1913 Amendments of Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY
Amendment 12 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Citation 14 d (new)
– having regard to the ILO Tripartite declaration of principles concerning multinational enterprises and social policy, revised in 2017,
Amendment 15 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to the Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters,
Amendment 16 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Citation 14 b (new)
– having regard to the Directive 2014/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups Text with EEA relevance,
Amendment 17 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Citation 14 c (new)
– having regard to the Regulation (EU) 2017/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 laying down supply chain due diligence obligations for Union importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict- affected and high-risk areas,
Amendment 19 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Citation 16 a (new)
– having regard to the Council Conclusions on Business and Human Rights adopted on 20 June 2016,
Amendment 35 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Citation 27 a (new)
– having regard to the International People’s Treaty process launched by the Global Campaign, a campaign which gather several CSOs which emerged in 2012 at the Rio+20 People’s Summit,
Amendment 41 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Recital A
A. whereas the EU is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights; and whereas its action on the international scene (including its development and trade policies) shall be guided by these principles; whereas according to article 208 of the TFUE the principle of policy coherence for development shall be respected in all EUs external action;
Amendment 48 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas development should go hand-in-hand with social justice and good governance, and whereas sustainable development, trade and human rights can have an impact on each other and may reinforce each other;
Amendment 64 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Recital D
D. whereas States should set out clearly the expectation that all business enterprises domiciled in their territory and/or jurisdiction respect human and environmental rights throughout their operations, including the operations of their subsidiaries, controlled companies and entities in their supply chain worldwide;
Amendment 69 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas the United Nation Guiding Principles (UNGPs) apply to all States and to all business enterprises, both transnational and others, regardless of their size, sector, location, ownership and structure and are grounded in recognition of the following: States’ existing obligations to respect, protect and fulfil human rights and fundamental freedoms; the role of business enterprises as specialized organs of society performing specialized functions, required to comply with all applicable laws and to respect human rights; and the need for rights and obligations to be matched to appropriate and effective remedies when breached;
Amendment 73 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Recital F
F. whereas the UN Global Compact and UNGPs asks corporations to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence, a set of core values in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment and the fight against corruption, making a commitment to those values and integrating them into their business operations on a voluntary basis; whereas repeatedly the companies that have adopted self-regulatory policies have been involved in human rights abuses;
Amendment 76 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Recital G
G. whereas corporations are one of the major players in economic globalisation, financial services and international trade and are required to comply with all applicable laws and international treaties in force, and to respect human rights; whereas these business enterprises may at times cause, or contribute to human rights violations, and whereas they may also have an important role to play in offering positive incentives in terms of promoting human rights, democracy, environmental standards and corporate social responsibilityenvironmental damages;
Amendment 83 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Recital H
Amendment 90 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas in the recent years, European States as well as the EU haves started to consider and adopt legislation to enhance corporate accountability and embed elements of Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) into legislation, including the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation, the EU Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFR), the Timber Regulation (EUTR), the UK Modern Slavery Act, the France duty of vigilance law, the Dutch Child Labour Due Diligence Law, the Swiss Responsible Business Initiative, or the German and Italian National Action Plans to implement the UNGPs;
Amendment 91 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Recital H a (new)
Amendment 97 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Recital I
I. whereas a global holistic approach to corporate liability for human rights violations is still lacking, and whereas victims of human rights violations involving multitransnational companies face multiple obstacles to accessing remedies, including judicial remedies and guarantees of non-repetition; whereas an holistic approach would provide legal certainty to both, business and people, in the context of the proliferation of national due diligence initiatives;
Amendment 99 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas gender inequality implies that women are often particularly vulnerable to human rights violations, and face special burdens when seeking access to remedy;
Amendment 103 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Recital K
K. whereas a system of corporate liability for human rights violations is currently being negotiated in the UN within the UNHRCs open-ended intergovernmental working group on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights (OEIGWG)established by the UN GA in 2014;
Amendment 106 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas both, the EU and its Member States, play a role at the OEIGWG; whereas there is not an authorisation set by the Council to the Commission to conduct negotiations on behalf of the European Community concerning its participation in the OEIGWG;
Amendment 112 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Firmly believes that the private sector, isf properly regulated, could be an important partner in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and in mobilising additional resources for development; stresses that, given their increasing role in development cooperation, private sector actors must align with internationally agreed development effectiveness principles (ownership, alignment, harmonisation and mutual democratic accountability) and abide by the principles of corporate accountability throughout the whole lifecycle of projects;
Amendment 123 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly supports the full implementation of the UNGPs, and calls on the EU and Member States to elaborate and adopt an EU, respectively ambitious and operative national action plans for the swift, effective and comprehensive implementation of the said Principles; recalls that the UNGPs can be complemented with parallel binding initiatives to cover their shortcomings;
Amendment 128 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Considers it regrettable that a global approach to the way in which transnational corporations abide by human rights law is still lacking, which may contribute to transnational corporations’ impunity for cases of human rights violations and thus detrimental to people’s rights and dignity;
Amendment 137 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Reaffirms the urgent need to act in an effective and coherent manner at all levels, including national, European and international, in order to effectively address human rights violations by transnational corporations, to address legal problems resulting from the extra- territorial dimension of transnational companies, the growing complexity of global value chains and the related uncertainty as to where liability for human rights violations lies;
Amendment 145 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it necessary to establish primacy of human rights in international law through a clear system whereby human rights obligations take precedence over other types of conflicting obligations; insists that this is essential for overcoming globalisation imbalances and to put people’s rights and the planet first;
Amendment 151 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Warmly welcomes in this context the work initiated in the United Nations through the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG)UNHRCs OEIGWG to create an internationally legally binding instrument to create a binding UN instrumentgulate, in international human rights law the activities onf transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights and considers this to be a step forward in the promotion and protection of human rights;
Amendment 156 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the UN Member States to protect the negotiations from commercial and other vested interests, following the example of the World Health Organization (WHO) and article 5.3 of the UN Framework Convention to Tobacco Control (UNFCTC) ;including strong ethics rules to prevent conflicts of interest and unethical lobbying, and requiring full transparency over industry interactions with parties to the negotiations ;
Amendment 157 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Is of the opinion that the new instrument shall impose on States the obligation to adopt regulatory measures requiring companies to apply human rights due diligence policies and procedures, and proposes to enforce this obligation by the means of companies being accountable in either the forum where the harm was caused, or the forum where the parent company is incorporated or where it has a substantial presence;
Amendment 162 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets any obstructive behaviour in relation to this process and to the sessions of the OEIGWG;
Amendment 166 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that Parliament voiced its unequivocal support to this multilateral OEIGWG process in eight different resolutionmultiple resolutions and considers a crucial step for establishing the primacy of human rights over private profit, and in order to balance international trade imbalances;
Amendment 171 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of the EU being actively involved in this intergovernmental process through the creation of a working group including all the relevant departments of the Commission, EEAS, Cohom and European Parliament involved Committees;
Amendment 173 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates once more its call on the EU and Member States to engage genuinely and constructively in these negotiationsaiming to the consecution of the OEIGWG’s mandate;
Amendment 178 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights the paramount importance of the EU constructively contributing to the achievement of an effective Binding Treaty to effectively address corporate liability for human rights violations and related challenges;
Amendment 182 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the UN Member States to ensure that the negotiations leading to the treaty are conducted in a transparent and consultative manner with a broad range of rights-holders potentially impacted by the treaty including civil society organizations and victim platforms; calls on the EU and Member States to mainstream a meaningful gender approach in their negotiating position;
Amendment 183 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Is of the opinion that States must establish legal liability of TNCs and OBEs in administrative, civil and criminal fields, including the legal liability of natural persons who are in charge in the moment in which the violation occurs; and covering due diligence obligations with respect to the activities of subsidiaries, subcontractors and other enterprises under their control acting abroad; Stresses the need of the foreseen instrument having implementation mechanisms at both, national and international level, to ensure the enforceability of its provisions;
Amendment 186 #
2018/2656(RSP)
Paragraph 14
14. Decides to continue to closely follow the OEIGWG negotiations process;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution on the Violation of the rights of indigenous peoples in the world, including land grabbing,
Amendment 29 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A whereas the lack of meaningful progress towards the SDGs is in an important part due to the Unions agriculture, fisheries and trade policies, and to the consumption and production patterns in the EU;
Amendment 41 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas many of the SDGs and the 169 targets encompassed in the 2030 Agenda directly concern the powers and responsibilities of the Union in addition to national, regional and local authorities and their implementation therefore requires a true multi-level governance approach, with active and broad-based public, civil society -with special consideration for indigenous peoples and communities- and private sector engagement;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Parliament, the Council and the European Council have called for a comprehensive strategy to implement the 2030 Agenda and have underlined that this strategy should include timelines, objectives and concrete measures to reflect the 2030 Agenda in all relevant EU internal and external policies; whereas an effective implementation of the principle of Policy Coherence for Development, featured in the TFEU Article 208, is essential for achieving the 2030 Agenda; whereas common indicators and benchmarks are required to measure and to monitor systematically the implementation of such a strategy and to identify shortcomings, both now and in the future;
Amendment 52 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development implementation requires an enhanced citizenship awareness;
Amendment 58 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the financing of the SDGs poses an enormous challenge which demandsnot only demands a strong political commitment by the EU and its Member States, but also a strong global partnership and the use of all forms of financing (from domestic, international, public, private and innovative sources), as well as non- financial means; whereas private financing can complement, but not substitute, public funding;
Amendment 66 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas gender inequality, climate change, diminishing resources, biodiversity loss, food insecurity, air pollution and the increase of forced migration are some of the very complex challenges our civilization faces today; whereas these are interrelated challenges which need a holistic response; whereas the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations is a fundamental tool for the purpose of addressing these global challenges in an integrated and holistic manner;
Amendment 70 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the lack of gender- specific indicators in 6 of the 17 SDGs is a serious gap because areas without such an indicator run the real risk of neglecting gender;
Amendment 92 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Stresses that the complex global challenges the world faces require the holistic and integrated response that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has the potential to achieve;
Amendment 102 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls the need to systematically disaggregate data on all relevant indicators across all goals and targets by sex and other characteristics;
Amendment 110 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that many Member States and partner countries beyond the EU have made considerable efforts to design mechanisms and strategies to implement the SDGs and to integrate them into their policies and governance frameworks; urges for those Member States which haven’t developed yet those mechanisms to do so;
Amendment 118 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Regrets that the Commission has not yet developed an integrated and holistic SDG implementation strategy;
Amendment 123 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses that the full achievement of the SDGs require rethinking and reshaping global production and consumption patterns into more sustainable ones; recalls, to this extent, the paramount importance of meaningfully aligning trade policy with the SDGs, especially with Goals 12,13, 14, and 15;
Amendment 125 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Calls for the establishment of a Commission Vice-presidency for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda capable to screen all Union policies and ensure their alignment with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development;
Amendment 134 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to propose an all-encompassing EU 2030 strategy for the implementation of the SDGs including detailed roadmaps for the necessary transformations, which should integrate these goals within the EU’s policies and governance, in order to reinforce the Union’s ability to fulfil its engagements with regard to the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 152 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Calls on the Commission to integrate the monitoring and assessment of the SDGs in the economic monitoring processes (European Semester)
Amendment 171 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to further enhance information and citizenship awareness on the necessity of a full development of the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 174 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Regrets the lack of alignment of the proposed MFF for 2021-2027 with the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030 supporting the progressive transformation towards a sustainable European society; Highlights the need to check the planned financial envelopes of existing policies to ensure coherence with sustainable development;
Amendment 204 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Regrets the lack of proper inclusion of the SDGs to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP);
Amendment 219 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission to develop a common framework and guidance on the holistic sustainability proofing of Union funding;
Amendment 224 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Amendment 267 #
2018/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that science, technology and innovation are particularly important tools for implementing the SDGs; emphasises the need for Horizon 2020 and future framework programmes for research to integrate better the concept of sustainable development and societal challenges; recalls the need to facilitate meaningful technology transfer mechanisms to developing countries, while broadening IP exceptions for non- commercial use of patented technologies and biomedical products;
Amendment 6 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 b (new)
Citation 7 b (new)
– having regard to Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union(TFEU),
Amendment 12 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)
Citation 7 c (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 27 April 2017 on the EU flagship initiative on the garment sector. 1a __________________ 1a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0196.
Amendment 22 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 k (new)
Citation 7 k (new)
– having regard to the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Article 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)stipulates that the EU’s trade policy must be built on the principles and objectives of EU external policy; whereas Article 208 of the TFEU establishes the principle of policy coherence for development and sets the eradication of poverty as the main objective; whereas the Commission’s Trade for All communication bases EU trade policy on three key principles – effectiveness, transparency and values;
Amendment 32 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union states that the Union must contribute, among other things, to sustainable development, the eradication of poverty and the protection of human rights; whereas Article 21 TEU provides that (i) the EU's action on the international scene must be guided, inter alia, by the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the respect for human dignity; and (ii)that the EU must define and pursue common policies and actions so as to, inter alia, support human rights;
Amendment 46 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas EU trade policy must not undermine, either directly or indirectly, the promotion and protection of human rights and civil space in developing countries; whereas the European Union must internationally promote a trade policy in where people and planet are in the centre;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas there are no concrete and substantial improvements in terms of human rights and social rights and that there are even allegations that the production benefited by the GSP is encouraging land grabbing and the violation of labour and human rights in several of the countries covered by the GSP;
Amendment 52 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas the particular situation of Export Processing Zones (EPZs) is such that in some countries they are exempt from local labour laws and forbid or limit union activity, and that workers have no recourse to legal redress there, which constitutes a clear violation of ILO standards; whereas corruption and exemptions from labour laws and taxation in EPZs could have a negative impact on human rights, in particular by undermining decent work and trade unions;
Amendment 53 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas GSP might lead to an increased dependence on exportation of raw materials that intensifies the pressure on land and water resources, which could lead more quickly to deforestation and reduction of biodiversity; Whereas GSP could be used as an instrument of political pressure from the developed economies to promote the support of the developing countries in various aspects of their international agendas;
Amendment 55 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
Recital E e (new)
Ee. whereas gender equality in all EU policies is firmly established in Article 8 of the TFEU; whereas trade and investment agreements tend to affect women and men differently on account of structural gender inequalities; whereas according to the ILO, in 2012 21 million people worldwide, of whom 55 % were women and girls, were the victims of forced labour, with 90 % of these were exploited in the private economy by individuals or enterprises;
Amendment 71 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges that the GSP scheme has brought economic gains to the beneficiary countries and the EU, with increased exports to the EU and improved preference utilisation rates by EBA and GSP+ beneficiaries, but that in some cases the inequality rate of the countries remains high; urges the EU to work on raising awareness of the GSP rules in the beneficiary countries to promote an even better uptake of the scheme, and to monitor the distribution the wealth eventually produced by the use of the schemes;
Amendment 75 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that, overall, the GSP scheme appears to have created incentives for ratifying international conventions and has therefore created a better framework for progress; stresses the importance of measures to ensure that GSP enhances positive environmental development; nevertheless, considers these achievements to be too limited and insufficient; stresses that much has to be done in beneficiary countries to achieve a sustainable development model;
Amendment 79 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that acts of secondary EU law must be both designed and interpreted in line with primary EU law and general principles of EU law; thus, calls for a reform of the GSP Regulation that would lead to bind the European Commission to withdraw GSP treatment from third countries that fail to adequately address established violations of human rights within their jurisdiction;
Amendment 87 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges the progress on effective implementation through increased monitoring and dialogue between the EU and the beneficiary countries; stresses the need for continued engagement and further improvement of transparency in GSP+ monitoring and better involvement of civil society and trade unions; in this regard calls for the establishment of joint oversight commissions with the participation of local civil society and trade union representatives, private sector and beneficiary government; takes the view that further coordination and burden- sharing between the embassies of Member States in beneficiary countries is required to streamline the monitoring process;
Amendment 88 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to address shrinking space for civil society, threats to independent trade unions and obstacles to EU funding to NGOs in monitoring, scorecards, GSP+ dialogues and “Enhanced Engagement”, as these issues are directly related to legal obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and relevant provisions of the International Labour Organisation core conventions, in line with the COM Trade for All communication that bases the EU trade policy on three key principles – effectiveness, transparency and values;
Amendment 93 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Suggests that the future reform of GSP+ should take into consideration a progressive phase-in approach, in which tariff reductions would be increased as benchmarks based on achievements in terms of sustainable development are met; emphasize the conditionality of trade preferences to improvements on social and environmental protection;
Amendment 94 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to lay down specific objectives and benchmarks with regard to the effective implementation of international conventions and systematically include these in the human rights country strategy papers with a view to ensuring consistency and mainstreaming human rights into trade policy;
Amendment 95 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Encourages the establishment of an independent and formal complaints mechanism related to the effective implementation of obligations under international conventions under GSP+, in order to take into account all available information, including from reliable local stakeholders;
Amendment 97 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls on the Commission to include ILO Convention 169 on Indigenous Peoples, within the other fundamental binding conventions to be eligible for GSP, as an essential instrument to curve land grabbing and key human rights violations;
Amendment 113 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Takes note of the first safeguard investigation under the regulation and considers that this clause should ensure that the EU’s social, environmental, financial and economic interests are protected while being able to offer preferences for sensitive products; stresses the need to ensure the effective implementation of international conventions by the beneficiary countries in order to prevent increased levels of environmental and social dumping;
Amendment 118 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights that the GSP has made the corporate sector more dynamic, resulting in an increased number of women in the labour force in the industries of the export countries that trade with the EU; notes however that despite some limited improvements women continue to be discriminated and is concerned in particular for the condition of women in the Ready Made Garment (RMG) sector;
Amendment 122 #
2018/2107(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the effect that the GSP has had on private corporations’ initiatives to adopt cleaner and safer technologies, and the direct positive impact thereof on workers and the environment; takes the view that measures to further encourage this development should be planned; calls consequently on the establishment of due- diligence obligations on EU actors along the value chain in order to ensure a level- playing field among private corporations who have voluntarily engaged in these initiatives and those who have not done so; stresses in this regard that many of the calls that the European Parliament expressed in its resolution of 27 April 2017 on the EU flagship initiative on the garment sector have not been met yet; welcomes the effect that the GSP has had on private corporations’ initiatives to adopt cleaner and safer technologies, and the direct positive impact thereof on workers and the environment; takes the view that measures to further encourage this development should be planned;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the political dialogue and cooperation pillar are still not applied as not all Member States have ratified the AA; whereas the non-application of this two pillars involve an imbalance between trade-related issues and political-issues namely EU´s core values such as promotion of democracy and human rights;
Amendment 21 #
2018/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the human rights situation in several CA countries is worrying;
Amendment 25 #
2018/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is of the opinion that the AA tries to meet one of its key initial aims as it intends to strengthen the process of regional integration among the CA countries by supporting intra-regional institutions, cooperation and dialogues, contributing to the achievement of TEU art 21, the universal UN´s Agenda 2030 for sustainable development and contributing, under the framework of the principle of Policy Coherence for development as stated in TFUE Article 208, to the complementarity of their productive sectors, facilitating fair cross- border exchanges and fostering regional sustainable economic growth; reiterates that the AA contributes to consolidating the broader strategic dimension of the partnership between the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC); considers it essential to ensure the full entry into force of the AA, which is pending internal ratification by some EU Member States, and the effective and adequate implementation of all the provisions of the trade pillar by both parties;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is concerned of the deterioration of Human Rights situation in CA Countries; Recalls the paramount role that the AA, including its trade pillar, must play in promoting democracy, human rights and good governance; Stresses, in addition, the potentialities of including effective and mandatory human rights sanction based provisions in the AA to combat the deterioration of human rights in the region;
Amendment 46 #
2018/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights that the development of specific anticorruption and public finance-related provisions are need to surpass the fact that liberalisation of trade in goods and services with developing countries increases the threat of money laundering, and that it is therefore likely to contribute to an increase in illicit financial flows from developing countries to the EU;
Amendment 59 #
2018/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes note of the different country reports carried out by the ILO and of the challenges that still remain; calls on the CA countries concerned to eradicate violence against trade unionists, human rights defenders and indigenous peoples, and to take legislative measures to effectively implement ILO fundamental conventions on freedom of association, collective bargaining and non- discrimination, and child labour; stresses the importance of strengthening labour inspections and enhancing social dialogue; is deeply concerned on the deficits on social standards of garment sector industry of some CA countries;
Amendment 62 #
2018/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that the thresholds established under the Stabilisation Mechanism for Bananas, annexed to the Agreement and applicable until 2020, should not be exceedbe carefully examined, and that once it expires parties should continue to provide statistics, including on Fair Trade and organic produce;
Amendment 9 #
2018/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that trade liberalisation is not positive, per se, in terms of reducing poverty and inequalities, and that it can even have negative effects on sustainable development if it is not properly regulated; underlines, in this context, the potential of the WTO as an efficient rules-based multilateral negotiating forum which provides a platform for open discussion on global trade-related issues; insists that the EU should continue to promote the democratisation of the WTO in order to ensure all countries are represented in equal footing;
Amendment 23 #
2018/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a trade agenda based on fair trade for the benefit of all, which puts development and social, environmental and human rights at the centre of the process and has a special focus on the needs of low-income developing countries and least-developed countries; recalls the importance of mainstreaming gender equality and women empowerment in all trade policies, including WTO rules;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that the WTO should clearly recognise the role that trade can play in contributing to the achievement of the SDGs and the fight against climate change, using the Paris Agreement commitments as a minimum benchmark; underlines, moreover, the importance of ensuring global value chains sustainability and alignment with human rights and social and environmental standards;
Amendment 41 #
2018/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Insists that the WTOs Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) should have a more developmental focus; recalls the paramount importance of ensuring access to medicines for all, and to this end encourages a more comprehensive use of TRIPS flexibilities as enshrined in the Doha Declaration; expresses its concerns on current trends of seed privatization while undermining people’s right to food; calls on the Commission to further explore and adopt measures against biopiracay;
Amendment 50 #
2018/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned, in the above context, that bilateral and plurilateral trade agreements could lead to the fragmentation of international trade policy and thus undermine the role of the WTO and have negative consequences for developing countries; calls, therefore, for the EU and its Member States to make additional efforts to once again place the WTO at the centre of global trade governance;
Amendment 3 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Consensus on Development 2017 highlights the importance of information and communications technologies and services as enablers of inclusive growth and sustainable development; whereas digitalisation, if SDG and people centred and not only private profit driven, may have a positive role on achieving the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the SDGs explicitly mention digital technologies in five of the goals (SDG 4 on education; SDG 5 on gender equality; SDG 8 on decent work and economic growth; SDG 9 on infrastructure, industrialisation and innovation; and SDG 17 on partnerships); whereas the 2030 Agenda makes it clear that securing the natural life-support systems, human well-being, quality of life and societal inclusion can only succeed hand in hand;
Amendment 6 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas many developing countries and emerging economies – and especially poor people within these countries – have hardly benefited from digitalization up to now;
Amendment 7 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas digitalisation offers a potential for ensuring sustainability and environmental protection; whereas digitalisation should promote sustainable and low-carbon production methods;
Amendment 9 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the SDGs stress that providing universal and affordable access to the internet for people in least developed countries (LDCs) by 2020 will be crucial for fostering development, as the development of a digital economy could be a driver of decent jobs and inclusive growth, export volumes and export diversification;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the speed at which the digital economy isf people-centred has the potential to unfolding, and the significant gaps that exist in terms of ability and readiness, point up the urgent need to upscale capacity-building and technical assistance to developing countries, and especially to LDCs;
Amendment 26 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s strategy on D4D, as mainstreaming digital technologies into EU development policy and contributing to the achievement of the SDGs; and insist on the importance of enhancing an SDG-centred digitalization;
Amendment 27 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that about two billion people have no access to information and communication technologies, and therefore, alerts that the rapid pace of digitalization could jeopardize the integration of developing countries, as well as the poor in many societies, into the world economy;
Amendment 28 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes with concern that digitalization is likely to cause major upheavals in global labour markets and the international division of labour; calls on the Commission to overcome these is risks by promoting an SDG-centred digitalisation;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the huge potential if properly developed of digital technology and services in the achievement of the SDGs, and recalls that any digital strategy must be fully in line with and contribute to the realisation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, notably SDG 4 on quality education, SDG 5 on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls, SDG 8 on decent work and economic growth, and SDG 9 on industry, innovation and infrastructure; recalls that if the SDGs are to be achieved by 2030, a strengthened global partnership is needed between governmental, scientific, economic and civil society actors;
Amendment 37 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the imperative that any digital trade strategy must be fully in line with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD); underlines that access to internet connectivity and digital payment methods are pivotal to enabling digital trade, sustainable development and inclusive growth;
Amendment 42 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for sufficient funding under the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2017 to enable the streamlining of digital technologies into all aspects of development policy when needed for boosting its effectiveness;
Amendment 45 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for an SDG-centred digitalisation to be featured prominently in the future post- Cotonou agreement as an enabler of inclusive and sustainable development;
Amendment 53 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a more concerted and holistic cross-sectoral effort from the international community to ensure that the shift towards a more digital economy leaves no one behind and contributes on the achievement of the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 57 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the private sector to responsibly contribute to D4D through technology and innovation, expertise, investment, risk management, sustainable business models and growth;
Amendment 60 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that less than half of all developing countries have data protection legislation, and calls for the collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of data and statistics at local, regional, national and global levels and by all stakeholders in order to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; nNotes that timely and accurate data collection enables proper monitoring during implementation, adjusting policies and interventions when needed, and evaluating their results and impact upon completion;
Amendment 84 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the crucial need for deployment of and access to infrastructure, especially in rural and remote areas, that is adequate in coverage, quality and security; notes that the main causes hampering connectivity include poverty and lack of essential services, together with the underdeveloped terrestrial networks, lack of enabling public policies and regulatory frameworks, high taxation of digital products and services, low market competition and absence of an energy grid;
Amendment 95 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 97 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that digitalization per se is not a tool for sustainable development but it should be developed in an SDG-centred manner and accompanied by robust policies in order to enhance its positive potential for sustainable development;
Amendment 99 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to launch new initiatives with special focus on developing digital infrastructure, promoting e-governance and digital skills, strengthening the digital economy and fostering SDG-centred start-up ecosystems, including funding opportunities for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to enable them to interact digitally with multinational enterprises and to access global value chains;
Amendment 103 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to increase investment in digital infrastructure in developing countries in order to bridge the significant digital divide in a development effective principle-based manner;
Amendment 107 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that MSMEs in developing countries make up the majority of businesses and employ the majority of manufacturing and service sector workers; reiterates that facilitating proper and well regulated cross-border e- commerce willhich puts people’s rights in the centre, might have a direct impact on improving livelihoods, fostering higher living standards and boosting economic development; reaffirms the contribution that such endeavours could make to gender equality, since a great number of these companies are owned and run by women;
Amendment 118 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that ICT tools can be used for information dissemination during natural disasters and emergencies; highlights that digital technologies can enable low-income communities and other vulnerable communities to have access to quality basic public services such as health, education, water, sanitation and electricity, as well as to humanitarian relief and other public and private services;
Amendment 123 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that digital technologies such as SMS and mobile phone apps provide new tools for circulating important information, particularly forwhich could be used by poor and isolated people; notes the potential of mobile phone technology, which hasmay have advantages including lower access costs due to increasing network coverage, user- friendliness and falling costs of calls and text messages;
Amendment 130 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Acknowledges the potential role of digital technology in promoting democracy and citizens participation in decision making;
Amendment 133 #
2018/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Acknowledges the cpotentrial role of digital technology in access to public health services, including sexual and reproductive rights, namely abortion and in training for health workers and health and e-health information services; calls, therefore, on policymakers to introduce the appropriate policy and regulatory frameworks to scale up public e-health projects; asks the Commission to provide the necessary financial resources in this regard;
Amendment 11 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas in 2015, 264 million children and young people of primary or secondary school age were not enrolled in school; whereas in countries affected by fragility and conflicts there are 37% more girls than boys out of primary school and young women are nearly 90% more likely to be out of secondary school than their counterparts in countries not affected by conflict;
Amendment 22 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Is convinced that aid to education must be a priority, because education is a fundamental right but also because it is essential for the achievement of the other SDGs: for economic development and reducing inequalities, and for health, democracy and the rule of law, womengender equality and women and girl’s empowerment and conflict prevention;
Amendment 27 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Union and its Member States to devote 10% of their official development assistance to education by 2024, and 15% by 2030 and to include this commitment in the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2021-2027);
Amendment 34 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Observes that the efforts of developing countries and increases in ODA will not be sufficient to bridge the funding gap; calls therefore for the creapromotion of innovative funding instruments to bolster national education systemsprogressive tax systems and for the combat of illicit financial flows, which annually drain 50 billion USD just from Africa;
Amendment 37 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the 20% EU aid target for basic social servicesEU’s 20% ODA target to social inclusion and human development, covering basic social services including health and education is imprecise and does not allow adequate monitoring of expenditure;
Amendment 49 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Union and its Member States to devote at least half of their education aid to basic education by 2030;
Amendment 51 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls also for at least 40% of education aid from the EU and Member States to be directed to LDCs;
Amendment 56 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recalls the importance of gender equality and girls’ education to achieve sustainable development and the principle of leaving no one behind; calls for the EU to promote inclusive, safe quality education, to support efforts to remove barriers to girls’ access to, participation in and completion of education and to ensure girls are empowered in and through education;
Amendment 64 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls the importance of secondary education and vocational training; considers that the latter must be geared to the needs of businesses for youth employability and long- lasting development; considers that vocational training should provide young people with the skills needed to secure decent work, in coordination with thembusinesses and, as far as possible, financed by them; notes that the Union’s External Investment Plan could be mobilised for this purpose;
Amendment 76 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is concerned about the phenomenon of the ‘brain drain’; calls on those Member States that devote too muchpart of their aid to scholarships and the expenses of students from developing countries to reduce it; considers that multiple entry visas would enable these students to update their knowledge and promote circular mobilityensure those students will return back to their home countries to contribute to development with the knowledge gained; Recalls, however, that students costs do not represent direct ODA flows to developing countries thus inflate aid;
Amendment 103 #
2018/2081(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates that only an enabling environment makes quality education possible, including nutritional aspects, health and safety, and access to electricity and water, in order to enable pupiboys and girls to genuinely benefit from school and to increase completion rates, especially in primary education;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls the paramount importance of effectively observing the principle of Policy Coherence for Development established in article 208 of the TFEU by taking account of development cooperation objectives in EU policies which are likely to affect developing countries, including its agricultural policy;
Amendment 24 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the EU to ensure the future PAC will surpass the problems related to the current export-oriented agricultural model by enhancing EU´s internal markets and short food supply chains in a sustainable manner so that, on the one hand it will not undermine countries’ development and on the other will ensure resilience to external shocks and threats, such as Trump’s Administration recent one on the Spanish olive sector;
Amendment 59 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Highlights the risks on land tenure rights and environmental sustainability posed by intensive monoculture, intensive livestock farming and cattle breading and seed privatisation; Calls, in this regard, on the EU to promote food sovereignty by developing fair and environmentally sustainable food production schemes, responsible consumption and incentivising sustainable dietary patterns in all policies likely to affect developing countries;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that ODA alone is not sufficient to meet development needs and that the private sector plays an essential role inis a unique and valuable resource in the global fight against poverty, inequality and marginalization; while all resources of finance are important for sustainable development, aid can achieve things that other sources cannot; Highlights that the private sector, if properly regulated and aligned with internationally agreed development effectiveness principles, could play a role contributing to the realisation of inclusive and sustainable development and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 8 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that when acting in development, the private sector should abide by shared principles and common values, in order to contribute positively to the achievement of the SDGs, should abide by shared principles and common values, such as the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles, namely ownership, alignment, harmonization and accountability, and that development objectives and effectiveness should prevail;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the EU to ensure that its activities, both in the field of development and trade, are aligned with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development established in TFUE Article 208 and promote and respect human rights;
Amendment 25 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that trade is not an end in itself, but that an inclusive, free and fair trade policy aligned with the SDGs can contribute to poverty eradication; recalls the principle of policy coherence for development, requiring that the objectives of development cooperation be taken into account in policies that are likely to affect developing countries; calls on the EU to systematically evaluate the impact of its trade policies on developing countries;
Amendment 27 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Reiterates that environmental consequences of trade policy are unevenly distributed, and risk jeopardising inequality reduction and broader development goals; calls, to this extent, on the EU to comprehensively mainstream environmental sustainability principles, sustainable management of natural resources, land tenure rights and the effective consideration and inclusion of local and indigenous communities as interested and affected stakeholders within the EUs trade policy;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the EU to include robust sustainable development chapters in all its trade agreements and to effectively ensure them through sanction-based mechanisms;
Amendment 34 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates the importance of thedemocratic international fora, where all countries are represented on equal footing, to establish multilateral rules- based order as the most effective way to achieve an inclusive global trading system; emphasises the importance of comprehensive binding provisions on social, labour and environmental standards in trade agreements; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to include a chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development in all trade agreements and calls for further steps in order to grant them with effectiveness by accompanying them with sanction-based mechanisms;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are an import, under their current paradigm, cannot be ant instrument to promote sustainable development through trade, if accompanied by appropriate structural measuresif the promotion of human rights and the achievement of the SDGs are at its core, and if accompanied by appropriate structural measures to ensure it; insists, in this regard, on the paramount importance of respecting, as stated in SDG 17.15, partner country's democratic policy space to regulate and take suitable decisions for their own national context, respond to the demands of their populations, and fulfil their human rights obligations and other international commitments; Stresses that the future ACP-EU relations must be articulated on a fair and balanced framework among equal partners in which respect for the independence and sovereignty of parties and respect for the will of the people is ensured;
Amendment 51 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recalls the effects that EU`s PAC has on developing countries; calls, in this regard, to the EU to ensure the future PAC will surpass the problems related to the current export-oriented agricultural model by enhancing EU´s internal markets and short food supply chains in a sustainable manner so that, on the one hand it will not undermine developing country's development, and on the other, that it ensures resilience to external shocks;
Amendment 54 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Recalls that Article 8 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) states: ‘In all its activities, the Union shall aim to eliminate inequalities, and to promote equality, between men and women’; Stresses that trade and trade liberalisation have very different impacts on women and men, which can also be negative, resulting in fundamental shifts in gender roles, relationships and inequalities; insists that all EU trade agreements should promote gender equality;
Amendment 57 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 4 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the progress made in FLEGT VPAs; calls on the Commission to strengthen their implementation and to address remaining challenges such as corruption, conflict timber, forest degradation, transparency and the security of tenure for communities as a key principle of land governance; notes that the Commission is also negotiating VPA's with more countries, among others Vietnam; points out that the forthcoming Free Trade Agreement between the EU and Vietnam could have a negative incentive on illegally logged Vietnamese timber; urges the Commission to first have the VPA with Vietnam signed and fully implemented;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the progress made in FLEGT VPAs; calls on the Commission to strengthen and speed up their implementation and to address remaining challenges such as corruption, conflict timber, forest degradation, transparency and the security of tenure for communities as a key principle of land governance;
Amendment 8 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to explicitly address conflict timber in the FLEGT regulation or bilateral agreements; treating it as illegal; suspending bilateral agreements and notifying Member State authorities without having to wait for UN or EC sanctions;
Amendment 12 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to promote a correct allocation of resources by Member States, with harmonised sanctions, and interpretation;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Amendment 24 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the EU has regulated the supply chains of timber, fish and conflict minerals, but not yet of forest-risk agricultural commodities; urges the Commission to develop a legal framework to enforce due diligence obligations in the supply chain of these commodities, taking into account besides the environmental impacts, also the human rights impacts of deforestation, like land grabbing, severe intimidations to human rights defenders and slavery-like labour conditions;
Amendment 32 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises the need of expanding and reinforcing the arrangements for preventing, monitoring and verifying environmental and human rights impacts of EU bilateral and multilateral free trade and investment agreements, including via verifiable indicators and independent community-based monitoring and reporting initiatives;
Amendment 39 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the EU to always include enforceable provisions in its TSD chapters to halt illegal logging and forest degradation, including through the possible use of sanctions; calls on the Commission to add such provisions to already concluded FTAs through the revision clause; recalls the importance of tackling the illegal logging for domestic use, which in some countries and sectors exceed the quantity of exports;
Amendment 46 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to use the GSP to improve the protection of forests in partner countries, including by setting up a complaint mechanism allowing interested parties to submit complaints, which shall take into special consideration the rights of the indigenous peoples, forest- dependent communities, and the rights granted under ILO Convention C169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples where applicable ;
Amendment 53 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls the importance of adequate access to justice, legal remedies, and effective protection for whistleblowers in natural resources exporting countries in order to ensure the efficiency of any legislation or initiative;
Amendment 2 #
2018/0291(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GDeclines to gives its consent to Samoa’s accession to the agreement;
Amendment 381 #
Amendment 396 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The general objective of the Programme "Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument" (the ‘Instrument’) should be to uphold and promote sustainable development, environment and biodiversity protection, fight climate change, eradicate poverty and tackle inequalities as part of the Union’s values and interests worldwide in order to pursue the objectives and principles of the Union’s external action, as laid down in Article 3(5), Articles 8, 21 and 2108 of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 428 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The new European Consensus on Development ('the Consensus')60 , signed on 7 June 2017, provides the framework for a common approach to development cooperation by the Union and its Member States to implement the 2030 Agenda and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. Eradicating poverty, tackling discrimination and inequalities, protecting the environment and biodiversity, fighting climate change, leaving no one behind and strengthening resilience are at the heart of development cooperation policy. _________________ 60 "The New European Consensus on Development 'Our World, our Dignity, Our Future'", Joint statement by the Council and the Representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the European Commission, 8 June 2017.
Amendment 441 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In line with the international commitments of the Union on development effectiveness as adopted in Busan in 2011 and renewed at the Nairobi High Level Forum in 2016 and recalled in the Consensus, the Union’s development cooperation should apply the development effectiveness principles, namely ownership of development priorities by developing countries, alignment, harmonisation, a focus on results, inclusive development partnerships as well as mutual transparency and accountability.
Amendment 448 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Pursuant to the Sustainable Development Goals, this Regulation should contribute to reinforced monitoring and reporting with a focus on results, covering outputs, outcomes and impacts in partner countries benefiting from the Union's external financial assistance. In particular, as agreed in the Consensus, actions under this Regulation are expected to contribute 20% of the Official Development Assistance funded under this Regulation should contribute to social inclusion and human development, including gender equality and women's empowermentwith a focus on basic social services, namely health including nutrition, education and social protection.
Amendment 452 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In line with existing commitments in the EU Gender Action Plan II, at least 85% of ODA-funded programmes should have gender equality as a principal or significant objective. In addition, 20% of all Official Development Assistance under this regulation should have gender equality as a principal objective. These commitments will be reflected through specific objectives under all pillars of the instrument.
Amendment 458 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) This regulation will give particular attention to the rights and empowerment of children and youth, in particular girls and young women, and will contribute to the realisation of their potential as key agents of change by investing in human development and social inclusion.
Amendment 468 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) This Regulation should reflect the need to focus on strategic priorities, both geographically – the European Neighbourhood and Africa, as well as countries that are fragile and most in need, but also thematically – security, migration, climate change and human righparticularly Least Developed Countries, but also thematically – democracy and human rights, gender equality, sustainable development, poverty eradication and fighting inequalities, security, migration, climate change, biodiversity, environment and global public health threats.
Amendment 480 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The European Neighbourhood Policy, as reviewed in 201562 , aims at62 aims at the deepening of democracy, promotion of human rights and upholding of the rule of law, the stabilisation of neighbouring countries and strengthening resilience, particularly by boosting economic development, as the Union's main political priorities. In order to attain its objective, the reviewed European Neighbourhood Policy has been focusing on four priority areas: good governance, democracy, the rule of law and human rights, with a particular focus in engaging further with civil society; economic development; security; migration and mobility, including tackling the root causes of irregular migration and forced displacement. Differentiation and enhanced mutual ownership are the hallmark of the European Neighbourhood Policy, recognising different levels of engagement, and reflecting the interests of each country concerning the nature and focus of its partnership with the Union. Neighbourhood funding is a key lever in addressing common challenges. _________________ 62 Joint communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, "Review of the European Neighbourhood policy", 18 November 2015.
Amendment 505 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Civil society organisations should embrace a wide range of actors with different roles and mandates which includes all non-State, not-for-profit structures, non-partisan and non-violent, through which people organise to pursue shared objectives and ideals, whether political, cultural, social, environmental or economic. Operating from the local to the national, regional and international levels, they comprise urban and rural, formal and informal organisations.
Amendment 513 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change and biodiversity loss, protecting the environment, in line with the Union commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and the Convention on Biological Diversity, this Regulation should contribute to mainstream climate and environmental action in the Union policies and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 45% of the Union budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Actions under this Regulation are expected to contribute 250% of its overall financial envelope to climate and environmental related objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the implementation of this Regulation, and the overall contribution from this Regulation should be part of relevant evaluations and review processes. As a general principle, all Union action and expenditure should be consistent with the objectives of the Paris Agreement, as well as with the Sustainable Development Goals, and not contribute to environmental degradation.
Amendment 536 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Horizontal financial rules adopted by the European Parliament and the Council on the basis of Article 322 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should apply to this Regulation. These rules are laid down in the Financial Regulation and determine in particular the procedure for establishing and implementing the budget through grants, procurement, prizes, indirect implementation, financial assistance, budget support, trust funds, financial instruments and budgetary guarantees, and provide for checks on the responsibility of financial actors. Rules adopted on the basis of Article 322 TFEU also concern the protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in Member States and third countries, as the respect for the rule of law is essential for sound financial management and effective EU funding.
Amendment 550 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) An External Action Guarantee should be established building on the existing EFSD Guarantee and the Guarantee Fund for external actions. The External Action Guarantee should support the EFSD+ operations covered by budgetary guarantees, macro-financial assistance and loans to third countries on the basis of Council Decision 77/270/Euratom71 . These operations should be supported by appropriations under this Regulation, together with those under Regulation (EU) No …/… (IPA III) and Regulation (EU) No …/… (EINS), which should also cover the provisioning and liabilities arising from macro-financial assistance loans and loans to third countries referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation EINS, respectively. When funding EFSD+ operations, priority should be given to those which have a high impact on job and livelihood creation and whose cost-benefit ratio enhances the sustainability of investment and provide the highest guarantees of sustainability and long term development impact throughout local ownership. The operations supported with the External Action Guarantee should be accompanied by an in-depth ex ante assessment of environmental, financial and social aspects, as appropriate and in line with the better regulation requireincluding the impact on human rights and livelihoods of affected communities, the impact on inequalities and the identification of ways to address those inequalities in line with the better regulation requirements and by taking due account of the principle of free and prior informed consent (FPIC) of affected communities in land-related investments. The External Action Guarantee should not be used to provideivatise or undermine the provision of essential public services, which remains a government responsibility. _________________ 71 Council decision 77/270/EURATOM of 29 March 1977 empowering the Commission to issue Euratom loans for the purpose of contributing to the financing of nuclear power stations (OJ L 88, 6.4.1977, p. 9).
Amendment 586 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) to develop a special strengthened relationship with the countries in the Eastern and Southern neighbourhood of the EU, founded on cooperation, peace and security, mutual accountability and shared commitment to the universal values of democracy, rule of law and respect for human rights, socio-economic integration, environmental protection and climate action;
Amendment 592 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) at global level, to consolidate and support democracy, rule of law and human rights, support civil society organisations and local authorities, further stability and peace and address other global challenges including migration and mobility, prevent conflict and promote just and inclusive societies, and address other global and regional challenges as well as foreign policy needs and challenges, as defined in Annex III;
Amendment 606 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) to respond rapidly to: situations of crisis, instability and conflict; resilience challenges and linking of humanitarian aid and development action; and foreign policy needs and priorities.
Amendment 612 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. At least 925% of the expenditure under this Regulation shall fulfil the criteria for Official Development Assistance, established by the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. This Regulation shall contribute to the collective target of reaching 0.20% of the Union Gross National Income towards Least Developed Countries and 0.7% of the Union Gross National Income as Official Development Assistance within the timeframe of the 2030 Agenda.
Amendment 616 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. At least 85% of the Official Development Assistance funded programmes, geographic and thematic, under this Regulation shall have gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights and empowerment as a principal or significant objective, annually and over the duration of its actions. In addition, 20% of the Official Development Assistance under this regulation, across all programmes geographic and thematic, shall have gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights and empowerment as a principal objective.
Amendment 620 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. At least 20% of the Official Development Assistance funded under this Regulation, across all programmes, geographic and thematic, annually and over the duration of its actions shall be ring-fenced for social inclusion and human development, in order to support and strengthen the provision of basic social services, such as health - including nutrition, education and social protection, particularly to the most marginalised including women and children.
Amendment 623 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Union funding under this Regulation shall be implementapplied through:
Amendment 649 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 654 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Actions implementapplied through thematic programmes shall be complementary to actions funded under geographic programmes and shall support global and trans-regional initiatives for achieving internationally agreed goals, in particular the Sustainable Development Goals, protecting global public goods or addressing global challenges. Actions through thematic programmes may also be undertaken where there is no geographic programme, or where it has been suspended, or where there is no agreement on the action with the partner country concerned, or where the action cannot be adequately addressed by geographic programmes.
Amendment 735 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – title
Article 9 – title
9 Capacity building of military actors in support of development and security for development
Amendment 740 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. In order to contribute to sustainable development, which requires the achievement of stable, peaceful and inclusive societies, Union assistance under this Regulation may be used in the context of a wider security sector reform or to build the capacity of military actors in partner countries, under the exceptional circumstances set out in paragraph 4, to deliver development activities and security for development activitiesto build the capacity of governmental/public and civil, non-governmental sector actors in partner countries, to deliver development activities, prevent conflicts, ensure preparedness to address pre- and post- crisis situations and consolidate peace, guided by the principle of a strict commitment to a purely civilian and non- military approach.
Amendment 742 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Assistance pursuant to this Article may cover in particular the provision of capacity building programmes in support of development and security for development, including training, mentoring and advice, as well as the provision of equipment, infrastructure improvements and services directly related to that related to the following assistance.:
Amendment 746 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a (new)
(a) Support for civilian measures related to demobilization, disarmament and reintegration (DDR), ad hoc tribunals, truth and reconciliation commissions and mechanisms;
Amendment 747 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b (new)
(b) Support for socio-economic measures to address the impact of displaced populations, including measures addressing the needs of host communities in critical situations or emerging conflicts;
Amendment 748 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c (new)
(c) Support of international, regional, state and non-governmental organisations, which undertake efforts in and promote confidence building, mediation, reconciliation and dialogue;
Amendment 749 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point d (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point d (new)
(d) Support for measures to address the impact on the civilian population of anti-personnel landmines, unexploded ordnance or explosive remnants of war and violent conflicts;
Amendment 750 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point e (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point e (new)
(e) Support measures to combat the trade of small arms and light weapons in particular into conflict regions, inter alia within the UN framework and in close cooperation with civil society;
Amendment 751 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point f (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point f (new)
(f) Support for socio-economic measures to promote ownership, equitable and fair access to, and transparent management of natural resources;
Amendment 752 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point g (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point g (new)
(g) Support measures to help to develop and organise civil society's participation in political processes, in particular to promote the participation of women;
Amendment 753 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Amendment 754 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 756 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 766 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) recurrent military expenditure;
Amendment 767 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) training which is designed to contribute specifically to the fightingto the capacity of the armed forces.
Amendment 795 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) The preparation, application and review of all programming documents under this Article shall comply with the principles of policy coherence and those of aid effectiveness.
Amendment 806 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 850 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to address new needs or emerging challenges, such as those at the Union’s or its neighbours’ borders or those in third countries linked to crisis and post-crisis situations or migratory pressure;
Amendment 863 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) commitment to and progress in implementing jointly agreed political, economic, environmental and social reform objectives;
Amendment 876 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. IndicativelyA maximum of 10 % of the financial envelope set out in Article 4(2)(a), to supplement the country financial allocations referred to in Article 12, shall be allocated to partner countries listed in Annex I in order to implementapply the performance- based approach. The performance-based allocations shall be decided on the basis of their progress towards democracy, human rights, rule of law, cooperation on migration, economic governance an and implementing agreed reforms. The progress of partner countries shall be assessed annually, in particular by means of country progress reports which include trends as compared to previous years.
Amendment 898 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt annual or multiannual action plans or measures. The measures may take the form of individual measures, special measures, support measures or exceptional assistance measures. Action plans and measures shall specify for each action the objectives pursued, the expected results and main activities, the methods of implementation, the budget and any associated support expenditures. Action plans and measures shall specify for each action the objectives pursued, the expected results and main activities, the methods and partners of implementation, the budget and associated support expenditures, and the way in which they contribute towards the targets in this instrument including indicative allocations. Their potential adverse effects on these targets shall also be considered and plans shall be adjusted accordingly.
Amendment 904 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Annual or multiannual action plans and individual measures may be used to implement rapid response actions referred to in Article 4(4)(b) and (c).
Amendment 945 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
When providing budget support in accordance with Article 236 of the Financial Regulation, the Commission shall clearly define and monitor criteria for budget support conditionality, including progress in reforms and transparency, and shall support the development of parliamentary control, national audit capacities, CSO participation in monitoring and capacities and increased transparency and public access to information ann development of strong public procurement systems that support local economic development and local businesses.
Amendment 958 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 11
Article 24 – paragraph 11
11. In order to promote local capacities, markets and purchases, priority shall be given to local and regional contractors when the Financial Regulation provides for an award on the basis of a single tender. In all other cases, participation of local and regional contractors shall be promoted in accordance with the relevant provisions of that Regulation. Sustainability and due diligence criteria shall apply to all cases.
Amendment 972 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The External Action Guarantee shall not be used to privatize or undermine the provision of essential public services, which remains a government responsibility.
Amendment 975 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The purpose of the EFSD+ as an integrated financial package supplying financial capacity drawing on the methods of implementapplication set up in Article 23(1)(a), (e), (f) and (g), shall be to support investments and increase access to financing, while maximising development additionality, delivering innovative products and crowding in private sector, in order to foster sustainable and inclusive economic, environmental and social development and promote the socio-economic resilience in partner countries with a particular focus on the, eradication of poverty, sustainable and inclusive growth, the creation of decent jobs, in particular for women and young people economic opportunities, skills and entrepreneurship, socioeconomic sectors, with a focus on social enterprises and cooperatives in view of their potential to reduce poverty, inequalities, human rights and livelihoods, supporting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises as well as addressing specific socioeconomic root causes of irregularforced migration, in accordance with the relevant indicative programming documents. Special attention, and additional support for institutional capacity building, economic governance, and technical assistance, shall be given to countries identified as experiencing fragility or conflict, Least Developed Countries and heavily indebted poor countries.
Amendment 982 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The EFSD+ operations eligible for support through the External Action Guarantee shall contribute to the following priority areas: a) providing finance and support to private, social enterprises and cooperative sector development to contribute to sustainable development and, where appropriate, the European Neighbourhood Policy and the objectives set out in Article 3 of the of Regulation EU…/… [IPA III]; b) leveraging private sector financing, with a particular focus on micro, small and medium-sized social enterprises; c) strengthening socioeconomic sectors and areas, related public and private infrastructure and sustainable connectivity.
Amendment 1002 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) provide financial and development additionality.
Amendment 1011 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 1012 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point e
Amendment 1015 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The European Parliament or the Council may invite eligible counterparts, CSOs and local communities to an exchange of views concerning financing and investment operations covered by this Regulation.
Amendment 1021 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. The Commission shall establish a scorecard of indicators to guide project selection. Implementing partners shall fill in the scoreboard for all operations under EFSD+. The Commission shall assess all operations supported by the Guarantee against eligibility criteria and shall use the scoreboard to perform an independent quality check on the due diligence and assessment made by implementing partners at project level. If necessary, the Commission shall ask for clarification and modifications to the implementing partners. The scoreboard for all projects shall be made public after approval for the use of the guarantee by the Commission and implementing partners.
Amendment 1026 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 1030 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In view of possible grievances of third parties in partner countries, including communities and individuals affected by projects supported by the EFSD+ and the External Action Guarantee, the Commission and European Union delegations shall publish on their websites direct references to the complaints mechanisms of the relevant counterparts that have concluded agreements with the Commission. The Commission shall also establish a centralised grievance mechanism to provide the possibility of directly receiving complaints related to the treatment of grievances by eligible counterparts. The Commission shall take that information into account in view of future cooperation with those counterparts.
Amendment 1040 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Guarantee on an aggregated basis, including the impact on decent job creation, the eradication of poverty and the reduction of inequality, are addressed; that assessment shall include a gender analysis of the operations covered based on evidence and data broken down by gender, where possible and analysis of the type of private sector supported including cooperatives and social enterprises;
Amendment 1051 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 6
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 6
The Commission shall, to an appropriate extent, associate all relevant stakeholders, and beneficiaries, including CSOs; in the evaluation process of the Union's funding provided under this Regulation, and may, where appropriate, seek to undertake joint evaluations with the Member States and development partners with close involvement of the partner countries.
Amendment 1141 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 4 – point d a (new)
Annex II – part A – point 4 – point d a (new)
(d a) Promoting corporate social responsibility, due diligence in supply chains and the systematic application of the "precautionary principle";
Amendment 1144 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 4 – point f
Annex II – part A – point 4 – point f
(f) Strengthening the involvement of local communities and indigenous people in climate change responses, the fight against biodiversity loss and wildlife crime, conservation of ecosystems and the governance of natural resources, including through the improvement of land use and water resources management. Promoting sustainable urban development and resilience in urban areas;
Amendment 1147 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 4 – point g
Annex II – part A – point 4 – point g
(g) Promoting the conservation, sustainable management and use, and restoration of natural resources, healthy ecosystems and halting biodiversity loss, and protecting wildlife, including combatting poaching, and wildlife trafficking ;
Amendment 1148 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 4 – point g a (new)
Annex II – part A – point 4 – point g a (new)
(g a) Addressing biodiversity loss, implementing international and EU initiatives to address it, in particular through the promotion of the conservation, sustainable use and management of terrestrial and marine ecosystems and associated biodiversity.
Amendment 1153 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 4 – point m
Annex II – part A – point 4 – point m
(m) Promoting resource efficiency and sustainable consumption and production through the entire supply chain, including tackling pollution and a sound management of chemicals and waste;
Amendment 1157 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 4 – point n a (new)
Annex II – part A – point 4 – point n a (new)
(na) Achieving the international commitments regarding biodiversity conservation in treaties such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and other biodiversity-related treaties
Amendment 1168 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 5 – point d
Annex II – part A – point 5 – point d
(d) Strengthening social and environmental sustainability, corporate social responsibility and responsible business conduct throughout the entire value chains, ensuring value sharing, fair prices and fair trading conditions;
Amendment 1170 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 5 – point e
Annex II – part A – point 5 – point e
(e) Increasing effectiveness of public spending and promoting more strategic use of public finance, including through blending instruments to crowd in additional public and private investthe promotion of sustainable public procurement instruments;
Amendment 1173 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 5 – point h
Annex II – part A – point 5 – point h
(h) Boosting and diversifying agricultural and food value chains, within social and planetary boundaries, promoting economic diversification, value addition, regional integration competiveness and fair trade, and strengthening sustainable, low-carbon and climate- change-resilient innovations;
Amendment 1181 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 5 – point s
Annex II – part A – point 5 – point s
(s) Promoting fair, and sustainable and undistorted access to extractive sectors.
Amendment 1188 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point c
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point c
Amendment 1190 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point d
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point d
Amendment 1193 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point d a (new)
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point d a (new)
(da) supporting regional and international disarmament initiatives and arms export control regimes and mechanisms;
Amendment 1194 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point e
Annex II – part A – point 6 – point e
(e) Supporting regional and international civilian initiatives contributing to security, stability and peace;
Amendment 1244 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex III – point 3 – point 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 1261 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Annex III – point 3 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1346 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 1
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1347 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1349 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1350 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 1351 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 1352 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 3
Annex IV – point 3 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1361 #
2018/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex V – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) contribute to climate action and environmental protection and management; allocating a significant share of EFSD+ to climate action, environment and biodiversity protection related objectives, to contribute to the 50 % target of the NDICI;
Amendment 65 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) fostering open science and ensuring visibility to the public and open access to research data and results;
Amendment 69 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) improving science communication through open source platforms.
Amendment 90 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 5
Annex I – paragraph 5
The Strategic Planning will help to develop and realise the implementation of policy for the relevant areas covered, at EU level as well as complementing policy and policy approaches in the Member States. EU policy priorities and Sustainable Development Goals will be taken into consideration during the Strategic Planning process to increase the contribution of research and innovation to the realisation of policy. It will also take into account foresight activities, studies and other scientific evidence and take account of relevant existing initiatives at EU and national level.
Amendment 93 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 9
Annex I – paragraph 9
In the ‘Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness’ and the ‘Open Innovation’ Pillars, research and innovation will be complemented with activities which operate close to the end- users and the marketsocietal needs articulated by civil society organisations, such as demonstration, piloting or proof-of- concept, excluding however commercialisation activities going beyond the research and innovation phase. This will also include support to demand- side activities that help accelerate the deployment and diffusion of a broad range of innovations. Emphasis will be put on non-prescriptive calls for proposals.
Amendment 100 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 18
Annex I – paragraph 18
The Commission will systematically identify and record the results of the research and innovation activities under the Programme and transfer or disseminate these results and knowledge produced in a non-discriminatory fashion to industry and enterprises of all sizes, public administrations, academia, civil society organisations and policy-makers, in order to maximise the European added value of the Programme and its dedication to Sustainable Development Goals. Therefore, scientific publications, results and background data should be open access focused.
Amendment 114 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 5
Annex I – part I – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 5
The gap between the research performance of the US and the EU countries has narrowed over the 10 years since the ERC was established. The ERC funds a relatively small percentage of all European research, but from this achieves a disproportionally high scientific impact. The average citation impact of the research supported by the ERC is comparable to that of the world’s top elite research universities. The ERC’s research performance is extremely high when compared with the world’s largest research funders. The ERC funds a great deal of frontier research in many of the research areas that have received the highest numbers of citations, including those areas that are rapidly emerging. Although ERC funding is targeted to frontier research it has resulted in a substantial number of patents. However, to ensure open data and public return on public investment, patenting results obtained from the Framework Programme should be strongly restricted.
Amendment 117 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 2
The overall aim is to endow Europe with world-class sustainable research infrastructures open and accessible to all researchers in Europe and beyond, which fully exploit their potential for scientific advance and innovation. Key objectives are to reduce the fragmentation of the research and innovation ecosystem, avoiding duplication of effort, and better coordinate the development and use of research infrastructures. It is crucial to supportguarantee open access to research infrastructures for all European researchers as well as, through the European Open Science Cloud (hereafter ‘EOSC’), increased access to digital research resources, specifically tackling the currently sub-optimal embracement of open science and open data practises. Equally, the EU needs to tackle the rapid increase of global competition for talent by attracting third country researchers to work with European world-class research infrastructures. Increasing the competitiveness of European industry is also a major objective, supporting key technologies and services relevant for research infrastructures and their users, thus improving the conditions for supply of innovative solutions.
Amendment 118 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 2
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) should become an effective and comprehensive delivery channel for research infrastructures services and should provide Europe’s research communities with the next generation of data services for harvesting, storing, processing (e.g. analytics, simulation, visualisation services) and sharing big science data. The EOSC should also provide researchers in Europe with access to the majority ofall data generated and collected by research infrastructures as well as to HPC and exascale resources deployed under the European Data Infrastructure (EDI)13 . _________________ 13 The European Data Infrastructure will underpin the European Open Science cloud by providing world-class High Performance Computing capability, high speed connectivity and leading-edge data and software services.
Amendment 140 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 6 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 6 a (new)
- De-linkage of research costs and price of medicines in order to increase access and ensure Sustainable Development Goal 3 - Good Health and Well-Being for People
Amendment 148 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Next Generation Internet applications and services for consumers, industry and society building on open access, trust, interoperability, better user control of data, transparent language access, new multi modal interaction concepts, inclusive and highly personalised access to objects, information and content, including immersive and trustworthy media, social media and social networking;
Amendment 166 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – paragraph 1
Annex I – part III – paragraph 1
Open innovation is a vital paradigm for the EU to continue delivering prosperity to its citizens and meeting challenges of the future. Implementing it requires a systemic, cross-cutting and multifaceted approach. Europe’s economic progress, social welfare and quality of life rely on its ability to boost productivity and sustainable growth, which, in turn, depends heavily on its ability to innovate. Innovation is also key to solving the major challenges that lie ahead for the EU.
Amendment 167 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – paragraph 7 – indent 1
Annex I – part III – paragraph 7 – indent 1
– Improve the transformation of science into innovation in order to accelerate the transfer of ideas, technologies and talent from the research base into the public sector, civil society organisations, start-ups and industry;
Amendment 168 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – paragraph 7 – indent 2
Annex I – part III – paragraph 7 – indent 2
– Speed upEnsure sustainable industrial transformation: European industry is lagging behind in embracing new technologies and scaling up: 77% of the young and big R&D companies are in US or Asia and only 16% are based in Europe;
Amendment 169 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Annex I – part III – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– Discuss the development of innovation-friendly regulation, through the continued application of the Innovation Pwith respect to the precautionary principle and development of innovative approaches to public procurement including developing and enhancing the Public Procurement of Innovation (PPI) instrument to drive innovation. The Observatory of Public Sector Innovation will also continue to support internal government innovation efforts, alongside the revamped Policy Support Facility;
Amendment 248 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Specific Programme's actions should be used to address market failures or sub-optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner, without duplicating or crowding out private financing and have a clear European added valuereinforce, widen and extend the excellence of the Union's scientific and technological base, tackle major global challenges, environment and economic sustainability and climate changes as well as to improve people's life namely through better employment, access to health and education, social inclusion, active citizenship.
