleets to exclusive economic zone of Guinea Bissau is upheld. Failure to respect these principles might have negative effects on the sustainable and responsible management of marine resources in the country and on the food security of its citizensfor in Article 3 of the Protocol. 1. Calls on the Commission to reopen the Protocol for negotiation duly taking into account the remarks made in this resolution.
2015/06/04
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that climate change poses a major threat to poor and least developed countries (LDCs); stresses thatStresses that the latest Assessment Report (5AR) by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has shown evidence that the warming of our climate system is unequivocal and that human activities are the dominant cause of observed climate change since the middle of the 20th century; underlines that climate change poses a major threat to poor and least developed countries (LDCs), as they lack the capacities to manage climate risks; stresses that the internationally adopted objective of limiting global warming to 2◦C remains as important as ever, since failure to limit global warming to 2°C maywill undermine development gains;
2015/07/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. PEmphasises that COP 21 represents a unique opportunity to tackle climate change and to make the link with UN work on the post-2015 development agenda; points to the links between greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, climate change and abnormal weather conditions, and the incidence and gravity of natural disasters, land degradation, food crises, large-scale migratory flows and conflicts; notes that such phenomena have a negative impact on the global effort to achieve the sustainable development goals, as climate change amplifies existing vulnerabilities and lead to escalating humanitarian crisis;
2015/07/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that climate change is not a stand-alone environmental issue but a development agenda, for which the EU should give high priority; considers that climate change mitigation and adaptation need to be effectively mainstreamed in the post-2015 global development framework as a cross-cutting issue in a visible and ambitious manner;
2015/07/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 16 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the EU to take the lead in the fight against climate change at the COP 21 in Paris, including on climate finance; in particular, calls on the EU to step up its climate ambition by 2030 to ensure that the future UN climate agreement ("Paris Protocol") is up to the challenge of maintaining climate change well below 2°C compared to the pre-industrial level, while respecting the right to sustainable development; to that effect, calls on the EU to commit to reduce its domestic greenhouse gases emission by 60% by 2030 compared with 1990;
2015/07/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Insists upon the need to establish in COP 21 in Paris a common system for accounting greenhouse gas emissions to ensure that the implementation of national contributions is transparent and quantifiable;
2015/07/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls on Parties to the "Paris Protocol" to make a collective commitment to shift public support away from fossil fuels towards climate resilience and universal and fair access to sustainable energy;
2015/07/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 19 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that in order to reduce GHG emissions in developing countries, it is necessary to putEncourages developing countries to minimize their GHG emissions by putting in place mechanisms that would increase the use of efficient energy sources and industrial capacities with zero or low carbon footprint; encourages equally developing countries to invest among others in small-scale, off-grid and decentralised renewable energy projects; to that effect, urges the EU to scale up its programmes on renewable energies and energy efficiencies and "disaster risk reduction", with the aim to decrease dependency on fossil fuels; calls equally on the EU to scale up its assistance in developing countries in sustainable agriculture to cope with climate change, by targeting its support on small-scale farmer, crop diversification, agro-forestry and agro-ecological practises;
2015/07/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. DNotes with concern that 166 million people were forced to leave their home because of floods, windstorms, earthquakes or other disasters between 2008 and 2013; in particular, draws attention to the fact that climate- related developments in parts of Africa could contribute to an escalation of the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean; deplores that the status of climate refugee is not yet recognised as such, and leaves a legal loophole affecting victims that cannot benefit of the refugee status;
2015/07/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 31 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. IStresses the need to make the Paris Protocol legally binding and applicable to all countries; insists that efforts to tackle global climate change should be undertaken jointly by both developed and developing countries; stresses that the EU must intensify its pursuit of a legally binding international agreement ensuring that mitigation and adaptation efforts are increased following the "common but differentiated responsibility" principle; but recalls that without providing predictability on the climate finance regime, developing countries cannot make commitments regarding mitigation and adaptation actions; stresses that the EU must intensify its pursuit of a legally binding international agreement ensuring that mitigation and adaptation efforts are increased; underlines that in order to be effective and credible, the EU's climate diplomacy must take into account the priorities of their partners, including the need to deliver adequate, stable and predictable climate finance; an adequate balance between adaptation and mitigation as well as a functioning mechanism to address effectively loss and damages;
2015/07/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 37 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the EU and developed countries to scale up its funding for mitigation, adaptation, technology development and transfer and capacity building in developing countries; Reiterates its call on the EU and the other developed countries to honour their collective commitment to provide new and additional climate finance – from public and private bilateral and multilateral sources – amounting to USD 100 billion by 2020; stressesto that effect, calls on the EU to increase financial support to climate action in developing countries, by using new sources of finance, such as ETS auction revenues, financial transaction tax as well as levies on fossil fuel emissions resulting from international aviation and maritime transport; stresses that separate accounting of climate finance is needed to track the additionality of financing commitments; stresses equally that country ownership and the integration of climate objectives into national development strategies are key to an effective use of climate finance;
2015/07/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 48 #

2015/2112(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for any free trade agreement negotiated by the European Union to have as a crosscutting objective a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions (in line with the specific EU objectives) and generally contribute to combating climate change at global level, bearing in mind the vital importance of ensuring consistency with regard to EU development policy; notes that free trade agreements not including these climatic objectives and provisions could, under no circumstances, be signed or ratified by the EU;
2015/07/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls that corruption impacts negatively the achievement of SDGs both directly and indirectly; by increasing project costs for both the private and public sectors; damaging public institutions; reducing citizens' trust in their government and increasing social inequality;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to address both the supply and demand sides of corruption; encourages developing countries to prioritise anti-corruption measures in their development agendas, i.e. through setting up independent and competent regulatory and law enforcement systems;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the EU to take a more active role in providing financial and technical assistance to developing countries to cope with emerging global standards for fighting tax evasion, including automatic exchange of information;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the EU to support the creation and strengthening of regional and specialised police and judicial networks in developing countries, and to share the best practices and know-how of Europol, Eurojust and the European Judicial Network; stresses the need to improve regulation and law enforcement and to promote whistleblower protection to hold offenders responsible for their crimes;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 21 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. CNotes with concern that the most relevant international conventions and initiatives aiming to fight corruption and illicit financial flows fail to deliver concrete results at their implementation stage; recalls that the development of a foreign policy anti-corruption strategy is essential to combat corruption and financial crime effectively; calls on the EU to promote as a priority in its external policies the correct transposition and implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, and of all other relevant international instruments that aim to combat corruption and money laundering;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes with concern that the EU approach towards corruption in ACP countries provides little strategic guidance on strengthening country systems to prevent and control it;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the EU to develop a strong holistic risk management system to prevent development aid from contributing to corruption in recipient countries; in particular, calls on the EU to address corruption directly through programming and country strategy papers and to link budget support to clear anti- corruption objectives; to this end, stresses the need to set up robust mechanisms to monitor its implementation;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Deems that companies should be required to have an anti-corruption management system in place, including adequate alert mechanisms throughout the supply chain, to be selected for projects which receive EU funds;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Deems that more coordination is needed between EEAS and DEVCO in their approach to effectively curbing corruption in developing countries; takes the view that aid assistance should be more aligned to the absorptive capacity of the host country and its general development needs to avoid massive waste and corruption of aid resources;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 37 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that corruption is closely related to activities such as money laundering, tax evasion, and illicit trade; in this light, stresses that transparency should be the cornerstone of all anti- corruption strategies and include: lifting excessive professional secrecy; automatic exchange of information on tax matters; public country-by-country reporting of multinationals and public registries of beneficial owners of companies;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Urges the EU to show strong political will and determination against tax avoidance and evasion, in line with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development, as enshrined in article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty; recalls the EU's responsibility to combat tax rules that facilitate tax dodging by transnational corporations and individuals and to help third countries to repatriate illicit funds and prosecute perpetrators;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 39 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Stresses the need to undertake an analysis of the impact of the tax systems of EU Members States on developing countries to combat effectively illicit financial flows;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 40 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Highlights that double taxation agreement (DTAs) can enable illicit financial flows (IFFs); urges the EU to ensure a fair distribution of taxing rights while negotiating tax and investment treaties with developing countries; to this end, calls on the EU to negotiate Tax Treaties with developing countries based on the model treaty of the United Nations Tax Committee, which gives stronger rights to taxation at source;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 41 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Notes that extractive industries, utilities and infrastructure, health and education are particularly vulnerable to corruption; recalls in particular that non- transparent government procurement and supply chains can provide opportunities for corruption-related IFFs; accordingly, deems that anti-corruption efforts should also aim at modernising procurement practices;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 42 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Calls on developing countries to increase transparency and accountability in resource contracts, companies' financial reporting and auditing as well as revenue collection and allocation as part of their anti-corruption agenda;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 43 #

2015/2110(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Calls on the EU to upgrade its support to help resource-rich countries to implement the EITI principles of greater transparency and accountability in the oil, gas and mining sectors; believes that the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) should be made mandatory and extended: they should not focus only on governments but also on producing firms and commodity trading companies;
2016/04/07
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that open trade is an engine for growth, development and wealth creation; recalls that the countries most integrated into the world economy are also among the richestTakes note of the Commission's Communication "Trade for All", which aims to set a more responsible trade and investment strategy; urges the Commission to ensure that social and environmental consequences of market opening are properly addressed; in this context, welcomes the Commission's new approach which involves that trade agreements should be a leverage to promote, around the world, values like sustainable development, human rights, fair and ethical trade and the fight against corruption;
2016/02/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 8 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In particular, welcomes the pledge of the Commission that no trade agreement will ever lower levels of regulatory protection; that any change to levels of protection can only be upward; and that the right to regulate will always be protected;
2016/02/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the importance of the potential contribution of trade policy to sustainable development was recently reaffirmed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; agrees with the Commission that open markets should not entail compromising on core principles, like human rights and sustainable development, high quality safety and environmental regulation and public services; recalls that the Sustainable Development Goals include several trade- related targets across a number of policy areas;
2016/02/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 16 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that the nexus connecting trade, economic development and poverty reduction does not function automatically; recalls that despite significant liberalisation efforts, some developing countries, notably LDCs, have failed to diversify production and exports; insists upon EU member states´ responsibility to ensure that benefits of globalisation are fairly distributed and negative impacts are mitigated;
2016/02/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Welcomes the pledge of the Commission to undertake an in-depth analysis of the possible effects of new FTAs on LDCs in sustainability impact assessment; believes that human rights should take precedence over provisions of trade and investment agreements;
2016/02/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Acknowledges that EU's trade and investment policy must respond to consumer's concerns by reinforcing corporate social responsibility initiatives and due diligence across the production chain; however, urges the Commission and the EU member states to move beyond the existing non-binding voluntary approach and to strive instead for mandatory due diligence;
2016/02/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. WStresses that the new trade strategy should ensure the fulfilment of the right to food; welcomes the advances made at the World Trade Organisation's Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, in particular in the area of agriculture (e.g. the elimination of trade-distorting agriculture export subsidies, and progress on market access for the least developed countries (LDCs)); points out however that the banning export subsidies leaves unchanged economic distortions resulting from other direct or indirect subsidies, which enable the EU agricultural sector to export agricultural commodities below their average production costs; recalls that the right to food implies giving policy space to developing countries to enhance their capacity to produce sustainably for local and regional consumption, and to protect their respective population from potentially destructive effects of cheap imports; to this end, stresses that developing countries must be able to use trade tools, including variable customs duties and import quotas;
2016/02/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that SDG target 17.15 acknowledges the need to respect each country's policy space and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development; stresses that historical evidence demonstrates the need to protect domestic producers from cheap foreign imports during nascent economic development; in this context, reiterates the right of developing countries to place high tariffs upon products emanating from the EU in strategic import-competing sectors in order to be able to fulfil the SDGs and to regulate investment so as to ensure obligations and duties for all investors, including foreign, with the aim of protecting human rights, labour and environmental standards;
2016/02/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the increasing diversity among developing countries as regards their integration into the multilateral trade system and the respective benefits thereof; calls for specific regimes for LDCs in particular, whose share of global trade is marginal; welcomaccordingly, encourages the Commission to explore more flexible ways to achieve WTO-compatible asymmetrical market access, therefore, the revision of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP); including through waivers from WTO rules, and to demonstrate flexibility in partner discussions; welcomes the revision of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) as a way to provide incentives and support for human rights, sustainable development and good governance; in particular, insists upon defining binding conditionalities on core labour and environmental standards, with effective remedy mechanisms;
2016/02/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 35 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the crucial role of Aid for Trade (AfT) in trade-related capacity-building, technical assistance, business support policies for SMEs and regional integration; in particular, deems that Aid for Trade should help promoting processing and diversification of production; assist regional integration; technology transfers, and help facilitate the establishment or development of domestic productive capacity and reducing income inequality; notes, however, that without serious efforts by the countries directly concerned and significant improvements in governance, trade cannot – in isolation – help countries to overcome development constraints;
2016/02/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 39 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that the premature and rapid trade liberalisation that many low- income developing countries were encouraged to undertake in the 1980s and 1990s led to de-industrialisation and a form of integration that intensified their dependence on and vulnerability to external markets; in reverse, the countries that have benefited the most from trade liberalisation and have experienced the largest reductions in absolute poverty are those that have opened their economies moderately, gradually in line with the development of their productive capacities, and have made progress towards structural transformation;
2016/02/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 42 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are a key development instrument for helping to alleviate poverty in the long run; stresses, however, that their scope is still mainly limited to goods, and that expanding them to services and investment would considerably increase potential for growthdomestic markets, boosted by the demand side, are critical to economic transformation and diversification of ACP countries; expresses its serious doubts about the ability of Economic Partnership Agreements to put into effect the "development dimension" of trade in a context of premature reciprocal liberalisation; in particular, recalls EPA's potential adverse effects on intra-African trade, import flooding, deindustrialisation and loss of fiscal revenues, while stringent EU Rules of Origin, hygiene requirements for food-processed products and high tariffs placed upon processed goods would continue to stifle developing countries' entry into European markets;
2016/02/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 50 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that, in order to be meaningful, the sustainable development provisions in EPAs and future cooperation framework must be robust, mandatory and enforceable ; more broadly, calls on ACP-EU partners to adhere to legally binding environmental and labour standards to ensure sustainable use of resources and to abide by the principles of corporate social responsibility (CSR) throughout the whole lifecycle of projects, including by respecting i.e. the UN Global Compact on human rights, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, ILO core labour standards, environmental standards, UN Convention Against Corruption;
2016/02/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 53 #

2015/2105(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Believes that global supply chain should be managed more sustainably; insists accordingly upon the need to reinvigorate the multilateral trading system of WTO; but stresses the need to promote local production, including short food supply chains;
2016/02/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of strengthening global sustainable development governance and environmental protection; calls on the EU to commit itself to increase the status of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development by transforming it into a Sustainable Development Council and thus tackle weaknesses in the present UN governance structure of sustainable development;
2015/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 13 #

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the importance of EU-UN relations in the field of peacekeeping, de- escalation and mediation and welcomes the strengthening of ties during the last years between the EEAS and UN DPA; calls for increased EU support, including to the Mediation Support Unit; regrets the on-going trend of Member States reducing their personnel contributions to UN missions;
2015/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 16 #

