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7 Amendments of Fernando MAURA BARANDIARÁN related to 2014/2205(INI)

Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, under Article 208 TFEU, the primary objective of EU development cooperation is to reduce and eradicate poverty; highlights the fact that development cooperation must be guided by that objective and not by geostrategic or economic interests; refuses to accept that development cooperation should be subordinate to external and security policywhile supporting and being part of the EU's overall policy objectives; underlines that development and security are interlinked and that private sector has a potential to contribute to a sustainable, efficient and long-term development;
2015/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that reducing poverty is not the primary objective of the private sector, by its very nature, and that that is therefore a task for the public sector; rejects public- private partnerships, blending and the focus on microcredit, since they finance corporate profits, above all, and do not reduce poverty;deleted
2015/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines that the private sector should be involved in EU development policy and projects as long as the different role between private sector and public sector actors are fully understood and recognised by all parties involved; stresses that public-private partnerships within the post-2015 development agenda must have a strong focus on poverty reduction; underlines that a fully functioning market economy, based on the rule of law, remains the best engine for economic and social development and that the EU's development policy should reflect that fact;
2015/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Is dismayed that because of public procurement contract awards and debt servicing, inter alia, 61 % of official development assistance goes back to donor countries1 ; calls for an increase in real aid and for sustainable building of regional/local value chains; __________________ 1 ActionAid.deleted
2015/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the importance of local and regional ownership, partner countries' own national strategies and reform agendas; and involvement of development projects and the added value provided by securing local supply chains; believes that development policy has an important role to play in addressing the challenges posted by current migration flows towards the European Union;
2015/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. IStresses that respect for human rights should become business imperative; is concerned at the devastating consequences of land grabbing, inter alia, for human rights, especially of indigenous people, the economy and the environment; calls for binding international rules for firms on compliance with human rights, labour law and environmental standards;
2015/05/07
Committee: AFET
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to honour the commitment to give over 0.7% of their GDP to the official development assistance; stresses that private funds must not be used to increase contributions artificially.
2015/05/07
Committee: AFET