Amendment 287 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) Reinforcement of the investment towards Social Sciences and Humanities
Amendment 296 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) strengthening research into needs expressed by civil society organisations;
Amendment 297 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
(c b) boosting social leadership for a fair economy through a participatory and transdisciplinary research and social innovation;
Amendment 368 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) cluster 'Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies', as described in Annex I, Pillar, section 3
Amendment 375 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) cluster 'Inclusive and Secure Society', as described in Annex I, Pillar II, section 2;
Amendment 423 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For each mission implementation and definition, a mission board may be established for co-designing and monitor its implementation. It shall be composed of around 15 high level individuals including relevant end-users' representatives to the defined mission. The mission board shall include representatives from academia, research and technology organizations, NGOs, Industry of all sizes, SMEs, Start Ups, national and local authorities, and relevant end-users representatives such as Trade Unions, Civil Society Organizations, Consumer Protection Organizations, among others. The members of the mission board shall be appointed by the Commission, following an independent and transparent procedure for their selection, including an open call for expressions of interest. They shall advise upon the following:
Amendment 469 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Scientific Council shall be composed of scientists, engineers and scholars of the highest repute and appropriate expertise, of both women and men in different age groups, ensuring a diversity of research areas and acting in their personal capacity, independent of extraneous interests. The composition of the Scientific Council shall have into account gender balance, different age groups and geographical distribution and representation.
Amendment 509 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The EIC Board shall be composed of 15 to 20 independent high level individuals drawn from various parts of Europe's innovation ecosystem, namely the social innovation, including entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, investors and researcherrepresentatives, investors, researchers and other relevant actors from cultural domains. It shall contribute to outreach actions, with EIC Board members striving to enhance the prestige of the EIC brand.
Amendment 525 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The EIC Board shall have a President who shall be appointed by the Commission following a transparent recruitment process. The President shall be a high profile public figure linked tofigure with a proven expertise in the innovation world.
Amendment 609 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – paragraph 19 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 19 a (new)
International cooperation participation and agreements are subject to the full compliance of human rights' respect and duly observation of the principles acknowledge by the Charter of Fundamental rights of the EU.
Amendment 617 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – paragraph 2
Annex I – part I – paragraph 2
Open and excellent science is inextricably linked to the achievement of world leading innovation. Scientific and technological paradigm shifts have been identified as key drivers for productivity growth, comopetitivenessration, wealth, sustainable and ecological development and social progress and inclusion. Such paradigm shifts have historically tended to originate from the public-sector science base before going on to lay the foundations for whole new industries and sectors.
Amendment 643 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.1 – paragraph 4
Annex I – part I – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.1 – paragraph 4
The President of the ERC will reside in Brussels for the duration of the appointment and devote most of his/her working time12should be full time committed to ERC business. He/she will be remunerated at a level commensurate with the Commission's top management and will be provided by the Dedicated Implementation Structure with the necessary support to carry out his or her functions. _________________ 12She or He should abstain from representing at a board level any public or private institution and take part in any activities that could result in a conflict of interests with her/his duties as president of the ERC. In principle at least 80 %.
Amendment 651 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Annex I – part I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Mobility programs will ensure effective equal opportunities between men and women and include specific measures to remove obstacles to the mobility of female researchers.
Amendment 655 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Europe is a scientific powerhouse with around 1.8 million researchers working in thousands of universities, research centres and world-leading companies. However, it is estimated that the EU will need to train and employ at least one million new researchers by 2027 in order to achieve the targets beings set for increased investment in research and innovation. This need is particularly acute in the non-academic sector. The EU must reinforce its efforts to entice more young women and men to a career in research, to attract researchers from third countries, retain its own researchers and reintegrate European researchers working elsewhere back to Europe. In addition, in order to more widely spread excellence, the conditions under which researchers perform must be further improved throughout the European Research Area (ERA). In this respect, stronger links are needed notably with the European Education Area (EEdA), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and European Social Fund (ESF+).
Amendment 658 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Annex I – part I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Key activities shall provide excellent and innovative training to early-stage researchers at post-graduate level via interdisciplinary projects or doctoral programs allowing researchers to develop their research curriculum and involving Universities, research institutions, businesses, SMEs and other socio- economic groups from different countries. This will develop and improve career prospects for young post-graduate researchers in both a public and private sectors.
Amendment 663 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 7
Annex I – part I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 7
The MSCA contribute to making the ERA more effective, competitive and attractive on a global scale. This can be achieved by focusing on a new generation of highly- skilled researchers and providing support for emerging talent from across the EU and beyond; by fostering the diffusion and application of new knowledge and ideas to European policies, the economy and society, inter alia through improved science communication and public outreach measures; by facilitating cooperation between research-performing organisations; and by having a pronounced structuring impact on the ERA, advocating an open labour market, guaranteeing labor rights, and setting standards for quality training, attractive and non precarious employment conditions and open recruitment for all researchers.
Amendment 678 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part I – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 1
In order to foster excellence, promote cooperation between research-performing organisations and create a positive structuring effect, high-quality training standards, good working conditions, such as equal payment at all levels across European countries, and effective career development of researchers need to be more widely spread across the ERA. This will help modernise or enhance research training programmes and systems as well as increasing institutions' worldwide attractiveness.
Amendment 707 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part I – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Networks of pan EU, national and regional research infrastructures, including small and medium size research infrastructures, addressing global challenges for the provision of access to researchers as well as for the harmonisation and improvement of the infrastructures' services;
Amendment 716 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – title
Annex I – part II – title
II GLOBAL CHALLANGES AND INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION
Amendment 730 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – paragraph 3
Annex I – part II – paragraph 3
Research and innovation are key drivers of sustainable growth and industrial comopetitivenessration, and they will contribute to finding solutions to today’s problems, to reverse as quickly as possible, the negative and dangerous trend that currently links economic development, the use of natural resources and social issues, and turn it into new business opportunities.
Amendment 783 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Early development and the aging process throughout the life course, with emphasis on dementia;
Amendment 789 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Maternal, paternal, infant and child health as well as the role of parents;
Amendment 829 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Diagnostics for earlier and more accurate diagnosis and for patient-adapted treatment, with emphasis in diseases with major prevalence such as cancer and diabetes types I and II;
Amendment 871 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.5 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.5 – paragraph 1
Health technologies and tools are vital for public health and contributed to a large extent to the important improvements achieved in the quality of life, health and care of people, in the EU. It is thus a key strategic challenge to design, develop, deliver and implement suitable, accessible, trustable, safe, and cost-effective tools and technologies for health and care, taking due account of the needs of people with disabilities and the aging society. These include artificial intelligence and other digital technologies, offering significant improvements over existing ones, as well as stimulating a competitive and sustainable health-related industry that creates high-value jobs. The European health-related industry is one of the critical economic sectors in the EU, accounting for 3% of GDP and 1.5 million employees.
Amendment 885 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 5
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 5
– The safety, efficacy and, quality and access tof tools and technologies for health and care as well as their ethical legal and social impact;
Amendment 893 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.6 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.6 – paragraph 1
Health systems are a key asset of the EU social systems, accounting for 24 million employees in the health and social work sector in 2017. It is a main priority to render health systems accessible, cost- effectivaffordable, resilient, sustainable and trusted as well as to reduce inequalities, including by unleashing the potential of data-driven and digital innovation for better health and person-centred care building on open European data infrastructures. This will advance the digital transformation of health and care.
Amendment 895 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Reforms in public health systems and policies in Europe and beyond, keeping its universal character and protecting workers rights;
Amendment 903 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 8
Annex I – part II – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 8
– Solutions for citizen and patient empowerment, self-monitoring, and interaction with health and social care professionals, and care givers for more integrated care and a user-centred approach;
Amendment 910 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – introductory part
Annex I – part II – point 2 – introductory part
2. CLUSTER 'INCLUSIVE AND SECUR, INNOVATIVE AND REFLECTIVE SOCIETYIES'
Amendment 921 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1
The EU stands for a unique way of combining economic growth with social policies, with high levels of social inclusion, shared values embracing democracy, human rights, gender equality and the richness of diversity. This model is constantly evolving and needs to deal with the challenges from amongst other things, globalisation and technological change. Europe also has to respond to the challenges arising from persistent security threats. Terrorist attacks and radicalisation, as well as cyber-attacks and hybrid threats, raise major security concerns and put particular strain on societies.
Amendment 926 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
The EU must promote a model of inclusive and sustainable growth while reaping the benefits of technological advancements, enhancing trust in and promoting innovation of democratic governance, combatting inequalities, unemployment, marginalisation, discrimination and radicalisation, guaranteeing human rights, fostering cultural diversity and European cultural heritage and empowering citizens through social innovation. The management of migration and the integration of migrants will also continue to be priority issues. The role of research and innovation in the social sciences and the humanities in responding to these challenges and achieving the EU’s goals is fundamental.
Amendment 931 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 3
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 3
Amendment 937 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 4
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 4
The magnitude, complexity and trans- national character of the challenges call multi-layered EU action. Addressing such critical social, political, cultural and economic issues, as well as security challenges, only at national level would carry the danger of inefficient use of resources, fragmented approaches and dissimilar standards of knowledge and capacity.
Amendment 940 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 5
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 5
Amendment 945 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 6
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 6
Research and Innovation activities in this Global Challenge will be overall aligned with the Commission's priorities on Democratic Change; Jobs, Growth and Investment; Justice and Fundamental Rights; Migration; A Deeper and Fairer European Monetary Union; Digital Single Market. It will respond to the commitment of the Rome Agenda to work towards: "a social Europe" and "a Union which preserves our cultural heritage and promotes cultural diversity". It will also support the European Pillar of Social Rights, and the Global Compact for safe, orderly and regular migration. Security research responds to the commitment of the Rome Agenda to work towards "a safe and secure Europe", contributing to a genuine and effective Security Union. Synergies with the Justice Programme and with the Rights and Values Programme, which support activities in the area of access to justice, victims' rights, gender equality, non-discrimination, data protection and promotion of the European citizenship will be exploited.
Amendment 948 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point –2.2.1 (new)
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point –2.2.1 (new)
-2.2.1. Social sciences and humanities Social sciences and humanities research shall be fully integrated into each of the priorities of Horizon Europe, contributing to the evidence base for policymaking at international, Union, national, regional and local level. Broad lines - Analysis and development of social, economic and political inclusion and positive inter-cultural dynamics in Europe and with international partners; - Greater understanding of the societal changes in Europe and their impact on social cohesion; - Tackle of major challenges concerning European models for social cohesion and well-being such as immigration, integration, demographic change, the ageing society and disability, education and lifelong learning, as well as the reduction of poverty and social exclusion; - Support research to understand identity and belonging across communities, regions and nations; - Support policymakers in designing policies that foster employment, combat poverty and prevent the development of various forms of divisions, conflict and political and social exclusion, discriminations and inequalities, such as gender and intergenerational inequalities, discrimination due to disability or ethnic origin, or digital or innovation divides;
Amendment 953 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Innovative approaches to support the transparency, responsiveness, accountability effectiveness and legitimacy of democratic governance in full respect of fundamental and human rights and of the rule of law;
Amendment 955 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Strategies to address populism, extremism, radicalisation, terrorism and to includediscrimination and hate speeches and to actively include, empower and engage disaffected, vulnerable and marginalised citizens;
Amendment 961 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.2 – introductory part
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.2 – introductory part
2.2.2. Diverse Cultural Heritage
Amendment 963 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.2 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.2 – paragraph 1
Amendment 975 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
– The contribution of diverse cultural heritage to sustainable development through conservation, safeguarding and regeneration of cultural landscapes, with the EU as a laboratory for heritage-based innovation and cultural tourism;
Amendment 978 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 6
– Influemportance of traditions, behavioural patterns, perceptions and beliefs on values and sense of belongingpluralistic and diverse traditions, customs, perceptions and beliefs on values in the development of communities, promoting the active engagement and participation of all citizens through the share of multicultural knowledge and experiences.
Amendment 984 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 1
European societies are undergoing profound socio-economic transformations, especially as a result of globalisation and technological innovations. At the same time there has been an increase in income inequality in most European countries14 . Forward-looking policies are needed, with a view to promoting inclusive and sustainable growth and reversing inequalities, boosting productivity (including advancements in its measurement) and human capitalcitizens living and working conditions and promoting their personal development, responding to migration and integration challenges and supporting intergenerational solidarity and social mobility. EFree, accessible, inclusive, innovative and high-quality education and training systems are needed for a more equitable and prosperous future. _________________ 14 OECD Understanding The Socio- Economic Divide in Europe, 26 January 2017.
Amendment 986 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Knowledge base for advice on investments and policies especially educationeducation and training policies and strainingtegies, for high value added skills, productivityersonal development, social mobility, growth, social innovation and job creation. The role of education and training to tackle inequalities and to promote social and economic inclusion and active participation in the society;
Amendment 988 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Social sustainability beyond GDP only indicators especially new economicinnovation and bsusiness models and new financial technologiestainability;
Amendment 992 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Statistical and other economic tools for a better understanding of growth and social innovation in a context of sluggish productivity gains;
Amendment 1001 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 8
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 8
– Modernisation of public authorities and services to meet citizens’ expectations and needs regarding service provision, transparency, accessibility, openness, accountability and user centricity.
Amendment 1002 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 9
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 9
– Efficiency of justice systems and improved access to justice based on judiciary independence and rule of law principles, with fair, efficient, accessible, affordable and transparent procedural methods both in civil and criminal matters.
Amendment 1004 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 9 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 9 a (new)
- Mechanisms to improve the transition from formal education to the fast growing digital education, without prejudice of a educational system that should be based on cooperation and shared knowledge where citizens can enhance their personal development, competences and skills.
Amendment 1009 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 a (new)
2.2.3 a. 3. 'SECURE SOCIETIES'
Amendment 1010 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 b (new)
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.3 b (new)
2.2.3 b. European citizens, state institutions and the economy need to be protected from the continued threats of organised crime, including firearms trafficking, drug trafficking and trafficking in human beings.Cybercrime is on the increase and related risks are diversifying as the economy and society digitalise.Europe needs to continue its efforts to improve cybersecurity, digital privacy, personal data protection and combat the spread of false and harmful information in order to safeguard democratic and economic stability.Lastly, further efforts are required to limit the effects on lives and livelihoods of extreme weather events which are intensifying due to climate change, such as floods, storms or droughts leading to forest fires, land degradation and other natural disasters, e.g. earthquakes.Disasters, whether natural or man-made, can put at risk important societal functions, such as health, energy supply and government. Security research is part of the wider comprehensive EU response to security threats. It contributes to the capability development process by enabling the future availability of technologies and applications to fill capability gaps identified by policy-makers and practitioners. Already, funding to research through the EU's framework programme has represented around 50% of total public funding for security research in the EU. Full use will be made of available instruments, including the European space programme (Galileo and EGNOS, Copernicus, Space Situational Awareness and Governmental Satellite Communications).
Amendment 1017 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.4 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.4 – paragraph 1
Disasters arise from multiple sources, whether natural or man-made, including those from terrorist attacks, climate- related and other extreme events (including from sea level rises), from forest fires, heat waves, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic events, from water crises, from space weather events, from industrial and transport disasters, from CBRN events, as well as those from resulting cascading risks. The aim is to prevent and reduce the loss of life, harm to health and the environment, economic and material damage from disasters, ensure food security as well as to improve the understanding and reduction of disaster risks and post-disaster lesson learning. The alarming effects of climate change, visible in the more common heat waves and increase of forest fires, demand higher concern and investment on how the effects of such events can be reverted and prevented.
Amendment 1039 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.5 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.5 – paragraph 1
There is a need to protect citizens from and to respond to security threats from criminal including terrorist activities andto hybrid threats; to protect people, public spaces and critical infrastructure, from both physical (including CBRN-E) attacks and cyber- attacks; to fight terrorism and radicalisation, including understanding and tackling terrorist ideas and beliefs; to prevent and fight serious crime, including cybercrime, and organised crime; to support victims; to trace criminal financial flows; to support the use of data for law enforcement and to ensure the protection of personal data in law enforcement activities; to support air, land and sea EU border management, for flows of people and goods. It is essential to maintain flexibility rapidly to address new security challenges that may arise.
Amendment 1063 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Technologies across the digital value chain (from secure components to cryptography and self-healing, distributed ledger technologies and self-healing, behavioural based security and resilient software and networks);
Amendment 1069 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part II – point 2 – point 2.2 – point 2.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– AStrengthening the European cybersecurity competence network and its competence centre as well as providing training and competences on the most innovative technologies that are being developed in the field of cybersecurity at local, national and European level.
Amendment 1100 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 7
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 7
The EU has the unique chance of being a global leader and increase its share of world markets, by showcasing how digital transformation, leadership in key enabling and space technologies, the transition to a low-carbon, circular economy and comopetitivenessration can reinforce each other through scientific and technological excellence.
Amendment 1104 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 8
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 8
To make the digitised, circular, low-carbon andsustainable low-emission economy a reality, action is needed at EU level because of the complexity of value chains, the systemic and multi-disciplinary nature of the technologies and their high development costs, and the cross-sectoral nature of the problems to be addressed. The EU must ensure that all industrial players, and society at large, can benefit from advanced and clean technologies and digitisation. Developing technologies alone will not suffice. Industrially-oriented infrastructures, including pilot lines, will help set up EU businesses and in particular SMEs deploy these technologies and improve their innovation performance.
Amendment 1111 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 1
Manufacturing is a key driver of employment and prosperity in the EU, producing over three quarters of the EU's global exports and providing over a 100 million direct and indirect jobs. The key challenge for EU manufacturing is to remain competitive at a global level with smarter and more customised products of high added value, produced at much lower energy costsin line with energy efficiency and environment sustainability and protection, boosting the use of renewable energy. Creative, social and cultural inputs will be vital to help generate added value.
Amendment 1123 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Skills and wWorkspaces fully adapted to the new technologies, in line with European social values;mproving better working conditions, preventing occupational and working related diseases, boosting psychological and motivational wellbeing.
Amendment 1137 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Nano-electronics design and processing concepts responding to the specific requirements of digital transformation and global challenges, in terms of functionality, energy consumption and efficiency and integration;
Amendment 1144 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Sensing technologies and their co- integration with computational units as the enabler of the Internet of Things, including innovative solutions on flexible and conformable materials for human-friendly, safe, secure and environment-friendly interacting objects;
Amendment 1174 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 4
– An EU innovation ecosystem of technology infrastructures16 , including medium and small infrastructures, identified and prioritised in agreement with Member States, which provide services to accelerate technological transformation and uptake by EU industry, notably by SMEs and start ups as well as for research institutions, academia and local and regional communities and educational and training centres; this will cover all key technologies necessary to enable innovations in the field of materials; _________________ 16 These are public or private facilities that provide resources and services primarily for the European industry to test and validate key enabling technologies and products. Such infrastructures may be single sited, virtual or distributed, and must be registered in a Member State or a third country associated to the Programme.
Amendment 1178 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.4 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.4 – paragraph 1
Making any object and device intelligent is one of the megatrends. Researchers and innovators developing Artificial Intelligence (AI) and offering applications in Robotics and other areas will be key drivers of future economic and productivity growth. Many sectors including health, neural and language technologies, manufacturing, construction, and farming will use and further develop this key enabling technology, in other parts of the Framework Programme. Developments must ensure the safety of AI-based applications, assess the risks and mitigate its potential for malicious use and unintended discrimination such as gender or racial bias. It must also be ensured that AI is developed within a framework which respects the EU's values and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 1199 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Next Generation Internet applications and services for consumers, industry and society building on trust, interoperability, interconnectivity, better user control of data, transparent language access, new multi modal interaction concepts, inclusive and highly personalised access to objects, information and content, including immersive and trustworthy media, social media and social networking;
Amendment 1229 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.8
Annex I – part II – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.8
Amendment 1298 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 2
To meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement the EU will need to transition to low-carbon, resource-efficient and resilient economies and societies. This will be based on profound changes in technology and services, to the ways in which businesses and consumers behave, as well as involving new forms of governance. Limiting the increase of global average temperature to well below 2°C, and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C, requires rapid progress in decarbonising the energy system and substantially reducing greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions from the transport sector17 . It will also need new impetus to accelerate the pace of developing next-generation breakthroughs as well as demonstrating and deploying innovative technologies and solutions, using also the opportunities provided by digital and space technologies. This will be pursued through an integrated approach encompassing decarbonisation, resource efficiency, reduction of air pollution, access to raw materials and circular economy. _________________ 17 Substantial decarbonisation of other sectors is addressed in other areas of the Horizon Europe Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness pillar.
Amendment 1305 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 5
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1308 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 6
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 6
Transport ensures the mobility of people and goods necessary for an integrated European single market, territorial cohesion and an open and inclusive society. At the same time, transport has significant negative effects on human health, congestion, land, air quality and noise, as well as safety resulting in numerous premature deaths and increased socio-economic costs. Therefore, environment and economic sustainable mobility and efficient transport networks need to become clean, safe, smart, innovative, secure, silent, reliable and affordable, offering a seamless integrated door-to-door service.
Amendment 1309 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 6
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 6
Transport ensures the mobility of people and goods necessary for an integrated European single market, territorial cohesion and an open and inclusive society. At the same time, transport has significant negative effects on human health, congestion, land, air quality and noise, as well as safety resulting in numerous premature deaths and increased socio-economic costs. Therefore, sustainable urban mobility and planning and transport networks need to become clean, safe, smart, secure, silent, reliable and affordable, offering a seamless integrated door-to-door service.
Amendment 1318 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 9
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 9
Finding new ways to accelerate the deployment of clean technologies and solutions for the decarbonisation of the European economy requires also increased demand for innovation. This can be stimulated through the empowerment of citizens as well as socio-economic and public sector innovation and will lead to approaches broader than technology-driven innovation. Socio-economic research covering inter alia user needs and patterns, foresight activities, environmental, economic, social and behavioural aspects, business cases and models and pre- normative research for standard setting, will also facilitate actions fostering regulatory, financing and social innovation, skills, as well as engagement and empowerment of all market players, including small and medium ones, and consumers.
Amendment 1325 #
2018/0225(COD)
Activities under this Cluster contribute in particular to the goals of the Energy Union, as well as to those of the Digital Single Market, the Jobs, Growth and Investment agenda, the strengthening of the EU as a global actor, the new EU Industrial Policy Strategy, the Circular Economy, the Raw Materials Initiative, the Security Union and the Urban Agenda, as well as the Common Agricultural Policy of the EU as well as EU legal provisions to reduce noise and air pollution.
Amendment 1330 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.1 – paragraph 1
Effective implementation of the Paris Agreement has to be based on science, requiring continuously updating of our knowledge on the climate-earth system, as well as the mitigation and adaptations options available, allowing for a systemic and comprehensive picture of challenges and opportunities for the EU's economy. On this basis, science-based solutions for a cost-effective transition to a low-carbon, climate- resilient and resource-efficient society will be developed.
Amendment 1350 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.2 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.2 – paragraph 1
The EU aims to be world leader in affordable, secure and sustainable energy technologies improving its competitiveness in global value chains and its position in growth marketsto the benefit of its citizens and the environment. Diverse climatic, geographical, environmental and socio- economic conditions in the EU as well as the need to ensure energy security and access to raw materials, dictate a broad portfolio of energy solutions, including of non-technical nature. As regards renewable energy technologies, costs need to decrease further, performance must improve, integration into the energy system must be improved and breakthrough technologies need to be developed. As regards fossil fuels, decarbonising their usage will be essential to meet the climate objectives.
Amendment 1376 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Amendment 1391 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.3 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.3 – paragraph 1
The expected growth of variable electricity production and shift towards more electric heating, cooling and transport dictates the need for new approaches to manage energy grids and supports the decentralised solutions such as local energy communities and self-consumption. Next to decarbonisation, the goal is to ensure energy affordability, security and stability of supply, achieved through investments in innovative network infrastructure technologies and innovative system management. Energy storage in different forms will play a key role in providing services to the grid, also improving and reinforcing network capacities. Exploiting synergies between different networks (e.g. electricity grids, heating and cooling networks, gas networks, transport recharging and refuelling infrastructure, hydrogen, and telecom networks) and actors (e.g. industrial sites, data centres, self- producers, energy cooperatives, consumer organisations) will be crucial for enabling the smart, integrated operation of the relevant infrastructures.
Amendment 1404 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Amendment 1415 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.4 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.4 – paragraph 1
Buildings and industry installations play an increasingly active role in their interaction with the energy system. Therefore, they are crucial elements in the transition to renewable energydecarbonised economy based on renewable energy sources and higher share of energy efficient measures.
Amendment 1422 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.4 – paragraph 3
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.4 – paragraph 3
Industries, and especially those that are energy-intensive, cshould further improve energy efficiency, and favou and consumption, and engage efforts for the integration of renewable energy sources.
Amendment 1453 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.5 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Quality of life for the citizens, safe mobility, urban and rural social innovation, cities' circular and regenerative capacity, reduced environmental footprint and pollution;
Amendment 1498 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.9 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 4 – point 4.2 – point 4.2.9 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1519 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2
Meeting the goals of sustainable development, guaranteeing the production and consumption of safe and healthy food, promoting sustainable practices in agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry, ensuring access to clean water, soil and air for all, cleaning up the seas and oceans, preserving and restoring the planet’s vital natural systems and environment requires that we harness the potential of research and innovation. But the pathways for the transition to sustainability and ways to overcome resilient barriers are hardly understood. Making the transition to sustainable consumption and production and restoring planetary health requires investing in technologies, new business models, and social and environmental innovation. This creates new opportunities for a sustainable, resilient, innovative and responsible European economy, boosting resource efficiency, productivity and competitiveness, and generating jobs andsupporting the creation of quality jobs and sustainable economic and social growth.
Amendment 1530 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
They will help to maintain and enhance the provision of biodiversity and secure the long-term provision of ecosystem services, climate adaptation and carbon sequestration (both on land and sea). They will help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and other emissions, waste and pollution from primary production (both terrestrial and aquatic), processing, consumption and other human activities. They will trigger investments, supporting the shift towards a circular economy, bioeconomy and blue economy, whilst protecting environmental health, sustainability and integrity.
Amendment 1546 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Biodiversity status, ecosystem protection, climate mitigation and adaptation, food security, agriculture and forestry, land use and land use change, rural, urban and peri-urban development, natural resources management, ocean exploitation and conservation, maritime security, and other relevant domains;
Amendment 1591 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 8
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 8
– Innovations in farming at the interfaces between agriculture, aquaculture and forestry and in urban and rural areas;
Amendment 1628 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.4 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.4 – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- Oceans' health: ensure the exhaustive observation of the entire Ocean with the aim to reduce in 50% the micro-plastics level by 2030.
Amendment 1685 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.7 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.7 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Solutions for sustainable and regenerative development of cities, peri- urban and rural areas and regions, integrating the circular economy transformation with nature-based solutions, technological, digital, social, cultural and territorial governance innovations;
Amendment 1700 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 2 – introductory part
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 2 – introductory part
2. Inclusive and securInnovative and Reflective sSocietyies
Amendment 1706 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 2 – indent 3 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- 3 - Secure Society
Amendment 1710 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 2 – indent 5
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 2 – indent 5
– Support to security policies in the areas of protection of critical infrastructures and public spaces, CBRN-E (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive materials) and hybrid threats, border protection and document security, and information and intelligence for countering terrorism;
Amendment 1720 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 4 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 4 – indent 1
– Support to implementation of the EU climate, energy and transport policies, transition to a low-carbonsustainable economy and strategies for decarbonisation towards 2050; analysis of integrated national climate and energy plans; assessment of decarbonisation pathway in all sectors, including agriculture and Land Use Land Use Change and Forestry;
Amendment 1723 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 4 – indent 3
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 4 – indent 3
Amendment 1729 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 4 – indent 8
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 4 – indent 8
– Support to energy transition, including local energy communities, the Covenant of Mayors, clean energy for EU Islands, sensitive regions, and Africa;
Amendment 1736 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 5 – indent 3
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 5 – indent 3
– Assessment of climate change and potential mitigation and adaptation measures for agricultural and, fisheries and forestry policies, including food security;
Amendment 1737 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 5 – indent 4
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 5 – indent 4
– Monitoring and forecasting of agricultural and forestry resources in EU and neighbourhood countries;
Amendment 1741 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.3 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.3 – paragraph 1
The JRC will contribute to innovation and technology transfer.. It will support the functioning of the internal market and the economic governance of the Union. It will contribute to development and monitoring of policies targeting a more social and sustainable Europe. It will support the EU's external dimension and international goals and help in promoting good governance. A well- functioning internal market with a strong economic governance andresilient and sustainable fair social system will foster innovation and, competitiveness, jobs creation, social inclusion and well-being.
Amendment 1759 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – paragraph 5
Annex I – part III – paragraph 5
A new global wave of breakthrough innovation is coming up, one that will be based on more 'deep-tech' technologies such as block-chain, artificial intelligence, genomics and robotics, and other technologies, which may also emerge from individual innovators and communities of citizens. They have in common that they are taking shape at the intersection between different technologies, industry sectors, social innovation and scientific disciplines, offering radically new combinations of products, processes, services and business models, and have the potential to open up new markets worldwide. Additional sectors such as manufacturing, financial services, transport or energy will also be impacted.
Amendment 1760 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – paragraph 6
Annex I – part III – paragraph 6
Europe has to ride that wave. It is well positioned as the new wave comes in 'deep- tech' areas, such as artificial intelligence, quantum technologies, clean energy sources, where Europe has some competitive advantages regarding science and knowledge, and can build on close public-privateublic cooperation (e.g. in health care or energy).
Amendment 1785 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – paragraph 12
Annex I – part III – paragraph 12
Additionally, as a continued effort to enhance risk-finance capacities for research and innovation in Europe and where necessary, this pillar will link with the InvestEU programme. Building on the successes and the experiences gained under Horizon 2020 InnovFin, as well as under EFSI, the InvestEU Programme will enhance access to risk finance for bankable research organisations, innovators and entrepreneurs, in particular for SMEs and small midcaps, as well as for investors.
Amendment 1803 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
– Innovations that cut across different scientific, technological (e.g. combining physical and digital) and social fields and sectors will be encouraged;
Amendment 1836 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 7
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.1 – point 1.1.2 – paragraph 7
The Accelerator will mainly operate through a continuously open and bottom- up call, targeting individual entrepreneurs (mainly start-ups and SMEs), with a particular attention paid to young and to women innovators as well as to a geographical balance. This open and bottom- up call will be complemented by targeted support for on emerging breakthrough or disruptive technologies of potential strategic significance. Proposals may also be submitted by investors, including public innovation agencies, but the support will be awarded to the company.
Amendment 1858 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.2 – paragraph 3
Annex I – part III – point 1 – point 1.2 – point 1.2.2 – paragraph 3
Programme managers will come from multiple spheres, including companies, social innovation communities, universities, national laboratories and research centers. They will bring deep expertise from personal experience and years in the field. They will be recognised leaders, either having managed multidisciplinary research teams or directing large institutional programs, and know the importance of communicating their visions tirelessly, creatively, and broadly. Lastly, they will have experience in overseeing important budgets, which require sense of responsibility.
Amendment 1880 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
The EU must also aim to develop ecosystems that support social innovation and public sector innovation, in addition to innovation in private enterprises. Indeed, the government sector must innovate and renew itself in order to be able to support the changes in regulation and governance required to support the large-scale deployment of new technologies and a growing public demand for the more efficient and, effective, accessible and inclusive delivery of services. Social innovations are crucial to enhance the welfare, inclusion and active engagement of our societies.
Amendment 1883 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Annex I – part III – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Amendment 1886 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
Annex I – part III – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – indent 4
– Establish a joint communication strategy on innovation in the EU. It will aim at stimulating the EU's most talented innovators, entrepreneurs, particularly young drivers, SMEs and start-ups, also from fresh cornerthe most deprived regions of the EU. It will stress the EU added-value that technical, non- technical, and social innovators can bring to EU citizens by developing their idea/vision into a thriving enterprise (social value/impact, jobs and growth, societal progression).
Amendment 1892 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
Annex I – part III – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 3 – indent 2
– Support also joint programmes for mentoring, coaching, technical assistance and other services that are delivered close to innovators, by networks such as Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), clusters, pan-European platforms such as Startup Europe, local innovation actors, public but also private, in particular incubators and innovation hubs that could moreover be interconnected to favour partnering between innovators. Support mayshould also be given to promote soft skills for innovation, including to networks of vocational institutions and in close relation with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, special attention should be given to support the participation and engagement of the most deprived EU regions to which the lack of technical knowledge and human resources can be impeditive to participate in these programmes;
Amendment 1896 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 3
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.1 – paragraph 3
To address future challenges, embrace the opportunities of new technologies and contribute to sustainable economic growth, jobs, competitiveness and the well-being of Europe’s citizens, there is the need to further strengthen Europe’s capacity to innovate by: fostering the creation of new environments conducive to collaboration and innovation; strengthening the innovation capabilities of academia and the research sector; supporting a new generation of entrepreneurial and research people; stimulating the creation and the development of innovative ventures.
Amendment 1901 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – introductory part
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – introductory part
3.2.2. Entrepreneurial and innovation skills in a lifelong learning perspective and the entrepreneurial transformation of EU universities
Amendment 1904 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – paragraph 1
The EIT education activities will be reinforced to foster innovation and entrepreneurship through better education and training. A stronger focus on human capital development will be grounded on the expansion of existing EIT KICs education programmes in the view of continuing to offer students and professionals high quality curricula based on innovation and entrepreneurship in line in particular with the EU industrial and skills strategy. This may include researchers and innovators supported by other parts of Horizon Europe, in particular MSCA. The EIT will also support the renewal of European Universities and their integration in innovation ecosystems by stimulating and increasing their entrepreneurialinnovation potential and capabilities and encouraging them to better anticipate new skills requirements.
Amendment 1907 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Strengthening and expanding the EIT label in order to improve the quality of education programmes based on partnerships between different higher education institutions, research centres and companies and offering learning-by-doing curricula and robust multidisciplinary innovative and entrepreneurshipial education as well as international, inter- organisational and cross-sectorial mobility;
Amendment 1909 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part III – point 3 – point 3.2 – point 3.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Development of innovation, capacity building, social innovation and entrepreneurship capabilities of the higher education sector, by leveraging the EIT Community expertise in linking education, research and business;
Amendment 1946 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part 4 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 5
Annex I – part 4 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 5
– Providing researchers with attractive career environments, such as equal payment for equal career, skills and competences needed in the modern knowledge economy36 . Linking the ERA and the European Higher Education Area by supporting the modernisation of universities and other research and innovation organisations, through recognition and reward mechanisms to spur actions at national level, as well as incentives promoting the adoption of open science practices, entrepreneurship (and links to innovation ecosystems), trans- disciplinarity, citizen engagement, international and inter-sectoral mobility, gender equality plans and comprehensive approaches to institutional changes. In that context, also complementing the Erasmus programme support for the European Universities initiative, in particular its research dimension, as part of developing new joint and integrated long term and sustainable strategies on education, research and innovation based on trans- disciplinary and cross-sectoral approaches to make the knowledge triangle a reality, providing impetus to economic growth. _________________ 36 Including notably the European Charter for researchers, the code of conduct for the recruitment of researchers, EURAXESS and RESAVER Pension Fund.
Amendment 1965 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
4 a. Inclusive, Innovative and Reflective Societies
Amendment 1969 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 5
5. Inclusive and Secure Society
Amendment 62 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Open science, including open access to scientific publications and research data, has the potential to increase the quality, impact and benefits of science and to accelerate the advancement of knowledge by making it more reliable, more efficient and accurate, better understandable by society and responsive to societal challenges. Provisions should be laid down to ensure that beneficiaries provide open access to peer-reviewed scientific publications, research data and other research outputs in an open and non- discriminatory manner, free of charge and as early as possible in the dissemination process, and to enable their widest possible use and re-use. More emphasis should in particular be given to the responsible management of research data, which should comply with the FAIR principles of ‘Findability’, ‘Accessibility’, ‘Interoperability’ and ‘Reusability’, notably through the mainstreaming of Data Management Plans. Where appropriate, bBeneficiaries should make use of the possibilities offered by the European Open Science Cloud and adhere to further open science principles and practices.
Amendment 71 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Research activities carried out under the pillar 'Open Science' should be determined according to the needs and opportunities of science and society. The research agenda should be set in close liaison with the scientific community and civil organisations. Research should be funded on the basis of excellence and societal relevancy.
Amendment 97 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) 'open access' means the practice of providing online access to research outputs and research data resulting from actions funded under the Programme, in particular scientific publications and research data, free of charge to the end-user;
Amendment 110 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Open access to scientific publications resulting from research funded under the Programme shall be ensured in accordance with Article 35(3). Open access to all research data shall be ensured in line with the principle 'as open as possible, as closed as necessary'. In cases of conflict between an access restriction under consideration and the pursuit of any of the components of the general objective laid down in Article 3, the restriction shall not be applied unless a compelling need for this is identified. Open access to other research outputs shall be encouragstrongly promoted.
Amendment 114 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Open science practices beyond open access to research outputs and responsible management of research data shall be unequivocally promoted.
Amendment 124 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Open access to research data shall be the general rule under the terms and conditions laid down in the grant agreement, but exceptions shall apply only if justified, and can only happen exceptionally if specific reasons exist, taking into consideration the legitimate interests of the beneficiaries and any other constraints, such as data protection rules, security rules or intellectual property rightspersonal privacy.
Amendment 146 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point c – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point c – introductory part
(c) Cluster 'Digital and Industry': Reinforcing capacities and securing Europe's sovereignty in key enabling technologies for digitisation and production based on open data and technology transfer, and in space technology, to build a competitivesocietally oriented, digital, low-carbon and circular industry; ensure a sustainable supply of rawenewable materials; and provide the basis for advances and innovation in all global societal challenges.
Amendment 147 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point c – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: MSustainable manufacturing technologies; Digital technologies; Advanced materials; Artificial intelligence and robotics; Next generation open internet; High performance computing and Big Data; Circular industries; Low carbon and clean industry; Space
Amendment 148 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – introductory part
(d) Cluster 'Climate, Energy and Mobility': Fighting climate change by better understanding its causes, evolution, risks, impacts and opportunities, and by making the energy and transport sectors more climate and environment-friendly, more efficient and competitivaffordable, smarter, safer and more resilient.
Amendment 149 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point d – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Climate science and solutions; Energy supply; Energy systems and grids; Buildings and industrial facilities in energy transition; Communities and cities; Industrial competitivenessPublic affordability in transport; Clean transport and mobility; Smart and sustainable mobility; Energy storage.
Amendment 150 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point e – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point e – introductory part
(e) Cluster 'Food and natural resources': Protecting, restoring, sustainably managing and using natural and biological resources from land and sea to address food and nutrition securityaccess and the transition to a low carbon, resource efficient circular economy.
Amendment 152 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point f – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point f – introductory part
(f) Non-nuclear direct actions of the Joint Research Centre: Generating high- quality scientific evidence for good public policies where open access to research findings and all data should be accomplished. New initiatives and proposals for EU legislation need transparent, comprehensive and balanced evidence, whereas implementation of policies needs evidence to measure and monitor progress. The JRC will provide Union policies with independent scientific evidence and technical support throughout the policy cycle. The JRC will focus its research on EU policy priorities.
Amendment 153 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) European Innovation Council: promoting societally relevant breakthrough innovation with scale-up potential at global level
Amendment 154 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Pathfinder, supporting future and emerging breakthrough technologies; Accelerator, bridging the financing gap between late stages of innovation activities and market take-upsocietal needs articulated by civil society, to effectively deploy breakthrough market- creating innovation and scale up companioperatives where the market does not provide viable financing, and; additional activities such as prizes and fellowships, and businesssocietally added-value services.
Amendment 155 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Connecting with regional and national CSOs and innovation actors and supporting the implementation of joint cross-border innovation programmes by Member States and associated countries, from the enhancement of soft skills for innovation to research and innovation actions, to boost the effectiveness of the European innovation system. This will complement the ERDF support for innovation eco-systems and interregional partnerships around smart specialisation topics.
Amendment 156 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Strengthen sustainable innovation ecosystems across and outside of Europe; Fostering the development of entrepreneurialsolidarity and innovation skills in a lifelong learning perspective and support the entrepreneurial transformatpublic dimensions of EU universities; Bring new solutions to global societal challenges to the marksociety; Synergies and value added within Horizon Europe.
Amendment 157 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Innovation action: action primarily consisting of activities directly aimed at producing plans and arrangements or designs for new, altered or improved products, processes or services, possibly including prototyping, testing, demonstrating, piloting, large-scale product validation and market replication under the precautionary principle;
Amendment 158 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 5
Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 5
– Training and mobility action: action geared towards improvement of skills, knowledge and career prospects of researchers based on mobility between countries, and, if relevant, between sectors or disciplines, while fostering collaboration with low and middle income countries;
Amendment 159 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – introductory part
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) Evidence that the European Partnership is more effective in achieving the related objectives of the Programme, in particular in delivering clear impacts for the EU and its citizens, notably in view of delivering on global challenges such as the Sustainable Development Goals, and research and innovation objectives, securing EU competitivenesssocial security and contributing to the strengthening of the European Research and Innovation Area and international commitments;
Amendment 160 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d – indent 1
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d – indent 1
– identification of measurable expected outcomes, deliverables and impacts within specific timeframes, including key economic and societal value for Europe;
Amendment 161 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d – indent 3
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d – indent 3
– approaches to ensure flexibility of implementation and to adjust to changing policy or marketsocietal needs, or scientific advances;
Amendment 162 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 4 – point a
Annex IV – point 4 – point a
(a) the ESF+ can mainstream and scale up innovative curricula supported by the Programme, through national or regional programmes, in order to equip people with the knowledge, skills and competences needed for the jobs of the future;
Amendment 163 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 4 – point b
Annex IV – point 4 – point b
(b) arrangements for complementary funding from ESF+ can be used to support activities promoting human capital developmentSustainable Development Goals, gender equality and minorities in research and innovation with the aim of strengthening the European Research Area;
Amendment 164 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 6 – point b
Annex IV – point 6 – point b
(b) research and innovation needs related to digital aspects are identified and established in the Programme's strategic research and innovation plans; this includes research and innovation for Open Internet, High Performance Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, combining digital with other enabling technologies and non-technological innovations; support for the scale-up of companies introducing breakthroughsocietally relevant innovations (many of which will combine digital and physical technologies; the integration of digital across all the pillar 'Global Challenges and Industrial Competitiveness'; and the support to digital research infrastructures;
Amendment 165 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 6 – point c
Annex IV – point 6 – point c
(c) DEP focuses on large-scale digital capacity and infrastructure building in Open Internet, High Performance Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and advanced digital skills aiming at wide uptake and deployment across Europe of critical existing or tested innovative digital solutions within an EU framework in areas of public interest (such as health, public administration, justice and education) or market failure (such as the digitisation of businesses, notably small and medium enterprises); DEP is mainly implemented through coordinated and strategic investments with Member States, notably through joint public procurement, in digital capacities to be shared across Europe and in EU-wide actions that support interoperability and standardisation as part of developing a Digital Single Market;
Amendment 166 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 7 – point a
Annex IV – point 7 – point a
(a) the Single Market Programme addresses the market failures which affect all SMEs, and will promote entrepreneurshipsocietal inclusion and the creation and growth of companioperatives. Full complementarity exists between the Single Market Programme and the actions of the future European Innovation Council for innovative companies, as well as in the area of support services for SMEs, in particular where the market does not provide viable financing;
Amendment 2 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Recalls the necessity to increase the current levels of EU ODA in the future external heading of the MFF, and welcomes the modest increase (in 2018 prices) proposed by the Commission;
Amendment 7 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the proposal for a Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) reflects a new approach to foreign and development policy; recalls that sustainable economic development, good governance and peace and security are essential for achieving the goal of eradicating poverty;
Amendment 11 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the EU's commitment to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development and the Paris climate agreement must guide European development policy; considers that the EU's support for such implementation in developing countries must retain the rights-based approach and a focus on long-term objectives such as the eradication of poverty, tackling inequality, injustice and exclusion, promoting democratic governance and human rights and gender equality, including through promoting the space for civil society, and enhancing sustainable and inclusive development, particularly in the least developed countries (LDCs);
Amendment 14 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 25 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 32 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes with concern the lack of explicit reference in the objectives to sustainable development, the Sustainable Development Goals and combating inequality in the NDICI. For the new approach outlined in the proposed instrument to deliver on the Consensus for Development, these priorities must be reflected explicitly in the objectives of the proposed instrument;
Amendment 35 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Draws attention to the European Union's international commitments to increase its official development assistance to 0.7% of GNI and to contribute at least 0.2% of GNI towards Least Developed Countries by 2030 and to provide new and additional funding for climate action in developing countries; asserts that these commitments must be properly reflected in MFF 2021-2027;
Amendment 39 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes and calls to maintain the proposed 92% ODA-eligibility for the instrument; calls to ring-fence at least 20% ODA, across all programmes, geographic and thematic, annually and over the duration of the NDICI for social inclusion and human development, in order to support and strengthen the provision of basic social services, such as health -including nutrition, education and social protection, particularly to the most marginalised including women and children; calls to dedicate at least 85% of ODA to actions that have gender equality and women's and girl's rights and empowerment as a principal or significant objective, across all programmes, geographic and thematic, annually and over the duration of its actions. In addition, 20% of these actions should have gender equality and women's and girl's rights and empowerment as a principal objective; calls to contribute with 50% of the overall instrument to climate and environment related objectives and actions;
Amendment 41 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recalls that country aid allocations should not be dependent on migration deals with the EU, and there should be no diversion of finance from poor countries and regions to migrants' countries of origin or of transit to Europe on the sole basis that these lie on the migration route;
Amendment 46 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its support for the integration of the European Development Fund (EDF) in the EU budget, with provision also being made for the total additionality of the funds thus transferred; stresses the opportunity that the NDICI represents for boosting the development of the sub-Saharan region through a more targeted neighbourhood policy.
Amendment 29 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) Whereas the Council has noted with concern that “an increasing number of examples of market failure in a number of Member States, where patients access to effective and affordable essential medicines is endangered by very high and unsustainable price levels […] and that individual governments have sometimes limited influence in such circumstances;”1a __________________ 1a Council conclusions on strengthening the balance in the pharmaceutical systems in the EU and its Member States: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press /press-releases/2016/06/17/epsco- conclusions-balance-pharmaceutical- system/
Amendment 30 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3 b) Whereas the European Parliament has expressed that “in many cases, the prices of new medicines have increased during the past few decades to the point of being unaffordable to many European citizens and of threatening the sustainability of national health care systems;”1a __________________ 1a Report on EU options for improving access to medicines (2016/2057(INI): http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getD oc.do?type=REPORT&reference=A8- 2017-0040&language=EN
Amendment 26 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Close monitoring of sensitive products, if any, should facilitate a timely decision concerning the possible initiation of an investigation and subsequent application of measures. Therefore the Commission should regularly monitor imports of sensitive products, if any, from the date of provisional application or entry into force of the Agreements, if there is no provisional application. Monitoring should be extended to other sectors upon a duly justified request made by the relevant industry, trade union or civil society organisation.
Amendment 28 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Safeguard measures should be applied only to the extent, and for such time, as may be necessary to prevent serious injury and to facilitate adjustment, and should take into account the effects of the extraordinary imports on the performance on the Sustainable Development Goals.' achievement. The maximum duration of safeguard measures should be determined and specific provisions regarding extension and review of such measures should be laid down.
Amendment 49 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry, or as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the environment, including that of the producing country, due to the increase of imports to the Union; and,
Amendment 50 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) as to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry, or the working conditions in that industry; paying special attention when it affects the SME's on that sector; and,
Amendment 56 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Upon a duly justified request by the concerned Union industry concerned, trade union or civil society organisation, the Commission may extend the scope of the monitoring to other sectors, if any, than those mentioned in the Annex.
Amendment 62 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. An investigation shall be initiated by the Commission upon request by a Member State, by any legal person or any association not having legal personality acting on behalf of the Union industry, by a concerned trade union or civil society organisation, or on the Commission's own initiative, where there is sufficient prima facie evidence, as determined on the basis of factors referred to in Article 6(5).
Amendment 70 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall evaluate all relevant factors of an objective and quantifiable nature affecting the situation of the Union industry, in particular, the rate and amount of the increase in imports of the product concerned in absolute and relative terms, the share of the domestic market taken by increased imports and changes in the level of sales, production, productivity, capacity utilisation, profits and losses, and employment, wages, and working conditions. This list is not exhaustive and other relevant factors may also be taken into consideration by the Commission for its determination of the existence of serious injury or threat of serious injury, such as stocks, prices, return of capital employed, cash flow, and other factors which are causing or may have caused serious injury, or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry, workers or consumers.
Amendment 77 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry; or to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the environment, including that of the producing country, due to the increase in imports to the Union; and,
Amendment 78 #
2018/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) to cause or threaten to cause serious injury to the Union industry, or the working conditions in that industry; paying special attention when it affects the SME's in that sector; and,
Amendment 4 #
2018/0095(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GDeclines to gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;
Amendment 5 #
2018/0095(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Gives its consent to conclusion of the agreementSuspends the consent procedure until the European Court of Justice has delivered its opinion regarding the compatibility of Investment Court System with European Union Treaties, Opinion 1/17;
Amendment 1 #
2018/0093(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GDeclines to gives its consent to the agreement;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Citation 16
— having regard to special paragraph in the ILO Committee on Application of Standards of the ILO Conference of 2016, the ILO High Level Tripartite Mission Report and the 2017 observations of the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations concerning Conventions 87 and 98 - all which demonstrate convincingly the failure of the government to respect the right to freedom of association and to bargain collectively;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard for the complaint filed in 2017 with the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association concerning the government's crackdown on garment workers in Ashulia in December 2016 and the complaint filed with the UN special mandates concerning the crackdown in Ashulia;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital A
Amendment 10 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital C
C. whereas the ready-made industry (RMG) is currently employing 4.2 million people in as many as 5000 factories and indirectly supports the livelihoods of as many as 40 million people – about a quarter of Bangladesh’s population; whereas the RMG industry has importantly contributed to poverty reduction and to empowerment of women; whereas women, mostly from rural areas, represent 80% of the RMG sector in Bangladesh;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital D
D. whereas the EU’s generous unilateral trade preference under the so- called “Everything, but arms” initiative for least-developed countries (LDCs) enshrined in the EU GSP regulation granting tariff-free access for Bangladesh textiles under flexible rules of origins have significantly contributed to this success storyBangladesh's sizable exports, including of garments;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas these generous trade preferences are enshrined in the EU’s principle to promote fair and free trade, and, therefore, provide for the EU to suspend GSP benefits in most serious cases of human rights violations on the basis of chapter V article 19 point 1 a) of the GSP regulation, which stipulates that preferential treatments may be withdrawn temporarily for [among others]: serious and systematic violation of principles laid down in the conventions listed in Part A of Annex VIII, including the eight ILO fundamental conventions;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital H
H. whereas the current minimum wage of 5 300 BDT (US $ 67) per month has not been increased since 2013 and continues to provide an income below the extreme poverty line set by the World Bank; whereas the minimum wage board has not been convened;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital I
I. whereas since 21st December 2016, following strikes and demonstrations by Bangladeshi garment workers seeking higher wages, the Bangladeshi authorities have arrested or detained at least 1435 unions leaders and worker rights advocatesadvocates, shut union and NGO offices and put them under police surveillance, and suspended or dismissed 1600 workers for protesting the low wages in the garment industry;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital K
K. whereas a number of promising initiatives led by a collaboration between labour and the private sector such as the Bangladesh Accord on Fire and Building Safety (the Accord) have contributed positively to improving supply chain standards and workforce safety over the last 20 years in terms of increasing workers’ rights in the garment supply chain;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital L
L. whereas the conclusions of successive reviews of the Compact in 2014, 2015 and 2016 are reporting tangible improvements achieved by the Bangladeshi authorities, and are recognizinge the contribution of the Compact in improving health and safety in factories and working conditions in the RMG industry; whereas progress relating to worker’s rights has been more challenging and no substantial progress has been witnessed for the last months in this area;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Recital L a (new)
L a. Whereas the ILO has indicated that Bangladesh has made no tangible progress in amending the Bangladesh Labour Act of 2006 and adopted Implementing Rules which create obstacles to the exercise of freedom of association; whereas workers in the garment sector continue to face serious obstacles in registering trade unions; whereas workers have been dismissed for trade union activity without recourse and without sanction of any kind for the employer; whereas workers have been repeatedly subjected to acts of violence, including murder, for exercising trade union activities; and whereas workers in Export Processing Zones have been denied the right to join trade unions;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that despite the impressive track record on growth and developgrowth experimented in recent years, Bangladesh needs to urgently do sizable efforts over the long run in order to achieve sustainable and more inclusive economic growth; underlines that structural reforms leading to increase of productivity, further diversification of exports , social justice, workers' rights, environmental protectionand fight against corruption would be essential in this sense;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) to enhance its level of engagement to improve safety and working conditions and protect workers’ rights in garment sector as a matter of highest priority, to enhance implementation of legislation on building and factory safety; to continue to raise government funding for labour inspectorate, to continue to recruit and to train more factory inspectors, to provide for conditions to lower the turnover of labour inspectors, to set-up an annual work plan for follow-up inspections of factories subject to remediation and to enlarge building and factory inspections to other sectors;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. urges the Government of Bangladesh to instate immediately the minimum wage board and institute a shorter frequency of wage review;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the international brands/retailers and Bangladeshi private sector to stay engaged in order to promote over the long runrespect the labor laws and to promote responsible business practices andincluding decent working conditions for Bangladeshi garment workers and facilitate transparent and coordinated mechanisms between relevant initiativeinformation on which factories are producing the goods; encourages the continuation of the work of the global retailers and brands to adopt a unified code of conduct for factory audit in Bangladesh;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. calls for the Commission to extend corporate social responsibility through binding legislation on due diligence obligations to ensure that EU companies fulfil their obligation to respect both human rights and the highest social and environmental standards;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the EU to initiate an investigation under the GSP mechanism as a way to ensure meaningful progress on workers’ rights, safety and working conditions, building and factory safety and labour inspections; calls on the EU to commence similar procedures regarding the amendment of 2013 Labour Act to address freedom of association and collective bargaining, promotion of social dialogue, non-arbitrary registration of trade unions, and effective investigation and prosecution of alleged anti-union discrimination, as well as the safeguard of labour legislative frameworks and their full compliance with international standards such as ILO conventions 87 and 89;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the Commission's examination of a possible EU-wide initiative on the garment sector-voluntary initiatives and strict codes of c; reminds the European Parliament's call on the Commission to go beyond the presentation of a Staff Working Document and to propose binding legislation on duct shall be its key principlese diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment sector; stresses furthermore that coordination, sharing information and exchange of best practices may contribute to increasing efficiency of private and public value chain initiatives and achieve positive results on sustainable development;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the Commission's examination of a possible EU-wide initiative on the garment sector-voluntary initiatives and strict codes of conduct shall be its key principles; stresses furthermore that coordination, sharing information and exchange of best practices may contribute to increasing efficiency of private and public value chain initiatives and achiebut have proven to be insufficient to deliver positive enough results on sustainable development;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. supports the efforts of the UN open ended working group with the aim of elaborating a binding UN Treaty on business and human rights; calls upon the Commission and Member States to actively engage in this negotiations;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2636(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the high-quality garment sector is essential for Bangladeshi economic and social development, that its expansion has allowed many workers, especially women, to move from informal economy to formal economy; wais deeply concerns against initiatives that could lead to disengagement of EU and other businesses from Bangladesh which would be damaging not only for their reputation but most importantly for future development perspectives of the countrybout the conditions of garment workers in Bangladesh; shares the concern of the International Trade Union Confederation; Notes with concern how existing voluntary initiatives for garment sector´s global supply chain sustainability have fallen short to effectively address human rights and labour rights related issues in the garment sector; Calls, therefore, on the Commission to present a legislative proposal on binding due diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment sector;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Recital A
A. whereas, according to the OECD, 1.6 billion people live in 56 countries identified as fragile4 ; whereas situations of fragility have human-related, and not natural, causes; whereas situations of fragility increase the vulnerability of populations due to various factors including conflict and insecurity, forced displacement, extreme poverty, inequality, food insecurity, economic shocks, poor governance and weak institutions, impunity, and natural disasters exacerbated by the impact of climate change; whereas fostering resilience is particularly important in situations of fragility which the OECD defines along five different dimensions – economic, environmental, political, security and societal; _________________ 4 OECD (2016), States of Fragility 2016: Understanding violence, OECD publishing, Paris
Amendment 8 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas a multifaceted approach to resilience is needed in the EU’'s external action and this can be fostered by increasing coherencethe principle of policy coherence for development in all external actions and harmonization between different EU policies, particularly development aid and humanitarian assistance together with environmental- related policies, and with a clear focus on disaster risk reduction; whereas the EU’'s foreign and security policy also has a central role to place in promoting resilience notably by promoting sustainable development, human rights and political dialogue, while fostering early warning systems and working for the prevention of social socks such as starvation, rise of inequalities, human rights violations, violent conflict and for conflict resolution when this occurs;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Recital F
F. whereas the EU should promote an integrated approach to its external action whilst at the same time enhancing its contribution to sustainable development and recognising each policy’'s mandate and objectives, as recognised in the Treaties; whereas this is particularly important in conflictrisis situations and with regard to the EU’'s humanitarian action, which cannot be considered a crisis management tool and needs to be fully guided by humanitarian aid principles; whereas the EU should continue to promote respect for human rights and international humanitarian law by all parties to a conflict;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Recital G
G. whereas while a lack of resilience can result in immediate needs – including a humanitarian response to save lives or political and diplomatic efforts to face crisis and end conflicts – fostering resilience needs to be understood as a long- term effort embedded in the promotion of sustainable development; whereas as part of the EU’'s foreign policy and development cooperation programmes promoting resilience needs to be context-specific and seek to contribute to the strengthening national resilience strategies owned by partner countries’' governments that are also accountable to their populations;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Recital I
I. whereas a focus on communitiespeople should remain central to the EU’'s approach to resilience, including by, wherever possible, working with and building capacities at national, regional and local levels and by recognising and supporting the central role of civil society organisations and local communities;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas women and girls suffer the most of crisis and conflicts; whereas women and girls are disproportionately exposed to risk, increased loss of livelihoods, security, and even lives, during and in the aftermath of disasters; whereas women and girls face heightened risks due to displacement and the breakdown of normal protection structures and support; whereas in crisis- related context the likelihood of rape, sexual exploitation and risky behaviour greatly increases the likelihood of unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections and complications regarding reproductive health;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Recital J
J. whereas the approach to resilience in the external action of the EU should pay special attention to the most vulnerable parts of the population, including the poorest, minorities, forcibly displaced populations, women, children, migrants, people living with HIV, LGBTI persons and people with disabilities and the elderly;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the recognition of the importance of promoting resilience in the EUGS by making it a strategic priority of the external action of the EU; welcomes the positive contribution which increased political, and diplomatic, and security attention to promoting resilience can have in partner countries but underlines that resilience cannot be reduced to these dimensions;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the multidimensional – economic, environmental, political, securtability and societal – character of resilience and welcomes that this concept is becoming an important one in the EU’'s foreign and security policy, development cooperation and humanitarian assistance; highlights that the distinct mandate and objectives of each policy need to be respected, whilst also promoting greater coherence between policies towards sustainable development; recalls the importance of ensuring the Principle of Policy Coherence for Development in all EU external action by ensuring EU policies do not undermined development countries effort to achieve Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that building resilience in partner countries is a long-term process and that this therefore needs to be integrated into development programmes and all external policies; stresses that the new Joint Communication should recognise this and support the promotion of resilience as essential element of the sustainable development strategies of partner countries, particularly in fragile states; notes that these strategies need to be context-specific and in line with the internationally agreed principles of effective development effectiveness including country ownership, alignment with national development strategies and shared accountability to European citizens and those from partner countries; underlines in this regard the important monitoring and scrutiny role of the European Parliament and of national parliaments;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for community resilience and a focus on vulnerable groups – including the poorest in society, minorities, women, children, migrants, people living with HIV, LGBTI persons, people with disabilities and the elderly – to remain central to the promotion of resilience in the external action of the EU; highlights the central role played by civil society organisations and local communities in building resilience; underlines also the importance of collecting and disseminating disaggregated data to understand the situation of vulnerable groups;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls for further efforts to increase women and girl´s access to health and sexual health education, family planning, prenatal care and sexual and reproductive health and rights, including safe and free abortion services, notably to address the largely unachieved MDG 5 on maternal health, including reduce infant and child mortality and avoidance of high-risk births;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses the need to expand the Refugee Convention and the Kampala Convention to protect and assist displace people around the world as well as the population affected by other forms of violence, such as human trafficking, gender violence and economic violence since they may have a well-founded fear of persecution or be at risk of serious harm;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises state resilience as an important dimension of resilience and underlines that the resilience and stability of countries is directly derived from the respect for human rights, the strength of democracy, trust in institutions, and accountability to their own citizens, objectives, each and all of them, which must be promoted and defended in the implementation of the EUGS; stresses the importance of boosting essential public services, such as education, health, water and sanitation, in order to enhance resilience;
Amendment 65 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that the concept of resilience in the external action of the EU should maintain a global geographic scope; notes that fostering resilience should be an objective of the promotion of human rights and sustainable development in partner countries and not be limited to geographic areas facing security crises with an immediate impact on the EU; promoting resilience should in any case prioritise and pay particular attention to fragile states;
Amendment 71 #
2017/2594(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for sufficient resources to be devoted to the promotion of resilience, in line with its place as one of the strategic priorities of the EU; would welcome a strategic reflection ahead of the next multi- annual financial framework of how the EU can better use existing external financing instruments and innovative mechanisms like Trust Fund, always aligned with internationally agreed development effectiveness principles, to promote resilience; stresses that actions can be financed from different instruments working in a complementary manner and underlines that resources drawn from development cooperation instruments need to maintain poverty reduction as their central objective;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
– having regard to its resolution on the European Consensus on Development of 7 June 20179 , _________________ 9 OJ C 210, 30.6.2017, p. 1.14 February 2017,
Amendment 6 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard to its report on increasing the effectiveness of development cooperation of 11 November 2016,
Amendment 8 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 b (new)
Citation 19 b (new)
– having regard to its report on EU 2015 Report on Policy Coherence for Development of 2 May 2015,
Amendment 11 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy,TEU, the TFEU, the SDGs, the Development Effectiveness Principles together with the European Consensus on Humanitarian Aid and the new European Consensus on Development determine the EU strategy on development cooperation and humanitarian aid;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas reinstating and extending the so-called global gag rule, cutting funds to organisations that provide women and girls with family planning and sexual and reproductive health and rights services is of serious concern;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2258(INI)
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 financial pressure on the DCI, the EDF and the HAI, have stretched these instruments to their limits and have requiredlead to the decision of the setting-up of new ad hoc mechanisms such as trust funds, which are surrounded by serious concerns namely on transparency, democratic accountability and on disconnection of development objectives;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that there are cases where budget support has proved to be inefficient and/or has not led to strengthened policy dialogue at country level, and calls for better monitoring of this kind of aidbudget support programmes have a proven record on development effectiveness and are key instruments to boost policy dialogue;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomNotes 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); Recalls that poverty and development are multidimensional, and that overcoming GDP as the unique development indicator is needed;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that – since the majority of the world’s poorest people live in middle-income countries, in which inequalities persist among different geographical areas, between urban and rural areas, affecting women and minority groups in particular – withdrawing aid to middle-income countries would be a regressive step for the achievement of the SDGs;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that evaluations have underlined the strategic relevance of the DCI’s thematic programme, in particular its ability to promote EU interests and global actions on public goods;
Amendment 92 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the very different needs and nature of the groups of ACP countries and overseas countries and territories (OCTs) covered by the EDF raise questions over the one-size-fits-all approach that characterises the choice of procedures and modalities, and ultimately over the territorial scope of the EDF; Recalls the need for a new and genuine partnership amongst equals, with human rights as the main focus;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the EDF faced pressure to tackle an increasing number of political demands, such as security and migration, which may bare difficult to align with the EDF’s core values and principles of the EU´s development and cooperation policy, namely poverty eradication;
Amendment 110 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recalls that unsafe abortion is listed by the World Health Organisation as one of three leading causes of maternal mortality; Recalls the internationally declared legal basis for the right to sexual and reproductive health and rights for victims of sexual violence and for people in conflicts;
Amendment 113 #
2017/2258(INI)
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, 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 116 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) has become amust be the 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 which are likely to affect developing countries; is of the view, however, that overall coherence between instruments could be further improved;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is worried that UMICs that have graduated from the EDF and the DCI may be faced with a funding gap that places them in a situation of vulnerability; calls on the Commission to reflect on the consequences and to facilitate their access to EFIs tailored to their needs, specially to step up efforts to enhance good governance by combating corruption, tax fraud and impunity, as these are among the main obstacles preventing development, to ensure respect for the rule of law, the holding of free and transparent elections, the separation of powers and equal access to an independent, impartial and professionalised judicial system to address institutional weaknesses and to strengthen administration; acknowledges the work carried out by EUROsociAL in this area;
Amendment 135 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the strict application of preconditions allowing for than effective use of budget support and for a morewith a systematic monitoring of this aid modality in partner countries;
Amendment 137 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Warns against abusive recourse to trust funds; is concerned at the fact that contributions from Member States and other donors to trust funds have been below expectations, with negative consequences for their effectiveness; recalls the need for parliamentary scrutiny on these funds; is of the view that a fragmentation of instruments has negative influence on aid effectiveness and on development policy's primary objective: poverty eradication;
Amendment 144 #
2017/2258(INI)
26. Recalls that the Commission should ensure transparency when trust funds are used; recalls, moreover, that trust funds shouldmust apply the full range of development effectiveness principles and that a monitoring report assessing this alignment should be published biannually;
Amendment 150 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to implement the HAI in a way consistent with the Humanitarian principles and commitments agreed in the Grand Bargain and with the conclusions of the European Court of Auditors’ Special Report No 15/201610 ; calls on the Commission, in particular, to increase transparency in the strategic programming and funding selection procedure, pay due attention to the cost-efficiency of actions, improve monitoring during implementation, allocate greater funding for national and local responders, cut bureaucracy through harmonised reporting requirements, and make provision on a multiannual basis in terms of strategy, programming and funding, so as to ensure greater predictability, flexibility, rapidity and continuity in humanitarian response; _________________ 10 European Court of Auditors, Special Report No 15/2016, ‘Did the Commission effectively manage the humanitarian aid provided to populations affected by conflicts in the African Great Lakes Region?’, 4 July 2016
Amendment 162 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Reiterates the autonomy of the EU’s development and humanitarian policies, which are based on specific legal bases recognised in the Treaties and establish values and objectives that are specific and should not be subordinated to the EU’s geopolitical strategy and should always be aligned with development effectiveness principles and, in the case of humanitarian aid, the principles of humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence;
Amendment 171 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses that the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty, together with stackling inequalities, as recognised in the Sustainable dDevelopment Goals, should remain the primary objectives of the EU’s development policy and of its development instruments, with special attention paid to those most at risk;
Amendment 177 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Considers it necessary to increase the current levels of EU ODA in the future architecture of the EFIs post-2020 and to develop a binding timeline, so as to enable the EU to honour its collectivehistorical commitment to provide 0.7 % of Gross National Income (GNI) in ODA and allocate 0.2 % of ODA/GNI to the least developed countries;
Amendment 179 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Recalls the need to achieve OECD DAC recommendations on reaching an average grant element in total ODA of 86%";
Amendment 184 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Is of the view that the transfer of funds between objectives and for changing priorities within an instrument should only take place on the basis of real needs of partner countries, without compromising the principles and objectives of the instrument and with adequate involvement of the monitoring authority; calls in particular for a clear distinction between ODA-eligible funding and other, non- ODA-eligible funding; is againststrongly rejects any transfer of funds earmarked for DACable activities to programmes that cannot be accounted for as ODA;
Amendment 194 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. ConsiderHighlights that development policy and humanitarian objectives should not be subjugated to donor countries’ and the EU´s security objectives nor border controls or migration flow management; considers, in this vein, that ODA should be used primarily to alleviate poverty and that actions and programmes that are aligned with national security interests should therefore not be funded using development finance, so as to avoid the risk of instrumentalisation of EU aid;
Amendment 198 #
2017/2258(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Reiterates that EDF budgetisation would bring advantages such as stronger democratic legitimacy and scrutiny of the instrument, and enhanced visibility and transparency, as well as an increase in the efficiency and development effectiveness of EU development aid;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls Article 21 TEU, Article 208 TFEU, Agenda 2030 and the fact that the EU is bound by a rights-based approach to development;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the allegations that some ODA projects, specially blending ones, have negatively affected the rights of indigenous peoples; regrets that the REDD+ programme has failed to secure tenure rights for local forest communities; urges the EU to support the inclusion of human rights obligations in all domestic and international mitigation and adaptation instruments;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 22 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses the need to adopt specific measures to address conflict timber, to stem the flow of conversion timber, and to shift investment away from forest- damaging activities resulting in displacement of local and indigenous communities; calls on the EU to adopt additional measures to support the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems and their communities, and eliminate deforestation from the EU’s supply chains, as part of a new EU Action Plan on deforestation, forest degradation and respect for forest communities tenure rights;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges partner countries to recognise and protect indigenous peoples’ rights to customary ownership and control of their lands and natural resources as set out in the UNDRIP and ILO Convention 169; calls for the EU to actively support partner countries in this and in applying the principle of free, prior and informed consent to large-scale land acquisitions;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that bilateral investment agreements fail to recognise indigenous peoples’ land rights; recalls that international investment law has to respect international human rights law; calls for the suspension of those BITs which threaten human rights; calls on development finance institutions to strengthen their human rights safeguards;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests will become binding for the External Investment Plan; insists that they shouldmust be binding for all EU ODA projects;
Amendment 65 #
2017/2206(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Warmly welcomes the work initiated in the preparation of a binding UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights which it is believed will enhance social corporate responsibility and curve impunity; regrets any obstructive behaviour in relation to this process, and calls for the EU and its Member States to engage constructively in these negotiations;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2146(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the use of budget support but urges the Commission to better define the development outcomes to be achieved in each case and above all to enhance control mechanisms concerning recipient States’ conductdue to its proven record as regards development effectiveness and urges the Commission to boost its policy dialogue potentialities in the fields of corruption, respect of human rights, rule of law and democracy; notes the Court’s Special Report 35/2016 on the use of budget support for domestic resource mobilisation (DRM) in sub-Saharan Africa, which finds that the Commission’s ex- ante analyses of DRM are not sufficiently detailed and do not follow its own guidelines, that the Commission often fails to assess tax exemptions and illicit capital outflows and does not properly consider extraction dividends and whether royalties for access to natural resources have been paid; is concerned about the Commission’s low and sometimes not relevant use of DRM conditions in budget support contracts;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2146(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that given the funding gap required to reach the ambitious development goals, the private sector might play a crucial role; notes that blending might be a useful vehicle for leveraging additional resources, provided that its use is duly justified, its added value is demonstrated and it meets development effectiveness principl, if properly regulated and duly accountable, might play a role; notes that only when fully aligned with the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles, when it is focused on poverty reduction, when its additionality for development objectives are proven, and when it does not imply an opportunity cost vis-à-vis other development programmes, blending might be a useful vehicle for leveraging additional resources.
