9 Amendments of Ignazio CORRAO related to 2017/2009(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to draw up an ambitious overarching strategy bringing together existing initiatives, setting new priorities based on identified gaps and providing guidance for both the EU institutions and the Member States in their implementation, monitoring and review of the 2030 Agenda, ensuring that both EU internal and external policies are in line with the agenda without waiting for the expiry of Europe 2020 to begin this process;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) should be designed in a way that enables the implementation of the EU’s strategy and SDG implementation plan and ensures a substantial EU contribution to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda worldwide; calls on the Commission to ensure that the next MFF mainstreams sustainable development priorities throughout the EU budget, with all financial instruments allocating sufficient funds for the EU to be able to meet its 2030 commitments;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to reaffirm their commitment to Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) as an important contribution towards achieving broader Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development (PCSD) in its actions for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and stresses the need to enhance mechanisms for PCD and PCSD within all EU institutions and policy-making to ensure adequate and regular impact assessments; underlines that the key areas to prioritise include trade and investment policy, agriculture, energy, finance, security and migration. Both the impact assessments and the decisions taken based on them must be made public;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The EU and its Member States must ensure that no European policy undermines other countries' ability to achieve sustainable development or to realise their people's human rights;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for the establishment of a cross-committee coordination mechanism in the European Parliament whose mandate is to oversee and follow up on the implementation by the EU of its commitments as set out in the 2030 Agenda. The Parliament must commit to set up such coordination structures (e.g. annual stocktaking in the EP plenary on the basis of progress reports, an group of focal points across all committee or a dedicated intergroup) and appoint at the highest possible level one or more persons responsible to guide this coordination effort;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that ensuring tax justice, transparency and increasing Domestic Resources Mobilisation is crucial for financing the 2030 Agenda; it is also important to close tax loopholes and eradicate illicit financial flows and tax havens;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the importance of fair and properly regulated trade for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, and urges the EU to frame its trade policy strategy in line with the SDGs; the EU and its Member States must agree to re-think the indicators used to measure and evaluate progress and move away from an exclusive and misguided reliance on GDP;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to establish an EU Multi- Stakeholder Platform, and stresses the need to include civil society as an active partner in the entire planning, implementation, monitoring and review process. The EU and its Member States should establish regular stocktaking moments and a transparent and an inclusive process by which to consult with civil society and other stakeholders on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. All partnerships undertaken in the context of the Agenda should be subject to strict criteria as well as to mandatory accountability processes.
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. The EU and its Member States should recognise that the growing inequality both between countries and in any one country is holding back progress on sustainable development, causing social unrest, populism and even extremism and magnifying the impacts of other global challenges such as climate change.