2015/2104(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the partnership established in 2012 between the EU and UN Women to enhance gender equality and women's rights worldwide; calls for an evaluation of this partnership in view of a possible reinforcement of these ties;
2015/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2091(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. European investments in third countries' fisheries under the guise of joint ventures must be covered by the CFP. Through its SFPAs, the EU should promote a dialogue with partner countries to establish a regulatory framework in order to ensure joint ventures in the catching, processing and marketing sectors, constituted with partners from the EU or other countries, operate in a transparent manner, do not compete with the local artisanal sector and contribute to the development objectives of the country concerned.
2015/09/24
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2015/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the wide gap that still remains between developed and developing countries' border procedures, and that poor infrastructure, inefficient customs management and excessive red tape create considerable obstacles to the ability of businesses in developing countries to trade; acknowledges that the Trade Facilitation Agreement will give a new impetus to reformsslow down trade; acknowledges that the Trade Facilitation Agreement and trade liberalisation process share the same objective of reducing trading costs to boost exports and economic activity;
2015/06/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2015/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that for manAcknowledges that trade facilitation has been a long-lasting request made by developinged countries trade facilitation will be the main source of gains in the Doha Development Agenda;in the Doha negotiations; recalls that developing countries have continuously insisted that food security and assistance to LDCs must advance in tandem with trade facilitation in the remit of the Doha Development Agenda; stresses that developing countries, including LDCs, should have flexibility to implement trade facilitation obligations at their own pace and subject to available resources; in this context, welcomes the extensive provisions on special and differential treatment for developing and least-developed countries; suggests that the novel approach of making commitments and their scheduling commensurate with countries' capacities should serve as a benchmark for future agreements;
2015/06/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2015/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges that expeditious and comprehensive implementation of the Agreement is in thethe Trade Facilitation Agreement will mostly benefit developed countries, while a possible significant increase of imports in developing countries may cause a deterioration of their trade balance; in reverse, notes that the potential gains from that agreement in terest of all members of the World Trade Organization, given the tangible gains and, in particular, the estimated reduction in trade costs; underlinems of export of developing countries are overestimated, as most of the obligations under the Trade Facilitation Agreement correspond to those rules that are already in place in advanced economies; accordingly, deems that the degree of implementation of the Agreement will be decisive for the benefits derivedcan only be in the interest of all members of the WTO if priorities and concerns of developing countries in the refrommit of the Doha Development Agenda are equally duly reflected;
2015/06/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2015/2067(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. WUnderlines that many obligations under the Trade Facilitation Agreement necessitate substantial investments in developing countries due to limited financial resources; notes equally that such Trade Facilitation Agreement may lead to irreplaceable losses of tariff revenue, in a context where the share of customs revenue in the total tax collection is much higher in developing countries and LDCs than in developed countries; acknowledges that the implementation of new trade facilitation obligations should not come at the expense of other development priorities of the host country; welcomes the numerous commitments, including by the EU, to provide assistance and support for capacity building in order to help developing and least-developed countries to implement the Agreement; stresses that funding for capacity building should be recipient-driven, based on proper needs assessments; considers it indispensable that aid is properly managed and coordinated, given the number of donors and pledges; underlines the need for appropriate monitoring of, and reporting on, aid flows.
2015/06/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the globalised economy poses serious challenges to increasing fiscal revenues; whereas fiscal space has been affected by tax competition among countries and by tax avoidance by international firms and wealthy households;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 9 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas according to the Global Financial Integrity Report of 2014, FDI and ODA combined from 2003 to 2012 represent slightly less than illicit outflows;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 12 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas illicit financial flows from developing countries are facilitated and perpetuated primarily by opacity in the global financial system;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 15 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas according to the UNCTAD, some 30% of cross-border corporate investment stocks have been routed through conduit countries before reaching their destination as productive assets;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas the main vehicle for corporate tax avoidance or evasion and capital flight from developing countries is the misuse of transfer pricing;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 19 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas revenues from import tariffs, which used to account for a large proportion of public revenues in developing countries, especially in LDCs, will continue to erode with ongoing trade liberalisation agreements;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas according to the IMF, developing countries are particularly affected by corporate tax avoidance, as they rely more on corporate income tax for raising revenues than OECD countries; whereas practices which facilitate tax dodging by transnational corporations and individuals are widely used by European countries;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 21 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas tax havens, secrecy jurisdictions and illicit financial flows erode the tax base, undermine the fairness of the tax system and distort trade and investment;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas developing countries face major political and administrative constraints in raising tax revenues as a result of insufficient human and financial resources to collect taxes, weak administrative capacity to deal with the complexity of imposing taxes on transnational companies, lack of tax collection infrastructure, a drain of skilled personnel away from tax administrations, corruption, lack of legitimacy of the political system, an uneven distribution of revenues and poor tax governance; and whereas the lack of technical capacity in developing countries to handle complex matters in taxation is a constraint on both domestic revenue mobilisation and participation in international tax cooperation;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 48 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the generation of public revenues from the extractive industries is essential to the development strategies of many developing countries; but whereas tax incentives granted by developing countries to attract FDI in these sectors deprive them of critical financial resources; whereas taxation policies related to the extractive industries shall accordingly be revised in order to protect the socio-economic interests of the host countries;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 51 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. Whereas the fiscal space of developing countries is de facto constrained by requirements of global investors and financial markets; whereas developing countries have been offering various tax incentives and exemptions to attract or retain investors, leading to harmful tax competition and a 'race to the bottom' that brings greater benefit to multinational corporations (MNCs) than to developing countries; and whereas as a result, taxes on corporate profits have been declining around the world;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 66 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas global tax competition has resulted in a shift of the tax burden to workers and low-income household, has impinged upon the possibility of developing countries to enhance domestic resource mobilisation and has forced damaging cutbacks in public services in poor countries; whereas many developing countries cannot attain even the minimum tax level necessary to finance their basic functioning, their public services and their efforts to reduce poverty;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 73 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the setting-up of an intergovernmental body for tax cooperation under the auspices of the UN would enable developing countries to participate equally in the global reform of existing international tax rules;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 78 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Notes with concern that tax resources remain low as a proportion of GDP in most developing countries, which are confronted with social, political and administrative difficulties in establishing a sound public finance system, thereby making them particularly vulnerable to the tax evasion and avoidance activities of individual taxpayers and corporations;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 79 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses that tax avoidance practices by MNEs are particularly unfair to developing countries as they suffer from greater reliance on tax revenues from corporate investors; furthermore, underlines that tax exemptions and advantages granted to foreign investors through bilateral tax treaties provide MNEs with an unfair competitive advantage compared to domestic firms, thereby jeopardising the survival and development of the small and medium- sized enterprises that are vital for their development;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 85 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. IReminds that globalisation has affected the ability of countries to generate domestic government revenues and to choose their taxation structure, while lowering trade tariffs has already substantially reduced revenues from border taxes; notes that increased mobility of capital, combined with intensive use of tax havens , has greatly altered the conditions for taxing income and wealth, thereby affecting the fairness of the tax system; against this background, insists that effective mobilisation of domestic resources and a strengthening of tax systems will be an indispensable factor in achieving the post-2015 framework that will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which represents a viable strategy to overcome foreign aid dependency in the long term;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 96 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to support developing countries and regional tax administration frameworks in the fight against tax dodging, in developing fairer tax policies, in promoting administrative reforms and in order to increase the share, in terms of aid and development, of financial and technical assistance to the national tax administrations of developing countries; likewise, deems that support shall be provided for the economic reconversion of developing countries that are tax havens; urges equally the Commission to upgrade its assistance to strengthen the judiciary and anti- corruption agencies in developing countries,
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 104 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the EU to upgrade its financial and technical assistance in developing countries to address transfer pricing manipulation, and to scale up its cooperation on tax matters by encouraging the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) to enhance tax mobilisation and democratic governance in Africa; more broadly, urges the EU to encourage regional tax organisations to develop regional programmes to combat the adverse effects of international tax competition;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 110 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Urges that information on beneficial ownership of companies, trusts and other institutions be made publicly available in open-data formats, in order to prevent anonymous shell companies and similar legal structures from being used to finance illegal activities; in addition, believes that all countries should at minimum adopt and fully implement the Financial Action Task Force's (FAFT) anti-money laundering recommendations;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 111 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the potential offered by extractive industries to boost fiscal revenues is by and large not well exploited in developing countries due to the inadequacy of tax rules or to difficulties in enforcing them, since transnational companies frequently resort to tax avoidance techniques; recalls that this challenge is all the more acute for low- income countries that are heavily dependent on natural resources for their initial development drive; accordingly, deems that the fiscal conditions and regulations under which extractive industries operate shall be revised;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 112 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the EU to increase its assistance in developing countries with the aim of strengthening the bargaining position of host governments to obtain better returns from their natural resources base and stimulate diversification of their economy; in addition, takes the view that the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) should be made mandatory and extended: it should not focus only on governments but also on producing firms and commodity trading companies;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 116 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EU and the Member States to enforce the principle that listed or unlisted multinational companies must adopt country-by-country reporting (CBCR) as standard, requiring them to publish as part of their annual report on a country-by-country basis for each sector and territory in which they operate the names of all subsidiaries, their financial performance, relevant tax information, assets and number of employees, and to ensure that this information is publicly available; hence, calls on the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal to amend the accounting directive accordingly;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 128 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes with concern that many developing countries find themselves in a very weak bargaining position in the face of some foreign direct investors "shopping around" for tax subsidies and exemptions; deems that companies shall be required to make precise commitments in terms of positive spillover effect of their investments on the local and/or national socio-economic development of the host country;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 129 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Urges the EU to ensure a fair distribution of taxing rights while negotiating tax and investment treaties with developing countries; likewise, stresses that international corporate tax rules should include the principle that taxes should be paid where value is extracted or created;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 130 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Underlines, in a context where export revenues fluctuate according to commodity price, that developing countries should keep policy space to impose capital controls to deflect speculation and ensure financial stability; likewise, urges the EU to refrain from imposing on developing countries a ban the use of export taxes on commodities in the negotiation of investment and trade agreements, so as to enable them to expand their fiscal revenues;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 135 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes with concern that European countries (especially Spain, UK and Sweden) have negotiated bilateral tax treaties with developing countries with the aim of lowering or removing certain types of taxes, thereby creating routes through which transnational corporations can avoid taxation; underlines equally that most EU countries have failed to expose the true - or beneficial - owners of companies; in addition, points out that although EU governments have introduced country-by-country reporting for banks, many countries are still reluctant to do this for transnational companies in other sectors; urges the EU to show strong political will and determination against tax avoidance and evasion, in line with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development, as enshrined in article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 137 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses, in a context where the EU intends to make a growing use of blending, that the private sector must respond to the highest standards of responsible financing; urges the EU to take the lead in the fight against tax evasion and tax avoidance by clamping down tax havens in Europe;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 144 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that the creation of a legally binding UN inter-governmental body on tax cooperation shall include sanctions both for non-cooperative jurisdictions and for financial institutions that operate with tax havens; urges equally the EU to create a public European blacklist of non- cooperative jurisdictions as well as a European sanction mechanism in the event of non-compliance with EU tax good governance standards; takes the view that such sanctions may include being banned from accessing to public procurement, the possibility of withdrawing banking licences from financial institutions that operate with tax havens, etc.;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 150 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes with concern that Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) are still supporting a large amount of investments routed through tax havens, by relying heavily on financial intermediaries;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 151 #

2015/2058(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Stresses the role of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) to set an example of best practise in establishing the highest standards of responsible finance; in particular, deems that DFIs should only invest in companies and funds that are willing to publicly disclose beneficial ownerships and report back their financial accounts on a country-by- country basis;
2015/05/06
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas a billion people could be displaced because of climate change by 2050, with more than 40 per cent of the global population living in areas of severe water stress; whereas economic losses from natural disasters are likely to increase dramatically from the $300 billion currently lost annually;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas international humanitarian law requires that all necessary medical care, including safe abortion services, be provided without discrimination to girls and women raped in war;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 19 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the consolidated humanitarian appeal for 2015 reached a record high in UN history at close to EUR 19 billion; whereas, despite record contributions by donors, only a quarter of the global appeal was funded and the EU has struggled to fund global humanitarian appeals and ECHO supported operations, therefore reinforcing the need for globally coordinated, timely, predictable and flexible funding tailored to different contexts and sustained by a new public- private partnership for innovative preparedness and by delivery methods; whereas the EU has struggled to fund global humanitarian appeals and ECHO operations; whereas the renewed commitment to the 0.7% aid target and the timely delivery on pledges are all the more important in such a context;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas local and national NGOs in crisis affected countries receive only a very limited part of international humanitarian assistance, even though their reactivity, knowledge of needs and possibilities to reach out to affected people is at times better than that of international actors;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas strengthening resilience to disaster through mitigation of risks and protection from shocks is of key importance in order to reduce humanitarian needs;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 41 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that today's enormous humanitarian challenges require a more inclusive, diverse and truly global humanitarian system to be built at the WHS recognising the diversity in today's humanitarian response system and the complementary roles of all actors; calls on the EU to promote a Global Consensus on Humanitarian Action that reaffirms the principles of humanitarian aid and promotes people-centred protection responses, and also holds governments accountable for their roles and responsibilities in protecting peoplethe obligations and entitlements under International Humanitarian law (IHL), while ensuring people-centred and human rights-based protection responses, and also holds governments accountable for their roles and responsibilities in protecting people; deplores the growing politicisation of assistance witnessed in recent years and recalls that the upholding of and the continued commitment to the core humanitarian principles is critical to ensure a humanitarian space in areas of conflict and natural disasters;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 43 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the WHS to link the Post- 2015 Development, the Sendai Framework on DRR and the COP21 in order to enhance coherence across policies and institutions for building disaster resilience and request a more active role of development actors in building resilience; calls on donor governments to develop for their national policies a common set of targets, priorities and indicators linking these frameworks;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 58 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that the funding issue should be a key topic at the WHS; highlights the need for a more coherent global approach which should aim to bridge the divide between the humanitarian and development architecture, avoid parallel systems, broaden the funding base by including foundations, civil society and emerging donors, ensure greater predictability, promote joint needs assessment and develop innovative means of financing; highlights the need to ensure continued funding for humanitarian action in so- called forgotten crises;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 67 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges that the provision of humanitarian aid follow international humanitarian law, and not be subject to restrictions limiting victims' access to necessary medical treatment, including access to abortion for women and girls who are victims of rape in armed conflicts, as required by the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 76 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that migrants must be offered the same level of protection of their rights as guaranteed to all other groups in times of crises; calls for attention to be paid to particularly vulnerable groups, such as migrants, stateless persons and refugees, that are often neglected in the humanitarian debate;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 77 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls for the universal ratification of all international instruments pertaining to the protection of civilians, including the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention; insists on the importance of incorporating international humanitarian law (IHL) into domestic legislation; stresses the need to monitor the application of IHL and to hold perpetrators of violations, including Non State Actors, to account; calls on the EU and its Member States to provide their strong support to the future IHL compliance mechanism and to carry out effective reporting on grave violations, particularly through EU Delegations, Member States' Missions and EU CSDP missions;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 85 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Expresses concern at the blurring of distinction between humanitarian and military actors and the co-optation of humanitarian action for military or political ends, which undermines and endangers genuine humanitarian operations and their staff; invites the WHS to set up guidelines for the use of military means in humanitarian action respecting key humanitarian principles; considers that the use of military assets and capabilities in support of humanitarian operations should constitute a 'last resort', i.e. where there is no comparable civilian alternative;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 86 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to increase financing for education for children in humanitarian emergencies; calls on the Council to endorse the Commission’s proposal to dedicate 4% of the EU humanitarian aid budget to this purpose; considers that this increase should not lead to a reduced consideration for other primary needs;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 89 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges that predictability, operational flexibility and multi-year contributions are key prerequisites of efficient and effective aid delivery; calls on the EU and its Member States to reinvigorate the Good Humanitarian Donorship (GHD) principles in the WHS declaration; calls on the EU to ensure predictable and timely funding for humanitarian aid through the EU budget by ensuring that the EU's humanitarian commitment appropriations are matched by a sufficient level of payment appropriations;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 96 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines that an international response should build on existing local or national initiatives and partnerships rather than creating parallel efforts; insists on the importance of strengthening local and regional capacity for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and of providing for inclusive processes where local authorities, civil society, the private sector and the affected populations are included in the planning process;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 97 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Deplores the negative impact of counter-terrorism measures on humanitarian action, including increased administrative procedures for procurement or vetting of partners, which may significantly impede aid delivery to populations in areas where armed groups designated as terrorists may be active; insists that counter-terrorism measures should not undermine humanitarian efforts and invites the WHS to address this issue in an appropriate way;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 103 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the need for a new global model for humanitarian/development cooperation starting with joint analysis and programming, the inclusion of entry strategies for development actors in order to build bridges in the field, of crisis modifiers in development programmes and of exit strategies in humanitarian responses that allow a more flexible approach; calls on donors to systematically consider this link in their development policy and humanitarian aid frameworks and to work with partner countries, including their governments, local NGOs and civil society, to develop national strategies for disaster response, preparedness and risk reduction;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 112 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the WHS to give sufficient emphasis to the issue of climate change and humanitarian action; this should include planning for the consequences of climate change, including climate- induced displacement and migrations, in all relevant policy making, at regional and global level;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 113 #