Amendment 8 #
2017/2086(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that gender disparities in the ownership of and access to resources (such as land, public services, credit and technology), coupled with sociocultural barriers, increase the exposure of those resources to climatic risks;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2086(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to make climate finance gender-responsive; encourages the private sector and other climate finance mechanisms at national and global level to engage in gender mainstreaming during all phases of the project cycle, namely design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; calls on the EU and its member states not to publicly co-finance climate programmes which do not comply with the highest international standards on human rights and gender equality;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2086(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that women’s empowerment is central to the achievement of the SDGs; urges the EU and its Member States to step up their efforts to mainstream gender into their climate policies and development cooperation; highlights the importance of including gender considerations into all EU policies with an impact on development cooperation, including in all trade and investment frameworks;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2086(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls the pivotal role of forests in biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation, the delivery of ecosystem services and the safeguarding of livelihoods; considers that REDD+ action should address structural inequalities around land and forest tenure; stresses the need for third countries to tackle the lack of clarity and security of tenure rights which enable individuals and communities to participate in decision making processes that establish rights and responsibilities within REDD+ action and the ability of individual and communities to benefit from REDD+ activities; underlines the need to overcome the specific impacts on women, who often merely possess usufruct rights to the land, meaning they have no decision-making power when it comes to managing or benefiting from the REDD+ process;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2086(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for gender equality-focused trainings for EU officials especially for the ones dealing with development and climate policies;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas 33 of the 49 least- developed countries are in Africa; whereas more than 218 million people live in extreme poverty in Africa;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the Africa-EU Civil Society Forum Declaration of 12 July 2017 in Tunis,
Amendment 8 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. having regard to the historical debt that EU Member States continue to owe African countries as a result of colonialist policies and the impoverishment caused by the despoilment and exploitation of their human and natural resources;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas lasting sustainable industrialisation and rural productivity are key for development; whereas exports from Africa are dominated by unprocessed products, and whereas a high proportion of these exports are covered by trade preference arrangements and have done nothing to boost industrialisation nor economic development in the countries concerned;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. having regard to the failuremisleading logic of the Washington Consensus, which has not made Africa a player in global trade or eradicated poverty; but has increased inequality rates, and widespread debt unsustainability;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU is a major guarantor of the security of the continent of Afrpolitical, economica and whereas instabilitysocial situation in Africa has a direct impact on stability in Europethe political, economic and social situation in Europe, and vice versa;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the European Union to focus on supporting projects which will have an immediate impact on the creation of decent jobs, the fight against poverty, promotion of human development, protection of the environment, improving the business climategood governance and rule of law, the management of public finances to enhance tax justice, 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, promotion of gender equality;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that EU-Africa relations must be articulated on a fair and balanced framework among equal partners and based on (the) mutual respect and recognition of interests aimed at the promotion of human rights and the realisation of UN´s Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas demographic trends will have to be taken into account, bearing in mind that by 2050 Africa is expected to have a population of 2.5 billion, most of them young people, whilst Europe is expected to have a significantly older population, with an average age of 49 and 11% of the population being aged 80 or older, according to estimates;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines the importance of fair and properly regulated trade relations which have to guarantee the democratic right to regulate to ensure human rights and peoples dignity and in fostering regional integration, contributing to sustainable growth and combating poverty; Stresses that potential benefits of trade, in order to contribute to poverty reduction, must be accompanied with distribution of positive impacts through fair and progressive tax systems;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Considers the principal objective of cooperation between the EU and Africa to be tackling the main causes of the inequality and impoverishment in African countries, such as: the despoilment and monopolisation of resources by multinationals; the direct and indirect backing of despotic and corrupt governments by the EU Member States; the arms trade, a catalyst of conflicts; and the devastating effects of paying foreign debt which greatly hinders the introduction of policies and the development of public services to uphold human rights;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of thise new communication, which aims to impart fresh impetus to the Africa-EU partnership in order to broaden and intensify it, gearing it to prosperity and stability on the two continents, in accordance with the commitments given in subscribing to the SDGs, the new European consensus for development, the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy and Agenda 2063 and human rights;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the EU always to take account of the different levels of development among African countries and to support measures which enhance production and processing capacity, particularly in sustainable agriculture;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it vital to intensify relations between the EU and Africa and to establish ‘win-win’ cooperation to meet shared challenges and secure common benefits, particularly in priority fields such as economic development and job creation, good governanceparticularly in priority areas such as the development and improvement of universal public services with a view to covering basic needs such as food, access to water and sanitation, education and health; sustainable and inclusive social and economic development and the democratisation of the economy via state control of strategic sectors; the creation of quality jobs, good governance and political engagement, security, migration, the environment, education and youth;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the recognised effectivenessimportance of ACP-EU cooperation and notes the results achieved in the field of development; stresses that this common framework must be maintained, while developing the regional dimension, including by means of increased cooperation with the African Union and the regional economic communities;
Amendment 68 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reiterates that it is important that the Member States fulfil their commitment to directing 0.7% of their GDP to official development assistance to strengthen cooperation with Africa;
Amendment 79 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the paramount importance of respecting, as stated on SDG 17.15, partner country´s democratic policy space to regulate and take suitable decisions for their own national context, respond to the demands of their populations, and fulfil their human rights obligations and other international commitments;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Raise awareness of the pervasive link between free trade agreements with developing countries and illicit financial flows (IFF) and tax fraud increase; calls the future EU -Africa strategy to effectively tackle IFF by enhancing cooperation on tax matters and boosting domestic resource mobilisation on partner countries;
Amendment 84 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to increase the participation of civil society in the Africa- EU partnership, promoting the reinforcement of its capacities; supports the various platforms established to make civil society a key actor in the partnership, particularly the Joint Annual Forum, whose aim is to implement the EU-Africa roadmap; stresses the need to put in place a space in which the members of civil society can participate at the 5th Africa- EU Summit;
Amendment 85 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Rejects any kind of cooperative approach and/or political dialogue with African countries based on defence and the conditionality of development cooperation regarding the EU’s migration, border and trade policies and/or the economic interests of European companies; is opposed to funds from the European Development Fund or the Development Cooperation Instrument being used to control and manage migration flows in Africa and calls for effective mechanisms to be put in place to be able to thoroughly control the final destination of Official Development Assistance (ODA) and to assess the projects which received funding;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Deplores the current debt distress in several African countries; stresses the risk of increasing debt distresses through the use of export credits and innovative financial instruments under the umbrella of EPAs; Calls for the EU to ensure debt sustainability in all trade deals with African countries by ensuring the fulfilment of UNCTAD principles on responsible investments and on Responsible Sovereign Lending and Borrowing;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Emphasises that it is important that the main aims of EU-Africa cooperation are to achieve gender equality, empower women and to promote respect for diversity in sexual orientations and gender identity;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Recalls that EU investment policy, especially when involving public money, must contribute to the realisation of the SDGS; recalls the need to enhance transparency and accountability of DFIs, PPPs to effectively track and monitor the money flows, debt sustainability and the added value for sustainable development of their projects;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2083(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Considers it regrettable that a regulatory framework on the way corporations comply with human rights and obligations with respect to social and environmental standards is still lacking, which allow certain States and companies to circumvent them with impunity; calls the EU to effectively promote due diligence obligations to ensure global supply chains sustainability.
Amendment 99 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the need to promote good governance, democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights, but also efforts to combat corruption and to introduce policies which would further diversified, sustainable and inclusive growth and which have a clear social approach based on the redistribution of wealth, which would answer the calls of the people and tackle inequality effectively on both continents, as they are indispensable elements in sustainable development;
Amendment 109 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls therefore for a frank dialogue concerning these valupolicies and principles and for them to be made a major component of cooperation, particularly by extending the positive conditionality of development aid on strict respect for them;
Amendment 111 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the organisation of a joint high-level AU-EU conference on electoral processes, democracy, public services, labour rights and governance in Africa and Europe, and calls for the European Parliament to be fully involved in it;
Amendment 126 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 144 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Points out the importance of the EU and its Member States agreeing to work together in multilateral forums in favour of cancelling the foreign debt of impoverished African countries, with immediate debt relief for the poorest countries, in accordance with UN guidelines; welcomes the UN’s work towards an international sovereign debt workout mechanism;
Amendment 154 #
2017/2083(INI)
17a. Emphasises how important it is when it comes to the development of African countries for the UN to adopt binding rules on the activities of multinationals and measures to combat tax evasion and avoidance, and the close monitoring of the activities of transnationals in African countries, in particular with regard to areas crucial to development such as human rights, workers’ rights and environmental protection; considers it necessary to include specific initiatives on that matter in any EU agreement with African countries;
Amendment 161 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 168 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasises the need to ensure that trading and trade agreements between the EU and African countries are based exclusively on fair and sustainable commercial practices designed to end economic asymmetries, which place human rights and human dignity ahead of mere private profit, which respect the right to regulate the economy and the right to public control of strategic sectors, and which include binding and effective clauses relating to sustainable development and human rights guarantees;
Amendment 182 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Deplores the fact that, each year, some USD 50 billion is drained out of Africa in the form of illicit financial flows, which exceeds total annual Official Development Assistance (ODA); calls therefore on both parties to create effective tools to combat tax evasion and toavoidance, tackle corruption, and support initiatives to increase the corporate responsibility of businesses and to require investors to apply, in a binding and effective manner, the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI);
Amendment 185 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the EIB and Member States’ other development financial institutions to urgently ensure that companies that receive their support do not participate in tax evasion via offshore centres and tax havens and to effectively track and monitor the flows, debt sustainability and added value of their sustainable development projects;
Amendment 187 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Stresses the need to step up cooperation efforts to put an end to impunity, through which governments and multinationals are violating human rights and international agreements on labour rights and environmental protection;
Amendment 197 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. StressReiterates also the importance of high-quality education at all levels, and the need for young people to be connected to global realities and to have skills which meet the needs of the market, by promoting and supporting vocational traininguniversal and public services, particularly in education and health – including sexual health and reproductive rights – and culture at all levels;
Amendment 220 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers it important to support African countries in establishing effective and, therefore, public and universal health systems;
Amendment 235 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Recalls the positive impact that migration and mobility have on the host societies, to which they contribute culturally, socially and financially; recalls the positive impact that economic returns have on the home societies, and the intellectual exchange between both continents;
Amendment 238 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Recalls the EU’s responsibility, through the action of its companies and foreign, economic and trade policies, for the root causes of forced migration, as well as poverty, unemployment, exploitation, environmental problems stemming from the unrestrained exploitation of natural resources and from climate change;
Amendment 240 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Calls on the EU and all its Member States to immediately suspend all readmission agreements with African countries whose governments continually violate the human rights of their people, and reminds the EU and its Member States of their obligation to guarantee and respect migrants’ rights to international protection;
Amendment 248 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. SupportNotes the various initiatives adopted at European level to tackle the underlying causes of irregular migration: migration partnerships, trust funds for Africa and the European Fund for Sustainable Development; And calls for their implementation to be ensured and continued efficiently and coherentlysustainable development policies designed to improve the living conditions of the entire population and not ones that are conditioned by the EU’s economic and migration policy interests;
Amendment 255 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Opposes the progressive movement of the EU’s external borders to different African countries including Morocco, Libya, Niger and Chad; opposes the fact that funds earmarked for cooperation policy are being sent to programmes whose sole objective is to stop the arrival of migrants or asylum seekers and to hold them in third countries or deport them;
Amendment 258 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carry out an investigation into the activities of European companies in Africa and to launch programmes to prevent human exploitation, one of the main causes of forced migration;
Amendment 259 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Condemns the intervention of Member-State armed forces in African countries including Libya, Niger and Mali; condemns the sales of arms by EU companies to African countries where there are high levels of repression or armed conflicts; recalls that this kind of violence is one of the main causes of forced migration;
Amendment 260 #
2017/2083(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)
Paragraph 26 d (new)
26d. Condemns the political support given, by signing migration agreements such as the Trust Fund for Africa and the EU-Horn of Africa Migration Route Initiative, to the governments of dictators such as the Sudanese Omar al-Bashir, for whom the International Criminal Court have issued a warrant for arrest, and to repressive governments and those which systematically violate human rights; expresses concern over how those governments could use the funds for tasks such as border control or the detention of migrants;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that trade is not an end in itself, but that an inclusive and fair trade policy aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the European Consensus on Developmentpromotion of human rights is an important element which could contributinge to poverty-eradication; recalls the principle of policy coherence for development, requiring that the objectives of development cooperation be taken into account in policies that are likely to affect developing countries;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises the need for an inclusive and fair trade policy to strictly respect and abide by the UNFCCC Paris Agreement commitments in order to fairly and coherently contribute to poverty- eradication, social and climate justice;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the importance of the multilateral system as the most effective way to achieve an inclusive and fair global trading system; welcomes the extension of the WTO waiver for pharmaceutical products for LDCs until 2033; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to ensure that trade provisions do not hinder access to medicine, and TRIPS+ provisions such as data exclusivity are not included in trade agreements with developing countries;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of comprehensive provisions on social, gender equality, labour and environmental standards in trade agreements; urges the Commission to include a sanctions-based, binding and enforceable chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development in all trade agreements;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the conclusion of the Regulation on Conflict Minerals1 and calls for its speedy implementation; encourages the Commission to introduce greater transparency and accountability in global supply chains, including binding due diligence obligations, through legislation, for supply chains in the garment sector; _________________ 1 Regulation (EU) 2017/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 laying down supply chain due diligence obligations for Union importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas, OJ L 130, 19.5.2017, p. 1.
Amendment 29 #
2017/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that EU trade and development policy must globally contribute towards sustainable development, regional integration and the incorporation of developing countries into global value chains;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 38 #
2017/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 42 #
2017/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of robust monitoring mechanisms in trade agreements with developing countries, including engagement with civil society organisations; welcomes the fact that EU monitoring missions are being sent to all GSP+ countries and urges the Commission to carry out a critical assessment of progress reports in order to evaluate the ability of trade preferences to deliver development-oriented outcomes;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1. whereas the primary objective of the EU development cooperation policy enshrined in the TFUE article 208 is the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty
Amendment 5 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the EU’s commitment to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) must guide the preparation of the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and therefore that the EU’s support for such implementation in developing countries must increasemust keep its focus on long term objectives such as the eradication of poverty, tackling inequalities and exclusion, promoting democratic governance and human rights, and enhancing sustainable and inclusive development;;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that development cooperation must be implemented in full respect of the internationally agreed aid effectiveness principles and as such, support partner countries’ national plans and strategies to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines, in this context, the need to focus on the health, food, education, water and sanitation, energy, industry, innovation and infrastructure and governance SDGs; increase the current level of resources allocated to development cooperation in order to implement Agenda 2030 in an integrated and holistic way, addressing people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership as agreed in the European Consensus on Development and in full respect of the Development effectiveness principles; emphasises the need to fulfil EU commitment to allocate 20% of its funding to social inclusion and human development as per the new European Consensus on Development; reinstates EU commitment to gender mainstreaming in the next MFF;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages in this context the better use of all programmes under the next MFF headings to complement the EU’ objectives of development cooperation that can support tackling global challenges such as research programme and ensure that through effective policy coherence for development, no EU policy or programme contradict the objectives of poverty eradication, the promotion of sustainable societal, economic and environmental development and of human rights and the reduction of inequalities in partner countries;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points to the crucial role of official development assistance (ODA) in least developed countries and fragile states; notes its potential to facilit and insists thate the mobilisation of financing for development from other sources, private and public, domestic and international; supports the EU’s new efforts at stimulating private investment through blending grants and loans and providing guarantees, also in countries where the needs are great, but the risks are high; notes that important funding needs will arise as a resultEU should honour its commitment under the Addis Ababa Action Agenda to reach 0.20% of ODA/GNI to least developed countries (LDCs) by 2030, in order to leave no one behind;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that high levels of inequalities remain in a great number of middle-income countries (MICs)and, therefore, calls the Commission to maintain specific funding allocations for those countries; considers that country differentiation in terms of funding allocations and cooperation modalities should be based on a broad range of criteria taking inclusive human development, human rights and level of inequalities as well as the country’s priorities for sustainable development into account;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that development assistance can play an important role in the area of migration, refugees and asylum, in particular in tackling the causes of forced displacement and enhancing the benefits of migration and mobility for development and poverty reduction while using a rights-based approach to protect all people on the move whatever their country of origin or status; considers, however, that ODA should not be used to finance measures related to the reception of refugees and asylum seekers in the EU, the externalisation of reception centres and asylum seekers’ application procedures outside EU borders nor the costs of forced return and readmission to the countries of origin and transit; reiterates that development assistance should be needs driven and as such should not be conditioned upon cooperation of third countries in the field of security and migration;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recalls that trust funds have been established under this MFF due to lack of flexibility needed for immediate reactions and that this has led for reduced democratic ownership; stresses therefore that the next MFF must clearly be based in coherent programmes that safeguard this democratic ownership and development objectives; Stresses that greater flexibility in development aid shouldn’t come at the expense of the respect of aid effectiveness principles and aid predictability, and that flexibility should be oriented towards responding to changes in the context of developing countries, and not those of the EU, with a view of increasing development impact;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the next MFF also to reflect the unprecedented needs for humanitarian aid, caused by natural and man-made disasters driven, inter alia, by climate change and by the consequences of the EU`s unbalanced trade policy;
Amendment 85 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasiszes that losses of funds for EU development cooperation caused by Brexit must be compensated for; supports the integration of the European Development Fund (EDF) into the EU budget in the context of an equivalent overall increase the total of EU-managed ODA; recalls however that this integration should only be done on the condition that there is a legal guarantee that it will not lead to the reduction of the current EDF resources or to their diversion for geographic areas or cooperation priorities that are not part of the future agreement(s) between the ACP states and the EU, that resources are ring- fenced in a relevant way to countries’ or regions’ needs and that the principles of co-management and joint programming are guaranteed;
Amendment 101 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Draws attention to the ODA commitments entered into by the EU and its Member States, including that of increasing their ODA to 0.7 % of GNI by 2030; recalls that EU-managed ODA contributes towards the honouring of Member States’ commitments and can significantly increase the development effectiveness of ODA expenditure, including through reduced fragmentation and the facilitation of an incentive-based approach with partner countries; emphasises the need to apply the development effectiveness principles and policy coherence for development to all funding instruments and financing modalities, including blending facilities and the External Investment Plan.
Amendment 1 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the development assistance from the EU budget needs to be kept at least at the level foreseen in the MFF and maintain its focus on long-term efforts to eradicate poverty; welcomes the phasing out of ODA for and on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); considers that since the majority of the world’s poorest people (some 75 per cent) live in middle-income countries, in which inequalities persist among different geographical areas and between urban and rural areas, and affect women and minorities in particular, withdrawing aid to middle -income countries would be a backward step as regards the achievement of SDGs in such countries;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 12 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that an increase in the investment in access to sexual and reproductive health careand rights is necessary to help counter the negative impact of the reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the EU budget is not the adequate tool for financing migration policies, as most Member States remain reluctant to launch a common policy in this field; stresses that development aid must not be made conditional on cooperation in migration matters such as border management or readmission agreements;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Deplores the lack of parliamentary scrutiny over the new trust funds;reiterates the importance of ensuring that trust funds do not respond to specific geopolitical interests of the EU but are pro sustainable development while being fully aligned with the principle of policy coherence for development and the internationally agreed principles of development effectiveness;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that the EU and its Member States must honour their collective commitment, confirmed in 2015, to raise their ODA to 0.7% of their GNI by 2030; calls on the Commission and the Member States to preparesent binding timelines for progressive increases towards this level.
Amendment 3 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned by the risk that Cuba, which is classed as an ‘upper middle income country’ by the DAC/OECD, could see its development assistance under the DCI regulation phased out; considers that the economic crisis and social inequality affecting the countryuntry's situation as a still- developing island state and the economic circumstances it is facing, which are exacerbated by the adverse impact of unilateral coercive measures, justify the adoption of measures that will enable EU assistance to Cuba to be continued, and this should be given particular consideration as part of the forthcoming mid-term evaluation of the DCI regulation;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that EU-Cuban relations, especially in the area of bilateral trade, take a new start withWelcomes the signing of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA), which represent a positive turning point in relations between the EU and Cuba that can provide new possibilities and commitments for both signatories, also in the area of bilateral trade;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that, as the United Nations has indicated, the economic, trade and financial embargo imposed on Cuba by the United States has been, and continues to be, one of the main obstacles to the country's economic and social development, especially, for example, in the services, health, education, food and social services sectors;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that development policy based on law, respect for democratic values and individual rights, and good governance is one of the pillars of the EU’s external action and are also the cornerstones of Cuba's current development model, and this should be clearly reflected in the application of the agreement;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Acknowledges and welcomes the important role Cuba plays in South-South cooperation, its commitment and its international solidarity in the form of humanitarian aid contributions, principally in the health and education sectors; especially recognises the valuable work done by the Cuban medical brigade in Haiti and the agreements in the field of education it has concluded with the SADR;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that the EU, through this agreement and other forms of engagement, can play a crucial role in accompanyingthe process of Cuba’'s economic and social evolutionupdating, based on its own experiences in relation to moving towards a market economy, developing renewable energy sources and creat, maintaining inclusive social protection systems, as well asnd supporting the agricultural sector and preventing natural disasters;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls as the blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba for over 55 years is not only a violation of the human rights of an entire people and the greatest obstacle to the development of the Cuban economy, but also a violation of principles contained in the United Nations Charter and international law, mainly through its extraterritorial applications. Believes that the blockade should be lifted, as requested in Un General Assembly resolution of October 2016 and in previous several resolutions, to facilitate a modernization of the Cuban economy to the benefit of the Cuban people.
Amendment 18 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 20 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Condemns all unilateral measures directed against Cuba, which negatively affect third parties' interests, including EU's enterprises and citizens, and thereby violate commonly accepted rules of international trade.
Amendment 22 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Welcomes the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States, and calls on the US Congress to start working towards the elimination of the blockade; calls on the United States to fully respect and implement the agreement with the EU of May 1998 in London to alleviate the problems with extraterritorial legislation, and its commitment to resist future extraterritorial legislation of that kind;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes note of the measures that the Cuban authorities have adopted in recent months to encourageWelcomes the adoption by the Cuban Parliament in August 2011 of the guidelines of the economic and social policy, aimed at fostering the economic and social development of the country, including through the promotion of free enterprise and economic liberalisation in generalopening ;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 53 #
2017/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the ongoing human rights dialogue in the frame of the PDCA, but deplores the insufficient inclusion of civil society; calls on Cuba to ensure the establishment of a transparent and binding roadmap on human, environmental and labour rights, which should be aimed essentially at safeguarding human rights, enhancing and improving trade unionists’and social rights and, protecting the environment; calls for immediate tangible improvem, recognizing the right of Cuban citizents to facilitate the European Parliament’s consentdecide independently on their future.
Amendment 1 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that corruption is inextricably linked to harm to human rights, equality, social justice and the environment and urges the Commission to take into consideration this link in all the anti-corruption provisions in trade agreements; consequently calls for the inclusion in trade agreements of binding human rights clauses ensuring that private companies, including transnational corporations, respect human rights and the highest social and environmental standards;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that trade agreements should be seen as a key mechanism for promoting anti-corruption measures and good governance; calls for such agreements to include commitments to multilateral anti-corruption conventions in all trade deals; regrets that trade agreements, when increasing inequality, can consequently provoke corruption;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for enhanced transparency obligations for companies as a way to address corruption; underlines the importance of tackling money laundering, tax fraud and tax avoidance in trade agreements, by way of effective measures such as compulsory country-by-country reporting and disclosure of beneficial ownership of companies, trusts or holdings in order to prevent tax base erosion, loss of revenue, and strengthen state building and democratic governance;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2028(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that EU trade partners lose benefits granted by trade agreements where they fail to comply with anti- corruption commitments or with international standards in the field of anti-corruption; cCalls on the Commission to set clear and relevant conditions and performance indicators allowing better assessment and demonstration of results; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to respond firmly, proportionally and quickly where the beneficiary government shows insufficient commitment to comply with what has been agreed.
Amendment 24 #
2017/2027(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to step up efforts to combat corruption, tax fraud and impunity, to ensure the separation of powers and equal access to an impartial judicial system and to strengthen democratic administrations; applauds, in this connection, the work undertaken by the EUROsociAL programme and calls on the Commission to step up its action geared to strengthening good governance and the fight against inequalities, including gender inequalities;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2027(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Having regard to the recommendations made in the European Court of Auditors Special Report on the use of blending calls the Commission to apply on its blending programs enforceable criteria on development effectiveness principles, particularly in terms of ownership, alignment with partner countries, development and financial additionally, transparency and accountability;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2027(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the EIB and other EU Member States’ Development Financial Institutions to urgently ensure that companies that receive their support do not participate in tax evasion via offshore centres and tax havens and to effectively to track and monitor the flows, debt sustainability and the added value for their projects of sustainable development;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2027(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that LAC still face important sovereign debt-related challenges; calls for a human needs- based approach to debt sustainability through the implementation of the UNCTAD principles of responsible sovereign debt transactions for both borrowers and lenders, debt audits and fair debt workout mechanism, which should assess the legitimacy and the sustainability of countries’ debt burdens and possible cancellation of unsustainable an unjust debt; welcomes, in this regard, UN´s work towards an international sovereign debt workout mechanism;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls is not only mainstreamed across all the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 5but is also a standalone goal; whereas trade and trade liberalisation have very different impacts on women and men, which can result in fundamental shifts in gender roles, relationships and inequalities;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas EU trade policy lacks an environmental justice perspective, as well as obligations to comply with international and EU climate commitments; whereas the environmental effects of EU trade policy are unequally distributed between women and men and particularly affect women, further hindering the achievement of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Recalls the need to increase coherence among different but closely interlinked policies, such as trade, development, foreign affairs, employment, migration and gender equality;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the importance of including strong gender equality and women empowerment considerations in the future EU strategy on Trade for All;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to boost coherence between, on the one hand, trade and investment policies and, on the other hand, international conventions and commitments to human rights, development and gender equality; underlines that the existing mechanisms (under, for example, the SDGs, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the Trade Policy Review Mechanism) and tools (such as the Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIAs), the Gender Trade Impact Assessments (GTIAs) and the Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIAs)) must be used to monitor the gender impacts of trade and investments policies and agreements;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the need for gender analysis and perspectives to be integrated systematically into trade and investment policies, and into the trade-related capacity building programmes of international finance institutions, donors and intergovernmental organisations, through ex-ante analysis and monitoring, with a view to overcoming the potentially negative gender impacts of different trade measures and instruments; stresses that a comprehensive analysis of the gender effects of trade should not be limited to employment effects, but should also have a focus on impacts on consumption and on effects on public services provision;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission, in order to fight gender-based inequalities regarding social and economic rights, to ensure that UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights article 16 and article 17 are fully respected in EU´s trade partner countries;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses the need for a coherent and comprehensive integration, within EU trade policy, of SDG Target 13.B on the promotion of women focused mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the paramount importance of ensuring access to quality social services to all; reiterates its concerns about the possible privatisation of basic services resulting from trade and investment agreements, and highlights that the issue of public provision of social services is especially salient for gender equality, given that changes in access to such services, and their quality, creates a gender-uneven distribution of unpaid care work; underlines, therefore, that services and goods such as water and sanitation, education and health care (including women’s access to sexual and reproductive health and rights) should always and universally be ensured;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the paramount importance of respecting, in accordance with SDG target 17.15, partner countries’ democratic policy space to regulate and take suitable decisions for their own national context, respond to the demands of their populations, and fulfil their human rights obligations and other international commitments, including those on gender equality; underlines the need to ensure that neither trade and investment mechanisms nor intellectual property rights endanger the capacity of individual governments to change their laws to include measures to promote gender equality or stronger labour and consumer rights; underlines, in this regard, the need to recognise the risks inherent in Trade agreement mechanisms such as Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) or Investment Court System (ICS) which could endanger the capacity of individual governments to change their laws to include measures to promote gender equality boosting social services, labour standards and consumer rights- related regulations;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls the need to avoid the potential negative impact that trade deals Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) clauses might have on women’s health and women’s food sovereignty, namely through restrictions to access to medicines and through the seeds privatisations;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for the implementation of gender equality-focused training for EU staff and EU trade negotiators as they play a crucial role in gender and trade related issues;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (CETS No. 197) and the Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual exploitation and Sexual Abuse (CETS No. 201)
Amendment 2 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Council of Europe Convention of 11 May 2011 on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention),
Amendment 4 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
- having regard to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA)Report of 2012 entitled “Marrying Too Young - End Child Marriage”,
Amendment 7 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to the 1995 Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action from the 4th World Conference, and the outcomes of the review conferences,
Amendment 10 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- Having regard to the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the outcomes of the review conferences
Amendment 12 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to United Nations Security Council resolutions on women, peace and security 1325 (2000);1820 (2009);1888 (2009);1889 (2010);1960 (2011);2106 (2013);2122 (2013) and 2242 (2015),
Amendment 17 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty establishing the Principle of Policy Coherence for Development, requiring that the objectives of development cooperation be taken into account in policies that are likely to affect developing countries,
Amendment 29 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the original Gender Action Plan I (2010- 2015) brought some progress, it also contained a number of gaps : narrow scope, a weak understanding of the gender equality framework and reproductive monitoring by the EU delegations, a lack of commitment among the EU leadership and a lack of resources, institutional architecture and incentives to motivate staff;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the new Gender Action Plan II 2016-2020 came out of these recommendations with a focus on shifting EU institutional culture at headquarters and delegation levels to create a systemic change in how the EU approaches gender and on transforming women’s and girls’ lives through four pivotal areas;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the release in August 2017 of the first annual implementation report for the year 2016, which demonstrates a clear momentum towards the implementation of the GAP II; emphasizes the need to have future implementation reports finalised and released in a shorter timeframe and regrets that the publication of this report was significantly delayed;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the strong monitoring and accountability framework established to measure progress in GAP II and acknowledges that its increased ambition provides a real opportunity for the EU to advance equality between women and men as well as the empowerment of girls and women in the field of external relations; recognizes however the need for deeper understanding and harmonisation of this framework in order to properly assess the impacts of EU actions;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Condemns all forms of violence against women and girls, and all forms of gender-based violence, including trafficking in human beings, sexual exploitation, forced marriage, honour crimes, female genital mutilation and the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war;calls on the EU and all Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention, the first legally binding international instrument seeking to prevent and combat violence against women;
Amendment 93 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Notes that it is unclear how targeted (G2) and mainstreamed actions (G1) complement each other;calls for further efforts to clarify gender mainstreaming and to increase targeted actions with more significant financial envelops;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Regrets that women, who have experienced or are experiencing violence, are unequally supported against male violence, in terms of information on, access to and provision of shelters, support services and rights, helplines, rape crisis centres, etc.;emphasises that the Istanbul Convention should place male violence against women as a core focus on the Convention, while also addressing all gender-based violence by tackling violence motivated by an intersection of various grounds, including sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression;underlines the importance of strategic measures to proactively combat gender stereotypes and counter patterns of patriarchy, racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia, as well as gender normativity and heteronormativity;
Amendment 96 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Strongly regrets that, as per the European Parliament's study assessment on the implementation of the GAP II, current programming appears to side-line the gender dimension in situations of crisis or difficult conflicts;and that, among other outcomes, this has meant that girls and women victims of war rape do not have access to non-discriminatory care, specifically comprehensive medical care, including abortion, despite the GAP II aiming to empower women to have control over their sexual and reproductive life;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Notes that the report shows the need for stronger support to sexual and reproductive health and rights(SRHR) as a pre-condition for gender equality and women's empowerment, and the necessity for appropriate tools to measure progress with regards to ensure universal access to SRHR;we recall, in this regard, EU commitment to the Programme of Action of the ICPD and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences;and the Sustainable Development Goals 3.7.,5.3 and 5.6;
Amendment 101 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to take further steps to facilitate exchange of best practice in gender mainstreaming between delegations and units such as establishing and promoting a network of gender focal points and sharing more positive examples of successful practice; points out the strikingly low presence of women in the highest academic and decision-making positions, which indicates the existence of invisible barriers based on prejudices which stand in the way of women accessing positions of responsibility;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to take further steps to facilitate exchange of best practice in gender equality and mainstreaming between delegations and units such as establishing and promoting a network of gender focal points and sharing more positive examples of successful practice;
Amendment 109 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Commission and EEAS to ensure that the gender analyses effectively impact the programmes implemented by the EUDs, as well as their political dialogue;stresses therefore the importance of consulting widely with civil society for this gender analysis;
Amendment 119 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls on the Commission to systematically implement the GAP II, including in humanitarian settings where it must provide non-discriminatory access to medical services, in line with international humanitarian law;calls once again on the Commission to actively inform its humanitarian partners that the Commission's policy foresees that, in cases where the pregnancy threatens a woman’s or a girl’s life or causes unbearable suffering, international humanitarian law and/or international human rights law may justify offering a safe abortion rather than perpetuating what amounts to inhumane treatment;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the link between trade and gender is not sufficiently addressed in the GAP II and more generally that gender mainstreaming remains a challenge beyond social sectors; recalls in this respect that negotiation of trade agreements could be used as an effective tool for advancing gender equality between women and men and calls for all EU trade agreements to include references to women’s rights and gender equality; Acknowledges that the EU’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) and GSP+ systems need to be improved by linking economic incentives to the effective adoption and constant monitoring of core human, gender and labour rights conventions;
Amendment 139 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that the success of the GAP II will ultimately depend on long term and consistent engagement of high level political and senior leadership across all EU actors as well as in the availability of sufficient human and financial resources for its implementation; welcomes in this regard the positive engagement from the Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development and encourages more commitment from other Commissioners; notes the special responsibility of the High Representative to coordinate and strengthen this engagement in the coming years; calls for all EU actors to make use of the Gender Resource Package to ensure that gender mainstreaming is consistently applied to realise the ambitious goals of the GAP II;
Amendment 140 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 e (new)
Paragraph 13 e (new)
13 e. Urges the EU to take advantage of the mid-term review of its international cooperation programmes to increase funding for gender overall in bilateral cooperation and through thematic programmes;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 f (new)
Paragraph 13 f (new)
13 f. Welcomes, in this regard, the launching of the joint EU-UN global gender initiative so-called Spotlight Initiative in line with the objective of the GAP II to address sexual and gender- based violence and harmful practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM), early forced marriage, or human trafficking;stresses that recognising and enforcing SRHR are preconditions to end violence against women and girls and calls for the Spotlight Initiative to be resourced with additional funds not already earmarked to gender equality;notes, however, that the Spotlight Initiative addresses mainly elements of the agenda which are already a shared concern globally, as proven by the implementation report and underlines, therefore, the need to advance gender equality in a more comprehensive way, through an adequate mix of programmes and modalities;
Amendment 145 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Emphasises that universal respect for and access to SRHR contributes to the achievement of all the health-related development goals:prenatal care and the ability to avoid high-risk births, reduce infant and child mortality;points out that family planning, maternal health and safe and free abortion services are important elements to save women´s lives;
Amendment 147 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Strongly condemns the Global Gag Rule and its impact on girls access to comprehensive sexuality education, sexual and reproductive health and rights services, including safe and legal abortions;Calls on the EU and the Member States to counter the impact of the gag rule by significantly increasing financing for sexual and reproductive health and rights, in particular funding explicitly destined to ensure access to birth control and safe and legal abortion, using both national as well as EU development funding, in order to fill the financing gap left after the Trump administration’s moves to crease funding all overseas aid organisations that provide sexual and reproductive health and rights services;emphasises that universal respect for and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights contributes to prenatal care and the ability to avoid high-risk birth, such as in the case of child pregnancies, and reduce infant and child mortality;points out that family planning, maternal health and safe abortion services are fundamental elements to save girls’ and women’s lives;
Amendment 151 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13 c. Urges that the provision of humanitarian aid by the EU and the Member States should not be subject to restrictions imposed by other partner donors regarding necessary medical treatment, including access to safe abortion for women and girls who are victims of rape in armed conflicts, and should instead follow international humanitarian law;
Amendment 152 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 d (new)
Paragraph 13 d (new)
13 d. Acknowledges the fact that the growing trend of liberalisation, privatisation and reduction of basic social services, and the weakening of governments to ensure equitable access to social protection, which increase feminisation of poverty, has brought into sharp relief the need to find systemic solutions to the serious lack of social protection affecting women workers;calls for the promotion of Gender-Responsive Social protection by including the issue of women’s and men's roles in care economies;
Amendment 156 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the flexibility the GAP II gives delegations to choose priorities according to their country context; recommends nonetheless that delegations should be encouraged to have shownmust report progress on at least one priority per thematic pillar by the end of the GAP II, as per the requirements enshrined in GAP II, to ensure a more even coverage of the different thematic areas;
Amendment 170 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of conducting systematic gender analysis, using sex and age-disaggregated data, in consultation and with the participation of local CSOs and women’s group and feminist groups, human rights organisations and local and regional authorities for the selection and assessment of the choice of objectives, the means of implementation and monitoring sources, and the efficacy and sustainability of the outcomes; welcomes that 42 country gender analyses have been completed and encourages rapid completion for all other countries; encourages the EU to explore possibilities for sharing and manag, managing and updating gender analysis in a more systematic manner to help improve coordination;
Amendment 180 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that women’s rights are human rights and encourages further work to be undertaken with regards to addressing social norms and gender stereotypes in societies through greater cooperation with civil society, grass roots organisations advocating women’s rights, creating new or developing existing networks, and involvement of the private sector, if possible; notes that girls and women are agents of change and that inclusion of boys and men is necessary to ensure real equality between women and men; stresses that social norms with regards to women’s and men’s roles place women in a situation of greater vulnerability, particularly in relation to their sexual and reproductive health, concerning harmful practices such as FGM or child, early and forced marriages;
Amendment 190 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Stresses the need of budgetary allocations for child marriage prevention programmes that aim to create an environment where girls can achieve their full potential, including by means of education, social and economic programmes for out-of-school girls, child protection schemes, girls’ and women’s shelters, legal counselling, and psychological support;
Amendment 193 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Notes that priorities related to family planning or reproductive health are neglected both in terms of funding and programmes;regrets that no EUDs in the Middle East and North Africa and the Europe and Central Asia regions chose any SRHR-related indicator despite the great need regarding SRHR in these regions;calls on EUDs in these regions to re-evaluate these worrying figures to determine whether they may be linked to misreporting or if there is a need to complement current programmes with targeted actions on SRHR, taking advantage of the mid-term review of the programming;
Amendment 209 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines the need for a simplified method of reporting which keeps bureaucracy to a minimum;call for future implementation reports to be finalised and released in a shorter timeframe; calls for the development of online reporting, clear templates and the issuing of a guidebook to facilitate the work of the delegations;
Amendment 218 #
2017/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Underlines that the dedicated chapter on SRHR must be kept in the annual report in order to truly assess the transformative impact of the GAP II, and to ensure that SRHR progress is appropriately captured by the methodological approach of the report;
Amendment 3 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas on 12 May 2016, the Parliament adopted a resolution on the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda calling on the Commission to come forward with a proposal for an overarching Sustainable Development Strategy, encompassing all relevant internal and external policy areas, with a detailed timeline up to 2030, a mid-term review and a specific procedure ensuring Parliament's full involvement, including a concrete implementation plan; whereas the Commission has fallen-short to deliver Parliament requests;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas, according to the UN[1], climate change presents the single biggest threat to development, and its widespread, unprecedented impacts disproportionately burden the poorest and most vulnerable and increases inequality among and within countries; whereas urgent action to combat climate change is integral to the successful implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); [1] https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2016/go al-13/
Amendment 22 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to define a clear and detailed EU-wide Sustainable Development Goal (SGD) implementation plan with specific targets, assessable indicators,deadlines, and methodology for coordination between the EU and its Member States, underpinned by a transparent and robust monitoring, accountability and review framework with the close involvement of Parliament, on the basis of a comprehensive set of indicators covering social, economic and environmental factors;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. With the objective of supporting the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3, ensuring the health and wellbeing of all, welcomes the report of the United Nations Secretary General's High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines and requests that the European Commission proposes the implementation of its recommendations in relevant policy areas;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of Official Development Assistance (ODA) as a key instrument for eradicating poverty and fighting inequalities; calls on the EU and its Member States to recommit without delay to the 0.7 % of the gross national income target and to submit a timelinen enforceable timeline proposal for gradually increasing ODA in order to reach this target; calls on the Commission to achieve OEDC DAC recommendation of reaching an average grant element in total ODA of 86% and to duly respect the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to develop a binding complaint mechanism to channel the voices of those whose human rights are jeopardised by EU external policies and which will form an essential element of the EU's role in the implementation of the PCD principle and of the sustainable development goals;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to spearhead broad international cooperation in building resilience and adaptive capacity to climate change's adverse effects, developing sustainable low-carbon pathways to the future, and accelerating the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions in line with SDG 13 and the 2016 Paris Agreement's United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes note of the role of the private sector in implementing the 2030 Agenda, by following the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights and in particular its responsibility for transitioning towards sustainable consumption and production patterns in Europe and globally;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2009(INI)
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 while respecting third country´s policy space to regulate and to take decisions that are suitable for their own national context, respond to the demands of their populations, and fulfil their human rights obligations and other international commitments;
Amendment 81 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to re-adjust their approach to migration with a view to developing a migration policy in line with the SDG 10 and a positive, evidence-based narrative on migrants and asylum-seekers; opposes any attempts of linking aid with border control, management of migratory flows or readmission agreements;
Amendment 84 #
2017/2009(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Notes that both the present and previous UN Special Rapporteurs on the right to food have condemned industrial agriculture as being damaging to small- scale farmers in the developing world and have instead stressed the benefits of agroecology; calls on the Commission and the Member States not to promote or fund industrial crop and livestock production in the developing world as this undermines small-scale farmers and will make it impossible to meet SDG 2 on ending hunger and achieving sustainable agriculture and food security;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
— having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and other United Nations (UN) human rights treaties and instruments, in particular the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights adopted in New York on 16 December 1966, and the 1979 United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW),
Amendment 12 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16
Citation 16
— having regard to the report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on practical recommendations of 11 April 2016 for the creation and maintenance of a safe and enabling environment for civil society, based on good practices and lessons learned9 , and to the reports of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of peaceful assembly and of association, _________________ 9 A/HRC/32/20.
Amendment 16 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 25 October 2016 on corporate liability for serious rights abuses in third countries,
Amendment 26 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas civil society encompasses among other civil society organisations (CSOs), non-governmental organisations (NGOs), social, educational, environmental, gender equality and human rights and community groups, faith-based organisations, social movements and trade unions, indigenous peoples and foundations;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas CSOs have become important players in global development assistance, particularly in the delivery of social services, public awareness, the promotion of democracy, human rights and good governance, and the response to humanitarian crises; and the representation of diverse voices, including the most discriminated against or vulnerable and marginalised people;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas there has been an expansion in size, scope and composition of civil society around the world over the past decade; whereas, at the same time, the restrictions against civil society actors and activities have become increasingly repressive and forceful in some developinga large number of countries;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas there has been a worrying increase in the number of reports of CSOs, activists and CSO staff members, human right defenders and journalists being persecuted, harassed, arbitrarily arrested or detained, and in the number of victims of abuse and violence, in recent years; whereas in a number of countries, this is being done with complete impunity, and at times with the support or compliance of the authorities;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas there is a link between a weakened civil society, reduced political and civic space, increased corruption and low human and socio-economic developmentsocial inequality, including that based on gender;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas any credible and effective EU response in addressing shrinking civic space needs to adequately balancerequires a coordinated approach between development and political cooperation, ensuring coherence between all EU external and internal instruments, as well as cooperation at local, regional and international levels;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the 2030 Agenda, and in particular SDGs 16 and 17, provide for enhanced cooperation with civil society as key partner and enabler as regards to the promotion, implementation, follow-up and review of the SDGs;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that a genuinely independent, diverse, pluralistic and vibrant civil society is pivotal to a country’s development and stability, to ensuring democracy and respect for human rights, and to building inclusive societies; further recalls that civil society is a key actor in achieving the SDGs;
Amendment 63 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the central role played by civil society not only in developing countries, but worldwide, in promoting transparency, accountability and good governance, in particular in the fight against corruption, and its potential implications on country’s economic and human development, and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is deeply concerned that the closing down of civil society space in developing countries is being carried out in increasingly subtle and sophisticated ways, which are harder to tackle and range from legislation, administrative, reporting and banking requirements, to the criminalisation and stigmatisation of CSO representatives, defamation, administrative harassment, online repression, censorship, arbitrary detention, gender based violence, torture and assassination;
Amendment 78 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission, the EEAS and Member States to promote effective, joint implementation of the EU Guidelines for Human Rights Defenders in all third countries where civil society is at risk by taking concrete steps such as the adoption of local strategies for the full implementation of the “EU Guidelines on HRD”, and ensuring the absence of protection gaps, strengthening capacities and tools in EU/MS delegations on human rights and on business and human rights, and the implementation of sanctions on human rights abuses such as concrete measures against institutions, organisations or persons responsible for human rights offences such as travel restrictions, freezing of accounts or use of international criminal law;
Amendment 114 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the EU to establish legal mandatory human rights due diligence for business activities in third countries of companies domiciled in the EU and all of their affiliates or subsidiaries. These obligations should entail the following aspects in order to prevent that no investments which could contribute to threats for human rights defenders or other civil society actors are financially supported by the European Union: human rights risk assessments must be compulsory for companies and include possible threats for human rights defenders and other civil society actors; sanctions for the failure to implement human rights due diligence; effective conditions and compulsory human rights risk assessments for public procurement;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to develop a monitoring framework, with special focus on human rights, of the EU external financing instruments;
Amendment 126 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the EU to strengthen its support for the full participation of women- rights organisations, minorities and other vulnerable groups in cultural, social, economic and political processes;
Amendment 133 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the critical role played by women in social progress; calls on the EU to insist on the need for supporting the creation of a safe and enabling environment for women’s CSOs and women’s rights defenders, particularly in conflict-affected regions, and to address specific gendered forms of repression and defamation faced by women activists;
Amendment 135 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights the importance of actively contributing to the support of women-rights related policies and actions, including sexual and reproductive health and rights;
Amendment 145 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the appointment of human rights focal points in EU Delegations dedicated to improving cooperation with local civil society, in particular in providing assistance to vulnerable, marginalised and discriminated-against groups and individuals; calls on the EU Delegations to further engage with CSOs in the programming cycle of EU funds, and in their subsequent monitoring;
Amendment 155 #
2016/2324(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the increased flexibility provided by a number of EU financing instruments relevant to development cooperation, allowing among other things easier registration of grant applicants, and, where needed, confidentiality for recipients; considers, however, that more can be done to provide the most appropriate and tailored response to specific country situations, including more up-stream information on upcoming calls for proposals and updates of the roadmaps, public availability of roadmaps, the harmonisation and simplification of funding modalities, and support to CSOs in their administrative procedures;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights; whereas its action on the international scene, including its trade policy ‘shall be guided by [these] principles’1 and shall be aligned with development policy objectives according to the principle of policy coherence for development; _________________ 1 Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 16 #
2016/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the increasing globalisation and the complexity of value chains enhances the importance of the role played by corporations in the enjoyment of human rights and environmental sustainability; notes also that corporate behaviour can strongly affect development and human wellbeing, in either a positive or negative manner;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is deeply concerned by cases of human rights violations, especially those related to the most vulnerable groups such as women, and threats to environmental sustainability, committed as a result of corporations’' management decisions, as well as those corporate actions benefiting from third parties present or past human rights violations such as land grabs or displacements;
Amendment 27 #
2016/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. calls on the Commission to ensure that all EU funded development projects, including blending projects, are not only fully aligned with the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles, but that they also fully respect the principle of free, prior and informed consent as established in the ILO Convention No. 169;
Amendment 29 #
2016/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reaffirms the urgent need to act in a continuous, effective and coherent manner at national, European and global level, in order to address effectively the legal problems resulting from the extra- territorial dimension of companies and of their conduct, and the related uncertainty as to where the liability for human rights violations lies; acknowledges, in this regard, the progress made since the establishment of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact and calls on the Commission to expand such frameworks to other sectors and to enhance corporate social accountability and mandatory due diligence initiatives that expand the existing EU timber regulation, the new EU regulation on conflict minerals, into other sectors such as the garment sector.
