Activities of Miguel URBÁN CRESPO related to 2019/2184(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on improving development effectiveness and the efficiency of aid
Amendments (12)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the study of May 2020 on the effectiveness of blended finance, entitled ‘The use of development funds for de-risking private investment: how effective is it in delivering development results?’;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the EU Member States are the second-largest arms exporter globally, making them partly responsible in destabilizing various developing regions and counteracting development efforts; whereas the EU should strictly enforce export controls;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
G c. whereas the use of country-owned results frameworks and planning tools (PFM) by EU institutions is decreasing, though they play a significant role in effective development cooperation, for achieving the SDGs, and for achieving gender equality as they perform positively in mainstreaming gender responsiveness; whereas increased commitment in this regard is needed;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
G d. whereas new methods of development financing are arising and need thorough testing before approving them on a large scale; whereas blended finance has proven inadequate in generating the expected amount of funds and delivering the development results promised;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Council to scale up joint programming between the EU and its Member States, with the aim of securing a European voice with which to move forward towards commonly defined policy objectives, which should take into account innovative financing methods such as blending and guaranteeslatest research and therefore avoid ineffective financing methods, including blending ; calls for clear, actionable commitments towards joint implementation and evaluation and for shared accountability mechanisms towards citizens;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that in view of the future implementation of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI), joint programming by the EU, its Members States and EU development financing partners should build upon the aid effectiveness principles; believes that the EU should collectively set strategic priorities and identify investment needs/gaps in the pre-programming phase and subsequently look at ways to optimise the range of modalities in the EU institutions’ toolbox, including grants, budget support and EIB loans, as well as financing from the Member States; calls on the EU institutions and Member States, accordingly, to share evidence and experience about the kinds of development interventions that tend to be successful and those that have failed, proved difficult to implement or not produced the intended impact; is concerned in this regard that LDCs see an increase in tied aid and reiterates that untying aid can reduce costs by 15-30%; stresses that all aid needs to be formally and informally untied; encourages local procurement and ownership;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls for a stronger focus on local SMEs, small-scale farmers and empowering women, as this approach has proven particularly effective in reducing poverty and inequality, and in strengthening civil society and communities;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises thatmain cautious of the role of the private sector – at local, national, bilateral and international levels – is crucial forn achieving the SDGs, for mobilising additional development finance and for the transition towards economic development, growth and prosperity; stresses the risks of a profit-oriented approach in focusing predominantly on ‘hard 'sectors, neglecting social services and human development and restricting access to services for the most marginalized; stresses in this regard that additional efforts must be undertaken to align the private sector’s involvement in development cooperation with the effectiveness principles and to improve the transparency and accountability of foreign direct investment and global value chains;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Reiterates that private development assistance must respect the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the ILO standards and the OECD Guidelines on Multinational Enterprises; further stresses that it needs to commit to ensuring good governance, poverty reduction, and wealth creation through sustainable investment as well as to reducing inequalities, promoting human rights and environmental standards and empowering local economies;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. WelcomesIs concerned about the EU’s increased role in leveraging private investment through the facilitation of a predictable regulatory environment in partner countries, as well as the blending of grants and loans, the provision of budget support, guarantees and technical assistance, and poblending of grants and loans; stresses the failure of blended finance to ensure sufficient funding and deliver effective results, as proven by the recent study on de-risking finance; calls for an expansion of publicy dialogues and smaller scale project graevelopments for NGOs;inance.
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Reiterates that making aid allocation conditional on cooperation with the EU on migration or security issues is not compatible with agreed upon development effectiveness principles.