18 Amendments of Ignazio CORRAO related to 2017/2258(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard to the EU Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF): the implications for development and humanitarian aid,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas development funds are increasingly being diverted and used to cover expenses to achieve different objectives, such as border control or anti- migration policies;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that mostsome countries where EDF and DCI geographic programmes operate have experienced progress in poverty reduction and human and economic development over the last ten years, while for others the situation remains critical;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that in their first years of implementation, the DCI and the EDF have enabled the EU to respond to new crises and needs thanks to the broad nature of the instruments’ objectives; notes, however, that a multiplication of crises and the emergence of new political priorities have put undue financial pressure on the DCI, the EDF and the HAI, have stretched these instruments to their limits and have required the setting-up of new ad hoc mechanismsthrough the diversion of development funds and the establishment of new ad hoc mechanisms, often with different purposes and the nature and management of which is opaque, such as trust funds;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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); stresses, at the same time, the need to continue to support those countries during this delicate phase, with a view to greater development;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that, in the future MFF, expenditure for pursuing the EU’s internal objectives under the headings of migration, asylum and internal security on the one hand, and that geared to supporting the implementation of the European Consensus on Development, on the other, must be kept separate. To merge these two distinct headings would be to run the risk of further instrumentalising EU aid, including by making it conditional on cooperation in the field of migration.
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasises that under no circumstances should the EU’s short-term (security or migration) domestic interests drive its development agenda. The aid/development effectiveness principles should be fully respected and applied to all forms of development cooperation;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is satisfied with the simplification, harmonisation and broader implementation modalities introduced inNotes Regulation 236/2014 on common rules for the implementation of the EFIs, which has brought about more effectiveness in the DCI; notes, however, that the implementation procedures, some of them originating from the Financial Regulation, are still perceived as lengthy and burdensome;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned at the perceived lack of compliance with the requirement to allocate at least 20 % of assistance under the DCI to basic social services and to secondary education;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is satisfied with the objectives and results of the thematic programme dedicated to civil society organisations and local authorities (CSOs/LAs), and calls for its retention in future instruments; is concerned, however, gravely concerned at the shrinking space awarded for CSOs/LAs in the programming and implementation phases of the programmes, and calls for a strengthened role for these bodies;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that the EDF has proven to be fit for purpose in a fast-changing environment thanks to a reduced planning cycle, streamlined procedures and improved budget management; notes, however, that it is no longer proving to be suited to the changed environment and that the procedures continue to be somehow rigid and burdensome;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the EDF faced pressure to tackle an increasing number of demands, such as security and migration, which may be difficult tounds have often been unduly used for an increasing number of demands other than those related to development, such as security and migration, and in such a way as to fail to ensure alignment with the EDF’s core values and principles of poverty eradication;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Underlines the need to ensure that development aid is used in accordance with its original purpose, with due regard to aid/development effectiveness principles. Reiterates that EU development cooperation should be aligned with partner countries’ plans and needs, and not its own, short-term, internal EU objectives.
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Demands once again that the EDF be budgetised as a key instrument in order to ensure that the use of its funds is consistent with its objectives and generally consistent with Union policies, and to ensure that Parliament, as the budgetary authority, has oversight;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the DCI, the EDF and the HAI should be implemented in the light of the new international and EU policy framework, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, and the Agenda for Humanity, the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy, the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid and the new European Consensus on Development;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) has becomeis a major factor in the definition and implementation of the EFIs and in the adoption of other EU policies and instruments by reason of the interconnection between internal and external EU policies; is of the view, however, that overall coherence between instruments could be further improvedalarmed to report, however, that EU policies are moving ever further away from PCD;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is of the view that EFIs should continue directly to support both EU andlocal communities, also through the involvement of 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;