Amendment 38 #
2016/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to continue to include the ratification of core ILO standards, health and safety inspection standards, and freedom of assembly and association in discussions on continued preferential trade with countries linked to the global supply chain for the garment sector, and to strengthen human rights, labour and environmental conventions under the Generalised System of Preferences; calls on the EU to ensure that human rights conditions linked to unilateral trade preferences such as GSP or GSP+ are effectively implemented and monitored;
Amendment 42 #
2016/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. considers that the EU must include binding provisions in its trade agreements for improving the lives of workers, and stresses that a clause promoting the ratification and implementation of ILO conventions and the Decent Work Agenda, must be included in both bilateral and multilateral trade agreements;
Amendment 46 #
2016/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Warmly welcomes the drafting of a binding UN Treaty on Business and Human Rights and reiterates its calls for the Member States and the EU itself to promote and proactively participate in this process;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2301(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to compel companies using raw materials or commodities that might have originated from conflict-affected areas (for example, so-called conflict minerals) to disclose their sourcing and use of such materials and to guarantee their traceability in a transparent manner;
Amendment 91 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. Whereas in the recent Commission Reflection Paper on Harnessing Globalisation the Commission acknowledges that Europe must act in order to more fairly share the benefits of globalisation in line with the principles of solidarity and sustainability
Amendment 95 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1 a (new)
Subheading 1 a (new)
Notes that the current European trade policy has not led to increased equality worldwide; urges the Commission to work towards a trade policy that first and foremost benefits people and workers by improving the labour, environmental and food safety standards; therefore urges the Commission to stop prioritising investors’ rights over people’s rights;
Amendment 113 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that international binding rules for Multi National Companies (MNCs) are necessary; Welcomes the ongoing negotiations on a binding UN Treaty for Transnational Corporations and Human Rights; calls for the EUuropean Commission and Member States to engage constructively in these negotiations and to put all its efforts into achieving a positive result;
Amendment 124 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
States that voluntary corporate social responsibility and self-regulatory mechanisms have in too many situations not led to a sufficient due diligence policy of MNCs and a proactive identification and mitigation of human rights and environmental risks;
Amendment 160 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that the current public procurement directive makes it possible to set up social and environmental criteria; urges the Commission to update the public procurement directive from voluntary to binding obligations on environmental and social standards;
Amendment 161 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Notes that the Commission and other EU institutions could by their public procurement policies have a major influence on the CSR behaviour of companies and other private partners; urges these institutions to lead by example and to implement a sustainable procurement policy in which they only offer service and product contracts to tenders with the highest environmental and social standards;
Amendment 169 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a
Paragraph 9 – point a
a) implementing fully Parliament’s recommendations of 2010 and 2016 with respect to TSD chapters in FTAs, including by developing an upgraded TSD chapter model with binding and enforceable provisions and sanctions in case these provisions are not met;
Amendment 185 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c
Paragraph 9 – point c
c) including standstill clauses fixing a minimum level for social, food safety, environmental and safety standards in all EU FTAs;
Amendment 194 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e
Paragraph 9 – point e
e) supplementing all these provisions with supporting measures for developing countries and rigorously monitoring their implementation in conjunction with the national parliaments and civil society and including complaint and appeal procedures;
Amendment 260 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates its call for the strengthening of import and supply chain controls to ensure that only child labour- free products enter the EU market; Emphasizes against this background that the aim of child labour free products could only be achieved if this goes hand in hand with the establishment of minimum living wages of the child’s family members;;
Amendment 268 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that GVCs are an opportunity for firms in developing countries to develop a link with the global economy; stresses that complementary policies and accompanying measures are key to making this a reality; States that the application of the current GSP and GSP+, without binding rules on MNCs on human and labour rights and environmental protection, favours especially the MNCs and does not automatically lead to a higher welfare position of the country’s average citizens;
Amendment 281 #
2016/2301(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expects the GSP mid-term review to clarify definitions and include additional tariff preferences for sustainably produced products; Calls for special attention towards the Export Processing Zones where labour rights and trade unions rights are often violated; urges the Commission in close cooperation with the ILO to address this issue in the review of GSP;
Amendment 15 #
2016/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the composition of developing country debt has evolved in line with the growing importance of private creditors and trading conditions and increased exposure to financial market volatility; whereas, while debt denominated in the national currency effectively eliminates exchange-rate risks, such an option may prove to be unfavourable or untenable where backed by insufficient domestic capital reser domestic debt often has high interest rates and is expensives;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the mobilisation of domestic resources is being hampered by the transfer of transnational corporate profits in particular; whereas the OECD base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS) initiative is a welcome but insufficient response to this situation; whereas the UN still lacks an intergovernmental tax body to negotiate global tax agreements in a fully inclusive manner, as called for by the European Parliament in its resolution of 6 July 2016 on tax rulings and other measures similar in nature or effect;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas existing debt service default proceedings for countries differ fundamentally from insolvency proceedings for businesses falling within national jurisdictions, since no provision is made for impartial arbitration before a court of law; whereas short-term loans, subject to terms and conditions and disbursed in tranches, are provided by the IMF, whose mission is to ensure the stability of the international financial system; whereas the Paris Club of creditor countries tstates only makes decisions regardingon debt relief, while private creditors are represented by the London Club, through which they are able to coordinate their actions; whereas no procedures exist that are applicable across the board for arbitration between debt-laden countries and their creditorith regard to official bilateral lending by its members; whereas the London Club of private creditors only makes decisions on commercial bank loans by its members; whereas there is no permanent forum for coordinated decision-making on debt restructuring by all creditors to a country in debt distress;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that credit facilities are an essential means of ensuring a dignified future for developing countries, but notes that debt financing should just be a complement and second best option to non debt-creating instruments such as ODA, tax and tariff income as debt financing has inherent and substantial crisis risks which require that adequate institutions for the prevention and resolution of debt crises are put in place;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that responsibility for spiralling (external) debt rests primarily with the politicians governing the countries in question and that, in many cases, their, debtors and creditors must also bshare theld accountable for the resulting debt crisi responsibility for preventing and resolving unsustainable debt situations;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. calls on the EU and its Member States to adhere to these principles in their bilateral lending as well as when acting within international financial institutions;
Amendment 84 #
2016/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. calls on the EU and its Member States to promote the systematic use of human rights impact assessments as part of debt sustainability assessments undertaken by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank;
Amendment 101 #
2016/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Considers transparency as critical to supporting responsible sovereign lending and borrowing, and calls on Member States of the European Union to build upon commitments made in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, and the G20 Operational Guidelines on Sustainable Financing, by: promoting the public availability of data on sovereign debt, including contingent liabilities, and collation of this data in a centraliced public registry, and systematically making public information on their lending activities to developing countries;
Amendment 127 #
2016/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Notes the increased promotion of public-private partnerships (PPPs) and blending under instruments such as the EU External Investment Plan and the G20 Compact with Africa to support the realisation of the SDGs; highlights the importance of ensuring safeguards are in place to prevent contingent government liabilities from undermining the debt sustainability of developing countries; calls on Member States of the European Union when developing agreements with partner countries under these instruments, to ensure objective comparison of PPP financing with alternative forms of financing, including public borrowing, and which take into consideration the full fiscal risks over the lifetime of PPP projects; notes that EU support to countries in high risk on debt distress should give preference to grant financing;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the EU is a major importer of products resulting from illegal deforestation with devastating impact on biodiversity by deforestation of natural rainforests for the expansion of commodities such as palm oil plantations; Stresses that biodiesel is now the main end product of imported palm oil in Europe; calls for the immediate termination of EU subsidies for biofuels produced from food crops and for a phase- out of such fuels; stresses the inadequacy of voluntary certification schemes, such as the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in addressing land grabs and human rights violations; calls for binding regulations on agricultural commodity importers’ supply chains; urges the Commission to introduce appropriate due diligence regulation, mandatory certification and traceability mechanisms both upstream and downstream of the Palm Oil supply chain, aligned with globally adopted best standards and practices;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to put in place mechanisms to address the conversion of forests for commercial agriculture within the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) framework while enhancing the empowering and role of civil society organisations and forest communities, enabling them to play a greater role in policy processes; Highlights that the EUs forest footprint has continued to increase since the FLEGT Action Plan was adopted; calls for increased EU financial and technical assistance to producer countries and their local authorities with a view to combating corruption and improving governance;
Amendment 48 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is alarmed by the impacts of palm oil production on theland use, soil fertility, biodiversity, forest degradation and increases in greenhouse gas emissions and by the links of this production to serious land tenure and human rights abuses of indigenous peoples, local communities and small farmers; calls on governments of palm-oil- producing countries to commit to and implement the ILO core labour standards and Decent Work agenda;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is alarmed by the impacts of palm oil production on theland use, soil fertility, biodiversity, forest degradation and increases in greenhouse gas emissions and by the links of this production to serious land tenure and human rights abuses of indigenous peoples and small farmers, local communities and small farmers, putting at risk the livelihood of populations whose lives depend on the forests for food ; calls on governments of palm-oil-producing countries to commit to and implement the ILO core labour standards and Decent Work agenda;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the urgent need to place the right of access to land and social and environmental valorisation above the purely economics-based logic of maximising profit when designing, evaluating and implementing the various strategies for forestry development;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Rejects simplistic concepts and definitions of forest that define forests only as a collection of trees per percentage of area covered, leading to the adoption of equally simplistic concepts of deforestation and reforestation; points out that these approaches have made it possible, for example, for vast palm oil monocultures, which destroy huge areas of tropical forest, to be classified as reforestation;
Amendment 54 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Urges the Member States and Commission to establish a definition of forest that includes biological, social and cultural diversity, so as to prevent monoforestation and give priority to native species, thereby protecting ecosystems, habitats and local communities;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Draws attention to the fact that maximizing profits from vast palm oil monocultures (using methods that include the abuse of market power and pricing dominance, the occupation of land, poor working conditions and pesticide use) is incompatible with protecting the environment, combating hunger and guaranteeing and complying with the four basic elements of the human right to food and nutrition - adequacy, availability, accessibility and sustainability;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls for measures that hinder access to adequate food and nutrition to be rejected and not to be implemented, including measures that hinder access to and use of indigenous resources that are essential to the survival and food sovereignty of local populations, particularly in countries where palm oil is (intensively) produced;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that many land deals breach the principle of local communities’ free, prior and informed consent in accordance with ILO Convention 169; calls for the EU and its Member States to ensure that EU-based investors adhere fully to international standards on responsible investment in agriculture, and to take steps to ensure access to remedy for victims of corporate abuses.
Amendment 64 #
2016/2222(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for all trade deals to contain strong and effective sustainable development chapters with enforcement, verification and compliance procedures, complaints and redress mechanisms and rules and sanctions for the protection of indigenous communities and the environment; Stresses that social considerations should be a binding part of sustainability standards contained in the Trade and Sustainable Development chapter, including the requirement for palm oil producers to respect customary rights and the "Free prior and informed consent" principle.
Amendment 12 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses that continuing to demand the payment of impoverished countries' external debt makes it to a large degree impossible for their governments to develop the public policies needed to guarantee that human rights are fulfilled;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers it regrettable that a regulatory framework on the way corporations comply with human rights and obligations with respect to social and environmental standards is still lacking, which allow certain States and companies to circumvent them with impunity; calls the EU to set-up of a mandatory and enforceable regulatory framework to govern the way corporations comply with human rights and obligations with respect to social and environmental standards; reiterates its call for the European Commission to be more committed to promoting binding and non-negotiable human rights and social and environmental clauses in the negotiation of international agreements;
Amendment 38 #
2016/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls for the EU and Member States to engage actively in the work of the UN's Human Rights Council and of the UNEP on an international treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights abuses and violations of environmental standards;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the global apparel trade is worth an estimated USD 3 trillion and employs up to 75 million people; whereas about three quarters of these workers are female; whereas the wages paid are not enough to allow workers to provide their family with basic human necessities;
Amendment 3 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, despite the national and international initiatives already in place, women workers' rights are ignored in the garment industry, where women workers perform poorly paid jobs, face severe labour rights violations and do not enjoy their legal entitlements; whereas statutory maternity rights are rarely provided, overtime is compulsory and excessively long working days add to the burden of domestic responsibilities, denying women any rest periods or time with their children;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas all recently concluded EU free trade agreements include ‘'Trade and sustainable development’ chapte' chapters; whereas such chapters haven´t stop bad practices or human rights abuses and lack binding obligations relating to multinational environmental and labour agreements, specific provisions on human rights and obligations for foreign investors;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the substantial concentration of economic power in the hands of a few huge multinationals operating on the market has a negative impact on working conditions and wages due to aggressive management of global value chains, which seeks to make prices as low as possible and delivery times as short as possible, with small profit margins; whereas this makes it impossible for suppliers to pay decent wages or to maintain normal working hours;
Amendment 21 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights have clearly defined the responsibilities of governments and businesses, which are under an obligation to protect and respect human rights no matter at what point in the supply chain and in which country production takes place, and irrespective of whether it is the country of the principal or of the supplier; whereas the European Union has undertaken to encourage the adoption of the Guiding Principles and contribute to their implementation;
Amendment 26 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. SupportsUrge the Commission’'s examination of a possible EU-wide initiative on the garment sector; notes, in addition, that the current multiplication of existing initiatives could result in an unpredictable environment for companito present an ambitious a EU-wide legislative initiative on the garment sector aligned with OECD Guidelines;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas victims of human rights abuses involving European companies face multiple obstacles to access judicial remedies; including procedural obstacles on admissibility and disclosure of evidence, often prohibitive litigation costs, absence of clear liability standards for corporate involvement in human rights abuses, and lack of clarity on the application of EU rules of private international law in transnational civil litigation;
Amendment 28 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes notes that the initiatives that followed the Rana Plaza disaster have suffered from slow implementation in particular at ensuring that rights are in fact respected; considers fundamental that the new garment framework contains provisions that EU-based companies to ensure that fundamental labour rights are respected throughout the supply chains trough also the provision of stronger, legally binding tools that will ensure that rights are protected in law and respected in practice;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the 'Realising Long-term Value for Companies and Investors' project being undertaken by the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and the UN Global Compact demonstrate that economy is compatible with, and mutually reinforcing to, principles of social justice, environmental sustainability and respect for human rights;
Amendment 34 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for a unified approach to the effective collection of data on human rights, social, environmental and labour performance, to be applied along the whole supply chain; points out that the industry-driven Higg Index covers all key impact areas;
Amendment 41 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to take into account the special needs of SMEs and base its approach on the scalability principle by supporting them in their fulfilment of OECD Guidelines requirements;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas most human rights violations in the garment sector are labour- rights related and include the denial of workers fundamental right to join or form a union of their choosing and bargain collectively in good faith; whereas this has led to widespread labour rights violations ranging from poverty wages, wage theft, unsafe workplaces, and sexual harassment, to precarious work; whereas despite the widespread violation of key human rights, actual actions for remedy generally remains rare;
Amendment 44 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that thenot only traceability and, but also transparency of the supply chain is the key to achieving sustained change; recommends that trustworthy, clear and meaningful information on sustainability be made available to consumers; stresses that only binding transparency provisions can set up a level playing field which ensures a fair competition between business avoiding social dumping;
Amendment 49 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the inclusion in the garment initiative of the obligation for EU companies ensure that fundamental labour rights are respected in supply chains trough the introduction of mandatory due diligence aligned with OECD Guidelines as well as a reporting system with, inter alia, information concerning the list of suppliers as well as of the actions adopted to ensure respect for human rights together with progress reports concerning their implementation and effectiveness;
Amendment 50 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas initiatives led by the private sector, such as codes of conduct, labels, self-assessments and social audits, have not proven to be at all effective over the last 20 years in terms of respecting human rights, increasing workers’' rights, respecting environmental standard, gender equality or environmental sustainability in the garment supply chain;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Encourages EU and member states to promote trough the garment initiative and other trade policy instruments, the effective implementation of the ILO standards on wages and working hours, with partner countries also in the garment sector. Further to this; calls the EU to provide guidance and support on how to enhance respect for these while helping to build sustainable enterprises and improve sustainable employment prospects;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas the trend of the garment industry is still going towards fast fashion, which poses an enormous threat and pressure on garment workers in the producing countries;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas in order to improve the governance of GVCs, the various instruments and initiatives of policy areas such as trade and investment, private sector support and development cooperation, must be harnessed to contribute to the sustainability and responsible management of GVCs as part of delivering the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which recognises the crucial impact of trade policies in implementing its goals by covering a number of policy areas such as rules of origin, commodity markets, labour rights and gender equality;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the development of industrial relations and collective bargaining and the establishment of easy- to-access and effective non-judicial grievances mechanisms, according to internationally agreed standardt the national level to complement judicial avenues for redress, in line with the framework developed by the UN special representative on business and human rights, are among the main guarantees for the proper respect of labour standards and human rights in supplier countries;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the EU and Members states to support the work of the UN's Human Rights Council and of the UNEP on an international treaty that would also improve the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility in the garment sector;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the specific characteristics of the garment sector value chains, such as geographically dispersed stages of the production process, low prices,different types of garment workers, low prices, high volumes short lead times, subcontracting and short-term buyer-supplier relationships are conducive to reducing visibility, traceability, and transparency over an enterprise’'s supply chain and to increasing the risks of human rights and labour abuses and of environmental damage; whereas transparency and traceability are is a prerequisites for a company’'s accountability and responsible consumption; whereas the consumer has the right to know where a piece of clothing was produced, and in which social and environmental conditions;
Amendment 61 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the specific characteristics of the garment sector value chains, such as geographically dispersed stages of the production process, low prices, short lead times, subcontracting and short-term buyer-supplier relationships are conducive to reducing visibility and transparency over an enterprise’s supply chain and to increasing the risks of human rights and labour abuses and of environmental damage already in the raw-material production; whereas transparency is a prerequisite for a company’s accountability and responsible consumption; whereas the consumer has the right to know where a piece of clothing was produced, and in which social and environmental conditions;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the specific characteristics of the garment sector value chains, such as geographically dispersed stages of the production process, low prices, short lead times, subcontracting and short-term buyer-supplier relationships are conducive to reducing visibility and transparency over an enterprise’'s supply chain and to increasing the risks of human rights and labour abuses and of environmental damage and of inadequate animal welfare; whereas transparency is a prerequisite for a company’'s accountability and responsible consumption; whereas the consumer has the right to know where a piece of clothing was produced, and in which social and environmental conditions;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the gender aspect to be takmainstreamed all over the EU garment into account in the EU garment initiative. itiative; Considers, in this regard, fundamental a broad based effective participation of women and women's rights organizations in both consultations and trade negotiations;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas in December 2016 many trade union activists have been arrested in Bangladesh followed by a protest for a living wage and better working conditions, whereas several hundreds of garment workers have been fired following the protests; whereas the right of association is still not respected in the producing countries;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas victims of human rights abuses involving European companies face multiple obstacles to access judicial remedies; including procedural obstacles on admissibility and disclosure of evidence, often prohibitive litigation costs, absence of clear liability standards for corporate involvement in human rights abuses, and lack of clarity on the application of EU rules of private international law in transnational civil litigation
Amendment 87 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
K b. whereas the garment industry in Eastern Europe, for example Poland, the Czech republic, Slovakia and Croatia, does not comply with ILO standards like a living wage or decent working conditions;
Amendment 89 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that EU trade and investment policies are interlinked with social protection, gender equality, tax avoidance, SMEs, development, human rights and environmental policies; reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to guarantee policy coherence for development on business and human rights at all levels, in particular in relation to the Union’'s trade and investment policy;
Amendment 103 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Believes that the EU consumers have the right to be informed on conformity of garment industry products with sustainability and respect for human rights and environment; believes that EU legislative effort and initiative to this regard on garments should be made visible in the final product;
Amendment 109 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to present ago beyond the presentation of a Staff Working Document and to present a comprehensive legislative proposal on binding due diligence obligations for supply chains in the garment sector aligned with the OECD guidelines on due diligence in the garment and foot-wear sector, the OECD guidelines for multinational companies, the ILO resolution on decent work in supply chains, and internationally agreed standards on human rights and social and environmental standards; this proposal should focus on the core problems garment workers face (occupational health and safety, a living wage, freedom of association, sexual harassment and violence) and should address the following matters: key criteria for sustainable production, transparency and traceability, including collection of data and tools for consumer information, due diligence checks and auditing, access to remedy; gender equality, supply-chain due diligence reporting; awareness raising; notes, however, with concern that a lot more needs to be done and urges the Commission to take further actions which have a direct impact on workers’' lives;
Amendment 120 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its call on the Commission to extend corporate social responsibility and binding due diligence initiatives beyond existing frameworks for the garment sector so as to ensure that the EU itself and its trading partners and operators live up to the obligation to respect both human rights and the highest social and environmental standards;
Amendment 128 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the EU and its Member States to promote, through policy dialogue and capacity building, the take-up and effective enforcement of international labour standards and human rights by partner countries based on ILO Conventions and recommendations; stresses in this context that respecting the right to join and form a union and engage in collective bargaining is a key criterion for business accountability; deplores that Freedom of Association is often violated in many production places and encourages states to strengthen labour laws;
Amendment 143 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Urges the commission to invest in Research and Development (R&D) aiming at building a sustainable alternative sourcing of raw materials for the EU garment sector and the recycling process within the European Union; calls on the Commission to put in place additional resources in institutions in order to follow up on the flagship initiative;
Amendment 144 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Welcomes initiatives aiming to implement the highest and strictest Animal Welfare standards available (like the Responsible Down Standard and the Responsible Wool Standard) and urges the Commission to follow them as guidelines to introduce specific provisions in its legislative proposal;
Amendment 145 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises the need to enhance codes of conduct, labels and fair trade schemes, and of by ensuring alignment with international standards such as the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the upcoming OECD due diligence guidance for the garment and footwear sector;
Amendment 152 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to put in place specific measures for small and medium-sized European enterprises to have access to tools to invest in the sustainability and fairness of their supply chains by, inter-alia, supporting match- making business platforms to connect them with responsible manufacturers, fair trade and ethical fashion importers and suppliers in the EU and in its partner countries;
Amendment 156 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Recognises the special needs of European SMEs and that the nature and extent of due diligence, such as the specific steps to be taken by a company, are affected by the size of the enterprise, the context of its operations and the severity of its potentially adverse impact. Thereby calls for appropriate consideration of the SMEs which dominate the European manufacturing garment industry;
Amendment 158 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls for the Commission to put in place mandatory measures to ensure that the companies importing to the European Union comply with the level playing field set up by the requested legislative proposal;
Amendment 164 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that it is crucial to ensure increased access to information on the conduct of enterprises; considers it fundamental to introduce a mandatory reporting system and due diligence for EU companies that outsource their production within the EU or to third countries; believes that responsibility should extend throughout the entire supply chain to include all facilities producing for the buyer, including sub- contractors in the formal and informal economy, and commends existing efforts to this effect; believes, however, that the EU is best placed to develop a common framework through legislation on mandatory transnational due diligence, remedy for victims , and supply chain transparency and traceability, while paying also attention to the protection of whistle-blowers;
Amendment 167 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the need for comprehensive data on corporate sustainability performance; in this context, the elaboration of common definitions and standards for the collection, comparison and assessment of statistical data notably onf general imports, ands welcomes the holistic approach of the Higg Index in measuring enterprises’ environmental, social and labour impactl as individual production locations, and requests the Commission to take an initiative to mandatory disclose the production locations;
Amendment 178 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Is convinced that public procurement is useful tool for the promotion of a responsible garment industry; Calls, in this regard, to the European institutions, including the European Parliament, to ensure that all their public procurement, including merchandising of the institutions and of political groups, in the case of the European Parliament, promote recycling and fair and sustainable garment supply chain;
Amendment 179 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Is convinced that public procurement is useful tool for the promotion of a responsible garment industry; calls, in this regard, to the European institutions, including the European Parliament, to ensure that all their public procurement, including merchandising of the institutions and of political groups, in the case of the European Parliament, promote recycling and fair and sustainable garment supply chain;
Amendment 181 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. encourages the Commission to use the legislation to further implement and promote the SDGs;
Amendment 183 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Welcomes the approach of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact; launched by the Commission together with Bangladesh and the ILO following the Rana Plaza disaster in 2013; stresses the importance of continuing to monitor the pact's objectives in order to improve workers' rights, as well as the need for more responsible management of supply chains at international level and asks the commission of a thorough evaluation of progress or lack thereof with eventual modifications to the trade regime if needed, especially in light of the reports of the ILO supervisory mechanisms; calls on the Commission to pursue similar programmes and measures with other garment producing EU trade partners such as Sri Lanka; suggest operationalising the EU garment initiative through a number of pilot projects focussing on key exporting countries to the EU ('hot spots');
Amendment 185 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Reiterates its strong call for the systematic introduction of human rights binding clauses in all international agreements, including trade and investment agreements concluded and to be concluded between the EU and third countries; sees a need, moreover, for exante monitoring mechanisms before any framework agreement is concluded, and on which such conclusion is made conditional as a fundamental part of the agreement, and for expost monitoring mechanisms that enable tangible action to be taken in response to infringements of these clauses, such as appropriate sanctions as stipulated in the human rights clauses of the agreement, including the suspension of the agreement;
Amendment 187 #
2016/2140(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Invites the European Commission to undertake a thorough examination, in consultation with civil society, of existing barriers to justice in cases brought before Member State courts for alleged abuses to human rights committed by EU enterprises or within their supply chain in Third countries. This assessment should be geared towards identifying and promoting the adoption of effective measures that remove or alleviate these barriers;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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 #
2016/2139(INI)
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;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls the importance of EIB lending outside the EU to be fully consistent with EU development framework, aligned with FTEU Article 21 and 208, the SDGs and Development Effectiveness Principles, including additionality, the recipient country ownership, alignment with recipient country developing strategies, as well as transparency requirements;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned that the EIB’s funding may be biased in favour of larger enterprises by targeting the number of jobs sustained (which includes pre-existing jobs); asks that the EIB target and report not only decent jobs sustained but also jobs created by its funding activities;
Amendment 23 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Deplores that many EIB´s investments funds are located in tax havens and secrecy jurisdictions; calls, therefore, the EIB to enhance the transparency of its operations through financial intermediaries and implement effective measures to tackle tax evasion and tax dodging on its operations aligned with EU country-by-country reporting requirements for private banks and transnationals;
Amendment 24 #
2016/2099(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls the EIB to take into account the European Court of Auditors report on the effectiveness of blending on external cooperation[1], which calls to "ensure that the allocation of grants is based on a documented assessment of the added value resulting from the grants in terms of achieving EU development"; [1] http://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADocu ments/SR14_16/SR14_16_EN.pdf
Amendment 12 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), signed and ratified by the EU in 2011 and to the UN Concluding Observations on the implementation of the CRPD,
Amendment 14 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
– having regard the Communication on "Increasing the impact of EU Development Policy: an Agenda for Change" released in October 2011,
Amendment 15 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)
Citation 8 c (new)
– having regard the October 2012 Council Conclusions on "The roots of democracy and sustainable development: Europe's engagement with Civil Society in external relations",
Amendment 16 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 d (new)
Citation 8 d (new)
– having regards to the EU Gender Action Plan 2016-2020 and to the Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy (2015-2019),
Amendment 27 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a revision of the European Consensus on Development is timely and necessary considering the changed external framework - including the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris COP 21 Agreement on climate change, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction ,the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development and the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation, new or increasing global challenges such as climate change and migration, partner countries which increasingly have diverse and specific development needs, independently of their income status, appalling shrinking space for independent civil society in all regions of the world, militarisation of entire regions of the world, more diversified developing countries, emerging donors and new global actors, and internal EU changes including those arising from the Treaty of Lisbon, the Agenda for Change and the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the right to development, according to UN Resolution 41/128, is an inalienable human right by virtue of which every human person and all peoples are entitled to participate in, contribute to, and enjoy economic, social, cultural and political development, in which all human rights and fundamental freedoms can be fully realized;
Amendment 55 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the importance of the European Consensus on Development in providing a joint and coherent position at both EU and Member State levels on the objectives, values and principles and main aspects of development cooperation; believes that the Consensus acquis and in particular its holistic approach and the clear primary objective of fighting poverty, and at long term, eradicating poverty, combating inequality, and boosting policy coherence for sustainable development must be safeguarded in its revision; recalls that Member State and EU-level development policies should reinforce and complement each other;
Amendment 59 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Warns against the dilution of ODA criteria with the aim of covering expenses other than those directly linked to the previously mentioned objectives;
Amendment 63 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the importance of a clear European external strategy requiring coherence of policies, notably on human rights, support to civil society and the rule of law, fight against inequality peace and security, migration, trade, the environment and climate change, humanitarian assistance and development cooperation; reiterates, however, that development objectives are goals in their own right; recalls the treaty-based obligation enshrined in Article 208 TFEU to ‘'take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries’'; recalls the principles of EU external action under Article 21(1) TFEU, namely democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law;
Amendment 70 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the 2030 Agenda and the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development to cut across all internal as well as external EU policies and to be put at the heart of the Consensus; calls for the fight against poverty and hunger, and at long term eradicating, poverty and hunger, combating inequality, and boosting policy coherence for sustainable development to remain the overarching and primary goal for EU development policy;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls the crucial importance of internationally agreed principles on development effectiveness, concretely ownership, harmonization, alignment, results and mutual accountability; notes that development policies and programs yield a double dividend when development effectiveness are fulfilled; Calls all development actors to fully align all their actions with these principles;
Amendment 79 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses the need to fulfil EU's commitment to allocate 20% of its ODA to human development and social inclusion, with a focus on health and education;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a continued strong EU commitment to and promotion of rules- based global governance, whereby developing countries have an equal say and weight in multilateral bodies making decisions impacting them and notably the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 85 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that combating inequalities in and between countries, discrimination, injustice and strife and promoting peace, participatory democracy, good governance and human rights as well as inclusive societies and sustainable growth must be objectives cutting across every area and every action of EU development policy;
Amendment 101 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for EU development policy to continue to prioritise support to least developed and low-income countries (LDCs and LICs) while also finding neweffective ways of cooperation and support with the middle- income countries (MICs) in which the majority of the world’'s poor live in line with the Addis Ababa Action Agenda;
Amendment 104 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of the principle of democratic ownership, giving developing countries the primary responsibility for their own development but also allowing national parliaments and political parties, regional and local authorities, civil society and other stakeholders to fully play their respective roles alongside national governments; stresses that 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 116 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the importance of plural and inclusive democracy, and calls for the EU to promote a level playing field for political parties and a dynamic civil society in all its actions, including through capacity-building and through dialogue with partner countriessupport civil society necessary participation in all its actions, including through dialogue, and to allow sufficient civil society space;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the promotion of gender equality and women’s's rights, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, to be a cross-cutting goal in EU development policy in accordance with the EU Gender Action Plan, coupled with specific policy-driven action to target challenges in this area; calls for further EU efforts to promote the important role of women and youth as agents of development and change; underlines in this regard, that gender equality comprises women and men and girls and boys and that programmes should encourage equal co-participation of rights and services, for example as in the case of access to education; gender-responsive public services, for example as in the case of the right to education, health or unpaid care work;
Amendment 126 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for specific EU development strategies to better target, protect and support vulnerable and marginalised groups such as women and children, LGTBI people, the elderly, persons with disabilities, linguistic and ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples, in order to offer them the same opportunities and rights as everyone else, in line with the principle of Leaving No- one Behind;
Amendment 132 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the ongoing importance of the objectives set out in the human development chapter of the current European Consensus; stresses the need to connect these objectives to the SDGs and to put horizontal health system strengthening (other than support for vertical programmes for specific diseases), at the core of health development programming, also in order to strengthen resilience in the case of health crises such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa of 2013-2014; calls in this regard for a more coherent innovation and development of medicines policy that guarantees access to medicines to all;
Amendment 133 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the EU and its Members States to strengthen efforts to achieve a universal 'right to health'; underlines that this cannot be reached through direct services alone; stresses that ensuring equitable access to quality health services provided by skilled, qualified and competent health staff is critical to ensuring equitable access to quality care; therefore, the new Consensus should promote investment in and empowerment of frontline healthcare workers, who are often the backbone of the healthcare system and play a critical role in ensuring coverage of healthcare services in remote, poor and underserved areas;
Amendment 140 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. In the light of demographic growth, most notably in Africa and in the LDCs, taking into account the fact that of the 21 countries with the highest fertility, 19 are in Africa, that Nigeria is the country with the world’s fastest-growing population, and that by 2050 more than half of global population growth is expected to be in Africa and this is a problem for sustainable development; suggests that EU development cooperation should put more emphasis on programmes that address this topic; calls on the EU to champion sexual and reproductive rights worldwide as well as to promote scale-up of universal access to voluntary contraception and family planning services;
Amendment 149 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the importance of addressing the underlying and systemic factors, including gender inequality, policy barriers, and power imbalances that have an impact on health in order to achieve a universal right to public health care;
Amendment 162 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that for an EU development strategy to be effective, it must promote a better distribution of prosperity through national budgets, i.e. within as well as between countries and between the North and the Global South; highlights that European development aid should first and foremost differentiate between individual countries’ situations and development needs, and not on the basis of a signed political agreement;
Amendment 168 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises that official development aid and older concessional finance is still important for a number of MICs and has a role to play for targeted results, taking into account the specific needs of these countries, as enshrined in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda; Calls for specific strategies to be developed for cooperation with MICs in order to consolidate their progress and fight inequality, exclusion, discrimination and poverty, especially through the promotion of fair and progressive tax systems, while underlining that MICs are not a homogenous group and therefore each has specific needs that should be met by tailor- made policies; underlines the need to phase out financial aid to MICs and focus on other forms of cooperation, such as technical assistance, share of industrial know-how and knowledge, exchange of best practices and promotion of regional, South- South and triangular cooperation; highlights the importance of alternative sources of finance, such as domestic revenue mobilisation, non-concessional or less concessional loans, cooperation in technical, taxation, trade-related and research-related matters, and public- private partnerships;
Amendment 173 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the EU and its Member States to lead the way among development actors and to recommit to the full implementation of the principles of effective development cooperation, namely country ownership of development priorities, alignment with partner countries national development strategies, focus on results, transparency, sharedmutual accountability and democratic inclusiveness of all stakeholders;
Amendment 180 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the progress made but calls for further efforts by the EU and its Member States towards joint programming and implementation in order to pool resources, improve the in-country division of labour, reduce transaction costs, avoid overlaps and aid fragmentation, and promote country ownership of development strategies; calls on the EU and its Member States to further coordinate their actions with other donors and organisationsall donors and organisations; notes with concern that as of mid-2015, only five EU Member States had published Busan implementation plans; urges Member States to publish implementation plans and report on their efforts on development effectiveness annually;
Amendment 186 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates that Official Development Assistance (ODA) should remain the backbone of EU development policy; recalls the EU’'s commitment to achieving the ODA target of 0.7 % of GNI by 2030 through the development of a binding roadmap; stresses the importance of other countries, developed and emerging, also scaling up their ODA provision; underlines the important role of ODA as a catalyst for change and a lever for the mobilisation of other resources, in order to boost its effectiveness calls the European Union and its Member States 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; ; recalls the EU's commitment to mobilizing new and different resources for climate action in developing countries towards developed countries' commitment to mobilizing USD 100 billion per year by 2020 and through to 2025 from a variety of sources;
Amendment 194 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Recognises that general budget support promotes national ownership, but underlines thaalignment wit should only be considered when and where the conditions are right and effective control systems are in placeh partner countries national development strategies, focus on results, transparency, mutual accountability;
Amendment 198 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that addressing the SDGs will require financing and action for development going beyond ODA and public policies; stresses the need for domestic as well as international and for private as well as public financing, and for policiehighlights linking public and private pro- development action and inducing an environment promoting growth and its equitable distribution through national budgets this regard the paramount importance of fair and progressive taxation and of social corporate accountably;
Amendment 202 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recognising that GDP is not an adequate measure of progress as it does not reflect inequalities or environmental degradation; calls for alternative measures of progress to be developed as agreed in the 2030 Agenda;
Amendment 206 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the EU and its Member States to support developing countries in creating fair, progressive, transparent and efficient tax systems, as well as other means of domestic resource mobilisation, in order to increase the predictability and stability of such financing and reduce aid dependency; calls for such support in areas such as tax administration and public financial management, anti-corruption, and fighting transfer mispricing, tax evasion and other forms of illicit financial flow also by EU Member States;
Amendment 208 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to establish a compulsory country- by-country reporting on multinational companies, together with the compulsory publication of comprehensive and comparable data on companies activities to ensure transparency and accountability; calls on the EU and its Member States to consider the spill over effect on developing countries of their own tax policy, and undertake reforms needed to ensure European companies making profits in developing countries pay their fair share of tax in those countries;
Amendment 211 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. StressUnderlines the need for blending and public-private partnerships in order to leverage financing beyond ODA, but underlines the need for these toto effectively follow development effectiveness principles and to be limited to certain sectors in order not to erode universal access for all to quality essential public services; they must. be based on transparent criteria and to clearly demonstrate their additional development impact; underlines that financed projects should respect national development objectives, internationally recognised social and environmental standards in a binding manner, the needs and rights of local populations, and the principles of development effectiveness; recognises in this regard that traditional land use, for example by smallholders and pastoralists, is usually not documented but needs to be respected and protected; reiterates that enterprises involved in development partnerships shouldshall respect the principles of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the UN Guiding Principles and OECD Guidelines throughout their operations;
Amendment 217 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that development funds used for the proposed External Investment Plan (EIP), as well as for existing Trust Funds, must comply with ODA-compatible development objectives; calls for mechanisms to be established allowing Parliament to fulfil its oversight role when EU development funds are being used outside the normal EU budget procedures, notably by granting it observer status on EIP, Trust Fund and other strategic boards that decide on the priorities and scope of programmes and projects; recalls that EU investment policy, especially when involving public money, must contribute to the realisation of the SDGS; recalls the need to enhance transparency and accountability of DFIs, PPPs to effectively track and monitor the money flows, debt sustainability and the added value for sustainable development of their projects;
Amendment 225 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recognises the role of localat local micro, small and medium-sized enterprises asnd cooperatives could be engines of growth and decent employment if properly regulated; calls for the promotion of an enabling environment for investment and business activity in order to stimulate and accelerate domestic economic development, as well as of training programmes and regular public- private dialogues;
Amendment 229 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the European Union and its Member States to promote binding measures to ensure that multinational corporations pay taxes in the countries in where value is extracted or created and to promote compulsory country-by-country reporting by the private sector, thus enhancing the domestic resource mobilisation capacities of countries; Calls for spill over analysis to study possible profit shifting practices;
Amendment 231 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Call for a human needs-based approach to debt sustainability through a binding set of standards to define responsible lending and borrowing, debt audits and fair debt workout mechanism, which should assess the legitimacy and the sustainability of countries' debt burdens and possible cancellation of unsustainable an unjust debt;
Amendment 243 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on to include the ratification of international human rights instruments - including the International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural rights (ESCR's) and it Optional protocol to ensure a right base for resilience, ILO core labour Standards and ILO Recommendation 202 on Social protection;
Amendment 245 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines the importance of fair and properly regulated trade in promoting regional integration, contributing to sustainable growth and combating poverty;among equal partners in where democratic right to regulate for ensuring human rights and peoples dignity in promoting regional integration, contributing to sustainable growth and combating poverty; Stresses that potential benefits of trade, in order to contribute to poverty reduction, must be accompanied with distribution of positive impacts through fair and progressive tax systems stresses that EU trade and investment policy must be part of the sustainable development agenda and reflect EU development policy objectives; in particular, trade policy should not put at risk global public goods such as access to medicines by making sure that partner countries can take full advantage of the flexibilities in the WTO Agreement on Trade-related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), while no country should be prevented from taking measures to protect public health as enshrined in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda;
Amendment 252 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Supports EU efforts to increase transparency and accountability in natural resource management and in the extraction of and trade in natural resources, and to prevent illegal trade in sectors such as minerals, timber and wildlife; strongly believes that further global efforts are needed in order to develop regulatory frameworks for supply chains, so as to ensure sustainable management of and trade in such resources, to promote sustainable consumption and production and to allow resource-rich countries and their populations to further benefit from such trade; Welcomes the progress made since the establishment of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact and calls the EC to expand binding frameworks to other sectors; urges, in this regard, the EC to enhance corporate social responsibility and due diligence initiatives that complement the existing EU timber regulation, on the proposed EU regulation on conflict minerals, for other sectors; thereby bindingly ensuring the EU and its traders and operators live up to the obligation to respect human rights and the highest social and environmental standards;
Amendment 257 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Considers it regrettable that a regulatory framework on the way corporations comply with human rights and obligations with respect to social and environmental standards is still lacking, which allow certain States and companies to circumvent them with impunity; calls for the EU and Member States to engage actively in the work of the UN's Human Rights Council and of the UNEP on an international treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights abuses and violations of environmental standards;
Amendment 259 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Reaffirms the importance of coordinated and accelerated actions to address malnutrition to fulfil the 2030 Agenda and to reach SDG 2 to end hunger; stresses that privatization of seeds through IPR clauses and GMOs threaten countries food sovereignty;
Amendment 264 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Believes that synergies between the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and development instruments need to be fostered in order to find the right balance between conflict prevention, conflict resolution and post-conflict rehabilitation and development; sStresses that external policy programmes and measures to this end have to be comprehensive, tailor-made to the country situation and, when financed through means foreseen for development policy, correspond to core development objectives as defined under ODA; underlines that the core tasks of development cooperation remain to support countries in their endeavour to create stable and peaceful states that respect good governance, the rule of law and human rights, and to seek to establish sustainable functioning market economies with the purpose of bringing prosperity to the people; stresses the need for EU policies to respect the political and economic policy space of developing countries to regulate in order for them to establish the necessary policies to promote sustainable development, fulfil their human rights obligations and boost dignity for their people;
Amendment 270 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Stresses the central role of development cooperation in addressing the root causes of forced migration, such as state fragility, conflicts, climate change, insecurity and marginalisation, poverty, inequality and human rights violations; calls therefore for migration- linked development assistance to focus on promoting humans rights and peoples dignity, social inclusion and cohesion, economic opportunities, democracy- building, good governance and the rule of law, and policy space for civil society; recalls that development financing cannot be used for migration management or externalization of borders control;
Amendment 274 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Recalls, as stressed by the UN Agenda 2030, the positive contribution of migrants to the development; calls for more effective and innovative cooperation in migration policy between origin and destination countries; draws attention to the significant and growing financial flows represented by remittances, which according to the world bank represent three times total ODA; calls for further efforts to bring down transfer costs, as remittances are an important source of financing for development;
Amendment 282 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Underlines the need for close parliamentary scrutiny and monitoring ofagreements linked to migration management and migration-linked use of development funds; stresses the importance of close cooperation and the establishment of a good practice of formal and informal exchange of information between institutions, notably in the field of migration and security;
Amendment 283 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Points out that, given the recent European policy measures to fight the root causes of forced migration, European development policy must fall within the OECD-DAC definition and must be based on development needs and human rights; stresses further that development aid nor trade preferences must not be made conditional on cooperation in migration matters such as border management or readmission agreements;
Amendment 290 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Stresses the need for closer links between humanitarian assistance and development cooperation in order to address financing gaps, avoid overlaps and the creation of parallel systems, and create conditions for sustainable development with built-in resilience and tools for improved crisis prevention and preparedness;
Amendment 300 #
2016/2094(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Strongly believes that the global presence of the EU and its Member States makes them well placed to continue to play a leading international role in addressing global public goods and challenges (GPGC); cCalls for a GPGC chapter to be included in the revised Consensus, clearly outlining the priority areas to be tackled, among them the fight against all forms of inequality, health and education, women's rights, including their reproductive health rights insecurity and state fragility, migration, public health and education, access to public drinking water demographic challenges and urbanisation, the environment, sustainable energy and climate change, food security, and new technological challenges, barriers and opportunities which are essential elements for the fulfilment of basic need and people dignity;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the highest attainable standard of health is a fundamental right of every human being; Recalls that Sustainable Development Goal 3, with nine quantitative and four qualitative targets, clearly states that by 2030 everyone should have access to good mental and physical health throughout their lives; underlines that, each year, 100 million people fall into poverty because of health costs which are disproportionate to their incomes, and that, according to the WHO, over one third of the world’s population, with over 50 % in Africa, does not have access to medicines;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that a high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Union policies and activities, as stated by Article 168 of the TFEU;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges not to use free trade agreements with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to introduce TRIPS- plus intellectual property (IP) rules that extend monopoly protection and limit people's rights to health, and not to introduce new IP enforcement rules or investment protection to the detriment of access to medicines; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to safeguard the right of countries to regulate and preserve policy space in order to guarantee universal access to medicines; urges the Commission to ensure that trade agreements and policies do not undermine developing countries' strategic policies to guarantee people's right to health;
Amendment 51 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Deplores that the current biomedical R&D system has proven, far from presenting incentives for research, to materialise in patent monopolies; compartmentalised and overlapping groups of multiple patents over single goods or technologies (thickets), lack of knowledge transfer and an obscure manipulation of the scientific method, all of which hinders innovation;
Amendment 57 #
2016/2057(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, without transparency of research and development costs to originator companies and information on the actual prices paid for medicines across the EU, any discussion on fair medicine prices remains impossible; recalls the Commission’'s commitment to greater transparency of EU positions, specific legal proposals, and negotiating texts in the TTIP negotiationall trade agreements; De-linkage in biomedical R&D shall imply separating research and development costs from the final price of the medicine, thus broadly facilitating access and generic production in the developing world; calls in this regard for enhancing instruments such as price incentives for open source medical research, patent pools, socially responsible licences, imposing strict conditions on the use and exploitation of public research by private corporations to assure a return for public interest, open access to scientific research developed and financed with public funds and transparency on trial results;
Amendment 10 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for an effective post-Cotonou framework adapted to global challenges, based on ownership by the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and in line with human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals; stresses that a revised general framework agreement, together with the regional Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and other trade instruments, must support fair and sustainable trade and, ultimately, sustainable development and inequality and poverty reduction;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly report on the participation of non-state actors and local actors in JPA activities on 05 April 2009,
Amendment 19 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 d (new)
Citation 15 d (new)
- having regard to the Joint Staff Working Document on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment: Transforming the Lives of Girls and Women through EU External Relations 2016-2020 (SWD(2015) 182 final) and to the Council Conclusions of 26 October 2015 in which the respective Gender Action Plan 2016-2020 is endorsed,
Amendment 20 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 e (new)
Citation 15 e (new)
- having regard to Article 21 of the Treaty on the European Union and must contribute to sustainable development goals, human rights and gender equality; having regard to Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which reaffirms that the Union must take account of the objective of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries,
Amendment 24 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the post-Cotonou process should offer a framework within which to discussair and balanced framework among equal partners within which to discuss, among other important issues, fair trade issues with all the ACP countries; calls for a strengthening of fair and balanced trade cooperation, with a valuehuman rights-driven approach and improved Policy Coherence for Development; believes that sustainable inclusive growth, decent job creation, the development of thewell-regulated local private sector and regional integration must be central in a future economic partnership;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for strong, legally binding sustainable development and human rights provisions; asks for the human rights 'essential elements' clause to remainbe bindingly reinforced and aligned with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in the future agreement so that the linkage clauses in the EPAs continue to function after 2020;
Amendment 40 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Cotonou Agreement addresses new global challenges such as climate change, inequalities, migration and terrorism, but has produced few concrete results in these areas;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas political dialogue on essential elements, as referred to in Articles 8 and 96 of the Cotonou Agreement, is a concrete and legal means of upholding the common values of the ACP-EU partnership and promoting democracy and human rights, gender equality and meeting of basic needs, which are fundamental for sustainable development;
Amendment 52 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the involvement of national parliaments, local authorities, civil society and othe private sectorr stakeholders in political dialogue has been rather limited, despite existing recognition of its importance; whereas the role of the ACP Group as such has been limited to cases where Article 96 is invoked; whereas political dialogue, and Article 96 in particular, have mostly been used at a late stage of political crises and not in a preventative manner;
Amendment 53 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that civil society involvement is a must throughout the implementation of the EPAs and the post- Cotonou process; notes the importance of a renewed ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly and defends strong parliamentary oversight of the future framework; asks for results-oriented monitoring of ACP-EU cooperation, especially with regard to trade andhuman rights, sustainable development and fair trade;
Amendment 64 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Insist on the paramount importance of respecting, as stated on SDG 17.15, partner countries democratic policy space to regulate and take suitable decisions for their own national context, respond to the demands of their populations, and fulfil their human rights obligations and other international commitments;
Amendment 67 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Raise awareness of the pervasive link between free trade agreement with developing countries and illicit financial flows (IFF) and tax fraud increase; calls the future EU - ACP framework to effectively tackle IFF by enhancing cooperation on tax matters and boosting domestic resource mobilization on partner countries;
Amendment 68 #
2016/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Deplores the current debt distress in several ACP countries; stresses the risk of increasing; debt distresses through the use of export credits and innovative financial instruments under the umbrella of EPAs; Calls for the EU to ensure debt sustainability in all trade deals with ACP countries;
Amendment 69 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms that ACP-EU cooperation is a valuable and unique achievement that has strengthened bonds between ACP and EU countries and their parliaments throughout the last 40 years; underlines - provided theboth EU and ACP countries demonstrate their commitment to taking joint action as a group - that in order to improve the effectiveness of cooperation and adapt it to new challenges, a new structure has to be adopted that keeps those parts of the ACP- EU acquis that are universal in character, such as commitment to human rights, human development, gender equality, good governance and democracy, the objective of the rule of law, and exchange of best practice in a common framework, while the main work has to be done according to the principle of subsidiarity and solidarity, that is, it must take place in regional agreements that are tailored to specific regional needs and to the mutual interests existing between the EU and the respective region;
Amendment 76 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that the future ACP-EU relations must be articulated on a fair and balanced framework among equal partners and based on the respect and promotion of human rights and the UN Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that both the common framework and the regional agreements should be legally binding; underlines that, in order to strengthen effectiveness and reduce duplication, the regional agreements with Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific should be designed in a way that takes into account existing regional and sub-regional organisations, e.g. the African Union, Regional Economic Communities, and regional agreements such as the Economic Partnership Astrategies and agreements (EPAs), and should allow the inclusion of additional countries, such as northern African countries, or the creation of groupings in accordance with specific interests or needs (e.g. development status, as in the case of LDCs, or geographical peculiarities, as in the case of small island developing states);
Amendment 87 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for human rights and the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be placed at the centre of a new agreement, and for the creation of strong monitoring mechanisms to bindingly ensure that implementation of the agreement contributes to and promotes the SDGs;
Amendment 91 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for an ACP-EU peer monitoring, accountability and review mechanism to scrutinise SDG implementation in member states on a regular basis, with ACP and EU representatives not only from governmental institutions but also from parliaments and civil society, drawing up yearly conclusions and recommendations for national, regional and global review processes and follow-up;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the fight against poverty and inequalities and the promotion of sustainable development and peoples dignity to remain an overarching objective of ACP-EU cooperation; believes, however, that a new agreement must primarily be a political project and clearly leave behind the donor-recipient mentality; stresses that the new agreement must be rooted in a rights-based and sustainable development approach that is people centred and takes into account the three pillars of sustainable development (economic, social and environmental), leaving no one behind; considers that cooperation should take place in areas of common interest where common gains can be expected, not just in economic terms but also with regard to peace and security, human rightsand that should be focused on the future of the new generations, human rights, gender equality, human development, good governance and democracy, the environment, climate change and other areas related to the prosperity of both ACP and EU populations;
Amendment 109 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its view that policy coherence for development (PCD) is a key element for achieving the new universal sustainable development agenda and the respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights; believes that the comprehensive nature of the Cotonou Agreement promotes PCD and should therefore be safeguarded in a binding and effective way in a new agreement;
Amendment 116 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the essential elements in the Cotonou Agreement regarding human rights, democratic principles, gender equality, human development, peoples dignity and the rule of law to continue to form the value-based foundation of a new agreement; calls for good governance to be added as an essential element;
Amendment 124 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that political dialogue among equal partners is a fundamental part of the Cotonou Agreement, and that Articles 8 and 96 are a concrete and legal means to uphold the essential elements of ACP-EU relations, though they have not always been used effectively in the past; calls for political dialogue to remain a central and legal pillar in the overarching framework and on the regional level of the new agreement; calls for political dialogue to be used more effectively and systematically and in a proactive way in order to prevent political crises;
Amendment 128 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines in this regard that political dialogue is a valuable basis for improving the situation of the peoples of the partner countries; regrets the insufficient use of this instrument and its weak effectiveness so far; calls, therefore, for improved monitoring of the human rights situation and of the other essential and fundamental elements of the Agreement, based on inclusive and participatory processes, and for a regular biennial or multiannual evaluation and joint reports on the respect of these elements by all ACP- EU member states with the purpose of naming, shaming and praising; calls for the results of these reports to be presented at the overarching ACP-EU meetings and used as a basis for political dialogue; and to be referred to in the national, regional and global reviews and follow-up of the SDG implementation;
Amendment 136 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for stronger participation of national parliaments and, local authorities and CSOs at all stages of ACP-EU policies and activities, from future planning and programming to implementation, evaluation and monitoring, particularly from the viewpoint of the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 140 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for stronger involvement in political dialogue, in programming and implementation and support for capacity- building by civil society, especially for local groups that are directly concerned by policies; specific attention should be paid to the involvement of women's organizations and organizations working with populations suffering from discriminations; stresses that civil society in all its diversity should remain recognized as an official actor of the partnership as it can foster participation of those communities that otherwise would remain marginalised and excluded; underlines in this regard the danger of shrinking space for civil society in some countries, and the need also to include those groups that are unable to organise their interests or that are, despite a legitimate democratic interest, not recognised by their government;
Amendment 144 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the private sector can play a pivotal role inould, if properly regulated and bindingly aligned with development effectiveness principles, the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the SDGs, contribute to the development process and can contribute to financing development, provided investment occurs with respect for the people and for traditional ownership or use, and for the environment; calls, therefore, for private investment to be supported under the auspices of the European Investment Bank (EIB) provided it is in line with international human rights law and social and environmental protection rul, in line with the UN guiding principles on business and human rights;; underlines that the priority of the new partnership should be given to local small scale producers and farmers and on securing an enabling environment for micro, small and medium size enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives; recalls, furthermore, for local and national private sectors to be allowed to participate in policymaking, programming and implementation that any EU and Member States' support for private sector development should be based on the Busan commitments;
Amendment 156 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for the new ACP-EU agreement to include a strong parliamentary dimension, through a Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA), that will provide for a democratic and comprehensive parliamentary dialogue, including on difficult and sensitive subjects, advance common (regional) political projects, and provide a democratic underpinning for them through the participation of multi-stakeholders, scrutinise the executive’'s work as well as development cooperation, promote democracy and human rights, and thus make an important contribution to an ACP- EU partnership on an equal footing;
Amendment 162 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the JPA should ensure the adequate democratic and proportional representation and participation of all political forces in its debates; calls, therefore, for the ACP national delegations to the JPA to include representatives of their national political spectrum, including the opposition;
Amendment 178 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for further efforts to be made to improve JPA scrutiny of development programming bearing in mind the development effectiveness principles and follow-up to such scrutiny; calls on the Commission and ACP governments to promote the involvement of ACP national parliaments, local authorities and civil society actors in the pre- and post-all the different scrutiny phases of development programming, and to supply all available information in a timely and transparent manner to ACP national parliaments in order to assist them in their exercise of democratic scrutiny;
Amendment 186 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reiterates its call for budgetisation of the EDF in order to enhance efficiency and effectiveness, transparency, democratic scrutiny, and accountability and the visibility and coherence of EU development financing; stresses, however, that this budgetisation should be conditioned by i) a guaranteed ring-fencing of developing funds to maintain the level of financing for developing countries that is tailor-made; and ii) a permanent solution for EU financing of security expenses linked to development cooperation; underlines that all Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) in need should also in the future be eligible for EU development aid; stresses that even if budgetised the EDF should include benchmarks that are aligned with EU development cooperation, such as the current ones on human development and climate change;
Amendment 201 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates that the EPAs constitute a basis for regional cooperation and that they must be instruments for development and regional integration; highlights, therefore,Highlights the need for legally binding sustainability provisions (on human rights and social and environmental standards) in all EPAtrade agreements, and underlines the importance of creating effective monitoring systems that include a wide range of civil society in order to avoid the negative effects of trade liberalisation;
Amendment 208 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Insist on the paramount importance of respecting, as stated on SDG 17.15, partner countries democratic policy space to regulate and take suitable decisions for their own national context, respond to the demands of their populations, and fulfil their human rights obligations and other international commitments;
Amendment 209 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Raise awareness of the pervasive link between free trade agreement with developing countries and illicit financial flows (IFF) and tax fraud increase; calls the future EU - ACP framework to effectively tackle IFF by enhancing cooperation on tax matters and boosting domestic resource mobilization on partner countries;
Amendment 210 #
2016/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Deplores the current debt distress in several ACP countries; stresses the risk of increasing; debt distresses through the use of export credits and innovative financial instruments under the umbrella of EPAs; Calls for the EU to ensure debt sustainability in all trade deals with ACP countries;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the UN´s Human Rights Council work towards a legally binding international instrument on business and human rights; calls the whole UN System to fully support this process; calls the EU and its Member States to actively engage in this process;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Urges the EU to work towards the reinforcement of international fiscal cooperation, supporting the creation of an international tax body within the United Nation system;
Amendment 14 #
2016/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Welcomes the UN General Assembly adoption of the landmark Resolution 68/304 of 9 September 2014, which recognised “the sovereign right of any State to restructure its sovereign debt, which should not be frustrated or impeded by any measure emanating from another State”, and noted “with concern that the international financial system does not have a sound legal framework for the orderly and predictable restructuring of sovereign debt” and launched a process to adopt “a multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring processes”; calls the whole UN System to fully support this process; calls the EU and its Member States to actively engage in this process;
Amendment 51 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) There are over 1,250 energy cooperatives serving over 650,000 users in the Union in a business model where citizens jointly own and participate in community-based renewable energy or efficiency projects, some of which receive Horizon 2020 funding and are aligned with the European Agenda for the Collaborative Economy.
Amendment 52 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) It is thus appropriate to establish a Union binding target of at least 27a 45% share of renewable energy. Member States should define their contribution to, to be accompanied by national binding targets together with specific roadmaps and empirically measurable indicators to assess the effective accomplishment of targets. Member States should demonstrate their policies and the measures that they have adopted for the achievement of this target as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans through the governance process set out in Regulation [Governance].
Amendment 53 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) In order to help meet established targets, and in line with the European Agenda for the Collaborative Economy, 2016 Council Conclusions on Open Science and Data, and Directive 2013/37/EU, the Commission should consider the development of voluntary social collaboration and co-creation schemes for renewable energy through the promotion of open-networks creating social environmental value in academic research related to energy production, distribution and consumption, and nature protection.
Amendment 24 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In the light of experience gained in past proceedings, it is appropriate to clarify the circumstances in which significant distortions affecting to a considerable extent free market forces may be deemed to exist. In particular, it is appropriate to clarify that this situation may be deemed to exist, inter alia, when reported prices or costs, including the costs of raw materials, are not the result of free market forces because they are affected by government intervention. It is further appropriate to clarify that in considering whether or not such a situation exists regard may be had, inter alia, to the potential impact of the following: the market in question is to a significant extent served by enterprises which operate under the ownership, control or policy supervision or guidance of the authorities of the exporting country; state presence in firms allowing the state to interfere with respect to prices or costs; public policies or measures discriminating in favour of domestic suppliers or otherwise influencing free market forces; non enforcement of Multilateral Environmental Agreements to which the Union is party; non enforcement of core International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions; and access to finance granted by institutions implementing public policy objectives. It is further appropriate to provide that the Commission services may issue a report describing the specific situation concerning these criteria in a certain country or a certain sector; that such report and the evidence on which it is based may be placed on the file of any investigation relating to that country or sector; and that interested parties should have ample opportunity to comment on the report and the evidence on which it is based in each investigation in which such report or evidence is used.
Amendment 70 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6 a – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 6 a – point b
(b) Significant distortions for the product concerned within the meaning of point (a) may be deemed to exist, inter alia, when reported prices or costs, including the costs of raw materials, are not the result of free market forces as they are affected by government intervention. In considering whether or not significant distortions exist regard may be had, inter alia, to the potential impact of the following: the market in question is to a significant extent served by enterprises which operate under the ownership, control or policy supervision or guidance of the authorities of the exporting country; state presence in firms allowing the state to interfere with respect to prices or costs; public policies or measures discriminating in favour of domestic suppliers or otherwise influencing free market forces; non enforcement of multilateral environmental agreements to which the Union is party; non enforcement of core International Labour Organisation conventions; and access to finance granted by institutions implementing public policy objectives.
Amendment 91 #
2016/0351(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2016/1036
Article 2 – paragraph 6 a – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 6 a – point c
(c) When appropriate, the Commission services may issue a report describing the specific situation concerning the criteria listed in point (b) in a certain country or a certain sector. For those countries for which a substantial number of anti- dumping cases have been opened, the report shall be completed and adopted before the entry into force of this Regulation. Union industry and trade unions shall be consulted during the report drafting process. Such report and the evidence on which it is based may be placed on the file of any investigation relating to that country or sector. Interested parties shall have ample opportunity to supplement, comment or rely on the report and the evidence on which it is based in each investigation in which such report or evidence is used. The determinations made shall take into account all of the relevant evidence on the file.
Amendment 62 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Considering the emergence of new categories of dual-use items, and in response to calls from the European Parliament and indications that certain cyber-surveillance technologies exported from the Union have been misused by persons complicit in or responsible for directing or committing serious violations of human rights or international humanitarian law in situations of armed conflict or internal repression, it is appropriate to control the export of those technologies in order to protect public security as well as public morals. These measures should not go beyond what is proportionate. They should, in particular, not prevent the export of information and communication technology used for legitimate purposes, including law enforcement and internet security research. The Commission, in close consultations with the Member States and stakeholders, will develop guidelines to support the practical applications of those controls.
Amendment 77 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) With the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, it has been clarified that the supply of technical assistance services involving a cross-border movement falls under Union competence. It is therefore appropriate to clarify the controls applicable to technical assistance services, and to introduce a definition of those services. For reasons of effectiveness and consistency, controls prior ton the supply of technical assistance services should be harmonised and apply also in order to prevent acts of terrorism and human rights violations.
Amendment 130 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Amendment 141 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – introductory part
21. 'cyber-surveillance technology' shall mean itemshardware, software and any other items which can be used for surveillance purposes or are specially designed to enable the covert intrusion into information and telecommunication systems with a view to monitoring, extracting, collecting and analysing data and/or incapacitating or damaging the targeted system. This includes items related to the following technology and equipment:
Amendment 148 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 – point e
(e) digital forensics; including devices for the de-codification of encryption, the recovery of hard disks, the circumvention of passwords and the analysis of biometric data.
Amendment 165 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) for use in a territory or a country which is under occupation as recognised so under international law
Amendment 168 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) for use by persons complicit in or responsible for directing or committing serious violations of human rights or international humanitarian law in situations of armed conflict or internal repression in the country of final destination, as identified by relevant public international institutions, or European or national competent authorities, and where there is evidence of the use of this or similar items for directing or implementing such serious violations by the proposed end-user;
Amendment 212 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The transit of non-Union dual-use items may be prohibited at any time by the competent authority of the Member State where the items are situated or where the transit occurs, if the items are or may be intended, in their entirety or in part, for uses referred to in Article 4(1).