2015/2051(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Underlines that an increased complementarity between humanitarian and development aid in order to address humanitarian aid financing gaps should go hand in hand with increased, not less, development aid funding and recalls in this context the international commitment of reaching an expenditure level of 0.7 % of GNI;
2015/10/21
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the resolution of 26 June 2014, adopted in the UN Human Rights Council, which calls for the elaboration of an international legally binding instrument on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with respect to human rights,
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
- having regard to the commitment by developed countries under the UNFCCC to scale up funding for mitigation, adaptation, technology development and transfer and capacity building in developing countries, and the commitment to provide new and additional funding amounting to USD 100 billion per year by 2020, recognising that the EU and its Member States provided over half of the total contributions of 10 billion USD in the run up to COP20 in Lima,
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to the Foreign Affairs Council conclusions of 12 December 2013 on policy coherence for development,
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas developing countries’ potentials for domestic resource mobilisation are significant, but there are limits to what countries can accomplish on their own; whereas tax resources remain low in proportion of GDP in most developing countries, which are confronted with social, political and administrative difficulties in establishing a sound public finance system, thereby making them particularly vulnerable to tax evasion and avoidance activities of individual taxpayers and corporations;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 40 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the possibility of enhancing domestic resource mobilisation is further weakened by the global liberalisation context, whereby developing countries compete with each other to offer lower tax rates to attract multinationals; whereas as a result, taxes on corporate profits have been declining around the world;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 41 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas losses of financial resources by developing countries i.a. in terms of illicit financial flows and repatriated profits of foreign investors are estimated to have been more than the double of inflows of new financial resources since the financial crisis of 2008;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 42 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas the setting-up of an intergovernmental body for tax cooperation under the auspices of the UN would enable developing countries to participate equally in the global reform of existing international tax rules ;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 55 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas private investment of major direct value for the pursuihas the potential to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs, has huge potential anreflected in UNCTAD's proposal for an Action Plan for SDG investment, provided that FDI is properly regulated can be encouraged in many ways, as reflected in UNCTAD’s proposal for an Action Plan for SDG investmentd linked to concrete improvements in the domestic economy, i.a. in terms of transfer of technology and the creation of training opportunities for the local labour force, including women and young people;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 58 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas an international legally binding framework, would clarify the obligations of transnational corporations in the field of human rights, as well as of corporations in relation to States, and provide for the establishment of effective remedies for victims in cases where domestic jurisdiction is clearly unable to prosecute effectively those companies;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 62 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas the nature and impacts of private capital flows affects developing countries in many different ways, positive as well as negative; whereas financial flows to developing countries from private sources are significant but largely volatile, unevenly distributed and are often associated with outflows such as profit repatriation; whereas since 2010, repatriated profits have exceeded new inflows of Foreign Direct Investment; whereas illicit financial flows due to trade mispricing and other tax avoidance tactics contribute to a massive draining of domestic resources in developing countries;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 66 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas there are macro-economic risks associated with short-term and volatile capital flows, which can trigger severe crisis in the currency market and financial sector and subsequently destabilise the real economy;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 67 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas there has been a sharp increase in new debt taken on by developing countries, driven by MLICs and UMICs since 2006;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 68 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Jc. whereas the European Court of Auditors Special Report 16 (2014) on the use of blending concluded that for nearly half of the projects examined, there was insufficient evidence to conclude that the grants were justified, while for a number of these cases, there were indications that the investments would have been made without the EU contribution;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 78 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas most developing countries are excluded from decision-making of major international financial standard- setting institutions, such as the Financial Stability Board (FSB), while reform at the Bretton Woods institutions is slow and minor;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 85 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the UN Secretary-General's Synthesis Report and its transformative, human rights based, holistic and integrated approach to an ambitious global partnership;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 97 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the recent Commission communication entitled 'A Global Partnership for Poverty Eradication and Sustainable Development after 2015', for its comprehensiveness, for its policy coherence focus and for confirming that the EU is committed to playing its full part in this global partnership; however, regrets a certain lack of commitment regarding the timeline for future financial targets, the lack of progress on the subject of additionality of climate finance to the commitment to deliver 0.7% of GNI as aid and the lack of attention to inequality, innovative financing and problems related to debt and private sector financing;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 98 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls the continuous work of EU and its Member States towards stronger Policy Coherence for Development (PCD); urges the EU to extend its PCD efforts to international fora and to ensure coherence with the post-2015 process and the SDGs;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 100 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the EU and its Member States to re-commit without delay or negotiation to the 0.7 % of GNI target, with at least50% of ODA and 0.,2 %& of GNI being reserved for LDCs, and to present multiannual budget timetables for the scale-up to these levels by 2020;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 106 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the EU and other developed countries must honour their commitment to provide scaled-up, new and additional climate finance to developing countries reaching USD 100 billion per year by 2020; considering the difficulties to reach international agreement on the additionality of climate finance to the commitment to deliver 0,7 % of GNI as aid, the EU should propose intermediate steps to reach full additionality;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 115 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges Member States to use revenues raised through carbon markets to climate financing and development aid in developing countries, points out however that this mechanism faces major problems as the revenues have collapsed alongside the global price for carbon, in this context, considers that measures need to be taken to make the EU's Emission Trading System (ETS) a much more efficient instrument;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 120 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that ODA should remain the standard measure of financial efforts made;a stand-alone category in the post-2015 financing framework and remain additional to other forms of public and private spending; stresses that all donors should ensure that ODA represents genuine transfers to developing countries; in this context, supports the inclusion of concessional loans based on calculation of their grant equivalents, despite due consideration of total official support for development;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 128 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Urges the European Commission, in a context where it has indicated its wishes to extend considerably the use of blending in future years, to implement the recommendations made by the European Court of Auditors Special Report on the use of blending and to evaluate the mechanism of blending loans and grants, particularly in terms of development and financial additionality, transparency and accountability;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 129 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Warns against using concessional loans for investments in social sectors such as health and education, as it can hamper the provision of services of general interests, especially for vulnerable population;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 130 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Points out that blending risks leading to a debt bubble, notably in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean countries with limited revenues to service their debt; accordingly, calls on donors to give the majority of their aid to LDCs in the form of grant;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 135 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the EU and its Member States to promote an aid effectiveness agenda by reducing aid fragmentation through greater coordination between different aid mechanisms and donors and ensuring that all development finance is inclusive, pro- poor, gender-sensitive, environmentally sound and climate-proof;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 138 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasizes the importance of channelling the finances for reducing inequalities between and within countries;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 146 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that domestic resource mobilisation must be a key source of financing for all developed and developing countries; emphasises the need for robust, fair and progressive tax systems to fulfil their human rights obligations, their international sustainable development commitments and to address inequality between and within countries;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 147 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that tax resources are a more predictable and more sustainable source of financing than foreign assistance; accordingly, calls on the EU to support developing countries in mobilizing domestic resources and fighting tax evasion, so as to reduce their dependency on foreign assistance, while reducing their debt;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 150 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages the Commission to strengthen the areas of tax administration, financial governance and public financial management through enhanced cooperation and capacity buildingNotes that tax systems in many developing countries are not in line with international standards (weak fiscal jurisdiction and inefficiencies in tax administration, high level of corruption, etc.); hence, encourages the Commission to enhance its capacity building assistance in the remit of DCI and EDF in the areas of tax administration, financial governance and public financial management (delete); likewise, deems that support shall be provided for the economic reconversion of developing countries that are tax havens; urges equally the Commission to upgrade its assistance to strengthen the judiciary and anti-corruption agencies in developing countries;,
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 161 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the EU and its Member States to actively crack down on tax havens, tax evasion and illicit financial flows while addressing tax dodging of transnational corporations and individuals, i.e. by building up developing countries’ capacity in detecting and prosecuting inappropriate tax practices; supports the setting-up of an intergovernmental body for tax cooperation under the auspices of the UN, with the aim of making automatic and multilateral exchange of information the global standards;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 164 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Points out that illicit outflows are a major explanation for developing country debt, while aggressive tax planning is contrary to the principles of Corporate Social Responsibility;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 165 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Notes with concern that many developing countries find themselves in a very weak bargaining position in face of some foreign direct investors making extensive use of for tax subsidies and exemptions; deems that companies shall be required to make precise commitments in terms of positive spillover effect of their investment on local and/or national socio- economic development of the host country;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 166 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. CHighlights the EU’s responsibility in supporting a fair global tax system; which implies establishing effectively mandatory requirements for public country-by- country reporting of Transnational Corporations; establishing Public Registers of the Beneficial Owners of Companies, Trusts and similar legal entities; ensuring a fair distribution of taxing rights while negotiating tax and investment treaties with developing countries; likewise, considers that international corporate tax rules should include the principle that taxes should be paid where value is extracted or created;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 167 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes with concern that Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) are still supporting a large amount of investments routed through tax havens, by relying heavily on financial intermediaries;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 168 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Stresses the role of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) to set an example of best practise in establishing the highest standards of responsible finance; in particular, deems that DFIs should only invest in companies and funds that are willing to publicly disclose beneficial ownerships and report back their financial accounts on a country-by- country basis;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 173 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the decisive importance of good governance, the rule of law, institutional framework and regulatory instruments; especially supports investment in capacity-building, education, health, including sexual and reproductive health and rights public services, social protection and the fight against poverty and inequality, including in terms of gender; recognises the need for infrastructures and selective public investments, as well as the sustainable use of natural resources, including by the extractive industries;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 181 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Reiterates that a new set of indicators other than GDP is necessary in order to overcome new social and environmental challenges, and should include in particular the human development index, the Gini coefficient, the carbon footprint and the ecological footprint;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 182 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Underlines that, in a context where export revenues fluctuate according to raw material price fluctuations, it is important to give developing countries policy space to increasing their capacity to resist external shocks and to implement countercyclical action plans to boost economy, by allowing them to use i.e. the tool of export taxation.
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 183 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Reiterates its call to phase out fossil fuels subsidies and to reallocate its funds i.e. to environmentally sound and climate- proof projects;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 188 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for greater financing of research and development in science, technology and innovation in developing countries; in addition, calls for the review of all intellectual property rights regimes that have been introduced in developing countries through Free Trade Agreements, to identify any adverse impacts i.e. on public health, the environment and technology transfer;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 200 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the importance of favourable conditions for private enterprise in developing countries, while protecting public interest through regulation; calls for alignment of the private sector with the sustainable development goals through appropriate partnerships, financial instruments, incentives and mandatory rules on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), agreed international standards such as the International Labour Organization (ILO) standards, mandatory due diligence and country-by-country reporting on effective implementation on UN guiding principles on Business and Human Rights;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 214 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Insists that the EU’s support and cooperation with the private sector can and must contribute to reducing poverty and inequality and promote human rights, environmental standards and social dialogue, climate commitments and social dialogue; in this context, reiterates its call for the establishment for a legally binding framework to regulate the work of transnational corporations and to provide appropriate protection, justice and remedy to the victims of human rights abuses directly resulting from or related to the activities of some transnational corporations and other businesses enterprises;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 218 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the EU to set up an investment regulatory framework thatwhich reflects UNCTAD’s comprehensive Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (IPFSD) so as to stimulates responsible, transparent and accountable investment which contributes to the development of the domestic private sector in developing countries;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 225 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to support increased access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises in developing countries, while respecting the policy space of countries to implement prudent macro-economic policy;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 231 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for the adoption of an ‘SDG partner’ framework and international standards and criteria for blending projects and public-private partnerships (PPPs) that will ensure that such projects respectbased on the guiding principles on business and human rights, the best international practices and the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 235 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Supports increased market access for developing countries, especially LDCs, as it can strengthen the private sector and create incentives for reform; urges the Commission to ensure that trade and investment agreements, especially with developing countries, LDCs and fragile states, are aligned with the SDGs; emphasises that such agreements should be subjected to SDG impact assess, uphold all parties human rights obligations and respect host countries policy space to regulate within the scope of public interest and regional integration; emphasises that such agreements should be subjected to mandatory ex-ante and ex- post SDG impact assessments; insists upon the need to grant special and differential treatment to developing countries and LDCs in trade agreements; supports the Commission’s suggestion of updating its Aid for Trade Strategy in light of the outcomes of the post-2015 negotiations so as to build productive capacities of recipient countries;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 237 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Acknowledges the right of all countries, particularly developing countries, to impose temporary capital restrictions to prevent financial crisis caused by short-term and volatile private financial flows; calls for the removal of constraints to this right from all trade and investment agreements, including at the WTO;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 245 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls the role of civil society, including NGOs, as an essential development partner; calls for an increased civil society voice in the discussions of development priorities and the set-up of operations on the ground; and in contributing to the forming, monitoring, accountability and review of this agenda; highlights this especially on connection of the Addis Ababa conference; recalls that only by recognising the important role of access to information and civil society, both as enablers for good governance and social accountability and as service providers, it will be possible to ensure the universality and inclusiveness of the global partnership;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 252 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls the UN’s central role, in complementarity with other existing institutions and forums, in global economic governance and development; supports efforts to further enhance the voice and representation of developing countries in multilateral institutions and other norm- and standard-setting bodies, especially in international financial institutions;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 257 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Insists that sustainable debt solutions must be facilitated through a multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring processes with a view to alleviating the debt burden; urges the EU to push for the implementation of the UNCTAD principles of responsible sovereign debt transactions for both borrowers and lenders; in addition, recalls that illegitimate and odious debts should be cancelled;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 264 #

