4 Amendments of Ignazio CORRAO related to 2016/2202(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes, in principle, the setting- up of the EU Emconcrete efforts to pool fresh and new funds in a rapid way and to seek leveragency Trust Fund (EUTF) for Africa but regrets that no prior consultation of Parliament took place effects in order to tackle the root causes of migration; however, regrets that no prior consultation of Parliament took place when setting-up the EU Emergency Trust Fund (EUTF) for Africa, 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; regrets that by mid-November 2016 it had paid only EUR 47,14 million; welcomes thcalls for more effective efforts to enhance the transparency of decisions on EUTF projects butand underlines the fact that an adequate format for the regular consultation of Parliament is still lacking and that no action has been taken in this respect;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Observes that while the Commission has proposed substantial simplifications to the Financial Regulation applicable to the General Budget, each EDF is still governed by its own respective financial regulation; believes that a singstresses again that Parliament has long called financial regulation would reduce the complexity in managing and implementing the various EDFs; stresses, furthermore, that Parliament has long called for theor the integration of EDFs into the Union budget and urges to take into account its reiterated request; strongly believes that the complexity in managing and implementing the various EDFs produces very negative effects in tegration of EDFs into the EU budgetrms of efficiency and coherence;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
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3. Supports the use of budget support but stresses that the contribution to desired development outcomes must be clearly demonstratitored and its use must be made conditional on the improvement of public finance management and, on effective fight against corruption, on democratic oversight and accountability as well as full transparency towards national parliaments and citizens of recipient countries;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to incorporate an incentive-based approach to development by introducing the more-for- more principle taking as an example the European Neighbourhood Policy; believes that the more and the faster a country progresses in its internal reforms to the building and consolidation of democratic institutions, the respect for human rights and the rule of law, the more support it should receive from the EU; stresses that this “positive conditionality” approach, accompanied with a strong focus on financing small-scale projects for rural communities, can bring a real change and guarantee that EU tax payers’ money is spent in a more sustainable manner; stresses that, in any case, the Union should not make its aid conditional on specific policies other than the enhancement of democracy, the respect of human rights and the rule of law; recalls that the national autonomy of recipient States should be respected;