Amendment 232 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) global export authorisation, including global export authorisation for large projectszation;
Amendment 236 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Individual export authorisations and global export authorisations shall be valid for one year, and may be renewed by the competent authority. Global export authorisations for large projects shall be valid for a duration to be determined by the competent authority.
Amendment 242 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Individual export authorisations and global export authorisations shall be valid for one year, and may be renewed by the competent authority. Global export authorisations for large projects shall be valid for a duration to be determin3 years and may be renewed by the competent authority.
Amendment 249 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Global export authorisations shall be subject to the implementation, by the exporter, of an effective internal compliance programme prior to export taking place. The exporter shall also report to the competent authority, at least once a year, on the use of this authorisation; the report shall include at least the following information:
Amendment 255 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 – point d
(d) where known, the end-use and end- user of the dual-use items.
Amendment 261 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – point c
(c) not be used if the exporter has grounds to suspect, is aware or has been informed by the competent authority that the items in question are or may be intended, in their entirety or in part, for any of the uses referred to in Article 4 1 , or if the exporter is aware that the items are intended for the abovementioned uses.
Amendment 270 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in the country of final destination as well as respect by that country of international humanitarian law;
Amendment 274 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 1 (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 1 (new)
– use in territories under occupation which are recognised as such under international law;
Amendment 340 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where known, the end-use and end- user of the dual-use items.
Amendment 348 #
2016/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) to enablguarantee the post-shipment verification of exports in third countries;
Amendment 78 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union's ambitious External Investment Plan (EIP) is needed to support investments starting in Africa and the Union's Neighbourhood as a means to promote the sustainable development goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ('the 2030 Agenda') as well as the commitments under the recently revised European Neighbourhood Policy thus addressing root causes of migration. It should also contribute to the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (COP 21), essentially poverty and inequality reduction, in alignment with the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles (ownership, alignment with national strategies, harmonization, democratic accountability and results). It should also contribute to the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change (COP 21). The EU external investment should focus in the people more in need and on those areas more affected or likely to be affected by climate change.
Amendment 94 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 101 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The EIPFSD should provide an integrated financial package to finance investments starting in regions of Africa for countries that are signatories to the Pafoster decent job creation, sustainable and equitable economic opportunities for all, with particular focus on youth and on furtnhership Agreement betweening gender equality and the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 200022 and the Neighbourhood countries, thereby creating growth and employment opportunities, maximising additionality, delivering innovative products, and crowding-in private sector fundspowerment of women in line with the EU Gender Action Plan 2016-2020, while strengthening the rule of law, good governance, and human rights and respect for equitable access to and use of natural resources in any country. __________________ 22 OJ L 317, 15.12.2000 as last amended by OJ L 287, 4.11.2010
Amendment 173 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to fulfil the political commitments of the EU on renewable energy, energy efficiency and climate change mitigation and adaptation, a minimum share of 240% ofor the funding should be allocated under the EFSD should be devoted to financing and investment operations relevant for these sectors thus contributing to the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. When investments under the EFSD, the European Commission should also mainstream environmental sustainability criterion in all projects.
Amendment 184 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. A goal to be achieved is to reinforce the development cooperation policies focused in those most in need with a special focus on combating poverty and reducing inequalities. The funds have to be provided to feasible investment projects which in alignment with TEU Art 21 and the sustainable development goals, while following internationally agree development effectiveness principles and including local communities wills, without any detriment against the freedom of people's mobility.
Amendment 185 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The EFSD shall contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda with a particular focus on sustainablprinciples underpinning the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, such as that of leave no one behind, as well as all the Goals and targets therein, with an especially focus on combating poverty and inequalities, and shall be guided by the objectives set out in Articles 21 TEU and 208 TFEU and the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles- especially ownership, alignment, harmonisation, democratic accountability and results-, thus contributing to the Union's development objectives, with a particular focus on poverty eradication, inequality reductions, long-term sustainable and inclusive growth, decent job creation, technology transfer and the sharing of knowledge, socio-economic sectors and on the support to micro, small and medium sized enterprises, thus addressing. In so doing, the EFSD shall, inter alia, contribute to addressing specific socio-economic root causes of forced migration and contributing to sustainable reintegration of returned migrants in their countries of origin while maximising additionality, delivering innovative products and crowding in private sector fund(poverty, inequality, demographic growth, lack of employment and economic opportunities and climate change among others) and foster sustainable reintegration of migrants when voluntarily willing to return to their countries of origin or transit, as well as strengthen resilience of host communities.
Amendment 202 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The management of the EFSD shall be ensured by the Commission., taking into account the guidelines and criteria proposed by the European Parliament and, with the democratic participation in the process of people and local communities from the regions where the investment would take place
Amendment 212 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The strategic board shall be composed of representatives of the Commission and of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (High Representative), of the Member States and of the EIB. The European Parliament and representatives of local communities shall be invited as observers in order to enhance transparency and democratic accountability; The Commission may invite other contributors to become membobservers of the strategic board having regard where appropriate to the view of the board. Partner Countries and relevant regional organisations, the eligible counterparts and the European Parliament may be given observer status, where appropriate. The strategic board shall be co-chaired by the Commission and the High Representative. The recommendations of the European Parliament shall be guide the priority lines of the Strategic Board. The European Parliament has to shall be duly informed about the accomplishment of them with an annual report.
Amendment 236 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) contribute to economic, endogenous and social development, with particular focus on sustainability and job creation (in particular for youth and women), thus addressingthe achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, having its essential focus on poverty eradication and inequality reductions; This operations shall be guided by the objectives set out in Articles 21 TEU and 208 TFEU and the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles- especially ownership, alignment, harmonization, democratic accountability and results-, thus contributing to the Union's development policy objectives, with a particular focus on poverty eradication, inequality reductions, long- term sustainable and inclusive growth, decent job creation, technology transfer and the sharing of knowledge, socio- economic sectors and on the support to local micro, small and medium sized enterprises. In so doing, the EFSD shall, inter alia, contribute to addressing specific socio-economic root causes of forced migration and contributing to sustainable reintegration of returned migrants in their countries of origin; (poverty, inequality, demographic growth, lack of employment and economic opportunities and climate change among others), and foster sustainable reintegration of migrants when voluntarily willing to return to their countries of origin or transit, as well as strengthen resilience of host communities by boosting the creation of sustainable and decent jobs, in particular for youth and women;
Amendment 242 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) The financing and investment operations eligible for support through the EFSD Guarantee shall never be used as a form of conditionality for beneficiary countries cooperation with the EU on migration issues;
Amendment 244 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) targetstrengthen socio-economic sectors, in particular infrastructure including sustainclean and renewable energy, water, transportlow-carbon mobility, green technology, information and communications technologies, environment, sustainable use of natural resources and blue growth, social infrastructure, human capital, in order to improve the socio-economic environment;ustainable consumption and production, human capital, with the objective of promoting an inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development that benefits all and leaves no one behind
Amendment 260 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) provide finance in favour of local micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises with a particular focus on private sector developmentsustainably boosting local community economy;
Amendment 266 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) provide sustainable financial instruments aimed at addressing the bottlenecks to privatelocal investments, including first loss guarantees to portfolios guarantees to private sectorlocal projects such as loan guarantees for small and medium-sized enterprises and guarantees for specific risks for infrastructure projects and other risk capital;
Amendment 269 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 278 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) are technically viable and are sustainable from an environmental and social point of view while respecting human rights; and
Amendment 279 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) maximise the mobilisation of private sector capitallocal investment capacity, ensuring that private investment aligns with democratically agreed socially useful public projects, while being also responsible of the investment in order to avoid the privatization of profits and the socialization of loses which could derivate from the investments.
Amendment 305 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 306 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 308 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 315 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
11a. An assessment of the additionality and of compliance with the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles, the mobilisation of private sector resources, the estimated and actual outputs and the outcomes and impact of the financing and investment operations covered by the EFSD Guarantee on aggregated basis, including the impact on sustainable development, especially on poverty and inequalities reduction and decent job creation, climate change, gender equality and eradication of poverty in the long term; This assessment shall be complemented by a publicly available online platform containing the disaggregated data in an open source, machine readable format and the open publication of other related documents, including project plans, environmental, gender, and social impact assessments, reports and impact evaluations. The platform should include the names of beneficial owners of EFSD project promoters and that all final beneficiaries are disclosed to the public.
Amendment 357 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) An assessment of the compliance of EFSD projects with the principles of EU External Action as set out in Article 21 of EU Treaties.
Amendment 360 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) An assessment of the compliance of EFSD projects with the internationally agreed development effectiveness principles.
Amendment 372 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Grievance and redress mechanism The guarantee should be granted in priority to counterparts who have in their governance structure an efficient and independent grievance mechanism. The European Commission shall establish during the first year of operations of the EFSD an EU centralised Grievance Mechanism for all EFSD supported projects. This grievance mechanism shall be contacted directly by stakeholders affected by EFSD operations, and by stakeholders dissatisfied with how their complaints are addressed by the grievance mechanisms of EFSD counterparts. The European Commission shall assess the possibility for the European Ombudsman to host this Grievance Mechanism.
Amendment 382 #
2016/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In order to be eligible for financing under the EFSD, all beneficiaries, whether corporations or financial intermediaries, that are incorporated in different jurisdictions have to disclose country level information about their sales, assets, employees, profits and tax payments in each country in which they operate in their audited annual reports.
Amendment 27 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The international community faces an unprecedentemigration and refugee crisihallenges which requires solidarity, efficient mobilisation of financial resources and the need to confront and surmount the existing challenges in a concerted manner. All actors need to work together to apply sustained, medium and long-term policies and an efficient use of existing processes and programmes in order to engineer and support initiatives which contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to addressing root causes of forced migration (poverty, inequality, climate change, human rights violations and war).
Amendment 30 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) All attempts to link development finance with border control, management of migratory flows or readmission agreements should be avoided.
Amendment 31 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) A new results-oriented partnership framework with third countries, aligned with the development effectiveness principles, which takes account of all Union policies and instruments shouldall be developed. As part of thatis new partnership framework, the External Investment Plan shouldall be established in order to support investments in regions outside the Union, while contributing to the achievement of the sustainable development goal. It should also fulfil the objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developmentsustainable investments which aim to achieve the SDGs. It should also fulfil the objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, including the promotion of domestic resources mobilization, and the objectives pursued by the other financing instruments for external action.
Amendment 34 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to allow the ELM to respond to potential upcoming challenges and Union priorities, as well as to provide a strategic response addressing root causes of migration, the maximum ceiling for the EIB financing operations under the EU guarantee should be increased to EUR 32 305 830 000 000 by releasing the optional additional amount of EUR 3 000 000 000. Under the general mandate, the amount of EUR 1 400 000 000 should be earmarked for projects in the public sector directed to refugees and host communities wards the development of public social services, with a focus on the promotion of peoples' wellbeing and human dignity, while respecting crisis affected areasountries' democratic policy space to regulate.
Amendment 38 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Under the new private sector lending mandate, the maximum amount of EUR 2 300 000 000 should be dedicated to projects addressing root causes of forced migration and sustainable development, within the maximum increased ceiling and should benefit from the Comprehensive Guarantee by the Union.
Amendment 41 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) A revision of the external lending mandate to ensure its alignment with development effectiveness principles and the SDGs should be carried out.
Amendment 42 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10 b) Support for MSMEs and local private sector development is one of the EIB's main objectives under the ELM. With a view to enabling MSMEs to make an easier, inclusive and sustainable transition from the volatile informal economy to the formal sector in order to promote social cohesion, and people's dignity, a concerted effort is required for EIB operations to focus on: improving access by MSMEs' to sustainable finance and credit, providing technical assistance, promoting social entrepreneurship and ensuring the adequate provision of financial services to households and firms.
Amendment 45 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Addressing root causes of forced migration shouldand contributing to long-term sustainable development objective, namely poverty eradication and inequality reductions shall be added as a new objective of the mandate.
Amendment 48 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Complementarity and coordination with Union initiatives addressing root causes of forced migration and sustainable development should be ensured, including with Union support for the sustainable reintegration of returned migrants in the countries of origin.
Amendment 52 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The EIB should develop and implement a set of indicators in its Results Measurement framework for projects in the public sector and in the private sector directed to refugees and host communitiesaddressing root causes of forced migration and sustainable development. Therefore, an assessment of the contribution of EIB financing operations addressing root cautowards theses of migrationbjectives should be included in the Commission's annual reporting to the European Parliament and to the Council on EIB financing operations. The EIB shall take all necessary steps to ensure its accountability to the European Parliament, through transparency and access to information, by publishing the results, evaluations and impact appraisals of projects on a systematic basis via the Results Measurement framework as well as the analysis of their compliance with the development effectiveness principles.
Amendment 61 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Decision No 466/2014/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) a maximum amount of EUR 30 003 530 000 000 under a general mandate, of which an amount of up to EUR 1 400 000 000 is earmarked for projects in the public sector directed to refugees and host communitiesaddressing root causes of forced migration and promotion of sustainable development;
Amendment 63 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Decision No 466/2014/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) a maximum amount of EUR 2 300 000 000 under a private sector lending mandate for projects addressing root causes of forced migration. and the development of long-term social and economic infrastructure to the benefit of forcibly displaced people and host communities, implemented under the EIB Resilience Initiative;
Amendment 5 #
2016/0274(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The amount of the Guarantee Fund in surplus exceeding 10% of the Union's total outstanding capital liabilities should be paid back to the general budget of the Union in order to better protect the budget against potential additional risk of default of the EIB financing operations addressing root causes of forced migration.
Amendment 9 #
2016/0274(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The financial management of the Guarantee Fund should be transferred from the EIB to the Commission, which has an established practice of managing similar investments. The management should be performed under the highest standards of transparency and democratic accountability. By taking over the asset management of the Guarantee Fund, the Commission should be able to streamline and consolidate its asset management activities, building on existing structures and a good track record.
Amendment 11 #
2016/0274(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/2009
Article 2 – fourth indent
Article 2 – fourth indent
Amendment 4 #
2016/0205(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. GDeclines to gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;
Amendment 32 #
2016/0107(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) Meaningful disaggregated public country-by-country reporting for multinational undertakings for each country and jurisdiction of operation is essential in order to empower developing countries' tax authorities and legislators to effectively tackle tax base erosion caused by aggressive tax planning, tax evasion and tax avoidance.
Amendment 2 #
2016/0005(NLE)
The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to recommend that Parliament decline to give its consent to the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the SADC EPA States, of the other part.
Amendment 10 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the need for security- related expenditure in the current efforts to comprehensively address the security/development nexus and deliver on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16jects any use of development aid for non-development objectives, which are clearly stated in TFEU article 208; believes that promoting peace, security and justicegood governance and rule of law in developing countries is crucialnecessary for poverty reductionand inequality reduction, and at long term the eradication of poverty; emphasises that the funding concerned, which does not constitute Official Development Assistance (ODA), must come from other instruments than the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) or the European Development Fund (EDF);
Amendment 16 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that untying aid is a necessary condition for opening up opportunities for developing country socio-economic actors; calls for boosting the use of developing country procurement systems as the first option for aid programmes in support of activities managed by the public sector to enhance local private sector;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 21 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 25 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that according to the OECD, in-donor refugee costs (expenditure on refugees' transport, food, shelter and training) spent during the first twelve months of stay can be reported as ODA; equally notes that many EU countries include all the costs relating to asylum seekers, regardless of whether they are granted refugee status or not, as refugee costs; is concerned that this practice has a huge opportunity cost against effective development aid programmes which aim at combating root causes of migration in developing countries; calls, therefore, on the EU and its member states not to report refugee costs as ODA;
Amendment 26 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Urges the EU and its Member States to stop inflating aid, and exclude inflated aid items from ODA reporting: refugee costs, imputed student costs, tied aid, interest on loans and debt relief;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2345(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls EU support for the 2011 International Framework for CSO Development Effectivenessadherence to the 2011 Busan Partnership for Development Effectiveness, and in particular its commitments to enable CSOs to exercise their roles as independent development actors with a long term results-oriented perspective facilitated by an enabling environment and institutional support, and the commitments made to help civil society organisations (CSOs) achieve results- oriented outcomes;
Amendment 20 #
2015/2345(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the Council Conclusions on a rights-based approach to development cooperation, encompassing all human rights, and urges the European Commission to step up its efforts in ensuring the effective implementation of a rights-based approach in order to strengthen the impact of EU's development and cooperation assistance. Future funding in terms of design and indicators should reflect more clearly a rights-based approach and take measurable steps towards women rights and gender equality;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2345(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the European Commission to ensure full transparency and accountability in the management of all public finances from the EU budget, which include not only NGOs but also other entities, such as international organisations, as beneficiaries;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2345(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that NGOs differ in terms of size and activities; urges that a range of grants be offered to NGOs which respect and promote human rights including gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR); asks the Commission to make administrative burdens proportional to grant size;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2345(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission, in its proposal for a revision of the financial regulations, to recognise the direct link between organisational costs and project implementation costs in terms of quality and accountability, and thus increase the ceiling for indirect expenditure to at least 15%;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to Article 21 of the Treaty of the European Union, which states that the Union's action on the international scene shall be guided by the principles which have inspired its own creation, development and enlargement, and which it seeks to advance in the wider world: democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law,
Amendment 2 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the European Consensus on Development of December 2005,
Amendment 3 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
– having regard to the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness outcome document of December 2011 on partnership for Effective Development Co-operation,
Amendment 3 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that trade and finance is one of the five priority areas of policy coherence for development, a concept enshrined in article 208 TFEU; recalls that all EU external policies, including trade and investment, must be aligned with Article 21 of the TEU and must not undermine sustainable development goals, human rights and gender equality; recalls the principles mentioned in article 24, paragraph 2 of the Council Regulation No 260/2009;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas 1.5 billion people are still living in poverty with deprivation in health, education and living standards; whereas most of them are women;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the EU has a direct and historical responsibility in its dealings with partner countries;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that trade liberalisation is not positive, per se, in terms of reducing poverty and could have negative effects on sustainable development if it is not accompanied by re-distribution through fair and progressive tax systems; urges the EU to work towards the reinforcement of international fiscal cooperation, supporting the establishment of a new intergovernmental body under the auspices of the UN on international cooperation on tax matters and provide the resources necessary to allow the body to operate effectively;
Amendment 12 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers PCD as a key element of the EU´s responsibility for delivering and achieving the SDGs;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that fair and properly regulated trade if aligned with SDGs could have potentialities for development; calls the Commission to strengthen the binding enforceability of SDGs and include comprehensive sustainable development chapters in all trade agreements;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that Brazil has introduced in the WTO working group on Trade, Debt and Finance a demand to deal with the effects of persistent currency exchange rate misalignments and the impact on the level of protection of ad valorem duties;
Amendment 20 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points to the fact that only 8% of the impact assessments of Commission proposals that could affect developing countries address the potential impact on these countries;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to develop a binding complaint mechanism as a basis for sanctions to channel the voices of those whose human rights are jeopardised by EU trade policies, and which will form an essential element of the EU's role in the implementation of the sustainable development goals;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to take measures to prevent the potential negative effects of mega trade deals, such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), on developing countries; urges, in this regard to revise EPA´s and EGA´s ensuring they are negotiated in a balanced manner and taking into account the views and concerns of CSOs and trade unions, from both the EU and the partner country;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the Commission to step up efforts to advance in democratic multilateral fora on trade issues in where all countries are represented on equal footing and to position itself as the defender of the interest of developing countries on trade issues;
Amendment 31 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes the progress made since the establishment of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact and calls the EC to expand binding frameworks to other sectors; urges, in this regard, the EC to enhance corporate social responsibility and due diligence initiatives that complement the existing EU timber regulation, on the proposed EU regulation on conflict minerals, for other sectors; thereby ensuring the EU and its traders and operators live up to the obligation to respect human rights and the highest social and environmental standards;
Amendment 34 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls for EU Aid for Trade and technical assistance to have an aim to empower poor producers, micro and small enterprises, women equality and women empowerment and cooperatives in order to boost their benefits from trading in local and regional markets;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to safeguard the right of countries to regulate and preserve policy space in order to develop infant industries; urges the Commission to ensure that trade agreements and policies do not undermine developing countries’ strategic economic sectors and do not challenge partner countries efforts to increase the domestic value added in order to upgrade along the global value chains;
Amendment 47 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that EU investment policy, especially when involving public money, must contribute to the realisation of the SDGs; recalls the need to enhance transparency and accountability of development finance institutions (DFIs), and public-private partnerships (PPPs) to effectively track and monitor the money flows, debt sustainability and the added value for sustainable development of their projects;
Amendment 49 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges that the EU is facing its biggest refugee crisis since World War II; stresses that strengthening the link between migration and development policies is essential to address the root causes of this phenomenon; welcomes the adoption of the European Agenda on Migration, which develops a comprehensive response to the crisis (COM(2015)0240); stresses that any common migration policy needs to put its foremost focus on legal routes to Europe and on the reception of migrants;
Amendment 51 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of participation through broad and transparent consultations of civil society organisations and trade unions, both from the European Union member states and from third countries, in the negotiation, implementation and monitoring of EU trade and investment agreements and policies;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that the current migration crisis is partly a consequence of EU external action which has impoverished people and increased insecurity;
Amendment 58 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. In order to enhance coherence between migration and development policies, calls the European Union and its Member States not to report refugee cost as ODA as doing so has a huge opportunity cost at the expense of development programmes which effectively tackle root causes of migration;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. CPoints to the fact that only 8% of the impact assessments of Commission proposals that could affect developing countries address the potential impact on these countries; calls on the Commission to develop a complaint mechanism as a basis for sanctions to channel the voices of those whose human rights are jeopardised by EU trade policies stakeholders and which will form an essential element of the EU’s role in the implementation of the sustainable development goals;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Highlights the positive contribution of migrants to the development of their countries of origin and calls for more effective and innovative cooperation in migration policy between origin and destination countries; draws attention to the significant and growing financial flows represented by remittances; calls for further efforts to bring down transfer costs, as remittances are an important source of financing for development;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that the EU and its Member States remain the most important Aid for Trade donor in the world (EUR 11.7 billion in 2013 - SWD(2015)0128); suggests that EU Aid for Trade and technical assistance must aim to empower poor producers, micro and small enterprises, women's equality and empowerment and cooperatives in order to boost the benefits of trading in local and regional markets; welcomes the Commission’s aims to make trade agreements development-friendly, while recognising that Official Development Assistance (ODA) is a key source of financing for sustainable development, if mobilised efficiently;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2317(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the EU and its Member States to follow UNCTAD´s Comprehensive Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development recommendations to stimulate more responsible, transparent and accountable investments and to actively engage with the UN Human Rights Council in its work towards an international treaty that would hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights abuses.
Amendment 67 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recalls that trade liberalisation is not, per se, positive for poverty eradication because it can have negative effects on sustainable development;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Stresses that the potential benefits of trade, in order to contribute to poverty reduction, must be accompanied by a distribution of positive impacts and the redistribution of wealth through fair and progressive tax systems;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Recalls that fair and properly regulated trade respects the needs of the developing countries, and if aligned with SDGs can have potentialities for development;
Amendment 72 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Calls the Commission to strengthen the binding enforceability of SDGs and include comprehensive development chapters in all trade and investment agreements;
Amendment 73 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. Welcomes the progress made since the establishment of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact and calls the EC to expand binding frameworks to other sectors; urges, in this regard, the EC to extend corporate social responsibility and due diligence initiatives that complement the existing EU timber regulation, on the proposed EU regulation on conflict minerals, to other sectors, thereby ensuring that the EU and its traders and operators live up to the obligation to respect human rights and the highest social and environmental standards;
Amendment 74 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 f (new)
Paragraph 14 f (new)
14f. Recalls that EU investment policy, especially when involving public money, must contribute to the realisation of the SDGS; recalls the need to enhance transparency and accountability of DFIs in order effectively to track and monitor the flows, debt sustainability and the added value for their projects of sustainable development;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 g (new)
Paragraph 14 g (new)
14g. Recalls ODA´s unique role in achieving effective development results; calls for the development focus and nature of ODA, including a transparent and accountable reporting system, to be protected; recalls that untying aid is a necessary condition to opening up opportunities for developing country socio-economic actors, such as local firms or technical assistance experts, and calls for boosting the use of developing country procurement systems as the first option for aid programmes in support of activities managed by the public sector to enhance the local private sector;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 h (new)
Paragraph 14 h (new)
14h. Urges the EU and its Member States to re-commit without delay or negotiation to the 0.7 % of GNI target and set binding timeframes to achieve this historic commitment; calls for achieving the OEDC DAC recommendation of reaching an average grant element in total ODA of 86%;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls, however, that aid alone is not sufficient; believes that innovative and diversified sources of financing must be considered and be always aligned with development effectiveness principles and that coherence should be strengthened between public, private, international and domestic financing; recognises the essential role of the local private sector, when properly regulated, in this regard;
Amendment 83 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the EU to set up a mandatory and enforceable regulatory framework to govern the way corporations comply with human rights and obligations with respect to social and environmental standards; regrets that current human rights clauses in free trade agreements and other economic partnership agreements are usually not respected; reiterates its call for the European Commission to be more committed to promoting binding and non-negotiable human rights and social and environmental clauses in the negotiation of international agreements;
Amendment 85 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Considers it regrettable that a regulatory framework on the way corporations comply with human rights and obligations with respect to social and environmental standards is still lacking, which allow certain states and companies to circumvent them with impunity; calls for the EU and Member States to engage actively in the work of the UN's Human Rights Council and of UNEP on an international treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights abuses and violations of environmental standards;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls for the EU and its Member States to take effective actions actively to crack down on tax havens, tax evasion and illicit financial flows; supports the setting-up of an intergovernmental body for tax cooperation under the auspices of the UN with the effective participation of developing countries, rather than seeing OECD as the only relevant forum, and calls for the provision of the necessary resources to allow the body to operate effectively;
Amendment 99 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the European Union and its Member States to promote binding measures to ensure that multinational corporations pay taxes in the countries in which value is extracted or created and to promote compulsory country-by-country reporting by the private sector, thus enhancing the domestic resource mobilisation capacities of countries; calls for spill-over analysis to study possible profit-shifting practices;
Amendment 102 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Stresses the need for EU trade and development policy to respect the political and economic policy space of developing countries in order for them to establish the necessary policies to promote sustainable development and dignity for their people;
Amendment 103 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Calls for a human needs-based approach to debt sustainability through a binding set of standards to define responsible lending and borrowing, debt audits and a fair debt workout mechanism, which should assess the legitimacy and the sustainability of countries' debt burdens and the possible cancellation of unsustainable and unjust debt;
Amendment 104 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)
Paragraph 16 e (new)
16e. Asks the EU to engage constructively in the UN negotiations on a multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring with a view to alleviating debt burdens and avoiding unsustainable debt;
Amendment 106 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that achieving global food sovereignty and nutrition security will require PCD at all levels, particularly if the more ambitious targets of Agenda 2030, namely to fully eradicate hunger and end all forms of malnutrition, are to be met;
Amendment 107 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the EU to evaluate systematically the impact of EU agricultural, trade and energy policies – such as biofuel policy – on food security in the developing world; urges the Commission to continue to concentrate on cooperatives, micro, small- and medium- scale farming, and to promote sustainable and agro-ecological practices; stresses that substantive issues of policy coherence and impact need to be addressed in the ongoing monitoring of the EU’s Food Security Policy Framework (COM(2010)0127);
Amendment 119 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Underlines that climate change poses a major threat to poor and least developed countries (LDCs); stresses that failure to limit global warming to below 2°C may undermine development gains such as poverty eradication, inequality reductions and sustainability;
Amendment 122 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Recognises that private finance in the context of climate finance cannot replace public finance; emphasises the need for transparent reporting and accountability and to ensure the implementation of relevant social and environmental safeguards regarding private climate finance, and calls for a framework in which any infringement has to be prosecuted, without accepting impunity;
Amendment 123 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Calls on the EU to assume a pro- active role in addressing the global climate crisis by establishing climate challenges as strategic priorities at all levels and across all sectors in domestic and external policies and actions;
Amendment 124 #
Amendment 125 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19d. Calls for women to be recognised as development actors and enablers, therefore, insists on the need to adopt gender budgeting principles and methodologies, in order to address the different needs and interests of women and men so gender equality and women's empowerment is boosted;
Amendment 126 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 e (new)
Paragraph 19 e (new)
19e. Calls on the EU to effectively mainstream gender equality and women's empowerment through all its policies, in order to guarantee women's rights, including their right to free and safe abortion;
Amendment 127 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 f (new)
Paragraph 19 f (new)
19f. Calls on the EU to promote the equality of LGTBi people and combat their discrimination worldwide through all EU external policies;
Amendment 128 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 g (new)
Paragraph 19 g (new)
19g. Notes that the majority of people living in poverty are women; recalls that international trade agreements should not undermine poor people's livelihoods and should instead support the gender equality agenda;
Amendment 129 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recognises that there can be no sustainable development or poverty eradication without securitypeace; recognises, moreover, that the security-development nexus is an important element in ensuring the effectiveness of EU external action which can only be achieved through civilian means; stresses that political, humanitarian and development policy efforts shall only be supported by civilian means;
Amendment 132 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the EU to strengthen its capacities for crisis prevention and to reinforce the synergies between the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and development instruments, finding a balance between short-term responses to crises and longer-term development strategies; suggests that creating a new instrument dedicated to the development-security nexus might limit incoherencies and increase the efficiency of PCDRejects security policy decisions that are motivated by the geopolitical interest of the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 137 #
2015/2317(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 1 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to Article 103 of the Charter of the United Nations which stipulates that ‘in the event of a conflict between the obligations of the Members of the United Nations under the present Charter and their obligations under any other international agreement, their obligations under the present Charter shall prevail’,
Amendment 5 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
– having regard to Articles 2, 3, 8, 21, 23 and 11423 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU),
Amendment 7 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
– having regard to Articles 81, 82, 83, 114, 208 and 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 11 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
– having regard to its urgency resolutions on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law directly or indirectly involving European corporations, including those relating to the Central African Republic (2015/2874), Cambodia and Laos (2014/2515), Bangladesh (2014/2834 and 2013/2951), Qatar (2013/2952), South Africa (2012/2783), Iran (2011/2908), Sudan (2008/2580) and Turkey (1994/2644) among others,
Amendment 14 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 8 October 2013 on corruption in the public and private sectors: the impact on human rights in third countries,
Amendment 19 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
Amendment 20 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
– having regard to the report by the independent expert Alfred-Maurice de Zayas on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, presented to the United Nations General Assembly, which points out that ‘foreign direct investment and other capital flows can generate problems in areas beyond human rights’,
Amendment 28 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to the EU strategy 2011- 14 for Corporate Social Responsibility COM(2011)681 final,
Amendment 37 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas all states and all business enterprises are bound by the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights apply to all states and to all business enterprises, whether transnational or other, regardless of their size, sector, location, ownership and structure, but pointing out that these currently lack effective control and sanction mechanisms;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the UN Global Compact3, comprising ten principles, asks corporations to embrace, support and enact, within their sphere of influence, a set of core values in the areas of human rights, labour standards, the environment and the fight against corruption, making a commitment to those values and integrating them into their business operations on a voluntary basis, but pointing out that this Compact is insufficient given that it continues to rely on voluntary compliance with its content; __________________ 3 https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what- is-gc/mission/principles.
Amendment 48 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas corporations are one of the major players in economic globalisation and international trade and are required to comply with all applicable laws and international treaties in force and to respect human rights;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is a serious and concrete risk ofare corporate practices that resulting in forced labour, and sexual and child exploitation by European corporations;
Amendment 69 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, where protecting human rights are breached, appropriate and effective remedies are required; whereas a fairer and more effective remedies system is needed under domestic law to deal with human rights violations committed by business enterprisesmust be a priority for the Member States and the Union itself, which should have an obligation to prevent European business enterprises from violating human rights regardless of the place where infringements are committed; whereas this priority requires the introduction of effective control and sanction mechanisms to deal with these violations, and measures to provide redress for rights that have been violated;
Amendment 91 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms the urgent need to act in a continuous, effective and coherent manner at all levels, including national and, European leveand international, in order to effectively address the legal problems resulting from the extra-territorial dimension of companies and of their conduct, and the related uncertainty as to where the civil and/or criminal liability for human rights violations lies;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the adoption of the UNGPs; emphasises that the UNGPs were agreed unanimously in the UN with the full support of EU Member States, the ILO and the International Chamber of Commerce, including support for the concept of a ‘smart mix’ of regulatory and voluntary action;
Amendment 99 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the UN Global Compact, the ISO 26000 standard on social responsibility, the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises as tools which can mobilise responsibility in the business activities of enterprises; points out, however, that compliance with respect for human rights should not be left to the discretion of enterprises;
Amendment 112 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises the major importance of CSR and welcomes the growing use of instruments based on CSR and the self- commitment by corporations; strongly emphasises, however, that avoiding violations of human rights is not a matter of charity or something to be done on a voluntary basis but a legal obligation on enterprises and their management people managing or financing them, wherever they may act and whatever their size or industrial sector;
Amendment 133 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls the different but complementary roles of states and companies with regard to human rights protection; recalls that states have a duty to protect everyone within their jurisdiction, including against human rights abuses committed by companies, even if they operate in third countries; strongly recalls that, where human rights abuses occur, the victims’ statestate in which the abuse occurs must guarantee that those affected havem access to an effective remedy, and points out that the EU shares that duty with regard to areas of exclusive or shared competence; recognises that this means that the EU has an obligation to make its external relations conditional on third countries guaranteeing human rights and, in particular, effective remedy for people under their jurisdiction;
Amendment 135 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls foron the Commission and Member States to guarantee policy coherence on business and human rights at all levels: within different EU institutions, between the institutions, and between the EU and its Member States, and in particular in relation to the Union’s commercial policy;
Amendment 144 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to respect the principle of development policy coherence in their foreign policies and explicitly to include it in all treaties signed by them, in keeping with international commitments undertaken in relation to human rights, decent working conditions, gender equality and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 190 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to take any appropriate steps to ensure, through judicial, administrative, legislative or other appropriate means, that when such human rights violations occur, those affected in third countries have access to an effective remedy in the territory where the infringing enterprise has its main seat within the EU, piercing the veil of the legal personality, when a corporation based in the EU holds, directs or controls companies that are responsible for human rights violations in third countries; takes the view that at all events joint and several liability should be established between contracting and subcontracting enterprises so that, regardless of the nationality of the subcontractor committing the illegal act, those affected can take action against the main company, whether in the country where the illegal act has been committed or in the main company’s country of origin (the country in which it has its seat); calls on the Member States to take appropriate steps to reduceliminate legal, practical and other relevant barriers that could lead to a denial of access to remedy and establish appropriate procedural means to enable those affected in third countries to have access to justice in both the civil and criminal courts;
Amendment 211 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 215 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 221 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Resolves that the European Parliament will not approve any EU agreement on economic matters with a third country unless it includes the following clause: ‘Undertakings that invest in a third country shall have civil and criminal liability for crimes and infringements committed by them and by their directors, management and members of decision-making bodies – whether single-member or collegiate. This liability shall derive not only from the direct commission of an illegal act but also from complicity, collaboration, instigation, inducement and/or concealment of that act. It must be guaranteed that both the legal entity and the individuals committing the human rights violation can be prosecuted in the EU Member State of which they are nationals. Joint and several liability must at all events be established between contracting and subcontracting companies so that, regardless of the nationality of the main company or where appropriate the subcontractor that commits the illegal act, those affected can take action against the main company, whether in the country where the illegal act has been committed or in the main company’s country of origin (the country in which it has its seat)’;
Amendment 255 #
2015/2315(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 d (new)
Paragraph 31 d (new)
31d. Proposes the creation of a public agency to supervise the activity of European corporations, with the task of analysing, investigating and inspecting the practices of transnational corporations in third countries. Its core task would be to investigate the activities of corporations in third countries, and complaints lodged by groups and organisations affected by the practices of European corporations in third countries; proposes that the agency would make its conclusions public and present them to the European Parliament; proposes that this body would be responsible for awarding the product brand referred to in the previous paragraph;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the aim of clarifying EU engagement boundaries on Peace Support Operations (PSOs) with the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU); recalls that the EU budget cannot be used to directly finance military or defence operations (Article 41(2) TEU); underlines the importance of EU support for AU peacekeeping operations approved by the UNcriticises that many (military) peacekeeping missions are being financed by the African Peace Facility with its clear priority for security and deployment of military forces and is mainly funded from the European Development Fund; recalls that the primary objective of EU development policy (article 208 TFEU) is the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Rejects robust peacekeeping missions, as past (robust) missions have not been successful at all in terms of long-term stability and peace; opposes that the responsibility-to-protect-mechanism is used as a pretext for military intervention; highlights that sustainable peace can only be achieved with civilian peace-building measures, not militarily; stresses that poverty and social, political and economic inequalities are root causes of conflict evolvement; recalls to truly implement measures to eradicate poverty, implement DDR-programs, arms control, favouring balanced economic relations and increasing humanitarian and development aid to ensure sustainable socio-economic development;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes concern over the possible lack of transparency in EU PSOs; stresses that full investigations should be carried out if grievances arise; recalls the need to improve current EU funding for PSO, including concerning human rights abuses e.g. sexual-violence, human trafficking, as recent cases have also shown also the involvement of EU- Peacekeepers; underlines that African security should, in the future, be monitored by the AU, supported by the international community;
Amendment 42 #
2015/2275(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that political, humanitarian and development policy efforts should be used initially, supported by civilian peacekeeping operations, and should be transformed into military operations only when necessary; demands that military peacekeeping should be supported by humanitarian and development policy both during operations, to aid peaceful resolution of the conflict, and afterwards, so as to make the settlement sustainable.only civilian peacekeeping operations;
Amendment 2 #
2015/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the aim of the new EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy to be comprehensive, enhance coherence between internal and external policies and improve coordination between institutions and with Member States; recalls in this context the Treaty obligation to considerRecalls the Treaty obligation to respect the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) and minimiseavoid any contradictions between development and non-development policies that have an impact on developing countries; calls on the Member States and the EC therefore to establish and consolidate systems of coordination between respective Ministries and among the whole College of Commissioners respectively, and to further involve national Parliaments in the PCD agenda, and calls on the EU to reinforce a coordination mechanism for identifying the potential implications of policies on development objectives, integrating development aspects into policy initiatives from the outset and introducing a more systematic measurement of impacts and progress as regards PCD calls, in this regard, the EC to develop complaint mechanism for human rights abuses resulting from any EU external policy;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the development cooperation goals – in particular those of promoting good governance, human rights, democracy and justice, combating poverty, reducing inequalities and social exclusion, tackling barriers to economic growth, and improving health and education – all contribute to addressing the root causes of recent security and migration challenges; stresses in this context that in ordersustainable and inclusive economic growth to the profit of the whole population by respecting social, environmental rights and labour rights, gender equality and women empowerment, including right to save abortion, and improving public health and public education – all contribute to addressing the security-development nexus properly, dedicated mechanisms with flexible financing must be developedroot causes of recent migration challenges;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a revision of the European consensus on development as an important contribution to an updated, coherent global EU strategy; underlines that such a revision should take into consideration new global challenges, address EU implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and reiterate underlying values such as respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law, but also key development effective principles such as ownership of development strategies by partner countries, enhance of partner countries country systems accountability and differentiation based on needs but also performance criteria based on sustainable development objectives;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes with concern the increase of debt unsustainability bout in developed and developing countries; calls the EC to enhance the principle of common responsibility of borrowers and lenders, recalls the EC to effectively follow and promote the UNCTAD Principles on responsible borrowing and lending in all its policy areas; calls, in this regard, the EU and its Member States to constructively engage on the UN work towards a sovereign debt workout international mechanism;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers it regrettable that a regulatory framework on the way corporations comply with human rights and obligations with respect to social and environmental standards is still lacking, which allow certain States and companies to circumvent them with impunity; Calls for the EU and Member States to engage actively in the work of the UN's Human Rights Council and of the UNEP on an international treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights abuses and violations of environmental standards;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the idea of redefining the EU relationship with Africa by enhancing an equal partners policy, respecting the democratic policy space of sovereign countries governments to take policy decisions in favour of their populations and upgrading the principle of good governance as an essentials elements of the post-Cotonou agreement and by building strongereffectively enhancing links between EU development, objectives on trade, security and migration policies for mutual reinforcement; reiterates its call for budgetisation of the European Development Fund; calls for a post-2020 EU-ACP partnership that better focuses on common challenges and interests and that is better adapted to make a real change to the security and prosperity of both partieswills of both parties and the challenges they face.
Amendment 2 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
Amendment 3 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that EU trade and investment policies are interlinked with EU development policies and have an impact on developing countries; calls for the Commission to respect the principle of Policy Coherence for Development in all trade negotiations; stresses the need to focus on the effective implementation and monitoring of the sustainable development chapters in trade agreements, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals; calls the Commission to guarantee in all trade agreements the highest global standards on human rights, ILO standards, social protection, social dialogue, gender equality, public and universal health coverage, universal access to medicines, and food security;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to Articles 2 and 3 of Treaty on European Union and to Article 8 of Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union that promote equality between women and men as one of the underlying values of the EU,
Amendment 8 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
- having regard to Directorate-General for External Policies' "The EU's Trade Policy: from gender-blind to gender- sensitive?",
Amendment 12 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to Article 8 on the right to Protection of personal data of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 13 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to Principle of Coherence for Development as stated on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 14 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution on the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) within the WTO, including cultural diversity, adopted on 12 March 2003,
Amendment 15 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution on 8 September 2015 on the follow-up to the European Citizens' Initiative Right2Water,
Amendment 16 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
- having regards to the Draft Opinion on the local and regional dimension of the Trade in Services Agreement, adopted unanimously by the Commission for Economic Policy of the Committee of the Regions
Amendment 18 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to increase transparency and democratic accountability on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) negotiation process, and on all trade policies, by duly taking into account concerns expressed by trade unions and civil society organisations, including the CSOs of developing countries; urges the Commission to increase accessibility to all consolidated negotiation documents, as the only democratic possibility for civil society and citizens concerned to be informed and involved into the process; request the Commission to commission an independent study of TiSA's impact on developing countries from the Sustainable Development Goals perspective to effectively assess the impact TiSA would have in third countries;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the currently available documents of the TiSA negotiations are aimednot aiming at achieving betterthe highest international regulation, nobut lower domestic regulation;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Rejects TiSA and other macro-trade agreements on the basis that they are a tool to bypass multilateral and democratic fora in which developing countries are properly represented in order to set global standards; recalls that TiSA, contrary to the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), does not currently have special and differential treatment provisions; urges the Commission to immediately propose such a clause based on GATS Article IV; believes that the multilateralization of TiSA is an unrealistic prospect and is therefore concerned that TiSA will undermine the multilateral framework for negotiations, thereby fully excluding developing countries; Reminds that standstill and ratchet clauses prevent countries from adopting more restrictive regulation or reintroducing monopolies; Considers this particularly problematic for developing countries whose public services may still be at an infant stage; Urges the Commission to step up efforts to advance in democratic multilateral fora, following UNCTAD comprehensive Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development and to position itself as the defender of the interest of developing countries;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls TiSA’s risks of increasing asymmetric international trade relations between countries; ask the Commission to respect developing countries governments and parliament's policy space on investment regulations in order to ensure obligations and duties on all investors, including foreign, so that human rights, labour and environmental standards are respected;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas any trade agreement must provide more rights and lower prices to European consumers and level the playing fieldbetter social and environmental standards for Europe an companiesd any other involved party ;
Amendment 46 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas any trade agreement must be a market opener for our companies abroad and a safety net for our citizens at homepush for the social responsibility of our companies abroad, while respecting social and environmental standards and Human Rights in the EU and its partner countries;
Amendment 47 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Rejects TiSA and other macro-trade deals, taking the view that they are a tool for the privatisation of public services and liberalisation of public procurement, such public services and public procurement being key elements for sustainable development and for ensuring respect for people’s dignity; Calls the EC to ensure TiSA do not increase debt unsustainability and economic volatility in developing countries; asks the Commission to respect the policy space of developing countries’ governments and parliaments to take decisions in order to ensure internationally agreed standards on labour, the environment and human rights;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. While financial inflows to developing countries are increasing but so are outflows, in the absence of binding responsible financing and investment standards, private capital inflows to developing countries are still offset by debt repayments, foreign investment profit repatriation, and illicit financial flows, call the Commission to ensure TiSA´s financial services aspects safeguard the highest transparency and accountability standards, ensure debt sustainability and guarantee the principle of common responsibility of lenders and borrowers;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the globalisation, servicification and digitalisation both of our economies and of international trade call for more just and fair policy action to enhance international rules through the existing multilateral framework, particularly in areas like tax evasion and social dumping;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 67 #
2015/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls Uruguay’s decision to withdraw from the negotiations on the basis of concerns that TiSA could threaten the country’s policy space on strategic sectors and services; urges the Commission to take this withdrawal into serious consideration; considers this decision an important step back in the multilateralisation of TiSA.
Amendment 73 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas trade in services iscould be an engine for decent jobs and inclusive growth in the EU;
Amendment 79 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 84 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas several legal studies has put in question the compatibility of TISA with the existing WTO multilateral system;
Amendment 89 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas non-tariff barriers, which on average represent more than 50 % of the cost of cross-border services, disproportionately affect small and medium-sized enterprises, which often lack the human and financial resources necessary to overcome those obstacles; whereas the elimination of unnecessary barriers would facilitate their internationalisationdisproportionately affect small and medium-sized enterprises, when exporting, but represent also a protection for their local or national business; and given that only the 13% of the small and medium- sized enterprises are exporters;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the globalisation of value chains increases the import content of both domestic output and exportslevel of service liberalisation is already sufficient and further negotiation on liberalisations is not necessary;
Amendment 98 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas a reduction or cuts in public services and provisions usually shifts labour, costs and risks to the unpaid care and household economy, which is predominantly female and will consequently hinder gender equality;
Amendment 107 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas citizens’ trust in EU’s trade policy is a must, which can only be restored by ensuring the highest level of transparency, full access to negotiating documents, by maintaining constant and formal dialogue with civil society, and by setting clear guidelines in the negotiations;
Amendment 120 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas data protection is not an economic burden, but a source of economic growth; whereas restoring trust in the digital world is crucial; whereas data flows are indispensable to trade in servicesdata protection is indispensable to trade in services and to ensure the people's right to privacy;
Amendment 126 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the European Parliament issued a resolution on 2013 (2013/2583(RSP) in which it was requested to the Commission to "follow up on its intention to prepare a sustainability impact assessment";
Amendment 127 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
M. whereas in most developing countries government is the main source of procurement for services, accounting for as much as 20% GDP, and can hence be an important tool for development of local micro, small and medium enterprises;
Amendment 128 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
N. whereas most part of the available information on TiSA has been leaked instead of being made available by the Commission;
Amendment 129 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
O. whereas the European Parliament has repeatedly called for overcoming the lack of transparency in negotiating processes related to international trade agreements such as GATS, TTIP and TiSA;
Amendment 143 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i
i. to consider the TiSA negotiations as a stepping-stone towards renewed ambitions at WTO levelrisk that TiSA represent for the multilateral agenda of the WTO;
Amendment 158 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
ii. to reiterate its support for a comprehensive and balanced agreement, whichthat any agreement on services should unleash the untappedpossible potential of a more integrated global services market, while fully guaranteeing compliance with the EU acquis; to shape globalisation and to create international standards, while fully preserving the right to regulate; to secure increased market access for European services suppliers in key sectors of interest, while accommodating specific carve-outs for sensitive sectors;
Amendment 164 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii a (new)
iia. to guarantee democratic and accountability principles during the negotiations; to improve transparency on the negotiation process by making public all consolidated documents; calls on the EC to guarantee that citizens are duly informed and consulted during the negotiating process and before the initialling of the Agreement and to reject the US proposal to classify the negotiations documents for 5 years after the entry into force of TiSA
Amendment 165 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point ii b (new)
Iib. to guarantee that decisions and negotiations are taken as closely as possibly to the citizens and assure a consultation by the European Parliament;
Amendment 173 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
iii. to push for multilateralisation by crafting GATS-compatible provisions like the exclusive use of a positive list approach for all modes of services, market access and national treatment disciplines and by accepting new parties conditional on their acceptance of the agreed rules and level of ambitions; to incentivise wider participation in the talks by granting interested parties observer status; to note that both the highest barriers and the highest growth potential regarding trade in services are to be found in the BRICS and the MINT countries; to recognise the importance of those countries for the EU, as export destinations with a rising middle class, as sources of intermediate inputs and as key hubs in global value chains; to open the way for the participation of China, to ensure that any new trade agreement does not aim to go further that GATS in liberalisation, but to improve GATS by ensuring fair labour, social and environmental standards;
Amendment 179 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
iiia. to ensure that negotiations maintain and strengthen fundamental role played by public services in the European Union;
Amendment 188 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point a – point vi
Amendment 202 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
viii. to publish aconduct an independent ex-ante sustainability impact assessment and, study on TiSA, during and once the negotiations are finalised, to update it accordingly, taking specific account of its impact on citizens and workers; to request Parliament’s research services to publish a comprehensive and informative study of the scope and potential impact of the TiSA negotiations;
Amendment 206 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii
viii. to publish a sustainability impact assessment and, once the negotiations are finalised, to update it accordingly, taking specific account of its impact on citizens and workers; to request Parliament’s research services to publish a comprehensive and informative study of the scope and potential impact of the TiSA negotiations also from a gender perspective and the need to tackle phaenomena such as the crystal ceiling and the gender pay gap;
Amendment 208 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii a (new)
viiia. to develop for a credible methodology in the social impact assessments promoted by the European Commission;
Amendment 209 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point viii b (new)
viiib. to ensure that developing countries have the prerogative of obtaining a differentiated treatment, such as it is recognized in art. IV of GATS, particularly regarding the dispositions on public procurement, market access and national treatment;
Amendment 227 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i
i. to exclude, in the body of the negotiating texts, all public services and cultural services from the scope of the negotiations, and to seek the further opening of foreign markets in telecommunications, transport and professional services;
Amendment 232 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i a (new)
i a. to clarify the definition of public services and cultural services so that this carve-out is comprehensive;
Amendment 235 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point i b (new)
ib. to ensure that the carve-out of public services is applied not only to the European Union's services, but also to any other party;
Amendment 240 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
ii. to ensure reciprocity at all levels, reciprocity with equal partners respecting similar social standards, but asymmetry with other players, while keeping flexibility for Developing Countries by including a specific provision on a special and differential treatment based on GATS Article IV; to condition any further commitments beyond the EU’'s current level of openness on the other parties’' proportionate offers; to support the while respecting other Parties' sensitivities; to support the use of making limited and cautious use of horizontal commitment- related provisions as a means to set a common level of ambitions, and to take note that such minimum requirements would set clear parameters for countries interested in participating as these would prevail over exclusions and reservations in the Parties' schedules of commitments and would make TiSA depart too much from GATS, thereby undermining multilateralisation prospects;
Amendment 250 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point b – point iv
iv. to acknowledge thatexclude any standstill and ratchet clauses do not apply to market access commitmentsfrom the Treaty and recognize to all regional, national and local governments the full policy space to legislate;
Amendment 269 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vi
Amendment 278 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii
vii. to take a cautious approach in Mode 4, while bearing in mind that the EU has an offensive interest in the inward and outward movement of highly-skilled labour; to bear in mind the need for sufficient policy space in this sensitive area; to acknowledge that the labour clause maintains the legal obligation of foreign service providers to comply with EU and Member State social and labour legislation, as well as with collective agreements; to enter into ambitious commitments for those cases which underpin Mode 3 commitments;
Amendment 292 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix
Paragraph 1 – point b – point ix
ix. to exclude, in line with Articles 14 and 106 of as well as protocol 26 to the TFEU, current and future Services of General Interest as well as Services of General Economic Interest from EU commitments (including but not limited to water, water treatment, health, social services, social security systems and e, education, energy producation) and supply; to ensure that European, national and local authorities retain the full right to introduce, adopt, maintain or, repeal or extend any measures with regard to the commissioning, organisation, funding and provision of public services; to apply this exclusion irrespective of how the public services are provided and funded; to acknowledge that social security systems are entirely excluded from the scope of the negotiations;
Amendment 303 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point x
Paragraph 1 – point b – point x
x. to introduce an unequivocal ‘'gold standard’' clause, which couldthat compiles with ILO core labour standards, and that explicitly excludes public services from the general scope of the agreement by a comprehensive and unequivocal exclusion in the core text of the agreement; this gold standard must be included in all trade agreements and would clarify that the public utilities clause applies to all modes of supply and to any services considered as public services by European, national or regional authorities and irrespective how these services are founded, organised and provided;
Amendment 312 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi
xi. to ensure, in line with Article 167(4) TFEU and with the UNESCO Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions, that the parties preserve their right to adopt or maintain any measure with respect to the protection or promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity; to explicitly exclude cultural, audiovisual services, media, broadcasting and publishing from the scope of the agreement, irrespective of the technology or distribution platform used;
Amendment 317 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi a (new)
xia. to make the ratification, implementation and effective application of all ILO-Core labour standards imperative for any participant of the agreement;
Amendment 318 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi a (new)
xia. calls to carefully assess TiSA's impact on gender equality in Europe and women´s rights, in particular on those sectors such as education, household works, which will foremost affect women who are predominant in these sectors, and who are more dependent on public services in particular on child and elderly care, family counselling and abortion facilities;
Amendment 319 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi b (new)
xib. to ensure that the agreement does not limit the policy space for national, regional and local governments to respond to negative liberalisation experiences and to meet democratic demands for re-regulation (including re- municipalisation);
Amendment 320 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point xi c (new)
xic. to ensure that the agreement includes a simplified withdrawal procedure;
Amendment 324 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
i. to ensure cross-border data flows, only if they are in compliance with the universal right to privacy therefore demands the exemption of data flows from the market access and national treatment commitments;
Amendment 325 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
Paragraph 1 – point c – point i
i. to ensure cross-border data flows, only if they are in compliance with the universal right to privacy;
Amendment 339 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
ii. to acknowledge that data protection is not a trade barrier, but a fundamental right, enshrined in Article 39 TEU and Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, as well as in Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; to acknowledge that to incorporate, as a key priority, a comprehensive and unambiguous horizontal self-standing provision GATS Article XIV, which fully exempts the existing and future EU legal framework for the protection of personal data from these negotiations, will be replicated in the TiSA core textthout any condition that it must be consistent with other part of TiSA will be replicated in the TiSA core text; to apply such provisions to all other TiSA annexes;
Amendment 343 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
iia. to reaffirm that the European Law on data protection will prevail over any disposition on the treaty and that the European Court of Justice can intercede if any data flow damages or could damage data protection;
Amendment 347 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
iii. to ensure that European citizens’' personal data flow globally can be transferred outside the EU only if in full compliance with the data protection and security rules in force in Europe is guaranteed and respected; to ensure that citizens remain in control of their own data; to immediately formally reject, therefore, any ‘'catch-all’' provisions on data flows which are disconnected from any reference to the necessary compliance with data protection standards; to mirror the language used in the WTO Understanding on financial services;
Amendment 351 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c – point iii a (new)
iiia. to immediately and formally oppose the US proposals on movement of information and prohibition and local infrastructure in the e-commerce annex;
Amendment 360 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point v
Paragraph 1 – point c – point v
v. to recognise that digital innovation is a driver of economic growth and productivity in the entire economy; to recognise the need forat data flows; to seek, therefore, a comprehensive prohibition of forced data localisation requirementscalisation requirements can be in certain situations the only reliable way to assure data protection, and, therefore, must be allowed;
Amendment 368 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vi
vi. to ensure that the provisions of the final agreement are consistent with existing and future legislation at EU level, including the Connected Continent Package, the General Data Protection Regulation and the 16 measures embedded in the communication on the Digital Single Market; to safeguard net neutrality and to guarantee that the EU retains its ability to limit prohibit the transfer of data from the EU to third countries where the rules of the third party do not meet EU adequacy standards and where alternative avenues, such as binding corporate rules or standard contractual clauses, are not used by companies;
Amendment 379 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vii
Paragraph 1 – point c – point vii
vii. to address persistent regulatory asymmetries regarding the telecommunications sector, by preventing parties from imposing foreign equity capsto consider that still in the EU member states there exists limitations concerning foreign equity caps and to apply a special and differential treatment of developing countries in this respect, by laying down pro-competitive wholesale access rules for incumbent operators’' networks, by providing clear and non- discriminatory rules for licensing, by guaranteeing the independence of regulators, and by supporting an extensive definition of telecommunications services covering all types of network;
Amendment 387 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i
i. to ensure that nothing will prevent the EU and its Member States from maintaining, improving and applying their labour and social regulations, as well as their legislation on entry and temporary stay;
Amendment 397 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
ii. to recall that Mode 4 commitments only apply to the movement of high-level professionals for a specific purpose, for a limited period of time and under precise conditions stipulated by a contract and by domestic legislation and compelling with all ILO Core Standards and collective bargaining;
Amendment 399 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
ii. to recall that Mode 4 commitments should be based on the economic needs test and should only apply to the movement of high-level professionals for a specific purpose, for a limited period of time and under precise conditions stipulated by a contract and by domestic legislation;
Amendment 413 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point v
Paragraph 1 – point d – point v
Amendment 416 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vi
Amendment 428 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i
i. to aim at reinforcing financial stability, ensuring adequate protection for consumers and guaranteeing fair competition between financial services providers; to bear in mind that the lack of regulation in the financial services was among the main causes of the 2008 financial crisis;
Amendment 431 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i a (new)
ia. to ensure the respect of UNCTAD principles on responsible sovereign lending and borrowing; to ensure the mutual responsibility of lenders and borrowers in all financial services; to ensure debt sustainability; to take all measurements to avoid tax evasion, tax avoidance and money laundry through tax heavens; not to take further commitments to liberalise financial services and provision for their regulations in trade agreements;
Amendment 439 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point e – point iii
iii. to replicate the GATSset a prudential carve- out so as tomechanism that allows parties to deviate from their trade commitments when this is necessary for prudential reasonsey judge that the financial stability is at stake; to take into account that GATS prudential carve-out wording did not allow enough flexibility to be enforceable;
Amendment 452 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point v
Paragraph 1 – point e – point v
v. while stressing the need to increase worldwide access to financial services, to exclude cross-border financial services from the EU’'s commitments until there is convergence in financial regulation at the highest level, except in very limited and justified cases;
Amendment 463 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – point i
Paragraph 1 – point f – point i
i. to ensure a high level of ambition in the transport sector, which is critical to the development of global value chains; to increase the speed, reliability, security and interoperability of transport services, to the benefit of business customers and individual users;
Amendment 470 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point f – point ii
ii. to seek improved access to foreign markets and a reduction in anti-competitive regulatory practices, most importantly those which are harmful to the environment and reduce the efficiency of transport services; to address restrictions while preserving the cabotage sector and to avoid carrright of public authoritiers returning empty from their host country, in particular in the Annex on maritimeto regulate over transport and guarantee public transportation;
Amendment 482 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f – point vi
Paragraph 1 – point f – point vi
vi. to strike the right balance between the liberalisation of the competitive postal sector and the protection of national monopolies; therefore to prevent anti- competitive cross-subsidisation and to ensure the recognition of universal service obligations as defined by each partyimportance of public postal sector and to ensure universality of postal services;
Amendment 491 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g – point i a (new)
ia. to oppose the classification of municipal, regional or national provisions of land use and regional development or land-use plans as non-tariff barriers to trade, and to oppose restrictions to cross- subsidisation of undertakings under the same local authority where they exceed the restrictions existing under EU and national laws;
Amendment 499 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g – point ii a (new)
iia. to ensure policy space to implement regulation for the protection of civil society;
Amendment 507 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point iii
Paragraph 1 – point g – point iii
iii. to recognise that the domestic regulation chapter is necessary to prevent parties from implementing disguised trade barriers and imposing unnecessary burdens on foreign companies, in particular when they apply for different types of permitsright to regulate should not be endangered by the domestic regulation chapter; and reject the introduction of "necessity tests" for domestic regulation;
Amendment 510 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g – point iii a (new)
iiia. to reject the domestic regulation annex
Amendment 520 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point v a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g – point v a (new)
va. recalls the superiority of the European Human Charter on Human Rights over any international treaty and calls the European Court of Justice to effectively guaranty this juridical supremacy;
Amendment 527 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point viii
Paragraph 1 – point g – point viii
viii. to ensure that administrative fees charged to foreign companies are fair, that remedies making it possible to file a complaint in national courts exist, and that rulings are delivered in a reasonable period of time; while assuring that licencing fees can be used for socially legitimate goods such as cross-financing or shaping an economic sector or social practice;
Amendment 530 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g – point ix
Paragraph 1 – point g – point ix
ix. to maintain the EU practice of carrying out public consultations prior to legislative proposals, without giving privileged access to trade and other commercial interests;
Amendment 536 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
xa. to ensure that universal service is safeguarded, so that for instance people living in remote regions, border areas, islands or mountainous areas enjoy the same standard service and do not pay more that people living in urban areas;
Amendment 544 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h – point ii
Paragraph 1 – point h – point ii
Amendment 557 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h – point iii a (new)
iiia. to ensure that upcoming procurement commitments do not overcome any local or national law of any party;
Amendment 559 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h – point iii b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point h – point iii b (new)
iiib. to ensure that the public procurement to ensure that the recently adopted EU rules on public procurement are shielded and supported in the framework of the negotiations, in particular regarding SMEs' access to public contracts, eligibility criteria based on the best quality-price ratio instead of the cheapest price, reserved markets allocated to social economy undertakings, the possibility for contractual authorities to foster inter- community cooperation, and the preservation of thresholds for tendering exclusion from EU and international rules;
Amendment 581 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point iv
Paragraph 1 – point i – point iv
iv. to welcomelimit the continuous engagement of the EU institutions with a wide range of stakeholders throughoutlobby groups throughout the negotiation process, and to ensure that other stakeholders are not any more left from the negotiation process;
Amendment 586 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i – point v
Paragraph 1 – point i – point v
v. to encourage the Member States to involve their national parlia, regional and local parliaments by granting access to all negotiating documents and to keep them adequately informed about the ongoing negotiations;
Amendment 591 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
to withdraw from TiSA negotiations if all the above recommendations are not respected;
Amendment 593 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
to oppose any intent of ratcheting up the coverage of the Agreement through the implementation of a ‘most favoured nation’ status, thereby ensuring that the worst aspects of the eventually ratified CETA, TTIP and TPP could be incorporated into the text;
Amendment 596 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
to strongly oppose any possibility of ratcheting up the coverage of the Agreement through the implementation of ‘most favoured nation’ status, thereby ensuring that the worst aspects of the eventually conclude CETA, TTIP or TPP could be incorporated in TiSA;
Amendment 597 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
to strongly oppose any intent of ratcheting up the coverage of the Agreement through the implementation of ‘most favoured nation’ status thereby ensuring that the worst aspects of the eventually approved CETA, TTIP and TPP could be incorporated into the text;
Amendment 598 #
2015/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 (new)
to ensure that legal disputes affecting compliance with this agreement to be referred to the public courts of the place of the defendant's registered office, and for proceedings to be conducted in the defendant’s language and governed by the laws in force in the defendant's country; to ensure that the right of appeal is safeguarded;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the EU to put an end to any kind of agreement with third countries in which governments consistently go against human rights;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to ensure that the post- 2015 development agenda and all its future implementation and monitoring measures are underpinned by the human-rights- and gender equality based approach (HRBA)es and the eradication of poverty, reduction of inequalities and social exclusion, democratization of the economy and include, inter alia, women’s rights, minority rights, children’s rights, good governance, the fight against corruption and democracyincluding sexual and reproductive health and rights, LGTBI rights, minority rights, children’s rights, strengthened citizens' political participation and democratic values, and the fight against corruption, tax evasion, tax avoidance and tax havens;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Condemns any kind of instrumentalisation of human rights using cooperation agreements to impose trade and economic policies in third countries and to interfere in their internal affairs;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the EU to maintain and honourreinforce its role as a leading defender of human rights in the world, by the effective, consistent and considered use of all available civil instruments for the promotion and protection of human rights and its defenders and the effectiveness of our development aid policy;
Amendment 25 #
2015/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls the importance of the principle of Policy Coherence for Development; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that no policies, especially trade and investment policies, undermine human rights of people in developing countries;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need at for an effective guarantee and respect of human rights it is essential to reinforce corporate accountability and fomechanisms, and deliver a clear and quick implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; calls on the Commission to take all necessary initiatives to presurgently present and implement a legally binding international instrument on business' activities and human rights;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Asks the EU and its Member States to analyse the deep social, economic and political consequences regarding human rights that the activities of transnational companies operating in impoverished countries generate;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that the EU should recognize its responsibility and address both the root causes of poverty in third countries and the root causes of migration from third countries to Europe, while recognising that the nexus between migration and development is complex and multi- dimensional and cannot be reduced to a mechanical and simplistic link between more development aid and less migrants;
Amendment 49 #
2015/2229(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that: – respecting each state's sovereignty to regulate and plan its economy in order to make it serve the people is essential to effectively guarantee human rights; – continuing to demand the payment of impoverished countries' external debt makes it to a large degree impossible for their governments to develop the public policies needed to guarantee that human rights are fulfilled;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2220(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. RecallStresses that the Central Asia region is defined by its Tsarist Russian and – in particular – its Soviet past, which included brutal repression, coercive secularisation and separation into republics; recalls that its borders were drawn by Stalin to facilitate a divide-and- rule policy, but that, at the same time, there was an extensive build-up of economic and social infrastructure to meet needs and serve the CommuniStrategy of 2007 needs to be reviewed to address new realities and EU commitments to fundamental values; Recalls the importance of the Principle of Policy Coherence for Development; calls the EC and Member States to ensure that none of its policies, especially policies on trade and investment, undermines human rights of people in Central Asia and the achievement of Sust aintegration projectable Development Goals;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2220(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the common characteristics resulting from moreboth ancient and contemporary history, including that of the Silk Routes, the colonisation by Turkic tribes andinterest and interference of the USA in the areception of Islama since the end of the Cold War; notes that, in particular for hydrographic reasons and on account of the wholly landlocked situation of most of the countries, there exists significant interdependence between them;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2220(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that expectations of a transition towards Western models of democracy have been stalled ore weaknesses of Central Asia countries political system and the lack of peoples participation in politics; derailed, and that there is instead strong, and in some instances suffocating, authoritarianismws attention to the growing inequalities among the people in spite of the huge existing reserves of natural resources; notes that the civil war in Tajikistan in the 1990s, insufficient commitment to human development and little readiness to engage in regional cooperation have slowed down, and in some cases even reversed, economic and social transformation; notes the problematic dependency of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and to a lesser extent Uzbekistan on remittances from migrant workers in Russia and, Kazakhstan and Europe; also notes the rapidly growing economic dependence on China and other emerging economies;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2220(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that climate change is creating major threats and that another major earthquake could well occur in south-eastern Central Asiawhich would increase inequalities and force people to migrate;
Amendment 22 #
2015/2220(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises the many difficulties in the region posed not least by the pervasive link between business and politics, corruption, the determination of the Uzbek and Turkmen Governments tightly to control political activities, poor redistribution of wealth and resources, poor performance on labour standards and the poor relations between some countries, which are hindering progress in regional cooperation, and would like to see the development of local conflict resolution mechanisms, in particular with a view to promoting effective water management in the region to guarantee universal and free access for all; takes the view that the EU must also address sustainable water management in its development programmes; calls for EU assistance efforts and funding allocation to be better adapted to these conditions;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2220(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. ProposUrges the launch of an EU initiative to support the pursuit of selected Sustainable Development Goals and effectively ensure human rights, international agreed social and environmental standards and peoples dignity in the region.;
Amendment 40 #
2015/2220(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines the need of having a EU- Central Asia strategy not based on geostrategic interests but designed to develop a participative and democratic society with freedom of associations for trade unions, an active civil society and to boost gender equality and women empowerment, especially in rural areas; In addition calls the EU-Central Asia strategy to be implemented and monitored in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and accordingly to the wills of their populations.