2015/2044(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for a review of international organisations’ programmes and instruments of financial assistance for development in order to align them with the new SDGs; urges, notably, the European Investment Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to increase low-income countries’ levels of access to their concessional facilitiesestablish the highest standards of responsible financing and to gear their resources more closely to the needs of developing countries, including through mutually effective pro-poor lending facilities;
2015/03/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to respect the principle of Policy Coherence for Development in all external policies and specifically to include it in all treaties, in ways consistent with agreed international commitments to human rights, decent work, gender equality and environmental sustainability;
2015/09/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the 1986 UN Declaration on the Right to Development, which confirms the right to development as an inalienable human right; calls on the EU to respect the sovereignty of developing countries in setting policies aimed at responding to the demands of their populations for human rights and dignity, in line with the development principle of democratic ownership, as embedded in the development effectiveness agenda;
2015/09/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the EU to recognise the common but differentiated responsibility of developing countries, while ensuring equity when addressing the post-2015 Development Agenda; recalls the EU's direct and historical responsibility in its dealings with partner countries, particularly as regards tax, trade and investment; in particular, stresses upon the need to rebalance global rules governing trade and investment with human rights obligations so as to find the right balance between the rights and responsibilities of firms and governments;
2015/09/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the implementation of the Decent Work Agenda (based on ILO Conventions and recommendations) constitutes an essential part of sustainable development strategies that can be applied by business enterprises; in this context, stresses that social dialogue is a key criteria for business accountability;
2015/09/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Finds regrettable theRegrets that at a time of increasing interest in the private sector as a development actor, there is a significant lack of adequate information and transparency as regards the actions of corporations and their impact on social and environmental standards and human rights; deplores that, while the EU is among the most active actors to setting normative standards through trade agreements, the enforceability of social or environmental clauses attached to it remains weak; calls for an effective increase in the transparency of corporations and for independent ex-ante impact analysis prior to the signing of any trade agreement; and strong enforceability mechanisms of social and environmental clauses;
2015/09/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that the integration of a human right-based approach should be at the heart of the EU development policy; henceforth, reiterates that at a time when the use of blending as a EU development tool is growing, adherence and implementation of internationally recognised guidelines and principles concerning business behaviour and their accountability instruments (namely the ILO Conventions and standards, including the ILO Declaration on Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, the UN Global Compact and the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights) should become key condition to grant private sector support in development cooperation;
2015/09/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 23 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Deplores that despite the unanimous endorsement of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by the Human Right Council in 2011, the number of human rights abuses linked to business activity continues to grow;
2015/09/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 24 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on to the Commission to conduct a report on the state of implementation on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights;
2015/09/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it regrettable that aRegrets that the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights are not embodied in enforceable instruments, thereby hampering individuals and communities around the world to rely effectively on the UN endorsed standards for protection and remedy to defend themselves against human rights violations of multinational corporations; calls for the setting-up of a mandatory and enforceable regulatory framework on the way corporations comply with human rights and obligations with respect to social and environmental standards is still lacking; finds it regrettable that current human rights clauses in free trade agreements and other economic partnership agreements are ineffective and are usually not respected; urges the Commission to further promote initiatives for responsible mining, logging and sourcing of commodities so as to ensure the accountability of companies;
2015/09/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2015/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Considering that there has been little progress in the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles, and in a context where existing standards, principles, and mechanisms for redress on business and human rights are fragmented in international law, calls for the EU to engage actively in the work of the UN’s Human Rights Council on an international treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights abuses.
2015/09/23
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 15 May 2013 entitled ‘Empowering Local Authorities in partner countries for enhanced governance and more effective development outcomes’ (COM(2013)0280),
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 22 October 2013 on local authorities and civil society: Europe`s engagement in support of sustainable development,
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 c (new)
- having regard to the Council conclusions of 22 July 2013 on local authorities in development,
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 27
– having regard to the Commission communication of 15 of May 2013, entitled ‘Empowering Local Authorities in partner countries for enhanced governance and more effective development outcomes’ (COM(2013)0280),deleted
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital - A (new)
- A. whereas local authorities are essential state actors as regards local governance, the emergence of grassroots democracy and sustainable territorial development on the basis of local-community involvement;
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas LAs are a strong interface between community and national and global goals in a post-2015 agenda and will have an essential role to play in achieving the post-2015 objectives;
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 13 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital J
J. whereas two and half billion new urban inhabitants will need to have access to education, health services, jobs, food, sanitation, transport, housing and electricity:; whereas this poses important challengkey challenges for local and regional authorities and municipalities which are responsible for providing those services;
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M
M. whereas violent conflicts and humanitarian crises continue to have a disrupting impact onobstruct development efforts; whereas women are harder hit by military conflicts and crises and local authorities are key front-line actors in conflict prevention and management;
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 16 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O
O. whereas climate change and environmental degradation threaten poverty reductionaffect local communities in the first instance and constitute a major challenge for local authorities;
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas more new and decent jobs need to be created in order to respond to demographic growth on a global scale; whereas the private sector is a major generator of jobs, both in developed and developing countries, and can thus be an essential partner in the fight against poverty;deleted
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 19 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital S
S. whereas the EU and its Member States are the largest donors of development aid, and should thus remain the driving force during the next phase of negotiations under the UN framework;deleted
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 20 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
I. Local authorities (LAs) as actors for development: why do they matter? and the role of the European Union
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 21 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. RecallStresses that the Busan Partnership provides an expanding forum for new developmnew guidelines set out in the Commission's communication on LAs and on recognising their role as state actors represent act majors such as local and regional actorstep forward for the European Union’s new development agenda;
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that strategic planning at national and local lee need for these new guidelines to be translated into the effectivel is absolutely essential to the promotion andmplementation of European cooperation, both in tegrationrms of the three main dimensions of development: the social, economic and environmental dimensions11th European Development Fund (EDF) and in terms of the Development Cooperation Instrument;
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 23 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the EU has beWelcomes the support given to strengthen intensively involved in the support of LAs in partner countries, contributing to poverty reduction, the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the mainstreaming of democratic governanceg LAs’ capacities through the local authorities thematic line – particularly the support given to strengthening the coordination structures of LAs at national, regional and EU-wide levels – and the establishment of a partnership at EU level;
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 25 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Feels that these coordination structures play an essential role in terms of providing technical and methodological support for the development of local capacities by facilitating the exchange of know-how in order to support the decentralisation process and the provision of basic services; feels that they are also a suitable forum for political dialogue and for making the voice of local authorities heard at all levels of government;
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Urges the European Union, and the Commission in particular, to step up efforts to include LAs as full stakeholders in the implementation of the 11th EDF in partner countries, regions, and in relation to sectorial and budgetary assistance; calls on the Member States to accord an appropriate role in their development programmes to LAs and to coordinate their activities with those of the Commission and of other Member States;
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 27 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Ia. Political dialogue, mobilisation of financial resources and presentation of accounts 1a. Stresses the need to ensure a fairer transfer of resources from national level to sub-regions, towns and municipalities; 1b. Stresses the need, as part of the ongoing process of decentralisation, to encourage national governments to transfer part of their national budget resources to regional and local government levels; feels, to this end, that greater support should be given to strengthening the financial and budgetary capacities of LAs, including through their associations; 1c. Believes it essential that some European budgetary assistance be allocated to funding local authorities; 1d. Stresses the importance of establishing, as part of European cooperation, a genuine political dialogue among local authorities that would make it possible to assess current progress, difficulties and prospects for improving the effectiveness of assistance at local level; 1e. Calls for the institutionalisation of this dialogue while drawing on existing coordination structures within the different cooperation frameworks;
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 38 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
IV. The need for a renewed effective global partnership (with CSOs, the private sector, etc.)deleted
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 39 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the EU to contribute to strengthening multi-stakeholders partnerships, localising the implementation of the post-2015 agenda;deleted
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 40 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for a clear definition and division of responsibilities among partners;deleted
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
VI. Partnership with civil societydeleted
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 46 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that the post-2015 development agenda needs to change the role and impact of CSOs; believes that Member States should work closely with CSOs by setting up mechanisms for regular dialogue;deleted
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 51 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that indigenous people should be deeply engaged in the preparation of investlocal and regional development plans;
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 52 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on national governments and LAs to: (a) strengthen local legislation to establish recognition of traditional land tenure arrangementcooperate with the traditional authorities in managing natural resources; (b) address the gender and intergenerational issues that exist among indigenous peoples; (c) protect indigenous knowledge; (d) strengthen the capacity of indigenous peoples to participate in development planning;
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 53 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9
IX. Transfer of technologydeleted
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 54 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that national governments and LAs should create an enabling environment for the transfer of technologies;deleted
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 55 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that such cooperation should also include longer-term investments;deleted
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 56 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -24 (new)
-24. Applauds the mobilisation and commitment of African cities in the preparations for the Habitat III United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development; calls on the European Commission to support these mobilisation processes and to factor support for the management of a sustainable urbanisation process into its partnership plans;
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 58 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses the importance of supporting developing and least developed countries, including through financial and technical assistance;deleted
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 59 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Stresses the role of national governments and LAs in the fight against corruption, including combatting corruption originating from multinational companies;
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 61 #

2015/2004(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading -29 (new)
-29. Stresses the paramount importance of focussing more closely on harnessing tax resources at both national and local level in developing countries; welcomes the gradual introduction of local finance observatories; considers that these observatories deserve greater support from the European Union;
2015/06/10
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 10 #

2015/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) At the same time, seal hunting is an integral part of the culture and identity of the Inuit and other indigenous communities and makes a major contribution to their subsistence. For those reasons, seal hunts traditionally conducted by Inuit and other indigenous communities do not raise the same public moral concerns as the hunts conducted primarily for commercial purposes. Moreover, it is broadly recognised that the fundamental and social interests of Inuit and other indigenous communities should not be adversely affected, in accordance with United Nations Declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples and other relevant international instruments. For those reasons, by way of exception, Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 allows the placing on the market of seal products which result from hunts traditionally conducted by Inuit and other indigenous communities and which contribute to theifor subsistence purposes
2015/05/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2015/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) A genuinely humane killing method cannot be effectively and consistently applied in the hunts conducted by the Inuit and other indigenous communities, just like in the other seal hunts. Nonetheless, it is appropriate, in light of the objective pursued by Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009, to make the placing in the Union market of products resulting from hunts by the Inuit and other indigenous communities conditional upon those hunts being conducted in a manner which reduces pain, distress, fear or other forms of suffering of the animals hunted to the extent possible, while having regard to the traditional way of life and the subsistence needs of the Inuit and other indigenous communities. The exception granted in respect of seal products resulting from hunts conducted by Inuit and other indigenous communities should be limited to hunts that contribute to the subsistence need of those communities and are therefore not conducted primarily for commercial purposes. Thus, the Commission should be enabled to limit, if necessary, the quantity of seal products placed on the market under that exception in order to prevent the use of the exception by products resulting from hunts which are conducted primarily for commercial purposes.
2015/05/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2015/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EC) N° 1007/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a and 2 b (new)
(-1) In Article 2 paragraph 1 the following points 2 a and 2 b are inserted: 2a. 'subsistence purposes' means the customary and traditional uses by Inuit and other indigenous communities of seal products for direct personal or family consumption as food, shelter, fuel, clothing, tools; for the making and selling of handicraft articles out of non-edible by products of seals taken for personal or family consumption ; or for exchange of seals or their parts if the exchange is of limited and non-commercial nature, or sharing for personal or family consumption; 2b. 'not conducted primarily for commercial purposes' means that a majority of the products of the hunt are used, consumed or enjoyed within the community without being sold, traded or otherwise transferred outside of the community in order to obtain economic benefit;
2015/05/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2015/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) 1007/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the hunt contributes to theis conducted for subsistence purposes of the community and is not conducted primarily for commercial reasons;
2015/05/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2015/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) 1007/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. If the number of seals hunted, the quantity of seal products being placed on the market pursuant to paragraph 1 or other circumstances are such as to indicate that a hunt is not conducted for subsistence purposes or is conducted primarily for commercial purposes, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 4 in order to limit the quantity of products resulting from that hunt that may be placed on the markeprevent the placing on the market of the products resulting from that hunt.
2015/05/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas the human right to water and sanitation was explicitly recognised by the UN General Assembly and Human Rights Council in 2010;
2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas at least 600 million people do not have sustainable access to safe drinking water, and a third of the world population lacks basic sanitation; whereas, as a result, it jeopardises the right to health as diseases spread, causing suffering and death and posing major impediments to development; whereas about 2 000 children under five years old die daily from diarrhoea, and a majority of these deaths are linked to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene; whereas there is, however, a clear downward trend in these numbers;
2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 7 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a lack of access to water and sanitation has consequences for the realisation of other human rights, including the right to education, since children - especially girls - are often forced to skip or drop out of school due to a lack of separate and decent sanitation facilities;
2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which entered into force in 2013, created a complaint mechanism allowing individuals or groups to file formal complaints on violations of the human right to water and sanitation, among other rights;
2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 22 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the privatisation of basic utilities in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s has i.e. hampered the achievement of MDGs on both water and sanitation, as the focus of investors on cost recovery has among others intensified inequalities in the provision of such services, at the expense of low-income households; whereas in light of the failure of water privatisation, the transfer of water services from private companies to local authorities is a growing trend in the water sector all around the world;
2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 26 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that the human right to water and sanitation is closely linked to a number of key global challenges addressed in the post-2015 framework, such as health, energy, food, employment, gender equality and environmental sustainability;
2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the responsibility of the State to ensure that the provisions of services of water and sanitation are sustainable, accessible, safe, affordable and culturally acceptable, without discrimination; strongly supports the inclusion of the goal of ensuring safe drinking water and adequate sanitation and hygiene for all by 2030 among the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be adopted in September 2015; stresses that realisation of all SDGs requires mobilisation of much more financing for development than is currently provided, including from new sources, as well as robust and effective water governance, the creation of monitoring compliance mechanisms and the setting- up of strategies to ensure the full justiciability of these rights, with a view to achieving universal access;
2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 45 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that assistance for safe drinking water and sanitation should be given high priority in the allocation of funds and in assistance programming; favours open-mindedness in relation to different aid modalities, but strict adherence to development effectiveness principles and to an unwavering focus on poverty eradication and the maximisation of the development impact; stresses the need to monitor financing strategies and budgets to ensure that allocated funds address existing disparities and inequalities in access to water and respect the human rights principles of non- discrimination and equality, as well as access to information and participation;
2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 49 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Deems that the strong interdependencies between water and other fundamentals such as energy and food require clear recognition in the post- 2015 framework; in particular, recalls that access to water is essential for agriculture in order to realise the right to adequate food; hence, stresses the need to ensure access to sufficient water for marginalised and poor farmers for subsistence and small-scale farming;
2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 50 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that the UN Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking Water (GLAAS) outlines that donor funds for water are currently predominantly directed to construction of large-scale infrastructure, which often leads to the degradation of existing systems1; calls on the EU to reflect in its allocation of funds the recommendation of the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation according to which donors should review their funding allocations to favour small-scale rather than large-scale infrastructure, and to allocate more funds to operation and maintenance, capacity building and awareness-raising; __________________ 1Realising the human rights to water and sanitation / Handbook, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), 2014, p. 31.
2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 51 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Notes with concern that, according to the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation, people living in slums generally have to pay more than those living in formal settlements to receive unregulated, poor quality services; hence, urges developing countries to prioritise budget allocations for services for disadvantage people and for people living in areas that do not have access to services, so as to progressively eliminate inequalities; in particular, insists that regulatory bodies and providers engage residents of urban informal settlements in the design of tariffs, subsidies and the mode of payment of service charges;
2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 53 #

2014/2239(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the ‘1 % solidarity for water and sanitation’ and other initiatives taken by citizens and authorities in some Member States in order to support projects in developing countries with funds from consumption fees; reiterates its call on the Commission to encourage solidarity arrangements in this area; in particular, encourages the promotion of Public- Public partnerships in water facilities in developing countries, in line with the Global Water Operators’ Partnership Alliance (GWOPA) coordinated by UN Habitat;
2015/04/15
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that private investments and finance are likely to be the key engine for growth, which is projected to be approximately 5 % in developing countries in the coming years;in developing economies can help to support local companies, local economies and provide decent jobs - and therefore lead to poverty eradication - provided that FDI is properly regulated and linked to concrete improvements in the domestic economy, i.e. in terms of transfer of technology, the creation of training opportunities for the local labour force, etc. ; stresses that private investment should not be a substitute to ODA, while PPP should in all circumstances be aligned on the host country National Plan of development; in particular, emphasises that the future public-private partnerships (PPPs) within the post-2015 development agenda must have a greater focus on poverty reduction;
2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 13 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes with concern that many donor- funded PPP programs are only accessible for firms from donor countries; hence, fears that the promotion of PPP in developing countries could result in a new form of aid tying; recalls that development aid should be tied to the objective of poverty eradication only, not to the promotion of EU trade' interests policy;
2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Deems that a clear set of guidelines should be set to channel public support only to those private sector investments that deliver positive development outcomes and comply with principles of responsible financing, which entails among others that companies which are domiciled in secrecy jurisdictions shall be excluded;
2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 23 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that while properly structured and efficiently implemented PPPs can bring many benefits such as innovation, PPP are an expensive financing model, mainly due to higher costs of private sector borrowing when compared to government rates; outlines that PPPs in developing countries are so far concentrated mostly in the energy and telecommunications sectors, whereas private engagement in social infrastructure remains rares increasing in the provision of social infrastructure, such as schools, hospitals and health services;
2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that PPPs should not be diverted to subsidising Northern-based transnational companies which can access alternative sources of financing; takes the view that any decision to promote the use of PPPs in developing countries should be based on a thorough assessment of these mechanisms, and on the lessons learned from past experience; highlights in this context that existing research show that a large majority of PPPs is not based on robust impact analysis, while there are weak evidence on their development outcomes;
2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes with concern that the privatisation of basic utilities in Sub- Saharan Africa in the 1990s has i.e. hampered the achievement of MDGs on both water and sanitation, as the focus of investors on cost recovery has among others intensified inequalities in the provision of such services, at the expense of low-income households; underlines that, in light of the failure of water privatisation, the transfer of water services from private companies to local authorities is a growing trend in the water sector all around the world; takes the view that other alternatives should be explored to ensure efficient provision of services of general interest, such as Public-Public Partnerships;
2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 31 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Warns against using concessional loans for investments in social sectors such as health and education, as it can hamper the provision of services of general interests, especially for vulnerable population; emphasises that scarce public aid resources should support public investment in the host countries, which are not necessarily expected to yield short or medium term financial returns;
2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 41 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for increased technical assistance to the governments of the partner countriesPoints out that past experience show that poorly negotiated PPP contracts could add to state indebtedness, since financial risks are often disproportionally carried by the public sector, while profits are mostly granted to the private sector; calls for increased technical assistance to the governments of the partner countries to set up a sound regulatory framework on responsible financing, including on costs recovery and benefit distribution;
2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 48 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that certain safeguards to guarantee the purposeful use of public finance are not always in place; points outin particular, notes that the goals of PPP are often defined in a very general way, while criteria for specific, measurable, attainable and timely objectives are usually absent; stresses that PPP should be a tool which rewards responsible behaviour by private firms; accordingly, deems that a strong regulatory framework shall be put in place to ensure these investments comply with human rights, social and environmental standards, transparency, while ensuring that the private sector pays its fair share of taxes; points out equally that a pro-poor development mandatory ex-ante impact assessment is needed for each PPP project that benefits from official development aid; stresses that measurable output indicators and monitoring as well as evaluation mechanisms need to be agreed upon during the preparatory phase of the projects; highlights the importance of the formal consultative and scrutiny role for parliaments and civil society in order to ensure full transparency and accountability;
2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 54 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Urges the European Commission, in a context where it has indicated its wishes to extend considerably the use of blending in future years, to implement the recommendations made by the European Court of Auditors Special Report on the use of blending and to evaluate the mechanism of blending loans and grants, particularly in terms of development and financial additionality, transparency and accountability;
2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 57 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. CallsBelieves that private sectors involved in PPPs shall i.e. commit to implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, ILO core labour standards as well as the UN Convention Against Corruption and embed these standards into their core business activities; calls equally on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that companies involved in PPPs respect binding corporate social responsibility (CSR) principles throughout the whole lifecycle of projects;
2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 62 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Encourages the EU to support the ongoing process of elaboration of an UN international legally binding instrument on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with respect to human rights, as it will clarify the obligations of transnational corporations in the field of human rights, as well as of corporations in relation to States, and provide for the establishment of effective remedies for victims in cases where domestic jurisdiction is clearly unable to prosecute effectively those companies;
2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 69 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that development agencies must ensure that public development finance is used to support the local economic networks in developing countries and is not diverted to promote private firms and multinationals from the donor countries; in particular, stresses that PPP should aim to build capacity of domestic Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs);
2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 74 #

