Activities of Adam SZEJNFELD related to 2017/2083(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The EU-Africa Strategy: a boost for development (debate) PL
Amendments (7)
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. having regard to the failure of the Washington Consensus, whichct that the action taken so far has not made Africa a full player in global trade or eradicated poverty on the continent;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the European Union to focus on supporting effective projects which will have an immediate impact on the creation of decent jobs, the fight against poverty, protection of the environment, improving the business climate, the management of public finances, transparency in the management of natural resources (in particular in mining and energy production), and the fight against corruption and illegal capital flows away from the continent;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the EU to support Africa’s ambitions of creating a genuine intra- African market and avoidto takinge steps which might hinderto promote these ambitions;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for transparency in trade agreements and for the fullmore active participation of the civil societies and parliaments of the countries concerned in future negotiations and the implementation of agreements currently under negotiation.
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that support for investment projects should be made conditional on economic effectiveness and expected economic outcomes, in an effort to boost trade on the African market and with third countries and regions, and to boost the processing capacity of industries in African countries.
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that financial assistance and support should be based on the effective fight against corruption and pathological phenomena, in particularly when it comes to upholding fundamental human rights;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Encourages a change to be considered to the way that development aid is spent as regards investment in human capital in the developing African countries; believes that some funds might be used to finance highly specialised education of those countries’ citizens not in Africa but in the European Union, in particular in the following sectors: healthcare, construction industry, infrastructure, environment, economy, management and entrepreneurship;