Amendment 13 #
2015/2203(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. NotWelcomes that much of the EU's development assistance is provided as budget support; welcomes the evidence in the Court's Annual Report that overall, the conditions for the choice of this implementation modality are well respected by the Commission, but; recalls that the effectiveness of budget support tends to be extremely difficult to assess; asks the Commission to avoid budget support in countries where risks are high and oODA delivered through budget support programmes has a proven-track record on performance on Development Effectiveness Principles as it boosts partner countries' ownership and country systems; recalls that budget support can deliver real results from increases in public expenditure and expanded service delivery to improved pro-poor outcomes; recalls that budget support is effective because, if delivered well, it can respond directly to the finance needs of recipient countries using their modalities are better suited; own systems and development indicators and that can help strengthen government institutions and build the domestic transparency and accountability that reduces corruption;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2203(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is highly concerned by the growing role the Commission is giving to the private sector in development cooperation;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2203(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to ensure a robust, transparent and accountable framework which ensures alignment with development effectiveness principles and development objectives in all blending programmes to ensure its development additionally is guaranteed, as recommended by the Court of Auditors’ special report "The effectiveness of blending regional investment facility grants with financial institution loans to support EU external policies";
Amendment 22 #
2015/2203(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Notes with concern Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are increasingly promoted as a way to finance development projects; recalls PPPs are, in most cases, the most expensive method of financing, significantly increasing the cost to the public purse; recalls that PPPs often reduce the already limited access to public services, for example in health, and go ahead with a reduction of public investment; regrets PPPs are all too often a risky way of financing for public institutions.; recalls that evidence of impact of PPPs on efficiency is very limited and weak; notes that PPPs face important challenges when it comes to reducing poverty and inequality, while avoiding negative impacts on the environment; recalls that PPPs suffer from low transparency and limited public scrutiny, which undermines democratic accountability;
Amendment 23 #
2015/2155(DEC)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that the Court of Auditors report adopted on 11.07.2014 states that the potential saving for the EU budget would be about 114 million EUR per year if the European Parliament centralised its activities; reiterates the call on Parliament and the Council to address, in order to create long term savings, the need for a roadmap to a single seat, as stated by Parliament in several previous resolutions;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Draws attention to the EU's collective commitment to raise the EUnion's and its Member States' official development assistance (ODA) to 0.7% of their Gross National Income (GNI) and calls for a predictable and binding timetable to achieve it; fully supports a steady increase in EU climate finance, which must be new and additional, as committed to by the EU; criticises all erosion of non-climate ODA and calls on the Commission and the Member States to follow the Court's recommendations in its Special Report 17/2013 on EU climate finance in the context of external aid;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2154(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that expenditure relating to security canould be important, but emphasises that such funding which does not constitute ODA must come from the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace and other appropriate new or existing sources, not from the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI) or the European Development Fund (EDF);
Amendment 8 #
2015/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for the removal of environmentally harmful subsidies, in line with the EU’s 2020 Strategy and the Aichi biodiversity target 3;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls the importance of maintaining climate change below 2 degrees to prevent biodiversity loss;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that trade agreements, land grabbing, monoculture, meat overconsumption and industrial livestock farming are exerting growing pressure on climate change and biodiversity worldwide, as they result in on-going rise of CO2, land fragmentation and loss of habitats;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the EU to reduce its biodiversity footprint worldwide and to bring it within the ecological limits of ecosystems by making its trade and other relevant policies consistent with its commitments on biodiversity protection and to assist developing countries – with new and additional resources – in their efforts to conserve biodiversity and ensure its sustainable use;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that climate change poses a major threat to poor and least developed countries (LDCs); stresses that failure to limit global warming to below 2°C may undermine development gains, such as poverty eradication, inequality reductions and sustainability;
Amendment 13 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points to the links between greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, climate change and abnormal weather conditions, and the incidence and gravity of natural disasters, land degradation, food crises, large-scale migratory flows and conflicts; notes that such phenomena have a negative impact on the global effort to achieve the sustainable development goals and have a more dramatic impact on the poorer and vulnerable groups;
Amendment 20 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that in order to reduce GHG emissions in developing countriesthe globe, it is necessary to put in place mechanisms that would increase the use of efficient energy sources and industrial capacities with zero or low carbon footprint in all countries taking into account the principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibility;
Amendment 33 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that efforts to tackle global climate change should be undertaken jointly by both developed and developing countries taking into account the principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibility; stresses that the EU must intensify its pursuit of a legally binding international agreement ensuring that mitigation and adaptation efforts are increased; believes that innovative sources such as carbon pricing or international transport and allocations of revenues from a financial transaction tax would help meet the increasing financial needs for climate action globally;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its call on the EU and the other developed countries to honour their collective commitment to provide climate finance – from public and private bilateral and multilateral sources – amounting toquest the EU to agree on a binding roadmap for scaling up predictable, new and additional finance towards their fair share of USD 100 billion a year by 2020; stresses that country ownership and the integration of climate objectives into national development strategies are key to an effective use of climate finance; recognise that private finance in the context of climate finance cannot replace public finance; emphasises the need for transparent reporting and accountability and to ensure the implementation of relevant social and environmental safeguards regarding private finance climate, and calls for a framework in where any infringement has to be sued, without accepting impunity;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises the need to make further progress on the issue of loss and damage.; calls upon the EU to assume a pro-active role in addressing the global climate crisis in particular by establishing climate action as a strategic priority at all levels and across all sectors in domestic and external policies and actions;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that in line with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development, public incentives for the production of crop-based biofuels (such as the binding 10% EU target for renewable energy in transport or subsidies) must be removed, as such measures could act as incentive to deforestation, which is already responsible for 20% of GHG emissions, other land use changes and land grabbing while affecting the right to food in third countries.
Amendment 46 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Considers it important for the EU to promote low carbon development pathways across all relevant areas and sectors and calls the EU to propose sustainable production and consumption patterns, including indicators on ways the EU plans to reduce consumption and decouple economic activity from environmental degradation;
Amendment 47 #
2015/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Recalls on the importance of ensuring food sovereignty and nutrition security and on the importance sustainable agriculture and fisheries;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. EmphasiseRecalls that open trade is an engine for growth, development and wealth creation; recalls that the countries most integrated into the world economy are also amliberalization is not positive, per se, in terms of reducing poverty and inequalities, and could even have negative effects on sustainable development if it is not properly regulated and accompanied by binding control mechanism for corporations and by re- distributiong the richestrough fair and progressive tax systems;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that only fair and properly regulated trade if aligned with SDGs could have potentialities for development;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the mandate given in June 2014 to the UN Open Ended inter-Governmental Working Group (OEIGWG) to develop a legally binding international instrument on Transnational Corporations and other business enterprises,
Amendment 9 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls the Commission to strength the binding enforceability of SDGs and include comprehensive sustainable development chapters in all trade agreements;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the importance of the potential contribution of trade policy to sustainable development was recently reaffirmed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; recalls that the Sustainable Development Goals include several trade-related targets across a number of policy areas; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to safeguard the right of countries to regulate and preserve policy space in order to develop infant industries; urges the Commission to ensure that trade agreements and policies do not undermine developing countries' strategic economic sectors and do not challenge partner countries efforts to increase the domestic value added in order to upgrade along the global value chains;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the advances made at the World Trade Organisation’s Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, in particular in the area of agriculture (e.g. the elimination of trade-distorting agriculture export subsidies, and progress on market access for the least developed countries (LDCs));Urges, in this regard, the Commission to step up efforts to advance in democratic multilateral fora on trade issues in where all countries are represented on equal footing , following UNCTAD comprehensive Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development and to position itself as the defender of the interest of developing countries on trade issues;
Amendment 33 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the crucial role of Aid for Trade (AfT) in trade-related capacity-building, technical assistance, business support policies for SMEs and regional integration; notes, however, that without serious efforts by the countcalls EU Aid for Trade and technical assistance must aim to empower poor producers, micro and small enterprises directly concerned and significant improvements in governance, trade cannot – in isolation – help countries to overcome development constrain, women equality and women empowerment and cooperatives in order to boost their benefits from trading in local and regional markets;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are a key development instrument for helping to alleviate poverty in the long run; stresses, however, that their scope is still mainly limited to goods, and that expanding them to services and investment would considerably increase potential for growthUrges the EC to revise EPA´s and EGA´s ensuring they are negotiated in a balanced manner and taking into account the views and concerns of CSOs and trade unions, from both the EU and the partner countries;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the EU’s trade and investment policy must be bolstered not only by ensuring beneficial outcomes in terms of employment and wealth creation for citizens and businesses, but also by guaranteeing a coherence with the EU policies to guarantee and strengthen citizens' social and environmental rights, cultural diversity and development co- operation, the highest level of transparency, engagement and accountability, by maintaining constant dialogue with social partners, stakeholders and local and regional authorities, and by setting clear guidelines in the negotiations;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that EU investment policy, especially when involving public money, must contribute to the realisation of the SDGS; recalls the need to enhance transparency and accountability of DFIs, PPPs to effectively track and monitor the money flows, debt sustainability and the added value for sustainable development of their projects;
Amendment 51 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the progress made since the establishment of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact and calls the EC to expand binding frameworks to other sectors; urges, in this regard, the EC to enhance due diligence initiatives that complement the existing EU timber regulation, on the proposed EU regulation on conflict minerals, for other sectors; thereby ensuring the EU and its traders and operators live up to the obligation to respect human rights and the highest social and environmental standards;
Amendment 52 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU is currently the largest trading bloc in the world, controllrepresenting a third of world trade, and whereas by 2020 this will decrease to about 26 %, what is still high, considering that the EU represented only 7.1% of the world's population in 2013, and it is decreasing in percentage;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the centre of wealth generation is clearly shifting eastwards, towards the Asia-Pacific Region with China, which has already surpassed Japan and will probablycould overtake the US to become the world’s largest economy in 2025, while the gap with most developing countries and the LDCs is increasing, often as an effect of trade liberalisation, illegitimate external debt and structural adjustments;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to follow UNCTAD´s Comprehensive Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development recommendations to stimulate more responsible, transparent and accountable investments;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the EU and its Member States actively engage with the UN Human Rights Council in its work towards an international treaty that would hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights abuses;
Amendment 62 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomesTakes note of the Commission’s new strategy ‘Trade for all – Towards a more responsible trade and investment policy’; regrets the Commission’s delay in presenting a new strategy, given that Parliament requested that a revised mid- and long-term trade strategy be presented by summer 2012 but deeply deplores that, despite the growing criticism of the current EU international trade policy by the European citizens, Commission is not redirecting this policy it and proposing concrete steps in order to ensure that international trade is contributing to defend and guarantee, -and not to undermining in favour of corporate companies and investors-, the citizen's social and environmental rights, job creation and defence of quality jobs, public services including health services, family and middle scale farming, food security and sovereignty, cultural diversity and coherence with the development cooperation goals and SDGs;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls on the EU to ensure in all its trade and investment policies a human needs based approach to debt sustainability through a binding set of standards to define responsible lending and borrowing, debt audits and fair debt workout mechanism, which should assess the legitimacy and the sustainability of countries' debt burdens and possible cancellation of unsustainable an unjust debt;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2105(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Asks the EU to engage constructively in the UN negotiations on multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring with a view to alleviating the debt burden and avoid unsustainable debt;
Amendment 68 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that trade liberalisation is not positive per se, in terms of reducing poverty inequalities, and could even have negative effects on sustainable development if it is not properly regulated and accompanies by binding control mechanism for corporations and by re- distribution through fair and progressive tax systems;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that the new strategy is not sufficiently focused on the role of the manufacturing sector in the CCP, which is vital for the reindustrialisation of Europe, and to surpass the problem of the relocation of the European industry, while priority is given by Commission to corporate companies, and to financial sectors investing abroad and importing into the EU; calls on to tackle the problem of the relocation in countries with lower wages, without social protection nor the necessary environmental standards;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the new EU trade policy will not endanger the level of intra EU exchanges, that are more sustainable, ecologically and socially, instead of weakening it through liberalization and trade deals in benefit of corporate companies interests and investors such as TTIP, CETA, TiSA and EPAs;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to regularly update its trade and investmentinternational trade strategy and to publicly present a detailed annual implementation report to Parliament; assessing the impact of this strategy on citizens' rights and interests;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that only fair and properly regulated trade if aligned with SDGs could have potential for sustainable development; calls on the Commission to support the implementation of SDGs by including comprehensive and enforceable chapters in all trade agreements;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s attempts to increase transparency and openness at all stages of trade negotiations, such as the Commission’s TTIP transparency initiative; acknowledges that, after a number of requests from Parliament, the Commission enhanced the transparency of negotiations by providing all Members of the European Parliament and of the national parliaments access to classified negotiating documents and providing more information to stakeholders; recalls that enlarged access to classified information by Members of Parliament in the TTIP negotiations has strengthened parliamentary scrutiny, thereby allowing ParliamentEncourages the Commission to guarantee to all Members of the European Parliament and of the national parliaments and to the public in general, full access to all negotiating documents; recalls that this access would allowing Parliaments and stakeholders to assume itstheir responsibility under the CCP even better; calls therefore for a widening of the Commission’s transparency initiative to extend its key elementsfull transparency and possibility for public scrutiny to all ongoing trade negotiations;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that theCalls on the Commission to ensure a strong and balanced involvement of civil society and stakeholders, including through appropriate public online consultations, is crucial in order to strengthen the legitimacy of trade policy and to improve its contentdeeply transform and improve the content of the EU's international trade policy and orient it to the defence of citizen's rights, and thereby strengthen its legitimacy;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that the CCP is toshould be conducted in the context of the principles and objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 TEU; recalls that the EU’s trade and investment policy must be consistent with other external policies; stresses that the EU has a legal obligation to respect human rights, and should foster the sustainable economic, social and environmental development of trading countries; points out that in somemost cases trade and investment agreements may have negative effects contrary to the EU’s external objectives as enshrined in the Treaties; is of the opinion that the EU has a responsibility to help tackle anythe negative impact caused by its CCP;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. RecognisesTakes note of the Commission’s efforannouncements to strengthen sustainable development and promote human rights, labour and social standards and environmental sustainability worldwide through its trade and investment agreements and calls on to present soon concrete and ambitious proposals in this direction; shares the Commission’s view that the EU has a special social responsibility as regards the impact of its trade policies on developing countries and in particular on least-developed countries (LDCs);
Amendment 117 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers forced migration to be one of the main challenges the EU is facing in the 21st century, and is related to trade and investments policies; emphasises that the EU’s trade and investment policy choices are fundamental in order to tackleavoid it to be a push factor of migration; regrets that this has not been sufficiently reflected in the ‘Trade for All’ strategy;
Amendment 146 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the ILO estimates that 865 million women around the world, if better supported, could contribute more robustly to economic growth; noteregrets that women-owned businesses represent an underutilised lever to boost competitiveness, accelerate business and sustain growth; statesthe Commission does not address the gender dimension of trade agreements in its ‘Trade for All’ communication, especially regarding the impact of thate trade policy can have differing gender impacts across the various sectors of the economy; regrets that the Commission does not address the gender dimension of trade agreements in its ‘Tradon women's and girls' rights such as the rights to health -and associated rights, including reproductive health- access to education, training, food, work, safe fwor All’ communication;king conditions and water, and calls on the Commission to step up its efforts to ensure that both women and men can take advantage of the benefits of trade liberalisation andto be protected from its negative effects;
Amendment 150 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to include in any new or already existing trade agreement the necessary rules to guarantee a successful fight against money laundering, tax evasion and tax elusion, -instead of facilitating them through finance service liberalization;
Amendment 153 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls the Commission to safeguard the right for all countries to regulate and preserve policy space in order to develop infant industries; urges the Commission to ensure that trade agreements and policies do not undermine developing countries strategic economic sectors and do not challenge partner countries efforts to increase the domestic value added in order to upgrade along the global value chain;
Amendment 156 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Recognizes that universal access to quality public services and common goods such as water and sanitation, education, healthcare and access to medicines is a key component of Member States capacity to guarantee Human and social Rights; therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to refrain from including negative lists in trade deals, nor standstill and ratchet clauses, that threaten states' capacity to reverse achieved liberalisation floors;
Amendment 159 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Acknowledges that thea careful internationaliszation of the world’'s production system has resulted incould contribute to new openings for economic development and an employment-based path out of poverty for, but so far it has resulted in a huge increase of inequalities and enormous environmental problems, threatening the future of hundreds of millions of people; recalls that, according to the ILO, around 780 million active women and men are not earning enough to be lifted out of poverty; underlines that the expansion of GVCs has created job opportunities but also propelled somemany supplier firms to ignorerelocate their economic activities outside the EU in particular to countries that have very low labour standards, do ignore existing labour laws, engage workers in unsafe and unacceptable conditions, demand exhaustive working hours and deny workers their fundamental rights; recalls that these practices create unfair competition for suppliers that are compliant with labour laws and international labour standards and for governments that want to improve wages and living standards; calls on the Commission to improve conditions in GVCs; emphasises that the EU’s further integration into GVCs must be driven by the dual principles of safeguarding the European social and regulatory model and securing and creating sustainable growth and jobs in the EU and for its partners;
Amendment 172 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Urges the Commission to advance the UNCTAD comprehensive Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development and to defend the interests of developing countries on trade issues;
Amendment 173 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Demands that Aid for Trade and technical assistance to focus on the empowerment of poor producers, micro and small enterprises, women equality and women empowerment and cooperatives in order to boost their benefits from trading in local and regional markets;
Amendment 174 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Urges to revise EPAs and EGA ensuring they are negotiated in a balanced manner and taking into account the views and concerns of CSOs and trade unions, both from the EU and the partner countries;
Amendment 175 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Calls on the Commission to focus on a diversified strategy that can also address antidumping policies in the renewable energy sector, intellectual property regimes, tight financing programmes and the lack of national environmental policies that create the demand for green goods;
Amendment 176 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that better protection of the entire spectrum of intellectual property rights (IPR) and more effective enforcement is of fundamental importance for further integration into GVCUrges the EU to reconsider its intellectual property rights policy (IPR); stresses that a fair and reasonable protection of the intellectual property rights (IPR) should be accompanied by a proactive policy of transfer of technology to less developed poor countries; calls on the Commission to support all developing countries in making full and effective use of all flexibilities built into the TRIPS Agreement, recognized by the TRIPS Agreement and affirmed by the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS agreement and Public Health adopted on 14 November 2001, in order to be able to provide affordable medicines under their domestic public health programmes;
Amendment 178 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Council to meet their commitments to the Doha Declaration by ensuring that the Commission's mandate explicitly excludes pharmaceutical related TRIPS plus provisions which negatively affect access to medicines such as data exclusivity, patent extensions and limitation of grounds for compulsory licences within the framework of futures bilateral and regional trade agreements with developing countries and when developing countries engage in accession to the WTO;
Amendment 181 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to refrain from implementing financial sanctions on third countries that make use of WTO- compliant rules as has been envisaged in its new strategy on IP enforcement in Third Countries;
Amendment 182 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Calls on the Commission to provide full transparency of the content of its IP related assistance programmes for LMICs, and ensure that parallel assistance on intellectual property does not undermine other health-related development projects supported by the Commission's Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development;
Amendment 183 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Calls on the Commission to generate data of better quality on the economic and social impacts of Intellectual property protection and enforcement, including on the adverse impact on generic competition and public health; calls on the Commission to ensure that ISDS or ICS existing and eventual future clauses clearly exclude pharmaceutical intellectual property from the scope of dispute settlement;
Amendment 184 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)
Paragraph 16 e (new)
16e. Recalls that EU investment policy, especially when involving public money, must contribute to the realisation of the SDGs; recalls the need to enhance transparency and accountability of DFIs, PPPs, to effectively track and monitor the money flows, debt sustainability and the added value for sustainable development;
Amendment 185 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 f (new)
Paragraph 16 f (new)
16f. Calls on the EU to ensure in all its trade and investments policies a human needs based approach to debt sustainability through a binding set of standards to define responsible lending and borrowing, debts audits and faire debt workout mechanism, which should assess the legitimacy and the sustainability of countries' debt burdens and possible cancellation of unsustainable and illegitimate debt; asks the EU to engage constructively in the UN negotiations on multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring with a view to alleviating the debt burden and avoid unsustainable debt;
Amendment 189 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission not to request provisional application of trade agreements, including trade chapters of association agreements, before Parliament gives itsthe European Parliament and the national parliaments give their consent; recalls that it could seriously undermine Pparliament’s' rights and create potential legal uncertainty vis-à- vis the agreement’s other signatory and the economic operators concerned;
Amendment 204 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that the international and multilateral trading system embodied in the WTO remains the best optionUNCTAD, the WTO, -when reoriented-, remain important for guaranteeing an open, fair and rules-based system which takes account of and balances the many varying interests of itstheir members; reiterates that Parliament is a strong advocate of the international and multilateral agendas;
Amendment 212 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that improvements were achieved at theTakes note of the decision taken at 10th WTO Ministerial Conference in Nairobi in 2015; recognises the differences among WTO members on how to proceed as regards the Doha Round, including the need to consider new approaches to solve outstanding issues; welcomesis concerned by the interest of some WTO members in starting to address again the Singapore issues and certain other new negotiating areas; believes that the outcome of the Nairobi Ministerial Conference could provides an opportunity to give new life to the WTO’s negotiating function; urges the Commission to take the initiative in reforming and strengthening the WTO in order to ensure greater effectiveness, transparency and accountability;
Amendment 218 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considersriticizes the increase of plurilateral negotiations at the margin of the WTO or within the WTO such as ACTA, TiSA, the Information Technology Agreement and the Environmental Goods Agreements to be the second-best option; emphasises that trade policy should also be used as a tool for increasing the competiveness ofaccessibility of socially and environmentally beneficial products; stresses the importance of multilateralising the ‘green goods’ initiative and of considering whether bilateral or unilateral trade agreements could provide premium preferences for environmental goodplurilateral negotiations at a stage and with a method that gives a chance to all countries to provide inputs on the content of the agreements;
Amendment 227 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to focus in a balanced way on the conclusion of the ongoing trade negotiations, and to showassess the potential benefits of the concludimpact of the implemented trade agreements before launching new FTA negotiations; reminds the Commission to carry out a thorough, impartial and unprejudiced ex-ante evaluation of European interestsand ex- post sustainable assessment studies, - using adequate economic models recognized by the United Nations, such as UNCTAD modelling method, before deciding on future FTA partners and negotiation mandates;
Amendment 247 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines, in the context of the current talks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the EU- Japan FTA, the high importance of focusing on core sensitive issues such as thedecent and quality jobs, on small and middle sized agriculture, on safeguarding public services, on maintaining the right to regulate, on protection ofng geographical indications (GIs) and public procurement, respect of democratic bodies, health and educational services, data protection and public procurement for SMEs, and with adequate social and environmental conditions, when negotiating FTAs;
Amendment 328 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. WBelcomieves the Commission’s intentiat more could be done to use trade policy to tackle new forms of digital protectionism and to set rules for e-commerce and cross-border data flows in compliance with EU data protection and privacy law; believes that much more needs to be done to create a climate favourable to e-commerce and entrepreneurship within the EU; stresses that ensuring regulatory cooperation, mutual recognition and harmoncreate a more favourable and secured digital climate for consumers and entrepreneurship within the EU; notes that it should start by delivering tangible benefits for consumers such as reducing monopolies and abuses of monopolistic positions in the telecom market, reduced geo-blocking practices and concrete redress solutions; calls for more co- operation between enforcers, especially on unfair commercial practices carried on- line; urges to systematically incorporate comprehensive horizontal provisions that fully exempts exisation of standardng and future UE rules ion the digital trade sector is vitalprotection of personal data from all agreements;
Amendment 355 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Stresses the importance of further debate with stakeholders and ParliameCalls on the Commission to respect the result of the only official public consultation it carried on ISDS, that brought as its result a rejection by 97 % of the participants on the Commission’s proposal for the Investment Court System in order to better clarify its impact onf any ISDS system rejecting any existing or future ISDS or ICS system because it creates a special justice system for investors creating unacceptable double standards for justice, because it challenges in practical terms the ‘right to regulate’, the annual of Governments and Parliaments, because it consts for the EUitutes an enormous threat to public budget, and its compliance with the EU legal order, the power of the EU courts in particular, and more specifically the EU competition rulesbecause it is challenging the monopoly of the European judiciary system to interpret EU law; reiterates that investment arbitration systems, whether they names is ISDS or ICS, are not fair and not independent and balanced methods to address disputes between sovereign nations and private investors, as any investor in the EU should respect the reliability of the local judiciary system;
Amendment 364 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to follow UNCTAD's comprehensive Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development recommendations to stimulate more responsible, transparent and accountable investments;
Amendment 371 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to actively support the UN Open Ended Inter-Governmental Working Group (OEIGWG) developing a legally binding international instrument on Transnational Corporations and other business enterprises launched in June 2014;
Amendment 372 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43b. Welcomes the progress made since the establishment of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact and calls Commission to expand binding frameworks to other sectors; urges in this regard the European Commission to enhance due diligence initiatives that complement the existing EU timber regulation, on the proposed EU regulation on conflict minerals, for other sectors; thereby ensuring the EU and its traders and operators live up to the obligation to respect human rights, and the highest social and environmental standards;
Amendment 378 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Calls for the eliminarecognition of the public procurrement imbalances as regards the degree of openness of public procurement markets between the EU and other trading partners; calls on the Commission to go even further in seeking an ambitious and reciprocal openas an important policy tool both for the EU ant its Member States and for our trading partners; calls on the Commission to consider the adoption of a Buy European Act or a Small Business Act, (giving up3% of international public procurement markets,the PP market to discriminated minorities) while guaranteeing the exclusion of services of general economic interests; stresses that European economic operators, but especially European SMEs, need better access to public contracts in third countriebetter access to public contracts in third countries is a priority for corporate companies, not for most of genuine SMEs;
Amendment 385 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Emphasises that access to resources on equal terms is of vital importance for fair competition on the global markenatural resources are limited and should be used in an economically and environmentally sustainable way, giving priority to recycling, and helping developing countries and especially LDCs to use part of their raw materials for their own industrialization and development; recalls that common goods such as air, water, and energy are limited and producers should compensate their cost for consuming these resources by paying to public funds for sustainable development; recalls that European trade policy needs to pursue a consistent, sustainable, comprehensive and cross- policy strategy concerning raw materials as already outlined by Parliament in its resolution on a new trade policy for Europe under the Europe 2020 strategy;
Amendment 403 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Shares the OECD’s view that open and fair trade and investment policies need a range of effective flanking policies in order to maximise the gains and minimise the lossescompensate the impact of trade liberalization on the populations, in Europe and abroad, and on the economy ; urges the Members States and the Commission to do much more to complement trade opening by a range of supporting measures in order to ensure inclusive growth – such as educationsustainable development, – such as reinforcement of public service for education and health, active labour market policies, supporting research and development, and infrastructure for development, and social protectiondequate rules to guarantee social and environmental rights;
Amendment 412 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to change their trade and investment policies in order to avoid trade deals with negative effect on the industrialization, to find more sophisticated ways of introducing mitigating measures to redevelop industries and regions that lose out; emphasises that in this respect the European Structural and Investment Funds, and in particular both the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund, can play an outstanding role; points out that the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund could also be an important instrument if reformed and shaped in a way that it is adequately funded;
Amendment 414 #
2015/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee and, the Committee of the Regions, to UNCTAD and to the WTO.
Amendment 1 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Draws attention to the upcoming adoption, in the UN, of a framework for global development action until 2030, centred on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as well as of a framework for global climate action until the same year; notes that this makes 2015 a crucial year for the future of mankind and the planet; stresses that the EU must help set the scene for a solid outcome of the Addis Ababa conference on financing for development, taking place on 13-16 July 2015, and for the successful adoption and implementation of the SDGs, including through budgetary decisions that make full use of existing possibilities to mobilise resources for development assistance; bears in mind the importancobligation to comply with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls the need to respect the principle of Policy Coherence for Development in all European Union external actions so that the impact of development programs is maximized;
Amendment 16 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that untying aid is necessary for opening up opportunities for developing country socio-economic actors, such as local firms or technical assistance experts; calls for boosting the use of developing country procurement systems as the first option for aid programmes in support of activities managed by the public sector to enhance local private sector;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the EU and its Member States to promote an aid effectiveness agenda by boosting partner country ownership, alignment with partner countries development strategies, mutual accountability and reduction of aid fragmentation through greater coordination between different aid mechanisms and donors;
Amendment 18 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls for achieving OEDC DAC recommendation of reaching an average grant element in total ODA of 86%;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls for protection of the development focus and nature of ODA, including through a transparent and accountable reporting system;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
– having regard to the recent report of Oxfam "Wealth: Having it all and wanting more",
Amendment 7 #
2015/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas IFFs represent roughly ten times the amount of aid money received by developing countries which should be aimed for poverty allevieradication and economicwelfare development, representing an annual illicit capital flight from developing countries of an estimated USD 1 trillion;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the current globalized economy, based in economic deregulation, facilitates tax evasion for transnational corporations and encourages tax competition among countries;
Amendment 11 #
2015/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the international tax architecture has allowed a massive haemorrhaging of public revenues;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas fair and progressive taxation with welfare and social justice criteria plays an important role in reducing inequalities by shaping the redistribution of wealth from higher income citizens to those most in need in a country;
Amendment 17 #
2015/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas global wealth is increasingly being concentrated in the hands of a small wealthy elite and is expected that the richest 1% percent will own more than half of the global wealth by 2016;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas taxation can be a reliable and sustainable source of development finance and offers the advantage of stability in comparison with traditional development financing mechanisms like concessional loans if there is a progressive taxation regime, an effective and efficient tax administration to promote tax compliance, and transparent and accountable use of public revenue, boosting, therefore, good governance as it allows the government more policy space and capacity to be responsive and accountable to national objectives that are not tainted by the conditionalities of foreign aid;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas fair and progressive tax regimes provide vital finance to governments to cover citizens’ rights to basic public services, such as healthcare and education for all, and whereas effective redistributive fiscal policies are essential in decreasing the effect of growing inequalities;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas bilateral trade agreements between EU Member States and developing countries, such us double tax treaties or double tax agreements, restrict the right of States to tax foreign investors and foreign-owned companies minimizing their domestic resource mobilizations capacities;
Amendment 53 #
2015/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas developing countries have been offering various tax incentives and exemptions as the only possibility to attract investments, leading to harmful tax competition and a ‘race to the bottom’ that brings greater benefit to multinational corporations (MNCs) than to developing countries;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to promptly put forward an ambitious action plan, in the form of a communication, on supporting developing countries in fighting tax dodging and setting up fairer and progressive tax systems, taking into account the work undertaken by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD in advance of the Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to be held from 13 to 16 July 2015, and the impact of international tax treaties on developing countries;
Amendment 86 #
2015/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the European Union and its Member States to promote concrete measures so transnationals are taxed by the jurisdiction of the country in whey they source or produce the income;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to take concrete and effective measures to support developing countries and regional tax administration frameworks in the fight against tax dodging, in developing fairer and progressive tax policies, in promoting administrative reforms and in order to increase the share, in terms of aid and development, of financial and technical assistance to the national tax administrations of developing countries;
Amendment 103 #
2015/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to give good governance in tax matters and fair and progressive tax collection a high place on the agenda in its policy dialogue (political, development and trade) and in all development cooperation agreements with partner countries;
Amendment 134 #
2015/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses than when negotiating tax treaties, the European Union and its Member States should comply with the principle of policy coherence for development established in Article 208 TFEU; The European Union shall take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries;
Amendment 143 #
2015/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for creating an intergovernmental body on tax matters, to ensure a forum where all countries could participate on equal footing; Urges the EU and the Member States to ensure that the UN taxation committee is transformed into a genuine intergovernmental body equipped with additional resources, ensuring that developing countries can participate equally in the global reform of existing international tax rules;
Amendment 153 #
2015/2058(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the EIB toand other EU Member States´ Development Financial Institutions to urgently ensure that companies that receive EIBtheir support do not participate in tax evasion via offshore centres and tax havens;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty establishing the Principle of Policy Coherence for Development, requiring that the objectives of development cooperation be taken into account in policies that are likely to affect developing countries;
Amendment 5 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the majority of humanitarian crisis have human-related, and not natural, courses;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas climate change will increase planet´s temperature, desertification, sea level, and consequently inequalities, conflicts and migrations and humanitarian crisis;
Amendment 7 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas women and girls suffer the most of humanitarian crisis; whereas Women and girls are disproportionately exposed to risk, increased loss of livelihoods, security, and even lives, during and in the aftermath of disasters; whereas women and girls face heightened risks due to displacement and the breakdown of normal protection structures and support; whereas in humanitarian crisis the likelihood of rape, sexual exploitation and risky behaviour greatly increases the likelihood of unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections and complications regarding reproductive health; whereas 80 per cent of the more than 42 million refugees and people displaced by conflict worldwide are women, children and young people;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas humanitarian aid and development are interlinked; whereas the EU confirmed already in 2004 their commitment to reach the 0.7 target by not later than 2015 (council conclusions 24 May 2005);
Amendment 53 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Insists that without comprehensive and substantial means such a Global action will not be successful; underlines that addressing new and chronic disasters and vulnerabilities requires long term predictable investments and the compliance of the new sustainable development agenda, mainly by promoting joint risk assessment, planning and financing between humanitarian, development, civil action for peacebuilding and climate change actors;
Amendment 54 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls the importance of ensuring the Principle of Policy Coherence for Development in all EU external action by ensuring EU policies do not undermined development countries effort to achieve Sustainable Development Goals; In this regard and in order to prevent future humanitarian crisis, calls the European Commission to conduct independent ex- ante analysis on the impact Free Trade Agreements and other economic partnerships it may have in developing countries;
Amendment 55 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls the Commission to effectible ensure through a legally binding mechanism European transnationals do not mine gender equality and women empowerment, food security, social and environmental standards and human rights in developing countries;
Amendment 56 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls the EU to effectively increase climate change mitigation and adaptation policies in developing countries and to mainstream this perspective into all humanitarian action; In this regard, call on the EU to take more courageous political decisions to combat climate change;
Amendment 57 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Call the EU and Member States to boost work sex- and age-disaggregated data (SADD) and gender analysis as one of the most effective ways to promote gender equality in humanitarian efforts;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EU to place protection at the heart of humanitarian action by creating a compliance system and by mainstreaming it into programming; stresses the need for the institutionalisation of the role of protection officers and for the development of strategic and integrated approaches with sufficient funds for protection activities in the first phase of emergencies; urges the EU to commit more strongly to a human rights-based approach in humanitarian action to ensure that both the needs and rights of specific vulnerable groups, especially women, youth, migrants, people living with HIV, LGBTI persons and persons with disabilities are respected;
Amendment 64 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to expand the Refugee Convention and the Kampala Convention to protect and assist displace people around the world as well as the population affected by other forms of violence, such as human trafficking, gender violence and economic violence since they may have a well-founded fear of persecution or be at risk of serious harm;
Amendment 100 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises the need to adapt, under the universal framework of the Human Right Declaration and de Sustainable Development Goals, the humanitarian response system to local, national and regional requirements, and the need to empower affected populations, and women and children in particular, by building on their capacities;
Amendment 110 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Welcomes that the provision of humanitarian aid by the EU and the Member States should not be subject to restrictions imposed by other partner donors regarding necessary medical treatment, including access to safe abortion for women and girls who are victims of rape in armed conflicts, but should instead comply with international humanitarian law; Welcomes in this context the letter with reference 3757306 sent on 11 September 2015 by High Representative Mogherini to the Member of the European Parliament;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls for further efforts to increase women and girls' access to health and sexual health education, family planning, prenatal care and sexual and reproductive health and rights, including safe and free abortion services, notably to address the largely unachieved MDG 5 on maternal health, including reduce infant and child mortality and avoidance of high-risk births;
Amendment 115 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses that innovation should draw from multiple sources and in particular from the knowledge of affected people, civil society and local communities in the front line of response, but also from the business sector; believes that public-private partnerships can be a means to improve the response to growing humanitarian needs; notes that cash-based assistance is an example of innovation in humanitarian assistance; ; stress the importance of boosting essential public services, such as education, health, water and sanitation, in humanitarian responses; believes that public-private partnerships, in some cases and if regulated according to the Development Effectiveness Principles might be a means to complement the public response to growing humanitarian needs; notes that cash-based assistance is an example of innovation in humanitarian assistance which has proved many times a poor performance regarding the Development Effectiveness Principles 1 a; __________________ 1a http://www.eurodad.org/files/pdf/520a38c a1b330.pdf
Amendment 119 #
2015/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Recalls that, to run smoothly, humanitarian aid in emergency situations and development assistance must be linked by each other; in this regard recalls that if the EU and the member states had reached their commitment of the 0.7% target, public financing would not be a problem;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness outcome document of December 2011 on partnership for Effective Development Co-operation,
Amendment 3 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the UN General Assembly Resolution 'Towards the establishment of a multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructurings' of September 2014,
Amendment 18 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
- having regard to the European Consensus on Development of December 2005,
Amendment 23 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD), to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 13 to16 July 2015, must orient the financing system to support sustainable development create the conditions for financing and implementing the post-2015 agenda;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the EU has a direct and historical responsibility in its dealings with partner countries, particularly on tax, debt, trade and investment, not to undermine the policy space of these countries to take decisions that are suitable for their own national context, respond to the demands of their populations, and fulfil their human rights obligations and other international commitments;
Amendment 63 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the nature and impacts of private capital flows affects developing countries in many different ways, positive as well as negative; whereas financial flows to developing countries from private sources are significant but largely volatile but unevenly distributed and are often associated with outflows such as profit repatriation;
Amendment 75 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas ODA loans could increase debt vulnerabilities of developing countries;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas many developing countries continue to be debt distress, and new debt vulnerabilities are emerging which make a modernized and more effective debt restructuring framework necessary;
Amendment 84 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the UN Secretary-General’s Synthesis Report and its transformative, universal, holistic and integrated approach to an ambitious global partnership;
Amendment 91 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that this should be a transformative people-centred partnership with poverty elimination, gender equality and human rights as basic principles;
Amendment 92 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of this transformative global approach to be people-centred, with poverty eradication, gender equality and universality of human rights as a core principle;
Amendment 101 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that commitments towards the 0.7% GNI ODA target must be fulfilled and binding timetables should be set to that effect;
Amendment 102 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recognises however that most of the world's poor people are now in middle- income countries, and a new development paradigm must reflect this new reality and the implementation of development programmes should be target both poor people and poor countries;
Amendment 105 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the EU and other developed countries must honour their commitment to provide scaled-up, new and additional climate finance to developing countries reaching USD 100 billion per year by 2020; reminds that addressing the growing impacts of climate change is already adding an additional burden on developing countries, including on public expenditures; Considering the difficulties to reach international agreement on the additionality of climate finance to the commitment to deliver 0.7% of GNI as aid, the EU should propose intermediate steps to reach full additionality, such as that both climate and development flows to developing countries need to grow at the same time, at least the same rate;
Amendment 108 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls all parties to deliver on their commitments and set up a concrete and time framed process to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption while ensuring proper pro-poor measures to offset the short-term negative impact on most vulnerable social groups.
Amendment 116 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls to protect the development focus and nature of ODA including a transparent and accountable reporting system;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Invites EU member states to use revenues from innovative financing mechanisms, such as the EU Financial Transaction Tax, to invest in key global public goods, such as health, education and climate change;
Amendment 118 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Calls for EU and its member states to recognise the added value provided by pooled funding mechanism, including in terms of reduced fragmentation and transaction costs and increased impact and predictability of international aid, and promote their role in the future SDGs framework;
Amendment 122 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that ODA should remain the standard measure of financial efforts made; supports the inclusion of concessional loans based on calculation of their grant equivalents, despite due consideration of total official support for development, further recognises that concessional loans might not be suitable for investments in social sectors such as health and education, and encourages the need of impact assessments before accepting respective use;
Amendment 125 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for achieving OEDC DAC recommendation of reaching an average grant element in total ODA of 86%;
Amendment 126 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Notes that scarce ODA resources should be targeted at where they have the greatest development additionality, not to where they can make the greatest financial return;
Amendment 127 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Commends efforts in developing a new statistical measure that focuses on sustainable development, and stresses the need of including poverty, gender and age markers as statistical tools to measure the impact of aid activities;
Amendment 132 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the EU and its Member States to promote an aid effectiveness agenda by reducing aid fragmentation through greater coordination between different aid mechanisms and donorsboosting partner country ownership, alignment with partner countries development strategies, mutual accountability and donor harmonization by reducing aid fragmentation through greater coordination between different aid mechanisms and donors; a clear timetable to meet their commitments on development effectiveness, including commitments to untying aid must be promote;
Amendment 145 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that domestic resource mobilisation must be a key source of financing for all developed and developing countries; emphasises the need for robust, far and progressive tax systems that are pro-poor and aligned with human rights and gender equality obligations;
Amendment 158 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the EU and its Member States to take effective actions to actively crack down on tax havens, tax evasion and illicit financial flows; supports the setting-up of an intergovernmental body for tax cooperation under the auspices of the UN with effective participation of developing countries, rather than seeing OECD as the only relevant forum;
Amendment 163 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that illicit financial flows need to be tackled through strengthened national institutions, improved tax transparency, country by country reporting, public registries of company ownership, global systems of automatic tax information exchange and legal sanctions for non-compliance;
Amendment 176 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the decisive importance of good governance, the rule of law, institutional framework and regulatory instruments; especially supports investment in capacity-building, education, health - including of existing commitments, such as the Abuja declaration-, public services, social protection and the fight against poverty and inequality, including in terms of gender; recognises the need for infrastructures and selective public investments, as well as the sustainable use of natural resources, including by the extractive industries; urges the need to finish the unfinished business of the Millennium Development Goals and give priority to those areas that were not sufficiently resourced or advanced;
Amendment 177 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for spill over analysis to study possible profit shifting practices;
Amendment 179 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Reminds that all development finance should be climate-sensitive, environmentally sound and respect human rights;
Amendment 184 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for greater financing of research and development in science, technology and innovation in developing countries, while recognizing that this financing should be both domestic and international; urges the promotion of research and development that can advance progress against complex challenges and towards global public goods, such as technology and innovation for health; recalls the consequences of inaction and absence of solutions in this field for the health and well-being of every human being with the recent epidemics of Ebola and other poverty related neglected diseases;
Amendment 190 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for greater financing of research and development in science, technology and innovation in developing countries; urges the promotion of research and development that can advance progress against complex challenges and towards global public goods, such as technology and innovation for health;
Amendment 198 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 206 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines that current EU practices to leverage private finance with ODA have proved to be ineffective due to lack of clarity on additionally, transparency, accountability, ownership and alignment with country priorities, debt sustainability and consequently development impact; the development impact of blended finance has not yet been sufficiently demonstrated and increasing the loan component in development finance can lead to serious debt later on;
Amendment 207 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Notes that the role of private sector in development has increased to support political priorities in a period of diminishing aid budgets and considers that EU engagement with the private sector in development must be subject to internationally agreed development effectiveness principles;
Amendment 222 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 228 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 232 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that PPPs may be problematic as the financial risks are often disproportionately carried by the public sector, whereas profits are enjoyed by private investors;
Amendment 233 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses that blended finance mechanisms and public-private partnerships should include strict sustainable development criteria, alignment with national development objectives, and local ownership and inclusion;
Amendment 234 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports increased market access for developing countries, especially LDCs, while respecting developing country policy space for the maintenance of robust import tariffs as it can strengthen the private sector and create incentives for reform; urges the Commission to ensure that trade and investment agreements, especially with developing countries, LDCs and fragile states, are aligned with the SDGs; emphasises that such agreements should be subjected to SDG impact assessments; supports the Commission’s suggestion of updating its Aid for Trade Strategy in light of the outcomes of the post-2015 negotiations;
Amendment 238 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recalls that untying aid is a necessary for opening up opportunities for developing country socio-economic actors, such as local firms or technical assistance experts and calls for boosting the use of developing country procurement systems as the first option for aid programmes in support of activities managed by the public sector to enhance local private sector;
Amendment 239 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. CHighlights the positive contribution of the migrants to the development of their countries of origin and calls for more effective and innovative cooperation in migration policy between origin and destination countries; draws attention to the significant and growing financial flows represented by remittances; calls for further efforts to bring down transfer costs, as remittances are an important source of financing for development;
Amendment 254 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls to not undermine the policy space of those countries to take development-related decisions that are suitable for their own national context and respond to the demands of their populations;
Amendment 256 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Insists that sustainable debt solutions must be facilitated through a multilateral legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring processes with a view to alleviating the debt burden; and urges the EU to engage constructively in the UN negotiations leading to this framework; also urges the EU to push for the implementation of the UNCTAD principles of responsible sovereign debt transactions for both borrowers and lenders;
Amendment 259 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Call for a human needs based approach to debt sustainability through a binding set of standards to define responsible lending and borrowing, debt audits and fair debt workout mechanism, which should assess the legitimacy and the sustainability of countries’ debt burdens and possible cancellation of unsustainable an unjust debt;
Amendment 263 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for a review of international organisations’ programmes and instruments of financial assistance for development in order to align them with the new SDGs; urges, notably, the European Investment Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to increase low-income countries’ levels of access to their concessional facilities and to gear their resources more closely to the needs of developing countries, including through mutually effective pro-poor lending facilities without imposing any conditionality to the developing countries that could undermine their sovereignty on macro-economic policy;
Amendment 266 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls for women being recognised as development actors and enablers, therefore, insist on the need to adopt gender budgeting principles and methodologies, in order to address the different needs and interests of women and men so gender equality and women empowerment is boosted;
Amendment 267 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Encourages the adequate representation of developing countries in global economic governance that is gender-balanced;
Amendment 268 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Recalls that international trade agreements should not undermine poor people’s livelihoods and should instead support the gender equality agenda;
Amendment 269 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)
Paragraph 26 d (new)
26d. Calls for policy areas that impact upon development, including trade, security, migration, energy, environment and climate change, agriculture and fisheries policy, to respond to Policy Coherence for Development and be aligned with development objectives.
Amendment 285 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Defends that the new global partnership can only be inclusive and universal through the disaggregation of data by sex, age and other relevant characteristics; urges the need of investing in the capacities of national statistics offices and in filling key data and research gaps, for institutionalising data disaggregation and analysis;
Amendment 289 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Reminds that more investments are needed in the design of indicators for measuring progress beyond GDP to include equally important measures of progress such as wellbeing and healthy ecosystems. Natural capital accounting and biodiversity data and indicators should be incorporated into national strategies and assessments of national economic performances;
Amendment 290 #
2015/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Recalls that the international community should agree on suitable monitoring frameworks that keep track of all financing flows, with transparent and separate reporting for development and climate finance commitments. All international financial institutions should abide by basic transparency standards – as set out in the Transparency Charter for International Financial Institutions – and enact public disclosure policies;
Amendment 3 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stress that EU trade and investment policies are interlink with social protection, development, human rights and environment policies; Calls on the Commission to respect the principle of Policy Coherence for Development in all external policies and specifically to include it in all treaties and develop legally binding mechanisms to ensure it;
Amendment 6 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the 1986 UN Declaration on the Right to Development, which confirms the right to development as an inalienable human right; calls on the EU to respect the sovereignty of developing countries in setting policies aimed at responding to the demands of their populations, for human rights and dignityensuring people dignity and obligations and duties of all investors in order to guarantee internationally agreed social, environmental and human rights standards;
Amendment 8 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the European Union and its Member States to promote binding measures to ensure that multinational corporations pay taxes in the countries in which their profits are generated and to promote compulsory country-by-country reporting by the private sector, thus enhancing domestic resource mobilisation capacities of countries;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Finds regrettable the significant lack of adequate information and transparency as regards the actions of corporations and their impact on social and environmental standards and human rights; calls for an effective increase in the transparency of corporations and for independent ex-ante impact analysis prior to the signing of any trade agreement; calls for a new monitoring and enforcement mechanism to ensure corporations comply with social, environmental and human rights standards;
Amendment 27 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it regrettable that a regulatory framework on the way corporations comply with human rights and obligations with respect to social and environmental standards is still lacking, which allow certain States and companies to circumvent them with impunity; finds it regrettable that current human rights clauses in free trade agreements and other economic partnership agreements are ineffective and are usually not respected; urges the Commission to further promote binding initiatives for responsible mining, logging and sourcing of commodities so as toand private sustainability-bound schemes throughout supply chains and to step-up environmental and social product and process life cycle analysis so as to improve consumers information and to effectively ensure the accountability of companies;
Amendment 29 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for the EU to follow UNCTAD´s Comprehensive Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development recommendations to ensure responsible transparent and accountable investments to not undermine social and environmental standards, human rights, development and people´s dignity, while guarantee respect of human rights, gender equality, decent work, union rights, environmental protection, social protection, universal access to quality goods and public services (paying particular attention to public and universal health coverage), social protection, universal access to medicines, and food and product safety;
Amendment 32 #
2015/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the EU and Member States to engage actively in the work of the UN’s Human Rights Council on an international treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable for human rights abuses.