2014/2233(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Notes with concern that rules on investment protection, which give very strong rights to foreign investors, have reduced government policy space to regulate in the public interest; in this context, reasserts that governments and parliaments of developing countries must retain the right to regulate private investment, including the right to discriminate in favour of investors that support the country's development ; more broadly, urges the EU to strengthen the development dimension of international investment agreements (IIAs) and balancing the rights and obligations of States and investors;
2015/03/30
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 19 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph B
B. Notes that, although the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiation mandate is now public, its wordingAsks the Commission to bear in mind that TTIP implications will go far beyond the bilateral relationships and will undoubtedly impact on developing countries, given the size and scope of the transatlantic economy, requests the Commission to prepare a thorough social and environmental impact assessment, once the provisions of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) are clearer, of its likely impact on low income countries and the future sustainable development goals, as the wording of the negotiating mandate is so general that itTTIP´s content and possible spillover effects on developing countries are still not known; calls for a thorough analysis, when TTIP provisions are clearer, of its likely impact on low income countries and the future sustainable development goalsrequests equally the Commission to make all negotiating documents public in order to ensure full transparency;
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 33 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph C
C. Is of the opinionAsks the Commission to consider that the effect of the TTIP on developing countries will vary depending on their economic structure and current trade relations; sees, howevas well as to consider, the potential serious risk of diminished market access and resulting trade and investment diversion for some countries;
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 36 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph C a (new)
Ca. Asks the Commission to bear in mind that the highly concentrated nature of exports from Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) implies that the erosion of preferences in a small set of specific product categories (textiles, clothing and specific agricultural products such as fish, bananas and sugar) can have important negative consequences for these countries; in particular, asks the Commission to consider the risks of locking-in developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa into supplier of raw materials, while marginalising them further from global value chains;
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 41 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph D
D. StressesAsks the Commission to take into account that the majority of developing countries benefit from some degree of tariff preferences from the EU and the USA, with margins likely to be significantly affected by the TTIP; uanderlines to bear in mind that the adaptation to new sets of norms and standards is not necessarily negative, but that it is essential to alleviate then such a trade agreement would not automatically lead to improved access of developing countries to the EU and US market, since the definition of high standards would entail as a side-effect that developing countries would either have higher cost ofs to compliance (especially for SMEs)y with or to lock exporters of developing countries out from the transatlantic market altogether;
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 50 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph D a (new)
Da. Asks the Commission to bear in mind that TTIP represents a potential threat to developing countries' interests, in a context where TTIP consists of a pioneering effort to strengthen and expand multilateral rules (WTO-Plus) or to generate standards and norms in new areas beyond the current system (WTO- extra);
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 51 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph D a (new)
Da. Asks the Commission not to use bilateral trade agreements as a way of securing trade concessions from developing countries that go even beyond the requirements of WTO rules, especially in areas ranging from intellectual property rights and public procurement to investment, where no agreement has been reached so far at the multilateral level, as the enactment of WTO-Plus provisions may involve for developing countries not to use existing flexibility or public interests safeguards, and consequently jeopardise the fulfilment of the UN Declaration on the Right to Development as adopted in 1986;
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 52 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph D b (new)
Db. Considering that EU and US trade policies already discriminate against labour-intensive manufacturing products and agricultural exports of developing countries, requests the Commission to consider the risks of potential codification of trade preference scheme within TTIP in terms of country and product coverage and rules of origin as it may further erode current preferential trade arrangements with developing countries; for instance, it would be particular disastrous for Sub- Saharan African countries, for which tight restrictions on access to the US market already exist (as in the case of sugar, tobacco, peanuts...); accordingly, requests the Commission to ensure that any attempt to harmonise current trade schemes for low-income African countries will improve their prospects;
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 62 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph E a (new)
Ea. Urges the EU to refrain from attempting to define new WTO+ disciplines on export restrictions in the area of energy and access to raw materials in TTIP, given that EU's previous attempt to outlaw the use of export taxes on raw materials at the WTO was fiercely opposed by developing countries, as such a trade tool is seen as a potential leverage to their economic development (i.a. it enables to raise public revenues, diversify production, control price fluctuations, as well as to protect environment);
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 63 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph E b (new)
Eb. Asks the Commission to take into account that WTO-TRIPS Council adopted in 2013 a decision granting LDCs an eight-year extension of the transition period, (deferring the time within which LDCs to implement the TRIPS Agreement); accordingly, urges the EU not to circumvent the WTO current regime, as it would hamper developing countries to benefit from "Special and Differentiated Treatment", be it in terms of access to medicine or technology transfer, which are of primary importance for developing countries;
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 64 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph E c (new)
Ec. In particular, requests the Commission to take into account that TTIP could amongst others offer new opportunities for the pharmaceutical industry lobby to demand further intellectual property protections and lengthen the period of market exclusivity for its products; and to bear in mind that such move is particularly worrisome for developing countries since it would entail longer monopolies, less generic competition and limits on pricing policies, and therefore damage the public health system of developing countries;
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 65 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph E d (new)
Ed. Asks the Commission to ensure that the provisions of the TTIP, including the investment protection, do not limit the right of the EU or the Member States to adopt and enforce, in accordance with their respective competences, measures necessary to pursue legitimate public policy objectives, including development policies;
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 66 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph E f (new)
Ef. As the TTIP negotiation mandate does not mention development policy as one of the legitimate public policy objective; asks the Commission to ensure that development policy is explicitly mentioned in the context of the Investment Protection section of the TTIP;
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 67 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph E g (new)
E g. Asks the Commission to bear in mind that the investment protection chapter of the Agreement covers also intellectual property rights, and consequently, taking into consideration the crucial importance of access to medicine and technology transfer to developing countries, asks the Commission to ensure that the Agreement does not require the EU or the Member States to introduce TRIPS-plus provisions, such as patent term extensions or data exclusivity, to any bilateral or multilateral agreement;
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 78 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph F a (new)
Fa. Opposes to the introduction of the Investor-to-State Settlement (ISDS) Mechanism, especially in a context where it is increasingly controversial world-wide, primarily owing to the spread and growing number of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases, whereby investors happened to challenge core public policies that had allegedly negatively affected their business prospects;
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 79 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph F a (new)
Fa. In a context where TTIP constitutes another opportunity to set new global standards on liberalisation of public procurement, asks the Commission to bear in mind that developing countries have constantly refused to sign the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA); therefore, urges the EU to refrain from imposing the introduction of the reciprocity principle, as it will amongst others hamper the development of infant industries and processing in developing countries;
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 82 #

2014/2228(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph F b (new)
Fb. Urges the EU to refrain from negotiating investment provisions that focus on investment protection as the sole aim of the Treaty; requests the Commission to acknowledge that developing countries shall retain the right to regulate investment, both to discriminate in favour of investors that support the country's development and to ensure that there are obligations and duties on all investors, including foreign, in place so that labour, environmental, human rights and other standards are respected; more broadly, urges the EU to design an investment policy which reflects UNCTAD's comprehensive Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (IPFSD), so as to ensure that the Treaty does not interfere with, but instead contributes to countries' sustainable development strategies;
2015/02/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 5 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (IPFSD) of the UNCTAD1, _____ 1http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/ diaepcb2012d5_en.pdf
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 c (new)
- having regard to the ILO Decent Work Agenda,
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 14 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the role of the public sector is fundamental to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); whereas private sector is the engine of wealth creation and economic growth in all market economies, generating 90 % of jobs and income in developing countries; whereas the private sector accounts for 84 % of GDP in developing countries according to the United Nations (UN) and has the capacity to provide a sustainable base for domestic resource mobilisation provided that it is properly regulated in order to respect human rights and environment and linked to concrete long term improvements in the domestic economy, sustainable development and inequality reduction; but whereas income and wealth inequalities within and among countries have increased since the early 1980s, including in high-income countries, since the implementation of the Washington Consensus policies;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 17 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas private sectors' contribution to SDGs can take two main forms: good governance in business practises and investment in sustainable development;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 21 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas substantial investments are required, with estimates of the funds needed in developing countries amounting to USD 2.4 trillion more per year than what is currently being spent; whereas private financing can complement, but not substitute public funding;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 27 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the 1986 UN Declaration on the Right to Development affirms development as a fundamental human right; whereas the Declaration commits to a "human rights based" approach, characterized by the realisation of all human rights (economic, social, cultural, civil and political); and whereas the Declaration commits equally to strengthen international cooperation;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has the potential to contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), as reflected in UNCTAD's proposal for Investing in SDGs: an Action Plan for promoting private sector contributions1, provided that FDI is properly regulated and linked to concrete improvements in the domestic economy, i.a. in terms of transfer of technology and the creation of training opportunities for the local labour force, including women and young people; 1http://unctad.org/en/PublicationChapters /wir2014ch4_en.pdf
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas import tariffs play a vital role in providing government revenues and enabling nascent industries to grow within developing countries' own domestic market; and whereas import tariffs on processed agricultural products can create space for value addition and job creation within rural economies, while also promoting food security;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 36 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas the cooperative sector worldwide has about 800 million members in over 100 countries and is estimated to account for more than 100 million jobs around the world;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 39 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B h (new)
Bh. whereas 2012 was declared by the United Nations the International Year of Cooperatives, to highlight their role on development, empowering people, enhancing human dignity and helping achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs);
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 44 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas fiscal space of developed and developing countries is de facto constrained by requirements of global investors and financial markets; whereas according to the IMF, developing countries are particularly affected by corporate tax avoidance, as they rely more on corporate income tax for raising revenues than OECD countries; whereas practices which facilitate tax dodging by transnational corporations and individuals are widely used by the EU Member States ;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 49 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Cf. whereas social dialogue and trade union rights constitute an essential pillar of the ILO Decent Work Agenda and an important tool to ensure that private sector engage effectively in the fulfilment of SDGs; but whereas in a largely globalised economy, labour's bargaining power has been reduced through liberalisation, which jeopardises in return fulfilment of the rights listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 and the ILO Decent Work Agenda;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 58 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas existing research shows that a large majority of PPPs is an expensive financing model and is not based on robust impact analysis, while there are weak evidence on their development outcomes; whereas PPPs raise challenges in terms of state indebtedness, transparency and accountability; but whereas well-designed and efficiently implemented PPPs have the capacity to mobilise long-term private and public finance, generate innovation in technologies and business models, and incorporate built-in mechanisms to ensure that such partnerships are held accountable to development results;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 61 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas privatisation of basic utilities in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s has i.a. hampered the achievement of MDGs on both water and sanitation, as the focus of investors on cost recovery has among others intensified inequalities in the provision of such services, at the expense of low-income households; whereas in light of the failure of water privatisation, the transfer of water services from private companies to local authorities is a growing trend in the water sector all around the world;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 65 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas nearly two thirds of European Investment Bank (EIB) lending to Asifrican, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries in the past ten years has been geared towards private sector operations; whereas the EIB Cotonou Investment Facility has been recognised as a unique, risk-bearing revolving fund for financing higher-risk investment in support of private sector development;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 71 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas social dialogue is an important tool to support gender equality in the workplace and to guard against exploitative production patterns that adversely affect the lives of young women workers;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 76 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas, in the context of the Agenda for Change, blending is recognised as an important instrument for leveraging additional resources by combining EU grants with loans or equity from public and private financiers; but whereas the European Court of Auditors Special Report 16 (2014) on the use of blending concluded that for nearly half of the projects examined, there was insufficient evidence to conclude that the grants were justified, while for a number of these cases, there were indications that the investments would have been made without the EU contribution;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 81 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas European Development Finance Institutions have an important role in providing long-term finance for private sector in developing and reforming economies;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 87 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's initiative to endorse the private sector in becoming, alongside other governmental and non- governmental development organisations, a true partner in achieving inclusive and sustainable developmentAcknowledges that private investment in developing countries can contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals if properly regulated; in particular, takes the view that private sector contribution can take two forms: good governance in business practises and investment in sustainable development, which implies private sector's commitment to transparency and accountability in honouring sustainable development practises and responsibility to avoid harm, including through environmental externalities;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 93 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that private sector is a very broad term encompassing different kind of actors, ranging from local farmers and traders to huge multinational firms; deems that any policy of the EU seeking to involve the private sector in development needs to specify which private sector is being targeted;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 95 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that EU trade, investment and development policies are interlinked and have a direct impact in the developing countries; reminds that Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty establishes the principle of policy coherence for development, requiring that the objectives of development cooperation be taken into account in policies that are likely to affect developing countries;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 105 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. EStresses that policy coherence for development is essential in promoting the private's sector contribution to SDGs; emphasises that all partnerships and alliances with the private sector must focus on shared value priorities that align business goals with the EU's development objectives; be co-designed and co-managed to ensure that risks, responsibilities and profits are shared; be cost-effective; and have precise targets, clear accountability and transparency;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 113 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the vast potential of the EU's value added in partnering with the private sector, in close coordination with its Member Statessupporting private sector development in developing countries, in close coordination with its Member States; calls on the EU to respect developing countries' policy space to create regulatory frameworks conductive to pro- poor private sector development, which implies among others to acknowledge their right to set a robust import tariff regime that allows nascent manufacturing to prosper; their right to set automatic safeguards mechanisms against import flooding that would destabilise domestic industries and threaten local jobs and their right to put in place regulations to maximize domestic revenue mobilisation as part of Financing for Development;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 118 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Acknowledges equally the right of all countries, particularly developing countries, to impose temporary capital restrictions to prevent financial crisis caused by short-term and volatile private financial flows; calls for the removal of constraints to this right from all trade and investment agreements, including at the WTO;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 124 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that SMMEs in developing countries face much heavier regulatory burdens than those within the EU, and that they lack legal protection and property rights and operate in the volatile informal economyStresses the need to promote local private sector in developing countries, i.a. through access to finance, promoting entrepreneurship, etc.; calls on donors and development agencies to increase their support to build capacity of domestic Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) in developing countries;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 132 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need for increased support towards partnering with developing countries to overhaul their regulatory frameworks by creating an environment friendly for private initiatives; calls on partner goverto find the right balance between creating a climate conductive to investment on the one hand, and protecting public interests and environments to introduce a sunset clause whereby redundant measures can be annulledhrough regulation on the other, i.e. by guaranteeing accessibility and affordability of services for all; notes that legislation should be subject to impact assessments aimed at gauging negative job creation and threats to environmental standards;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 136 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for DG DEVCO to work with DG Enterprise in repHighlights the need to maximising domestic resource mobilicsating regional support structures for SMMEs in developing countries aimed at helping them enter legality, get access to finance and capital, obtain market access and overcome legal obstaclon and minimising tax evasion in developing countries as a way to enable Least Developed Countries and fragile states to build more effective and stable governance institutions, as a prerequisite to private sector development; to that effect, calls on the EU to upgrade its financial and technical assistance in developing countries;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 142 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Reiterates EU's responsibility in supporting a fair global tax system, which implies establishing effectively mandatory requirements for public country-by- country reporting of Transnational Corporations; establishing Public Registers of the Beneficial Owners of Companies, Trusts and similar legal entities; ensuring automatic exchange of tax information and a fair distribution of taxing rights while negotiating tax and investment treaties with developing countries; deems equally that DFIs should only invest in companies and funds that are willing to publicly disclose beneficial ownerships and report back their financial accounts on a country-by- country basis;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 146 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Recalls that tariff regimes are an essential component of a regulatory environment tailored to pro-poor private sector development and job creation; but notes with concern that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) mandate import tariff reduction across a wide range of ACP countries economic sectors, while eliminating all tariffs on EU imports would considerably lower tariff revenues, in some cases by as much as 15- 20% of government revenues; urges the EU to frame its trade policy in line with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 150 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Notes with concern that rules on investment protection, which give very strong rights to foreign investors, have reduced governments policy space to regulate in the public interest, especially in the case of Investor-State Dispute Settlement; in this context, reasserts that governments and parliaments of developing countries must retain the right to regulate private investment, including the right to discriminate in favour of investors that support the country's development; more broadly, urges the EU to strengthen the development dimension of international investment agreements (IIAs) and balancing the rights and obligations of States and investors;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 154 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the EUR 500 million EIB Impact Financing Envelope (IFE) under the Cotonou Investment Facility that allows the EIB to step up its engagement with the private sector in riskier areas and in more challenging environments; deplores the cut in the EIB's lending envelope for AsiaStresses that all EIB investments under the Cotonou Investment Facility should be aligned to country owned development strategies, in line with the principle of democratic ownership;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 160 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to promote the economic empowerment of women; notes that a savings-led approach to the financial inclusion of women has a proven track record; recommends a gender mainstreaming approach in all partnership programmes, combined with entrepreneurship training for women and youth;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 165 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that the potential of the private sector'sRecognises that private investment and finance in developing countribution to long-term sustainable development goes beyond its financial resources, and includes its experienes, if properly regulated, can help to support local economies, increase access to products, services and expertise, and the local establishment of value chains and distribution channels, resulting in job creation, increased reach and effectiveness, and increased access to technology and provide decent jobs; to that effect, calls on the EU to channel public support only to those private sector investments that comply with principles of responsible financing and deliver positive development outcommercially available and affordable products, services and technologys, particularly in terms of fighting against poverty and inequalities, promoting women's rights and opportunities and protecting the environment;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 169 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses that social dialogue is essential to ensure that private sector engages effectively in development; insists upon developing countries' responsibility to support social dialogue between private sector employers, workers and national governments as a way to improve good governance and state stability; in particular, calls on developing countries to ensure that social dialogue is extended to Export Processing Zones (EPZs) and to industrial clusters;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 175 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. EmphCalls on the EU to assises that the private sector must be pt developing countries to put into practice the four strategic pillarts of the policy dialogue, alongside all other development partnersILO Decent Work agenda, namely job creation, rights at work, social protection and social dialogue, with gender equality as a crosscutting objective;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 180 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Highlight the positive role of cooperatives as catalysts of socially- inclusive development and their capacity to empower communities through jobs and income generation; in particular, points out that workers have formed shared service cooperatives and associations to assist in their self- employment in the informal economy, while in rural areas, savings and credit cooperatives provides access to banking services that are lacking in many communities and finance the formation of small and micro businesses; hence, calls for a strong commitment of the Commission to encourage the development of cooperatives in developing countries as an important tool of social inclusion;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 185 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the fact that DG Enterprise has numerous tools to help SMEs that wish to do business abroad; calls for DG DEVCO to make more efficient use of such instruments to ensure that European SMEs are involved in multi-stakeholder partnershipsCalls on the EU to contribute to the reinforcement and building of structures, networks and institutions of domestic private sector actors, especially MSMEs, taking their role in national and regional policy making;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 190 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes with concern that many developing countries find themselves in a very weak bargaining position in face of some foreign direct investors making extensive use of tax subsidies and exemptions, thereby weakening their ability to mobilise domestic resources; calls on the EU and donor community to scale up their cooperation on tax matters as a means to improve democratic governance, especially in fragile states; and calls on developing countries to enact regulations to ensure that the private sector contributes to development through fair and transparent taxation;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 196 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes with concern that many donor- funded PPP programs are only accessible for firms from donor countries; hence, fears that the promotion of PPPs in developing countries could result in a new form of aid tying; recalls that development aid should be tied to the objective of poverty eradication only, not to the promotion of EU trade interests policy;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 202 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the vast potential for PPPs in agriculture, under a clearly defined legislative framework for property rights, to prevent land grabbing; Stresses that PPPs should not be diverted to subsidising Northern-based transnational companies which can access alternative sources of financing; believes that all PPPs financed through blending mechanism should in all circumstances be aligned on the host country National Plan of development;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 206 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Recommends that the EU continues to engage PPPs inprovide financial and technical support to renewable and green energy projects in developing countries; welcomes the fact that one of the priorities of encourages equally the EIB and the European Development Financial Institutions to finance investment projects in support of climate change mitigation and adaptation in Africa, in line withe EIBU's IFE is the investment in energy, widely recognised as a key element in unlocking economic growth in Africacommitment and obligations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); recalls that priority should be given to small-scale, off-grid and decentralised renewable energy projects, to ensure energy access to rural areas, while avoiding potential negative social and environmental impact of large-scale energy infrastructure;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 222 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights that engagement with the enterprise sector requires a flexible approach; recommends a differentiated approach with regards to least developed countries and fragile statesNotes that investment and private sector engagement across SDG sectors are highly variable across developing countries; points out that blending risks leading to a debt bubble, notably in Sub- Saharan Africa and the Caribbean countries with limited revenues to service their debt; accordingly, calls on donors to give the majority of their aid to LDCs in the form of grant;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 224 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights that engagement with the enterprisprivate sector requires a flexible approach; recommends a differentiated approach with regards to least developed countries and fragile statewell regulated and accountable framework which ensures the compliance with the policy coherence for development principle, development effectiveness principles and with development policy objectives, concretely poverty and inequality reductions;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 226 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the criteria outlined in the Commission's communication on private sector and development, for the provision of direct support to the private sector; calls for the setting up of a clearly defined framework agreement governing all pbut sees the need for a more detailed criteria; takes the view that any decision to promote the use of PPPs through blending in developing countries should be based on a thorough assessment of these mechanisms, and on the lessons leartnerships with the private sector that can confer the implementation benchmd from past experience; calls for the adoption of international standarkds that need to be followed, and which are currently lacking in the Communicationand criteria for blending projects based on the guiding principles on business and human rights, the best international practices and the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 230 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Is concerned that safeguards to guarantee the purposeful use of public finance are not always in place; stresses that measurable output indicatorin particular, notes that the goals of PPPs are often defined in a very general way, while criteria for specific, measurable, attainable and timely objectives are usually absent; stresses that PPPs should be a tool which rewards responsible behaviour by private firms; accordingly, deems that a strong regulatory framework shall be put in place to ensure these investments comply with human rights, social and environmental standards, transparency, while ensuring that the private sector pays its fair share of taxes; insists upon the need to conduct an ex ante pro-poor impact assessment for each PPP project that benefits from official development aid; stresses that measurable output indicators and monitoring as well as evaluation mechanisms must be agreed upon in the preparatory phase of the projects; stresses the importance of risk assessment, debt sustainability, and transparency and investment protection; highlights the importance of the formal consultative and scrutiny role of national parliaments, and of civil society; in order to ensure full transparency and accountability;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 235 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that enterprises involved in development partnerships abide by the principles of corporate social responsibility (CSR) throughout the whole lifecycle of projects, including by respecting the UN Global Compact on human rights, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, ILO core labour standards, environmental standards, UN Convention Against Corruption; highlights the need for Member States to draw up national plans to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and especially the due diligence regulation;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 240 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Encourages the EU to support the ongoing process of elaboration of an UN international legally binding instrument on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with respect to human rights, as it will clarify the obligations of transnational corporations in the field of human rights, as well as of corporations in relation to States, and provide for the establishment of effective remedies for victims in cases where domestic jurisdiction is clearly unable to prosecute effectively those companies;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 244 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. CTakes the view that a strategic framework for private sector investment in SDGs is essential to mobilize and channel funds to sustainable development, while putting in place appropriate safeguards to mitigate its risks; to that effect, stresses the need to adopt legally binding rules on corporate social responsibility; more broadly, calls on the European institutions and bodies to establish a clear and structured framework for governing partnerships and alliances with the private sector in developing countries, which provides guiding principles, set targets, foster dialogue and guarantee inclusiveness;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 256 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the Commission's intention to expand the scope of blending to include areas beyond infrastructure, such as sustainable agriculture, social sectors and local private sector development; insists, however, that all blending operations must be fully consistent with development policy, making sure that it pursue the SDGs; calls on the Commissionarns against using concessional loans for investments in social sectors such as health and education, as it can hamper the provision of services of general interests, especially for vulnerable population; emphasises that scarce public aid resources should support public investment in the host countries, which are not necessarily expected to yield short or medium term financial returns; insists that all blending operations must be fully consistent with development policy, making sure that it pursue the SDGs; calls on the Commission to evaluate the mechanism of blending loans and grants, particularly in terms of development and financial additionality, transparency and accountability and to strengthen its management capacities with regard to blending projects, as recommended by the Court of Auditors;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 263 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. CRecalls for an expansion of the current EIB external lending mandate, to increase its role in achieving sustainable development and, in particular, to take a more active parthat EIB financing operations implemented through the Union guarantee granted to the EIB in developing countries shall have as primary objective the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty; in particular, stresses that the EIB and the European Development Fin the new private sector strategy – through blending, co-financing of projects and local private sector development – with a focus on low- income countries and fragile statesancial Institutions should only cooperate with financial intermediaries not operating in offshore financial centres, which have substantial local ownership and are equipped to implement a pro-development approach supporting the specificity of SMEs in the countries of operation; calls, furthermore, for greater transparency and accountability in partnerships and projects associated with the EIB;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 270 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for a stronger commitment on the part of the Commission, when it comes to leveraging its political weight with partner governments and local authorities, to facilitate a greater and more positive interaction with the private sector; hHighlights the fact that Country Strategy Papers, National Indicative Programmes and budget support may be the most valuable instruments in spearheading businessto support regulatory reforms in partner countries to promote domestic industrialisation, engage private sector in decent work and fair taxation;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 275 #

