Activities of Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY related to 2016/2139(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Increasing the effectiveness of development cooperation (A8-0322/2016 - Cristian Dan Preda) ES
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Amendments (19)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas internationally agreed development effectiveness principles - ownership, harmonization, alignment, results and mutual accountability - when applied make aid fit for purpose;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
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 ownership, alignment, transparency and democratic accountability, focus on results, and inclusiveness;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas ODA flows to the private sector have been growing rapidly in recent years; whereas all developing actors, including the private sector, shall align their actions with the development effectiveness principles in order to contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) provides an inclusive forum bringing together governments, bilateral and multilateral organisations, civil society, parliaments and the private sector from rich, emerging and developingall countries alike;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas aid yields a double dividend when it not just funds development projects but is spent locally, on locally produced goods and services; whereas, therefore, strengthening country systems and national procurement systems are essential elements for aid effectiveness according to the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and for enhancing partner countries good governance and democratic accountability;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas-donor driven aid agendas, aid conditionality, and tied aid - including through procurement contracts for goods and services- risk undermining the ownership and sustainability of development assistance and past progress on alignment resulting, therefore, in ineffectiveness;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas PPP projects have dubious alignment with development effectiveness principles as there is a questionable level of ownership by the partner country in the selection of the projects, it is often a challenge to align private profit motives with public development concerns that may lead to limited alignment of development plans and priorities, as many PPP programs are only accessible to firms from donor countries excluding, therefore, partner countries firms from business opportunities resulting on tied aid;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the 2014 GPEDC Progress Report noted a lack of progress in using and strengthening country systems and stagnation or decline in the use of budget support as a country-aligned modality, which has proved to be one of the most effectives aid modalities;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. where ODA statistics include flows of money, such as imputed student cost, refugee costs in donor countries, tied aid, debt relief , interest of concessional loans, and climate finance, which not always have a development impact; whereas only genuine aid can be effective for development;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on developing actors to fully untie all aid, including through their procurement practices, which shall help to building supply-side capacities in partner countries creating decent jobs and public revenues, by surpassing entry barriers for local firms and consultants; Calls on donors to use partners countries procurement systems as a first option for all ODA provided;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls the unique role of ODA for poverty eradication and inequality reduction, by targeting essential public services and supporting good governance;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the GPEDC ought to play a leading role in ensuring progress on SDG 17, namely on monitoring and accountability, quality and capacity aspects of finance for development, tax andjustice, debt sustainability, mobilising the private sector and its responsibility for sustainable development, policy coherence, multi- stakeholder partnerships and triangular cooperation;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to channel ODA through the private sector only when alignment with development effectiveness principles is fully ensured;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Underlines the dubious development impact of PPPs and calls the European Commission to ensure their alignment with the development effectiveness principles;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that development assistance can play an important role in fighting poverty and in promoting development, in particular of least developed countries and ofboosting access to quality public services for the most deprived and vulnerable groups, as well catalysing other factors that are conducive to development if employed in a context of legitimate, inclusive governance based on the rule of law and respect for human rights;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines the significance of SDG 16 for development effectiveness overall, and warns that development aid cannot effectively fulfil its purpose where there is a lack of respect for human rights and the rule of law, sufficient standards and safeguards for the integrity of public institutions and office-holders, and transparency and accountability; Calls on the European Commission and Member States to ensure compliance with international law and social and environmental standards through debarring from ODA-financed activities all firms that violate human rights and social or environmental standards, evade taxes or operate from tax havens;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that corruption in recipient countries, whether directly linked to development assistance or not, poses a serious risk to democratic legitimacy and public support for development assistance in donor countries; welcomes, therefore, all measures taken to promote sound financial management and fight corruption, while noting that the situation in many partner countries by definition implies a certain degree of risk;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Urges the European Union and its Member States to meet the longstanding commitment to devote of 0.7% of income to aid, in a transparent, predictable and accountable way, by implementing a binding roadmap to reach the commitment;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls on the European Union and its Member States, in order to enhance aid effectiveness, to avoid inflated aid and not to report imputed student cost, refugee costs in donor countries, tied aid, debt relief, interest of concessional loans, and climate finance as ODA;