Amendment 2 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to Article 208 TFEU, which establishes eradication of poverty as the primary objective of the EU development policy and the principle of policy coherent for development,
Amendment 17 #
2014/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Notes that Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are high on the development agenda and they are increasingly being promoted as a way of closing the infrastructure financing gap in developed and developing countries alike;
Amendment 18 #
2014/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 g (new)
Paragraph 2 g (new)
2g. Stresses that the use of PPPs have been problematic due to a lack of contract transparency regarding PPPs, lack of assessing methodologies and lack of clear and transparent regulatory framework to prevent corruption;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 23 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are high on the development agenda and they are increasingly being promoted as a way of closing the infrastructure financing gap in developed and developing countries alike;
Amendment 24 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the EU´s support and cooperation with the private sector can and must contribute to reducing poverty and inequality and promote human rights, environmental standards and social dialogue;
Amendment 26 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 29 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 32 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 34 #
2014/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Stresses that the capacity of PPPs to deliver positive development outcomes cannot be assumed; PPPs should be promoted and designed in a way that delivers real results for the poor;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Notes that PPPs must not be the way to transfer the risk from rich private companies taxpayers in poor countries;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 h (new)
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3h. Notes that PPPs may be problematic as the financial risks are often disproportionately carried by the public sector, whereas profits are enjoyed by private investors;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 i (new)
Paragraph 3 i (new)
3i. Stresses that PPPs should always comply with international agreed development principles such us the Development Effectiveness Principles and aligned with partner countries' national development and respect local knowledge and ownership are key ingredients of PPP models and implementation;
Amendment 38 #
2014/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 j (new)
Paragraph 3 j (new)
3j. Calls to consider PPPs only when other less expensive and risky financing options are not available;
Amendment 39 #
2014/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 41 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 44 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 49 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 51 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 56 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to stimulate decent job creation, competitiveness and productivity through new endeavours designed to stimulate the activity of economic actors in order to re-launch growth; in a sustainable way;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2233(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that companies involved in PPPs respect corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate social accountability principles throughout the whole lifecycle of projects as PPPs cannot function effectively without an adequate regulatory framework;
Amendment 58 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls the EU to set up a regulatory framework that stimulates fair, responsible, transparent and accountable investment;
Amendment 59 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 64 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Rejects the use public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a mechanism used to enforce developing countries to privatise state-run utilities and transfer the responsibility for improving public services into private hands;
Amendment 65 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 70 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the use of PPPs has been problematic due to a lack of transparency regarding PPPs-contracts, lack of assessing methodologies and lack of a clear and transparent regulatory framework to prevent corruption;
Amendment 71 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stress the link between PPPs and the risk of debt unsustainability; Notes that PPPs must not be the way to transfer the risk from rich private companies taxpayers in poor countries;
Amendment 74 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges that PPP-related challenges can be overcome through principles of good governance, such as transparency of rules, decisions and implementation, respect of countries sovereign policy space to take decisions in accordance to their populations’ demands, adequate planning, medium- and long-term cost-effectiveness, stakeholdercivil society organisations (CSOs) participation, reliability, accountability, fairness, efficiency and effectiveness, corruption deterrents, expertise of officials, debt risk assessments and appropriate overall risk assessment (from geopolitical contexts to interest rates) and allocation, and adequate investment protection;
Amendment 76 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that PPPs projects are opening up developing countries’ health sector to the private sector leading to the diversion of the scarce public funds from primary healthcare services instead of strengthening the universal public healthcare delivery systems with catastrophic consequences as it was again revealed during the struggle against the Ebola disease;
Amendment 77 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that PPPs should always comply with internationally agreed development principles such us the Development Effectiveness Principles, and should aligned with the partner countries’ national development and should respect local knowledge and ownership as key ingredients of PPP models and implementation;
Amendment 78 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Warns that the PPPs projects make it impossible to achieve the goal of food sovereignty as the PPPs harm small farmers by requiring developing countries to change their policies to facilitate the expansion of agribusiness and land grabbing in exchange of investment;
Amendment 81 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective public services to the public is essential in order to ensure successful implementation and viabilityfor reaching sustainable development; recalls that the complex choice of models and contracts has an impact on a project’s evolution; warns that at some stages PPPs have been used to exploit loopholes in fiscal accounting and reporting, which has led Eurostat to adopt targeted accounting rules; highlights the need for an adequate institutional framework combining political commitment, good governance and adequate underlying legislation;
Amendment 84 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the increasing potential of PPPs to foster innovative solutions mobilising long-term private finance and domestic resources for development objectives, given that massive investments are required in developing countries in terms of infrastructure, water supply and energy, the majority of which will need to come from the private sector; believes thatBelieves that that only if properly regulated PPPs canould also generate innovation in technologies and business models, and build mechanisms for holding the private sector accountable;
Amendment 88 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that PPPs are high on the development agenda and they are increasingly being promoted as a way of closing the infrastructure financing gap in developed and developing countries alike;
Amendment 89 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the need for the EU trade policy to respect developing country policy space for the maintenance of robust import tariffs that facilitate creation of skilled and decent jobs within local manufacturing and agro-processing industries as possible enablers of higher domestic value added, industrial growth and diversification which is a key component of economic and social upgrading; stresses that, opposite to the negative impacts of PPPs, which allow private partners to have their risk almost completely covered by governments by transferring the business risk to the public sector, the increase of the public-public partnership is a mechanism to rehabilitate or improve government-operated infrastructure enterprises;
Amendment 90 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls to consider PPPs only when other less expensive and risky financing options are not available
Amendment 91 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Stress the capacity of PPPs to deliver positive development outcomes cannot be assumed; PPPs should be promoted and designed in a way that delivers real results for the poor;
Amendment 93 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on EU bodies to encourage EU companies participating in PPPs in third countries, in particular in least-developed countries, to work in accordance with the principle of policy coherence so that development cooperation objectives are taken into consideration; calls on the Commission, furthermore, to encourage sustainable investdevelopments and promote projects focused on poverty reduction, environmental protection, waste management or the use of renewable energies, for instance;
Amendment 100 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 107 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to monitor EU businesses abroad and draw conclusions on success stories, models and good practices, with a view to drawing up guidelines, and to consider creating virtual documentation centres or observatories, to promote user-friendly platforms and networks for informing EU SMEs about opportunitievelop a legally binding framework ensuring accountability of the EU companies for their actions in developing countries in cases when they violate standards on human rights, gender equality, decent work, union rights, environmental protection, universal access to participate in PPPs abroad and to provide technical support as regards the legal framework and expected challengesquality public services, social protection, public and universal health coverage, universal access to medicines, and food and product safety; also calls on the Commission to promote the use of clear and comprehensive accounting rules at the international level so as to reduce the uncertainties associated with PPPs, while at the same time promoting sound budgetary policies and the sustainability of projects;
Amendment 110 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that companies involved in PPPs respect corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate social accountability principles throughout the whole lifecycle of projects as PPPs cannot function effectively without an adequate regulatory framework;
Amendment 116 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Given that in order to attract cross- border private-sector funds into PPPs, it is paramount to provide sufficient assurances that long-term investment will benefit from a clear, stable and secure environment, good governance and effective dispute settlement; calls on the Commission and the Council to collaborate to ensure that the necessary legal set-up in this area exists and is transparent, effective and cost- efficient (the new EU competence for investment allows synergies between investment and government procurement in a way that adds value in terms of market access and protection of acquired rights and assets);
Amendment 118 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
PPPs outside the EU: new decent jobs and growth opportunities for EU companiesequitable and sustainable growth
Amendment 123 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is convinced that increased participation by EU companies in large- scale international PPPs would lead to substantial benefits in terms of decent job creation, productivity, competitiveness, technology and innovation development in Europe; recalls that the report ‘Internationalisation of European SMEs’ highlights the positive link between internationalisation and innovation in terms of product, service and processes;
Amendment 126 #
2014/2233(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 5 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A a (new)
Paragraph A a (new)
Aa. asks the Commission to oppose to TTIP and all other neoliberal free trade agreements, as they have, among other reasons, harmful economic , social and environmental consequences on developing countries;
Amendment 10 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A b (new)
Paragraph A b (new)
Ab. Asks the Commission to comply with the approved commitments in the context of the United Nations and other competent international organisations commitments on trade issues, especially regarding human rights, women's rights, labour rights, indigenous rights, and the protection of our environment to take priority over corporate and private interests;
Amendment 12 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A c (new)
Paragraph A c (new)
Ac. Stresses the importance of universal access to quality public services, social protection, public and universal health coverage, higher labour and environmental standards;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph A d (new)
Paragraph A d (new)
Ad. Requests the Commission to ensure that the TTIP, if approved, will not affect negatively universal access to medicines;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph B
Paragraph B
B. Notes that, although the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiation mandate is now public, its wording is so general that its content and possible spillover effects on developing countries are still not known; calls for a thorough analysis, when TTIP provisions are clearer, of its likely impact on low incomedeveloping countries and the future sustainable development goals;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph B a (new)
Paragraph B a (new)
Ba. Calls on the Commission to conduct independent impact studies;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph B b (new)
Paragraph B b (new)
Bb. Urges the Commission to increase transparency and democratic accountability on TTIP´s negotiation process and on all trade policies by conducting formal consultations with civil society organisations;
Amendment 25 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph C
Paragraph C
C. Is of the opinion thatAsks the Commission to consider that, if approved, the effect of the TTIP on developing countries will vary depending on their economic structure and current trade relations; sees, however, and that risk increasing international trade asymmetric relations and take measures to minimize the potential serious risk of diminished market access and resulting trade diversion for some countries; and asks to recognise the common but differentiated responsibilities for developing countries;
Amendment 43 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph D
Paragraph D
D. Stresses that the majority of developing countries benefit from some degree of tariff preferences from the EU and the USA, with margins likely to be significantly affected by the TTIP; underlines that adaptation to new sets of norms and standards is not necessarily negative, but that it iswhich are essential to alleviate the cost of compliance (especially for SMEs) and must be aligned with developing countries sovereign policy strategies;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph D a (new)
Paragraph D a (new)
Da. Asks the Commission to respect developing countries governments and parliaments right to regulate investment and to ensure obligations and duties on all investors, including foreign, so that labour, environmental, human rights and other standards are respected;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph E
Paragraph E
E. Is worried that the TTIP and other mega trade deals are likely to reshape global trade rules and set new standards, while also being discriminatory, by excluding some 130 countries from the negotiations and risking sidelining important issues for developing countries such as food security, agricultural subsidies and climate change mitigation; urges the Commission to step up efforts to advance in democratic multilateral fora, following UNCTAD comprehensive Investment Policy framework for sustainable Development and overcome the current Doha Round stalemate;
Amendment 68 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph F
Paragraph F
Amendment 76 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph F a (new)
Paragraph F a (new)
Fa. Urges the Commission to increase at maximum the transparency and democratic nature of negotiations by formally integrating dialogue with civil society stakeholders and other parties concerned.
Amendment 80 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph F b (new)
Paragraph F b (new)
Fb. Urges the Commission to increase accessibility to all negotiation documents, as this is the only democratic possibility for all parties concerned to be informed and involved into the process.
Amendment 251 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point i a (new)
(ia) to respect the Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty, which establishes the principle of policy coherence for development, requiring that the objectives of development cooperation be taken into account in TTIP negotiations as EU trade and development policies are interlinked;
Amendment 438 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b – point vii b (new)
(viib) to take immediate action to prevent fiscal competition, namely through the dumping in the taxation of profits and financial gains and maintenance of offshores and other fiscally privileged zones;
Amendment 628 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d – point i a (new)
(ia) to comply with the approved commitments in the context of the United Nations and other competent international organisations commitments on trade issues, especially regarding human rights, women's rights, labour rights, indigenous rights, and the protection of our environment to take priority over corporate and private interests;
Amendment 677 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vi a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d – point vi a (new)
(via) to respect developing countries governments and parliaments right to regulate investment and to ensure obligations and duties on all investors, including foreign, so that labour, environmental, human rights and other standards are respected;
Amendment 830 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e – point i a (new)
(ia) urges the Commission an increase of transparency and democratic accountability on TTIP´s negotiation process and on all trade policies by conducting formal consultations with civil society organisations;
Amendment 7 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (IPFSD) of the UNCTAD1, _____ 1http://unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/ diaepcb2012d5_en.pdf,
Amendment 12 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 c (new)
Citation 18 c (new)
- having regard to the ILO Decent Work Agenda,
Amendment 14 #
2014/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, under Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Stresses that EU trade, investment and development policies are interlinked and have a direct impact in the developing countries; Recalls that the EU's common commercial policy mustshall take account of the principle of policy coherence for development, under Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, requiring that the objectives of development cooperation be taken into account in policies that are likely to affect developing countries; and considers that this principle must be referred to explicitly in all EU trade and investment agreements;
Amendment 17 #
2014/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reminds that private finance cannot be seen as a substitute of public finance7 and the private sector cannot, and should not, substitute the role of governments in their obligation to safeguard human rights and in investing in the provision of basic services like health and education;
Amendment 23 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas substantial investments are required, with estimates of the funds needed in developing countries amounting to USD 2.4 trillion more per year than what is currently being spent; whereas private financing can complement, but not substitute public funding;
Amendment 24 #
2014/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlight that although further finance is needed to face sustainable development challenges, the private sector potentialities for helping the achievement of sustainable development goals are limited; Points out that current EU practices to leverage private finance with official development assistance (ODA) have proved ineffective owing to a lack of clarity as regards additionality, transparency, accountability, ownership, alignment with country priorities, debt sustainability and, consequently, development impact;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the 1986 UN Declaration on the Right to Development affirms development as a fundamental human right; whereas the Declaration commits to a "human rights based" approach, characterized by the realisation of all human rights (economic, social, cultural, civil and political); and whereas the Declaration commits equally to strengthen international cooperation;
Amendment 34 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas import tariffs play a vital role in providing government revenues and enabling nascent industries to grow within developing countries' own domestic market; and whereas import tariffs on processed agricultural products can create space for value addition and job creation within rural economies, while also promoting food security;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for EU trade policy to respect the policy space of developing countries so as to maintain robust import tariffs that facilitate the creation of skilled and decent jobs within local manufacturing and agro-processing industries as possible enablers of higher domestic value-added, industrial growth and diversification, which are a key component in economic and social upgrading; Calls on the European Union and its Member States to promote concrete measure so transnationals are taxed by the jurisdiction of the country in whey they source or produce the income;
Amendment 38 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B g (new)
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas the cooperative sector worldwide has about 800 million members in over 100 countries and is estimated to account for more than 100 million jobs around the world;
Amendment 41 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B h (new)
Recital B h (new)
Bh. whereas 2012 was declared by the United Nations the International Year of Cooperatives, to highlight their role on development, empowering people, enhancing human dignity and helping achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs);
Amendment 44 #
2014/2205(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for measures to promote nationally owned development strategies that shape private-sector contribution to development by enhancing local micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and local procurement, which are essential for endogenous development and can strengthen the capacity of developing countries for mobilising domestic revenue, fighting tax fraud and tax evasion, and mitigating currency and commodity price volatility, which endanger access to value chains; Stress the risks of supporting EU companies through development policy given the need for additional development resources and the risk of increasing aid tied to the delivery of European goods and services;
Amendment 46 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas fiscal space of developed and developing countries is de facto constrained by requirements of global investors and financial markets; whereas according to the IMF, developing countries are particularly affected by corporate tax avoidance, as they rely more on corporate income tax for raising revenues than OECD countries; whereas practices which facilitate tax dodging by transnational corporations and individuals are widely used by the EU Member States;
Amendment 53 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in the absence of a widely accepted definition, public-private partnerships (PPPs) can be defined as multi-stakeholder arrangements between private actors, public bodies and civil society organisations (CSOs), which seek to achieve a mutually beneficial public objective by means of sharing resources and/or expertise;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas social dialogue and trade union rights constitute an essential pillar of the ILO Decent Work Agenda and an important tool to ensure that private sector engage effectively in the fulfilment of SDGs; but whereas in a largely globalised economy, labour's bargaining power has been reduced through liberalisation, which jeopardises in return fulfilment of the rights listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 and the ILO Decent Work Agenda;
Amendment 55 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 57 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 60 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas existing research shows that a large majority of PPPs is an expensive financing model and is not based on robust impact analysis, while there are weak evidence on their development outcomes; whereas PPP raise challenges in terms of state indebtedness, transparency and accountability; but whereas well-designed and efficiently implemented PPPs have the capacity to mobilise long-term private and public finance, generate innovation in technologies and business models, and incorporate built-in mechanisms to ensure that such partnerships are held accountable to development results;
Amendment 63 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas privatisation of basic utilities in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s has i.a. hampered the achievement of MDGs on both water and sanitation, as the focus of investors on cost recovery has among others intensified inequalities in the provision of such services, at the expense of low-income households; whereas in light of the failure of water privatisation, the transfer of water services from private companies to local authorities is a growing trend in the water sector all around the world;
Amendment 67 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas nearly two thirds of European Investment Bank (EIB) lending to Asifrican, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries in the past ten years has been geared towards private sector operations; whereas the EIB Cotonou Investment Facility has been recognised as a unique, risk-bearing revolving fund for financing higher-risk investment in support of private sector development;
Amendment 73 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas social dialogue is an important tool to support gender equality in the workplace and to guard against exploitative production patterns that adversely affect the lives of young women workers;
Amendment 78 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas, in the context of the Agenda for Change, blending is recognised as an important instrument for leveraging additional resources by combining EU grants with loans or equity from public and private financiers; but whereas the European Court of Auditors Special Report No 16/2014 on the use of blending concluded that for nearly half of the projects examined, there was insufficient evidence to conclude that the grants were justified, while for a number of these cases, there were indications that the investments would have been made without the EU contribution;
Amendment 83 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. whereas global wealth is increasingly being concentrated in the hands of a small wealthy elite and it is expected that the richest 1% percent will own more than half of the global wealth by 2016;
Amendment 85 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I e (new)
Recital I e (new)
Ie. whereas fair and progressive taxation with welfare and social justice criteria plays a key role in reducing inequalities by shaping the redistribution of wealth from higher income citizens to those most in need in a country;
Amendment 86 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 95 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that EU trade, investment and development policies are interlinked and have a direct impact in the developing countries; reminds that Article 208 of the Lisbon Treaty establishes the principle of policy coherence for development, requiring that the objectives of development cooperation be taken into account in policies that are likely to affect developing countries;
Amendment 99 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Reminds that Private finance cannot replace public finance as the private sector cannot substitute the role of governments in their obligation to safeguard human rights and to in providing public services like health, education, housing, sanitation and access to water;
Amendment 100 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Calls for more public investment in public services accessible for all, especially in the transport sector, access to drinking water, health and education;
Amendment 101 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Emphasises that the future partnerships within the post-2015 development agenda must have a greater focus on tackling poverty and inequality;
Amendment 102 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1i. Highlight that although further finance is needed to face sustainable development challenges, the private sector potentialities for helping the achievement of sustainable development goals are limited since the pursuit of profits in social and basic services is incompatible with a sustainable development, especially in countries where market regulations and governments are weak and corruption is common;
Amendment 103 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 j (new)
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1j. Underlines that current EU practices to leverage private finance with official development aid (ODA) have proved to be ineffective due to lack of clarity on additionally, transparency, accountability, ownership and alignment with country priorities and debt sustainability risk;
Amendment 104 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that all partnerships and alliances with the private sector must focus on shared valuebe properly regulated, comply with international standards on development effectiveness, allying with developing countries development priorities thatand align business goals with the EU's development objectives; be co-designed and co-managed to ensure that risks, responsibilities and profits are shared; be cost-effectivewith developing countries; be pro-poor; and have precise development targets, clear accountability and transparency;
Amendment 109 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the EU and its Member States to develop a clear and concrete strategy to ensure private sector alignment to development priorities of national governments and civil society;
Amendment 110 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the European Commission to promote, support, and finance public- public-partnerships as the first option and to include mandatory and publicly available ex-ante poverty and social impact assessments when development programs are implemented together with the private sector;
Amendment 111 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls on the European Union to include formal consultation with civil society organisations and with communities directly and indirectly impacted by development projects;
Amendment 112 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Calls on the European Union to develop a robust due diligence mechanisms to enhance private sector role in development accountability;
Amendment 115 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the vast potential of the EU's value added in partnering with the private sector, in close coordination with its Member Statessupporting private sector development in developing countries, in close coordination with its Member States; calls on the EU to respect developing countries' policy space to create regulatory frameworks conductive to pro- poor private sector development, which implies among others to acknowledge their right to set a robust import tariff regime that allows nascent manufacturing to prosper; their right to set automatic safeguards mechanisms against import flooding that would destabilise domestic industries and threaten local jobs and their right to put in place regulations to maximize domestic revenue mobilisation as part of Financing for Development;
Amendment 122 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Stress the risks of supporting EU companies through development aid given the need for additional development resources and the risk of increasing aid tied to the delivery of European goods and services;
Amendment 123 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 127 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the EU to promote nationally-owned development strategies shaping private sector contribution to development by engaging with private sector in development framework that focuses on domestic cooperatives and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), micro enterprises, in particular, smallholder farmers as they offer the greatest potential to drive equitable development in countries;
Amendment 129 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Call on the EU to strengthen capacity of developing countries for domestic revenue mobilisation and fighting tax fraud and tax evasion;
Amendment 130 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 138 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for DG DEVCO to work with DG Enterprise in repHighlights the need to maximising domestic resource mobilicsating regional support structures for SMMEs in developing countries aimed at helping them enter legality, get access to finance and capital, obtain market access and overcome legal obstaclon and minimising tax evasion in developing countries as a way to enable Least Developed Countries and fragile states to build more effective and stable governance institutions, as a prerequisite to private sector development; to that effect, calls on the EU to upgrade its financial and technical assistance in developing countries;
Amendment 144 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Reiterates EU's responsibility in supporting a fair global tax system, which implies establishing effectively mandatory requirements for public country-by- country reporting of Transnational Corporations; establishing Public Registers of the Beneficial Owners of Companies, Trusts and similar legal entities; ensuring automatic exchange of tax information and a fair distribution of taxing rights while negotiating tax and investment treaties with developing countries; deems equally that DFIs should only invest in companies and funds that are willing to publicly disclose beneficial ownerships and report back their financial accounts on a country-by- country basis;
Amendment 148 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Recalls that tariff regimes are an essential component of a regulatory environment tailored to pro-poor private sector development and job creation; but notes with concern that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) mandate import tariff reduction across a wide range of ACP countries economic sectors, while eliminating all tariffs on EU imports would considerably lower tariff revenues, in some cases by as much as 15- 20% of government revenues; urges the EU to frame its trade policy in line with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development;
Amendment 152 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Notes with concern that rules on investment protection, which give very strong rights to foreign investors, have reduced governments policy space to regulate in the public interest, especially in the case of Investor-State Dispute Settlement; in this context, reasserts that governments and parliaments of developing countries must retain the right to regulate private investment, including the right to discriminate in favour of investors that support the country's development;
Amendment 153 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 160 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to promote the economic empowerment of women; notes that a savings-led approach to the financial inclusion of women has a proven track record; recommends a gender mainstreaming approach in all partnership programmes, combined with entrepreneurship training for women and youth;
Amendment 167 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that the potential of the private sector's contribution to long-term sustainable development goes beyond its financial resources, and includes its experience and expertise, and the local establishment of value chains and distribution channels, resulting in job creation, increased reach and effectiveness, and increased access to commercially available and affordable products, services and technologyonly a properly regulated and accountable private sector could contribute to long-term sustainable development;
Amendment 171 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses that social dialogue is essential to ensure that private sector engages effectively in development; insists upon developing countries' responsibility to support social dialogue between private sector employers, workers and national governments as a way to improve good governance and state stability; in particular, calls on developing countries to ensure that social dialogue is extended to Export Processing Zones (EPZs) and to industrial clusters;
Amendment 177 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. EmphCalls on the EU to assises that the private sector must be pt developing countries to put into practice the four strategic pillarts of the policy dialogue, alongside all other development partners; ILO Decent Work agenda, namely job creation, rights at work, social protection and social dialogue, with gender equality as a crosscutting objective;
Amendment 182 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Highlight the positive role of cooperatives as catalysts of socially- inclusive development and their capacity to empower communities through jobs and income generation; in particular, points out that workers have formed shared service cooperatives and associations to assist in their self- employment in the informal economy, while in rural areas, savings and credit cooperatives provides access to banking services that are lacking in many communities and finance the formation of small and micro businesses; hence, calls for a strong commitment of the Commission to encourage the development of cooperatives in developing countries as an important tool of social inclusion;
Amendment 184 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 188 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 192 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes with concern that many developing countries find themselves in a very weak bargaining position in face of some foreign direct investors making extensive use of tax subsidies and exemptions, thereby weakening their ability to mobilise domestic resources; calls on the EU and donor community to scale up their cooperation on tax matters as a means to improve democratic governance, especially in fragile states; and calls on developing countries to enact regulations to ensure that the private sector contributes to development through fair and transparent taxation;
Amendment 194 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 198 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes with concern that many donor- funded PPP programs are only accessible for firms from donor countries; hence, fears that the promotion of PPPs in developing countries could result in a new form of aid tying; recalls that development aid should be tied to the objective of poverty eradication only, not to the promotion of EU trade interests policy;
Amendment 201 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. HStresses that PPPs should not be diverted to subsidising Northern-based transnational companies which can access alternative sources of financing; believes that all PPPS financed through blending mechanism should in all circumstances be aligned on the host country National Plan of development; highlights the vast potential for PPPs in agriculture, under a clearly defined legislative framework for property rights, to prevent land grabbing;
Amendment 205 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 214 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 218 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Stresses that the use of PPPs have been problematic due to a lack of contract transparency, lack of assessing methodologies and lack of clear and transparent regulatory framework to prevent corruption;
Amendment 219 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Underlines that developing governments' capacities as regulators must be strengthened to successfully achieve a sustainable development based on distributive and social justice; stresses that, opposite to the negative impacts of PPPs, which allow private partners to have their risk almost completely covered by governments by transferring the business risk to the public sector, the increase of the public-public partnership is a mechanism to rehabilitate or improve government-operated infrastructure enterprises;
Amendment 220 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)
Paragraph 16 e (new)
16e. Notes that PPPs must not be the way to transfer the risk from rich private companies to taxpayers in poor countries;
Amendment 221 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 f (new)
Paragraph 16 f (new)
16f. Rejects public-private partnerships (PPPs) as a mechanism which is used to enforce developing countries to privatise state-run utilities and transfer the responsibility for improving public services into private hands;
Amendment 224 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights that engagement with the enterprisprivate sector requires a flexible approach; recommends a differentiated approach with regards to least developed countries and fragile statewell regulated and accountable framework which ensures the compliance with the policy coherence for development principle, development effectiveness principles and with development policy objectives, concretely poverty and inequality reductions;
Amendment 228 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the criteria outlined in the Commission's communication on private sector and development, for the provision of direct support to the private sector; calls for the setting up of a clearly defined mandatory framework agreement governing all partnerships with the private sector that can confer the implementation benchmarks that need to be followed, and which are currently lacking in the Communicamust ensure the compliance with the policy coherence for development principle, development effectiveness principles and with development policy objectives, concretely poverty and inequality reductions;
Amendment 231 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is concerned that safeguards to guarantee the purposeful use of public finance are not always in place; stresses that measurable output indicatorin particular, notes that the goals of PPPs are often defined in a very general way, while criteria for specific, measurable, attainable and timely objectives are usually absent; stresses that PPPs should be a tool which rewards responsible behaviour by private firms; accordingly, deems that a strong regulatory framework shall be put in place to ensure these investments comply with human rights, social and environmental standards, transparency, while ensuring that the private sector pays its fair share of taxes; insists upon the need to conduct an ex ante pro-poor impact assessment for each PPP project that benefits from official development aid; stresses that measurable output indicators and monitoring as well as evaluation mechanisms must be agreed upon in the preparatory phase of the projects; stresses the importance of risk assessment, debt sustainability, transparency and investment protection; highlights the importance of the formal consultative and scrutiny role of national parliaments, and of civil society; in order to ensure full transparency and accountability;
Amendment 237 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that enterprises involved in development partnerships abide by the principles of corporate social responsibility (CSR) throughout the whole lifecycle of projects, including by respecting the UN Global Compact on human rights, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, ILO core labour standards, environmental standards, UN Convention Against Corruption; highlights the need for Member States to draw up national plans to implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and especially the due diligence regulation;
Amendment 247 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the European institutions and bodies to establish a clear and, structured, transparent and accountable framework for governing partnerships and alliances with the private sector in developing countries;
Amendment 248 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls the EU and its Member States to develop a clear and concrete strategy to ensure private sector alignment to development priorities of national governments of developing countries;
Amendment 249 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls for the review of existing trade and investment agreements in order to identify all areas, especially intellectual property rights provisions, that may negatively affect development;
Amendment 250 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Calls on the European Union and its Member States to promote concrete measures so transnational companies are taxed by the jurisdiction of the country where they source or produce the income;
Amendment 252 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the setting up at EU level of sectorial, multi-stakeholder platforms, bringing together the private sector, CSOs, NGOs, think tanks, partner governments, donors and other stakeholders, in order to overcome the reservations and the lack of trust among partners; underlines in this respect the important role of EU delegations in the respective countries as a facilitator of such dialogues;
Amendment 258 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. WelcomeRejects the Commission's intention to expand the scope of blending to include areas beyond infrastructure, such as sustainable agriculture, social sectors and local private sector development; insists, however, that all blending operations must be fully consistent with development policy, making sure that it pursue the SDGs; calls on the Commission to strengthen its management capacities with regard to blending projects,without a robust, transparent and accountable framework which ensures alignment with development effectiveness principles and development objectives to ensure its development additionally is established as recommended by the Court of Auditors;
Amendment 260 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the EIB and other EU Member States´ Development Financial Institutions to urgently ensure that, in case companies receive their support, they do not participate in tax evasion by using offshore centres and tax havens;
Amendment 265 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for an expansion review of the current EIB external lending mandate, to increase its role in achieving sustainable development and, in particular, to take a more active part in the new private sector strategy – through blending, co-financing of projects and local private sector development – with a focus on low- income countries and fragile states; calls, furthermore, for greater transparency and accountability in partnerships and projects associated with the EIB in order to ensure alignment with development effectiveness principles and development objectives in order to increase its role in achieving sustainable development;
Amendment 268 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 269 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 277 #
2014/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Emphasises that the responsibility for effective joint action lies not only with the donors and the enterprises involved, but also with the partner governments; stresses that the rule of law, a framework for business reform, anti-corruption measures, public financial management and effective public institutions are paramount to investment, innovation and private sector development; highlight that channelling development aid to these purposes promotes also the possibilities of private sector to function in developing countries;
Amendment 35 #
2014/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Ebola crisis has resulted in another problem which Médecins Sans Frontières has referred to as 'a crisis within a crisis', namely that people with conditions other than Ebola are not going to hospital for fear that they will be infected with the virus; and at the same time hospitals and health staff have no capacity to deal with other diseases due to the resources mobilized to fight the Ebola epidemic;
Amendment 55 #
2014/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas access to medicines is a key part of the right to health;
Amendment 56 #
2014/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas 2 billion people worldwide do not have access to the vaccines or treatments they need to stay alive and healthy;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the establishment of a European rapid response capability comprising experts, laboratory support staff, epidemiologists and logistics facilities that can be deployed extremely swiftly; draws attention in particular to the contribution the EU can make to screening at land and maritime borders and to the fact that the Union could seek to emulate and benefit from the level of excellence achieved by the US health authorities in screening at airports;
Amendment 107 #
2014/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to help the three countries affected to develop their own public health systems in order for them to be able to meet basic healthcare needs and to build up the infrastructure required to ensure that all their citizens have access to public healthcare; calls on international donors, especially the European Commission and EU Member States to increase Official Development Assistance (ODA) to those countries through country systems such as budget support to build resilient health systems, including support countries to plan, cost and establish functioning health posts and district hospitals that serve health needs and that also connect with referral systems;
Amendment 111 #
2014/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses, in general, the need for developing countries to give budgetary priority to setting up robust public social security and public health systems, building sufficient numbers of well- equipped sustainable healthcare infrastructure (in particular laboratories, water and sanitation facilities) and offering high-quality basic services and healthcare; Nevertheless, acknowledges that crisis such as the current cannot be solved by health system alone, but a comprehensive approach involving different sectors such as education and training, sanitation, food safety, drinking water, is needed to address the critical gaps in all essential services; at the same time that stresses that education, covering the cultural dimensions and beliefs are key as well in the recovery;
Amendment 117 #
2014/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the long-term costed plans needed to build resilient and comprehensive health systems must further include an adequate number of trained health workers, access to sufficient medical supplies and robust health information systems;
Amendment 126 #
2014/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for research infrastructure to be bolstered by the establishment of a regional public infection disease research centre in West Africa;
Amendment 128 #
2014/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the introduction of universal health cover free at the point of use based on partnerships that will result in sustainable health systems; stresses, in this regard, that investment in a strong public sector delivering an equitable and quality service is essential to providing universal health coverage and to ensuring that people living in poverty, unable to access public healthcare, do not have to rely on and pay for dubious quality services;
Amendment 134 #
2014/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the idea of a 'Marshall Plan' to help kick-start those countries' economies while respecting their policy space to take development-related decisions in accordance with the demands of their populations and ensuring debt sustainability;
Amendment 135 #
2014/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. WelcomesInsist on the need of international efforts to alleviate the international debt burden of the countries affected by the Ebola virus;
Amendment 140 #
2014/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the risk posed by the structural under-funding of EU non- military humanitarian action cannot be ignored during the mid-term review of the multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 142 #
2014/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that fair tax financing is the most equitable and sustainable system for raising and distributing funding for healthcare; urges donors and international agencies, including the EU, to support countries to introduce effective measures to enable them to raise domestic resources via fair taxation; highlights that tax avoidance by large companies and the tax breaks they receive from governments cost developing countries around $100 billion a year; calls on governments and international donors, including the EU, to support reforming international tax rules to prevent tax evasion and illicit financial flows;
Amendment 144 #
2014/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Commends the humanitarian aid workers and medical staff who have risked their lives in the efforts to contain this major health crisis;
Amendment 145 #
2014/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Believes that access to medicines should, as a matter of principle,must no longer be dependent on patients' purchasing power but should instead be universal and geared to patients' needs, and that market forces should not be the sole determinant of which medicines to produce; and that R&D financing must be unlinked from the price of products that result from it; stresses that the Ebola crisis proved the intellectual property monopolies on pharmaceutical products which allowed companies to set the prices of the new medicines and vaccines they develop and skew R&D in order to maximise their profits; highlights that these rules stem from the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS); calls on the EU and its Member States to endorse a Research & Development treaty which promotes public funding for R&D and is focused on the needs of public health in order to provide vaccines, diagnostics and medicines for diseases such as Ebola;
Amendment 146 #
2014/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Call the European Union and its member states to fulfilling with the EU´s Policy Coherence for Development principle set on FTEU Article 208 though the promotion of fair and equitable international trade, medical research and innovation policies that foster and facilitate universal access to medicines;
Amendment 152 #
2014/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines the need for the EU, its Member States, donors and international agencies to build on the experiences from Ebola outbreaks in other countries that highlight a series of key factors to control diseases, including effective health systems, rapid government action, meaningful community participation, use of media to disseminate information and rapid coordinated international response; urges governments to enable civil society to play their role in ensuring accountability and transparency by all stakeholders and to foster trust among communities by ensuring their participation in decision-making at the highest political level;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2154(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Cotonou Agreement between the members of the ACP Group of States and the EU is centred on the target of reducing and eventually eradicating poverty but also contains Economic Partnership Agreements (Free-Trade Agreements) to the disadvantage of ACP countries; whereas cooperation should also contribute to the peace and security and the democratic and political stability of the ACP countries;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2154(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the JPA, as one of the joint institutions of the Cotonou Agreement, continues to provide a framework for an open, democratic and comprehensive dialogue between Members of the European Parliament and the parliamentarians from ACP countries on implementation of this Agreement, including scrutiny of development cooperation under the EDF and conclusion and implementation of the EPAs; denounces in this regard the fact that the EDF is significantly financing the African Peace Facility which is used to finance security and military operations on the African continent, which is contradictory to the main goal of EU development aid (Art. 208 (1) TFEU); welcomes the capacity of the JPA to be a forum in which difficult and controversial subjects can be discussed frankly and openly;
Amendment 44 #
2014/2154(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the fact that successful regional meetings as provided for in the Cotonou Agreement and the JPA Rules of Procedure were held in 2012 and 2013; acknowledges that these meetings make for a genuine exchange of views on regional issues, including peaceful and diplomatic conflict prevention and resolution, regional integration and cooperation, and negotiations of the WTO-compatible Economic Partnership Agreements; commends the organisers of the successful meetings in Nigeria, the Dominican Republic, Samoa and Zambia;
Amendment 1 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the GPEDC High Level Meeting in Mexico outcome document, of April 2014,
Amendment 1 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) of 18 December 1979;
Amendment 2 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
– having regard to the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in September 1995, the Declaration and Platform for Action adopted in Beijing and the subsequent outcome documents of the United Nations Beijing +5, +10 and +15 Special Sessions on further actions and initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted on 9 June 2000, 11 March 2005 and 2 March 2010 respectively;
Amendment 3 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
– having regard to the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) that took place in Cairo in 1994, where the global community recognized and affirmed that sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights are fundamental to sustainable development;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
- having regard to the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing in September 1995, the Declaration and Platform for Action adopted in Beijing and the subsequent outcome documents of the United Nations Beijing +5, +10 and +15 Special Sessions on further actions and initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted on 9 June 2000, 11 March 2005 and 2 March 2010 respectively,
Amendment 6 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 d (new)
Citation 5 d (new)
- having regard to the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) that took place in Cairo in 1994, where the global community recognized and affirmed that sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights are fundamental to sustainable development,
Amendment 8 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) of 18 December 1979,
Amendment 14 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas globally, women and girls constitute a majority of those living in extreme poverty, women predominate in the world’s agricultural production (50- 80%), but own less than 10% of the land;
Amendment 15 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas women’s poverty and gender inequalities are also root cases and push factors in trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation, and whereas women and girls are exploited in sex industries in all regions of the world;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas lack of comprehensive sexuality education, youth-friendly reproductive health services and measures to prevent early and forced marriages, sexual harassment and violence prevent in particular girls from attending school and completing their education, driving gender inequalities and poverty;
Amendment 42 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas inequality rates are still huge in both LICs and MICs;
Amendment 45 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Amendment 46 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas women’s poverty and gender inequalities are also root cases and push factors in trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation, and whereas women and girls are exploited in sex industries in all regions of the world;
Amendment 47 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas lack of comprehensive sexuality education, youth-friendly reproductive health services and measures to prevent early and forced marriages, sexual harassment and violence prevent in particular girls from attending school and completing their education, driving gender inequalities and poverty;
Amendment 53 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the new development framework offers an opportunity to secure the broad involvement of local authorities and civil society;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 54 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that the post-2015 framework must eliminate the root causes of poverty by promoting equality of outcome and empowerment for all, especially for those living in poverty, and marginalised and under-served populations, with an explicit focus on women, girls, and youth.
Amendment 55 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises that girls and young women are particularly disadvantaged and at risk, and that specific focus is needed to ensure girls access to education, to live lives free from violence, to remove discriminatory legislation and practices, and to empower girls and young women globally.
Amendment 59 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas domestic resource mobilisation is an essential element in the fight against poverty and inequality;
Amendment 61 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas aid continues to have a unique role in poverty reduction and as game-changer in developing countries;
Amendment 64 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for human rights principles to underpin the post-2015 framework, which must address, in particular, issues of inequality and discrimination, participation and the empowerment of marginalised and disadvantaged people in society – with a special attention to the rights of women, youth, migrants, people living with HIV, LGBTI persons and persons with disability.
Amendment 66 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Amendment 70 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Emphasises that universal respect for and access to SRHR contributes to the achievement of all the health-related MDGs: prenatal care and the ability to avoid high-risk births, reduce infant and child mortality; points out that family planning, maternal health and safe abortion services are important elements to save women’s lives.
Amendment 74 #
2014/2143(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls for a new global framework that creates a more equitable and sustainable trade scheme based on dialogue, transparency and respect that seeks greater equity in international trade; takes the view that Fair Trade is an example of a successful partnership, involving many stakeholders around the world and at different stages along a supply chain, that ensures market access for disadvantaged producers, in particular women, guarantees sustainable livelihoods, respects labour standards, phases out child labour and encourages environmentally sustainable farming and production practices.
Amendment 81 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, although the MDGs have made a profound difference in people’s lives, key issues such as inequality, human rights violations, armed conflicts and terrorism, climate change, food insecurity, migration, unemployment, demographic changes, corruption, resource constraints, unsustainable growth, tax fraud and tax avoidance and financial and economic crises still pose extremely complex and interrelated challenges for the next decades;
Amendment 92 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the new framework should respond effectively to these challenges and tackle important issues such as respect for the dignity of every human being, justice, equality, good governance, democracy, the rule of law, peace and security, climate change, disaster risk management, inclusive and sustainable growthsustainability, health and social protection, education, research and innovation, and the central role of women in the new development framework;
Amendment 103 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the fact that the new development framework must be universal in its nature, while also taking into account different national circumstances, capacities, policies and priorities;
Amendment 125 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Heading II
Heading II
II. Priority areas Poverty eradication, inequality reduction and sustainable development
Amendment 133 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that poverty eradication together with inequality reduction and sustainable development should be the underlying theme of the new development framework;
Amendment 139 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The focus for post-2015 must be on improving everyone´s access to resources, capabilities, choices, security and power and on creating well-being for all, measured according to an international agreed set of indicators;
Amendment 143 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Since the framework is to be universal, all countries must work to ensure that no person falls below the national poverty line of their country. A poverty goal and accompanying targets must therefore be appropriate for universal framework which applies to all countries;
Amendment 150 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Equitable access to all resources is crucial for achieving equality – including financial and natural resources – through redistributive measures and other means to create a level playing field;
Amendment 167 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The removal of all forms of discriminatory policies and practices in every field is a sine qua non for the narrowing of gaps between people;
Amendment 181 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls for human rights principles to underpin the post-2015 framework, which must address, in particular, issues of inequality and discrimination, participation and the empowerment of marginalised and disadvantaged people in society - with a special attention to the rights of women, youth, migrants, people living with HIV, LGBTI persons and persons with disability;
Amendment 201 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the post-2015 framework should reflect the peace- building andly on peaceful purely civilian conflict resolution strate-building goals agreed in Busangies involving local and regional civil society and reject any military interventions, which will not improve the humanitarian situation, but serve economic and geostrategic interests of western countries and companies;
Amendment 211 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Heading II -subheading 4
Heading II -subheading 4
Climate-change mitigation and disaster- risk reduction
Amendment 218 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that climate change mitigation needs to be effectively mainstreamed in the post- 2015 development framework, taking into consideration the strong linkages with several o as a cross cutting issue. The emergency of adapting to and mitigating climate change must be integrated across all relevant goals and targets, with special attention given to ther prioritiesoorest and most marginalised;
Amendment 223 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers the importance for the EU to promote low carbon development pathways across all relevant areas and sectors and calls the EU to propose sustainable production and consumption patterns, including indications on ways the EU plans to reduce consumption and to decouple economic activity from environmental degradation;
Amendment 224 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Stresses the importance for the EU to be more ambitious within the Post 2015 framework in setting Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency targets at international, regional and national level, which are technologically and economically feasible today, and in phasing out fossil fuel subsidies;
Amendment 225 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Believes the EU should strongly support universal access to clean, reliable and affordable energy services as a key element of the post 2015 framework;
Amendment 247 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the fact that food sovereignty and nutrition security is emerging as a priority area for the new development agenda; stresses, in this connection, the importance of addressing the linkages with improving the productivity of sustainable agriculture and fisheries;
Amendment 302 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that development goes hand in hand with education; urges that access to all levels of quality education - especially primary education- be reflected in the new development framework;
Amendment 321 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Recognises that girls and young women are particularly disadvantaged and at risk, and that specific focus is needed to ensure girls access to education, to live lives free from violence, to remove discriminatory legislation and practices, and to empower girls and young women globally;
Amendment 324 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Emphasises that universal respect for and access to SRHR contributes to the achievement of all the health-related MDGs: prenatal care and the ability to avoid high-risk births, reduce infant and child mortality; points out that family planning, maternal health and safe abortion services are important elements to save women's lives;
Amendment 338 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 345 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for a new global framework that creates a more equitable and sustainable trade scheme based on dialogue, transparency and respect that seeks greater equity in international trade; takes the view that Fair Trade is an example of a successful partnership, involving many stakeholders around the world and at different stages along a supply chain, that ensures market access for disadvantaged producers, in particular women, guarantees sustainable livelihoods, respects labour standards, phases out child labour and encourages environmentally sustainable farming and production practices;
Amendment 355 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the private sector shcould be a key driver of inclusive and sustainable growth if follow development effectiveness principles;
Amendment 367 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Urge the EU to prioritise Tax justice and domestic resource mobilisation in the post- 2015 agenda, as it should play a major role in transforming society, eradicating poverty and reducing inequalities;
Amendment 402 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Recalls the importance of maintaining the current levelachieving international commitments ofn ODA; calls for the EU to continue to work closely with other donors on developing further innovative financial mechanisms and new partnershipsenhance the Development Effectiveness Agenda and to;
Amendment 419 #
2014/2143(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for the EU to continue to work closely with developing countries in seeking to increase their domestic revenues and put in place just, sustainable and equitable tax systems;
Amendment 2 #
2014/0267(NLE)
The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on International Trade, as the committee responsible, to recommend that Parliament decline to give its consent to the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the West African States, ECOWAS and the UEMOA, of the one part, and the European Union and its Member States, of the other part.
Amendment 13 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL setting up a Union system for supply chain due diligence self-certification of responsible importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and goldfor natural resources originating in conflict-affected and high- risk areas
Amendment 16 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Natural mineral resources in conflict- affected or high risk areas − although holding great potential for development – can be a cause of dispute where their revenues are fuelling the outbreak or continuation of violent conflict, undermining national endeavours towards development, good governance and the rule of law. In these areas, breaking the nexus between conflict and illegal exploitation of mineralnatural resources is critical to peace and stability.
Amendment 18 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Disputes over oil, gas, minerals, timber and other natural resources rank second as a source of conflicts worldwide; competition over resources, such as land and water, is on the rise, and exacerbates existing conflicts or triggers new ones; the mismanagement of land and natural resources is compounded by environmental degradation, population growth and climate change.
Amendment 20 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) Human rights abuses are common within the extractive industry and include child labour, sexual violence, disappearance of people, violation of the right to a clean environment, loss of land and livelihoods without negotiation and without adequate compensation, forced resettlement and the destruction of ritually or culturally significant sites.
Amendment 25 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Union has been actively engaged in an Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) initiative to advance the responsible sourcing of minerals from conflict regions, which has resulted in a government-backed multi-stakeholder process leading to the adoption of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (OECD Due Diligence Guidance5 ) including supplements on tin, tantalum and tungsten, and on gold. In May 2011, the OECD Ministerial Council recommended to actively promote the observance of this Guidance. __________________ 5 OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition, OECD Publishing (OECD (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264185050- en.
Amendment 25 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL setting up a Union system for supply chain due diligence self-certification of responsible importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and goldfor natural resources originating in conflict-affected and high- risk areas
Amendment 26 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
Amendment 28 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) On 26 February 2014, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on promoting development through responsible business practices, including the role of extractive industries in developing countries, in which the European Commission is requested to bring forward binding legislation on conflict minerals;
Amendment 29 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Union citizens and civil society actors have raised awareness with respect to companies operating under the Union’s jurisdiction for not being held accountable for their potential connection to the illicit extraction and trade of mineralnatural resources from conflict regions. The consequence is that such mineralnatural resources, potentially present in consumer products, link consumers to conflicts outside the Union. To this end, citizens have requested, notably through petitions, that legislation be proposed to the European Parliament and the Council holding companies accountable under the Guidelines as established by the UN and OECD.
Amendment 32 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In the context of this Regulation, and in line with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, supply chain due diligence is an on-going, proactive and reactive process through which business operators monitor and administer their purchases and sales with a view to ensuring that they respect human rights and do not contribute to conflict and adverse impacts thereof.
Amendment 32 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Natural mineral resources in conflict- affected or high risk areas − although holding great potential for development – can be a cause of dispute where their revenues are fuelling the outbreak or continuation of violent conflict, undermining national endeavours towards development, good governance and the rule of law. In these areas, breaking the nexus between conflict and illegal exploitation of mineralnatural resources is critical to peace and stability.
Amendment 34 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) This Regulation reflects the need for due diligence along the entire supply chain from the sourcing site to the final product, by requiring all companies who first place covered resources—including products that contain those resources—on the European market to conduct and publicly report on their supply chain due diligence. In line with the nature of due diligence, the individual due diligence obligations contained in this Regulation reflect the progressive and flexible nature of due diligence processes, and the need for obligations that are appropriately tailored to enterprises’ individual circumstances. Obligations are tailored to a company’s size, leverage, and position in its supply chain. Certain companies are recognised to have great influence over the due diligence that is conducted along the supply chain in the sourcing countries, due to their position in the supply chain. These actors, commonly referred to as choke points, are subject to more extensive obligations than other enterprises. Due diligence obligations duly reflect this difference. Downstream companies are required to make reasonable and good faith efforts to identify the relevant choke points in their supply chains, and do their best to assess the due diligence of these companies, for instance on the basis of the audited reports of said actors.
Amendment 35 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) In accordance with OECD Due Diligence Guidance, companies should take reasonable steps and make good faith efforts to conduct due diligence to identify and prevent or mitigate any risks of adverse impacts associated with the conditions of access to natural resources and the relationship of suppliers operating in conflict-affected or high-risk areas.
Amendment 36 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Disputes over oil, gas, minerals, timber and other natural resources rank second as a source of conflicts worldwide; competition over resources, such as land and water, is on the rise, and exacerbating existing conflicts or triggering new ones; the mismanagement of land and natural resources is compounded by environmental degradation, population growth and climate change.
Amendment 37 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Union companies have expressed their interest through the public consultation in the responsible sourcing of minerals and reported on current industry schemes designed to pursue their corporate social responsibility objectives, customer requests, or the security of their supplies. However, Union companies have also reported countless difficulties in the exercise of supply chain due diligence because of lengthy and complex global supply chains involving a high number of operators that are often insufficiently awaIn accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance it is recognized that due diligence in conflict-affected and high-risk areas presents practical challenges and that flexibility is there for ethically unconcerned. The cost of responsible sourcing and their potential impact on competitiveness notably on SMEs should be monitored by the Commissione needed in the application thereof. The nature and extent of due diligence that is appropriate for an enterprises’ individual circumstances depend on a number of factors, including its size and position in the supply chain, fully taking account of the challenges faced by SMEs.
Amendment 39 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Smelters and refiners are an importantrecognised choke points in global mineral supply chains as they are typically the last stage in which due diligence can effectively be assured by collecting, disclosing and verifying information on the mineral’s origin and chain of custody. After this stage of transformation it is often considered unfeasible to trace back the origins of minerals. A Union list of responsible smelters and refiners could therefore provide transparency and certainty to downstream companies as regards supply chain due diligence practicestheir respective supply chains with substantial influence over the due diligence that is conducted along the supply chain in the sourcing countries. A Union list of responsible choke-point actors could therefore provide transparency and certainty to companies in the downstream with a view to carrying out supply chain due diligence practices. Consistently with OECD Due Diligence Guidance, choke-point actors should undergo independent third-party audit of their supply chain due diligence practices, also with a view to being included in the list of responsible actors. Choke point actors based outside the Union should also have a possibility for being included in the list to ensure its global scope.
Amendment 39 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) Human rights abuses are common within the extractive industry and include child labour, sexual violence, the disappearance of people, violation of the right to a clean environment, loss of land and livelihoods without negotiation and without adequate compensation, forced resettlement and the destruction of ritually or culturally significant sites.
Amendment 44 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Member State competent authorities are responsible to ensure the uniform compliance ofwith the self- certification of responsible importers by carrying out appropriate ex-post checks so as to verify whether the self-certified responsible importers of the minerals and/or metals within the scope of the Regulation comply with the supply chain due diligence obligationobligation of operators to carry out due diligence by carrying out appropriate ex-post checks. Records of such checks should be kept for at least 5 years. Member States are responsible to lay down the rules applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 46 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) With a view to enhancing the effective implementation of this Regulation, and addressing development needs directly linked to the exploitation of natural resources originating in conflict- affected and high-risk areas, accompanying measures should be implemented. The Commission and the European External Action Service should apply and further develop an integrated Union approach to responsible sourcing as initiated in the Joint Communication of 5 March 2014 to the European Parliament and the Council ‘Responsible sourcing of minerals originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas. Towards an integrated EU approach’1a. In particular, the promotion of responsible sourcing of natural resources originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas and the establishment of national and international due diligence frameworks for responsible sourcing should be integrated into internal and external policies and in particular into political and policy dialogues with partner countries, local authorities and private stakeholders. Particular attention should be given to addressing the contribution and challenges of the artisanal and informal mining sector for local livelihoods and sustainable development. _______________ 1a JOIN(2014) 8 final.
Amendment 47 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure the proper implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. The implementing powers relating to the list of responsible smelters and refiners and the list of Member State competent authorities should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/201111 . __________________ 11 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13)amend Annex I and Annex II to this Regulation, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU, following the provisions laid down in this Regulation.
Amendment 47 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Union has been actively engaged in an Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) initiative to advance the responsible sourcing of minerals from conflict regions, which has resulted in a government-backed multi-stakeholder process leading to the adoption of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (OECD Due Diligence Guidance5 ) including supplements on tin, tantalum and tungsten, and on gold. In May 2011, the OECD Ministerial Council recommended to actively promote the observance of this Guidance. __________________ 5 OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition, OECD Publishing (OECD (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264185050- en.
Amendment 50 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The Commission should report regularly to the Council and the European Parliament on the effects of the scheme. No later than three years after entering into force and every six years thereafter, the Commission should review the functioning and the effectiveness of this Regulation, including as regards the promotion of responsible sourcing of the minerals within its scope from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. The reports may be accompanied, if necessary, by appropriate legislative proposals, which may include mandatory measures,.
Amendment 53 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
Amendment 55 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation sets up a Union system for supply chain due diligence self- certification in order to curtail opportunities for armed groups and security forces12 to trade in tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold. It is designed to provide transparency and certainty as regards the supply practices of importers, smelters and refiners sourcing from conflict-affected and high- risk areas. __________________ 12‘Armed groups and security forces’ as defined in Annex II of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict- Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition, OECD Publishing (OECD (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264185050- en.designed to:
Amendment 56 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) On 26 February 2014, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on promoting development through responsible business practices, including the role of extractive industries in developing countries, in which the Commission is requested to bring forward binding legislation on conflict minerals. (EP 2013/2126(INI))
Amendment 57 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL setting up a Union system for supply chain due diligence self-certification of responsible importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and goldfor natural resources originating in conflict-affected and high- risk areas
Amendment 57 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) increase certainty and transparency as regards the supply practices of companies sourcing from conflict-affected and high- risk areas,
Amendment 58 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) curtail opportunities for the sourcing, transport and trade of natural resources to fund conflict and/or fuel human rights violations or abuses,
Amendment 59 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Natural mineral resources in conflict- affected or high risk areas − although holding great potential for development – can be a cause of dispute where their revenues are fuelling the outbreak or continuation of violent conflict, undermining national endeavours towards development, good governance and the rule of law. In these areas, breaking the nexus between conflict and illegal exploitation of mineralnatural resources is critical to peace and stability.
Amendment 59 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c (new)
(c) help companies respect human rights and avoid contributing to conflict through their activities and sourcing decisions.
Amendment 60 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Amendment 62 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Disputes over oil, gas, minerals, timber and other natural resources rank second as a source of conflicts worldwide; competition over resources, such as land and water, is on the rise, and exacerbating existing conflicts or triggering new ones; the mismanagement of land and natural resources is compounded by environmental degradation, population growth and climate change.
Amendment 62 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Union citizens and civil society actors have raised awareness with respect to companies operating under the Union's jurisdiction for not being held accountable for their potential connection to the illicit extraction and trade of mineralnatural resources from conflict regions. The consequence is that such mineralnatural resources, potentially present in consumer products, link consumers to conflicts outside the Union. To this end, citizens have requested, notably through petitions, that legislation be proposed to the European Parliament and the Council holding companies accountable under the Guidelines as established by the UN and OECD.
Amendment 65 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point a
Article 2 – point a
Amendment 66 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) Human rights abuses are common within the extractive industry and include child labour, sexual violence, the disappearance of people, violation of the right to a clean environment, loss of land and livelihoods without negotiation and without adequate compensation, forced resettlement and the destruction of ritually or culturally significant sites.
Amendment 66 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) ‘OECD Due Diligence Guidance’ means the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition, OECD Publishing (OECD (2013))1a including all Council Recommendations, Annexes and Supplements, as may be amended or replaced periodically; _________________ 1a OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition, OECD Publishing (OECD (2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264185050- en.
Amendment 67 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point a b (new)
Article 2 – point a b (new)
(ab) ‘covered resources’ means all natural resources as set out in Annex I, as may be amended periodically in accordance with this Regulation;
Amendment 67 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In the context of this Regulation, and in line with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, supply chain due diligence is an on-going, proactive and reactive process through which business operators monitor and administer their purchases and sales with a view to ensuring that they respect human rights and do not contribute to conflict and adverse impacts thereof.
Amendment 68 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point a c (new)
Article 2 – point a c (new)
Amendment 69 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point a d (new)
Article 2 – point a d (new)
(ad) ‘recycled resources’ means reclaimed end-user or post-consumer products, or scrap processed resources created during product manufacturing, including excess, obsolete, defective, and scrap materials which contain refined or processed resources that are appropriate to recycle in the production of any material. Minerals partially processed, unprocessed or a bi-product from another ore are not recycled resources;
Amendment 70 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point a e (new)
Article 2 – point a e (new)
(ae) ‘operator’ means any natural or legal person that places any covered product on the market for the first time;
Amendment 71 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point a f (new)
Article 2 – point a f (new)
(af) ‘placing on the market’ means the supply by any means, irrespective of the selling technique used, of products for the first time on the internal market for distribution or use in the course of commercial activity whether in return for payment or free of charge, including the supply by means of distance communication as defined in Directive 97/7/EC1a. ‘Placing on the market’ also includes the supply on the internal market of products derived from covered products already placed on the internal market. ________________ 1a Directive97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts (OJ L 144, 4.6.1997, p. 19).
Amendment 71 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The Regulation reflects the need for due diligence along the entire supply chain from the sourcing site to the final product, by requiring all companies who first place covered resources — including products that contain those resources — on the European market to conduct and publicly report on their supply chain due diligence. In line with the nature of due diligence, the individual due diligence obligations contained in this Regulation reflect the progressive and flexible nature of due diligence processes, and the need for obligations that are appropriately tailored to enterprises' individual circumstances. Obligations are tailored to a company's size, leverage, and position in its supply chain. Certain companies are recognised to have great influence over the due diligence that is conducted along the supply chain in the sourcing countries, due to their position in the supply chain. These actors, commonly referred to as choke points, are subject to more extensive obligations than other enterprises. Due diligence obligations duly reflect these difference. Downstream companies are required to make reasonable and good faith efforts to identify the relevant choke points in their supply chains, and do their best to assess the due diligence of these companies, for instance on the basis of the audited reports of said actors.
Amendment 72 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point b
Article 2 – point b
Amendment 74 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point c
Article 2 – point c
(c) ‘mineralresources supply chain’ means the system of activities, organisations, actors, technology, information, resources and services involved in moving and processing the mineralresources from the extractionsourcing site to their incorporation in the final product;
Amendment 74 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) Consistently with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, companies should take reasonable steps and make good faith efforts to conduct due diligence to identify and prevent or mitigate any risks of adverse impacts associated with the conditions of access to natural resources and the relationship of suppliers operating in conflict-affected or high-risk areas.
Amendment 75 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Union has been actively engaged in an Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) initiative to advance the responsible sourcing of minerals from conflict regions, which has resulted in a government-backed multi-stakeholder process leading to the adoption of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (OECD Due Diligence Guidance5 ) including supplements on tin, tantalum and tungsten, and on gold. In May 2011, the OECD Ministerial Council recommended to actively promote the observance of this Guidance. __________________ 5 OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition, OECD Publishing (OECD (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264185050- en.
Amendment 75 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) ‘supply chain due diligence’ refers to the obligations of operators in relation to their management systems, risk management, third-party audits and disclosure of information with a view to identifying, addressing and publicly reporting on actual and potential risks linked to conflict-affected and high-risk areas to prevent or mitigate adverse impacts associated with their sourcing activities;
Amendment 77 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
Amendment 77 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point c b (new)
Article 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) ‘model supply chain policy’ means the model supply chain policy in Annex II of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance;
Amendment 78 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point d
Article 2 – point d
(d) ‘chain of custody or supply chain traceability system’ means a system to identify and record of the sequence of entities which have custody of minerals and metalresources as they move through athe supply chain;
Amendment 78 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 79 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point d a (new)
Article 2 – point d a (new)
(da) ‘risk management plan’ means an operator’s written responses to the supply chain risks identified under Article 5 in accordance with its supply chain policy;
Amendment 80 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) On 26 February 2014, the European Parliament adopted a resolution1 on promoting development through responsible business practices, including the role of extractive industries in developing countries, in which the European Commission is requested to bring forward binding legislation on conflict minerals; __________________ 1EP 2013/2126(INI)
Amendment 81 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point e
Article 2 – point e
(e) ‘conflict-affected and high-risk areas’ means areas in a state of armed conflict, fragile post-conflict as well as areas witnessing weak or non-existent governance and security, such as failed states, and widespread and systematic violations of international law, including human rights abuses; dentified by the presence of armed conflict, widespread violence or other risks of harm to people and, for these purposes, it is recognized that: (i) armed conflict may take a variety of forms, such as a conflict of international or non-international character, which may involve two or more states, or may consist of wars of liberation, or insurgencies, civil wars; and (ii) high--risk areas may include areas of political instability or repression, institutional weakness, insecurity, collapse of civil infrastructure and widespread violence, both of which areas are often characterized by widespread human rights abuses and violations of national or international law;
Amendment 82 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Union citizens and civil society actors have raised awareness with respect to companies operating under the Union’s jurisdiction for not being held accountable for their potential connection to the illicit extraction and trade of mineralnatural resources from conflict regions. The consequence is that such mineralnatural resources, potentially present in consumer products, link consumers to conflicts outside the Union. To this end, citizens have requested, notably through petitions, that legislation be proposed to the European Parliament and the Council holding companies accountable under the Guidelines as established by the UN and OECD.
Amendment 83 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point f
Article 2 – point f
Amendment 84 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In the context of this Regulation, and in line with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, supply chain due diligence is an on-going, proactive and reactive process through which business operators monitor and administer their purchases and sales with a view to ensuring that they respect human rights and do not contribute to conflict and adverse impacts thereof.
Amendment 86 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The Regulation reflects the need for due diligence along the entire supply chain from the sourcing site to the final product, by requiring all companies who first place covered resources — including products that contain those resources — on the European market to conduct and publicly report on their supply chain due diligence. In line with the nature of due diligence, the individual due diligence obligations contained in this Regulation reflect the progressive and flexible nature of due diligence processes, and the need for obligations that are appropriately tailored to enterprises’ individual circumstances. Obligations are tailored to a company’s size, leverage, and position in its supply chain. Certain companies are recognised to have great influence over the due diligence that is conducted along the supply chain in the sourcing countries, due to their position in the supply chain. These actors, commonly referred to as choke points, are subject to more extensive obligations than other enterprises. Due diligence obligations duly reflect these differences. Downstream companies are required to make reasonable and good faith efforts to identify the relevant choke points in their supply chains, and do their best to assess the due diligence of these companies, for instance on the basis of the audited reports of said actors.
Amendment 86 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point g
Article 2 – point g
Amendment 86 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Union companies have expressed their interest through the public consultation in the responsible sourcing of minerals and reported on current industry schemes designed to pursue their corporate social responsibility objectives, customer requests, or the security of their supplies. However, Union companies have also reported countless difficulties in the exercise of supply chain due diligence because of lengthy and complex global supply chains involving a high number of operators that are often insufficiently awaConsistent with the OECD Guidance it is recognized that due diligence in conflict- affected and high-risk areas presents practical challenges and that flexibility is there for ethically unconcerned. The cost of responsible sourcing and their potential impact on competitiveness notably on SMEs should be monitored by the Commissione needed in the application thereof. The nature and extent of due diligence that is appropriate for an enterprises' individual circumstances depend on a number of factors, including its size and position in the supply chain, fully taking account of the challenges faced by SMEs.
Amendment 88 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) Consistently with OECD Guidance, companies should take reasonable steps and make good faith efforts to conduct due diligence to identify and prevent or mitigate any risks of adverse impacts associated with the conditions of access to natural resources and the relationship of suppliers operating in conflict-affected or high-risk areas.
Amendment 88 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point h
Article 2 – point h
Amendment 90 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 90 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point i
Article 2 – point i
Amendment 92 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Union companies have expressed their interest through the public consultation in the responsible sourcing of minerals and reported on current industry schemes designed to pursue their corporate social responsibility objectives, customer requests, or the security of their supplies. However, Union companies have also reported countless difficulties in the exercise of supply chain due diligence because of lengthy and complex global supply chains involving a high number of operators that are often insufficiently awaConsistent with the OECD Guidance it is recognized that due diligence in conflict- affected and high-risk areas presents practical challenges and that flexibility is there for ethically unconcerned. The cost of responsible sourcing and their potential impact on competitiveness notably on SMEs should be monitored by the Commissione needed in the application thereof. The nature and extent of due diligence that is appropriate for an enterprises’ individual circumstances depend on a number of factors, including its size and position in the supply chain, fully taking account of the challenges faced by SMEs.