2014/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Emphasises that the responsibility for effective joint action lies not only with the donors and the enterprises involved, but also with the partner governments; stresses that the rule of law, a framework for business reform, anti-corruption measures, public financial management and effective public institutions are paramount to investment, innovation and private sector development; highlight that channelling development aid to these purposes promotes also the possibilities of private sector to function in developing countries;
2015/05/27
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 4 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the statement of the WHO on the 9th of May 2015 on the end of the epidemic of the Ebola virus in Liberia;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 11 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas there are structural shortcomings in the health and education systems, in particular in the area of health education, in the three countries affected by the epidemic (Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea), which are also among those at the bottom of the UNDP's human development index, with around 80% of the countries' citizens living in extreme poverty; and whereas inequality is undermining health care and health;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 18 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas in a large number of African countries, the health and education systems have deteriorated throughout the Structural Adjustment Programmes imposed by the IMF and World Bank, which required budget cuts in the public sector;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 19 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has shown that local and national health systems in low income countries do not have the means or resilience to respond to an infectious disease outbreak like Ebola; whereas strengthening global health systems has therefore become an integral part of global health governance;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 31 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the magnitude of the catastrophe can be attributed to several factors, among which: the political failure of the affected countries to sound the alarm; the ill-adapted response of the international community, the shattering effects of closure of borders and restrictions on people; the ineffectiveness of the surveillance and alert mechanisms; the slow and poorly adapted response, once aid was eventually mobilised; the stark absence of leadership from the WHO; the lack of research and development into drugs, diagnostics and vaccines;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas nearly 500 healthcare workers have died of Ebola in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, in countries suffering already from a serious shortfall of staff before the outbreak of the Ebola crisis;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 33 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas the need to ensure that medical care remains available for people with illnesses and conditions other than Ebola (malaria, chronic diseases, obstetrics care, etc.) implies to implement stringent policies to protect health facilities and health workers, particularly in areas where they might come into contact with patients;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 37 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas there is a need to integrate epidemiology, public health and social science to draw appropriate lessons from the Ebola outbreak;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 54 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the IMF structural adjustment policies bear some responsibility for the collapse of West African health care systems;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 60 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital N
N. whereas it isthe trauma of Ebola has left people distrustful of health facilities and health workers fearful of resuming services and has left communities impoverished and suspicious, whereas the basic relaunching of health services is urgent; and whereas it is equally essential to set up robust health systems in all developing countries, which also implies solid training of the local medical staff;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 83 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the heads of international organisations to learn from this situation, including the negative impacts of the conditionalities of IMF and the World Bank of the Structural Adjustment Facilities on the health sectors in developing countries, and to develop effective means of dealing with international health crises;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 94 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that, once emergency assistance is no longer required, the EU response should focus first on development assistance, which will need to include investment in the health and other sectors, domestic governance and state-building and then on the assistance that is essential in order to get the three countries' economies back on their feet;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 97 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reminds also of the importance of conflict prevention as conflicts and fragility have a very negative impact on health systems;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 106 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to help the three countries affected to develop their own health systems in order for them to be able to meet basic healthcare needs and to build up the infrastructure required to ensure that all their citizens have access to healthcare; Deplores that past adjustments and reforms implemented as part of aid conditionalities have contributed to the weakening of governments in their capacity to deliver effective public services, including health systems, in the most affected countries; deplores equally that legacies of inequitable development policies and practises have contributed to pervasive atmospheres of mistrust; Urges the Commission to help the three countries affected to develop their own health systems in order for them to be able to meet basic healthcare needs and to build up the infrastructure required to ensure that all their citizens have access to healthcare; in particular, takes the view that building a resilient health system over the long term requires among others: (i) investing resources in basic public health services, with the aim to strengthen disease surveillance and reduce the risk of transmission of infections; (ii) ensuring safe and quality care by increasing resources to train, supervise and pay health workers adequately as well as by giving access to safe drugs; (iii) engaging local stakeholders and communities in crisis response and development planning, with the aim to rebuild trust in the health sector;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 127 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the introduction of universal health cover based on partnerships that will result in sustainable health systemstresses upon the need to tackle social inequality to build a resilient sustainable health system; to this end, Supports the introduction of publicly-funded universal health coverage;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 138 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Highlights that the Ebola crisis proves once more that health is a global public good; calls on the EU to develop a flexible approach to intellectual property towards developing countries regarding health and access to medicine; in particular, acknowledges the right of developing countries to use the full TRIPS flexibilities, including compulsory licencing, by which a government allows a third party to produce, import or sell a patented product or process without the consent of the right holder, in exchange for the payment of a royalty;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 139 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Urges the EU not to restrain the scope or the use of TRIPS flexibilities through bilateral and multilateral trade or investment agreements with developing countries; reasserts equally that governments and parliaments of developing countries must retain the right to regulate private investment, including the right to impose conditions on technology transfer that support the country's development;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 148 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that the EU shall promote effective and fair financing of research that benefits the health of all and ensures that innovations and interventions lead to affordable and accessible solutions; in particular, reiterates that models that dissociate costs of Research and Development and the prices of medicines should be explored including the opportunities for technology transfer to developing countries;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 149 #

2014/2204(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates the need to invest in neglected diseases; Calls accordingly on the Commission to step up the discussions on this issue and to make arrangements for wide-ranging cooperation between the public and private sectors, aiming at reinforcing national health systems and facilitating transfers of results to the population concerned ;
2015/05/28
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 2 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, in particular by increasing the individual earnings of persons engaged in agriculture,
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2011 on the EU protein deficit: what solution for a long-standing problem?,
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission of 31. March 2010 on an EU policy framework to assist developing countries in addressing food security challenges,
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 7 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the Regulation No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs,
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 8 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the Special Report of the European Court of Auditors of 2009 entitled 'Have the management instruments applied to the market in milk and milk products achieved their main objectives?',
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 9 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the case for a local farming and direct sales labelling scheme (COM(2013) 866 ),
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 10 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Draft Opinion of the Committee of the Regions entitled 'The future of the dairy industry',
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
- having regard to the Scientific Report of the European Food Safety Authority of 9 July 2009 on the effects of farming systems on dairy cow welfare and disease,
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas farm-gate prices stayed below the costs of production of farmers even during the period of relatively high milk prices from 2013 to 2014;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas sustainable farming as a source of high quality food can only be ensured if farmers receive adequate farm gate prices which cover all costs of a sustainable production;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the decision to deregulate the milk sector and increase its competitiveness on the world market has translated into a decline in farm-gate milk prices as well as farmer's incomes in real terms and pushed 20% of dairy farmers out of business between 2007 and 2012;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas over-production drives down farm-gate prices and therefore supply management instruments are needed to prevent and address severe market imbalances and ensure an adequate income to producers;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 25 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the Russian ban on European dairy products since August 2014 has had a significant impact on the EU internal market and is but the latest example of the risks of over-dependence on external markets, demonstrateding the importance of securing diverse export markets for EU productsmatching production with demand for dairy products within the EU;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 39 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the use of export subsidies, as applied to resolve the crisis on the milk market in 2009, contravenes the EU's efforts to support sustainable economic growth in developing countries and is therefore unacceptable;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 59 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas it is widely recognised that abolishing quotas will lead to a greater concentration of production both geographically and on larger farms; the upcoming end of milk quotas has already triggered investment in stables of above- average size, particularly in favoured areas in Northern Europe, laying the ground for a new over-production that could impact heavily on farm gate prices;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 60 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas concentrating production in larger farms does not in itself guarantee efficiency or income, as the Danish example demonstrates, but constitutes a major driver of excessive indebtedness of farms;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 61 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas concentrating production in larger farms reduces both biodiversity and the diversity of rural communities and livelihoods, and in particular threatens milk production in disadvantaged areas;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 62 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
Hd. whereas recent investments in the European dairy sector focus more on drying towers for powdered milk than on transforming milk into products with a high added value – such as cheese;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 87 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that dairy farmers are particularly vulnerable to income variations and risks owing to high capital costs, volatile dairy commodity prices, input and energy costs, and that a sustainable livelihood from dairy farming is an ongoing challenge as production costs are frequently close to orconsistently above farm gate prices;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 99 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to address the crisis currently facing the dairy sector as a result of the lack of adequate crisis prevention instruments, a dip in global demand, global price volatility and the Russian embargo, and; recognises the targeted measures taken thus far in addressing the impact of the Russian embargo;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 109 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission to reflect on the causes of the crisis and measures to put into place to prevent future crisis as indicated in articles 219, 221 and 222 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products ;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 131 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the medium and long-term prospects for the dairy sector in both domestic and global markets remain favourableuncertain and, as a key part of the agri- food industry, the dairy sector has significant long-term growth and job creation potential which should be targeted under the new Investment Plan;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 176 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that EU dairy policy after the expiry of milk quotas presents entails more risks than opportunityies for the EU economy,farmers both within and conoutsiders that any future measures must strengthen its competitiveness and facilitate growth and innovatione EU and therefore calls on the Commission to put into place measures to match EU supply with EU demand;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 219 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that strengthening and making compulsory contractual relations represents a concrete method of ensuring equitable distribution along the supply chain and reinforces the responsibility of stakeholders to take account of the market situation and respond accordingly;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 221 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes that so far the contracts are not working properly due to the lack of minimum standards in the contracts and the weak market position of farmers, as well as the fact that farmers in cooperatives are excluded from the Milk Package provisions;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 229 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Notes that the implementation of the Milk Package provisions in France shows that, when applied without defined minimum standards and without taking into account the cost of production, contracts involve a high risk of strengthening the processors' position in the supply chain rather than the position of farmers;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 231 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c. Urges the Commission to introduce compulsory contracts while ensuring that prices set in contracts cover production costs and guarantee an adequate income to farmers; to establish as a minimum standard that contracts are to be renegotiated in case the price paid falls below the costs of production; furthermore to establish minimum standards for contracts including defined quantity, defined contract term and defined quality; to ensure that contracts agreements may only be concluded between processors and recognized producer organisations; and to ensure that the Milk Market Observatory is notified of contracts when they are concluded;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 232 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
11d. Considers that new contract models should be developed by the Commission which establish a link between an increase in the price paid to producers for their milk and a stricter control of quality and provenance, so as to ensure that milk price better reflects the quality of the product;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 236 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the sector, under the pre- condition of ensuring contracts cover the full production costs and ensure an adequate income to farmers, could further explore the potential offered by longer- term integrated supply chain contracts, forwards contracts, fixed margin contracts, and the opportunity to ‘lock in’ a milk price for a set period of time; believes that the option to avail of new instruments in contractual relations should be available;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 252 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the important role of producer organisations (POs) in increasing the bargaining power and influence producers have in the supply chain, and regrets the fact that there have only been limited moves towards setting up POs; highlights that POs can benefit from financial support under Pillar II and urges further incentivisation and information through agricultural extension services to create and join POs as a tool to address imbalances in the supply chain;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 265 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Highlights that cooperatives, just like private dairies, have an interest in securing cheap raw materials and pass on price pressure to the disadvantage of producers; stresses that approximately 64% of all deliveries of cow's milk are made to cooperatives and that it is therefore of crucial importance to extend the milk package's provisions (including contracts and pooling) to cooperatives as well as abolish the supply obligation that applies to members of cooperatives in order to ensure that the goal of rebalancing power in the supply chain can be met;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 274 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Urges the Commission to develop a proposal to address unfair trading practices related to buyer power in the competition law, establish as a goal of competition law to ensure farmers' and agricultural workers' welfare, and allow producer organisations to pool and negotiate an amount of regional and/or national and/or EU production which corresponds to the concentration of processors' buyer power, which is in several cases significantly higher than 33% of national and/or 3,5% of EU production;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 277 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the establishment and Emphasises the importance of the Milk Market Observatory (MMO) in disseminating and analysing market data and calls for an increased role for the MMO; recommends the definition of a market index comprising the trend in product quotations, milk prices and production costs; recommends that the Commission take the necessary action to ensure that the MMO is in a position to communicate pre-emptive early warnings to the Commission, Member States and relevant stakeholders, when the market situation so requiresindex falls to a level that is to be defined; considers that the information provided by the MMO should involve monthly updates on market and price trends, and should be easily accessible and user-friendly for all stakeholders;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 296 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of Member States providing the relevant information to the MMO as well as of the MMO publishing received data in a timely manner for the benefit of all stakeholders, and recommends that the Commission consider additional means of ensuring this information is received on time;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 300 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that, under Pillar I, optional coupled support is a tool available to assist the dairy sector, while under Pillar II producers can avail of advisory services to support business decisions and sound financial management – if necessary, Member States can use insurance measures such as the Income Stabilisation Tool; calls on the sector to investigate the development of further insurance tools when the market is strong;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 309 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading 2 a (new)
Assuming responsibility for sustainable production and animal welfare
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 311 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Considers that agricultural production has to respect natural boundaries imposed by local and regional availability of pastures and grassland, animal welfare, and environmental resilience in order to satisfy the high expectations of EU citizens for sustainable production;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 312 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Points out that the EU remains the first agricultural importer in the world and that growth in milk production for exports is reliant on the import of feed and fodder;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 313 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Notes that in order for EU livestock farming to become sustainable, the implementation of a strategy to replace imports of feed and fodder by pasture based grazing and home-grown protein- rich plants is urgently needed; the implementation would at the same time benefit sustainability of agriculture as a whole, since pasture based grazing is the most species-appropriate form of dairy cow husbandry and leguminous crops represent a major added value for crop rotation schemes;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 314 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 e (new)
17e. Notes furthermore that the livestock sector contributes to approximately 14.5% of human-induced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; notes that good agricultural practices such as pasture based grazing and the integration of leguminous crops in crop rotation schemes can contribute to the build-up of humus in soils and therefore have a high potential of rendering agriculture more resilient to climate change;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 315 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 f (new)
17f. Notes that the regions experiencing the highest growth in milk production are already facing serious problems with nitrate pollution in water; calls for stepped-up efforts to protect dairy farming in mountainous and grassland regions and for a strategy to keep dairy farming covering the whole of the EU;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 316 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 g (new)
17g. Notes with concern that while the number of cows in the EU is expected to fall, milk production is expected to rise; reminds that according to EFSA, the genetic selection for high dairy yields is considered to be a major factor leading to poor welfare in dairy cows; urges the Commission to stop this unhealthy pattern of intensification of milk production by promoting more balanced and participatory breeding approaches;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 317 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading 3
Potential for the EU dairy sector on the domestic market and on the world market
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 321 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that global dairy demand is predicted to grow by 2 % per annum, offering opportunities for products of EU origin; notes, however, that the market is increasingly dominated by dried dairy products; notes that the recent draft short-term outlook by the Commission found that global combined increased production proved higher than the estimated 2% per annum increase in global dairy demand; observes that growth in global demand should not be confused with a growth in global market; notes that growth in global demand is fairly steady in the medium to long term, while the global market develops in a more unpredictable fashion; notes, however, that the market is increasingly dominated by dried dairy products that, when exported to developing countries, enter into direct competition with locally produced dairy products and impact negatively on the development of these countries' agriculture and dairy sector;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 331 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that the EU's commitment to achieving food security in developing countries should translate into building resilient local and regional production and short food chains to feed local populations; notes that this approach to ensuring food security is likewise necessary for the EU itself;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 333 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Notes that the EU is in the process of concluding an Economic Partnership Agreement with West Africa, which aims to abolish customs duties on at least 75% of its exports to the region, including powdered milk; it is to be expected that strong EU exports will undermine the development of dairy farming and small dairies in those countries;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 334 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Calls on the Commission to put into place stringent monitoring and complaint mechanisms to prevent increasing exports from distorting third countries markets especially, but not only, when using exports subsidies;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 335 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. Considers any kind of export subsidies as a distortion of external markets while providing no additional benefits for EU domestic farm gate prices; stresses that the EU, as part of the WTO Doha Round, has already offered to eliminate farm export subsidies and calls for full implementation of this promise into EU legislation in the interest of sustainable economic growth in developing countries and for the sake of international solidarity;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 339 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines that bilateral trade negotiations may represent strategic opportunities forNotes that the current TTIP negotiations show how the quest for export opportunities opens the door for lower food safety, animal welfare and environmental standards in the EU; notes also the threat posed to PDI, PGI and TSG of European dairy products in negotiations with the EUS dairy sectorindustry;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 350 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Believes that the EU-Canada agreement which will permit the ‘mass’ import of our cheeses, risks penalising the development of small, local Canadian producers for a modest EU export volume (17 700 tonnes or 2% of European cheese exports); and risks primarily to undermine the Canadian market regulation system, which is often considered exemplary, as it protects both producer and consumer interests; the Canadian system bases adjustments of internal market production and milk price indexation on the actual cost of production rather than on global prices, which results in significantly higher and more stable milk prices than in Europe;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 359 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the continuing need to identify and develop new markets, increase the EU global market share, secure fair access for EU exporters and stimulate export growthNotes that the Russian embargo is an example of how over-reliance on export markets creates uncontrollable dependencies that can easily backfire in case of a change in geopolitical circumstances;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 372 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that Chinese milk production has quadrupled between 2000 and 2011; the Chinese central government's ‘Number 1’ Policy Document of 2013 aims at continuing its ongoing effort to scale up, intensify and consolidate the Chinese dairy industry, and therefore any prognosis on future Chinese demand for imported milk products is characterised by high uncertainty;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 375 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Notes furthermore that EU companies face competition from a few powerful global exporters (including New Zealand, the United States of America and Australia) which have historically had access to Asian markets and which have a decisive influence on the price of dairy products on the global market;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 376 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Considers it unacceptable that farmgate milk prices in Europe should be so closely linked to volatile global prices, given that 90% of EU produce is destined for sale on the European market;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 377 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20d. Takes the view that the export- orientation of EU dairy policy entails more risks than opportunities for farmers both within and outside the EU and therefore considers that EU production should be matched with EU demand, and exports should not be subsidised;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 387 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the need for the sector to move away from unprocessed bulk production; considers that full use should be made of research measures to develop innovative high-value dairy products in high growth markets such as medicinal nutritional products and nutritional products for infants and athletes;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 390 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Points out that according to UNICEF, infant formula is not an acceptable substitute for breast milk and therefore calls on the Commission to ensure that its policies do not contravene with efforts to promote the value of breast-feeding both within the EU and in third countries;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 395 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that the sector has not engaged with the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and, Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) schemes in a meaningful manner; calls on the Commission to simplify access to these schemes;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 401 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes that the sector has not engaged with existing labelling schemes for optional quality terms, such as that which exists for Mountain Products, as provided for by the Regulation No 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 406 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Recalls that studies of purchasing behaviour indicate high level of interest in buying local and regional food, with main motives for purchase concerning not just the price/quality ratio but also the will to access seasonal products and support the social and environmental role of agriculture;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 407 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Notes that EU consumers are often willing to pay more for locally-produced milk in order to support farmers of their region; further, notes the resulting short supply chains retain a higher share of the value added in the rural areas and have a positive impact on local rural employment;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 408 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23d. Urges the Commission to put forward a labelling of origin scheme for milk, as has been undertaken for meat, ensuring that it entails as little administrative, control and budgetary burden as possible for producers;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 409 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23e. Welcomes the efforts put forward to establish milk produced without use of silage (‘haymilk’) as a TSG and encourages similar efforts for other types of milk that distinguish themselves by quality and production methods, such as milk from pasture based grazing and mountain milk;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 415 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that existing ‘safety net’ measures such as public intervention and private storage aid are not suitable tools to address persistent volatility or a crisis in the milk sector and have proved to be ineffective in guaranteeing adequate and stable farm gate prices in the long-term as stored products can cause market disturbances when released on the market again;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 425 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Reminds the Commission of its obligation under Article 219 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 not only to address actual market disturbance, but also to take immediate action to prevent market disturbance, including in cases where action would prevent such threats of market disturbance from materialising, continuing or turning into a more severe or prolonged disturbance, or where delaying immediate action would threaten to cause or aggravate the disturbance or would increase the extent of the measures which would later be necessary to address the threat or disturbance or would be detrimental to production or market conditions;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 428 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Reminds the Commission of its competence under Article 222 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 to adopt implementing acts to counter severe imbalance in markets, in particular with regard to temporary planning of production taking into account the specific nature of the production cycle, after intervention or private storage have been granted;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 429 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Notes that the dairy market is characterised by a relatively small difference between world production and demand of 1-3 million tonnes (or less than 0,5%) determining the formation of prices; and the EU as a major exporter would be in a position, by managing its supply during crisis situations, to impact decisively on the formation of prices on the world market;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 430 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to implement more pre-emptive, responsive and realistic safety net provisions, and for the intervention price to be more reflective of production costs and adapted as the market changesto create additional voluntary and binding instruments to stabilize prices at an early stage of crisis by managing supply; to implement compensatory measures for farmers who voluntarily reduce production during the early phase of crisis; and to implement binding supply management measures with compensation measures and fines during severe crisis and should be financed from within the sector;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 442 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to work together with stakeholders to fix indicators on costs of production which take into account energy costs, fertilizers, animal feed, salaries, rent and other key input costs, and revise the reference prices accordingly; to work together with stakeholders to define a market index comprising the trend in product quotations, milk prices and production costs and should serve as a basis for the implementation of supply management instruments when the index falls to a level that is to be defined and should as well serve to suspend supply management measures when the index recovers;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 445 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Recommends that this time-bound supply management should be administered by an operational committee for prevention and crisis management closely linked to the MMO and composed by all dairy sector operators and managed under the EU and Member States authorities' shared responsibility;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 450 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the importance of a more pre-emptive, responsive and realistic crisis instrument, and recommends that the Commission engage with the sector on the possibility of using risk management instruments such as the futures markets to take advantage of the volatility in the sector to increase its competitivenessintroducing time-bound supply management instruments to tackle crisis on the milk market and warns against using risk management instruments such as the futures markets which have a tendency of aggravating the volatility in the sector and privilege speculation;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 464 #