Amendment 92 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point j
Article 2 – point j
(j) ‘grievance mechanism’ means an early- warning risk awareness mechanism allowing any interested party or whistle- blower to voice concerns regarding the circumstances of mineral extractionresource sourcing, trade, handling and export in respect of resources originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas;
Amendment 93 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point j a (new)
Article 2 – point j a (new)
(ja) ‘Annex II operator’ refers to any operator of the type identified in Annex II;
Amendment 94 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Smelters and refiners are an importantrecognised choke points in global mineral supply chains as they are typically the last stage in which due diligence can effectively be assured by collecting, disclosing and verifying information on the mineral’s origin and chain of custody. After this stage of transformation it is often considered unfeasible to trace back the origins of minerals. A Union list of responsible smelters and refiners could therefore provide transparency and certainty to downstream companies as regards supply chain due diligence practicestheir respective supply chains with substantial influence over the due diligence that is conducted along the supply chain in the sourcing countries. A Union list of responsible choke-point actors could therefore provide transparency and certainty to companies in the downstream with a view to carrying out supply chain due diligence practices. Consistently with OECD Guidance, choke-point actors should undergo independent third-party audit of their supply chain due diligence practices, also with a view to being included in the list of responsible actors. Choke point actors based outside the European Union should also have a possibility for being included in the list to ensure its global scope.
Amendment 94 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point j b (new)
Article 2 – point j b (new)
(jb) ‘Annex II actor’ refers to any natural or legal person of the type identified in Annex II;
Amendment 95 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point j c (new)
Article 2 – point j c (new)
(jc) ‘responsible Annex II actor’ refers to any Annex II actor that complies with this Regulation or the OECD Due Diligence Guidance and has submitted audited reports as set out in Article 6 to a Member State authority in accordance with Article 7 (3) or 7 (7);
Amendment 96 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point j d (new)
Article 2 – point j d (new)
(jd) ‘business confidentiality and other competitiveness concerns’ means price information and supplier relationships without prejudice to subsequent evolving interpretation.
Amendment 97 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point k
Article 2 – point k
Amendment 97 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Smelters and refiners are an importantrecognised choke points in global mineral supply chains as they are typically the last stage in which due diligence can effectively be assured by collecting, disclosing and verifying information on the mineral's origin and chain of custody. After this stage of transformation it is often considered unfeasible to trace back the origins of minerals. A Union list of responsible smelters and refiners could therefore provide transparency and certainty to downstream companies as regards supply chain due diligence practicestheir respective supply chains with substantial influence over the due diligence that is conducted along the supply chain in the sourcing countries. A Union list of responsible choke-point actors could therefore provide transparency and certainty to companies in the downstream with a view to carrying out supply chain due diligence practices. Consistently with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, choke-point actors should undergo independent third-party audit of their supply chain due diligence practices, also with a view to being included in the list of responsible actors. Choke point actors based outside the European Union should also have a possibility for being included in the list to ensure its global scope.
Amendment 98 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Member State competent authorities are responsible to ensure the uniform compliance ofwith the self- certification of responsible importers by carrying out appropriate ex-post checks so as to verify whether the self-certified responsible importers of the minerals and/or metals within the scope of the Regulation comply with the supply chain due diligence obligationobligation of operators to carry out due diligence by carrying out appropriate ex-post checks. Records of such checks should be kept for at least 5 years. Member States are responsible to lay down the rules applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 98 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point l
Article 2 – point l
Amendment 99 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point n
Article 2 – point n
Amendment 101 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) With a view to enhancing the effective implementation of this regulation, and addressing development needs directly linked to the exploitation of natural resources originating in conflict- affected and high-risk areas, accompanying measures will be implemented. The European Commission and the European External Action Service will apply and further develop an integrated EU approach to responsible sourcing as initiated in the Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council "Responsible sourcing of minerals originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas. Towards an integrated EU approach" (JOIN (2014) 8). In particular, the promotion of responsible sourcing of natural resources originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas and the establishment of national and international due diligence frameworks for responsible sourcing will be integrated into internal and external policies and in particular into political and policy dialogues with partner countries, local authorities and private stakeholders. Particular attention will be given to addressing the contribution and challenges of the artisanal and informal mining sector for local livelihoods and sustainable development.
Amendment 102 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point q
Article 2 – point q
(q) ‘Member State competent authorities’ means the designated one or more authorities with auditing and investigation competences and knowledge as regards raw materials and industrial processes.
Amendment 104 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure the proper implementation ofamend Annex I and Annex II to this Rregulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. The implementing powers relating to the list of responsible smelters and refiners and the list of Member State competent authorities should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/201111 . __________________ 11 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13)the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU, following the provisions lined out in this regulation.
Amendment 104 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
Amendment 106 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The Commission should report regularly to the Council and the European Parliament on the effects of the scheme. No later than three years after entering into force and every six years thereafter, the Commission should review the functioning and the effectiveness of this Regulation, including as regards the promotion of responsible sourcing of the minerals within its scope from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. The reports may be accompanied, if necessary, by appropriate legislative proposals, which may include mandatory measures,
Amendment 107 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Any importer of minerals or metals within the scope of the Regulation may self-certify as responsible importer by declaring to a Member State competent authority that it adheres to the supply chain due diligence obligations set out in this Regulation. The declaration shall contain documentation in which the importer confirms its adherence to the obligIn accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, operators shall take all reasonable steps and make good faith efforts to conduct their due diligence obligations pursuant to Article 4 and 5. Each operator shall ensure that they make progressive, measurable and timely improvement in complying with its obligations. The nature and extent of specific due diligence that is appropriate depends on individual circumstances and is affected by factors such as an operator’s position in the supply chain, the size of the operator, the location of the operator’s activities, the situations including results of the independent third-party audits carried out a particular country, the sector and nature of the products or services involved.
Amendment 108 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Member State competent authorities are responsible to ensure the uniform compliance ofwith the self- certification of responsible importers by carrying out appropriate ex-post checks so as to verify whether the self-certified responsible importers of the minerals and/or metals within the scope of the Regulation comply with the supply chain due diligence obligationobligation of operators to carry out due diligence by carrying out appropriate ex-post checks. Records of such checks should be kept for at least 5 years. Member States are responsible to lay down the rules applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 109 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 113 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – introductory part
Article 4 – introductory part
Amendment 113 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) With a view to enhancing the effective implementation of this regulation, and addressing development needs directly linked to the exploitation of natural resources originating in conflict- affected and high-risk areas, accompanying measures will be implemented. The European Commission and the European External Action Service will apply and further develop an integrated EU approach to responsible sourcing as initiated in the Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council "Responsible sourcing of minerals originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas. Towards an integrated EU approach" (JOIN (2014) 8). In particular, the promotion of responsible sourcing of natural resources originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas and the establishment of national and international due diligence frameworks for responsible sourcing will be integrated into internal and external policies and in particular into political and policy dialogues with partner countries, local authorities and private stakeholders. Particular attention will be given to addressing the contribution and challenges of the artisanal and informal mining sector for local livelihoods and sustainable development.
Amendment 114 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Amendment 115 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point a
Article 4 – point a
(a) adopt and clearly communicate to suppliers and the public its supply chain policy for the minerals and metalcovered resources potentially originating from conflict- affected and high-risk areas,
Amendment 117 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) Increase certainty and transparency as regards the supply practices of companies sourcing from conflict-affected and high- risk areas,
Amendment 117 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point b
Article 4 – point b
(b) incorporate in its supply chain policy the standards against which supply chain due diligence is to be conducted consistent with the standards set forth in the model supply chain policy in Annex II to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance,
Amendment 118 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point c
Article 4 – point c
(c) structure its internal management systems to support supply chain due diligence, inter alia, by assigning responsibility to senior staff to oversee the supply chain due diligence process as well as maintain records for a minimum of 5 years,
Amendment 118 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure the proper implementation ofamend Annex I and Annex II to this Rregulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. The implementing powers relating to the list of responsible smelters and refiners and the list of Member State competent authorities should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/201111 . __________________ 11 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13)the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU, following the provisions lined out in this regulation.
Amendment 119 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) Curtail opportunities for the sourcing, transport and trade of natural resources to fund conflict and/or fuel human rights violations or abuses,
Amendment 119 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) establish a system of controls and transparency over the resources supply chain, including the identification of Annex II actors in the supply chain, which may be implemented through participation in industry-driven programmes,
Amendment 120 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point d
Article 4 – point d
(d) strengthen its engagement with suppliers, inter alia, by incorporating its supply chain policy into contracts and agreements with suppliers consistent with Annex II to the OECD Due Diligence Guidancethe model supply chain policy,
Amendment 121 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c (new)
(c) Help companies respect human rights and avoid contributing to conflict through their activities and sourcing decisions.
Amendment 121 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point e
Article 4 – point e
(e) establish a company-level, or industry- wide, grievance mechanism as an early- warning risk- awareness system or provide such mechanism through collaborative arrangements with other companies or organisations, or by facilitating recourse to an external expert or body (e.g. ombudsman),
Amendment 122 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point f
Article 4 – point f
Amendment 123 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Amendment 123 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point g
Article 4 – point g
Amendment 123 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The Commission should report regularly to the Council and the European Parliament on the effects of the scheme. No later than three years after entering into force and every six years thereafter, the Commission should review the functioning and the effectiveness of this Regulation, including as regards the promotion of responsible sourcing of the minerals within its scope from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. The reports may be accompanied, if necessary, by appropriate legislative proposals, which may include mandatory measures,
Amendment 126 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 127 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) ‘OECD Due Diligence Guidance’ means the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition, OECD Publishing (OECD (2013)) including all Council Recommendations, Annexes and Supplements, as may be amended or replaced periodically.
Amendment 127 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In addition to the obligations set out in paragraph 1, Annex II type operators, shall operate a chain of custody or supply chain traceability system that provides, supported by documentation, the following information: (i) description of the resource including its trade name and type, (ii) name and address of the supplier to the Annex II actors, (iii) country of origin of the resource, (iv) quantities and dates of extraction, expressed in volume or weight, (v) when resources originate from conflict-affected and high-risk areas, additional information, such as extraction site; locations where resources are consolidated, traded and processed; and taxes, fees, royalties paid, in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.
Amendment 128 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Where an operator can reasonably conclude that covered products are derived only from recycled resources, it shall: (a) publicly disclose their determination; and (b) describe in reasonable detail the due diligence measures they exercised in making that determination.
Amendment 129 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(a b) ‘covered resources’ means all natural resources as set out in Annex I, as may be amended periodically in accordance with this Regulation;
Amendment 129 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The responsible importer of the minerals or metals within the scope of this Regulation shallEach operator shall, in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, identify and assess the risks in its resources supply chain in accordance with Article 4, and:
Amendment 130 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 131 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
(a c) ‘covered products’ means all covered resources and products comprising or containing covered resources;
Amendment 131 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) implement a strategy to respond to the identified risks designed so as to prevent or mitigate adverse impacts, in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, including by:
Amendment 132 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) reporting findings of the supply chain risk assessment to its designated senior management of the operator,
Amendment 132 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation sets up a Union system for supply chain due diligence self- certification in order to curtail opportunities for armed groups and security forces12 to trade in tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold. It is designed to provide transparency and certainty as regards the supply practices of importers, smelters and refiners sourcing from conflict-affected and high- risk areas. __________________ 12'Armed groups and security forces' as defined in Annex II of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict- Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition, OECD Publishing (OECD (2013). http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264185050- en.designed to:
Amendment 133 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a d (new)
(a d) ‘recycled resources’ means reclaimed end-user or post-consumer products, or scrap processed resources created during product manufacturing, including excess, obsolete, defective, and scrap materials which contain refined or processed resources that are appropriate to recycle in the production of any material. Minerals partially processed, unprocessed or a bi-product from another ore are not recycled resources.
Amendment 133 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – introductory part
(ii) devising and adopting a risk management measures consistent with Annex II and the due diligence recommendations of the OECD Due Diligence Guidanceplan, considering its ability to influence, and where necessary take steps to put pressurbuild leverage on suppliers who can most effectively prevent or mitigate the identified risk, by making it possible either to:
Amendment 134 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 135 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. If a responsible importen Annex II operator pursues risk mitigation efforts while continuing trade or temporarily suspending trade, it shall, in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, consult with suppliers and affected stakeholders, including local and central government authorities, international or civil society organisations and affected third parties, and agree on a strategy for measurable risk mitigation in the risk management plan.
Amendment 136 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a e (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a e (new)
(a e) ‘operator’ means any natural or legal person that places any covered product on the market for the first time;
Amendment 136 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. A responsible importeEach Annex II operator shall, in order to design conflict and high-risk sensitive strategies for mitigation in the risk management plan, relydraw on the measures and indicators under Annex III of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance and measure progressive improvement in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.
Amendment 137 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. If an operator other than an Annex II operator pursues risk mitigation efforts while continuing trade or temporarily suspending trade it shall, as appropriate and in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, consult suppliers and affected stakeholders, including local and central government authorities, international or civil society organisations and affected third parties, and agree on a strategy for measurable risk mitigation in the risk management plan.
Amendment 138 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a f (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a f (new)
(a f) ‘placing on the market’ means the supply by any means, irrespective of the selling technique used, of products for the first time on the internal market for distribution or use in the course of commercial activity whether in return for payment or free of charge, including the supply by means of distance communication as defined in Directive 97/7/EC1. ‘Placing on the market’ also includes the supply on the internal market of products derived from covered products already placed on the internal market. __________________ 1 Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts.
Amendment 138 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 139 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 139 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a (new)
(a) increase certainty and transparency as regards the supply practices of companies sourcing from conflict-affected and high- risk areas,
Amendment 140 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 140 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) include in the audit scope all of the responsible importeoperator’s activities, processes and systems used to implement supply chain due diligence regarding minerals or metals within the scope of the Regulation, including the responsible importecovered resources, including the operator’s management system, risk management, and disclosure of information,
Amendment 141 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) determine as the objective of the audit the conformity of the responsible importeoperator’s supply chain due diligence practices with Articles 4, 5 and 7 of this Regulation,
Amendment 141 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b (new)
(b) curtail opportunities for the sourcing, transport and trade of natural resources to fund conflict and/or fuel human rights violations or abuses,
Amendment 142 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) respect the audit principles of independence, competence and accountability and any applicable audit scope, criteria and activities, as set out in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.
Amendment 143 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘mineralresources supply chain’ means the system of activities, organisations, actors, technology, information, resources and services involved in moving and processing the mineralresources from the extractionsourcing site to their incorporation in the final product;
Amendment 143 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
All operators may cooperate through their industry organizations to ensure that the independent third-party audit is carried out in accordance with the second paragraph.
Amendment 143 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c (new)
(c) help companies respect human rights and avoid contributing to conflict through their activities and sourcing decisions.
Amendment 144 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) ‘supply chain due diligence’ refers to the obligations of operators in relation to their management systems, risk management, third-party audits and disclosure of information with a view to identifying, addressing and publicly reporting on actual and potential risks linked to conflict-affected and high-risk areas to prevent or mitigate adverse impacts associated with their sourcing activities;
Amendment 144 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By 31 March of each year at the latest, the responsible importer of minerals or metals within the scope of this Regulation all operators shall submit to the Member State competent authority the following documentation covering the previous year’s calendar period:
Amendment 145 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 146 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(c b) ‘model supply chain policy’ means the model supply chain policy in Annex II of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance;
Amendment 146 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. By 31 March of each year at the latest, the responsible importer of minerals wioperators other thian the scope of this RegulationAnnex II operators shall also submit to the Member State competent authority the documentation covering the previous year’s calendar period as regards the proportion of minerals originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas relative to the total amount of minerals purchased, as confirmed by independent third-party audits in accordance with Article 6 of this Regulation.management reports containing the following documentation covering the previous year’s calendar period:
Amendment 146 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Amendment 147 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) the operator’s supply chain due diligence policy, including the operator’s management structure responsible for its due diligence and the person directly responsible,
Amendment 148 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ‘chain of custody or supply chain traceability system’ means a system to identify and record of the sequence of entities which have custody of minerals and metalresources as they move through athe supply chain;
Amendment 148 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)
(b) the operator’s system of control and transparency over the resources supply chain, including the steps taken to identify upstream actors in the supply chain and to assess their due diligence practices,
Amendment 149 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c (new)
(c) name and address of each of the Annex II actors in its supply chain, as identified by the operator in accordance with Article 4 and 5,
Amendment 150 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) ‘risk management plan’ means an operator’s written responses to the supply chain risks identified under Article 5 in accordance with its supply chain policy;
Amendment 150 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d (new)
(d) independent third-party audits regarding each of the Annex II actors in its supply chain carried out in accordance with the scope, objective and principles set out in Article 6 of the Regulation, as identified by the operator in accordance with Article 4 and 5,
Amendment 151 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e (new)
(e) potential or actual risks identified by the operator and action taken by the operator to manage risks during the reporting period in accordance with Article 5,
Amendment 152 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ‘conflict-affected and high-risk areas’ means areas in a state of armed conflict, fragile post-conflict as well as areas witnessing weak or non-existent governance and security, such as failed states, and widespread and systematic violations of international law, including human rights abusesdentified by the presence of armed conflict, widespread violence or other risks of harm to people and, for these purposes, it is recognized that: (i) armed conflict may take a variety of forms, such as a conflict of international or non-international character, which may involve two or more states, or may consist of wars of liberation, or insurgencies, civil wars, etc.; and (ii) high-risk areas may include areas of political instability or repression, institutional weakness, insecurity, collapse of civil infrastructure and widespread violence, both of which areas are often characterized by widespread human rights abuses and violations of national or international law;
Amendment 152 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point f (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point f (new)
(f) action taken by the operator to strengthen its due diligence efforts during the reporting period.
Amendment 153 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. By 31 March of each year at the latest, the responsible importer of metals within the scope of this RegulationAnnex II type operators shall also submit to the Member State competent authority the following documentation covering the previous year’s calendar period:
Amendment 154 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 154 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 155 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 156 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) independent third-party audits regarding each of the responsible smelters or refiners in its supply chain carried out in accordance with the scope, objective and principles set out incarried out in accordance with Article 6 of theis Regulation,; and
Amendment 157 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 157 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) 'OECD Due Diligence Guidance' means the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Second Edition, OECD Publishing (OECD (2013)) including all Council Recommendations, Annexes and Supplements, as may be amended or replaced periodically;
Amendment 158 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) information on the proportion of mineralcovered resources originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas relative to the total amount of minerals purchased by each of those smelters or refinerscovered resources purchased, as confirmed by the independent third-party audits in accordance with Article 6 of this Regulation.
Amendment 159 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 159 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The responsible importer of minerals or metals within the scope of this RegulationOperators shall make available to itstheir immediate downstream purchasers all information gained and maintained pursuant to its supply chain due diligence with due regard to business confidentiality and other competitive concerns, in accordance with the OECD Guidance.
Amendment 159 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) 'covered resources' means all natural resources as set out in Annex I, as may be amended periodically in accordance with this Regulation;
Amendment 160 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The responsible importer of minerals or metalsOperators shall publicly disclose in accordance within the scope of this Regulation shall publicly reportOECD Due Diligence Guidance and as widely as possible, including on the internet and on an annual basis on its supply chain due diligence policies and practices for responsible sourcing. The report shall contain the steps taken by the responsible importeoperator to implement the obligations as regards its management system, risk management set out in Article 4 and 5 respectively, as well as a summary report of the third-party audits, including the name of the auditorny independent third-party audits of responsible Annex II actors in the operators’ supply chain, with due regard to business confidentiality and other competitive concerns.
Amendment 161 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Responsible Annex II actors outside the territory of the Union may, for the purpose of being included in a Member State competent authority’s reports under Article 15(1) and the list referred to in Article 8, submit to that authority: (a) documentation in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 3 above, and (b) a written declaration of conformity with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, also containing its name, address, full contact details and a description of its commercial activities.
Amendment 161 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
(ac) 'covered products' means all covered resources and products comprising or containing covered resources;
Amendment 162 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
List of responsible smelters and refineAnnex II actors
Amendment 163 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a d (new)
(ad) 'recycled resources' means reclaimed end-user or post-consumer products, or scrap processed resources created during product manufacturing, including excess, obsolete, defective, and scrap materials which contain refined or processed resources that are appropriate to recycle in the production of any material. Minerals partially processed, unprocessed or a bi-product from another ore are not recycled resources.
Amendment 164 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. On the basis of the information provided by the Member States in their reports as referred to in Article 15, the Commission shall adopt and make publicly available a decision listing the names and addresses of responsible smelters and refiners of minerals within the scope of this RegulationAnnex II actors.
Amendment 165 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
Amendment 165 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a e (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a e (new)
(ae) 'operator' means any natural or legal person that places any covered product on the market for the first time;
Amendment 167 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) ‘grievance mechanism’ means an early- warning risk awareness mechanism allowing any interested party or whistle- blower to voice concerns regarding the circumstances of mineral extractionresource sourcing, trade, handling and export in respect of resources originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas;
Amendment 167 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall identify on the list referred to in paragraph 1 those responsible smelters and refineAnnex II actors that source – at least partially – from conflict- affected and high-risk areas.
Amendment 167 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a f (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a f (new)
(af) 'placing on the market' means the supply by any means, irrespective of the selling technique used, of products for the first time on the internal market for distribution or use in the course of commercial activity whether in return for payment or free of charge, including the supply by means of distance communication as defined in Directive 97/7/EC; 'placing on the market' also includes the supply on the internal market of products derived from covered products already placed on the internal market;
Amendment 169 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(j a) ‘Annex II operator’ refers to any operator of the type identified in Annex II;
Amendment 169 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall adopt the list in accordance with the template in Annex II and the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 13(2)I. The OECD Secretariat shall be consulted.
Amendment 170 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall update the information included in the list in a timely manner but not less than every six months. The Commission shall remove from the list the names of the smelters and refineAnnex II actors that are no longer recognised as responsible importeAnnex II actors by Member States in accordance with Article 14(3), or the names of the smelters and refiners in the supply chain of the no longer recognised responsible importers.
Amendment 170 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 171 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j b (new)
(j b) ‘Annex II actor’ refers to any natural or legal person of the type identified in Annex II;
Amendment 173 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j c (new)
(j c) ‘responsible Annex II actor’ refers to any Annex II actor that complies with this Regulation or the OECD Due Diligence Guidance and has submitted audited reports as set out in Article 6 to a member state authority in accordance with Article 7 (3) or 7 (6a);
Amendment 175 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j d (new)
(j d) ‘business confidentiality and other competitiveness concerns’ means price information and supplier relationships without prejudice to subsequent evolving interpretation;
Amendment 175 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) 'mineralresources supply chain' means the system of activities, organisations, actors, technology, information, resources and services involved in moving and processing the mineralresources from the extractionsourcing site to their incorporation in the final product;
Amendment 176 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall make a decision to publish, including on the internet, a list of competent authorities in accordance with the template in Annex III and the regulatory procedure referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 13V. The Commission shall update the list regularly.
Amendment 177 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point k
Amendment 177 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Amendment 178 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
Article 10 – title
Ex-post checks on responsible importeoperators
Amendment 179 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l
Amendment 179 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authorities of the Member States shall carry out appropriate ex-post checks in order to ensure whether self-certified responsible importers of minerals and metalthat operators within scope of this Regulation comply with the obligations set out in Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Amendment 179 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) 'model supply chain policy' means the model supply chain policy in Annex II of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance;
Amendment 180 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The checks referred to in paragraph 1 shall be conducted by taking a risk-based approach. In addition, checks may be conducted when a competent authority is in possession of relevant information, including on the basis of substantiated concerns provided by third parties, concerning the compliance by a responsible importen operator with this Regulation.
Amendment 181 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
Amendment 181 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) examination of the responsible importeoperator’s implementation of supply chain due diligence obligations including the management system, risk management, independent third-party audit and disclosure,
Amendment 182 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) examination of the reporting requirements in accordance with the scope, objective and principles set out in Article 7,
Amendment 182 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'chain of custody or supply chain traceability system' means a system to identify and record of the sequence of entities which have custody of minerals and metalresources as they move through athe supply chain;
Amendment 183 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Responsible importeOperators shall offer all assistance necessary to facilitate the performance of the checks referred to in paragraph 1, notably as regards access to premises and the presentation of documentation and records.
Amendment 184 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point q
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point q
(q) ‘Member State competent authorities’ means the designated one or more authorities with auditing and investigation competences and knowledge as regards raw materials and industrial processes.
Amendment 184 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The competent authorities of the Member States shall publish a report detailing the full findings of any ex-post checks, together with a reasonable explanation for making those findings and any documentation on which the competent authority based its findings.
Amendment 184 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) 'risk management plan' means an operator's written responses to the supply chain risks identified under Article 5 in accordance with its supply chain policy;
Amendment 185 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
Records of checks on responsible importeoperators
Amendment 186 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
Amendment 187 #
Amendment 188 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.
Amendment 188 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 'conflict-affected and high-risk areas' means areas in a state of armed conflict, fragile post-conflict as well as areas witnessing weak or non-existent governance and security, such as failed states, and widespread and systematic violations of international law, including human rights abusesdentified by the presence of armed conflict, widespread violence or other risks of harm to people and, for these purposes, it is recognized that: (i) armed conflict may take a variety of forms, such as a conflict of international or non-international character, which may involve two or more states, or may consist of wars of liberation, or insurgencies, civil wars etc.; and (ii) high--risk areas may include areas of political instability or repression, institutional weakness, insecurity, collapse of civil infrastructure and widespread violence, both of which areas are often characterized by widespread human rights abuses and violations of national or international law;
Amendment 189 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. WThere reference is made to this paragraph, Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. Where the opinion of the committee is to be obtained by written procedure, that procedure shall be terminated without result when, within the time-limit for delivery of the opinion, the chair of the committee so decides or a simple majority of committee members so request power to adopt delegated acts referred to in the relevant Articles shall be conferred to the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date that this Regulation enters into force.
Amendment 190 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Any importer of minerals or metals within the scope of the Regulation may self-certify as responsible importer by declaring to a Member State competent authority that it adheres to the supply chain due diligence obligations set out in this Regulation. The declaration shall contain documentation in which the importer confirms its adherence to the obligIn accordance with the OECD Guidance, operators shall take all reasonable steps and make good faith efforts to conduct their due diligence obligations pursuant to Article 4 and 5. Each operator shall ensure that they make progressive, measurable and timely improvement in complying with its obligations. The nature and extent of specific due diligence that is appropriate depends on individual circumstances and is affected by factors such as an operator’s position in the supply chain, the size of the operator, the location of the operator’s activities, the situations including results of the independent third-party audits carried out a particular country, the sector and nature of the products or services involved.
Amendment 190 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Amendment 191 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The delegation of powers referred to in the relevant Articles may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 192 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 193 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. A delegated act adopted pursuant to the relevant Articles shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed by either the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 194 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 194 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a Amending Annex I and Annex II 1. The Commission shall regularly review developments with regard to the contribution of global trade in natural resources to conflict and human rights abuses and violations in conflict-affected and high-risk areas, the development of international responsible sourcing standards and the experience gained in the implementation of this Regulation. In the course of the review, the Commission shall take into account, in particular, the information obtained by the Commission under and for the purposes of Article 15 and information provided by international or civil society organisations and affected third parties. 2. The Commission shall regularly review the scope of Annex I and II, in the light of the information obtained pursuant to paragraph 1 so as to achieve effectively the purpose of this Regulation, as stated in Article 1. Annex I shall be reviewed with a view to expanding the list of covered resources. Annex II shall be reviewed with a view to identifying additional choke points of transformation and traceability in covered resources supply chains with a view to strengthening supply chain due diligence with regard to all Annex I resources. Such a review shall take place not less than every 6 months. 3. The Commission may adopt delegated acts in order to expand the list of covered resources as stated in paragraph 2. 4. Delegated acts adopted under this Article shall enter into force without delay and shall apply as long as no objection is expressed in accordance with paragraph 5. The notification of a delegated act adopted under this Article to the European Parliament and to the Council shall state the reasons for the use of the urgency procedure. 5. Either the European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to in this Article. In such a case, the Commission shall repeal the act without delay following the notification of the decision to object by the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 194 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 197 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. In case of an infringement of the provisions of this Regulation, the competent authorities of Member States shall issue a notice of remedial action to be taken by the responsible importeoperator.
Amendment 197 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 198 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 199 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. In case of inadequate remedial action by the responsible importeoperator, the competent authority shall issue to the importeoperator a notice of non-recognition of its responsible importer certificate as regards the minerals or metals within the scope of this Regulation compliance and inform the Commission.
Amendment 202 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) adopt and clearly communicate to suppliers and the public its supply chain policy for the minerals and metalcovered resources potentially originating from conflict- affected and high-risk areas,
Amendment 203 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall submit to the Commission by 30 June of each year at the latest, a report on the implementation of this Regulation during the previous calendar year, including any information on responsible importersAnnex II actors, as set out in Article 7(1) (a), 7.2 and 7.3 (a) and (c(3) (a)-(b) and 7(7) (a).
Amendment 204 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) incorporate in its supply chain policy the standards against which supply chain due diligence is to be conducted consistent with the standards set forth in the model supply chain policy in Annex II to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance,
Amendment 206 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Three years after the entry into force of this Regulation and every six years thereafter, the Commission shall review the functioning and effectiveness of this Regulation, including on the promotion and cost of responsible sourcing of the mineralresources within its scope from conflict- affected and high-risk areas. The Commission shall submit a review report to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 207 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) structure its internal management systems to support supply chain due diligence, inter alia, by assigning responsibility to senior staff to oversee the supply chain due diligence process as well as maintain records for a minimum of 5 years,
Amendment 207 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 208 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) establish a system of controls and transparency over the resources supply chain, including the identification of Annex II actors in the supply chain, which may be implemented through participation in industry-driven programmes,
Amendment 209 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Accompanying measures 1. In order to effectively break the link between the exploitation of natural resources and conflict and to ensure their responsible sourcing, the Commission and the External Action Service shall implement accompanying measures to this Regulation aimed at the enhancement of responsible sourcing, the effective establishment of national and international due diligence frameworks and related support systems, including reliable certification and traceability systems, and the addressing of development needs linked to (a) the exploitation and trade in natural resources originating from conflict- affected and high-risk areas and (b) the implementation of this Regulation, including: (i) support to companies to responsibly source from conflict-affected and high risk areas providing technical and other assistance and guidance to operators, taking into account the situation of small and medium-sized enterprises and their position in the supply chain, in order to facilitate compliance with the requirements of this Regulation. (ii) targeted, rights-based development cooperation, particularly addressing the challenges of implementing responsible sourcing in the local context of conflict- affected and high risk areas, including poverty reduction, good governance and the security sector; (iii) meaningful policy dialogues on responsible sourcing with third countries and other stakeholders; (iv) close cooperation with the Member States, in particular complementary initiatives in the area of consumer, investor and customer information and when providing technical and other assistance in accordance with point (i). 2. The European Commission and the European External Action Service shall, as appropriate, implement the objectives of accompanying measures through political and policy dialogues, programming, and relevant internal and external policies. Where appropriate, legislative proposals should be presented to the European Parliament and the Council. 3. The European Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council an annual report of the accompanying measures implemented pursuant to this Article and their impact and effectiveness.
Amendment 210 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) strengthen its engagement with suppliers, inter alia, by incorporating its supply chain policy into contracts and agreements with suppliers consistent with Annex II to the OECD Due Diligence Guidancethe model supply chain policy,
Amendment 212 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) establish a company-level, or industry- wide, grievance mechanism as an early- warning risk- awareness system or provide such mechanism through collaborative arrangements with other companies or organisations, or by facilitating recourse to an external expert or body (e.g. ombudsman),
Amendment 212 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I -- title
Annex I -- title
List of minerals and metalresources within the scope of the Regulation classified under the Combined Nomenclature
Amendment 213 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I -- table
Annex I -- table
Amendment 213 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
Amendment 214 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex Ia (new)
Annex Ia (new)
Annex Ia List of choke points identified in the supply chains of covered resources -‘smelters’ -‘refiners’
Amendment 215 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 215 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II -- title
Annex II -- title
List of responsible smelters and refiners’ template referred to in Article 8Annex Ia actors
Amendment 216 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Annex II
Column A: Name of smelters or refinersAnnex Ia actor in alphabetical order Column B: Address of the smelter or refineAnnex Ia actor Column C: Annex Ia category of the actor Column CD: (*) indicator, if the smelter or refiner sources mineralAnnex Ia actor engages in responsible sourcing of resources originating from conflict- affected and high -risk areas
Amendment 217 #
Amendment 219 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 220 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) 'grievance mechanism' means an early- warning risk awareness mechanism allowing any interested party or whistle- blower to voice concerns regarding the circumstances of mineral extractionresource sourcing, trade, handling and export in respect of resources originating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas;
Amendment 223 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) 'Annex II operator' refers to any operator of the type identified in Annex II;
Amendment 224 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In addition to the obligations set out in paragraph 1, Annex II type operators, shall operate a chain of custody or supply chain traceability system that provides, supported by documentation, the following information: (i) description of the resource including its trade name and type, (ii) name and address of the supplier to the Annex II actors, (iii) country of origin of the resource, (iv) quantities and dates of extraction, expressed in volume or weight, (v) when resources originate from conflict-affected and high-risk areas listed in Annex V, additional information, such as extraction site; locations where resources are consolidated, traded and processed; and taxes, fees, royalties paid, in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.
Amendment 225 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j b (new)
(jb) 'Annex II actor' refers to any natural or legal person of the type identified in Annex II;
Amendment 227 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Where an operator can reasonably conclude that covered products are derived only from recycled resources, it shall: (a) publicly disclose their determination; and (b) describe in reasonable detail the due diligence measures they exercised in making that determination.
Amendment 227 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j c (new)
(jc) 'responsible Annex II actor' refers to any Annex II actor that complies with this Regulation or the OECD Due Diligence Guidance and has submitted audited reports as set out in Article 6 to a Member State authority in accordance with Article 7 (3) or 7 (7);
Amendment 229 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j d (new)
(jd) 'business confidentiality and other competitiveness concerns' means price information and supplier relationships without prejudice to subsequent evolving interpretation;
Amendment 230 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The responsible importer of the minerals or metals within the scope of this Regulation shallEach operator shall, in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, identify and assess the risks in its resources supply chain in accordance with Article 4, and:
Amendment 231 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point k
Amendment 232 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 234 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l
Amendment 235 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) implement a strategy to respond to the identified risks designed so as to prevent or mitigate adverse impacts, in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, including by,
Amendment 236 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) reporting findings of the supply chain risk assessment to its designated senior management of the operator,
Amendment 237 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – introductory part
(ii) devising and adopting a risk management measures consistent with Annex II and the due diligence recommendations of the OECD Due Diligence Guidanceplan, considering its ability to influence, and where necessary take steps to put pressurbuild leverage on suppliers who can most effectively prevent or mitigate the identified risk, by making it possible either to
Amendment 238 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Each operator other than an Annex II operator shall identify and assess the risks in its resources supply chain in accordance with paragraph 1 by: (a) identifying, to its best efforts, the Annex II actors in its resources supply chain; (b) assessing, to its best efforts, the due diligence practices of those Annex II actors identified under paragraph 2(a) above on the basis of any available audited reports and/or, as appropriate, other relevant information;
Amendment 238 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
Amendment 241 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. If a responsible importen Annex II operator pursues risk mitigation efforts while continuing trade or temporarily suspending trade, it shall, in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, consult with suppliers and affected stakeholders, including local and central government authorities, international or civil society organisations and affected third parties, and agree on a strategy for measurable risk mitigation in the risk management plan.
Amendment 244 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. A responsible importeEach Annex II operator shall, in order to design conflict and high-risk sensitive strategies for mitigation in the risk management plan, relydraw on the measures and indicators under Annex III of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance and measure progressive improvement in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.
Amendment 247 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. If an operator other than an Annex II operator pursues risk mitigation efforts while continuing trade or temporarily suspending trade it shall, as appropriate and in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, consult with suppliers and affected stakeholders, including local and central government authorities, international or civil society organisations and affected third parties, and agree on a strategy for measurable risk mitigation in the risk management plan.
Amendment 249 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 249 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point q
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point q
(q) 'Member State competent authorities' means the designated one or more authorities with auditing and investigation competences and knowledge as regards raw materials and industrial processes.
Amendment 254 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 256 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) include in the audit scope all of the responsible importeoperator’s activities, processes and systems used to implement supply chain due diligence regarding minerals or metals within the scope of the Regulation, including the responsible importecovered resources, including the operator’s management system, risk management, and disclosure of information,
Amendment 258 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – title
Article 3 – title
Amendment 260 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) determine as the objective of the audit the conformity of the responsible importeoperator’s supply chain due diligence practices with Articles 4, 5 and 7 of this Regulation,
Amendment 262 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) respect the audit principles of independence, competence and accountability and any applicable audit scope, criteria and activities, as set out in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.
Amendment 264 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. All operators may cooperate through their industry organisations to ensure that the independent third-party audit is carried out in accordance with paragraph 2.
Amendment 265 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Any importer of minerals or metals within the scope of the Regulation may self-certify as responsible importer by declaring to a Member State competent authority that it adheres to the supply chain due diligence obligations set out in this Regulation. The declaration shall contain documentation in which the importer confirms its adherence to the obligIn accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, operators shall take all reasonable steps and make good faith efforts to conduct their due diligence obligations pursuant to Article 4 and 5. Each operator shall ensure that they make progressive, measurable and timely improvement in complying with its obligations. The nature and extent of specific due diligence that is appropriate depends on individual circumstances and is affected by factors such as an operator's position in the supply chain, the size of the operator, the location of the operator's activities, the situations including results of the independent third-party audits carried out a particular country, the sector and nature of the products or services involved.
Amendment 266 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By 31 March of each year at the latest, the responsible importer of minerals or metals within the scope of this Regulationall operators shall submit to the Member State competent authority the following documentation covering the previous year’s calendar period:
Amendment 270 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 272 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. By 31 March of each year at the latest, the responsible importer of minerals wioperators other thian the scope of this RegulationAnnex II operators shall also submit to the Member State competent authority the documentation covering the previous year’s calendar period as regards the proportion of minerals originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas relative to the total amount of minerals purchased, as confirmed by independent third-party audits in accordance with Article 6 of this Regulation.management reports containing the following documentation covering the previous year’s calendar period:
Amendment 273 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 275 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Amendment 277 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)
(b) The operator’s system of control and transparency over the resources supply chain, including the steps taken to identify upstream actors in the supply chain and to assess their due diligence practices;
Amendment 279 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c (new)
(c) Name and address of each of the Annex II actors in its supply chain, as identified by the operator in accordance with Article 4 and 5;
Amendment 281 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d (new)
(d) Independent third-party audits regarding each of the Annex II actors in its supply chain carried out in accordance with the scope, objective and principles set out in Article 6 of the Regulation, as identified by the operator in accordance with Article 4 and 5;
Amendment 282 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 283 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e (new)
(e) Potential or actual risks identified by the operator and action taken by the operator to manage risks during the reporting period in accordance with Article 5;
Amendment 285 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point f (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point f (new)
(f) Action taken by the operator to strengthen its due diligence efforts during the reporting period.
Amendment 287 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. By 31 March of each year at the latest, the responsible importer of metals within the scope of this RegulationAnnex II type operators shall also submit to the Member State competent authority the following documentation covering the previous year’s calendar period:
Amendment 288 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) adopt and clearly communicate to suppliers and the public its supply chain policy for the minerals and metalcovered resources potentially originating from conflict- affected and high-risk areas,
Amendment 290 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 292 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) independent third-party audits regarding each of the responsible smelters or refiners in its supply chain carried out in accordance with the scope, objective and principles set out incarried out in accordance with Article 6 of theis Regulation,; and
Amendment 292 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) incorporate in its supply chain policy the standards against which supply chain due diligence is to be conducted consistent with the standards set forth in the model supply chain policy in Annex II to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance,
Amendment 294 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) information on the proportion of mineralcovered resources originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas relative to the total amount of minerals purchased by each of those smelters or refinerscovered resources purchased, as confirmed by the independent third-party audits in accordance with Article 6 of this Regulation.
Amendment 294 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) structure its internal management systems to support supply chain due diligence, inter alia, by assigning responsibility to senior staff to oversee the supply chain due diligence process as well as maintain records for a minimum of 510 years,
Amendment 296 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The responsible importer of minerals or metals within the scope of this RegulationOperators shall make available to itstheir immediate downstream purchasers all information gained and maintained pursuant to its supply chain due diligence with due regard to business confidentiality and other competitive concerns, in accordance with the OECD Guidance.
Amendment 296 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) establish a system of controls and transparency over the resources supply chain, including the identification of Annex II actors in the supply chain, which may be implemented through participation in industry-driven programmes,
Amendment 298 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) strengthen its engagement with suppliers, inter alia, by incorporating its supply chain policy into contracts and agreements with suppliers consistent with Annex II to the OECD Due Diligence Guidancethe model supply chain policy,
Amendment 299 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The responsible importer of minerals or metalsOperators shall publicly disclose in accordance within the scope of this Regulation shall publicly reportOECD Due Diligence Guidance and as widely as possible, including on the internet and on an annual basis on its supply chain due diligence policies and practices for responsible sourcing. The report shall contain the steps taken by the responsible importeoperator to implement the obligations as regards its management system, risk management set out in Article 4 and 5 respectively, as well as a summary report of the third-party audits, including the name of the auditorny independent third-party audits of responsible Annex II actors in the operators’ supply chain, with due regard to business confidentiality and other competitive concerns.
Amendment 302 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 302 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) establish a company-level, or industry- wide, grievance mechanism as an early- warning risk- awareness system or provide such mechanism through collaborative arrangements with other companies or organisations, or by facilitating recourse to an external expert or body (e.g.the European ombudsman),
Amendment 305 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
List of responsible smelters and refineAnnex II actors
Amendment 305 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 307 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. On the basis of the information provided by the Member States in their reports as referred to in Article 15, the Commission shall adopt and make publicly available a decision listing the names and addresses of responsible smelters and refiners of minerals within the scope of this RegulationAnnex II actors.
Amendment 309 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall identify on the list referred to in paragraph 1 those responsible smelters and refineAnnex II actors that source – at least partially – from conflict- affected and high-risk areas.
Amendment 311 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall adopt the list in accordance with the template in Annex II and the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 13(2)I. The OECD Secretariat shall be consulted.
Amendment 315 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall update the information included in the list in a timely manner but no later than every six months. The Commission shall remove from the list the names of the smelters and refineAnnex II actors that are no longer recognised as responsible importeAnnex II actors by Member States in accordance with Article 14(3), or the names of the smelters and refiners in the supply chain of the no longer recognised responsible importers.
Amendment 316 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 318 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall make a decision to publish, including on the internet, a list of competent authorities in accordance with the template in Annex III and the regulatory procedure referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 13V. The Commission shall update the list regularly.
Amendment 319 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In addition to the obligations set out in paragraph 1, Annex II type operators, shall operate a chain of custody or supply chain traceability system that provides, supported by documentation, the following information: (i) description of the resource including its trade name and type, (ii) name and address of the supplier to the Annex II actors, (iii) country of origin of the resource, (iv) quantities and dates of extraction, expressed in volume or weight, (v) when resources originate from conflict-affected and high-risk areas listed in Annex V, additional information, such as extraction site; locations where resources are consolidated, traded and processed; and taxes, fees, royalties paid, in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.
Amendment 321 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Where an operator can reasonably conclude that covered products are derived only from recycled resources, it shall: (a) publicly disclose their determination; and (b) describe in reasonable detail the due diligence measures they exercised in making that determination.
Amendment 322 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
Article 10 – title
Ex-post checks on responsible importeoperators
Amendment 325 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authorities of the Member States shall carry out appropriate ex-post checks in order to ensure whether self-certified responsible importers of minerals and metalthat operators within scope of this Regulation comply with the obligations set out in Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Amendment 325 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The responsible importer of the minerals or metals within the scope of this Regulation shallEach operator shall, in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, identify and assess the risks in its resources supply chain in accordance with Article 4, and:
Amendment 328 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The checks referred to in paragraph 1 shall be conducted by taking a risk-based approach. In addition, checks may be conducted when a competent authority is in possession of relevant information, including on the basis of substantiated concerns provided by third parties, concerning the compliance by a responsible importen operator with this Regulation.
Amendment 330 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 331 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) examination of the responsible importeoperator’s implementation of supply chain due diligence obligations including the management system, risk management, independent third-party audit and disclosure,
Amendment 333 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) examination of the reporting requirements in accordance with the scope, objective and principles set out in Article 7,
Amendment 333 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) implement a strategy to respond to the identified risks designed so as to prevent or mitigate adverse impacts, in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, including by
Amendment 336 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Responsible importeOperators shall offer all assistance necessary to facilitate the performance of the checks referred to in paragraph 1, notably as regards access to premises and the presentation of documentation and records.
Amendment 336 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) reporting findings of the supply chain risk assessment to its designated senior management of the operator,
Amendment 338 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The competent authorities of the Member States shall publish a report detailing the full findings of any ex-post checks, together with a reasonable explanation for making those findings and any documentation on which the competent authority based its findings.
Amendment 338 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – introductory part
(ii) devising and adopting a risk management measures consistent with Annex II and the due diligence recommendations of the OECD Due Diligence Guidanceplan, considering its ability to influence, and where necessary take steps to put pressurbuild leverage on suppliers who can most effectively prevent or mitigate the identified risk, by making it possible either to
Amendment 340 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
Records of checks on responsible importeoperators
Amendment 341 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 343 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. If a responsible importen Annex II operator pursues risk mitigation efforts while continuing trade or temporarily suspending trade, it shall, in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, consult with suppliers and affected stakeholders, including local and central government authorities, international or civil society organisations and affected third parties, and agree on a strategy for measurable risk mitigation in the risk management plan.
Amendment 346 #
Amendment 348 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. A responsible importeEach Annex II operator shall, in order to design conflict and high-risk sensitive strategies for mitigation in the risk management plan, relydraw on the measures and indicators under Annex III of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance and measure progressive improvement in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.
Amendment 349 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 13 bis 2 shall be conferred to the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date that this Regulation enters into force. 3. The delegation of powers referred to in Article 13 bis 2 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 5. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 13 bis 2 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed by either the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 351 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 352 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a Amending Annex I and Annex II 1. The Commission shall regularly review developments with regard to the contribution of global trade in natural resources to conflict and human rights abuses and violations in conflict-affected and high-risk areas, the development of international responsible sourcing standards and the experience gained in the implementation of this Regulation. In the course of the review, the Commission shall take into account, in particular, the information obtained by the Commission under and for the purposes of Article 15 and information provided by international or civil society organisations and affected third parties. 2. The Commission shall regularly review the scope of Annex I and II, in the light of the information obtained pursuant to paragraph 1 so as to achieve effectively the purpose of this Regulation, as stated in Article 1. Annex I shall be reviewed with a view to expanding the list of covered resources. Annex II shall be reviewed with a view to identifying additional choke points of transformation and traceability in covered resources supply chains with a view to strengthening supply chain due diligence with regard to all Annex I resources. Such a review shall take place not less than every 6 months. 3. The Commission may adopt delegated acts in order to expand the list of covered resources as stated in paragraph 2. 4. Delegated acts adopted under this Article shall enter into force without delay and shall apply as long as no objection is expressed in accordance with paragraph 5. The notification of a delegated act adopted under this Article to the European Parliament and to the Council shall state the reasons for the use of the urgency procedure. 5. Either the European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 13 bis 1. In such a case, the Commission shall repeal the act without delay following the notification of the decision to object by the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 354 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. If an operator other than an Annex II operator pursues risk mitigation efforts while continuing trade or temporarily suspending trade it shall, as appropriate and in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, consult with suppliers and affected stakeholders, including local and central government authorities, international or civil society organisations and affected third parties, and agree on a strategy for measurable risk mitigation in the risk management plan.
Amendment 357 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. In case of an infringement of the provisions of this Regulation, the competent authorities of Member States shall issue a notice of remedial action to be taken by the responsible importeoperator.
Amendment 357 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 359 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. In case of inadequate remedial action by the responsible importeoperator, the competent authority shall issue to the importeoperator a notice of non-recognition of its responsible importer certificate as regards the minerals or metals within the scope of this Regulation compliance and inform the Commission.
Amendment 364 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 365 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall submit to the Commission by 30 June of each year at the latest, a report on the implementation of this Regulation during the previous calendar year, including any information on responsible importersAnnex II actors, as set out in Article 7(1) (a), 7.2 and 7.3 (a) and (c(3) (a)-(b) and 7(6a) (a).
Amendment 367 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Three years after the entry into force of this Regulation and every six years thereafter, the Commission shall review the functioning and effectiveness of this Regulation, including on the promotion and cost of responsible sourcing of the mineralresources within its scope from conflict- affected and high-risk areas. The Commission shall submit a review report to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 368 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) include in the audit scope all of the responsible importeoperator's activities, processes and systems used to implement supply chain due diligence regarding minerals or metals within the scope of the Regulation, including the responsible importecovered resources, including the operator's management system, risk management, and disclosure of information,
Amendment 370 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a Accompanying measures 1. In order to effectively break the link between the exploitation of natural resources and conflict and to ensure their responsible sourcing, the Commission and the European External Action Service shall implement accompanying measures to this Regulation aimed at the enhancement of responsible sourcing, the effective establishment of national and international due diligence frameworks and related support systems, including reliable certification and traceability systems, and the addressing of development needs linked to (i) the exploitation and trade in natural resources originating from conflict- affected and high-risk areas and (ii) the implementation of this Regulation, including: a. Support to companies to responsibly source from conflict-affected and high risk areas providing technical and other assistance and guidance to operators, taking into account the situation of small and medium-sized enterprises and their position in the supply chain, in order to facilitate compliance with the requirements of this Regulation. b. Targeted, rights-based development cooperation, particularly addressing the challenges of implementing responsible sourcing in the local context of conflict- affected and high risk areas, including poverty reduction, good governance and the security sector; c. Meaningful policy dialogues on responsible sourcing with third countries and other stakeholders. d. Close cooperation with the Member States, in particular complementary initiatives in the area of consumer, investor and customer information and when providing technical and other assistance according to paragraph 1 (a). 2. The European Commission and the European External Action Service shall, as appropriate, implement the objectives of accompanying measures through political and policy dialogues, programming, and relevant internal and external policies. Where appropriate, legislative proposals should be presented to the European Parliament and the Council. 3. The European Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council an annual report of the accompanying measures implemented pursuant to this Article and their impact and effectiveness.
Amendment 373 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) determine as the objective of the audit the conformity of the responsible importeoperator's supply chain due diligence practices with Articles 4, 5 and 7 of this Regulation,
Amendment 378 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) respect the audit principles of independence, competence and accountability and any applicable audit scope, criteria and activities, as set out in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.
Amendment 382 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
All operators may cooperate through their industry organizations to ensure that the independent third-party audit is carried out in accordance with paragraph 2.
Amendment 383 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 385 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II (new)
Annex II (new)
Annex II List of choke points identified in the supply chains of covered resources -’smelters’ -’refiners’
Amendment 387 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III
Annex III
Annex III List of responsible Annex II actors Column A: Name of Annex II actor in alphabetical order Column B: Address of Annex II actor Column C: Annex II category of the actor Column D: (*) indicator, if the Annex II actor engages in responsible sourcing of resources originating from conflict- affected and high-risk areas
Amendment 388 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By 31 March of each year at the latest, the responsible importer of minerals or metals within the scope of this Regulationall operators shall submit to the Member State competent authority the following documentation covering the previous year's calendar period:
Amendment 389 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV
Annex IV
Annex IV List of Member State competent authorities template referred to in Article 9 Column A: Name of Member State in alphabetical order Column B: Name of the competent authority Column C: Address of the competent authority
Amendment 394 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 398 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. By 31 March of each year at the latest, the responsible importer of minerals wioperators other thian the scope of this RegulationAnnex II operators shall also submit to the Member State competent authority the documentation covering the previous year's calendar period as regards the proportion of minerals originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas relative to the total amount of minerals purchased, as confirmed by independent third-party audits in accordance with Article 6 of this Regulation.management reports containing the following documentation covering the previous year's calendar period:
Amendment 408 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) the operator's supply chain due diligence policy, including the operator's management structure responsible for its due diligence and the person directly responsible;
Amendment 409 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b (new)
(b) the operator's system of control and transparency over the resources supply chain, including the steps taken to identify upstream actors in the supply chain and to assess their due diligence practices;
Amendment 410 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c (new)
(c) name and address of each of the Annex II actors in its supply chain, as identified by the operator in accordance with Article 4 and 5;
Amendment 411 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d (new)
(d) independent third-party audits regarding each of the Annex II actors in its supply chain carried out in accordance with the scope, objective and principles set out in Article 6 of the Regulation, as identified by the operator in accordance with Article 4 and 5;
Amendment 412 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e (new)
(e) potential or actual risks identified by the operator and action taken by the operator to manage risks during the reporting period in accordance with Article 5;
Amendment 413 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point f (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point f (new)
(f) action taken by the operator to strengthen its due diligence efforts during the reporting period.
Amendment 414 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. By 31 March of each year at the latest, the responsible importer of metals within the scope of this RegulationAnnex II type operators shall also submit to the Member State competent authority the following documentation covering the previous year's calendar period:
Amendment 419 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 423 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) independent third-party audits regarding each of the responsible smelters or refiners in its supply chain carried out in accordance with the scope, objective and principles set out incarried out in accordance with Article 6 of theis Regulation,; and
Amendment 428 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) information on the proportion of mineralcovered resources originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas relative to the total amount of minerals purchased by each of those smelters or refinerscovered resources purchased, as confirmed by the independent third-party audits in accordance with Article 6 of this Regulation.
Amendment 431 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The responsible importer of minerals or metals within the scope of this RegulationOperators shall make available to itstheir immediate downstream purchasers all information gained and maintained pursuant to its supply chain due diligence with due regard to business confidentiality and other competitive concerns, in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.
Amendment 436 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The responsible importer of minerals or metalsOperators shall publicly disclose in accordance within the scope of this Regulation shall publicly reportOECD Due Diligence Guidance and as widely as possible, including on the internet and on an annual basis on its supply chain due diligence policies and practices for responsible sourcing. The report shall contain the steps taken by the responsible importeoperator to implement the obligations as regards its management system, risk management set out in Article 4 and 5 respectively, as well as a summary report of the third-party audits, including the name of the auditorny independent third-party audits of responsible Annex II actors in the operators' supply chain, with due regard to business confidentiality and other competitive concerns.
Amendment 441 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Responsible Annex II actors outside the territory of the European Union may, for the purpose of being included in a Member State competent authority's reports under Article 15(1) and the list referred to in Article 8, submit to that authority: (a) documentation in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 3 above; and (b) a written declaration of conformity with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, also containing its name, address, full contact details and a description of its commercial activities.
Amendment 447 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
List of responsible smelters and refineAnnex II actors
Amendment 451 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. On the basis of the information provided by the Member States in their reports as referred to in Article 15, the Commission shall adopt and make publicly available a decision listing the names and addresses of responsible smelters and refiners of minerals within the scope of this RegulationAnnex II actors.
Amendment 455 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall identify on the list referred to in paragraph 1 those responsible smelters and refineAnnex II actors that source – at least partially – from conflict- affected and high-risk areas.
Amendment 459 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall adopt the list in accordance with the template in Annex II and the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 13(2)I. The OECD Secretariat shall be consulted.
Amendment 461 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall update the information included in the list in a timely manner but no later than every six months. The Commission shall remove from the list the names of the smelters and refineAnnex II actors that are no longer recognised as responsible importeAnnex II actors by Member States in accordance with Article 14(3), or the names of the smelters and refiners in the supply chain of the no longer recognised responsible importers.
Amendment 470 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall make a decision to publish, including on the internet, a list of competent authorities in accordance with the template in Annex III and the regulatory procedure referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 13. The Commission shall update the list regularly.
Amendment 472 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – title
Article 10 – title
Ex-post checks on responsible importeoperators
Amendment 476 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authorities of the Member States shall carry out appropriate ex-post checks in order to ensure whether self-certified responsible importers of minerals and metalthat operators within scope of this Regulation comply with the obligations set out in Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Amendment 482 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The checks referred to in paragraph 1 shall be conducted by taking a risk-based approach. In addition, checks may be conducted when a competent authority is in possession of relevant information, including on the basis of substantiated concerns provided by third parties, concerning the compliance by a responsible importen operator with this Regulation.
Amendment 488 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) examination of the responsible importeoperator's implementation of supply chain due diligence obligations including the management system, risk management, independent third-party audit and disclosure,
Amendment 494 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) examination of the reporting requirements in accordance with the scope, objective and principles set out in Article 7,
Amendment 497 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Responsible importeOperators shall offer all assistance necessary to facilitate the performance of the checks referred to in paragraph 1, notably as regards access to premises and the presentation of documentation and records.
Amendment 502 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The competent authorities of the Member States shall publish a report detailing the full findings of any ex-post checks, together with a reasonable explanation for making those findings and any documentation on which the competent authority based its findings.
Amendment 505 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
Records of checks on responsible importeoperators
Amendment 516 #
Amendment 519 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.
Amendment 523 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 14 shall be conferred to the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date that this Regulation enters into force.
Amendment 526 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The delegation of powers referred to in Article 14 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 528 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 530 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 d (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 14 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed by either the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 531 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Amendment 540 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a Amending Annex I and Annex II 1. The Commission shall regularly review developments with regard to the contribution of global trade in natural resources to conflict and human rights abuses and violations in conflict-affected and high-risk areas, the development of international responsible sourcing standards and the experience gained in the implementation of this Regulation. In the course of the review, the Commission shall take into account, in particular, the information obtained by the Commission under and for the purposes of Article 15 and information provided by international or civil society organisations and affected third parties. 2. The Commission shall regularly review the scope of Annex I and II, in the light of the information obtained pursuant to paragraph 1 so as to achieve effectively the purpose of this Regulation, as stated in Article 1. Annex I shall be reviewed with a view to expanding the list of covered resources. Annex II shall be reviewed with a view to identifying additional choke points of transformation and traceability in covered resources supply chains with a view to strengthening supply chain due diligence with regard to all Annex I resources. Such a review shall take place not less than every 6 months. 3. The Commission may adopt delegated acts in order to expand the list of covered resources as stated in paragraph 2. 4. Delegated acts adopted under this Article shall enter into force without delay and shall apply as long as no objection is expressed in accordance with paragraph 5. The notification of a delegated act adopted under this Article to the European Parliament and to the Council shall state the reasons for the use of the urgency procedure. 5. Either the European Parliament or the Council may object to a delegated act in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 13 bis1. In such a case, the Commission shall repeal the act without delay following the notification of the decision to object by the European Parliament or the Council.
Amendment 545 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. In case of an infringement of the provisions of this Regulation, the competent authorities of Member States shall issue a notice of remedial action to be taken by the responsible importeoperator.
Amendment 555 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall submit to the Commission by 30 June of each year at the latest, a report on the implementation of this Regulation during the previous calendar year, including any information on responsible importersAnnex II actors, as set out in Article 7(1) (a), 7.2 and 7.3 (a) and (c(3) (a)-(b) and 7(7) (a).
Amendment 558 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Three years after the entry into force of this Regulation and every six years thereafter, the Commission shall review the functioning and effectiveness of this Regulation, including on the promotion and cost of responsible sourcing of the mineralresources within its scope from conflict- affected and high-risk areas. The Commission shall submit a review report to the European Parliament and to the Council.
Amendment 563 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a Accompanying measures 1. In order to effectively break the link between the exploitation of natural resources and conflict and to ensure their responsible sourcing, the Commission and the External Action Service shall implement accompanying measures to this Regulation aimed at the enhancement of responsible sourcing, the effective establishment of national and international due diligence frameworks and related support systems, including reliable certification and traceability systems, and the addressing of development needs linked to: (a) the exploitation and trade in natural resources originating from conflict- affected and high-risk areas and (b) the implementation of this Regulation, including: (i) support to companies to responsibly source from conflict-affected and high risk areas providing technical and other assistance and guidance to operators, taking into account the situation of small and medium-sized enterprises and their position in the supply chain, in order to facilitate compliance with the requirements of this Regulation. (ii) targeted, rights-based development cooperation, particularly addressing the challenges of implementing responsible sourcing in the local context of conflict- affected and high risk areas, including poverty reduction, good governance and the security sector; (iii) meaningful policy dialogues on responsible sourcing with third countries and other stakeholders. (iv) close cooperation with the Member States, in particular complementary initiatives in the area of consumer, investor and customer information and when providing technical and other assistance according to paragraph 1 (a). 2. The European Commission and the European External Action Service shall, as appropriate, implement the objectives of accompanying measures through political and policy dialogues, programming, and relevant internal and external policies. Where appropriate, legislative proposals should be presented to the European Parliament and the Council. 3. The European Commission shall present to the European Parliament and to the Council an annual report of the accompanying measures implemented pursuant to this Article and their impact and effectiveness.
Amendment 568 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – product description – rows 17 a to 17 n (new)
Annex I – product description – rows 17 a to 17 n (new)
Chrome Hard coal Cobalt Copper Diamonds Gold Jade Lapis Lazuli Rare Earths Rubies Sapphire Tantalum Tin Tungsten
Amendment 574 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a List of choke points identified in the supply chains of covered resources - 'smelters' - 'refiners' - 'foundries' - 'raw material exchanges' - 'diamond and gemstone exchanges'
Amendment 576 #
2014/0059(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II b (new)
Annex II b (new)
Annex IIb List of responsible Annex II actors Column A: Name of Annex II actor in alphabetical order Column B: Address of Annex II actor Column C: Annex II category of the actor Column D: Indicator, if the Annex II actor engages in responsible sourcing of resources originating from conflict- affected and high-risk areas