2014/2146(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses that dairy producers are particularly vulnerable to imbalances in the supply chain, in particular owing to fluctuating demand, rising production costs and decreasing farm gate prices; considers that the downward pressure on prices by retailers from own-brand labelling and the persistent use of liquid milk as a ‘loss leader’ by retailers, but also the downward pressure exerted by private dairies and cooperative dairies undermines the work and investment of producers in the dairy sector and devalues the end product for the consumer;
2015/04/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 24 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the level of achievement of MDGs varies, with visible positive effects on reducing extreme povertyMDGs have raised awareness of ending global poverty as an urgent challenge and a priority for global action; whereas the level of achievement of MDGs varies, with visible positive effects on reducing extreme poverty; but whereas the current MDGs did not address the root causes of poverty, and in particular fail to adequately address issues such as inequalities within and among countries, social exclusion, biodiversity, governance; and whereas such shortcomings need to be fully addressed in the definition of the Post- 2015 framework;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 29 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the experience of the last 20 years show that high levels of inequality limit the effectiveness of GDP growth in reducing poverty; and whereas environmental degradation represents a huge impediment for fulfilling the objective of eradication of extreme poverty and hunger;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 32 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas sustainability concerns, regarding i.e. the urgent need to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and achievement of more equitable and sustainable management and governance of natural resources, represent a key challenge for the post-2015 framework;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 34 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the impact of globalisation on poverty reduction is uneven, and whereas a large proportion of the population in developing countries still live in extreme poverty, especially in the LDCs poorest countries;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 36 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas the 1986 Declaration on the Right to Development affirms development as a fundamental human right; whereas the Declaration commits to a ‘human rights based’ approach, characterized by the realisation of all human rights (economic, social, cultural, civil and political); and whereas the Declaration commits equally to strengthen international cooperation;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 43 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas gender equality and women rights are a necessary condition for the success of the post-2015 development framework;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 62 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the Council conclusions of December 2014 will set out a coherent set of principles and the main lines of the negotiating strategy; whereas the Council conclusions of December 2013 on financing and of June 2013 set already a good basis for the December 2014 conclusions;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 70 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the MDGs defined in 2000 figure among many successes in middle- income countries and developing countries and, but yet much of this progress is due to the performance of countries such as China, India and Brazil, therefore, deems that these results must be correctly analysed and lessons learnt for the post- 2015 development framework;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 72 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that while MDGs have certainly been a success in putting a stronger spotlight on development aid, a mere focus on aid is too narrow; considers that a new approach is needed that embraces global governance, with a strong focus on policy coherence for development and the provision of global public goods;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 82 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, although the MDGs have made a profound difference in people’s lives, key issues such as human rights violations, armed conflicts and terrorism, climate change, food insecurity, migration, unemployment, demographic changes, unequal gender relations, corruption, resource constraints, unsustainable growth, and financial and economic crises still pose extremely complex and interrelated challenges for the next decades;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 84 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that environmental sustainability is an overriding challenge, where failure is likely to threaten all dimensions of human development; in particular, recalls that environmental degradation represents a huge impediment for fulfilling the objective of eradication of extreme poverty and hunger; for instance, recalls that persistent inequalities and struggles over scarce resources are among key drivers of conflict, hunger, insecurity and violence, which in turn are key factors that hold back human development and efforts to achieve sustainable development;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 93 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the new framework should respond effectively to these challenges and tackle important issues such as respect for the dignity of every human being, justice, equality, good governance, democracy, the rule of law, peace and security, climate change, disaster risk management, inclusive and sustainable growtheconomic development, health and social protection, education, research and innovation, and the central role of women’s empowerment and women’s rights in the new development framework;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 94 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the progress made by the OWG on the definition of objectives and targets to holistically address poverty eradication, while linking it to the Rio+20 outcome; deems that this report represents a good base for discussion on which to build upon our efforts for an overarching post-2015 framework and lead an ambitious EU development policy; highlights that this base should not be weakened but rather further strengthened by also including aspects that are highlighted in this European Parliament report; considers that goals can be simplified by summarizing them under the three pillars of sustainable development, which are economic, ecological and social sustainability;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 115 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU to continueon the adoption of a development framework based on an holistic approach on poverty eradication that reflects the outcome and follow-up of the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development; calls on the EU to lead the process and welcomes the consensus that the post-2015 agenda needs a renovated global partnership;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 126 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading II
II. Priority areas Poverty eradication, reduction of inequalities and sustainable development
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 134 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that poverty eradication and reduction of inequalities together with sustainable development should be the underlying theme of the new development framework;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 145 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the fact that the future framework should address the multi- dimensional aspects of poverty and inequality, for which go beyond a lack of incomeincome redistribution is needed;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 151 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines the fact that more inclusive and equal societies are more likely to live peacefully, to generate long- term and sustainable economic development and to recover faster from economic downturns. The benefits of economic development should be widely shared for the benefit of all members of society. Income and wealth disparities should be addressed. The post-2015 agenda needs to promote adequate investment in all people, particularly the most disadvantaged, on the basis of equal rights and opportunities, by providing income security, income redistribution and universal and non-discriminatory access to social services;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 154 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses that inequality hampers economic development and poverty reduction efforts; in particular, recalls that high levels of inequality make it difficult to construct broad-based, redistributive and fiscally sustainable social welfare systems that are grounded on principles of social solidarity, while high levels of inequality may raise crime levels or cause violent conflict, especially in multi-ethnic societies; accordingly, insists upon the need to tackle the root causes of poverty to enable a transformative change of society;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 156 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Deems that the adoption of an holistic approach to confront inequalities entails among others to address the impact of the liberalisation agenda on poverty and inequality; recalls for instance that Least Developed Countries (LDCs) face difficulties to compensate for the decline of trade taxes as a result of trade liberalisation; likewise, underlines that in a largely globalised economy, labour’s bargaining power has been reduced through liberalisation, which jeopardises in return fulfilment of the rights listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights & the Decent Work Agenda; accordingly, urges the EU to frame its trade policy strategy in such a way to maintain and protect high social and environmental standards, while discouraging any forms of social and environmental dumping;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 160 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that there is an important interconnection between good governance, sustainable economic growthdevelopment and the reduction of social inequalities; stresses that in order to address and redress income inequality, the post-2015 Development Agenda must focus on employment and welfare, which includes decent jobs, minimum wage legislation and universal access to social protection;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 166 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Deems that the implementation of the PCD principle is essential to the fulfilment of Sustainable Development Goals; urges accordingly the EU to ensure that its trade, migration, agricultural and energy policy, to name a few, are consistent with this goal, as enshrined in the Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 170 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Furthermore, takes the view that policy coherence should move beyond a ‘do no harm’ perspective, both in Europe and beyond, towards a more integrated approach where international trade, environment, international financial architecture are understood as global public policies that help to enhance global development objectives;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 180 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that the post-2015 UN development agenda and its targets shall respond to a human-rights based approach, which encompasses social and economic rights, while also including civil and political rights related to peace and security, as well as the right to development;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 183 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Highlights that the respect of international human rights and labour standards, in line with the fulfilment of the ILO Decent Work Agenda, and the setting-up of a universal social protection floor shall be a cornerstone of the post 2015 development agenda;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 184 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Stresses upon the need to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; more broadly, reiterates its call for the establishment of legally binding obligations for foreign investors operating in developing countries to respect human rights and environmental and ILO core labour standards;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 187 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the EU to emphasise the importance of prioritising within the post- 2015 agenda the adoption and implementation of an appropriate legal framework and the fact that national policies should fight corruption, ensuring access to judicial institutions that are impartial and independent; stresses that a post-2015 framework should also ensure good governance, democracy and the rule of law;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 193 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 2 a (new)
Good governance
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 194 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls that studies demonstrate that there is a strong causal relationship from good governance to better development outcomes, such as higher per capita incomes, lower infant mortality and higher literacy; accordingly, deems that the post-2015 framework shall include a good governance indicator to achieving sustainable development goals;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 195 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses that the new development framework should reflect a broader approach of ‘aid effectiveness’ so as to lead to a genuine ‘development effectiveness’ agenda, which is country- driven and reflect the commitment of all national stakeholder, in line with the principle of ‘democratic ownership’; takes the view that turning the ‘aid effectiveness’ into a ‘development effectiveness’ agenda implies a combination of development aid, assistance for the provision of global public goods and adaptation of existing global governance structures in order to increase their capacity to respond to global challenges;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 200 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the post-2015 framework should reflect the peace- building and state-building goals agreed in Busan, the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 210 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading II -subheading 4
Climate-change mitigation, protection of the environment, and disaster- risk reduction
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 217 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that climate change mitigation needs to be effectively mainstreamed in the post-2015 development framework, taking into consideration the strong linkages with several other prioritiesaccount historic emissions and the associated responsibilities, by guiding development in such a manner that it does not promote climate change any further and aims at reducing climate change in the long term, taking into consideration the strong linkages with several other priorities; however, stresses that the mainstreaming process should not lead to the diversion of ODA to climate policies that do not achieve direct poverty alleviation; warns also against using the mainstreaming process of climate change into development aid to avoid having to provide new and additional funding;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 222 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that moving towards an energy efficient and renewable based economy can lead to huge gains in poverty eradication and sustainable economic development and is a central element of efforts to mitigate climate change. The key challenges include access to sustainable and renewable energy, improving energy efficiency and resilient infrastructure. An important concern is to address harmful fuel subsidies, which do not support the poorest but promote unsustainable energy systems;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 232 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the inclusion of a goal to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts in the report of the UN Open Working Group for Sustainable Development; stresses the need to limit absolute global warming to a global temperature increase not exceeding 2˚C compared with pre-industrial levels, in order to sustain livelihoods, increase well- being and overcome poverty globally;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 235 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Welcomes the inclusion of a goal to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss as well as the inclusion of a goal to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development in the report of the UN Working Group for Sustainable Development;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 243 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the fact that food and nutrition security is emerging as a priority area for the new development agenda; stresses, in this connection, the importance of addressing the linkages with improvingements to the productivity of sustainable agriculture and fisheries, based on resources that are available to both current and future generations, strengthening small-scale producers and local structures of distribution and consumption, leading to reduced loss and wastage of food, to transparent, equitable, sustainable and participatory management of natural resources, to the protection of land rights, to adaptation to climate change, and the reduction of harmful subsidies;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 251 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls once more for the EU to commit, in line with the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, to a fundamental shift towards agro-ecology as a way for countries to feed themselves and improve nutrition while addressing climate and poverty challenges;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 254 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. Calls for the inclusion of food sovereignty principles, including i.a. the right to food that is healthy and culturally appropriate, policies supporting diversified food production in each region and country that value the producers of food and protect them against land grabbing, violation of their rights, exploitation and violence, which avoid technologies such as genetic engineering that undermine food providers' ability to develop and pass on the knowledge and skills needed for localized food systems, that allow farmers to save and develop their seed in participative processes to continue to build resistance to climate change and to adapt to the demands of local environments and that grant local producers protection against dumping and financial speculation.
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 256 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Welcomes the inclusion of a goal to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture as well as the inclusion of a goal to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all in the report of the UN Open Working Group for Sustainable Development;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 261 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Underlines that additional efforts should be undertaken to end malnutrition and securing universal, fair and equitable access to sufficient, safe, healthy, well- balanced, affordable, nourishing and culturally appropriate food , with special emphasis on children;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 266 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of implementing the Rio+20 commitments on land degradation calling for zero net land degradation by 2030 by prioritizing the preservation of fertile soil, improvement of water holding capacity, restoration of degraded soil, and through measures that prevent land conservation for agricultural use, while simultaneously ensuring the right to food and prioritization of local communities' rights and usage forms as well as their involvement in measures aiming at soil fertility improvement;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 271 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Points to the importance of considering universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and integrated water management as an emergingleading to a significant increase of water use efficiency and a general prohibition of water deterioration due to water cycle's pollution through waste, pesticides, industry, fertilizers and mining activities as a priority;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 285 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that theHighlights that the Ebola humanitarian crisis gives further evidence on the crucial need to build up basic public health sector is crucial toto support the economic and social development of societies; calls for the EU, therefore, to focus on promoting equitable and universal health protection in the post- 2015 agenda;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 316 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes the inclusion of a goal to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights in the report of the UN Open Working Group for Sustainable Development;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 320 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls on the Commission to speak up for the inclusion of gender equality and women's rights as a stand-alone goal in the post-2015 development agenda, as well as to advocate for the integration of gender equality, women's rights and women's empowerment into all other Sustainable Development Goals;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 323 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Stresses the fact that it is crucial to remain committed to the promotion, protection and fulfilment of all human rights and to the full and effective implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the outcomes of their review conferences and in this context sexual and reproductive health and rights.
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 328 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Heading II – Subheading 8
Inclusive and sustainable growtheconomic development, employment and decent work creation
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 329 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the fact that economic development should be inclusive and sustainable growth, accompanied by decent jobs creation, resource efficiency and climate change mitigation, is crucial to the succes, should create decent jobs, take place with resource efficiency and within planetary boundaries and should support efforts to mitigate climate change; underlines the fact that long-term poverty reduction and shared prosperity for all requires inclusive and sustainable economic development considers that defining qualitative indicators will be critical to monitor both the degree to which development progress is inclusive and sustainable, and the extent to which the needs of the pmost-2015 agenda deprived and vulnerable groups are being addressed;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 334 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Points out that the tendency for wages to lag behind productivity growth is a major source of growing income inequality;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 335 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Expresses its concerns that income and job insecurity have also increased due to patterns of globalisation based on outsourcing and weaker labour protection; notes equally with concern that deregulation in the financial market and capital mobility has made capital gains hard to tax, reducing the bargaining power of labour and increasing government reliance on regressive taxes, further amplifying income divergence;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 337 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Welcomes the inclusion of a goal to Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns in the report of the UN Open Working Group for Sustainable Development;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 339 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the EU to promote an enabling environment for entrepreneurship, trade, investment and innovationdomestic investment and innovation in developing countries; but notes with concern that rules on investment protection, which give very strong rights to foreign investors, have emerged as a severe threat to government policy space for regulation even when such regulation is in the public interest; in this context, reasserts that governments and parliaments of developing countries must retain the right to regulate private investment; more broadly, urges the EU to strengthen the development dimension of international investment agreements (IIAs) and balancing the rights and obligations of States and investors;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 349 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Points out that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is essential to achieving the objective of policy coherence for development (PCD); in particular, stresses that CSR shall cover human rights, labour and employment practices, environmental issues (such as biodiversity, climate change, resource efficiency) and combating bribery and corruption, i.e. through good tax governance (namely transparency, exchange of information and fair tax competition);
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 354 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. StresseInsists upon the need to improve the corporate social responsibility of multinational enterprises, through legally binding rules, under these circumstances, deems that the private sector should be a key driver of inclusive and sustainable growth;economic development,
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 397 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls the importance of maintaining the current levels of ODA; calls for the EU to continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms and new partnerships;Deplores that the EU fell short of its promises regarding its commitment to providing 0.7% of its gross national income (GNI) in ODA by 2015, as foreseen in the Millennium Development Goals; calls for the EU to continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms and new partnerships so as to meet effectively its commitment; emphasises equally that full compliance with ODA criteria must remain the goal of EU Member States, which should not divert scarce ODA funds to non-development purposes,
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 409 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Reiterates its call for making corruption, money laundering, the fight against tax havens, illicit flows of capital and harmful tax structures an overriding priority of the EU's agenda in international finance and development institutions so as to enable developing countries to raise domestic revenues;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 414 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Reiterates its call for making corruption, money laundering, the fight against tax havens, illicit flows of capital and harmful tax structures an overriding priority of the EU's agenda in international finance and development institutions so as to enable developing countries to raise domestic revenues;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 415 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. In particular, calls for the EU to properly evaluate the mechanism of blending loans and grants – particularly in terms of development and financial additionality, transparency and accountability, local ownership and debt risk - before continuing to develop blending loans and grants;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 416 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28c. Urges upon the EU to provide enhanced support for assisting developing countries in tax reforms with the aim to increase their domestic revenues and to support effective, efficient, fair and sustainable tax systems, which should lead to the reduction of poverty and of aid dependency;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 417 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 d (new)
28d. Calls on the EU to promote the financial transaction tax and secure that significant part of the revenue to be used for financing for development and the fight against climate change;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 441 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Points out that a new set of indicators other than GDP is necessary in order to overcome new social and environmental challenges, and should include in particular the human development index, the Gini coefficient, the carbon footprint and the ecological footprint;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 443 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Underlines that for a post-2015 framework to be successfully implemented, strong monitoring and accountability mechanisms must be put in place in order to track progress. The monitoring mechanisms should include a review process based on openness and transparency, including peer review approaches, should benefit from the necessary support from the UN system, and should involve civil society, stakeholders and the private sector; strongly recommends that the EU promotes discussions on the best indicators to measure development progress, inequalities and vulnerabilities;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 450 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. WelcomEncourages the EU to engagement further in the post-2015 negotiations; and to strongly commit to ensuring that the post- 2015 framework provides a comprehensive follow-up to Rio+20 to address the structural causes of poverty, inequality and environmental degradation;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 455 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls equally for the appointment of a standing rapporteur on the post-2015 framework who will closely monitor how Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are implemented in the remit of the post- MDG framework and who will draft a biennial SDGs report on the challenges that remain to be addressed to achieve these objectives;
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 457 #

2014/2143(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Welcomes the progress made by the OWG, but considers that the number of goals identified in its conclusions need to be simplified and significantly reduced;deleted
2014/10/22
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 3 #

2014/2040(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses its readUnderliness to accept cuts in commitments to humanitarian aid, food aid and disaster preparedness; calls, however, at the same time for an increase inhat, as a matter of priority, the level of payments tof the emergency aid reserve must be substantially increased to cope with unforeseen events; recalls that payments from the emergency aid reserve are financed outside the MFF, as a special instrument;
2014/09/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 6 #

2014/2040(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that certain cuts proposed by the Council are acceptable, as some programmes, such asReiterates its support for the Pan- African programme, which aims to foster Africa's integration process at continental level, as it will enable to achieve better policy coherence for development by building synergies between development cooperation and other EU policies; considers, however, that the Pan-African programme, may not require specificnecessarily require high levels of commitments atin this stagee first year of programming.
2014/09/09
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2014/0267(NLE)

The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to recommend that Parliament decline to give its consent to the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the West African States, ECOWAS and the UEMOA, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part.
2016/02/26
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 1 #

2012/0134(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on Fisheries, as the committee responsible, to recommend that Parliament decline to give its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
2015/06/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 25 #

2010/0310M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the EU to ensure that EU funds are invested in projects that help the Iraqi population and that adequate support is provided to municipalities in their provision of essential services and in building local governance, so as to ensure basic living standards for the population; to ensure coordination between central authorities and local municipalities in order to identify the priorities to invest in; to enhance support to civil society, notably human rights defenders; in particular, to prioritize funding for projects that support actors promoting accountability and democratic change, and that foster locally embedded dialogue and conflict- resolution mechanisms, involving young people in particular;
2018/05/02
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 28 #

2010/0310M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that the security sector reform in Iraq is an important challenge that should be supported by the UN; stresses the need to work towards the demobilisation of militias and reintegration of fighters as part of the security sector reform;
2018/05/02
Committee: DEVE